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I won photo of the week!
Sunday 20 June 2010
Sometimes I wish
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Thursday 27 May 2010
Night Diving
Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago
this album I bought on a whim, it was part of one of those buy 2 for £10 deals. I was buying christmas presents and I bought my Dad a Seasick Steve album and thought I might treat myself. I have no idea why I bought the Bon Iver cd, but my god am I glad I did. It's such a beautiful album and I have listened to it so many times and it never gets old. Its my default falling asleep album.
Sunday 16 May 2010
I don't keep with liars anymore
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I love this photo! Pretty impressed the ones I managed to get from this gig
65daysofstatic
Gogol Bordello + Mariachi El Bronx
For all the cool things I'm doing right now there is still one huge dark cloud looming over me and I don't know what to do!
Tuesday 11 May 2010
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Monday 19 April 2010
Saturday 17 April 2010
Enemy Mind
Great couple of days in Manchester! Bumped into Jaret and Eric from Bowling for Soup which was pretty cool!
I have been mostly been listening to
Bayside
The Bronx
The Dillinger Escape Plan
RINOA
Having a weird time at the moment trying to get my head straight
I have been mostly been listening to
Bayside
The Bronx
The Dillinger Escape Plan
RINOA
Having a weird time at the moment trying to get my head straight
Friday 9 April 2010
Option Paralysis
This week I have been mostly listening to
Manchester Orchestra
City and Colour
The Dillinger Escape Plan
RINOA
Idiot Pilot
I have been to see Bowling For Soup, I am going to see AFI on Monday.
I have tickets to go see City and Colour in London in June.
I have been unofficially promoted at work.
I realise I may have to quit my job if I can't get time off in June for
Rage Against the Machine
Download Festival
City and Colour.
I have a new blog
www.whowatchesthewatch-men.tumblr.com
This guy takes amazing photos.
Manchester Orchestra
City and Colour
The Dillinger Escape Plan
RINOA
Idiot Pilot
I have been to see Bowling For Soup, I am going to see AFI on Monday.
I have tickets to go see City and Colour in London in June.
I have been unofficially promoted at work.
I realise I may have to quit my job if I can't get time off in June for
Rage Against the Machine
Download Festival
City and Colour.
I have a new blog
www.whowatchesthewatch-men.tumblr.com
This guy takes amazing photos.
Monday 29 March 2010
In defense of the genre
My Reading and Leeds predictions
Blink 182
Green Day
Paramore
Motion City Soundtrack
Alkaline Trio-Lock Up
Four Year Strong
A Day to Remember
Death Cab for Cutie
Cancer Bats-Lock Up
Sick of it All- Lock Up
Thrice
Architects
Against Me!- Lock Up
Blink 182
Green Day
Paramore
Motion City Soundtrack
Alkaline Trio-Lock Up
Four Year Strong
A Day to Remember
Death Cab for Cutie
Cancer Bats-Lock Up
Sick of it All- Lock Up
Thrice
Architects
Against Me!- Lock Up
Friday 26 March 2010
Against the grain
Zebrahead Review
The photographer forgot to show up so it looks a bit bare, I wish I could take good photos!
Motion City Soundtrack on Sunday, definitely looking forward to that one!
The photographer forgot to show up so it looks a bit bare, I wish I could take good photos!
Motion City Soundtrack on Sunday, definitely looking forward to that one!
Monday 22 March 2010
Sol Winds
HIM Review
What horrible weather!
This week I will be mainly listening to
RINOA
The Bled
Arcitects
Idiot Pilot
and watching
Friends
Glee
Fast Forward
How I Met Your Mother
What horrible weather!
This week I will be mainly listening to
RINOA
The Bled
Arcitects
Idiot Pilot
and watching
Friends
Glee
Fast Forward
How I Met Your Mother
Friday 19 March 2010
Thursday 18 March 2010
The danger in starting a fire
Watched the DVD on the Delux edition of Homesick, its very funny! Pretty much all I've listened to since Sunday is ADTR!
Looking forward to spending some time with Winnie tomorrow, going to watch Alice in Wonderland and then I'm off to review HIM for Birmingham Live!
Looking forward to spending some time with Winnie tomorrow, going to watch Alice in Wonderland and then I'm off to review HIM for Birmingham Live!
