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14.07.03 Thomas Truax It's great when people trvel over from Leeds or Sheffiled to play aA but this one's really special - after enjoying his previous aA performance Thomas Truax returned to New York and promptley booked another ticket out to Manchester for this month and we'r every proud to present him playing THIS FRIDAY @ THE BRITONS PROTECTION click here for the flyer

07.07.03 Autokat strut the boards at Manchester's club of the year-elect Blowout this Friday - playing with THE CRANEBUILDERS and THE BROTHERS WITH DIFFERENT MOTHERS - 9pm through to 1am with £3 entry and all sorts of people - Chorlton Irish Club.

04.07.03 UnCut magazine have reviewed the 'Whores...' album. Check it:

Various Artists WHORES ON THE DOOR AKOUSTIK ANARKHY RECORDINGS 3 stars out of 5

“A must for fans of NY anti-folk, this intriguing compilation features 10 tracks of baroque rock, lo-fi pop & breakbeat folk from a group of emerging Northern artists. Ones to watch include The Hokum Clones, Silvasurfa and David Novan.

25.06.03 aA 's favourite son SILVA SURFA steps out on the boards at Night&Day cafe, Oldham Street this TUESDAY 1st July . Surfa boy makes a break from Gardening and Channel M by supporting Ted Leo (LookOut Records/USA) with Surfa showtime at 10pm. There will be a departure from the usual set as its the Observa's birthday!!!! so expect a respectful heady mixture of Beach Boys/Dylan/Young type stylings...maybe.

Check www.silvasurfa.co.uk for more info.

*aA's favourite son is a legally subjective statement and is not the contractual opinion of this website/designer or aA as company and brand (obviously the Kat and Lego are there or there abouts.)

19.06.03 Thomas Truax is making a triumphant return to the U.K. next month. After being the undoubted star of aA back in March with his self made instruments (including "the hornicator"), our American friend will be playing a few shows around the Country during July, including an aA endored do at the Britons Protection in central Manchester on FRIDAY 18TH JULY 2003. Support on the night will come from our very own LOOSE CANON & on the wheels of steel will be THE SOFT PRIEST. As ever, it's gonna be a seminal occasion, so get your arses down. For more info on Thomas, check out his web site http://www.thomastruax.com & tell him we sent you.

18.06.03 The Hokum Clones are currently locked away with The Stone Roses & Radiohead producer John Leckie. Hopefully, the first fruits of the sessions will be released towards the end of the year, which is great news for anyone who liked their tune from the aA compilation album "Whores on the Doors". If you wanna check 'em out live, they'll be playing at BLOWOUT at The Chorlton Conservative Club (Wilbraham Road) in Chorlton on Friday 27th June. As usual, there will be assorted DJs supporting, including our good selves. If that wasn't enough for you, the lads will also be supporting THE POLYPHONIC SPREE on a few of their dates next month. Man, it's a far cry from a full house at The Star & Garter on a Saturday night!!!

15.06.03 "######################!!" ‘Wh#res on the doors' sold out again in Piccadilly Records this week. Stocks have now been replenished so call by & grab a copy for only £5.99 on cd & £6.99 on 12” Vinyl. The album is also available from Vox Pops on Oldham Street which currently has a super cheap sale on some classic albums. Finally------Loose Canon need a drummer so if you're a sticks man get in touch

08.06.03 aA is homeless!!! That's right folks, we're without a home at the moment. We've sent e-mails to the many bands that were booked in to play between now & the end of July, in order to notify eveyone of what has happened. Hopefully, we'll be back in some form in the near future, so keep 'em peeled. If anyone has any queries, e-mail us at the usual address.

05.06.03 Kings Have Long Arms will be rocking and rolling Blowout this coming Friday at Chorlton Irish Centre so pop down an check 'em out. Support comes from Mum & Dad DJs plus the Convenience lads. £3 in and open late - High Lane, Chorlton.

25.05.03 Champions League fever is in town and isn't it great?! aA will be in town as ever with our new Italian friends - how good is it that Arsenal didn't get through? On another note Akoustik Anarkhy return to THE KINGS ARMS this Saturday - check the upcoming section for details of the line up but also keep an eye on the message board for any additions.

