Going Nowhere

2011-06-01T14:31:00.001+01:00

Bridesmaids is not as good as everyone says it is.. and for folks who are “The IT Crowd” fans, be aware that Roy is in it, and it is practically impossible to disassociate character A from character B.

BUT firstly:

- RIP JZE Paperstaat, Essen: Rico 17 Stitches completely outdid himself this past weekend by putting on, what can only be described as, the biggest and best send off a venue has ever seen. Shipping in sand, erecting an outdoor stage and somehow bringing sunshine to the tiny town of Essen, the JZE was turned into the biggest party the city has ever seen. Highlights include No Redeeming Social Value playing to a crowd of people in animal costumes, Lifeless, the boys from By My Hands and bad german rock clubs. Bye Bye JZE.. good times were always had there! Which leads me to:

- Brotherhood festival tickets are now onsale in the UK.. so if you want to be witness to Shattered Realms 10th anniversary European show, Wisdom in Chains, Xibalba and a host of other amazing bands over a weekend in Essen, Germany, please dally on down to www.londoncalling.cjb.net to read up on how to purchase tickets now!

- Summer and loadsa bands coming over.. H2O, New Found Glory (now that merchgate is over, nothing but love for them again!), Social Distortion, Alpha Omega plus more.. Summer officially kicks off next week with Set Your Goals at the Underworld tonight!

- Descendents rescheduling the London shows- After waiting 14 years to see them again, the band played the most disappointing set at the end of last month (please read the post on my tumblr regarding the show: http://www.mayhemandmore.tumblr.com) an uproar ensued, with fans travelling from all over the world to attend the shows. The band have done the right thing and rescheduled the cancelled show and last week, an email was sent out to attendees of the first show stating that should they want to attend the rescheduled date at Brixton Academy on the 24th August, they were to reply and indicate that they are interested. If you have tickets for either shows, please go and check your emails now.

-Diet Pepsi > Coke Zero > Diet Coke > Pepsi Max. That's just the way things are.

2011-05-14T19:38:00.003+01:00

Ninjafest 2012 is not happening at the moment. Apologies. Thats my official statement.

On a completely different note:

- Mayhem with May has moved its slot for a couple of months from the wonderful 12pm-3pm on a Saturday afternoon to 6pm-9pm on a Wednesday evening. Listen in at www.totalrock.com. Many thanks to Talita for letting me squat her slot and get my weekends back for a while. Basically, Facebook sucks, so i have had to set up a new page.. so please add it here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/May-Hem/185578808161758

- Xibalba- A great realisation occurred this past week : Checking out bands via YouTube simply does not do said band justice. When previously listened to this band via these means, i had completely written them off as a bad tough guy band. Upon being told by many people to give the band the proper attention they deserve, I check out “Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias” from start to finish and stating I was blown away would be an understatement. The music is reminiscent of mid-late 90s hardcore.. heavy, slow but still brutal. With a few elements that reminded me of 90s bands like Machine Head and early nu metal (one of my many great loves), I was completely sold on the band.. and for the past week, they have been on constant rotation. The band will be on tour in Europe in the summer.. check them out at Brotherhood Fest and Ieperfest.

- Blackberrys new products:

For the longest time, it has been a widely discussed topic amongst blackberry lovers. At what point were Research in Motion (RIM) going to give us the rumoured phone that was wanted.. a blackberry phone, that looks like the original bold 9000, QWERTY keyboard included, with a touchscreen. Apparently, blackberry fanatics wont have to wait very much longer, and this is happening soon.. The Blackberry Bold 9930/9900, although not yet released, is rumoured to be the phone that will bring blackberry customers that went over to the darkside (AKA got iphoens) back. But is it too late for blackberry? Should this have been created years ago, when the iphone began world domination? Blackberry messenger is no longer reason enough for people to stay, especially as so many “instant chat” applications have appeared, and Blackberrys bitter revolt against the KIK app lost the company a lot of support.

Saying that, i would kill for one of these phones.. and a Playbook (blackberrys tablet.. in my mind, far superior to the IPad).

- JZE Essen- Goodbye to one of the best live music venues in Europe. You will be missed greatly

- KNUCKLEDUST FOR BROTHERHOOD FEST!!!!

Movie of the year

2011-04-22T11:09:00.001+01:00

Thor 3D. Its incredible... even if it does have that awful Portman in it.

Current loves:

2011-04-21T19:11:00.005+01:00

- No cigarettes. Quitting is hard. Congratulations to all that have managed to make it through the cravings, the hunger, the sense of smell returning, the weight gain, the hacking up of lungs.. shall i go on?

- Summer.. London is not a nice place to be in, in summer. The whole of the UK is ill equipped for the hot weather. On the flipside, festival season begins the minute the sun appears. Death threat, No Redeeming Social Value, Merauder, Blood for Blood, to name a few, will be returning to Europe in the upcoming months.. Make the effort. Do not limit yourself to the UK as, if you know how, you can do 2 european festivals for the price of one Reading weekend ticket. May i suggest doing Brotherhood fest (formerly FWH Fest- Tix onsale in the uk in the next couple of weeks.. check London Calling) and Ieperfest.

- (Hed)Pe- Most of you will have bands or a genre of music that remind you of your mid teens.. bands that you listened to over and over till you knew every word, every note from every song released. Nu Metal was massive around the mid 90s, and one of the bands that stuck out for me was HedPe, and approaching what can only be described as a midlife crisis, rediscovering bands you loved in your teens makes edging towards 40 not so difficult.