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Monday 15 March 2010
Sunday 14 March 2010
Monday 8 March 2010
Sunday 7 March 2010
R.I.P Tempest Records
It was with great regret that I found out Tempest Records was going to close its doors after 30+ years trading in the centre of Birmingham. I for one still buy cd's and I loved that shop, I would wait till I get paid then always head straight there to pick up a few cd's spending about £50 a month there. It was a great record shop, the layout was excellent and the staff really friendly. I even applied to work there.
Its sad, sad news that independant stores like those are closing their doors soon every city will be exactly the same with each shopping centre having the same shops. It gets so fucking boring! Everyone just ends up looking the same!
Tempest Records was one of the main reasons I ever went up Birmingham because it was independant, and yeah maybe the cds were more expensive than in HMV but who really cares! I liked spending time in the shop browsing for cd's and spending far too much money! Birmingham is starting to depress me a bit, it just becoming a faceless city.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Friday 19 February 2010
If it wasn't for hate, we'd be dead by now
Its a drizzly night in the second city and with the queue snaking its way down into the underpass it promises to be a good night! Its another sold out gig tonight for Lostprophets on tour supporting their latest album 'The Betrayed' with Kids in Glass Houses and Sharks in tow. Its also the hometown show for new drummer 'Jocko' so there was alot riding on tonight and expectations were sky high.
The sight of the queue was a scary prospect, thankfully we only queued for 5 mins thanks to 02 priority! The last time I saw Lostprophets (baring festival appearences) was in 2004 at the old academy! So 6 years later and with four albums under the belt they didnt dissapoint.
First up were Sharks hailing from Leamington Spa, a pretty unknown band they seemed an odd choice for support and they had a tough time getting the crowd going. I personally would have much prefer ed Hexes! Playing a blend of punk infused with Morrisey and The Libertines kind of vibe I couldn't really get into them.
Lostprophets are well known for supporting other welsh bands and fair play to them. They can give the lesser know welsh bands a pretty big platform to play on. I for one have never been a fan of Kids in Glass Houses, too poppy for my taste and having watched them at Reading and not being too impressed I wasn't holding out much hope for them this evening. However they surprised me this, their songs are catchy and Aled is a great front man. I would never go out an buy an album but the ones I have heard before sounded good and I loved the drumming at the end.
For what seemed like forever the wait for Lostprophets was finally over. With quite possibly the loudest roar/cheer I have heard in the academy since it has opened Luke 'Jocko' Johnson took to the stage and straight into the awesome drum beat at the start of 'If it wasn't for hate, we'd be dead by now'. Joined on stage by the rest of Lostprophets bathed in an Erie blue light they then kicked into 'It's not the end of the world'. 'Burn, Burn' and an epically heavy version of 'Start Something' which got the crowd moving with circle pits opening up and kids crushed at the barrier down the front and pushed right up against the sound desk barrier at the back the crowd were loving every second with fist pumped high into the sky. With an absolutely stellar cover of The Prodigy's 'Omen' thrown into the mix Lostprophets were on the top of there game tonight.
Lostprophets are the masters of the sing-a-long chorus and write some of the best pop-rock songs out there. With lots of banter between the guys and a huge build up to the fan favourite Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja with the whole crowd going mental.With an encore of 'The light that burns twice as bright', it was a beautiful end to an amazing evening with Ian Watkins forever labelled as being 'cocky' showing off his vulnerable side.
I've been a fan of Lostprophets since 2002 (I'm 22 now!), they were one of the first rock bands I saw and 5 times later they are still one the best. I watched this band evolve with every record and I'm not gonna say I'm I have loved every song they have released but I will stick by them and go to their shows because your always guaranteed to have an amazing time. People said they couldn't headline Download and they pulled that off, there are always going to be haters of this band but that will never stop them.
Lostprophets still killing it the old way since 2000!
The sight of the queue was a scary prospect, thankfully we only queued for 5 mins thanks to 02 priority! The last time I saw Lostprophets (baring festival appearences) was in 2004 at the old academy! So 6 years later and with four albums under the belt they didnt dissapoint.
