Trouble on the Streets of Lisbon...

So we leave sleepy Lisbon, where nothing much ever happens, for a few days and when we return a scandal has broken. Beloved indie-punk noisemen No Age were jumped by bouncers as they tried to enter a club in town.

No mention is made of the club in the various reports I've read but wise money points to this being Jamaica (in fact their own facebook page has received comments). Apparently when the Americans tried to enter the club they were informed that the management wished to keep out 'English' and when the band attempted some form of negotiation this happened:

If this is the kind of reaction tourists are getting in Lisbon's nightspots then I think it needs to be publicised more widely until the clubs decide to do something about it and the meatheads they employ get some proper training.

Fuller accounts of the incident can be read HERE and HERE.

When not getting beat up No Age make some pretty amazing music too:

No Age - Boy Void

New No Age...

Other than Primavera Sound, which given enough time I tend to bend everyone's ear over, quite possibly the best gig of last year was No Age at Galeria Zé Dos Bois in Lisbon. Hearing the noise and intensity created by those two in such a tiny space was amazing and probably a leading contributory factor to this ringing in my ears now.

It was also amazing seeing Randy crowdsurfing on probably the most reluctant crowd I have ever seen - 15-20 guys looking rather uncomfortable as they lift this American who is wailing away on his guitar! Priceless.

Anyway, they have another record out soon and they're continuing the good work of making us wonder what My Bloody Valentine would sound like playing Black Flag Covers (or Black Flag playing My Bloody Valentine covers.).

Enjoy:

No Age - You're a Target



(Also the cover is probably my favourite of the year so far.