And Don't You Think That It's Strange

As I finally had a day off today, I was able to download music. God Bless The Internet.

Song We Don't Speak Of - The Seabellies

For My Two Seconds (Teenagers Remix) - Operator Please

Back of the Van (Mock and Toof Remix) - Ladyhawke

Teenage Kicks - Seabear (Undertones Cover)

I really, really like the first and last two songs. I think Seabear did a good job on tackling such a massive song. The others are just on there because "don't you know 'electro'/rmx is what everyone is listening to nowadays, sweetie."


Sadly I can no longer go to Wild in the Country next Sat/Sun. However I'm still going to see Morrissey, Beck, New York Dolls, Black Kids etc this week coming, and then it's obviously Summercase, which I'm hoping they announce more for, as M.I.A, Santogold and The Long Blondes have pulled out - three of the bands I wanted to see.

Forget About Your House Of Cards

Radiohead + Bat For Lashes
Victoria Park, London
25/06/2008


After a mission from Stratford to Victoria Park in London, with a few cans to drink on the way, we completely missed Bat For Lashes, which I wasn't too fussed about as have seen her before, and she's quite depressing/dull/annoying.

Radiohead came on about 8.15, and played an amazing 2 hour set, with the majority being tracks off In Rainbows, with House of Cards and Bodysnatchers being my high lights from the album. The rest of the set was made up of a mix really... 2+2=5, Everything In Its Right Place, Lucky, The National Anthem, No Surprises to name a few... the encore which included The Bends, Karma Police, My Iron Lung and Paranoid Android was epic.

I can't really put into words just how good this gig was. The atmosphere was brilliant, except perhaps the gaggles of TopShop indie girls about... "oh.my.goddd, someone just spilt BEER on my fuckin' Marc Jacobs purrrse". SHUT UP.

Quite possibly the best gig of my life. Even though I say this about every good gig, this one actually is my new number 1, knocking off The Libertines at Brixton in 2004 off its pedestal.

You Held Your Breathe, And The Door For Me

So Alanis Morissette on Thursday 19.06.08 at Brixton was a pretty gay affair.

Got there JUST as she came on with Uninvited... can't remember any of her new stuff, definantly made Chris go to the bar at those points in the evening. Anyway, because we are mega gaylords, we enjoyed it lots. She played mostly stuff of Jagged Little Pill i.e. Ironic, Hand In My Pocket, You Oughta Know, Perfect, Head Over Feet, You Learn.

Aside from that, I can't WAIT for Radiohead on Wednesday. Actually can not wait. Gutted to all those not going.

Also, http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/37538

How my heart bleeds.

Put Your Lovin' Hand Out, Baby

Get it.


Beggin' - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons (Pilooski Remix)

I Try My Best To Stay Calm As I Watch You Unload

After a hectic weekend, it doesn't look like things are going to slow down until the end of July. However, the other day I did find the time to delve into the mists of time and submerge myself in a flurry of mixtapes and old Melody Maker compilation CD's.

I used to make such crazy compilations called 'Claire's Tape - Numero Uno' or the slightly more original title of 'CLB's Tape'. With crazy names like this, you can only expect the songs to be in the same vain. For example the aforementioned 'Number Uno' tape opened with Slipknot and closed with Crazytown.

Thank god my music taste has (vaguely) advanced since the early days of the millennium.

However, upon my trip down memory lane, I was reminded how much I loved these two songs:

Beretta - Turn
B'cos We Rock - Brassy

On a further note, I forgot to "review" the Silent Disco. So here it is:

It was well good.

I haven't been listening to much new music, just catching up on things that were released months ago. So to sum up, Foals and the Ting Ting's albums are both shit, and I really like the new Weezer release, especially this song:

Troublemaker - Weezer

Before I stop my inane babble clogging your computer screen answer me this: Does it go 'artist - song' or 'song - artist' when listing tracks and bands?

Alanis Morissette on Thursday, then Radiohead next week. Also got tickets for the one day event on Clapham Common which Ash and The Lemonheads are playing. WINNER.

Tiny Mix Tapes

I used to be really obsessed with this site when I was about 16/17.

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/

Click on the Mix Tape link on the yellow bar to get to the mix tape page. You can submit your own for people to make, or just read what others have made.

I miss the days of sitting in front of my cd player and spending hours and hours choosing songs, recording them, writing out track lists and designing inlays. Damn iTunes and technology. I still have all of the mix tapes I made, I might dig them out when I get back home to Brighton and post them online.

Loop Duplicate My Heart

I've been neglecting this of late. In all honesty, I've been really damn busy with University and working on the sex channels, plus keeping up with socialising and friends etc.

A couple of weekends ago Colour of Water and I went to The Great Escape. Saw the following:

Thursday - lots of weird unsigned bands in the daytime, Doll and The Kicks, Elle S'Appelle, Alphabeat and I'm sure someone else too.
Friday - The Shoes, Black Angels, Saul Williams, Syd Matters (for literally 2 seconds)
Saturday - Bunny Rabbit, The xx

All in all, it was a bit of a pain because you had to get to a venue really, really early to actually see anyone you wanted to i.e. Young Knives. And I should have made more of an effort to see bands and not just get really drunk. Hey ho. Was worth it though.

Doll and The Kicks were easily the worst band I saw all weekend, and Saul Williams the best.

Apart from the, I've been manically doing work on media violence. HUGE STAB.

My music taste has gone considerably down-hill. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy anyone?

Apart from that, I'm also going to see Tina Turner in all her wrinkley glory next year.

We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

Sorry, but this would be EPIC live.