First up were Sharks hailing from Leamington Spa, a pretty unknown band they seemed an odd choice for support and they had a tough time getting the crowd going. I personally would have much prefer ed Hexes! Playing a blend of punk infused with Morrisey and The Libertines kind of vibe I couldn't really get into them.
Lostprophets are well known for supporting other welsh bands and fair play to them. They can give the lesser know welsh bands a pretty big platform to play on. I for one have never been a fan of Kids in Glass Houses, too poppy for my taste and having watched them at Reading and not being too impressed I wasn't holding out much hope for them this evening. However they surprised me this, their songs are catchy and Aled is a great front man. I would never go out an buy an album but the ones I have heard before sounded good and I loved the drumming at the end.
For what seemed like forever the wait for Lostprophets was finally over. With quite possibly the loudest roar/cheer I have heard in the academy since it has opened Luke 'Jocko' Johnson took to the stage and straight into the awesome drum beat at the start of 'If it wasn't for hate, we'd be dead by now'. Joined on stage by the rest of Lostprophets bathed in an Erie blue light they then kicked into 'It's not the end of the world'. 'Burn, Burn' and an epically heavy version of 'Start Something' which got the crowd moving with circle pits opening up and kids crushed at the barrier down the front and pushed right up against the sound desk barrier at the back the crowd were loving every second with fist pumped high into the sky. With an absolutely stellar cover of The Prodigy's 'Omen' thrown into the mix Lostprophets were on the top of there game tonight.
Lostprophets are the masters of the sing-a-long chorus and write some of the best pop-rock songs out there. With lots of banter between the guys and a huge build up to the fan favourite Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja with the whole crowd going mental.With an encore of 'The light that burns twice as bright', it was a beautiful end to an amazing evening with Ian Watkins forever labelled as being 'cocky' showing off his vulnerable side.
I've been a fan of Lostprophets since 2002 (I'm 22 now!), they were one of the first rock bands I saw and 5 times later they are still one the best. I watched this band evolve with every record and I'm not gonna say I'm I have loved every song they have released but I will stick by them and go to their shows because your always guaranteed to have an amazing time. People said they couldn't headline Download and they pulled that off, there are always going to be haters of this band but that will never stop them.
Lostprophets still killing it the old way since 2000!
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Tuesday 16 February 2010
re:stacks
This is what I have mainly been listening to this week
spotify:user:toxic_freak:playlist:1s9BBGN1oOeQwYsrScamO6
Plus have payed £200 for a Download ticket, it seems a lot but I just know it will be awesome and the 4th year in a row!
Up early to try and get Rage Against the Machine tickets for their free gig, fingers (and toes) crossed!
spotify:user:toxic_freak:playlist:1s9BBGN1oOeQwYsrScamO6
Plus have payed £200 for a Download ticket, it seems a lot but I just know it will be awesome and the 4th year in a row!
Up early to try and get Rage Against the Machine tickets for their free gig, fingers (and toes) crossed!
Friday 12 February 2010
These days, I have nothing
Didn't get on guestlist for Lostprophets :( Major suckiness! Still going though, should be a good gig!
Sunday 7 February 2010
Monday 1 February 2010
Cripples can't shiver
Listening to
Pianos Become the Teeth
We Are The Ocean
Inhale Exhale
In:Aviate
Saosin
The Bronx
Motion City Soundtrack
Norma Jean
Good mix there!
What to do with my day?
Pianos Become the Teeth
We Are The Ocean
Inhale Exhale
In:Aviate
Saosin
The Bronx
Motion City Soundtrack
Norma Jean
Good mix there!
What to do with my day?
Friday 29 January 2010
Don't Hold Back
My to do list
Get a new job.
Move to Manchester.
Go out more!
Write more for Birmingham Live.
Get some work experience at a music magazine.
Make some new playlists.
Buy a new camera.
Get a new job.
Move to Manchester.
Go out more!
Write more for Birmingham Live.
Get some work experience at a music magazine.
Make some new playlists.
Buy a new camera.
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010
One flight, one flame
It’s a bitterly cold night in Birmingham as the ‘A Ska Odyssey’ tour rolls its way into town bringing with it Sonic Boom Six, Big D and the Kids Table and headliners Californian Ska legends Reel Big Fish. It was soon going to warm up though!
