Dear faithful and non-existent readers of this blog.
It is 3am, and all I know right now is that Float On is the most beautiful and stunning piece of music in my itunes collection. In fact, it has, for some strange reason, managed to move me to tears this morning. Appreciate.
And now, sleep.
May 24, 2008
Metal and Death Cab.
I have noticed a very interesting trend...
"Metal heads" as I refer to them... whatever sub-genre of metal they choose to listen to, appear to have a tendency to enjoy certain bands that seem grotesquely out of context when compared to their usual music taste.
These certain bands often appear in the genre that I find more aligned to myself and James. I am unsure whether I should be offended that people with such choices in music also appreciate music that I do... Or whether I should applaud their attempt at crossing stiff genre borders (metal and indie should always be kept strictly separate).
My primary example is none other than the kings of indie, Death Cab for Cutie.
Has anybody else noticed that many metal heads these days also enjoy the sweet melodies of our very own Cabbies? This confuses me no end! One of the biggest fan of Death Cab that I know IRL, is Tom, my ex-boyfriend and self-confessed metal head. He loves that shit! And his top artists include; Lamb of God, SikTh, Tool and Nine Inch Nails.
Other known metal heads with Death Cab high up in their overall artist charts include my frienemy Richard, his girlfriend Lauren, and of course, my boyfriend Ricky (whose somewhat rocky relationship with Death Cab I have mentioned a couple of times already in this blog). I'm beginning to think I should be interviewing him and others on what they see in Death Cab.
I cannot, for the life of me, work out in my head where the music of Death Cab, and the music of, say Tool, find common ground... at all! And if they claim to simply be enjoyers of fine music in all genres... then why are they listening to Tool, and why aren't they listening to Kanye West?
Secondly, Radiohead. I understand these guys are hugely, massively, mind-blowingly popular with the entire human population, however, I still fail to see an alignment between Radiohead and Lamb of God and their genre companions. At this point I'm starting to feel a little close-minded, because, I although I indulge in sub-genres of metal sometimes (hang on, Atreyu are my second top band... oops), and I obviously enjoy indie... I still feel no alliance to people like Tom, Richard or Ricky when it comes to indie music. Could somebody enlighten me please?
Other bands I have noted include, Sigur Ros, Coldplay and Gotye.
I leave you with a couple of SMS quotes from my primary example, Thomas Gordon:
"New death cab is awwwwwesome. Actually very different to plans, \m/ fucking metal!"
"Haha yeah it's metal, i love "talking bird" when ben does that scream about 1min in: "KILLING TALKING BIRDS!! DEAD ZOMBIE BIIIYAAAAAARGHDS!" You know the bit?"
I rest my case. Metals heads are insane.
"Metal heads" as I refer to them... whatever sub-genre of metal they choose to listen to, appear to have a tendency to enjoy certain bands that seem grotesquely out of context when compared to their usual music taste.
These certain bands often appear in the genre that I find more aligned to myself and James. I am unsure whether I should be offended that people with such choices in music also appreciate music that I do... Or whether I should applaud their attempt at crossing stiff genre borders (metal and indie should always be kept strictly separate).
My primary example is none other than the kings of indie, Death Cab for Cutie.
Has anybody else noticed that many metal heads these days also enjoy the sweet melodies of our very own Cabbies? This confuses me no end! One of the biggest fan of Death Cab that I know IRL, is Tom, my ex-boyfriend and self-confessed metal head. He loves that shit! And his top artists include; Lamb of God, SikTh, Tool and Nine Inch Nails.
Other known metal heads with Death Cab high up in their overall artist charts include my frienemy Richard, his girlfriend Lauren, and of course, my boyfriend Ricky (whose somewhat rocky relationship with Death Cab I have mentioned a couple of times already in this blog). I'm beginning to think I should be interviewing him and others on what they see in Death Cab.
I cannot, for the life of me, work out in my head where the music of Death Cab, and the music of, say Tool, find common ground... at all! And if they claim to simply be enjoyers of fine music in all genres... then why are they listening to Tool, and why aren't they listening to Kanye West?
Secondly, Radiohead. I understand these guys are hugely, massively, mind-blowingly popular with the entire human population, however, I still fail to see an alignment between Radiohead and Lamb of God and their genre companions. At this point I'm starting to feel a little close-minded, because, I although I indulge in sub-genres of metal sometimes (hang on, Atreyu are my second top band... oops), and I obviously enjoy indie... I still feel no alliance to people like Tom, Richard or Ricky when it comes to indie music. Could somebody enlighten me please?
Other bands I have noted include, Sigur Ros, Coldplay and Gotye.
I leave you with a couple of SMS quotes from my primary example, Thomas Gordon:
"New death cab is awwwwwesome. Actually very different to plans, \m/ fucking metal!"
"Haha yeah it's metal, i love "talking bird" when ben does that scream about 1min in: "KILLING TALKING BIRDS!! DEAD ZOMBIE BIIIYAAAAAARGHDS!" You know the bit?"
I rest my case. Metals heads are insane.
May 23, 2008
Last.fm Beta Site
So I noticed Steph isn't a Last.fm subscriber any more, but I still am so I can tell you about all these cool things that we get access to. Admittedly it isn't a whole heap most of the time (no ads, you can see who's recently visited your page), but every now and then you get access to every computer geek's dream: the beta.Every now and then before releasing new features, Last.fm releases a beta version that subscribers can try out and give feedback on. This time they've gone a step further and put out a whole new beta website, with everything revamped and upgraded.
