ATP Party FAIL ! (Monotonix shut down after just 4songs)

Monotonix - Part 1 of 4 - Live in Milwaukee from High Frequency Media on Vimeo.

Anyone who's seen or heard these guys is familiar with their high energy live show, it's certainly a force to be reckoned with! Monotonix are one of the reasons I bought my ticket for Pavement ATP in the first place, having seen and interviewed them at Supersonic '09 I was eager to catch them again. By the time Monotonix came round last weekend I had been partying for well over 24 hours. So, feeling rough yet ready I clambered up the front and waited patiently for the chaos to commence.

They had set up off stage amongst the crowd and were surrounded by security. ATP goers were asked to sit down, take a load off and enjoy their new material. Unfortunately for Monotonix their fans proved to be the disobedient types, two tracks in and everyone was up, dancing, crowd - surfing, the atmosphere was great. However, our lively antics did not bode well as the show was shut down almost immediately. We huddled together and chanted B**LLS**T but our efforts were futile. Security announced that our partying shenanigans were a health and safety issue, game over!

Last Saturday's event has been dubbed the shortest show in ATP history and here's what Monotonix themselves have to say about it:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=60761539&blogId=534467254

They have been touring non - stop all year and playing Electric Picnic later this summer, for anyone lucky enough to have a ticket.

In other news I made it to Omar Souleyman later that night and he did not disappoint! He played for almost two hours and rounded off his show with the amazing Leh Jani. Boris played twice over the weekend and both sets were really inspiring. Wish I could shred like Wata, she's an incredible guitarist!
http://www.myspace.com/borisdronevil

Finally, have you checked out the line up for this year's Christmas show?! I NEED to be there!! Godspeed You Black Emperor are curating this one and Neurosis are on the bill.Totally unmissable...
http://www.atpfestival.com/events/godspeednightmare.php

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Dead Flag Blues from Phil Bebbington on Vimeo.

Pavement ATP! This Friday. Sold Out!!

Currently packing for ATP. Ticket, passport, PARTY playlist...CHECK!


This will be my first ever experience of the festival so I'm totally stoked!

The reputable Pavement are curating this weekend's ATP, presenting the likes of Mission of Burma, Monotonix, Broken Social Scene, Faust, Merzbow, The Fall, and Grails. Along with the aforementioned acts, Syrian music legend Omar Souleyman is also scheduled to make an appearance. The prospect of seeing Souleyman live thrills me! He recently came into my life in the form of a mix tape, and googling him led me to the somewhat startling Leh Jani music video. Intriguing to say the least.

Check it!


Three more sleeps to go!
 http://www.atpfestival.com/events/pavement.php