The support acts this evening are mixed bag, first up where Sonic Boom Six, hailing from Manchester and playing a mash up of punk, reggae and Ska. They didn’t really do it for me, mainly put off by Laila Khan’s vocals, however they did a good job of getting the audience warmed up ready for Big D and the Kids Table. Having never heard of this band before I had no idea what to expect but boy did they impress. It seems they pulled out all the stops with big screen projected backdrops, backing singers and some quality songs with some great musicianship, especially the Saxophonist.
It wasn’t long to wait for the main event as a 2001 (A Space Odyssey) came blasting over the P.A system and Reel Big Fish bounded on to the stage. The mood across the academy was buoyant with the band feeding off the energy of the crowd and vice versa. They played a varied set full of original songs like ‘Don’t Start a Band’, ‘She has a Girlfriend Now’ and ‘Sell Out’ and some of their ‘many, many hit songs that we cover’ cue ‘Brown Eyed Girl’, ‘Take on me’ and a great cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’!
Watching Reel Big Fish is one of the few times you’re going to feel stupid for not dancing. You can’t help but move your feet and the whole crowd was going for it skanking and jumping on cue a sea of sweating, moving bodies. Self proclaimed ‘Masters’ of all musical genres they entertained the crowd with 6 versions of ‘S.R.’ for the encore covering reggae, punk rock, blues, disco, country and western and the funniest of all death metal!
Reel Big Fish truly are ‘Masters’ of the live show you’d be forgiven for thinking them a younger band with the amount of energy they create. Even after claiming they were at work you could see in their faces they were enjoying every second of it and in turn so did the crowd. With their quirky covers, fun songs and energetic live show Reel Big Fish is a band you definitely need to see to appreciate how good they actually are. It proves that getting older doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun and they have definitely proved that tonight!
The support acts this evening are mixed bag, first up where Sonic Boom Six, hailing from Manchester and playing a mash up of punk, reggae and Ska. They didn’t really do it for me, mainly put off by Laila Khan’s vocals, however they did a good job of getting the audience warmed up ready for Big D and the Kids Table. Having never heard of this band before I had no idea what to expect but boy did they impress. It seems they pulled out all the stops with big screen projected backdrops, backing singers and some quality songs with some great musicianship, especially the Saxophonist.
It wasn’t long to wait for the main event as a 2001 (A Space Odyssey) came blasting over the P.A system and Reel Big Fish bounded on to the stage. The mood across the academy was buoyant with the band feeding off the energy of the crowd and vice versa. They played a varied set full of original songs like ‘Don’t Start a Band’, ‘She has a Girlfriend Now’ and ‘Sell Out’ and some of their ‘many, many hit songs that we cover’ cue ‘Brown Eyed Girl’, ‘Take on me’ and a great cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’!
Watching Reel Big Fish is one of the few times you’re going to feel stupid for not dancing. You can’t help but move your feet and the whole crowd was going for it skanking and jumping on cue a sea of sweating, moving bodies. Self proclaimed ‘Masters’ of all musical genres they entertained the crowd with 6 versions of ‘S.R.’ for the encore covering reggae, punk rock, blues, disco, country and western and the funniest of all death metal!
Reel Big Fish truly are ‘Masters’ of the live show you’d be forgiven for thinking them a younger band with the amount of energy they create. Even after claiming they were at work you could see in their faces they were enjoying every second of it and in turn so did the crowd. With their quirky covers, fun songs and energetic live show Reel Big Fish is a band you definitely need to see to appreciate how good they actually are. It proves that getting older doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun and they have definitely proved that tonight!
Monday 25 January 2010
Don't be careless
Reel Big Fish tonight, 2nd review for Birmingham Live! can't wait to get my Ska on!
Friday 22 January 2010
The earth will shake
Back from another couple of days in Manchester and back to the shitness that is work!