And it's pretty darned cool.
One of my favourite new things is your personal 'library', which contains records of all the songs you've ever played. Mine currently contains a paltry 311 artists, something which I'll be working on rectifying before the beta gets released to everyone. For comparison, Steph has 772 artists in her library, Nick has 575, and Steve has 76 (I included Steve pretty much to make me feel better).
Another very welcome feature is the ability to go through old shouts. It always annoyed me that you could only see the most recent few, but that has now been fixed. Woo!
There's also a Facebook-esqe activity feed (but less creepy!), and charts are a lot more customisable.
Obviously, being a beta, it's still missing a lot of polish, and there's still a few issues here and there, but I'm really looking forward to see it in its finished form; it's really awesome!
So if you want a sneak preview, become a Last.fm subscriber now ;).
May 13, 2008
Sexy Boys Make the Best Music
The Arctic Monkeys, are pure over-hyped shite.
The Last Shadow Puppets - a side-project between the Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane, are, on the other hand, quite magnificent.
Their album, The Age of the Understatement, is sexy.
Just goes to prove my theory, it's the sexy boys who make the best music. Take the sexy boy out of a shitty band and you get sexy music. Actually, I made up that theory just then because Alex Turner is sexy.
May 12, 2008
Fighting at AIH
So in all the gigs I've ever been to prior to last night, I've never personally witnessed a fight. This includes gigs such as Brand New and Arcade Fire, both of which seem more likely a place than an Architecture In Helsinki gig at The Metro, one of the most laid-back venues you can find. Yet last night, there were three, maybe four fights. Crazy stuff!
Admittedly only one of them was during the actual concert; the others were after it had finished, but still! The first seemed to be caused by somebody spilling their drink and somebody else getting pissed of by it, resulting in a hefty uppercut and a fair amount of blood, and the second was possibly the same people. The other(s) was/were aftermath.
Doesn't this seem a bit unusual? I mean, Architecture were putting on such a fun show, you'd think you would be hard-pressed to get angry about anything. The only difference between that and any other gig was that there was a combination of alcohol (usual) and underage show-goers (unusual, and quite weird). But the douchebag fighters were all at least 20, so it's hard to see that getting in the way.
Any ideas?
Admittedly only one of them was during the actual concert; the others were after it had finished, but still! The first seemed to be caused by somebody spilling their drink and somebody else getting pissed of by it, resulting in a hefty uppercut and a fair amount of blood, and the second was possibly the same people. The other(s) was/were aftermath.
Doesn't this seem a bit unusual? I mean, Architecture were putting on such a fun show, you'd think you would be hard-pressed to get angry about anything. The only difference between that and any other gig was that there was a combination of alcohol (usual) and underage show-goers (unusual, and quite weird). But the douchebag fighters were all at least 20, so it's hard to see that getting in the way.
Any ideas?
Hilarity was ensued
Hilarity was indeed ensued when I attended an Avenged Sevenfold concert and noted that in two of their songs they used a disco beat (a.k.a LOTS OF HI-HAT).
Metal meets disco indeed. He he he.
This is the point where you forget that I said I attended an Avenged Sevenfold concert *runs from violent indie mob*.
Metal meets disco indeed. He he he.
This is the point where you forget that I said I attended an Avenged Sevenfold concert *runs from violent indie mob*.
May 8, 2008
New MMJ
Oh no! What happened to My Morning Jacket!? They sound completely different! Well, I've only heard Highly Suspicious... but wow. Sounds like a completely different band. I'm hoping the radio announcer just got mixed up. Please.
May 1, 2008
Last.fm Compatibilities
Last.fm compatibilities... how are accurate are they?
I ask this because I have just been moved up to 'Super' compatibility with my boyfriend, whose music taste I consider to be quite different to mine. I mean, he doesn't even listen to indie, apart from Death Cab (see earlier post). It's just because we have a few of the same bands quite high up in our charts, I'm fairly sure.
With James, who I would expect to have quite good compatibility with, I am a High, and a low-ish one at that. Hmm.
With my best friend Elise, I am Very High, which I find mildly surprising, I mean, we definitely have similar general music taste and like a few of the same bands a lot, but our actual charts look quite different... quite a few mutual artists but at very different ranks on each chart.
My other best friend I'm Low with. No surprises there (sorry Jez :P ) he's been listening to the Finn Brothers though lately, which is very very good in my books
And with le Ex I am Medium. Also no surprises there.
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY: Find friends and a boy/girlfriend who you have Super compatibility with... if only by Last.fm's calculations!!
Apr 23, 2008
Splendour 08
Dear Lord,
thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou for giving us a Band of Horses sideshow.
Yours forever, Stephanie
Splendour line-up is an indie dream! I could probably afford to go if I saved, but none of my friends would go...
BAND OF FUCKING HORSES.
Sigur Ros
The Presets
Vampire Weekend
Cold War Kids
Ben Lee
The Wombats
The Fratellis
The Vines
The Grates
The Panics
MSTRKRFT
Amazing.
thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou for giving us a Band of Horses sideshow.
Yours forever, Stephanie
Splendour line-up is an indie dream! I could probably afford to go if I saved, but none of my friends would go...
BAND OF FUCKING HORSES.
Sigur Ros
The Presets
Vampire Weekend
Cold War Kids
Ben Lee
The Wombats
The Fratellis
The Vines
The Grates
The Panics
MSTRKRFT
Amazing.
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