17/11/2013
COOL LONDON TRIP
A few weeks ago I went home for 'pause week' which is kind of a wannabe reading week except we still had some seminars to go to on the Thursday. That meant I couldn't be home for the whole week and I made my way back to uni very late on Wednesday evening/Thursday Morning. It wasn't too bad though because our usual two hour Thursday seminar (Victorians 1800-1850) wasn't at the uni, we had to travel in to central London for a visit to the Geffrye Museum which is a museum on the history of the home. Although it was cool seeing how rooms changed throughout the centuries in terms of interiors and possessions there wasn't too much to see there and we found more fun walking around the 'too cool' Hoxton area which surrounded the museum. There were super cool bars, quirky little coffee shops and just cool people everywhere. I have decided that I shall be returning there soon - but not for the museum - just for a coffee and a wander.
09/11/2013
NEW TUNE // ALLAH LAS
While roaming one of my favourite blogs, Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno, (go an have a peek, it's awesome) I came across this totally amazing band and this song. It sounds very surfy, very 60s rock n roll. Have a listen :) Allah Las - Tell Me
07/11/2013
ARCTIC MONKEYS CARDIFF 2013
Last week I made the journey from the East of England to Wales to watch the mighty Arctic Monkeys and boy were they amazing. I first saw the Arctic Monkeys on their Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour which, if I remember correctly, was back in 2007 when I was but 14 years old. I learnt a lot from this gig - I learnt that yes, in fact, the Arctic Monkeys are awesome but I also learnt that in an Arctic Monkeys gig it's best to stay back from the front and either left or right of the centre - never centre because you will inevitably be caught in a mosh or a push of some sort. It's funny, after going to numerous gigs you start to be able to judge a crowd and where you should place yourself within that crowd.
Before I start to talk about the Arctic Monkeys, lets just take a minute to appreciate the awesomness and talent but most of all, the coolness of The Strypes. Myself and Nicola, who both attended the Monkeys gig, saw these young Irish boys play in Reading Festival back in August and I instantly loved their music and last Tuesday they did not disappoint. Playing tracks such as Blue Collar Jane, You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover & What a Shame from their new album Snapshot they thoroughly prepared the crowd for the men from Sheffield. Superb - you could have been mistaken to think that they were headlining their own concert rather than supporting. If this band stays together massive things will come their way.
That's all I kept saying when the AM went from song to song was "THIS IS INSANE" because each song they played was a hit - not one song came on that I did not know at least some of the words to and can I just say, what a way to open a show. I mean, Do I Wanna Know? to Brianstorm, Dancing Shoes, to the awesome Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair . . . I could go on and on. Perfection. The only criticism I would have (criticism . . . shock horror) is that they could have played for longer and I mean, how can they not play Fake Tales of San Francisco & When the Sun Goes Down. . . but I suppose you can't have everything you want in life ey.
I think we all also need to take a minute to appreciate Mr. Alex Turner's awesomely jazzy blazer.
I can honestly say that last week's gig in Cardiff was one of the best I've been to and that is saying something. Myself and Nicola's musical few months continues at the end of this month when we pop to the O2 in London to watch the Stereophonics. This will be the fourth time that I've seen the Welshmen live and It's going to be awesome - I've got the Welshflag ready (#represent) and will definitely find my way to the front to see Kelly and Richard up close.
But yeah, the Arctic Monkeys were, as you might expect, immense.
Before I start to talk about the Arctic Monkeys, lets just take a minute to appreciate the awesomness and talent but most of all, the coolness of The Strypes. Myself and Nicola, who both attended the Monkeys gig, saw these young Irish boys play in Reading Festival back in August and I instantly loved their music and last Tuesday they did not disappoint. Playing tracks such as Blue Collar Jane, You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover & What a Shame from their new album Snapshot they thoroughly prepared the crowd for the men from Sheffield. Superb - you could have been mistaken to think that they were headlining their own concert rather than supporting. If this band stays together massive things will come their way.
That's all I kept saying when the AM went from song to song was "THIS IS INSANE" because each song they played was a hit - not one song came on that I did not know at least some of the words to and can I just say, what a way to open a show. I mean, Do I Wanna Know? to Brianstorm, Dancing Shoes, to the awesome Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair . . . I could go on and on. Perfection. The only criticism I would have (criticism . . . shock horror) is that they could have played for longer and I mean, how can they not play Fake Tales of San Francisco & When the Sun Goes Down. . . but I suppose you can't have everything you want in life ey.
I can honestly say that last week's gig in Cardiff was one of the best I've been to and that is saying something. Myself and Nicola's musical few months continues at the end of this month when we pop to the O2 in London to watch the Stereophonics. This will be the fourth time that I've seen the Welshmen live and It's going to be awesome - I've got the Welshflag ready (#represent) and will definitely find my way to the front to see Kelly and Richard up close.
But yeah, the Arctic Monkeys were, as you might expect, immense.
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