it's moving time. 
all i seem to want to do tonight is eat lettuce and go see The Slackers again. i find the best gigs are the ones where you have no knowledge of the band or musician, let alone the genre of music they happen to fit into (i believe they said they try to combine reggae and soul like the chocolate and peanut butter in reese's peanut butter cups. tasty.), and you go from have no expectations to being instantly blown away. their crawdaddy gig last night was a crazy amount of fun, especially when band and audience seemed to switch places during the final song. i will definitely be listening to more of them and similar bands from now on, although i don't think any amount of CDs, DVDs, whatever, could satisfy my hunger for more live slackers. TheirSpace .
the slackers in crawdaddy tonight. and work christmas party in one bleh venue followed by another bleh venue. that's all i really have in me blog-wise for the moment...
pair of slacks anyone?
kicks of at 8pm on thursday 13th december in the lovely bernard shaw
in the ring you will see...
Richie Egan (Jape / The Redneck Manifesto) vs Johnny Moy
Jim Carroll (Phantom FM / The Irish Times) vs Mark Kavanagh
Large Mound Mobile Rock Disco vs Al Keegan
Delorentos vs Neon Love
admission is a toy with a minimum value of 10 euro...or if you can't make it to a toy shop (why would someone pass up such an opportunity i do not know) they'll accept 10 euro cash. ... new toys only, no pound shop crap, no giftwrapping ...
sounds good to me!
howyiz
i'm working on a wee project for my portfolio and i need your help pleeeeease.
i want to know who your personal hero is
you can name one or more
anonymously or not
you can just give the name or include an explanation
it's up to you
if you haven't got a particular hero just choose someone you admire for any reason
you can count it as my christmas present
or christmas and birthday all in one
have we got a deal? damn right we do
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE LOVELY PEOPLE.
this person has the first two episodes of the new mighty boosh up.
this person...i mean, me...doesn't have bbc3.
if you too are digitally challenged i suggest you pop on over for a watch...or two...or three...million.
okay so i lost two of these (if THAT taxi driver or THAT airline are listening...i want my cameras back.)
i must say the world was a far better place when the spice girls were uncool and christmas bells couldn't be heard right round the corner. spice cams are now going for 20 euro on ebay. a far cry from the measly 5 euro or so that i paid for each. so i had to settle for this:
time to get the sticker book out!
i missed ebay :(
this is the best idea ever.
every week you will get the opportunity to give your top five...something...and every week the readers and writers top fives will be all mashed together into a podcast for your hungry hungry ears. for songs to wake up to, check out the first podcast here . or if you're feeling generous and want to suggest your top five lazy sunday songs go here .
also check out una's new blog . mmm books and supper.
heading to the loose tonight?
need a remix of comeback girl courtesy of tom snow patrol and reindeer section and zephyrs multi-instrumentalist marcus mackay to get you in the mood?
no?
well screw you. listen.
edit: can i also take this opportunity to point out how HOT their website is? yeh. their website is hot.
ah here look now.
patrick moberg, a 21-year-old web designer from brooklyn, was on the subway on sunday 4th november when he saw the girl of his dreams. he lost her in the crowds but didn't give up. he put the above neat-o picture on a website he called ny girl of my dreams in an attempt to find her. within hours the e-mails and phonecalls were flying in and by the following tuesday the girl's friend had got in touch. at which point moberg updated the site with the following
so no. we don't get to hear the end of the story. but i hear they live happily ever after. wahey.
cliiiiick
FREAKING comic sans.
and for those particularly passionate about the cause
and if you see it gracing the pages of menus, brochures, or ANYTHING ANYWHERE, these handy stickers will come in...eh...handy.
are you a bit crap??
are you reeeeeally annoying??
are you a baddddddddd person??
is that what you think??
never fear.
one website is on hand to lift your spirits.
http://type your name here.youaremighty.com/
yes go on. stick your wee name in the url and copy and paste away.
a few things caught my eye...
model Lily Cole has teamed up with anthropoligist Dr James Suzman to launch a collection of jewellery. the Sans Arts and Crafts range is crafted by a group of bushwomen from the Kalahari Desert using ostrich-eggshells. the idea behind the project is to enable the community to become self-sufficient and, with prices around £205 sterling for a necklace and with Lily Cole on hand to model the items, it looks like they may have some success.
eh. i want.