- Return of the Descendents- 1997, Reading festival. On a warm afternoon, tens of thousands of people looked on as they bashed through their set, not missing a beat. Milo jumps down to the photographer pit.. bounces around, and then, suddenly plummets into a hole.. He gets back up onto the stage, and laughs to himself and cracks a joke about it (if my memory serves me correctly, something about nearly dying). The next day, the band play a sold out show at the Garage. Fast forward to over a decade later, and the band return, selling out two nights at the Shepherds Bush Empire. To this day, they remain one of the best live bands that ever existed. “Excited” is an understatement.

- The Vandals- More people should listen to this band. Summer band 2011, despite being around for over the past 2 decades.

- End of Spotify- When this service began, it was free to everyone.. with unlimited access to music, your playlist was your very own personal radio station. The company announced last week that they would be limiting free usage to 10 hours a month, and users would only be able to play the same song a maximum of five times. Alternatively, you could pay £5 a month, and basically get what you were getting in the first place. No thanks, Spotify. No longer free? No longer care.

- Bank holidays- Thanks, banker man, christianity and Will and Kate, for the time off.

and last but not least:

-TubeCrush: The other way around? Totally creepy. This way around? Totally acceptable. New favourite site for sure.

Baby, dont you know that I love you..

2011-04-15T15:28:00.001+01:00

Summer 2011 is going to be all about Paula Abdul's greatest hits.. Especially this song:

2011 is MINE- Welcome spring!

2011-02-18T19:38:00.005Z

I hope you all had a wonderful new year.. evidently, my attempts to update this every week have failed miserably, but as I have been stuck at home with the most awful flu this week, I thought that I would let you know what awesome right now..

1. Bringing Back The Glory.

Wisdom in Chains, Reign Supreme, and Most Precious Blood (all not playing the UK)amongst other awesome bands are playing the second edition of BBTG. Last year was mad fun, so i totally suggest that you go. Im selling tickets but only have a few left. Go HERE for more details!

2. Awesome bands returning to Europe in May:
- Death Threat at Break Down These Walls.. Its been nearly 2 years since we last saw them on these shores.. i cant put into words how excited I am

- Murphys Law- They are doing a full tour that is missing out the UK (boo).. so try and catch them on one of their mainland dates.

3. Summerfests being announced:

Winter is coming to an end.. and Bruno from Genet records tells us that the Ieperfest line is going to be announced next week.. Filled With Hate fest have also began announcing bands for their 2011 edition so check them out!

4. Crunchie obsession-

Apparently, 2011 is the year of the crunchie bar. Get involved

5. Konditor and Cook Cakes:

One of my favourite birthday presents this year was when someone i love turned up with a Konditor and Cook cake for me. Seriously. These are heaven. Check out their Boston Brownies. Heaven.

A few more things to check out:

- You know how I said I hated tumblr? I lied. I set up one for the radio show so add it up: http://MayhemAndMore.tumblr.com

- Instead of doing one here, I did a London Calling Best of 2010... over 500 views that i can track, which is pretty good for a blog that i thought noone read!

- Add up the London Calling Facebook Page and Twitter. The twitter is getting more updated now so check it out.

Social Media Fatigue part 2

2010-11-10T22:55:00.003Z

I tried to get into Tumblr. 142 posts in (http://integritylieswithin.tumblr.com if you are bored and want to see what those posts were), and i realised that I cared as much about the pictures that I was posting as much as.. well.. that new hardcore band that everyone loves that you cant understand?

Speaking of which, in what world is it totally acceptable to have a HARDCORE band called "Touche Amore"? I am aware that most hardcore bands have the same name as other hardcore bands, and I imagine they wanted something original, (if there is some kind of reference I am missing, please, let me know), but really? Raybeez is spinning in his grave.

And finally, if you bored, you can make your own gif:

http://www.piterwilson-toys.com/wcsmt2/

O HAI!

2010-10-25T19:01:00.003+01:00

I am going to endeavour to update this once a week at least, even if it is to rant about something stupid (but I promise to end the negative posts with happy thoughts or at least a video to make you smile).

This evenings topic:

Barbour Jackets.

I swear to God, I sometimes actually believe that the fashion world likes playing jokes on us mere mortals. "I have an idea, lets give Lily Allen and Peaches Geldof an ugly old farmers jacket, ask them to wear it at a couple of festivals, hope The Times style section picks it up, and then, let's just sit back and watch". Now, I don't understand hipster "fashion" at the best of times, but it seems that this trend has been picked up by at least 50% of londoners.. and it's hurting my eyes.

Please, stop.

In other news:

I wanted to open a shop called "Mayhem and Muffins" but apparently, I have been beaten to it:

http://www.muffinsandmayhem.com/

and as promised, something to make you laugh (OBVIOUSLY its going to be a steve kardynal video. DUH)

Blue is the colour of dreams

2010-10-15T15:55:00.002+01:00

Dear Men.

Every girl loves Tiffanys jewellery. If she says she doesn't, she is lying.

Thats my little tip for you all for Christmas.

Love, Me x

2010-10-08T15:09:00.003+01:00

The Hype List- Autumn 2010

Summertime is over.. There is no more sun, no more festivals to look forward to, nothing. So, here is a list of awesome things that are out/coming up that you should get into:

1.Music:
Bitter End- Guilty as Charged (Deathwish Records).
There is no hardcore kid that I know that does not LOVE this record.. Completely flawless in every aspect.. I could tell you that it sounds like x with a dash of x thrown in, but I wont. All I will say is if you like your hardcore HARD, then you HAVE to pick this up. Clearly in the running for best release of 2010.

Madball- Empire (Good Fight Music)
I have listened to it. In full. Its good. Get it.

Terror- Keepers of the Faith EP (Reaper Records).
Blown away. Those are the only two words I can use to describe how I felt when I got this. Pick it up. The title track will stick in your head, and remain there for at least a month. I am not even joking. This has happened to me. I find myself walking to the beat, even though im not listening to the song. The EP is the current soundtrack to my life.. Shall I keep going?

