The first gig i have been to in Milton Keynes (aside from nights i promote) since The Victorian English Gentlemens Club in 2004-odd! I went down to The Pitz (mecca for the underaged/metal community in MK) and caught one of my favourite bands at the moment The Official Secrets Act. So nice having this kind of gig on my front door!
Caught Northamptons New Cassettes playing main support just before the headliners. I belive this band have been kicking about for 30 odd years and regardless of how many times i have seen them (and them being written off by many 'in the know' around 2005) they are still a great live band and alot of their new material is very good - Huey Lewis in particular. Some of the old classics like Hearts Don't Beat Right, Recover/Retreat and You Won't Stop are still sounding pretty good now but to be honest alot of the new stuff really did impress. Album on the way, a track on The Inbetweeners tv show...good luck to them!
Sooo to the headliners! Unlike when they played my night a few months ago they were back up to full strength, as drummer Alex MacKenzie has recovered from injuries suffered after a road accident in Feb. Since the gig at Club KKBB (Plug #1 this month) the band have also released album Understanding Electricity, which has fast become one of my favourite releases this year (i celebrated this fact by not writing any sort of reveiw...was too busy) So in front of a respectable audience of about 70 people the band ripped through the likes of So Tomorrow, Victoria and a really good rendition of Mainstream. When comparing tonights performance with the first time i saw the band at Artrocker Festival in 2007 it is clear they have become more comfortable on stage and as a result are now a more interesting band to watch. The band ended with the fantastic Girl From The BBC to close a very enjoyable gig, i hope there is more to come both the band and the venue (Metal is shit afterall) 
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