21.05.03 Chorlton club du jour Blowout returns to the Chorlton Irish Club tomorrow night for another cracking installment of one of the best clubs in Manchester - this week sees Andy & Dave from VOX POP on the decks plus the Convenience deejays and some later night drinking...waa hey!

19.05.03> Thanks go out to everyone who made it down to aA on Saturday night. Again, a cracking time was had at our temporary new home THE KINGS ARMS. In the.obzerva's words, Saturday night was "a happening". Entertainment was provided by THE SOFT PRIEST on DJ duties, with LOOSE CANON, THE LAZILY SPUN, THE DIAMOND PISTOL REVUE, RIA BRIGHT & STEVE KENNEDY providing the live music. Mentions have to go out to PAUL FLIESHMAN for doing the sound & PETE SUNSHINE who has recently taken responsibility for bass playing duties in LOOSE CANON & has clearly made the role his own. C'mon, give > the boy a round of applause!!!

15.05.03 Propertop the Stockport-championing webzine has done a review of the aA launch night and it's on there website would you believe?! Check it out and all the rest of the stuff on there because it's ace. www.propertop.com

11.05.03 Whores On The Doors (Songs In The Key of aA) is selling well. As well as being able to pick it up via the web site, the album is available via Rough Trade, Peccadillo Records, Pop Art in Withington, Polar Bear on Deansgate & Vox Pops on Oldham Street. Buy it, it's great.

09.05.03 Cheers to Graham & the crew at Blowout for a cracking night at their shindig at the Irish Club in Chorlton last Friday. Two brillaint bands played (Soak & The Beans), whilst the crowd was as up for it as usual, dancing along to various DJs, including LEGO, the lads from ALFIE & the in house CONVENIENCE DJs. We also did a stint for a while, but unfortunately, the CD player was fucked, so the crowd was deprived of "Jet" by Wings & Sinatra's "Come fly with me". In their place, we gave the aA album a good airing, as well as any other vinyl that we could lay our hands on. The next Blowout is on 6th June, don't miss it.

01.05.03 Launch Party this weekend! That's right kids - 'Whores On The Doors (Songs In The aA)' finally launches new week so we've decided to celebrate this by getting everyone involved down on Staurday to play in support of it.Click Upcoming for more details!

And if you're up for that Northern Soul-style Friday to Sunday partying then head down to Blowout the night before to catch 'The Sound Of aA'.....

26.04.03 Blowout - Chorlton's best worst-kept secret returns next week to Chorlton Irish Club with a storming line up consisting of: THE BEANS (live) with live support from aA players SOAK, the Convenience DJs and as a special bonus the Akoustik Anarkhy DJs! Waa hey!

Blowout. Chorlton Irish Club. High Lane, M21. Friday May 2nd. £3 Entry. 8pm till 1am and although everyone always says it do actually arrive early as it will defiantly sell out! Ex-Twisted Nervers and newly Regal Alfire will also be DJing!

24.04.03 ManchesterMusic.co.uk have been good enough to review the upcoming 'Whoires On The Doors' LP on their ever-excellant site so check it out at www.manchestermusic.co.uk There's a few more reviews of the album knocking about - put 'em on the message board if you see any...

15.04.03 Stoned Soul Picnic will be happening one last time in the basment of The Panorama Hotel, Main Street, Runcorn on SATURDAY 26TH APRIL. For those of you who don't know, the Picnic is easily one of the best club nights that's happened in the North West over the last 10 years or so & it is for this simple reason that the final Picnic is being filmed by MTV on the night. We hear that the live music on the night will be provided by the brillint KAROUAC, who will be making an appearance at aA during May. Check out the SSP website for further details & future happenings www.stonedsoulpicnic.com

14.04.03 Happy Easter! If that's your kinda thing then cool, if not then that's good too.. This Saturday at The Black Lion there's the cracking line up of Loose Canon, Silva Surfa, Perfect Riot, Fallen Origin, Icons Of Poundland and Love Panda.....As ever, kick off is at 9pm with a £3 entry and a last admittance at 11pm - as a special Easter bonus it also features the return of THE SOFT PRIEST with his confessional box and proof that the devil hasn't got ALL the best tunes...click here for more details

13.04.03 ProperTop - the online magazine thing - has done a review of aA and is on their site now - click here to read it and more Stockport-slanted, gig reviewing goodness. Proper and top! The best thing out there right now...

