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Playing God: Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre

Yes, I did spell that title right, and I'm pretty sure the UK release of the album won't feature a name change, since it'd probably require too much alteration artwork-wise. Stylus Magazine closed do...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:55:00 GMT

Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light

I went to the gym yesterday and did about 25 minutes on the treadmill. Proper worked myself hard because I haven't been there for a while. I spent another 40 minutes working out and came back sweatier...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:30:00 GMT

06/09/07 - Paramore, Astoria

'That Hayley Williams chick is hot''NO WAIII?!11!?'If Paramore are lucky, their lead singer's visual aesthetic will do wonders for the reception of their material. Then again, it may be a bit late to ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:29:00 GMT

Leeds Festival 07 Part One: Thursday and Friday

If I learned anything from this past weekend it's that I need a digital camera, as you're about to see in the following post; I brought two disposable cameras with me and I've probably got enough good...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:09:00 GMT

Jimmy Eat World - Big Casino

I'm currently just over halfway through my english essay (1500 out of 2500 words) and am waiting on my Leeds Festival photos to be developed; hopefully both should be done by tomorrow. But for now, to...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:44:00 GMT

21/08/07 - And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Islington Academy

The man pulling a slightly feminine pose up there is responsible for my favourite album ever. His name is Conrad Keeley, and he's the main songwriter for And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. Th...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:58:00 GMT

17/08/07 - Spoon, The Borderline

Until about a month ago I didn't 'get' Spoon; they were just another critic's darling partially filling that niche/gaping void in the American music industry for the late 20s/early 30s audience ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:35:00 GMT

14/08/07 - Sparta, ULU

Tonight was the first of what's sure to be my most musically-involved month; for anyone not aware, Sparta are the 'other' offshoot of At the Drive-In; the ones who didn't form guitar-pedal wankery in...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:25:00 GMT

26/07/07 - The Hives, Hoxton Bar and Kitchen

Halleluia The Hives have a new album out soon, which I'm not all that excited about and the songs from it in a live setting sound from great to poor...that said, they're probably the only band whose e...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:35:00 GMT

Another Update

Oh well, it's a living 'You know those things they have on railway tracks where you get two people to push up and down on something to make it go, like when there aren't any proper trains?''Yeah yeah'...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:01:00 GMT