Comments | addedentry: Oh yeah, it was the start of the summer

addedentry

Oh yeah, it was the start of the summer

Jul 28, 2009 14:45

Twitter started texting my phone last night, like it used to. You'd feel a certain responsibility composing a message that you knew was going to spam your friends; maybe this is why Twitter didn't take off in the UK until after phone notifications were stopped.

I used it at Glastonbury in 2007, in principle to broadcast my movements to other ( Read more... )

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uisgebeatha July 28 2009, 14:17:07 UTC

Thanks for these links!

Apart from Ash, the only band I've heard in the list is The Joy Formidable from Radcliffe and Maconie's session, and they were indeed white noise-tastic...

addedentry July 28 2009, 14:27:31 UTC

That's where I heard them, too! I can recommend 'the video banned by YouTube' (sigh) at thejoyformidable.com.

anonymous July 28 2009, 14:30:54 UTC

They know.

ultraruby July 28 2009, 14:45:44 UTC

I really liked Chew Lips at SGP. The lady at the front was ACE.

addedentry July 28 2009, 14:49:54 UTC

I noticed from your post that there was a bit of overlap (and maybe Truck is similarly laidback) - I was sad to miss The XX and We Are Enfant Terrible, while Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs didn't do it for me (too uptight to dance, obv).

Ms Chew Lips was sufficiently slick and unexpressive to make us wonder if she was miming. She explained that she was "so stoned".

nja July 28 2009, 15:16:23 UTC

I wonder if it's now acceptable for kids caught passing notes at the back of the class to claim that they are adding value to the lesson by using social media to amplify it?

addedentry July 28 2009, 15:20:50 UTC

"Please miss, he keeps poking me."

anonymous July 28 2009, 15:21:37 UTC

Hey, why are you waiting for?

It's time for us to meet up and get married ASAP.