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It was not intended to be such a gap since the last post - it has just that - again - life has got away from me a bit. It has involved a short time away at Whitby, an unexpectedly draining (both mentally and emotionally) two weeks of Jury Service, the usual difficult times at work...and countless gigs as usual.

Time again to delve into an area I've touched upon before, but in different ways. Back in the distant past I've looked at songs about space (Tuesday Ten: 079), and robots (Tuesday Ten: 063), but remarkably I've never looked in general at science-fiction in music. So, time to right the wrong, and go boldly beyond...

Since last year, and her debut UK show that I also covered here, Chelsea Wolfe has, on the evidence of this show and the apparently well-received tour across the country, significantly increased her fanbase in the UK. So, after a much smaller gig at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch last May, this time it was around the corner to the larger Cargo for her second London show.

I wasn't even meant to be at this gig. Initially - and indeed some time ago - I had bought a ticket to see Author & Punisher the same evening, after failing to get a ticket in the now-familiar scrum for a gig that raised as much interest as this.

So...I've looked at the best gigs (Tuesday Ten: 066), live venues (Tuesday Ten: 031), and gigs at the London Astoria (Tuesday Ten: 054), bands at Infest (Tuesday Ten: 015), bands I've *not* seen live (