October 2010
2 posts
01/10/10 - Living Room Concert @ JH De Choke
So last Friday, I played my first solo show at JH De Choke. It was great fun!Thanks to all the people that turned up! There were A LOT of familiar faces and it’s great to get that kind of support!
My entire set was filmed by my beautiful girlfriend, and parts of it have already appeared on my youtube channel (www.youtube.com/getaniggle). Check them out, together with some of my older...
September 2010
4 posts
Requests!
Oh, by the way, I’m taking requests for the 1 October gig! You can place a request by sending me an email at hanstheunissen@gmail.com or placing a reaction on the facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=136558336365903&ref=ts)
If I can, I will try to create an accoustic version of your request, and all I ask in return is that you pay me a beer on the night itself. Only...
August 2010
2 posts
the poster is up →
Oh yeah, by the way:
Op vrijdag 1 oktober vindt er in Jh De Choke in Herselt een tweede huiskamerconcert plaats. Line-up: 23.00 - 00.00: Tim Van Tol (NL) - www.myspace.com/timvantol Deze jongeman deed onder andere al het voorprogramma voor niemand minder dan Chuck Ragan! 22.00 - 22.40: Ricardo González - www.myspace.com/ricardogonzalezmusic Belgische singer songwriter met Mexicaanse roots! 21.00 - 21.40: Hans...
July 2010
1 post
June 2010
1 post
“It’s Friday night, but your magic snake don’t want to play outside.”
– Danko Jones
May 2010
1 post
April 2010
2 posts
“One day the world will be ready for you and wonder how they didn’t see.”
– First page of Eels-Beautiful Freak booklet.
March 2010
4 posts
But there's no "e" in it...
I learned something yesterday. Chuck Ragan is pronounced like “reagan”.
That’s about the only thing I learned because I already knew that Chuck Ragan equals a night of cool music, fire and an incredible voice. I just wonder how long he will still have that great voice… I sometimes fear it could be over soon. The way he abuses it makes me fear it will leave soon.
But...
“That makes the monthly player base of FarmVille larger than the entire...”
– I think this is starting to lean to the left. (via highscalability) (via jxl)
“Maar ja, in de file staat niemand daar bij stil…”
– Youp Van ‘t Hek
The old punkrocker pension plan
Yesterday I went to see the Joey Cape/Tony Sly/Jon Snodgrass show to which I was looking forward for over a few weeks now.
Well, I got disappointed… You know you didn’t get what you expected when the highlight of the show is Joey saying “Aaah, you’re THAT guy! The guy you just wanna punch in the face” to the annoying drunk heckler in the crowd..
Let me paint the...
February 2010
3 posts
Biffy Clyro
If I had to name one band as the revelation of 2009 (for me), it has to be Biffy Clyro!
Only Revolutions is magic! They seem to have a thing for horses though…
Supposebly
Against Me! in May?
Hot Water Music in June?
some great shows coming up
the next months will get me to a few highly anticipated shows including:
Polar Bear Club Frank Turner Chuck Ragan Joey Cape Tony Sly Jon Snodgrass Frank Turner (yes, I’ve got tickets for 2 shows)
Kick
Ass.
January 2010
1 post
“The kids don’t know how to dance to rock ‘n roll.”
– Sam Roberts - Them Kids
December 2009
3 posts
the end is near
We’re nearing the end of 2009, and with it the end of the ‘00 years. Lists are flying everywhere, and I must admit when reading these lists, a lot of things in them had already slipped from my memory. Here’s how I remember the last decade.
I was only 17 for the bigger part of 2000, turned 18 mid July. Just a frikkin kid. I was still in my “punkrock-only” music...
It’s scary how little some people know about computers and all the stuff associated with computers.
Testify
Okay, it’s been 3 days since the passage of Frank Turner in the club of the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, and still no word from it on this blog? Preposterous! Time to put the record straight!
Well, I’ve made no secret about it, I’m a Frank Turner fan. No, wait, let me put it differently: I’m a disciple (fanboy sounds so gay). I think FT is great, and think everybody...
November 2009
3 posts
Tonight is the night
Tonight.
Frank Turner.
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels.
I’m there.
I’m SO there.
I get the weirdest questions...
“So, google maps, how do I go there?”
Are you frikkin kidding me? You don’t know how to go to Google Maps? I’m not even gonna send you a lmgtfy-link for that!
I repeat over and over again
There are not many bands that I can listen to over and over again. Just put on an album, put it on repeat and let it play. Again. Again. Once more. And again.