09.04.03 Slots for the upcoming aA's are filling up fast so if you wanna play get in touch as soon as you can. Here's the upcoming dates..

Saturday 19th April (FULLY BOOKED) Saturday 3rd May - aA album launch night (FULLY BOOKED) Saturday 17th May (a couple of slots still available) Saturday 31st May (FULLY BOOKED) Saturday 14th June (slots available) Saturday 28th June (slots available)

Exceptions of course will be made for 10 piece Polish Jazz outfits, The Krankies, any incarnation of The Ramones and any of the acts that features on the new Soul Jazz compilation 'Miami Sound'

09.04.03 City Life this week features a profile of Akoustik Anarkhy and some of the acts on the new 'Whores On The Doors (Songs In The Key Of aA' album. Go and get a copy and check it out - the magazine looks good now as well - weekly better than fortnightly every time (apart from aA which of course is great fortnightly...) www.citylife.co.uk

08.04.03 R.I.P. Radio Jamaica Despite having a good time and playing some quality music on 96.9 ALL FM, the powers that be have decided to take Radio Jamaica off the air. We would just like to say thank you to all those who listened to the show (especially whilst in the bath), the people that helped us, and to all the bands that came on to record the sessions. Crestfallen, The Strap Ons, Jackie O, Valerie, Doublejo(h)ngrey, Brothers With Different Mothers, AutoKat, Delaney, The Shallow Call, tRANSELEMENT, MOCO, Kev from Puressence, and Pete from The Flow,

it was a pleasure to meet you all, and we wish you every good luck for the future. If anybody knows of anywhere else that we can broadcast Radio Jamaica, then please give us a shout. Keep goin fishin and take it easy Dunk & Coni radio.jamaica@orange.net

07.04.03 Nice One to everyone for getting down to aA on Saturday. It may have been a quieter night than usual, but it was still a top occasion. All of the bands turned out & did their thing, whilst DJ SUNSHINE played a blinder on the decks. The live entertainment was provided by LOOSE CANON, THE EXPORTS, 13 AMP, PIERRE HALL, TRIP 69, HOLLY BURTON, & ELLIE (from Extinguish Her). Eternal gratitude, high fives & firm hand shakes go to Paul Flieshman from 3rdKind for doing his bit on the sound desk. We're back for more on SATURDAY 19TH APRIL, when we'll be welcoming THE SOFT PRIEST back to aA. Keep 'em peeled for the all new aA flyer.

31.03.03 The Hokum Clones, who featuring on the forthcoming aA album "Whores on the Doors" (songs in the key of aA), are touring during April & will call into Manchester on Sunday 13th, when they will be playing at Matt & Phreds on Oldham Street. Also on the bill are Aiden Smith (Twisted Nerve) & King Creosote (Fence Records). Also, May 2003 will see the release of the band's debut single through Rough Trade.

30.03.03 Utter Fucking Mayhem was happening at THE BLACK LION on Saturday night, as No.4 of "aA mark 2" swung into action. With THE SOFT PRIEST on decks & a line up that was second to none, the action came thick. As ever, we had a combination of old skool aA heads (LOOSE CANON, SILVA SURFA, AUTOKAT & THE ZANS) & a new breed that just had to be dug (THOMAS TRUEX, STEVE KENNEDY, DRIPFEED & TOXIC).

The crowd was loving every minute of it & all of the bands flogged a fair bit of merchandise, which is always nice to see. Once again, our humble gratitude goes out to the genius of sound that is Paul Flieshman from 3rdKind, without whom the whole thing would be so much more of a pain in the arse to get together, than it already is.

