October 2011
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February 2011
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Let Your Vanguard Down
Just came back from a crazy* school trip in Paris
Paris metro’s are no joke
Speaking of Paris (we were? yes, we were) I’ve lately been kvelling over the Parisienne disco vibe of Welsh/Bristolian dance outfit Vanguard; think Daft Punk, think Justice, throw in a skosh of Boys Noize, et (oh dear) voila! Heck, their MySpace page is even called LeVanguardFunk. It doesn’t get more...
January 2011
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Hungry Like the DeWolff
They’ve kind of been a guilty pleasure of mine over the past few days. What’s not to like?
They’re Dutch
They inexplicably sing in English
They’re cute (Not in that way! One of them is, like totally 13, according to their Google-translated German Wikipedia page*)
There’s 3 of them (that’s a magic number, didn’t you know)
They dress like Austen...
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Man Alive! (Everything Everything Album)
I finally got ‘Man Alive’, the 2010 debut by ..:~”*alternative*”~:.. Macunian wunderkinds Everything Everything. It’s so good to finally hear the dirty snippets that I obsessived repeat-offended on their Myspace in full-length, polished up, and sounding as sexy as Tom Sellick on a chocolate dildo*, most notably the fan and festival favourite, ‘Suffragette...
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Stoked for the Strokes
“Yes! You read right…March 22nd!!” writes strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture on the subject of the Stroke’s highly anticipated forthcoming fourthcoming album. “Looking forward to playing the new songs live.”
Er, I’m fucking looking forward to seein the new songs live!
Please excuse me if my (probably quite low in the first place) writing standards slip into sqee-ing,...
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Morning Wood for Morning Parade
N’awww look at the wee baby-faced lead singer, bottom left. Sweetie. But! Anyways! Who are Morning Parade, you enquire in a coke-fuelled frenzy. Well, they’re from Essex. There’s five of them. And they’re tearing up the blogosphere. To me they’re kind of like what it would be like if Keane were nutted on ket, then they were helipcopter-dropped into pre-closure...
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Wondering Why It's Such a Bad Thing To Like My...
It was ‘Helena’ by MCR that first introduced my to rock music. That beautiful video, their pasty, red rimmed, black-dyed image, totally opposite to what most people would have thought a 12-year-old middle class black girl would find interesting, and of course, the wailing, super-hyperbolic anthem of a tune. ”[What actually IS] the worst thing [you] could say?”* I’m...
Fallow Fan-Girl
I know I’ve banged on about these guys before, but I’m still obsessed with Admiral Fallow, who have, along with Jamie T, with ‘Kings and Queens’ and The Skints with ‘Live. Breathe. Build. Believe’ produced one of the greatest albums of 2010 - ‘Boots Met My Face
My brother got me a shiny new IPod Shuffle for xmas, and while I sadly can’t choose the...
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All Over Ramona
I finally got to watching Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World with a mate on Saturday*. It was surprisingly hilarious, especially since it had the mock-affable, contrivedly shy Micahel Cera, who managed to overcome his nerdy guitarist pidgeonhole, even while playing a nerdy … bassist. Speaking of, the soundtrack was BOSS. Metric and Frank Black contirubted to the cuteness, while Rolling Stones and...
“What is punk music? It’s disgusting, degrading, ghastly, sleazy, prurient,...”
– Bernard Brook Partridge, member of the Greater London Council. (via godsavethesexpistols)
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HIGH ON SATSUMAS
It’s the truth
I’ve had no less than two packets today. Sorry mum
December 2010
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Zoo Kid - Out Getting Ribs/Has This Hit
I feel like everything I say about Zoo Kid would be deemed totally irrelevant by the sheer beauty of this flaming hot track, so imma let you have a listen and have a butchers before you read, eh
embedding disallowed; what massive cunnies
http://soundcloud.com/houseanxiety/sets/ha0004
But anyway, wow right? Indie’s Rick Astley delivers the stunning ’Out Getting Ribs’ in...
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How Badly Do I Want A Pair Of Nike Harris Tweed...
Let us just say I would endanger my firstborn’s life
Why oh WHY is Christmas over :(
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Admiration for Admiral Fallow*
The sweet, sweet slew of Christmas albums has finally landed, and in the last few days I’ve listened (shockingly belatedly) to the 2010 offerings by Bombay Bicycle Club, General Fiasco, Arcade Fire, etc. However the standout album so far has been ‘Boots Met My Face by girl-and-boy vocal-led Scottish six piece, Admiral Fallow
The cosy clarinet-led opening track ‘Dead Against...
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Why Late of the Pier, WHY?
Me: Why do you stare at me so, Late of the Pier?
LOTP: We are confused as to why we are acting like massive fannies and dissipating to form separate side projects!
Me: You sure are
This isn’t 20 minutes before the lesson and I don’t desperately need to write and essay! What I’m trying to say is, this is one of the few times I sincerely hope Wikipedia is indeed wrong
The...
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Tyrannosaurus Alan
Discoveries made at the time of Googling T. Alan photos: Did nayyyy realise there was a girl in this band
Discoveries made upon shortly enlarging said photo: Dreadlocks do not equal vagina
In all possible seriousness: Tyrannosaurus Alan, for lack of better words, rock my socks. I caught them opening at the very same Camden Underworld gig as I saw the Mighty, Mighty Skints-tones*
Despite the...
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I just found out they were making a 3rd series of...
I had accepted the fact that the Christmas special is - no, wait, WAS - the end!
I feel like that guy in that one episode of ‘Scrubs’ who was told he had cancer and he only had 6 months to live BUTNOWAIT he actually is fine and can go about his life, and he freaks out and sues Sacred Heart
I want to fucking sue Sacred Heart!
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