...Day of the west chinese moguls...

Yes let the cancelling begin, and let's start with the man who practically re-invented the word (he did the same for crack and stealing mouth organs) Mr. Dorethy. Yeah babyshambles out!

The Robocop Krauss
And again new wave meets brit pop, but now german style. Really it wasn't their fault but after already seeing bands like franz ferdinand, kaisers chiefs, art brut and etc. your not really filled with joy to see another set of the same ingredients. They have one minor hit which is also remixed by Evemasscre with the cardigans "lovefool" and let's say the mix was more interesting than the live version.
Rating PP

Nine Black Alps
NME approved grunge and being not biggest grunge fan in the world I wasn't really to hyper to see this band. Their hits are still very unfamiliar with most of the crowd, but they get something going when they start "shot down" and when they try not to look like that blond dude from a certain band from a certain Seattle. Anyhow these boys have potential, but the question is why aren't they using it full force? Who will tell, or is not putting up everything you got still "grunge"?

Rating PPp

Goldie Looking Chain
The mathafucka's straight from the "very" hot Wales. Let's face Wales isn't really known for it devine musical taste, owk they have Manics but Stereophonics anyone? Ah but thank weird raps with the words "robot", "pussy", "plug me in", "man" make it up for all the Mr Writers in the world. Like the darkness many people see them as a joke band, but if your still rolling and putting up a nice show, which not many rappers are able to do remember 50cent (!), you surely mean something. Sure, you won't see talk about Chomsky or likewise. But these boys just want to have fun, and well even good old cynic me couldn't stand a sudden smile. Here an extract of their skills: "If you leave me now/ can I please fuck your sister and your best friend too!"
Rating PPP

Fischerspooner
Now I know that the futureheads are playing in the marquee but it is a fifty-fifty treat I'm making. Like his last pukkelpop performance you could expect everything sexual, but this time he stayed nice and he didn't go any farther than any normal Siccor Sisters act so that is really intimate for their normal doing.
Since NY Oddysee they are on a winning stream and they really keep on continuing, their new hits take you in a wonderfull adventure through the sleazy NY nightlife and their old hits like "Emerge" are anthems for not only the club-generation.
Rating PPPp

The futureheads
Arriving fashionably late and now again ready to listing to a band who stole half their back-catalogue of Gang of Four and PiL, but we love them for their sublimal cover of Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love". Now really coming from a set were you had a band who tried to keep a genre (techno) a live, the futureheads have the easier task to go with flow of bands like Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand, hell they've been around since longer.
Their big break through was their track "robots" on the rough trade compilation of the best "post-punk" artists. So that was already released in 2003, but so were the Roger Sisters and they still haven't broke lose. Though towards end everybody seemed entertained, but let's face it, the futureheads are nothing more than an indie-scensters version of Green Day and yeah don't we all have one record of Green Day. So if they grow old may be they could have their American Idiot.
Rating PPp

The Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire already made a stunning apperance in the Circus Royal earlier this year and their album "funeral" is without any hesitation some of the most interesting things to come out of Canada since the unicorns "How will cut our hair when we are gone" came out.
The Arcade Fire look onstage like the most well timed chaos their could possibly be. Having drummers playing motorcycles helmets who are on the head of their fellow guitarist and accordeons popping up once in a while are just two examples of their slighty unusual preformance.
During the hour and a half they played they convinced new fans and amazed the fans who were already since the futureheads. The only thing I could possibly imagine complaining about was the breakdown during "Power(out)", though even many fans didn't notice it, but they forgot a verse and yes one verse more means more Arcade Fire and that is just something you want everyday, but only get it when your really nice and get lost in the violin-arrangements.
Yes the others were playing at the club that time, but even if they paid me and Dominic would be duetting with Pete "Crack" Dorethy I still would be going to the Arcade fire.
Rating PPPPP (Also know as the top score)

Pixies
Well I did half a set I was still in the flow of Arcade Fire and no "Here comes your man" could get me out of it. Plus the fact I got food poisened by a taco made me go back to tent.
So no Rating and no Maximo Park damn.

...Survival of the fittest...
Pukkelpop 2005 - 20 years of Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is one Belgium's largest festivals and starts from Thursday night and last 4 days. But the first day is just a dj and firework.

Thursday 18/8/2005
Art brut
Art Brut was like most people still very tired, but they had the honour to open this birthday-edition of the festival. Eddie Argos and co should know if they want to play a show, please sleep at least 4 hours. But our fun-post-punkers lacked some energy during their first part of the set, too bad for us they put their anthem "formed a band" as set-opener. Anyway Modern art still want to make us and them want to rock out.
Rating: PPP

The subways
The subways are a band most likely if the the vines would write the music for the white stripes. So they have got 3 good songs and the rest are just fillers. Though live they manage to put on a steady show, even for female fans who don't just immediatly fall for their lovely bass player (just don't forget that she is married to thàt other guy who always happen to be on the other side of the stage). Yet today they were manging technical problems. Especially during the Rock'n'Roll queen where he had to go all acapella because Marie-Charlotte Cooper her bass dropped dead. At times, they appear to dangle on the edge of their rawness, seeming more commercial-Von Bondies than White Stripes.
Rarting: PPp

kaisers chiefs
Randy W. wasn't this worlds biggest Chiefs fan, because he rather like hear blur then just another clone. But this live-preformance where Ricky went all the way, broken foot or not, was so superb that the blur copy-esque part has faded away. Songs like born to be a dancer and their greatest hit Oh my god where laucnhed into the crowd with a precision where the US army could learn a thing or two from. They were the first ones who got the crowd really moving.
Rating: PPP

Editors
There is anything to un-love-able about the editors, they sound as a mix between Joy Division, the Chameleons and got the same as sense for melody as most sixties bands from the UK. Yes you could get depressive just by watching them and their very cold stares in their eyes who are staring with a look that would make any nu metal bands, like KORN, get scared and cry.
And just like Joy Division they keep everything as clean as can be. The lyrics are straight forward and open just like "In the factories", the killer-song of their masterpiece like set, goes: "Keep with me, Keep with me." Left me to add be sure we will, be sure we will.
Rating: PPPP

the magic numbers
They made me smile. Heavy weight champions of the Yihaa put down a nice set somewhere between the mama's and the papa's and the sonics.
Rating: PPP

the hives
The most well dressed man from the swedish jungle had to fight temperatures above 30°C, but the hives have fought in harder battles. Howlin Pelle used to same amount of modisty and hyperactivity like he always does and so plays safe a game with the crowd. People can dislike their very well rehearsed theme their following, then they came with the wrong intention, you have to come to be entertained. Though no one could resist classics like "Hate to say I told you so " and " Main offender". The choice to fill most of the set with songs of their last album was good because the audience didn't go to mad on A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T.
rating PPPp

Franz Ferdinand
This band really is this is example of indie bands going mainstream and how to cope with the pressure of the much anticipated second album. I can tell you some songs sound like the badman theme song others sound more like a new Take me Out. They decidated take me out to Buddy Holly. They could easily entertain the crowd with their old hits, but if the new hits are in fact the old ones then I'll hire someone who can tell me what's what.
Rating PPP

Adam green
We got it all the moves ( the egyptian walk, the bunny dance, crooner walk,...), songs(Jessica, her father and her, dance with me, Emily, Carolina, Gemstones, Choke on a Cock, hard to be a girl, bunnyranch, (cover) Rolling over.. and over the sunrise). He got a nice collection of female lingerie. And our love.PPPPp