If you are at Warwick Uni reading this, and are part of RaW then make sure you get your booties down to the RaW elections this week, and it is my opinion that you should vote Emily (Milly) Lewis for Station Manager! She will be the fabbess of fabness! So please do!
Friday 25 February 2005
Tuesday 22 February 2005
So here we are
Bye bye Moveable Type.
Hello TypePad (albeit still part of the same mega blogging empire that is six apart.)
I'm just playing about with things here at the moment. If you have any sexy design ideas you would like to pass my way then please do.
But for now... tread carefully.
Hello TypePad (albeit still part of the same mega blogging empire that is six apart.)
I'm just playing about with things here at the moment. If you have any sexy design ideas you would like to pass my way then please do.
But for now... tread carefully.
Monday 21 February 2005
New York, New York
So now something practical...
We are going to New York in April. We have no idea where to stay!
If you have any advice on hotels and/or good locations then please let me know. We are after a double room for 5 nights for less than £600. Obviously the cheaper the better, but we are stupid, extravagant bastards, and want to stay somewhere swanky.
Many thanks!
Annie
And another hurrah, for favourite Norwegian popstar, Annie, is playing at favourite London venue Fabric in a few weeks.
Single number 1, Chewing Gum, made a tiny dent in the world, charting at number 25 in September last year. I absolutely hated it at first. Then I heard it out, had a boogie to it, and loved it.
I bought the album, Anniemal, shortly after and it's really delightful.
Single number 2, Heartbeat, is out next Monday.
Go get it pop pickers!
Single number 1, Chewing Gum, made a tiny dent in the world, charting at number 25 in September last year. I absolutely hated it at first. Then I heard it out, had a boogie to it, and loved it.
I bought the album, Anniemal, shortly after and it's really delightful.
Single number 2, Heartbeat, is out next Monday.
Go get it pop pickers!
New Music
I realise that I have neglected to mention a couple of bands that we have seen recently, all of which are bubbling on the verge of being known by most people. So I just want to point out I saw them first :-) and encourage you to buy their work.
The Go! Team are a 6 piece (I think, there's a lot of them on stage) who released a great album - Thunder Lightning Strike late last year. We first heard them at Buttoned Down Disco via the, rather more expensive than just asking the dj, route of Shazam!. Dearest J then toddled off and bought the album and released a whole gaggle of excitedness on us by playing everyone an excellent track off the album 'Bottle Rocket'. This was said track that we had heard at BDD. It also transpired that BBC Radio 1 were using another track 'Ladyflash' on their In New Music We Trust adverts.
So earlier in January, we took our asses down to the 100 club on Oxford Street to the Go! Team's sold out headlining London date.
The sound was a bit pap, but the energy and the tracks were there, and it was good. Ricky can say it much better than me over at BBC London online.
And that review also tells you about the 2nd of 3 great acts I'm championing at the moment - the Pipettes - 3 young, provative, polka dot outfitted young ladies doing the Shangri Las in the naughties. Practically every male I saw them with hasn't stopped blathering about them since the gig. The brunette is indeed insanely hot.
Basically if you get chance to catch the Pipettes anywhere then do. They are the whole package, and I can't wait to get my hands on an album when it comes out. Huw played one of their tracks on One Music a few weeks ago, so keep an ear out. [You can hear a few tracks in ear raping quality on their website.]
And finally Client. Client are Sarah from Dubstar and Alan McGee's wife, a two piece vaguely homoerotic electro outfit. They aren't new, but two albums into their life. I first heard them, I think, on the Essential Selection when Mr Tong rolled out 'Radio'. I tongue wagged a bit about this to J but we didn't really chase it up. Then we visited the Notting Hill Arts Centre's 'Death Disco' (which is run by Alan McGee) and after about 20 Libertines songs in 2 hours, J raced to Shazam and it turned out we had heard Client - Pornography (predictably feat a Libertine (Mr Barat)). This track went on to chart at number 22 in January in the Official Singles Chart, and the album became a firm favourite in our house.
We finally got to see them last week at Koko in Camden, and they were great.
So... go forth and seek out new music from The Go! Team, The Pipettes and Client.
Hurrah!
The Go! Team are a 6 piece (I think, there's a lot of them on stage) who released a great album - Thunder Lightning Strike late last year. We first heard them at Buttoned Down Disco via the, rather more expensive than just asking the dj, route of Shazam!. Dearest J then toddled off and bought the album and released a whole gaggle of excitedness on us by playing everyone an excellent track off the album 'Bottle Rocket'. This was said track that we had heard at BDD. It also transpired that BBC Radio 1 were using another track 'Ladyflash' on their In New Music We Trust adverts.
So earlier in January, we took our asses down to the 100 club on Oxford Street to the Go! Team's sold out headlining London date.
The sound was a bit pap, but the energy and the tracks were there, and it was good. Ricky can say it much better than me over at BBC London online.
And that review also tells you about the 2nd of 3 great acts I'm championing at the moment - the Pipettes - 3 young, provative, polka dot outfitted young ladies doing the Shangri Las in the naughties. Practically every male I saw them with hasn't stopped blathering about them since the gig. The brunette is indeed insanely hot.
Basically if you get chance to catch the Pipettes anywhere then do. They are the whole package, and I can't wait to get my hands on an album when it comes out. Huw played one of their tracks on One Music a few weeks ago, so keep an ear out. [You can hear a few tracks in ear raping quality on their website.]
And finally Client. Client are Sarah from Dubstar and Alan McGee's wife, a two piece vaguely homoerotic electro outfit. They aren't new, but two albums into their life. I first heard them, I think, on the Essential Selection when Mr Tong rolled out 'Radio'. I tongue wagged a bit about this to J but we didn't really chase it up. Then we visited the Notting Hill Arts Centre's 'Death Disco' (which is run by Alan McGee) and after about 20 Libertines songs in 2 hours, J raced to Shazam and it turned out we had heard Client - Pornography (predictably feat a Libertine (Mr Barat)). This track went on to chart at number 22 in January in the Official Singles Chart, and the album became a firm favourite in our house.
We finally got to see them last week at Koko in Camden, and they were great.
So... go forth and seek out new music from The Go! Team, The Pipettes and Client.
Hurrah!
Thursday 17 February 2005
Wednesday 16 February 2005
Back to the old school
So this weekend I will be returning to my old university for a night out for the first time since leaving. I expected to go back loads and am very suprised this is the first time. Meta 10 is however calling. Even more remarkable, its going to be housemate J's first time back in 6 years. Yikes!
Oooh and iTunes has just started playing Aqua to me. Ace!
Oooh and iTunes has just started playing Aqua to me. Ace!
Sunday 13 February 2005
New House
Whoo. We have moved house. Cleaning in old place was completed today and unpacking shall take place in new place properly tomorrow.
And thanks to forward planning by J & I, we have adsl in new place already! Whooohooo.
And thanks to forward planning by J & I, we have adsl in new place already! Whooohooo.
Wednesday 2 February 2005
Mr Gates’ white headphones nightmare!
My friend just passed me a link to this article on wired.com.
Apparantly Microsoft HQ is, like the rest of the world, covered in people scurrying about with iPods. And the big boss ain't too happy.
Talking of which I really need to get some non white headphones, not because my boss is going to tell me off, but so I'm not wearing a big PLEASE MUG ME sign.
Apparantly Microsoft HQ is, like the rest of the world, covered in people scurrying about with iPods. And the big boss ain't too happy.
Talking of which I really need to get some non white headphones, not because my boss is going to tell me off, but so I'm not wearing a big PLEASE MUG ME sign.
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