So I saw 'I'm From Barcelona' tonight. I knew they were going to be good (they're basically the Swedish Polyphonic Spree) but I didn't think they would be one of the most fucking enjoyable live acts I have EVER seen. I couldn't stop giggling for about 5 minutes after I left a venue, and I still have a grin on my face two hours later! More, of ( Read more... )

Presenting: The Knife

The Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Crowded House, CSS, The Decemberists, DJ Shadow, Explosions In The Sky, Faithless, The Fratellis, Gogol Bordello, The Good, The Bad And The Queen, Grizzly Bear, Happy Mondays, Interpol, The Kooks, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings Of Leon, New Pornographers, Noisettes, Of Montreal, Peter, Bjorn & John, Rage ( Read more... )

As an addendum to my last post, I've posted a couple of Liam Frost tracks for download on my other blog. Hope you like them!

            To inaugurate a brand new year of obsessive gig-going, I went to see the fantastic Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family at a little place called the London Spitz. This trendy bar/restaurant/gig venue in the depths of New Spitalfields reminded me of the superb Night and Day Cafe in Manchester with its diverse range of alcoholic beverages ( ( Read more... )

This is perhaps the only time I'll ever comment about Celebrity Big Brother (along with cats and fish, I'm allergic to bollocks TV shows) but as this is now a Political Issue (TM) I thought I might comment. I've read about the whole situation, and my take is that the behaviour of some of the female housemates is indeed reprehensible (although ( Read more... )

Liam Frost was really rather fantastic. More on tonight 's events when I'm slightly more conscious.

From http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/209/articleID/18823/Default.aspx

Mysterious samurai saves Police in UK Tue 10:50pm

A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.

A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking ( Read more... )

Three years! Dear sweet god. I would like to say how my life has changed so much since I wrote my very first entry on here (after watching a free showing of American Pie 3 at the York Student Cinema, if I recall) but apart from an significantly larger MP3 collection I can't say it really has. Ah well.  *shrugs*

 Watford to York, York to Liverpool and back to Watford again for less than £50!!!!!!