Camden's Electric Ballroom.

Thinking of the government has peed me off. So I'll just have another rant now about something else that's bothering me.

Anyone been to the Astoria? That legendary place on a crowded London street with that dirty alley that always smelt vaguely of wee and was usually littered with stamped on leaflets that people dropped on the floor as soon as they got them. That dark and dingy place with more than one bar and a balcony looking over the downstairs crowd and the cheap tables and the lightning bolt mirrors and the lights that looked as if they would plummet to the ground and crush everyone at any moment. Yeah? It was amazing wasn't it?

Well, the government knocked it down.

Obviously, they either don't appreciate or care about how many bands perform at the venue or how many people enjoyed going there. They just stuck a great big machine through it and ripped it to shreds. It almost broke my heart [metaphorically]. What's even more annoying is that they did it for the London Underground. Yes, as if it wasn't big enough already.

Now I've found out that they're doing exactly the same thing to the Electric Ballroom! Or at least they've been trying to but the council keeps rejecting it. [Good old council... I never thought I'd say that]. Basically, it looks like they have a complete disregard for any proper, decent venues in London. Where are bands going to play soon? Camden underground is fine as it is.

Leave the Electric Ballroom alone!