for the Polysics there a few weeks back. Horrid venue.

its how i imagine the inside of someone's head who'd got to 38 and STILL hasn't pulled at an indie night club. I hate it. (but used to love it)

I loved The Garage. Actually my favourite London venue. Then they got a new PA and it got LOUD. Like stupid loud. But that low ceiling - great fun!!

thank god that after we got dissed on stage for not reviewing their album and decided we've seen forward russia too many times to stay and saw Blood Red Shoes play an amazing (and amazingly air conditioned) show over at the Buffalo Bar.

or at least the upstairs bit

but then i'm sure that eventually someone will combust up there and do it for me.

it was bloody awful. people were like properly DRIPPING stood still to youthmovies. it was actually a little better when i went down the front, at least the air conditioning fell on you there.

i hate the overuse of the strobe light though! it makes me feel SO ill

revolting isn't it. i generally avoid the place anyway, because i rarely have a good time. re: what dan_thw said though, yes... i did love it a lot as a nipper too, somehow the heat didn't seem to bother me so much... just can't stand it there now though, and it's got an awfully depressing atmosphere. and there aren't enough seats.

oh dear. i'm getting old.

* I was sweatier than my entire time in Belgium combined.

* I tried to stage-dive and crowdsurf and just fell on my arse.

* Youthmovies dedicated a song to me, by calling me 'LOLin Colin'

* ¡Forward, Russia! slagged me off on-stage and then said, "it's fine, he's our mate."

Thusly, The Garage = wack.

shithole.

my old band played there a few years back, upstairs, it were fuckin roastin.
Nice to see not much has changed.....

i thought it was the best place in the world. the air conditioning was so good that you HAD TO mosh to keep warm.
now its pretty damn depressing and shit.
and notably over priced bar.

ive still not gone upstair yet, oddly.