Manchester may seem a long way to go to a gig but my god was it worth it! Thrice just blew me away from the moment they hit the stage. I couldn't fault them (apart from the didn't play The Whaler!) with Teppei not on this tour due to the death of his mother you could excuse them for being less than perfect, this was not the case. With only 3 days to learn the songs Nate (The Dear Hunter) stepped up to the plate magnificantly! It was refreshing to see Thrice play with such passion and energy, for a band thats been around for over 10 years its nice to see that playing music is still something that they love! The new songs sound great live and seem to fit in seamlessly with the old material and there was definately a few oldies thrown in for good measure with an excellent rendition of Deadbolt. Dustin came on solo for the encore asking the crowd to decide between Stare at the Sun and Come all you Weary. Come all you Weary won out and the whole band closed the set with Beggars.
We are the Ocean are on their way to big things this year with the release of their debut 'Cutting our Teeth' out January 25th (something I will be pre-ordering!, this being my 3rd time seeing them, they just get better and better. Lots of energy, lots of riffage and supurb vocals from Dan and Liam. Expect 2010 to be their year!
Manchester may seem a long way to go to a gig but my god was it worth it! Thrice just blew me away from the moment they hit the stage. I couldn't fault them (apart from the didn't play The Whaler!) with Teppei not on this tour due to the death of his mother you could excuse them for being less than perfect, this was not the case. With only 3 days to learn the songs Nate (The Dear Hunter) stepped up to the plate magnificantly! It was refreshing to see Thrice play with such passion and energy, for a band thats been around for over 10 years its nice to see that playing music is still something that they love! The new songs sound great live and seem to fit in seamlessly with the old material and there was definately a few oldies thrown in for good measure with an excellent rendition of Deadbolt. Dustin came on solo for the encore asking the crowd to decide between Stare at the Sun and Come all you Weary. Come all you Weary won out and the whole band closed the set with Beggars.
We are the Ocean are on their way to big things this year with the release of their debut 'Cutting our Teeth' out January 25th (something I will be pre-ordering!, this being my 3rd time seeing them, they just get better and better. Lots of energy, lots of riffage and supurb vocals from Dan and Liam. Expect 2010 to be their year!
Friday 15 January 2010
This is to fire!!!
Bands I'm discovering and loving right now
The Graduate
Explosions in the Sky
God is an Astronaut
Consider The Theif
Maybeshewill
Lydia
The Graduate
Explosions in the Sky
God is an Astronaut
Consider The Theif
Maybeshewill
Lydia
Resume Ignore
Being ill is soo boring! We have had so much snow and I haven't been able to enjoy it at all and now its all melting away and looks horrible. But enough about the weather its the start of a new year and it's looking promising.
I have numerous gigs to review for Birmingham Live! such as Reel Big Fish, YouMeAt6, HIM, Zebrahead and 65 Days of Static. I also have lots of other gigs to look forward to, Thrice in Manchester, Lostprophets, AFI, Dance Gavin Dance and A Day to Remember, and thats only upto May!
I can't wait to see Thrice, 'Beggars' has been spinning in my cd player for the last couple of nights and it just gets better and better! Plus it means going to Manchester and seing Ffi and Becky!
I'm so unbelivably fed up at work, this was meant to be a temp job, it has been over a year and half :(
The good thing is you can always count on OKGO for a great music video and their latest doesn't dissapoint!
I have numerous gigs to review for Birmingham Live! such as Reel Big Fish, YouMeAt6, HIM, Zebrahead and 65 Days of Static. I also have lots of other gigs to look forward to, Thrice in Manchester, Lostprophets, AFI, Dance Gavin Dance and A Day to Remember, and thats only upto May!
I can't wait to see Thrice, 'Beggars' has been spinning in my cd player for the last couple of nights and it just gets better and better! Plus it means going to Manchester and seing Ffi and Becky!
I'm so unbelivably fed up at work, this was meant to be a temp job, it has been over a year and half :(
The good thing is you can always count on OKGO for a great music video and their latest doesn't dissapoint!
Monday 11 January 2010
Badges and Badges
It's late and I'm tired but this blog feels a bit neglected. So a quick update
New Year- Manchester- Awesome
Thrice- Manchester- Hopefully will be amazing
Work- Sucks
Snow- Fun but cold
Being ill- Sucks
this is shit, proper update tomorrow!
New Year- Manchester- Awesome
Thrice- Manchester- Hopefully will be amazing
Work- Sucks
Snow- Fun but cold
Being ill- Sucks
this is shit, proper update tomorrow!
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