We're back for more on SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2003, when the line up will include LOOSE CANON, THE EXPORTS, NICK AINSWORTH, 13 AMP, TRIP 69, HOLLY BURTON & MORE. Get down & get with it - upcoming aA's

26.03.03 Whores On The Doors (songs in the key of aA) is just a month away from being available nationally. For the time being, you can pick it up on CD or vinyl via the web site or by attending aA at THE BLACK LION. The album launch night will be taking place on SATURDAY 3RD MAY @ THE BLACK LION & will hopefully feature all of the bands who contributed tracks to the album, by either playing live or DJing at some point in the night. It's gonna be one fucked up party, so come on down & be part of the anarkhy.

25.03.03 aA is back at the Black Lion this Saturday night. The line up features a mixture of new & old faces, including LOOSE CANON, SILVA SURFA, AUTOKAT, THE ZANS (who will be playing an electric set with the original trio), STEVE KENNEDY, DRIPFEED, THOMAS TRUEX (a fellow brother from across the pond) & TOXIC.

Also featuring on Saturday night, will be the cult hero that is THE SOFT PRIEST, who will be DJing from the safe confindes of his MOBILE CONFESSIONAL - if you have any confessions, now is your chance to make them known. The night will be rocking from early on, so get down & get with it. Doors 8pm, first band 9pm, last entry 11pm, late bar, £3 on the door. upcoming aA's

22.03.03 THE EXPORTS have got a few local gigs coming up over the next couple of months. Forthcoming dates are : 20/03/03 - KORUMBA, Oxford Rd 26/03/03 - 42ND ST, Bootle St 03/04/03 - ZUMBAR, Oxford Rd 01/05/03 - NIGHT & DAY, Oldham St 22/05/03 - ROADHOUSE, Newton St

If you make it down to any of their gigs, try to pick up a copy of their promo CD featuring "Longtime servants of the Gun" & "Where do I go from Here?". Hopefully, we'll be seeing THE EXPORTS back at aA in the not too distant future.

15.03.03 Friend to aA, SILVA SURFA, will be getting his hands dirty once again, when he steps out at Night & Day, Oldham St, Manchester THIS THURSDAY NIGHT (20th March). The boy will be on stage at 9.15pm sharp, so get in early to witness his "full strings & efx set".

It's rumoured that the self recorded & much anticipated "Badlands" e.p. is "almost there" & should be on sale sooner than you think. SILVA SURFA will be back at aA @ The Black Lion on SATURDAY 29TH MARCH www.silvasurfa.co.uk

16.03.03 ROGER celebrate the release of their new single "Hand In Motion" with an appearance at the re-launch of IGNITION on Wednesday Night (19th March) @ 42nd Street, Manchester. Also on the bill are MONOMANIA & SOAK. We're not sure about the door tax, stage times & all that, but we suggest you get your arses down there early anyway, to give all of the bands your support.

14.03.03 A BIG THANKS to everyone for making it down to aKouStiK AnaRKhY @ The Black Lion on Saturday night. As ever, the entertainment was somewhere between madcap & genius, with brilliant sets from LOOSE CANON, NARCISSUS, STEVE FINN & HIS BAND, JOHN BARBER & STEVE PFCM. A special "THANK YOU" goes out to ALL IT'S WORTH & MILK 2 SUGARS, both of whom travelled from out of town & played as if they were playing in their own front room.

Once again, gratitude goes to Paul from 3rd Kind for working wonders with a PA that a) he'd never used before & b) had more than a couple of things wrong with it!!! We're back for more on SATURDAY 29TH MARCH.

Keep 'em peeled for the full line up, which will be announced shortly.

12.03.03 "Whores on the Doors"was reviewed for the first time yesterday (Tuesday). The review was on page 167 on Teletext on Channel $ & read thus :

NEW ALBUM : AKOUSTIK ANARKHY - Songs in the key of aA (sic) For three years, aA ran a club night in Manchester, a small coup Hokum Clones - Noel Gallagher faves - are here. While their "lets get drunk again" is stunningly accurate Robert Johnson, down to being as tinny as a 30's acetate, there's much else to recommend.

