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?Anoint My Head - How I Failed to Make it as a Britpop Indie Rockstar?, written and
performed by Andy Macleod- a one-man show adapted from Andy's critically and commercially acclaimed memoir of the same name that hit the No 1 best-seller spot in the Amazon Music book charts ahead of memoirs by Elton John, Tina Turner and Tom Jones. The show makes its world premiere at this year?s Edinburgh Fringe Festival ?Just The Tonic for the month this August. The show is being directed by BAFTA award winning actor, Jason Watkins.

Andy Macleod (AKA Horace) was the lead singer in an indie-pop band called The Pointy Birds. They played the backrooms of London?s pubs and toilet venues, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Blur, Suede, Pulp and Radiohead. But while these rival bands went on to bigger and better things during the Brit-pop explosion, the band couldn?t get signed, sold no records and got bottled off stage at their first ever gig.
?Bland and inoffensive with a seriously overacting singer? NME
But they did have one big fan. His name was Ricky Gervais...yes, dot dot dot, come and check out this exclusive preview of Andy's Edinburgh show tonight. Belly laughs and giggles aplenty.


Harry Nolan-Hampson - singer songwriter dude, no band but plenty of talent- very Ray Davies cum Daman Albarn...nice lilting sunnyside up pop songs with a modal, stoned vibe...he gets an impressive a groove going with an acoustic guitar, good. Nice jazz chord embellishments too.

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The Dublin Castle is a legendary pub and music venue located 2 minutes away from Camden Town tube station. It has been run by the same family for over 28 years and features 4 live bands every night as well as a great selection of beers, ciders and wines.

There are DJs after the bands on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and a fabulous jukebox in the front bar if you’re after a more relaxed atmosphere.

But what is it that makes the Dublin Castle the long-standing centre of the indie rock universe? Is it because it’s Madness’ birthplace? Because its stage has been graced by everyone from Blur, through Coldplay, Supergrass, The Killers, The Arctic Monkeys, Billy Bragg, etc? Is it because it was no surprise to see Amy Winehouse behind the bar serving costumers? Or Suggs? (who, mind you, tended to ignore costumers and serve himself) Or is it because far from being just another Camden venue it has established itself as an indie rock institution? The answer is that it’s not only because of its musical heritage that people come to the Dublin Castle, it’s because whilst you enjoy a pint, play some tunes on the jukebox, check out the live bands, get your dancing shoes on for our DJs, chat to our friendly staff or even stage-invade a little, you’re inadvertently being part of this movement the Dublin Castle leads, this cultural legacy. Expect no castle battlements. Just pure rock and roll royalty.

94 Parkway,

Camden Town,

Greater London,

England,

NW1 7AN.

020 7485 1773