So I went a little crazy concert ticket shopping the other day to get over a minor/major schooling catastrophe. In addition to the two other shows I have coming up (Bob Dylan and We Are Scientists/Art Brut/Spinto Band), I’m now the proud owner of tickets to the already attended Viva Voce as well as upcoming [...]
I feel like I just cashed a student loan cheque!
I’m a music whore.
What, you want me to blog about my current favourite band? I’m still really loving Beirut but the new band I’m telling people about is Nightmare Of You. Actually, I haven’t told anyone about them yet but I’m doing so now. So you’re the first, congratulations! While I don’t really like the whole comparison thing, [...]
I know who is going to number one on my Last.fm this week.
Here’s something a little bit personal about me. One of my best friend’s parents are old-world Italian and I love the whole family. If I could describe the particular feeling of happy I get when over for BBQs or Christmas dinners with the family and friends, it would sound like beirut. So when I go [...]
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If you were sitting around, thinking to yourself, ‘Self, I wonder what Paul’s favourite song is right now?’… If one were curious about what song truly defined Paul at this exact moment in his life… What song would this be!? It’d be The Wonder by Danish band The Figurines. This cut comes from their current [...]
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Two Hipsters Angrily Call Each Other ‘Hipster’ March 29, 2006 | Issue 4213 AUSTIN, TXAn argument between local hipsters Dan Walters and Brian Guterman has devolved to the point where each is angrily calling the other ‘hipster,’ those close to the pair reported Monday. ‘Hey, hipster! Here’s 12 buckswhy don’t you go get yourself a [...]
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Franz Ferdinand Frontman Shot By Gavrilo Princip Bassist March 17, 2006 | Issue 42•12 GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—Lead singer and guitarist for pop band Franz Ferdinand, Alexander Kapranos, is in critical condition today after being shot by a man identified as the bassist for rock group Gavrilo Princip. ‘We ask fans to cooperate with Interpol to find [...]
PDP3 Annotated Tracklist
Dan, Carmen and I were hanging out one day and we went through our PDP3 CDs and kinda talked about the different songs and reasons we put them on. It was fun so I thought I’d waste a lot of time and write up an annotated track listing for my CD. monochromatic 1. Relm and [...]
matt pond PA Concert Review
So I was sitting around working (procrastinating) on my thesis on Thursday when Dan instant messaged me. He told me Carmen had said she thought the matt pond PA concert was that night. Naturally alarmed, I quickly checked my ticket confirmation (I had ordered the tickets online through Ticketmaster) and they said Friday March 3. [...]
Wes Anderson is my favourite director.
The other day I watched The Royal Tenenbaums and I was enthralled once again at the talent of Wes Anderson. I’ve always thought of The Royal Tenenbaums as my least favourite of Anderson’s (so far) Holy Trinity: Rushmore; the aforementioned The Royal Tenenbaums; The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I like Bottle Rocket but it’s [...]
Let Concert Season Commence.
So I just went on a concert ticket buying spree.I picked up some We Are Scientists, Josh Rouse and some Ladytron tickets to go along with the matt pond PA and Mike Relm tickets I’ve already got. I think this means I don’t have money for Metric but I’ll try and get the work hookup [...]