The Zans may start a Tenpole Tudore revival, whilst Loose Canon are just gorgeously catchy - raucous anarchy indeed. 4 out of 5 John Earles (11/03/03)

A short & sweet review, but it's nice to know that the crew in the Teletext offices are digging the album!

11.03.03 If Tim Westwood worked for aA he'd be saying "yo big dawgs, thiz saturday is da bomb! word! blowin' up the spot! All my peepz representing DK to the fullest! Go Black Lion cru go!"

However, he doesn't so all we're saying is Manchester's most seminal live music night continues onwards and upwards with another selection of truly great bands. Click here for more details...this Saturday 15th March - represent!

And if you're in the suburbs on Friday 14th check out another installment of the truly brilliant Blowout night with The Obsession kicking out the jams live and Joe Robinson (Chips Records & Twisted Nerve) on turntable duties - @ The Irish Centre, Chorlton, 8pm till late..

10.03.03 THE EXPORTS are playing live at Night & Day tonight (Monday), so try to make it down to lend your support. The band displayed a brilliant attitude in turning up at aA on Saturday night with less than 24 hours notice & knocking out a 20 minute set that took the heads off most people in the joint.

After Monday's gig, they're back for more at aA THIS SATURDAY (15th March), so you've got no excuses for not checking 'em out over the next week or so. Definitely worth keeping your eyes open for them.

09.03.03 AnaRKhY was definitely going down on Saturday night, with the second coming of at the Black Lion. The night was another storming success with Loose Canon, The Zans, The Exports, Extinguish Her, Stephen PFCM & The Paul Walker Trio demonstrating their heroic duty to live music.

If we missed anyone off the list, well what can we say??? Unfortunately, Lunar Camels were unable to do their bit, but hopefully they'll be back for a stint in the not too distant future. They're good guys & get our full support. Again, eternal respect & gratitude goes out to Paul from 3rd Kind who did a brilliant job on the sound desk & thanks go out to The Soft Priest, who was on DJing duties from the safe confindes of his self assembled Mobile Confessional.

We're back for more this Saturday (15th March), so try to get your arses down for more of the same.

03.03.03 A limited number of LOOSE CANON's 7" single "Out to lunch" are available via the aA shop. The single, backed with a demo version of "This American Kid", was originally available on a limited run last summer. However, a few more copies have been unearthed in the aA warehouse, so AC decided to exercise his artistic freedom & decorate the once blank sleeves.

The single is now available with a totally unique cover & sounds better than ever, so get your hands on a true rarity before it's deleted. In other Canon news, we hear that the boys have been busy working on some backing tracks for their new tunes. The new material is said to stumble in a bit of a different direction to that of their previous sound. Apparently, all will be revealled at a future aA, once they've got a few rehearsals under their belts. Keep checking back for further news on the "maverick duo".

02.03.03 The self proclaimed glam icon, DAVID NOVAN, will be seeing the whites of peoples eyes at a few local venues over the next few weeks.

His band, NARCISSUS, have recently welcomed a keyboard player into the fold, which will hopefully enable them to take a few strides closer to realising their dream of doing a tour of Baseball Stadiums throughout America. However, for the time being, you can catch them at the following venues.

The Attic, MCR - Monday 10th March aA @ The Black Lion - Saturday 15th March Jabez Clegg, MCR - Wednesday 26th March

Get down & get with it, but don't smudge your eye liner, dude.

01.03.03 THE ZANS (undisputed godfathers of aA) will be making their eagerly anticipated return to aA this saturday. The boys have been busy kicking back over the last few months, however as we all know all good things must come to an end.

Yesterday, we heard from an anonymous source that The Zans have been offered "a six figure sum" for a tour of Japan during the summer. The band's manager, Eve Slag, is thought to be negotiating final terms before dates & venues are finalised over the coming weeks.

Watch this space for an exclusive announcement.

25.02.03 ICONS OF POUNDLAND are in for a busy few weeks. After knocking us dead with a brilliant headlining set at aA last Saturday, they'll be out & about promoting their new self titled album.

