Planet Notion
22 December 2008
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It’s Monday 22nd December, we’re three days away from Christmas and Planetnotion is still at fucking work. Which begs the question: Christmas, huh, yeah, what is it good for? And the reply: Absolutely nothing. ‘Cept of course, Christmas is kinda good because we’re guaranteed the annual Pogues December tour.
Planetnotion went to see the Irish folk-punk band at the Brixton Academy last Thursday (18th), which was why the website wasn’t updated on the Friday (19th). I mean, you can’t expect Planetnotion to go and see The Pogues - whose head honcho, Shane MacGowan, could neck 3 bottles of brandy before CD1 of the ‘I Love Christmas’ compilation has finished – without getting a bit plastered. Anyways, it was a great gig at a great venue.
Here are the highlights: Met a guy from Texas called Arty. He’d traveled to see The Pogues alone. Planetnotion told him that there “ARE A LOT OF CRACK ADDICTS IN BRIXTON.” Arty looked scared. Then Arty told Planetnotion that he was going to see The Pogues in Dublin and Paris, too. “I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS TRIP” he said, with a look on his face that suggested he’d shot himself in the foot with a pump-action shot-gun… Planetnotion asked why he’d traveled so far to see a band that would be touring America in 2009? Arty looked like someone had taken a poo on his shoe after that.
Shane MacGowan staggered onto the stage and The Pogues opened with If I Should Fall From Grace With God. All time classic, Dirty Old Town, had everyone on their feet dancing; a beautiful concoction of the blessed and the damned. At 21.39 Planetnotion accidentally spilt brandy on a guy; ‘bout 50-years-old. “WATCH THE FUCK OUT!” the guy shouted before shoving Planetnotion in the chest. He was seriously demented; face like a beetroot and hair like a wolf hound. At 21.49 the same guy was linking arms with Planetnotion and doing an Irish jig as Shane MacGowan, getting steadily plastered, belted out another track from Rum, Sodomy and the Lash.
Thing is, the greatest track on that album has to be Old Main Drag; mainly because it's rough and dirty and tells the story of how MacGowan ended up with no teeth and a drinking habit. But, seriously skuzzy filth wasn’t on the agenda and The Pogues failed to play it. All the same, with spirits high and the band culminating in a rendition of the finest Christmas song EVER (opinion), Fairytale of New York, complete with fake snow and drunken ramblings, it was a mighty fine gig. Top drawer. God bless The Pogues.
Note: Some tales from the night were far too explicit for inclusion
Planetnotion went to see the Irish folk-punk band at the Brixton Academy last Thursday (18th), which was why the website wasn’t updated on the Friday (19th). I mean, you can’t expect Planetnotion to go and see The Pogues - whose head honcho, Shane MacGowan, could neck 3 bottles of brandy before CD1 of the ‘I Love Christmas’ compilation has finished – without getting a bit plastered. Anyways, it was a great gig at a great venue.
Here are the highlights: Met a guy from Texas called Arty. He’d traveled to see The Pogues alone. Planetnotion told him that there “ARE A LOT OF CRACK ADDICTS IN BRIXTON.” Arty looked scared. Then Arty told Planetnotion that he was going to see The Pogues in Dublin and Paris, too. “I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS TRIP” he said, with a look on his face that suggested he’d shot himself in the foot with a pump-action shot-gun… Planetnotion asked why he’d traveled so far to see a band that would be touring America in 2009? Arty looked like someone had taken a poo on his shoe after that.
Shane MacGowan staggered onto the stage and The Pogues opened with If I Should Fall From Grace With God. All time classic, Dirty Old Town, had everyone on their feet dancing; a beautiful concoction of the blessed and the damned. At 21.39 Planetnotion accidentally spilt brandy on a guy; ‘bout 50-years-old. “WATCH THE FUCK OUT!” the guy shouted before shoving Planetnotion in the chest. He was seriously demented; face like a beetroot and hair like a wolf hound. At 21.49 the same guy was linking arms with Planetnotion and doing an Irish jig as Shane MacGowan, getting steadily plastered, belted out another track from Rum, Sodomy and the Lash.
Thing is, the greatest track on that album has to be Old Main Drag; mainly because it's rough and dirty and tells the story of how MacGowan ended up with no teeth and a drinking habit. But, seriously skuzzy filth wasn’t on the agenda and The Pogues failed to play it. All the same, with spirits high and the band culminating in a rendition of the finest Christmas song EVER (opinion), Fairytale of New York, complete with fake snow and drunken ramblings, it was a mighty fine gig. Top drawer. God bless The Pogues.
Note: Some tales from the night were far too explicit for inclusion
