Saturday, May 26, 2007
Shiver Me Timbers!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Obsessions
As part of the re-building up process, I've been listening to A LOT of the Manic Street Preachers.
Why? It's festival season in the Motherland, and strings and grandiose choruses sound fantastic when shouted along to by thousands of hammered people. The Manics do both of those really, really well. And the whole pinko Commie and eyeliner and dress wearing-things appeal to me. Again, A LOT.
Along my prediction of 'Fluorescent Adolescent' by Arctic Monkeys as the festival anthem of the summer, let me add 'Autumn Song' by the Manics. It's just lovely.
Random Ten
2. Gin and Milk- Dirty Pretty Things
3. Solitary Man-Neil Diamond
4. Off the Hook- CSS
5. Valerie- (Zutons cover)-Amy Winehouse
6. Dance Into the Night- The View
7. What Is Hip?- Tower Of Power
8. Skag & Bone Man- The Libertines
9. Radio Radio- Elvis Costello
10. A Design For Life- Manic Street Preachers
Bonus-
11. I Knew the Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll)- Nick Lowe
12. Careless Whisper- The Gossip
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Mondays!
And this quote from Tony is so funny-
"I think people are genuinely excited that they are not dead...."We are, Mr. Wilson. We are.
Screamers!
'Primal Scream - Riot City Blues Tour', out June 25, features a live performance from the band recorded in November 2006 at London's Hammersmith Apollo.The collection also features interviews backstage footage from the tour, and 12 of the band's promo videos.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Oh, Big Brother
The Oasis rocker has blasted James Blunt, saying he wants to see his
head on a plate! Grumpy Noel launched his attack after being handed a birthday present on the latest edition of the Soccer AM TV show.
As he tore off the pressie's wrapping, Noel said:
"It's not James Blunt's head is it? I hope it is."Much to the star's disappointment, the gift turned out to be a Manchester City FC jacket.
And, as always, Soccer AM is an endless source of amusement for we Yank Anglophiles.
So funny
NATALIE PORTMAN stars in PAUL McCARTNEY’S new video for Dance Tonight, thanks to her friendship with his designer daughter STELLA.
Macca says: “I rang her and said, ‘I’m Stella’s dad’. Luckily, she was between films.”
and
Hold on to your skirts, ladies. A bulletin from RUSSELL BRAND on my MySpace page tells us his comedy gigs will act as “freedom rallies” so he can “establish a society of hanky panky”.
He welcomes “women aged between 18 and death”.
Guess guitar prodigies run in the family
Johnny Marr's son is set to play his first ever proper gig.
Nile Marr (who plays under the moniker
Kid 0477) will hit the stage at the Bar Amp in Manchester on June 1st.Earlier this year Nile was offered the support slot on Paolo Nutini's UK tour playing to 4,000 people a night... then they found out he was 15.
Lily Allen - E! - The Daily 10
"Maybe their hoo-hoos smell bad and they need to air them out."
I love this girl. Love her.
via Stereogum
Monday, May 21, 2007
Go. Watch. Love.
The View. Go watch their performance from Radio1's Big Weekend.
They're quite good, especially when you know that they're 19. And so cute and so wee.
They have a song called 'Grans For Tea.' They want to go over to their respective grandma's houses. For tea.
Honestly, that's so darling, it should be submitted to Cute Overload.
Ah, to be a teenager. Only with common sense this time round.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
I love the Internets
I just finished watching the entire Kasabian set from Radio 1's Big Weekend,
and am currently hitting F5 every ten seconds, waiting for Aunty Beeb to post The View's performance.
But then I found pictures of the show.
I think I could have kept myself under control, but the hat and the tank top were Just. Too. Much.
He's a pocket hottie.