Sophie Calle: Double Game
by Sophie Calle and Paul Auster 
i love this piece from Grace O'Connor 's collection of paintings of concert-going girls.
and i'm still not sure what my opinion of internet it girl Cory Kennedy is but this is my favourite painting of the lot
there is a stunning shoot with Sasha Pivovarova that is begging to be scanned in and put up here. well it can feck off till i'm bothered.
eh what else...em buns are in...um...jupiter's moving into capricorn on the 18th...vogue declares that chihuahuas are 'as dated as the handbags they're carried in' (oh well your stuck with them now.) and apparently jack russells are the new italian greyhound. right so.
fucking hell. in a good way.
the place was heaving and tonnes of people had to be turned away.
here's battlestations.
just a quick copy and paste from a delo bulletin before i head to work...
Hiya,
Just a wee note to let you know we start our UK Tour Tomorrow, Tuesday 20th of November.
The dates are as follows:
20 Nov 2007 Water Rats, London
21 Nov 2007 Hub, Exeter
22 Nov 2007 Freebutt, Brighton
23 Nov 2007 Little Civic, Wolverhampton
24 Nov 2007 Unit 22, Southampton
26 Nov 2007 Barfly, Cardiff
27 Nov 2007 Barfly, Glasgow
28 Nov 2007 Jabez Clegg, Manchester
29 Nov 2007 Clubroom, Derby
If you're about hopefully see you there!
More details on http://www.delorentos.net and http://www.myspace.com/delorentos
all of the very best..
Delorentos xx
ps - tell your friends...
because i know some of yee are from that neck of the woods and i seriously doubt you'll regret checking out one of these gigs. enjoy!
i like the button factory. so much so that i've finally come to terms with the new name. it felt like a was enjoying the whopper sounds of hybrasil and cowboy x in my living room or something. cosssssy.
(hybrasil)
(cowboy x)
somewhere i'm not so fond of but am very excited about going to tonight, is whelans. solely because fight like apes will be ripping it up, with help from grand pocket orchestra .
(fight like apes)
(grand pocket orchestra)
also excited about the news that the cribs have been confirmed as headliners of the shockwaves nme tour 2008. joining them will be joe lean and the jing jang jong, does it offend you yeah? and the ting tings...ambassador theatre 30th january.
(the cribs)
i want to say something clever like 'fight like apes put the epic in e.p.' but that clearly makes no sense. you get the idea though.
whelans. friday 16th november. eh yehhhhh.
Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.
Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.
Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barrett in vain.
Thou shalt not think any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is not their own is a pedophile - Some people are just nice.
Thou shalt not read NME.
Thou shalt not stop likin' a band just 'cause they’ve 'come popular.
Thou shalt not question Stephen Fry.
Thou shalt not judge a book by its cover.
Thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover.
Thou shalt not buy Coca-Cola products, thou shalt not buy Nestle products.
Thou shalt not go into the woods with your boyfriend’s best friend, take drugs and cheat on him.
Thou shalt not fall in love so easily.
Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants - use it to get into their heads.
Thou shalt not watch Hollyoaks.
Thou shalt not attend an open mic and leave as soon as you done your shitty little poem or song, you self-righteous prick.
Thou shalt not return to the same club or bar week in, week out, just ’cause you once saw a girl there that you fancied but you’re never gonna fucking talk to.
Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals no matter how great they are or were.
The Beatles - Were just a band.
Led Zepplin - Just a band.
The Beach Boys - Just a band.
The Sex Pistols - Just a band.
The Clash - Just a band.
Crass - Just a band.
Minor Threat - Just a band.
The Cure - Were just a band.
The Smiths - Just a band.
Nirvana - Just a band.
The Pixies - Just a band.
Oasis - Just a band.
Radiohead - They're just a band.
Bloc Party - Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys - Just a band.
The Next Big Thing - Just a band.
Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries.
Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.
Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music.
Thou shalt not pimp my ride.
Thou shalt not scream if you wanna go faster.
Thou shalt not move to the sound of the wickedness.
Thou shalt not make some noise for Detroit.
When I say “Hey” thou shalt not say “Ho.”
When I say “Hip” thou shalt not say “Hop.”
When I say, he say, she say, we say, make some noise - kill me.
[Ah, forgot where I was, hang on]
Thou shalt not quote Me Happy.
Thou shalt not shake it like a Polaroid picture.
Thou shalt not wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.
Thou shalt spell the word “Phoenix” P-H-E-O-N-I-X, not P-H-O-E-N-I-X, regardless of what the Oxford English Dictionary tells you.
Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Brad at club last night by saying “Is it.”
Thou shalt think for yourselves.
And thou shalt always, thou shalt always... kill.
you should be listening to this.
Can't wait 7 days for their new E.P.?? Have Eustace Street backwards to get you through the week.
teertS ecatsuE
Now you too can make your very own Second Aspect style Delorentos video*...
all is right with the world, thanks oisin!