2. 50Cents twitter: http://twitter.com/50cent
Dude is funny as fuck. Add him.

3. Nails are touring.. www.myspace.com/unsilentdeath
Nails are miles ahead in the “best new hardcore band” stakes. They are doing a tour in November with Rise and Fall. The London date is on the 24th November at the Islington Academy 2. The rest of the dates are on the link above. You cannot miss this show.

4. Blood for Blood and SOIA on the Persistence tour.
This is not hitting the UK. :/ You HAVE to make it out to one of these shows.

5. Nick Terror’s twitter: http://twitter.com/nickgodie
The videos on this account that Nick puts up are worth it. One of the funniest twitters I have seen in a long time. ADD ADD ADDDD!

6. Winter:
Embrace this. It means that Christmas is coming.. Time off and everything sparkly makes Christmas awesome.. no presents does not.. along with those, there is the hope of snow days. Wrap up warm and feel the love.. (ask me again if I love it in 2 months!)

7. Sheer Terror in Belgium:
Did someone say road trip? For tickets, go to: http://www.trixonline.be/site/content/programma.asp?dag=morgen&id=707

8. Spot the fake uggs.
Girls. Two things. If you can’t afford to spend over £100 on a pair of shoes, very much like myself, then do not buy the fake version. The reason that Uggs are so expensive are because they are well made. So I have two tips to spot the fake ones, and play “spot the fake” on public transport:
a. If the “G” in Ugg at the back isn’t bigger than the other letters, they are fake.
b. If they collapse to one side, they are fake. Real Uggs don’t do that.

If anyone is feeling flash, a pair of Ugg Kensington’s in black would totally be well appreciated.

9. H&M being better than Primark
Last summer/winter has slowly seen Primark hiking up their prices. The chain of stores, whilst still relatively cheap, has been doing this slowly and subtly for the last 2 years.. so slowly that the difference is hardly noticeable. Lets put this into context. Two years ago, I bought a pair of knee high boots for £12. I went into the store two days ago, and they were selling knee high boots for £18. £6 is NOT that much difference, I hear you cry, but this is not the point.. it’s the principal of the matter. I wanted a long jumper. Apparently I found out that the better quality H&M sells them for £5 less than Primark. My loyalty is shifting. Fast.

10. Awesome television..
Yay! Its “fall” which means that the awesomest (yes it’s a word in my world!) shows are back for another series. Grey’s is back.. as well as Dexter.. I love me some Dexter.

My favourits at the moment are the following, though:
Don’t Tell the Bride: Brilliant. Properly brilliant. For all you reading that don’t know what this, it is a program on BBC Three in the UK, where an engaged couple are given £12,000 to get married. A few catches included though.. the bride and groom are separated for three weeks. In these three weeks, the GROOM has to plan the whole wedding with no input from the bride. Usually, the grooms know their betrothed pretty well, but the odd occasion that they don’t makes for incredibly awkward, car crash tv.

An Idiot Abroad: Initially, from the teaser trailers, I thought I was going to hate this.
Oh yay! Ricky Gervais sends an unknown writer (Karl Pilkington) who is terribly moody to see the seven wonders of the world. My pretence was that this was going to be one of those shows where featured person just insults and offends the customs and cultures of another country because he is “so very english” (their words, not mine). Pilkington is surprisingly game for a lot of things, including eating toades in his first episode to riding a camel for 8 hours. Whilst there are many things that he does not want to do, and he IS quite verbal about this, he has, so far, done well to not be offensive to anyones culture and traditions. Hilarious viewing. Watch it.. Sky 1. Thursdays at 9pm

That’s about it.. till next time.

YOU... HUUURRRTTT... MMMYYY.. FRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEENNNNND

2010-07-30T13:33:00.001+01:00

Whilst I am not one who likes to put someone down who is successful, there are a certain few that I tend to laugh at, as they were loser hardcore kids in a former life.

Frank Turner is one of these people. Over a decade ago, there was an incident involving Frank, the then singer of awful band, Kneejerk, and Pierre from Knuckledust. I could go into details but it’s a really old story and I have told it over a thousand times. But it leads to much hilarity when I spot him at a show, (and walk past girls whispering about him) and, as loud as I can, without shouting, say “YOU HURT MY FRIIIIEEENNNDDD”. I usually get a frown, but it provides me with hours of amusement. Good on him though.. he has done well for himself, and worked really hard promoting himself.. Last I heard, he was supporting Green Day on their arena tour. The only way I am ever going to stop teasing him, though, is for him to write one of his depressing “I feel sorry for myself way too much” songs with the above phrase as the words of the chorus.

Andrew O’Neill.…THIS GUY.. In the few years that I used to see him at hardcore shows, I don’t think I ever once saw him smile.. Now don’t get me wrong.. I did not know this guy at all.. he could have been the nicest guy on planet earth, but I knew him as the strange, miserable boy who would come to shows and do a funny “late 90s pointing and looking at the sky” hardcore move, and would often wear skirts. He disappeared around 3-4 years after I first got into hardcore, and the next thing I see, around a decade later, is that he is a comedian……… Wait.. WHAT?!?!?! A COMEDIAN? REALLY? Again, have not seen his stage show, nor, to be honest, do I care to.. but that’s a turnaround for the books!

Saying that, with the amount of people that have come and gone, I am actually surprised that I don’t see more of them on tv, the radio, etc etc etc.

2010-07-29T14:53:00.004+01:00

The art of bitchiness. If you wouldn’t say the same thing to someone’s face, then it’s probably best to keep your mouth shut.

And moving on…

- The new Eminem record, Recovery- Not going to lie. Totally picked this record because of Steve’s video below. That song is terribly catchy. And the whole album is fantastic, and this is coming from someone who was never really a massive Eminem fan. Personal highlights- (other than his song with Rhianna of course).. him sampling both “What is love?” by Haddaway and “Changes”. Nice. Pick it up.. download it.. whatever.

