Tonights Evening Times - Absolution double page spread.

[poprock]

Shaun Ryder? Fucksake. That’ll be interesting.

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by poprock

Shaun Ryder? Fucksake. That’ll be interesting.

He's awrite actually, cleaned up loads recently, can actually string sentences together..


Al

[poprock]

I read a brilliant interview with him last year, where he talked about being bankrupt and unable to accept payment for any gigs/press/etc because the receivers would just take it straight off him. Came across a really nice chap, if still utterly mental.

[Baron Samedi]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

I love The Variety but I'm bias as hell .

Me too. Never out the place.

[Ghostsuit]

Originally Posted by poprock

Shaun Ryder? Fucksake. That’ll be interesting.

Yup 23rd of October I'm looking forward to it but not as much as GMF which is on the next night.

[Joe Spinebuster]

Originally Posted by Tacky

Yes, because conforming to what is expected at a 'rock club' ISNT selling out

*rollseyes*

Let them eat cake and boogie to choons!

I specifically made sure NOT to say anything about "confirming to what is expected at a rock club", by the way, so do not quote one of my posts to accompany your dribblings ever again. Because I would have liked Absolution to be presented as something different from every other club in Glasgow, you seem to have erroneously assumed that I meant "it should be presented as a rock club". This is a hideous distortion of what I am trying to say, please do not attempt to interpret my posts ever again.

Originally Posted by ¡Punk!

I don't think anyone doesn't love the diverse range of people appearing at the club but just a bit confused as to why there isn't a diverse range of people appearing in the article.

That's pretty much it. It's not a big a deal as this thread is making it out to be, but I just don't think Absolution's identity is portrayed very well in the piece. That identity, by the way, is a little more interesting and varied than "a bunch of mad goths full stop", so if it was just a bunch of guys with long hair, bullrings and Venom t-shirts I STILL wouldn't think it was on the money.

The main thing is that this is free publicity, and that's good for the health of the club any way you slice it. Although, of course, publicity that presents Absolution as being "every other club in Glasgow" has a slight chance of pulling in even more of these generic ass punters... The potential increased profit from this new audience may increase the chances of the club's look, playlists and general atmosphere changing to satisfy this new crowd, thus leading to the death of Glasgow's new alternative clubbing hope and sending everyone who currently loves the club running back to the Cathouse on their hands and knees.
But I'm sure Barry won't let that happen. Forbes, maybe, but not Barry!

[Bunnylingus]

Haha, I can see me.

[The Continental]

It would have been in the Evening Times best interest to photograph genuine "forum types" for the article. That way when folk vomit into their paper they'll need to go out and buy another one.

[Ghostsuit]

Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster

The potential increased profit from this new audience may increase the chances of the club's look, playlists and general atmosphere changing to satisfy this new crowd, thus leading to the death of Glasgow's new alternative clubbing hope and sending everyone who currently loves the club running back to the Cathouse on their hands and knees.
But I'm sure Barry won't let that happen. Forbes, maybe, but not Barry!

If I was in it only for the money, I'd be doing something else . So no me and Barry already talked right at the start about our vision of what we wanted, on a Friday and Saturday were a rock club, we'll play the shit that doesn't get played in other venues, if you want an RnB/Hip Hop hour theres another club you should go to, and at the same time we'll do what we can to support the rock scene.

We know some people won't like what we do but others will hopefully love it.

[Mwezzi]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

I love the variety but I'm bias as hell .

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARG!

Ahem.

I think Pete was saying last night that it's a very accurate representation of Dec's floor, but it'll be a bit of a shock if people read this article then go upstairs and see an utterly different picture. I recall one of my friends recounting her first impression of Absolution. She turned up early and was confronted by nothing but guys with knee-length hair air-guitaring in the middle of an empty floor. Had she waited around long enough before hiding downstairs, she would have seen Goth Squad coming out for the industrial bit, Stuart flailing about to... something and then a SEA OF CORSETTED, EYELINERED AND BAND-SHIRTED HUMANITY take to the floor for the rest of the night. A little bit different to downstairs. PR-wise, though, well done guys, as always. The Evening Times might want to take note of your 'biggest rock club in Scotland' status, mind.

[Joe Spinebuster]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

If I was in it only for the money, I'd be doing something else

Aye, it's cool, I was just kidding. You ARE in this game to make money, as is everyone, but I'm confident you're the type to stick to your guns and make that money with your vision rather than just selling out to whatever's easiest. DON'T LET ME DOWN, FORBES.
I fear my thinking out loud has cast a bit of a negative shadow over my opinion of the article, by the way. Overall, it's still a good thing that something I have more or less watched grow from a small internet community to "arguably" the most popular rock night in Scotland is getting some attention!

Originally Posted by Mwezzi

I think Pete was saying last night that it's a very accurate representation of Dec's floor, but it'll be a bit of a shock if people read this article then go upstairs and see an utterly different picture.

Well, the pictures might be all "downstairs type people" but the actual article itself does do a pretty good job of covering the fact that both floors are very different. Upstairs is given a bit of a cringeworthy "GENERIC ROCK CLUB" whitewash ("it's as if haircuts never happened", "not a white garment in sight", etc.), but the fact that upstairs rocks a bit harder IS covered at least.

[Mwezzi]

Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster

Well, the pictures might be all "downstairs type people" but the actual article itself does do a pretty good job of covering the fact that both floors are very different. Upstairs is given a bit of a cringeworthy "GENERIC ROCK CLUB" whitewash ("it's as if haircuts never happened", "not a white garment in sight", etc.), but the fact that upstairs rocks a bit harder IS covered at least.

Ah, I can't read the article from the scans, too small.

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

If I was in it only for the money, I'd be doing something else . So no me and Barry already talked right at the start about our vision of what we wanted, on a Friday and Saturday were a rock club, we'll play the shit that doesn't get played in other venues, if you want an RnB/Hip Hop hour theres another club you should go to, and at the same time we'll do what we can to support the rock scene.

We know some people won't like what we do but others will hopefully love it.

you going to have a gin bar?

[Ghostsuit]

Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster

Aye, it's cool, I was just kidding. You ARE in this game to make money, as is everyone, but I'm confident you're the type to stick to your guns and make that money with your vision rather than just selling out to whatever's easiest. DON'T LET ME DOWN, FORBES.

Don't worry mate we won't.

[Fiona_B]

know what would have really set the article off? a giant pic of forbes in buddy christ pose.