Bar and music matching

Pete Brown has been banging the drum of beer and music matching for some time, and has even written a book about it. I must admit it's not something I've given much thought to, though at a push I suppose I could have a go. Obviously anything by Madonna goes with Landlord, The Selecter pairs with cask beer and I certainly hope that when I'm next drinking at Farnham Beerex I'll be listening to Wet Leg:

The person who drums for Wet Leg

I was however about a two minute walk away from bar and music matching recently. So near but yet so far!

Going to a gig in South London I checked out how close the venue is to The Shirker's Rest, and was delighted so see it's a a stone's throw away. Set up by the people behind the Deserter blog, the clue's in the name with The Shirker's Rest and it wears it's commitment to avoiding work on its sleeve. 

Hardy perennial anarchist anti-work poster

I was going to see MDC, an old hardcore punk band, who I think it's fair to say also wear their heart on their sleeve. They gained a brief flicker of fame when Green Day used their "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA!" slogan at an awards show. MDC did of course play the song it came from as well as other old classics, but stayed contemporary by wishing ill on the ICE police and IDF. It was when they got to I hate work I realised they should really have been playing in The Shirker's Rest. And they practiced what they preached too, only playing a 45 minute set! To be fair there had been three support bands, but I'd skipped them for the joys of a bar with a healthy attitude to work.