One of those bands definitely is Alkaline Trio. I don’t know what it is that makes me not getting tired of their music. The incredible drums? The vocals that fit so perfectly together? Or the absolutely incredible lyrics (better in...
October 2009
4 posts
“I’m singing for the love of it. Have mercy on the man who sings to be...”
– Josh Ritter - Snow Is Gone
you can thank me later
I just now realised that my last 3 or so posts involved Frank Turner. And although I love his music, and am thouroughly addicted, there is life outside of the scene that is Frank Turner.
Enter Customs! They have been called the Belgian Interpol, but I feel that’s not correct. I actually like them better, because you experience their songs more than you experience an Interpol song. The...
“Punk rock is like Catholicism. If it’s your first musical experience,...”
– Frank Turner
Restoring people's faith in music
Who is? Frank Turner, that’s who.
Okay, it’s really no longer fashionable to write about this English minstrel because, well, everybody seems to be writing about him these days. He’s a total hype since he set foot in the new world.
And the good thing is, he’s totally worth the hype around his person.
Frank Turner is restoring faith in music everywhere! Not only are his...
September 2009
2 posts
“Facebook ruins everything!”
– Colleague (40+)
“When you find a big kettle of crazy, it’s best not to stir it.”
– Pointy Haired Boss
August 2009
2 posts
Musical revolution
Read Frank Turner’s Blog (www.frank-turner.com/blog.html) about illegal downloads.
It’s not a new standpoint, but a very strong one. And black and white.
In the comments you can read point of views from a different side of the spectrum, being “the fans”.
Who is right? Nobody and everybody.
The thing is, music is a business, and businesses evolve. The markets they...
Eat my shorts!
How frikkin great is this!? http://www.examiner.com/x-12676-Cleveland-Photography-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Angry-citizens-to-protest-surveillance-camera-with-mass-mooning
Long story short: America makes balloon with strong surveillance cameras airbound. Cameras are pointing in the direction of Canada. Canadians not pleased and decide to do a MASS MOONING!
Canadians, gotta love ‘em eh!
July 2009
2 posts
let me explain that for you, you idiot
You know how sometimes you get askes stupid questions from which the answer is one google search away?
And you know how sometimes you answer with a small link starting with http://lmgtfy.com ?
Of course you do.
But do you know the feeling when the receiver doesn’t “get” it?
“Huh? You’re sending me a google search? I could’ve done that myself!”
What are they hiding?
“Hey! IT-er guy! My laptop keeps telling me I need to upgrade to IE 8 to optimally view the company website!”
- “Company policy states that standard browser is IE 6.”
June 2009
6 posts
not very original is it?
“Stimorol original. The original flavour. Now even fresher!”
Well then it’s no longer the original flavour is it? IS IT?
“If you know this song, you’re fucking Indie! There’s no need denying...”
– Frank Turner, just before playing his cover of “the district sleeps alone tonight” of The Postal Service
Thank you
“Hello, thank you for your email. I’m out of the office”
Ha! Thank you for your email! Just wait till you read it!
“In the year 3000, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge to form one super...”
– Conan O’ Brien
Look lady
Saying “Oh, it’s so very cold in here” 5 times a minute, is not going to make it any warmer.
So hike up that scarf to just over your mouth, so that I don’t hear you anymore okay?
Thanks.
“This next song is a cover.”
– Fat Mike (during a Me First And The Gimme Gimmes show)
May 2009
7 posts
Blondness
Not just a matter of haircolour.
Come on! Give me some credit...
“I accidentally sent you money”
Come on Larra Gozova, you can spam better than that!
Paul who?
So, Paul Banks has brought out a solo album. Paul Banks people! Isn’t that the most generic name you have ever heard?
Has anybody ever heard about him? No, I didn’t think so. Does anybody know what he looks like? No, I didn’t think so.
Paul Banks (brother of Philip maybe?) is the singer for Interpol. Officially he probably feels that he wants to explore music outside the...
“Women… If you want to have dirt in your bed, you’d be better off...”
– co-worker
Blanc de blancs
It’s impossible for some blondes to get any blonder.
Unfortunately, those blonder than life seem to have the ability to make other blondes even blonder. Taking them down into their pit of blondness!
Go to work!
“Wow! Those windows could really use a cleaning!”
Well, don’t let me stop you. Maybe for once you can say you worked here.
Smoke or Fire?
What’s that above the city? Smoke or Fire?
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and mostly vice versa. So probably both!
Damn Fat Wreck still has the coolest bands.