[kj] KJ MOJO namechecks

[Darren A. Peace]

Sounds fun.

Which KJ tracks do you play? When's the gig? I might make the trip to  
Leamington (but live 30 minutes from Swindon so could see you closer  
to home).

Darren
Hungerford, UK

On 5 Jan 2010, at 23:50, "Rob Cannell" <rob.cannell at ntlworld.com> wrote:


> Hi, the band is actually called 1000 Planets and I'm the guitarist.  

> We normally play original material and supported the Joy Division  

> tribute last year playing some KJ stuff. They were suitably  

> impressed and invited us to play with them in Leamington Spa so  

> we're making the trek from Swindon for a bit of a night out. We're  

> not a tribute in any way shape or form but we love playing that  

> stuff along with our own. Here's our myspace site www.myspace.com/1000planets

>

> Cheers

>

> Rob

> PS. Nice of them to get our name wrong!

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Rheinhold Squeegee

> To: Gathering Gathering

> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:19 PM

> Subject: [kj] KJ MOJO namechecks

>

> The latest issue of MOJO (January / Dave Grohl cover in the States)  

> has the usual KJ namechecks, including a nice nod for "D&RS" in  

> "Dave's Finest Moments."

>

> One point of interest, however: in the show listings at the back  

> there is an advert for an upcoming show in Leamington Spa featuring  

> some Joy Division cover band. Reading the small print, though,  

> reveals that the opener is "1000 Suns: A Tribute To Killing Joke." A  

> quick Google check reveals...absolutely nothing.

>

> It may be different in the UK, but over here a "tribute" band  

> actually adopts the personas of band members and attempts to  

> recreate the atmosphere of an actual show, as opposed to just  

> playing covers. Leamington is what, about 100 miles from London  

> towards Birmingham?

>

> I don't have the issue in front of me to check the date, but I think  

> it's in Jan - Feb. Somebody should go check this out.

>

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