The self produced collection of tunes, has got the ditiest sound that we've heard in years & contains 11 new songs, all penned by the self proclaimed (& justifiably so) "maverick genius" Julian Gaskell. We can't emphasise just how great the album is, so just make sure you get your hands on a copy either at future gigs by the band, or at "The Icons of Poundland Mobile Disco" that happens at Big Hands every Tuesday night. The album is on sale for just £1, which has got to be the sale of the century, man.

The next Icons of Poundland gig is happening at Night & Day, on FRIDAY 14TH MARCH 2003. Also on the bill are Indigo Jones, Sonar Yen & Snakes. If you haven't seen them before, get your asses down & check 'em out.

24.03.02 A TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR aA!!! aA made a triumphant return last Saturday. Our new home witnessed a storming first night, with cracking sets from Silva Surfa, Autokat, Icons of Poundland, Loose Canon, Mark Silverman, Extinguish Her & David Novan. All feedback was positive & even the landlord was happy, as the beered up crowd drank themselves into a stupour. A special "thank you" has to go out to Paul from 3rdKind for doing a brilliant job with the sound all night.

We'll be back for more on SATURDAY 8TH MARCH 2003, with full on sets from Lunar Camels (Leeds), Ist (London), The Zans, Frame of mind, Loose Canon & Silva Surfa (all Manchester), as well as acoustic sets from a couple of guest performers.

It looks like it's gonna be a totally storming night, so get yer asses down for another riot. Keep checking back to the web site for further aA related news.

19.02.03 AKOUSTIK ANARKHY THIS SATURDAY! Akoustik Anarkhy returns this coming Saturday the 22nd of February at The Black Lion, Chapel Street, Salford see flyer It's £3 in and kicks off at about 8pm - on till late.

Bands playing are - Loose Canon, Silva Surfa, Autokat, Extinguish Her, Icons Of Poundland and David Novan will all be slinging it out for time and stage space, together with DJ's, booze and a desire for freeform jazz bands.

Are you a freeform jazz band? Email us now and we'll put you on next time.

17.02.03 Soak & the return of Blowout Chorlton based Soak have been busy recording some new tunes in sunny Salford at Noise Box studios. As well as recording, Soak will be playing a couple of gigs over the coming weeks. Dates are:

Monday 24th February - Iguana Bar, Chorlton, MCR Wednesday 19th March - 'Ignition' @ 42nd Street, MCR, supporting Roger.

Also, the Soak endorsed "Blow Out" shindig will be happening again at the Irish Club in Chorlton again on Friday 14th March, featuring The Obsession live & Mum & Dad on DJ duties. Give Soak your support, because they're good lads!

16.02.03 Matt Hill, friend to aA & all round top bloke, received a great review of his brilliant "My Dark Places" e.p. in this months "Uncut". Although this is obviously great news & thoroughly deserved, unfortunately the e.p. in question has now sold out!!! Nevertheless, the review has generated more interest in Matt, which is perfect timing, given that he's heading out on a 10 date tour with "the fantastically good" Chris Mills during April. Matt's on holiday at the minute, but will resume the increasingly mamouth task of recording his debut album when he gets back & is hoping that it will be released in the near future. Check out his newly revamped web site for news updates www.matt-hill.com

11.02.03 Silva Surfa Gig aA Recordings artist Silva Surfa will be playing a full strings & efx set @ The Roadhouse, Newton St, Mcr, this coming Friday 14th of February - he'll be on stage at 8.30pm sharp so you'll still have time to take your better half's out for a nice meal afterwards. More details on www.silvasurfa.co.uk & don't forget to sign up to his mailing list for news updates & that kinda thing...

30.02.03 Where is Cosmic Mike? Thankfully he wasn't aboard the shuttle at the weekend but is still proving elusive - please report any sightings of him to aA & rewards will be forthcoming!

30.01.03 "Got one turntable and a microphone" > New Club/Band night "Blowout" Kicks off in 2003 > on Fri 31/01/03 @ Chorlton Irish Centre. > > Featuring DJ sets from Alfie (Twisted Nerve/Regal), Convienience & Kinky Reggae. > > Plus Live action from cyberdiscopunks "Thee Virus House" > > Cheap bar, £3 entry > Doors 8pm till Late * & VERY GOOD IS WAS TOO! WELL DONE FOR ALL CONCERNED IN FILLING A VERY CLEAR GAP IN CHORLTON DRINKING OPTIONS!