- Donnybrook are touring at the end of this year. Currently only mainland dates have been announced but here’s hoping for UK dates.

- The hoards descending on Sonisphere festival began lunchtime today at Victoria station. If you are going, enjoy, be safe and take an umbrella as apparently its going to rain. And check out Sick of it all, as they are the best band on the planet.

- If I say your band sucks, it means I think your band sucks. If you cannot deal with a. criticism b.someone else opinion, you should not be in a band. Please also see this post.

- Pretty Little Liars. Get on this show. I have only watched the first episode, but so far so good.

- Toy Story 3. Am i going to cry?

Current Top 10- July 2010

2010-07-27T19:22:00.002+01:00

10. Nails: I have said it about a billion times. Everything that Todd Jones touches turns to gold. He was in Carry On. My favourite Terror album, Lowest of The Low? He plays guitar and was the songwriter. He made Blacklisted that little bit MORE awesome for a while.. Betrayed? One of my favourite hardcore bands. GOLD. He now plays in a band called Nails, who are incredible. They have an album out on Six Feet Under Records called Unsilent Death (Check it out) and will be touring Europe and the UK at the end of the year, with Harms Way, and Rise and Fall. Apparently they have just signed to Southern Lord Records too.

9. Summer fest season finally being here: The best thing about summer.. A ton of hardcore bands play a ton of awesome fests and shows. Magical.

8. Laughing at people with IPads: Posey idiots.

7. Laughing at people with IPhone 4s: You have a faulty phone. What has always been the rule with Apple, people? You NEVER buy the first generation of anything! Yes, I know this is the 3rd generation IPhone, but it isnt really, now is it? You need to give Apple at least a year to iron out all the kinks. Alternatively, you can hold your phone in an abnormal way to make sure you dont lose all signal. HAH. Blackberry all the WAY.

6. Wedding Season: Nothing like seeing people you care about being all happy and lovey and stuff.. Congratulations to everyone getting married in 2010 :)

5. Flip Flop/Summer dress season: Flip flops rule. Summer dresses rule. Maxi dresses rule. Dont be haters.

4. Primark and TK Maxx: "Cheap" clothes are awesome. How can you have never ever bought anything from Primark. Do you know what you are missing!??!!? Just because your top cost double the price of mine (or even maybe triple), doesnt mean it looks better. Money cant buy you taste.

3. Blood for Blood "reunion": No white trash Rob? BUT, winter is looking up! Everyone email MAD and get Wisdom in Chains and Death Before Dishonor on this bill!!!!

2. REALLY wanting to cowtip people on bikes: You arent better than me because you cycle to work. You dont have the right to run a red light, and i WILL cross when i am supposed to, even if i see you coming. Hipster fucks. Public transport > being all hot, sweaty and stinky when i turn up to my destination.

1. Sick of it All doing a ton of shows: SOIA/Madball tour at the end of the year? Borderline? FUCK YEAH!

2010-07-27T11:30:00.003+01:00

Every summer, a small, quiet town in Belgium gets invaded by just under 5000 punk and hardcore kids. The locals and tourists alike gaze bemused as the “kids” descend to Ieper for a weekend of loud music, new and old friends and good times.

Ieperfest has been going for 18 years. Organised by Bruno and the folk at Genet records, the fest has more heart and dedication put into it than any other hardcore/punk fest on planet earth. Over three days, on two stages, just over 100 bands play to fans from around the world. The atmosphere is electric, and you are pressed to find someone in the crowd that isn’t smiling.

The Ieper team have thought of everything.. Disabled access with a separate platform, a “More than music stage” for people who want to learn or just get away from the “noise” for a bit (Davin from Kingdoms talk last year was on of the highlights of the fest), an afterparty for the crowd goers that are simply not done (last year, apparently this lasted till 6am the first 2 nights), a pre show for all the travelling folk (this year its being held by a separate promotions team but the line up is still fantastic with Pound for Pound playing), and finally, the most green festival around. The fest has around a hundred volunteers that make sure that the site is kept clean and tidy, and that there is no unnecessary waste left behind.

This is a fest by hardcore fans for hardcore fans.. and will remain number one in Europe for many years to come. Long live Ieperfest!

2010-07-21T15:38:00.003+01:00

Whilst many of you wont remember this, in the early 90s, this was a MASSIVE hit in the Middle East and Asia (and I imagine, the US). Featured on every mix tape of my teens, this song is definitely one of the most catchy from this era, regularly popping into my head every couple of months over a decade later..

The treat (other than being mesmorised by her amazing eyebrows) was to find that Rakim, who, in my limited hip hop understanding, is one of the most respected rappers on the planet (please correct me if im wrong!) was the “guest vocalist”. His rap is up there with John Barnes’ effort in “World In Motion”. OK maybe not that bad, but...

I wish it were the 90s again.

Incept.. snore

2010-07-19T14:51:00.002+01:00

Not going to lie, but I love previews. And last week, I was “lucky” enough to go to one of the worst.. Nothing to do with the film, oh, no, not at all. The screen this preview was shown in, at the Empire, Leicester Square, was not made for people under 5’5. I couldn’t see the bottom quarter of the screen, and my view was highly impaired by a woman with quite a large head. Considering these previews are to spread word of mouth about how good a film is, the surroundings just put me off doing that.

Inception was ok, and not the masterpiece that all discussing it will make you believe. Maybe its because I only really like romcoms, or maybe because im not impressed with too much CGI. Leonardo DiCaprio, on the whole, irritates me, which I find amusing as I used to think he was cute when he was in Growing Pains and parenthood (I was 12). Unlike everyone else who has been talking about this film, I did not walk out after the film thinking “WTF” and I didn’t really care if the spinning top fell. Also, whilst I understand that it was vital to the story line to explain Leos, why did 10 mins of the film have to be dedicated to her making one? That’s 10 mins of my life I will not get back.

