Hangover Blues Cured

(Yes i went out last night!) Frank Turner was BLOODY AMAZING.

It was his first gig of the year in the tiniest venue possible, which made it all the better. He has such a great character, made me laugh all through the set. He played some new tracks, all of which sounded great. His song writing is getting a whole lot more adventurous, personal and definitely delivered with tones of passion. He comes across to me as having a 'i don't give a shit, this is how i feel' persona; (which makes him that much more attractive). You can tell he has punk influences (he's a black flag fan, i love him) . Can't wait to see him again, possibly playing at my uni soon, yessssss.
Anyway found this video on The Guardian's Viral Video Chart. This guy's got serious skills:

So today i woke up at silly o'clock and missed the ending of the Desert Session's vinyl on eBay, brilliant. In my anger/depression I decided to make Nigella Lawson chocolate cookies, and also ended up scrubbing the kitchen clean to a soundtrack of Wincing the Night Away and Warpaint.
I'm meant to be packing for travelling back to uni tomorrow, not happening anytime soon. I did have an argument with my Dad before going out last night however, which resulted in him calling me a 'shit' and that i can get a train to my 250mile away destination because he refuses to drive me there.

Daaaaamn.

Might As Well Rename This Blog 'The Warpaint Appreciation Society'

In my excitement for the forthcoming gig in MAY, (bloody ages away), i keep listening to Warpaint. I've had this on repeat all day; i'm getting slightly worried now.



I did try to listen to other stuff. . . .
PJ Harvey- liking a hell of a lot
and tried listening to Bright Eyes' new single and it wouldn't load!

Oh and someone did outbid me on that Desert Sessions vinyl, not happy. I'm sacrificing at least a weeks worth of bitter* money for this. At least i'll get to pre-order QOTSA's first album re-release on Domino Records in peace.

* my drink of preference, so i like a pint of Smith's, shoot me!

Jealous? Me? Never! . . . .

Watching this video on 'Jack and Jil Blog' made me smile and at the same time made me very bitter. If it was women, it would be over how fit they all are, and the fact they get paid to look good. But because it's men, it's because i'm not going out with any of them. Enjoy watching beautiful people have lots of fun.

I'm still deciding whether i want to pursue a career in fashion or music, music's winning.

Late Night Discovery

My latest guilty pleasure (i probs shouldn't really like this, but i do, so there!:
I quite like Lissie herself, heard her stuff through my Dad, Lord.

Still not sure about this Sleigh Bells' remix.
I feel a rant coming along regarding 'dubstep' soon. Just need to find the time. I think of topics to blog about and forget very quickly afterwards. Might have to start writing them down, or is that just weird?

On other matters, just found out that Frank Turner is playing my shitty town on Thursday, can't bloody wait. Now to get drunk or not. . . . . . .(no brainer)

Zombie Boy

aka. Rick Genest (fuuuuuuuckin' hell)
Make of him what you will, 'horrible' was the mother's reaction; but i'm pretty sure he doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks anyway, since he's the one on catwalks now. I quite like him, he had the balls (think he got them tattooed too? oh come on, i can't be the only one wondering!) to do it to himself in the first place, so he might as well enjoy himself. (Plus i'm a sucker for men who come across as 'bad ass mofos') Ah well, want more? Read this on Platform:

http://www.readplatform.com/rick-genest-in-paris/

The Rate I'm Going I'll End Up A Lady of The Night. . .

I jest. (no seriously, i am joking!) Even though my need to convince everyone that i'm having a laugh is slightly worrying, anyways. . . . . .
I've failed in exerting any self control what so ever and brought more vinyl. I'm currently funding my addiction with my wages (meant for uni survival). The parents aren't aware of my 'problem' but they'll soon realise when the TV goes missing. .
I just purchased The Shins- Wincing the Night Away (because lets face it, it's one of the best albums ever made, i always go back to Mr Mercer's dulcet tones). Here's one of my favourite tracks from the masterpiece:

I'm also bidding on a Desert Session's LP 3/4. I think i need some Josh Homme related vinyl. I did see a box set of the sessions but over £1000 is pushing it for me. Like over the cliff, dead. Try not to outbid me, or expect a massive rant about how much of an arse you are, cheers.

Talking of the Sessions, it reminds me of when i was at someone's house at uni (drunk obvs.) and kept rambling on about how disgusted i was that no one had heard of them, (i go to a uni that does a music degree). I even told everyone that Tom waits had done one! No idea where that came from, must be a subconscious desire. But come on, how bloody amazing would that be?!

This is one of my favourite Desert Session tracks, all i can think of when watching this is how much i want to be in PJ Harvey's shoes. OMG, he actually touched her! So i tend not to, it hurts too much:

I haven't properly listened to her new stuff yet, oops, i'll get on it. Oh and i am going out to see friends soon, just thought i'd put that in (for myself mainly).

About Time Too!

This came through the post yesterday morning. I was like a very over excited kid at Christmas; the postman looked slightly worried.



I have such a long list of vinyl to buy it's ridiculous. It's times like these that i have to prioritise my funds.

Going out, clothes, alcohol (part of going out), random eBay buys and oh yes that minor one, FOOD!

Great to listen to albums in full, you know with a glass of whatever. What do you think of this lot? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12209143
I say do it with your friends, in your own homes/garages/sheds/warehouses. The 'club' above is clearly for people who don't have records, a record player, friends or they're trying to date.