los campesinos! are getting pretty big now, as much as i hate to admit it, i’ve been fans of them for a long time now!
www.myspace.com/loscampesinos
for fans of: anyone with taste. well, anyone who enjoys indie of any sort, particularly upbeat indie. i’m tempted to say fans of arcade fire will love them too, but they are a bit different, especially with the vocals.
ANYWAY, los campesinos! are a lovely 7-piece indie band from wales. yes, wales. they’ve supported the likes of broken social scene, and are playing ATP (a massive indie festival over here, check out the lineups) too. although the critics have had a wide range of views on their album, i think it’s brilliant, indie pop at its finest. definitely check out “death to los campesinos!” and you will fall in love!
i think i may have mentioned these before. anyway, cats in paris are a lovely little band from manchester, relatively unheard of. thery make really, really REALLY good music.
for fans of: well, anything really. especially for fans of los campesinos! and quirky indie. they use a lot of different styles in their music, all of which blend together with fantastic vocals and their unique style. check out “foxes”, their usual set opener. combining funky bassline with arpeggio chiptuning and wild vocals. utter brilliance. then the lovely terrapins. it’s so calm and nice, with a lovely buid-up.
they are a very talented band, and definitely ones to watch out for.
well, a few things. mostly talking about what happened yesterday.
yesterday was the two month anniversary of me and leigh. only i couldn’t phone her, but i got the best text ever from her, actually made my day amazing.
whilst out yesterday, i came across a lovely man windboarding. i took some pictures (which i used for a sf0 task), here he is in all his glory. he was a really nice bloke as well, told me all about it and how it keeps him fit and stuff. he also allowed me to take pictures!
anyway, what else happened on thursday? well, my time.space.repeat cd FINALLY came! TSR are a band that i’ve befriended from DiS, and i must say they are very talented. sort of post-rock, so far they’ve released an ep and an album. they’re very good! i’ve listened through the album a few times (favourite track probably being “blue skies”) and the ep lots (i love “end of the world”). i hope they make it big! i recommend you go listen to them, i think their album is on their myspace for your listening pleasure. definitely for fans of the likes of gregor samsa.
i finally finished my university work! i’ve been fretting over it for a while now, but it’s finally done. i just hope i bloody pass! i celebrated in style (in the form of 10 malborough reds, i thought it was a special occasion and i haven’t smoked much recently) and now i feel great. and i get to see leigh tomorrow so huzzah! life is good! (i bet you weren’t expecting that from a teenager’s blog eh?) (why am i bracketing things lots in this post? i don’t know).
well, this is it. crunch time. in about 15 seconds i have to do a presentation on what i’ve learned in 3d modelling this year. which isn’t much. and in a week, my whole university work has to be handed in. i haven’t started it. but don’t worry, it’ll get done. the thing is, this year has been so dull. absolutely. there’s been nothing but writing essays and reports, doing research for nothing, and practical work is currently unheard of. apart from sound for games where we occasionally make a bit of music, but then we have to write a report on what we did anyway. i just hope university isn’t this bad.
i have approximately £13 spare for tomorrow (after travel costs). i hope that’s enough. suddenly i’m not so excited to see the golden compass anymore. i’ve read a few comments at drowned in sound and they all say its badly done. and i hope i get my money next week. ugh this week has been so bad.
i’ll stop moaning. now, music. over at theguardian.co.uk, they’ve compiled their top 20 albums of 2007. it’s a decent list, featuring the arcade fire, battles, lcd soundsystem etc., but very inaccurate. so i’ve decided i’m going to do my own tonight. and i’ll post it tomorrow. unless an album comes out in the next 24 days. then i’ll be buggered. anyway, i read the guardian. it’s a well-written newspaper, and the photography is always stunning. the website is pretty good as well, always a good read.
my friend has come up with an idea of a site where you post things you hate. he’s calling it nojustno.com. look out for it.
firstly, the golden compass is out today in the UK. the film i have anticipated for years and years since i first read northern lights, it’s finally out! i can’t wait to go see it. has anyone seen it yet? bastards.
ps:
okay, i’m going to say this once, and once only. i like the new killers single. yes, i know i know. it’s the killers. but it’s lou reed! their new single “tranquilize” is fantastic. it’s quirky and dark and nothing like the killers other stuff. it sounds fairly velvet underground-esque (but no where near as good obviously), and it’s really good. their voices go together really well. as much as i dislike the killers (i used to be a fan) this is worth a listen. there.