Best part of the film? Tom Hardy. I spent half the film trying to place him. Hes the Kleenex crying man!!!!

Sometimes

2010-07-16T10:03:00.002+01:00

(OMG. Not a post about Steve? Holy heavens!).

Sometimes, this world seems like its so full of hate, jealousy, and contempt, that it gets me down. Sometimes, I think of all the people that have done me wrong, and all the people that have hurt me or my loved ones, and I wonder whats wrong with the human race.

On those days.. the days when nothing seems to cheer me up and its grey and gloomy outside? On days when I think that there is no love in this world.. what do i do those days?

I go here. You think im joking?

http://www.ourlaboroflove.com/

Yes, its essentially a wedding photos website, there are also baby pictures, birthday pictures and engagement pictures. My favourite photographer is Matt, a guy I used to know.. which was how i was alerted to the site.

Not only does the site have the most beautiful pictures i have ever seen, but they are full of happiness and joy and so much love.

This renews my faith in the human race.

"No we must not dwell, no not today, we can't. Not on Rex Manning day!"

2010-07-15T19:31:00.003+01:00

Of the late, his videos have been my tool to cheer people up, and they always work.

Do you think that if i asked Steve to make me a video, he would? He totally should. Pref with something by the black eyed peas as that would simply be amazing. SIMPLY. AMAZING.

Anyhow, this is his latest offering.

I love you Steve.

Well

2010-06-08T21:34:00.003+01:00

So I was going to post about how for the first time in my life, i have bought an England football top (they are basically white polo shirts), how excited I am about the World Cup starting, how excited I am about the FINAL Big Brother starting (WHAT WILL SHOW THAT SUMMER HAS BEGUN NOW!), the new Iphone and how nothing that has been added has made me want to get one, and Summer Fests, but Im not going to.. Apparently, all i want to do on this blog now is post Steve Kardynal videos.

Not all of them, from the screen captures, look as good, but this and the Lady Gaga one are class! (Maybe a proper, awesome, update later)

Oooh life

2010-04-01T19:23:00.002+01:00

Im dedicating this video to Aussie Matt, who is a fucking awesome friend. Matt, if this doesn't make you laugh, nothing will.

RIP Eze

2010-02-19T12:32:00.002Z

There are certain people that are always a pleasure to see. They "warm up" your life, filling it with happiness and laughter.

Iain Burns, AKA Eze, was one of these people.. always smiling, telling jokes and making people laugh.

Whilst I did not know him that well, it was always a pleasure to see him, sitting in the pub laughing about something.

He will be massively missed by many people. Rest in Peace, buddy xxx

The Tech Buzz

2010-02-12T10:31:00.005Z

- Google Buzz: OH YAY! YAAAY! Another social media site that I can sign up to , and post everything that I am doing at all times of the day! Sadly, the latter portion of that statement is sort of true and whilst I have refrained somewhat in recent months, I am guilty of this, so here was another way of wasting my day away, not actually doing stuff, but posting about it.

I will admit that I was marginally shocked this morning when I opened up my Gmail account, and was greeted with a introduction screen, that basically said “O, HAI! Come see what you can do NOW with your Gmail account”. I was excited to some extent.. Facebook was being a pain, and had introduced many features that I really didn’t care for (privacy being jeopardized, and having to read every sodding comment by every single of my mutual 500 friends when they posted things directed to each other.. oh and by the way, Facebook, I don’t care how many of my friends like pickles) . The site had also changed its layout around 3 times in the past couple of months and was terribly terribly glitchy, sometimes not even working at all. This was the reason that I had basically abandoned many social networking sites from the past, since I started all those years ago, when MakeOutClub was still the best thing ever. Friendster came along, started acting up, so moved onto myspace and then facebook, everytime each site started getting too many error messages.

Google haven’t managed to get the Euro/US market in this area. They attempted a site with Orkut (yes, I have one of those too but its defunct much like my myspace and friendster profiles), that failed everywhere but India and South America, and GoogleWave, which was meant to take over everything but slightly fell flat on its, um, “face” as it was too “developer” based.

SO now, they are killing two birds with one stone. They do not need to build up another following.. they already have millions of users with GMail. They have already roped in both Flickr (one of the biggest photohosting sites on the internet) and Twitter (although slightly held back because you can post FROM Buzz to your Twitter but not the other way round). Will this take over Facebook? Dear God, I hope so.. then Zuckerberg or whatever his name is, can get of his high horse and realise that his site’s popularity wont last forever. And unfortunately, unlike the music side of MySpace, Facebook really has nothing to hold onto and will be a distant memory in the SNW like Friendster.

IPad- Are you a Mac or a PC? I, for one, am def a PC. I love Windows, and have been using the system for God knows how many years. My Apple love only goes as far as my Ipod, which, no matter how indifferent I am to Apple, is the best MP3 player that I have owned. I have neither bowed down to the IPhone (my loyalty lies with the other team, Blackberry, here, as well), think that the Touch is terribly overpriced for what you get, and wont even CONSIDER trading up a laptop with a Macbook that will cost more than 3 times the price.

I was slightly indifferent to the hype surrounding the IPad. I read up on it before the release and things that were being predicted sounded pretty cool.. and many of these features were not available. An awesome webcam? No. Not too big? No. Super thin and elegant? No.

When it was finally released, we were faced with, what essentially is, a massive Ipod Touch. Yay. I laughed. Considering I had been waiting to see if this was better than getting a Mini Laptop, I was bitterly disappointed. Not only did the tablet not have a webcam (something, according to tech sites today, is probably going to be changed in the near future), but the most memory you can get is 16GB, and the damn thing doesn’t even play flash sites, so no online streaming programmes for me. Save yourself a couple of hundred quid and go with a Dell Mini laptop.. far more functional, and better value for money.

