just a girl...

Picture the scene:

I'm messing about on Youtube listening to 'Sea within a Sea' by those lovely creatures the Horrors---

mmmm...really reminds me of joy division....apparently this new sound was all down to spending loads of time in total darkness....and switching about a bit - it clearly works well! I NEED the album!

Then i decide to listen to some good old robots...and after hopping about in the netherworld that is Youtube, i found this!

It's a short film Sue and Dee made for Fashion Film Festival... -- Trust me, stop whatever you're doing, and take 2 minutes and 47 seconds to watch this- it is genius!
No, really.

I have to say it made me giggle - it terrified me quite a lot at first, but at the end....well...i did laugh.
The way Dee kinda crawls up the walls reminds me of 'The Tears' video, don't you think?
I also love the music to it!

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I haven't posted in a while, i realise.
So, now's as good as any other time, and i thought i'd post this:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article5123123.ece

Yes, it is and article on the Mighty Boosh, but i reckon it's a pretty good one- you seem to get a better insight into what's really going on with the Boosh, rather than the usual rubbish which raves about them a lot but doesn't actually tell you very much at all.
This article is from the most recent live tour, and it talks about Julian visiting his twins and Noel partying, but also about how they're dealing with fame in different ways.
It gives you a bit of history of the boosh, and tells you wierdly, about Noel's and Julian's parents / childhood.

However, what really has annoyed me is the fan-girl at the end- makes all boosh fans sound mental! (you'll know what i mean if you do actually get to the end - it's three pages long!!). Oh well, it helped me waste some time.

As did this:

Being a fan of Kasabian, this pleased me---

I like the song, but surprisingly,i'm not crazy about the video...

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It's coming up to my exams, so i suppose i should be revising, but instead i've come up with genius ways to procrastinate!
Including Myspace!
Anyway, while i was happily browsing away, i found this: Naka Nickie Photography...
I seriously suggest you check this out...these are amazing photos-- www.myspace.com/nakanickie
All credit to this photographer, these photos are spot on. They're really artistic, and i have a bit of an obsession with black and white photography anyway!

Need more convincing? I think these photos speak for themselves:

Yes, it's Robots in Disguise...isn't this a cool photo? Dee looks manic!

and again... i quite want Sue's necklace...

i also want all their shoes, and their leggings....

There are also some of Crystal Castles, though i have to admit, Alice Glass does scare me, just a tiny bit, after i read an article in NME about her....it's a fantastic photo though- enjoy!

Here's Noel Fielding too! Is it me, or does he actually look like a woman in this shot? It's still a great photo though, really arty:

Lightspeed champion- three times over!

more robots:

and finally: Chris Corner & Sue Denim (i heart Sue's gloves)!

I love the way it's so clear but so natural, the way these are shot. Just amazing.
I could post these pictures all day, but my hands are getting cold from typing...
All credit to the photographer, i'm just spreading the word...

Basically, this photographer clearly has talent...so check the myspace out right now!

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Hey- I'm back. Long time no speak-- this blog has certainly been neglected!
Basically the laptop broke after i dropped it on the floor, so it managed to get 'hard drive damage'-whatever that is. This upset me quite a lot because it meant i had to somehow find £100+ to get it fixed!
So, after some saving and a lot of blogging-withdrawal symptoms the laptop and i have been re-united!
The only problem is...when i knew i couldn't blog...i had loads to blog about, and now...nothing.
Oh, here's something....here's some stuff about some bands i've just discovered:

Go Audio:
These guys are on their way up. There seems to be something in their music for everyone, it's a mixture of emo/rock-pop, and the occasional bit of synth just gives the songs uniqueness and an extra dimension. Even if you're not usually a fan of emo (that would be me) it's difficult not to find yourself dancing to 'Made up Stories' especially when the synth appears out of nowhere in the chorus.
I do have to criticize their tendency to sound like lovesick teenagers - the lyrics can be a bit whiney, but even so, if a track makes you dance, it's done it's job. At least it's easy to sing along to, if the moment takes you.
Recommends: 'Made up Stories' (album is to be released later this year).

