went to the lotto arena (antwerp) to see bloc party yesterday. it was great! best setlist out of all the times i've seen them!

thoughts on: LOTTO ARENAlotto arena kicks ass because ( Read more... )

music/writing update.
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recently saw live:
- air traffic, marconi studio
- air traffic, ab
- patrick watson & cold war kids, depot
- arcade fire, vorst

concerts to come- the national, ab (maybe ( Read more... )

about five months late, but ah well. here's part three of the pukkelpop review!

PUKKELPOP 2007: everytime you close your eyes (lies, lies!)
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day 3: saturday 18/08.
- the rakes. was ok.
- voxtrot. don't really remember, so obviously not mindblowing.
- THE SHINS. i ( Read more... )

( my thoughts on harry potter (spoilers!) )

PUKKELPOP 2007: everytime you close your eyes (lies, lies!)
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day 2: thursday 17/08.
- art brut. always fun to see.cool singer, sometimes hilarious lyrics ("my little brother just discovered rock&roll!").
- THE VIEW. very cool band, i really like their album. the more ( Read more... )

PUKKELPOP 2007: everytime you close your eyes (lies, lies!)
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day 1: thursday 16/08.
- apse. kind of ok, but got boring after a while. plus, the chateau always makes me sleepy.
- 1990's. fun.
- liars. i don't remember seeing them at all, but someone spotted us in the ( Read more... )

ROCK WERCHTER 2007: (today my heart swings)
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day 1: thursday 28/06.
- AIR TRAFFIC. a pop/rock band i had just discovered. i'd fallen in love with their music, i reviewed their album for goddeau.com (here). i enjoyed the show a lot (highlights were "charlotte" and the guitar solo on ( Read more... )

ROCK WERCHTER 2007: (plan ( Read more... )

BEST CD’S

ashlee simpson - I am me

death cab for cutie - transatlanticism

death cab for cutie - plans

nada surf - let go

nada surf - the weight is a gift

snow patrol - open your eyes

sufjan stevens - seven swans

sufjan stevens - come on feel the illinoise

taking back sunday - louder now

the kooks - inside in/inside out

the perishers ( Read more... )

"for a minute there, i lost myself", PUKKELPOP 2006 REPORT.
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thursday.
- MY LATEST NOVEL. i really enjoyed the cd, so i was looking forward to this show. too bad it was at noon, though they did manage to avoke a sort of "evening atmosphere". i didn't completely ( Read more... )