Face Of Cheam

Swedish band The Sounds prove that music from Scandinvia tends to be pretty good. Opening up with 'Living In America' from their debut album the set was a mix of stuff from their first two albums and about four or five songs from the forthcoming "Crossing The Rubicon" album to be released in March. They recently did an arena / stadium tour in the states supporting No Doubt and this has boosted their confidence as the crowd were lead through a sing-a-long nananana bit during Painted By Numbers. Other highlights were Tony The Beat, RocknRoll and encore and show ender 'Song For The Lovers'. All in all a good show.
The Borderline also gave me an opportunity to wander round the west end, a chance that won't be so prominant this year with the closing of the Astoria. Still lots of scaffolding up with no sign of any demolition yet. Managed the Intrepid Fox nearby which has now got a quiz machine in (which also paid out!) as well as pinball. Premier rock pub!