Other PC companies, such as HP, are following suit soon though, with their own tablets, so maybe hold off till then.

Saying that, if Apple want to send me one to review fully, who am I to say no?

I love Etsy.

2010-02-12T09:36:00.001Z

Current Top 10!

2010-02-04T22:37:00.002Z

1. Social Media Fatigue:

Whilst I actually never thought I would say it, I am bored of everyone know what im doing 24 hours a day. And whilst I was interested before, I am not interested in what people are doing 24 hours a day either. I WANT people to text me to ask if I am going to a show. I WANT people to ask where I am when im not somewhere. Distancing yourself from sharing your every waking moment is the new tweeting. And maybe it’s a good thing, as apparently, spending too much time online can lead to depression as stated here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493149.stm

2. Summer Fest Announcement time:

According to an oversized rat in Pennsylvania, there is still six more weeks of winter left.. so what better than being reminded that, REALLY, summer isn’t that far away. All fests, from the majors like Hellfest, Download, and imminently, Reading, to the smaller euro hardcore jaunts like Filled With Hate and Ieperfest, have began announcing their line ups. Whilst most of us will have to pick and choose, it just means that we will only have to brave the cold winter months for a tiny bit longer.

3. Being in your 30s.

Its apparently the new “20s” now. Heh.

4. Holiday Songs:

Ke$ha, Timbaland and Nelly Furtado, and of course the black eyed peas to remind you of good times.

5. Valentines day hate.

I have ever only had one good Valentines day which involved flowers in the morning from a stranger (RIP Chris BTN) and then seeing SOIA. To this day, I have not had a good one, and still hate it with a passion. Fuck you Valentines day. Fuck you to hell.

6. The return of awesome tv season.

Around this time of the year, everything is looking kind of slow. Christmas is gone, summer is seems like its an eternity away. Which makes the return of awesome tv shows all the more better.. especially since I was totally over Glee after the 5th episode. Grey's Anatomy, and Greek are my current favourites. But in the same breath, we bid a sad farewell to "jersey shore". FIST PUMP!

7. Spotify

I have been raving about this service for roughly about a year now. I have mentioned it HERE. Anyhow, I am still loving it as it means that i dont have to go out of my way to find shit that i cant be bothered to look for and download onto my ipod.

SO. Heres the fun part. I want to listen to some new stuff. Recently, all i have played on my spotify is Manic Street Preachers and various pop songs im obsessed with (that are probably about 10 years old because that is when I finally latch onto a popular song haha).

Help me fill up a spotify play list full of stuff to listen to before I go out.. This could be anything from hardcore to soul to the cheesiest pop (which is what i have started out with).

Link is here:

Help. May.

Knock yourselves out kids.

8. Lounging.

Going out is awesome. But really, I would rather stay in, and lie on the couch and watch tv. In 10 years, i will be going to my local Waitrose in my velor tracksuit and Ugg boots carrying my Chanel handbag.. you wait and see. Alternatively, when I win £85m on the lottery tomorrow, this will also happen.

9. The Excitement of New Awesome Bands.

One of the best feelings in the world is watching a UK band, thinking, "fuck.." and then getting excited about seeing their name on upcoming bills. It happens literally once in a blue moon, and as there was a blue moon a couple of weeks ago, the band in question are "Breaking Point". Literally, have seen them twice, and both times, they have blown me away. Check them out. One of the best new bands to come out of the UK:

http://www.myspace.com/thenotoriousbxp

10. PMA.

There are certain people that are simply mood hoovers. They suck all the life and good feelings out of a person. When I am around such people, and they begin to bring me down, I think of this. Rid yourself of this.

Thanks 2009!!

2009-12-30T21:12:00.001Z

Thank you for all the laughs, for opening my eyes about certain things, for showing me something I didn't believe in before, and mostly thank you for the good health of everyone I love.

Roll on two thousand and ten. Plans are already being made.

An open letter to A:

2009-12-11T17:33:00.003Z

Dear A.

On Wednesday 9th December, 2009, myself and my friend Tom attended your concert at the Islington Academy in Angel.

Being quite a big fan in the late 90s, I was very excited to, lets say, relive my youth.

Firstly, Kids In Glass Houses suck and do not know how to respond to hecklers. Please educate them when mastering their new album which will, no doubt, be rubbish not through any fault of yours, Jason. They are just not a good band musically .. You can't polish a turd and all that.. (if you could also ask them to stop raping that Glassjaw song, that would be grand, thanks.).

Secondly, Jason Perry, you have not aged in the past 10 years and I would like to know your secret.

And finally, and my most important point:

I loved your band and have many awesome memories watching you live. I had been very excited about the show. I thought you guys played very well, and played some songs that I loved, especially the tracks off "A Vs Monkey Kong". BUT I am one of the older generation of A fans, and "How Ace are Buildings?" still gets heavy rotation on my ipod. So imagine my surprise when, at the end of the show, I realize that we were only going to get Foghorn played live. Disappointed is too tame a word to describe how i felt. GUTTED was more like it.

I will say this though. It has been a long time since I have been at a show that was so much fun that my good mood flows over to the next day. I DID spend your whole set grinning.

So I am requesting you do another tour, and play songs only off your first 2 albums as I would really like to see you do "No1" one last time.

Thank you,

M x

PS. This song was the best part of the whole set (minus foghorn of course).

"I'm your biggest fan, i'll follow you till you love me..."

2009-12-08T20:25:00.002Z

The post before this entry is important. Very important. But I feel the need to write this before my mind explodes.

