Wednesday 31 October 2007

Who I saw at Latitude Festival 2007

Everyone was great apart from Arcade Fire who Live up their own Bottoms and The Broken Family Band who made me want to die.

• The Magic Numbers
• Midlake
• Kissaway Trial
• Patrick Wolf
• Albert Hammond Junior
• Maps
• Sonic Hearts
• New Young Pony Club
• Emmy the Great
• Pete and the Pirates
• Lion Heart Bros
• Bobby McGees
• The Good, The Bad and The Queen
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• The Hold Steady
• Seasick Steve
• Loney Dear
• I’m from Barcelona
• Middleman
• Lee Mack
• Russell Howard
• Paul Zenon
• Dylan Moran
• Little George Sueref
• Edgar Jones and the Joneses
• The Broken Family Band
• Alabama 3
• Arcade Fire
• Jarvis Cocker
• Gruff Rhys
• Strange Death of Liberal England
• Euros Childs
• Jaymay
• The Silent League
• Hello Saferide
• Wild Beasts
• Sonic Flyer
• Blood Red Shoes

Friday 26 October 2007

Seventh Day Terrorist: Cult of Socks

Well, whadya know. A busy week...! Still sniffling and sneezing. It must be biological warfare. It wasn't my terrorist action group, but one of them must have decided on subtle action. Find a cold virus, nurture it into supreme virus form and release. No one will know it was you and you’ve got a whole country working at reduced capacity. Smart, eh? I will have to take it to our next action group; we could give everyone athletes foot. That’ll make them think about sock related matters more.

Jeffrey Lewis was ace, my meeting last night was both informative and deflating, and tonight it’s sausage and mash with the people who were sent to Coventry. They let them out now; would you believe it? Down South an’ all. It’s a 24hour release package and may help with their rehabilitation. Charity is my middle name. Emily Charity Fabpants. Tomorrow we will send them back to their shack. Tomorrow, well that is something in itself...

After kicking out the appropriately banished, I will bless a wedding party with my presence, embarrass myself at the Hove International Computer Games Tournament (oddly enough in the space I call home) and then save a local radio by witnessing some live music. On Sunday I shall be seeing Sicko. I might be well for it. Then again I might be dead… famous last words :)

Sunday 21 October 2007

The Best Kind of Nap

What a lovely sunny weekend it is to be full of cold. I went out yesterday and napped in the cinema. I fell asleep to Robert DeNiro being a macho ship's captain and awoke to see him dancing (or should I say prancing?) in a dress. That's the best kind of nap. A similar thing happened in the pub and I awoke to a male orgy; some sort of public school boy sport I am led to believe. I have my doubts. A little trip out on my bike along the beach awaits today. I wouldn't go out as I'm feeling rather ill, but the sunshine is bound to bring out the best kind of people. I am going to stare at them in admiration through glazed eyes. Jeffrey Lewis gig on Wednesday - wooo hooo.

Tuesday 16 October 2007

Buy More Slaves

In case I forget where I've been, this is where I think I will be...

Globalistica - Wednesday 17th October 2007DJ s & Live Latin band - tropical treats from AFROBASE DJS; Live Brazilian percussion & dance from MARACATU NAO E; Global percussive beats n breaks from DJ EQUAL-I (Blue Note, Cargo, Fabric, Herbal, Vibe Bar, The End, 93 Feet East); Eclectica Delectica from FANCY PANTS and NANCY BOY (Glastonbury, Lost Vagueness, Bust da Box) Capoeira from Filhos de Angola, Live Cuban music from CORO FOLKLORICO. ALL PROCEEDS TO ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL. Time: 22:00, £5/ £4, Volks, Age restrictions: 18 +.

Remember to make food for the people coming round before. And remember to buy some more slaves.