The Gaslight Anthem.
Apparently, these guys were described as the best new band of 2008 in 'Kerrang'...so why do I first hear of them in December 2008! I've certainly been missing out.
The DIY- classic rock (with some punk mixed in) sound is fantastic, and you can't help but connect with the deep lyrics, and the bluesey undertones that make the tracks fantastically distinctive.  I love the title track to their album 'The 59 sound'. It manages to keep a rawness that makes it feel as though you're listening to it as it's being written. It's one of those rare songs which doesn't rhyme, but  it still gets in your head and runs round and round in there because the tune is so distinctive.
I would also recommend listening to 'Old White Lincoln' from the same album. In contrast however, this sounds tight and practised to death, so keeps less emotion than in other songs and you have to listen really hard to get what the words are. It's still great though- i can't help but like it.
The singer sounds identical to how i'd imagine a younger, inexperienced Brandon Flowers to sound - in fact, Killers fans would love them...full stop. I reckon the band is set to make an even bigger impression in the near future, so look out for them - they're certainly not going away any time soon.

Recommends: 'Great Expectations', 'The 59 sound', 'Old White Lincoln'... the lot really!

Happy listening!
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This is just a post to plug a local band, Ctrl.Alt.Beat!..
Check them out...you won't regret it...on their myspace it says they're Indie/Ambient/Electronica, so if that's your bag they won't disappoint...
I've posted a video of them live at the Brickyard (one of the venues in Carlisle) so if you live around and about then they're probably playing there at somepoint, so go along. this song's called 'Hope She Knows'...enjoy...

Plugging done, blog over. 

I've been messing about with my ipod on shuffle and i couldn't believe how much old stuff i like to listen to. Mad, i know, but it made me think about writing a list of some of the songs that i can't stop listening to, even if they aren't exactly brand-spanking new, so here it is.

The Cure - In Between Days This song always seems to turn up as a theme tune to a TV programme once in a while, so i'd be surprised if you didn't recognise it when you heard it. Despite this, and the fact that the lyrics are quite literal, you can't help but like this song. Believe me, the intro to it will get inside your mind and you won't be able to get rid of it for days.

Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? As any boosh fan knows, Gary Numan is a legend, and you really can't stop humming the synth bits, once you've listened to it once, even if it does sound a tiny bit like the theme tune to the IT crowd in places.

Kate Bush (covered by the Futureheads) - Hounds of Love i don't know what it is about this song, it just seems to work. Once again, you listen to it once and you can't stop singing it. I really recommend listening to the cover by the futureheads, it's pretty good.

erm....god....i was sure there were more than three.... 

 forgotten. Damn it.

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Yes, i know, they're too mainstream!
I'm bored, and so i thought i'd write a track review, and as you'll see, i have quite a strong opinion on this song.

In some attempt to sound as deep and mysterious as possible, the piano is pretty prominent in th song, and with Borrell wailing over the top of it, it's strangely difficult to like this song on first listening. Or second listening. There's no doubt that the hook-line 'love me, wherever you are' can go round ad round in your head, but apart from that, the song leaves you cold, when the lyrics suggest that you should feel tenderness and question the way you look at love, and life.
The entire video is centered around Johnny Borrell and his enormous face crowding the camera, and in fact, the rest of the band hardly feature in it at all.
It's as if the entire thing is centred around the frontman, and the rest of the band seem completely happy with this. The whole video consists of Johnny lighting matches, which doesn't hold your attention for the the three-minutes of the song. You can't help but be bored.

It's a shame, but 'Razorlight' really seem to have lost their way after the first album, 'Up all Night', which really is great. 'Wire to Wire' isn't terrible, but really just disappointing. It's predictable, but it never really gets going at the same time. Everyone knows Borrell has a huge ego, but now it's as if he considers himself so high and mighty that he can just write boring rubbish, and expect people to like it.

Listen for yourself, or even better, don't bother, and listen to 'Golden Touch' instead.

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I reckon this is one of the funniest RID interviews I've seen for ages... and it also includes Ann Droid!
Enjoy....

OK. Let's get one thing straight. I am NOT Boosh-bashing here. I bloody love them, but.... I've been thinking. Yeah, i know, thinking's a dangerous thing i don't do it often.

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I love cake at the best of times, and anyone who doesn't must have a very unhappy life.

Have a picture....

Apart from this I had quite an unexciting birthday, because i'm having a party after i get my gcse results - i don't want to celebrate too early in case they're shit......

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