I have had "Papparazzi" by Lady Gaga stuck in my head for roughly three days now. Nothing, I mean NOTHING, will shift it.. I have tried everything, from my favorite songs ever, to Christmas songs (usually, "Winter Wonderland" works a treat) to shift it. Nothing. I wake up and its there. I go to work, its there. I listen to my Ipod and I wish I could be listening to it. Its getting bad.

Whats the problem, you ask? I HATE Lady Gaga... I hate hearing her songs, I hate seeing her perform on the telly and I hate reading about her and her stupid outfits in not only magazines, but newspapers too. I am sick of her.

And the thing is, I wrote my disseration at University on "Artists" like her, who use image and shock to sell records and I can't believe that people buy into this still.

I predict by this time next year, she will look totally normal, just be a bit "nutty".

I dont know.. Maybe I'm just angry because she gets to kiss Hot Vampire Sheriff (even if he DOES look like around 50% of every male that comes out of Scandinavia, not the point!).

ENJOY! FEEL MY PAIN.

Happiness.

2009-11-23T17:23:00.008Z

friend (frěnd)
n.

A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.

Someone said something to me this weekend that stuck in my mind and hasn't left. It made me think of friendships from the past, how people treated me, and how I want to be treated today.

And the best thing is, I'm finally at peace and not upset anymore. Not because I forgive nor forget. But because I realize that I simply don't care.

The need to bitch about people behind their backs left me a long time ago. Why? Because I don't feel the need to bully/put down anyone else. I am, by no means, perfect. Until you ARE perfect, until you are free of criticism by others, and until noone has a bad word to say about you then you too have no right to either.

I defend many people. People that are disliked by a lot. But what are you gaining? And have you heard the full story? Something that happened recently made me realize that I hadnt.

People make mistakes. People who dont go out to hurt people intentionally are the good people. The people I want to be around. People who dont go out to intentionally hurt ME are the people I want to be around.

So say what you like about me. People have spent YEARS trying to make other people hate me. Some have suceeded. I don't want to be mates with people that can be swayed by other people's opinion anyway. So talk shit because really.. I actually don't care.

and sometimes.. just sometimes.. saying nothing at all when people say stuff about me to you is worse than joining in the conversation.

And sometimes.. some things just can't be forgotten and I will never ever forgive.

RunningRiotFest is going on a hiatus

2009-10-28T17:39:00.004Z

For the foreseeable future, there will be no fest. People keep telling me I will get the itch. And in all honesty, i dont think I will.

Thank you to all the bands that played both fests, all the punters that came out, everyone who helped (including the people that offered help) and thank you to all of my friends, especially the ones that travel over oceans to surprise me, because they know that it will make me happier than ever.

Heres to new friends, old friends and best friends of them all. Much love.

Treat others how you would like to be treated.

2009-10-21T15:47:00.003+01:00

People that are TOO nice are the most two faced of them all.. You have to have some hate. If you dont, you arent human. But when you act like the hate doesnt exist, like its not even there, and say things to other people against someone who you smile and laugh to, its not that person that looks bad. Its you.

Especially if the person you hate is not a bad person at all.

Not aimed specifically at anyone, just a thought.

Mind= Blown

2009-10-16T10:49:00.003+01:00

RunningRiotFest is in about a week.

It is nice that people that I didnt expect to have come out of the woodwork to help me with this.

This is the only thing I have to update.

"Youre as straight as the line..."

2009-09-29T22:12:00.003+01:00

Seriously. I want to watch this movie. Why? I dont know. What are they going to say that I wasnt aware of before?

If tickets are super cheap, im going. If not, im going to stay at home and watch Edge of Quarrel. And no, im not joking.

Edge: The Movie.

Want Want Want

2009-09-20T18:16:00.002+01:00

I am slightly obsessed with getting my hands on a pair of these trainers. I saw them in Footlocker this time last year and put off buying them for too long, and now they are gone. They are pretty much my perfect pair of Air Max's. All red? Yes please! Also, Nike ID is pretty lame. I am not paying over double what I usually pay for a pair of 90s so i can have the colourway that I want.

If ANYONE knows of a legit place online that isnt charging an arm and a leg for these, let me know. I need to have them.

RunningRiotFest

2009-09-20T18:07:00.002+01:00

God only knows why once a year, I do this to myself. This year is a lot less stressful due to mainly uk bands and no work permits worries.

ANYHOW, the line up is as follows:

Saturday 24th October

Black Friday '29 (De)
Down and Outs
Deathskulls
Give (USA)
Diction
Hang The Bastard
Ironclad
Famine (Ire)
Union Town (Nl)
Hard Target

Sunday 25th October

Dead Swans
TRC
Deal With It
Injury Time
Cold Snap
Cold Ones
Chains of Hate
Horrorsttuck
Intentions
HalfPastDeath (De)
Breaking Point

Doors 1pm
First band on shortly after

Tax: £11 a day/ £20 for the weekend in Advance

for more info, please go to http://www.myspace.com/runningriotfest and look at the blog.

If you are bored, post up a flyer somewhere.

Oh Hardcore. How i love you.

2009-08-11T11:55:00.003+01:00

A couple of things.

1. Pressurefest was awesome.
2. Check out the Ieperfest Line up. www.ieperfest.com
3. RunningRiotfest Line up is up..
4. add LDNLove on twitter. http://twitter.com/ldnlove
5. Pics up from the Dirty Money/Bitter End show up.

Click on the pic below to see them:

Bettie Mae Designs

2009-08-03T20:05:00.003+01:00

A year ago, on a trip to Newquay, i was introduced by a good friend to Claire, who makes the most incredible handbags, the best hair flowers and now jewellery. I have spent so much money on her stuff, its ridiculous.. but all well worth it.. having a box come from her is like Christmas and my birthday rolled into one.