well, stats are back! haha, now i can see who’s looking at me… i used to obsess over them, so i’m quite happy. i doubt it’ll do as well as my other blog (like, 650 views a day) but i can always hope! it’s racked up 200 in the first day of recording stats so…
so me and a few friends have joined up to this site called LittleGolem.net. it allows you to play board games online. not in real time. so you just log on and play whenever you get the chance. it’s pretty cool! lemme know your usernames, and invite me to a game of chess or something. my user name is dicko and i have not played long.
anyway, i’m so behind on work, and i still haven’t finished my personal statement (due in last month) so i’m off, ta ta!
so this weekend has been certainly interesting. sort of.
well, saturday was really good. went to leigh’s house and met all of the family. that was pretty good. her brother is a big chav but that’s ok. apparently i got off lightly, be he wasn’t so bad. i also ate delicious cakes and hash brown sandwiches. lovely. we watched dvd’s and then left earlier than usual as leigh and co. were going to a mcfly concert. haha. i had a good time, that’s what mattered.
anyway, when i finally got home, i went to liams. i was feeling ill all day, but i felt alright at liams. so i got to drinking with the gang, smoking rollies with james and having a good laugh. but i felt really sick and was sick all over liams from drive. how lovely. sorry liam! i saw them all today and they mocked me :(. i was ill though!
sunday was composed of playing ocarina of time all day. i’m just up to adult link, with like 10 hearts. i’m awesome. i was sick a few times and had a can of lager with a chav. it was quite funny.
today leigh is in manchester, at some sort of art gig. i’m just hoping i can get some credit tonight to phone her.
so lately i’ve been listening to a LOT of dntel (in case you didn’t know, dntel is jimmy tamborello from the postal service) and i’ve found a fantastic song done with why? from cLOUDDEAD, one of my favourite… i’m tempted to say hip-hop but i won’t… bands. it’s brilliant. it is called torpedo or chrons, and can be found below. give it a listen.
i’m also going to be shameless and advertise the hype machine. basically it scans blogs for music and allows you to play the songs through a flash player on the site. excellent for work or at college. it’s free but i think you might need to register to listen to songs. find it at hypem.com. i use it every day to listen to music. the song can be found here. give it a listen. yes it’s hip hop, but it’s good hip-hop! i like to think of it as hip-hope.
sorry for the lack of posts, i’ve been dreading to post since my next post is meant to be a huge one about my trip, but i’m going to make it a page instead when i’m ready.
a few interesting things have happened since i returned to lowly old redcar.
like, my brother being arrested. that was funny. apparently, he wrote his name in a park and was seen doing it. at first he tried to deny it but later admitted it when his friends made him the scapegoat. thing is, this happened like a month ago since he was at his grandma’s when it happened. and the police came a knocking on the door monday and that’s when my mother finally found out. and she was not happy. i thought it was hilarious.
yesterday i went to martins house. now, martin is a complete cunt but he’s still my friend. anyways, i went to his and we helped write a new song for their bands. i became their bands official photographer or whatever and we had fun. lovely. watching videos of stephen lynch on youtube, wondering how the hell he gets away with it all. especially the song about nazis. amazing.
today however i saw my old best friend from primary school in game. he was on a placement there. anyway, he hasn’t half changed. we were really awkward around each other since it’s been absolutely ages since we saw each other. over 6 years now. but it was nice to catch up with him and stuff. he’s been going out with some girl for 3 years now and is engaged. bloody hell.
but yes SOON I PROMISE there will be a big post detailing everything from my trip to birmingham. with pictures! if you want to see some in advanced, check my myspace as there are a few there.
sorry for the lack of posts lately, i am now a man of PLEASURE and LEISURE, sorry.
but in all serious, not a whole lot as been happening. nothing to write about anyway. i had a really bad day yesterday, in which my other phone broke as well, and everything went wrong etc etc. today hasn’t been to bad. nothing to report really.
however, today is apparently monumental since gordon brown is now england’s new prime minister. england is well and truly fucked. please, someone tell me what this man has done that’s good. please.
on account of music. well, bright eyes is next FRIDAY people, can’t fucking wait. seriously need to know who’s supporting. SERIOUSLY. GOD SOMEONE TELL ME. but yeah. i can’t really check out any new releases. why? no fucking internet. it’s fucking killing me. someone want to donate theirs?
me and hen are fine, but she’s… well. i won’t go into it, but it’s a bit feminine. mhm. i’ll say no more in case she rips my head off again. love that girl i do.
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