29.01.03 After announcing the re-launch of aKouStiK AnaRKhY at the Black Lion, we've been totally bombarded with mail from bands who want to play. As a result, some of the dates are already fully booked. Availability is currently as follows :

Saturday 22nd February - FULLY BOOKED Saturday 8th March - FULLY BOOKED Saturday 15th March - 2 slots available Saturday 29th March - FULLY BOOKED Saturday 5th April - 2 slots available

If any bands want to fill the spare slots, e-mail us as soon as possible to book yourselves in. Line-ups will be confirmed over the next couple of weeks & we'll announce some more dates once we've got things off the ground.

29.01.03 Revolver, Sydney's main music paper has run an article on the first Worldwide Akoustik Anarkhy - taking place in Sydney next month.

'....you can stop by the Duke Hotel and enjoy a one-off night of non-stop entertainment. It's called Sunflower and is the brainchild of Manchester's aKousTik AnarRKy, which is infamous in the UK for it's wild live music nights, ground breaking releases and presenting some of the countries finest unsigned acts. You can hear highlights from the upcoming aA album and a diverse play list ranging from The Beach Boys to The Music, to the Velvet Underground."

28.01.03 Silva Surfa is playing in advance of the return of aA with a gig at The Roadhouse on Friday the 14th of February on Valentines Day - he's on stage @ 8.30pm and will be showcasing a full Silva Surfa live experience - this will be one not be missed! Check out his site for more details - www.silvasurfa.co.uk

21/01/03 Icons of Poundland, who have submitted an exclusive track to the "Whores on the Doors" album, are playing live at Big Hands this Sunday (26th Jan). It's a fiver on the door & the Icons will be on stage at 7pm sharpe. Also on the bill are Moco, Stazi, Brothers With Different Mothers & Black Basque. Keep 'em peeled for the new Icons of Poundland single "An infestation you can't clear parts I & II".

21.01.03 Akoustik Anarkhy Returns! On February 22nd at THE BLACK LION on Chapel Street, Salford the seminal evening will return with a full aA line up Email akoustik anarkhy for more details or click back in a few days for full details of the comeback gig! Venue picture below - a map and all that kinda thing will be up soon so you won't be getting lost.

20.01.03 Acts Wanted Akoustik Anarkhy are after acts to play at the new aA night - if you want a chance to play to an enthusiastic crowd on Saturday night, in Manchester (well okay, Salford but it's near enough!) then please get in touch. We'll make special effort for out of towners and all are welcome to play - from full bands to acoustic solo to spoon players..

19.01.03 Autokat on the radio tonight - their track 'Gun' (aA Recordings) is part of the 'North West Top Five' played by Conrad Murray on Century 105 FM. Check out this show whenever you can and give it some support - there's not enough shows supporting new music in the North West!

16.01.03 aA Album to be released The Akoustik Anarkhy Recordings LP 'Whores On The Doors (Songs In The Key Of aA)' will be releases next month and features tracks from Autokat, Loose Canon, Silva Surfa, The Hokum Clones, Icons Of Poundland, Roger, Lego and many more...

09.12.03 Silva Surfa gig aA Recordings artist Silva Surfa is playing a solo gig at Manchester's Roadhouse venue on Friday 14th February 2003 - check his website out for more details - www.silvasurfa.co.uk

07.01.03 'Out to lunch' singles are still available from the aA shop. The debut release on aA Recordings gained great reviews and has been played here, there and everywhere. Check it!

05.01.03 Happy New Year Best wishes to all who've been involved with aA over the last couple of years - 2003 promises to be the best yet with lots happening - the LP release, a new aA residency, tours, scandal, lies and truths - keep on eye on this site for more info!

02.01.03 New website...! The aA site is undergoing a bit of an update which over the next few weeks will contain audio, gig dates, links, a comprehensive archive and a whole load of other stuff that may or may not be of interest...

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