*dont. that's just weird.
A word from The Rakes.
"In a dream you're outside a club with all your friends, entering you discover the best DJ's and the newest cool bands in the UK…You drink n dance and meet the boy/girl of your dreams…Its the perfect club, and then The Rakes headline the whole lot. You wet your pants. It's not a dream. You're at the best night ever, watching The Rakes holding hands with the lover of your dreams... and you've wet yourself"
THE RAKES
SeOne CLUB
ST. THOMAS ST., LONDON SE1
FRIDAY 9th NOVEMBER
9pm – 3am across 4 rooms
(photos...Richard Kalvar, David Hurn, Alex Webb, Paul Fusco, Burt Glinn, David Hurn)
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL. ah yes.
i remembered they covered a song by 'some irish dude' back in my jape-less days in 2006 in the olympia but have only just made the connection. watching the video brought me to another realisation too...I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH BRENDAN BENSON. anyway, here's the video by M&E and D.A.D.D.Y...
So last sunday was New Young Pony Club in Tripod. I'd listened to the album and was surprised when i didn't think much of it. I decided to set it aside and base my pony opinions on the gig alone thinking that i'd end up raving on about them and want to play their album on repeat for...like..ever. Wrong wrong wrong so very wrong. I was left feel entirely underwhelmed, some agreed with me but the reactions were very mixed. I don't know why but I just kept wishing that they'd miraculously morph into The Go! Team. Em...strangely enough, they didn't. On the plus side, sure her leggings were great. So yeah, needless to say I haven't listened to the album since, let alone repeatedly. Although that's not to say you wont see me dancing my freakin ass off when Ice Cream or The Bomb comes on in a club, or anywhere for that matter.
p.s. Les Bien were fab but, for the majority of their set, no one seemed to notice they were there at all, shame.
On the flipside, headed to Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip in The Village on Wednesday night with Scruffy and Phil. (also bumped into Ms. Rocks again, get better sooon!) Caught the last two songs of support act Scary Eire. High enery, heavy sweating, the place was packed and everyone seemed to know the words. So once they were done and dusted, half the venue emptied out (bar a few rowdy fans who were not about the let dan le sac and scroobius pip think for one second that they liked them at all at all. The odd 'bring back Scary Eire' and 'you're bollix' etc could be heard from the back, charming). Anyway, at the beginning i was worried the gig was about to be extremely disappointing, in contrast to Scary Eire's energy it seemed to verge on boring. However, as it went on it was clearly that there was nothing to worry about. I went in knowing only 4 of their songs, courtesy of their myspace, and two of those, Thou Shalt Always Kill and Beat that my Heart Skipped were always going to be my obvious highlights of the night. Can't wait to see them again, and if their plans of an Irish tour materialise i will be one happy camper.
Okay let's take a closer look...
ehm.i'm going to see the spice girls.
i can't get excited because i'm not done getting angry yet. and then i have to feel sick. and then i'll probably feel angry again. and maybe then i can get to being excited.
SEVENTY FIVE POUNDS STERLING.
and bleeding 60 million dates.
GRRR...eugh i feel ill...but GRRR............
okay...
wait a sec...
maybe i'm a little excited now...
"A laboratory technician has been fired after the parents of a 3-year-old boy claimed she bit his shoulder while drawing blood from his arm, a hospital spokesman said.
Faith Buntin took her son Victor to St. Vincent Hospital on Friday for a blood test because of recent recalls of toys involving lead. She said she saw the worker put her mouth on Victor's shoulder.
"I looked at her like that was the craziest thing that I'd ever seen," Faith Buntin told television station WRTV. "She looked at me and smiled and said, 'Oh, it was just a play bite. He's not hurt.'"
After they returned home, the boy's mother said, she saw teeth marks on his left shoulder, and her husband drove the child back to the hospital, where he was prescribed antibiotics.
"Taking a bite out of him like he's an apple, this is heinous," said James Buntin, the boy's father.
St. Vincent fired the technician after the incident was reported and is "reviewing the capabilities" of the employees of the subcontractor that does blood work for the hospital, spokesman Johnny Smith said.
"We're tying to determine the best approach," he said. "It's just an unfortunate and sad situation and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
No charges have been filed."
October 12 is International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day. Apparently, at noon, everyone must go outside and scream for 30 seconds.
October 16 is Dictionary Day. (I, for one, am uber excited about this one.)
October 17 is Gaudy Day.
October 21 is Babbling Day.
ruth just sent me this e-mail...
bear-y sticky situation. HA. HA. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. eugh.
do the H-E-A-D-B-A-N-G.