I REALLY want these earrings, but can't afford to buy anything that isnt food this month. ha.

Go and check out her Ebay store. You wont be disappointed.

O HAI!

2009-08-02T21:15:00.003+01:00

Life is good. I am happy.

Summer is here. You wouldnt have thought it with the weather, but so far, its been bangin.

so far, been all about:

- him.
- Big Brother
- Booking RunningRiotFest (nearly all done!)
- Summer Dresses
- Trips away.
- Weddings
- Newquay, Rach, Ruby and Wayne.
- GRTBR.
- My new heels.

I am slightly obsessed with the new Black Eyed Peas song. The first time I heard it, I was in a hotel room in Germany waiting for Lynne to turn up, drifting off to sleep after travelling from Sweden. I hated it but now I love it and it is definetly my Summer 2009 song... I am well aware that it is not great. But still, I love it.

and finally, pics from the Gravemaker show I put on in April are up.. click on the pic for a link! Thanks to Joerg for finding these for me!!

A blog you should check out.

2009-07-22T19:04:00.003+01:00

I met John McKaig a couple of years ago, but do not know him more than to say hello to when he pops up at shows here in London every once in a while.

He has a blog that every couple of months, I go back and check because I am reminded that he takes not only amazing photographs at shows, but he leads a pretty interesting life and every once in a while, someone I know will pop up in the pictures.

Click on the pic to get to his Livejournal:

"So rotten on the inside, guaranteed to die alone"

2009-07-16T19:52:00.001+01:00

Oh Channel 4 News. How I love thee.

2009-06-09T19:20:00.001+01:00

So here goes. 2 British National Party members get voted into the European Cabinet. Nick Griffin, the leader, being one, and Andrew Brons being the other. What do Channel 4 News do? Get their John Snow in to do the interview? No. They get Krishnan Guru-Murthy to do it. Genius. Watch this. Incredible

"Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup..."

2009-06-08T21:52:00.003+01:00

I love Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. I love them on record. I love their live shows. I just think they are awesome.

Last nights London show was incredible.

Anyhow, you should love them too.

There are a handful of bands that I reckon I could watch everyday and not get sick of them. I think Me First have enough covers for me to be able to see them every day for at least a couple of years.

Fuck. I love them.

Hardcore/Clothing Label Collabos

2009-05-28T21:17:00.002+01:00

The Hundreds are releasing around half a dozen shirts as a "Tribute to Hardcore" along with other designers and Revelation Records.

Out of the whole bunch, the only one I find even vaguely appealing is the "Chain of Strength" shirt (as pictured above), and in reality, this is only because it looks so similar to the original COS shirt design.

The line will apparently be released tomorrow. Prices have not yet been released.

My thoughts?

If you want to do something for hardcore, to "thank hardcore for hardcore", then go to a show, support your local bands, support touring bands, buy merch from them.

But there is a link up there so make up your own mind.

A lovely "couple of things" update.

2009-05-26T21:40:00.002+01:00

Insomnia is a bitch, and whilst one would rather be asleep, I am not going to attempt to do so before at least 10pm as it will frustrate me, thus making the insomnia even worse.

LondonCalling has been updated. If you follow this blog, you should totally follow that one too. You should also follow the LondonCalling/LDNLove Twitter which is located HERE.

H2O are touring. I'm 'cited. Lynne is 'cited. Should be awesome

I love Nu-Metal:

I also love Betrayed and cannot WAIT for Pressurefest.

Nemi

2009-05-11T21:01:00.003+01:00

A very senior manager that I had previously worked with pointed out the similarities between myself and this comic strip character. I love her. Its the first part of The Metro that I read, and i often find myself chuckling at her predicament as I can usually totally relate.

GO READ THE STRIP IF YOU ARE BORED.

Is it worth risking eternal happiness in heaven for a fleeting happiness on earth.

2009-05-06T12:06:00.002+01:00

Bitter End are playing in a couple of weeks. You should come.

Hardcore.

2009-04-29T18:36:00.002+01:00

Its not about who you know. Its not about what you do. Its not about how much you have done.

The reality is that noone in hardcore is "cool". Go out on the street, and ask anyone if they know you, know your band, know what you do, and they would look at you like you are insane.

It has always been about respect... being able to voice an opinion (and God knows, I have been crucified for this).. being stood in a room where you feel safe... at home.

You aren't a legend. You aren't John Joseph. You arent Henry Rollins. You aren't Ian Mackaye. These people earned it. They are smart. Intelligent. Never bullied people into respecting them.

You are nothing. A nobody. Don't ever forget that.

I've been getting away with it all my life.

2009-04-20T15:53:00.002+01:00

Electronic- Getting away with it.

This track is possibly one of my favourite songs ever written.. and the beauty of it is that its a track that isn't too well known. The song was released orginally in 1989 by the side project band, Electronic, which featured Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys, Bernard Sumner from New Order and Jonny Marr, who used to guitar for the Smiths.

While none of the bands other releases interest me at all, this track will, at least once a week, stick in my head for at least a day.

Apparently, according to its WIKI page, it has only ever been performed live a handful of times and only reached number 12 in the UK charts (when the UK charts actually meant something unlike today).

(make sure you click to the right song as there are a bunch of videos on this one)

Electronic TV on MUZU.

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Lady Gaga was on Jonathan Ross on Friday night. It was possibly one of the most uncomfortable interviews I have had the misfortune to watch, and for the first time in my life, my heart went out to Ross. One word answers and coy glares at him. You arent mysterious, your music is rubbish, and you are odd looking. And it fucking sucks that your latest song is one of the catchiest songs being played EVERYWHERE at the moment.

I want to punch you in your po-po-poker face.

Football songs.

2009-04-18T15:13:00.001+01:00

Like, never a good idea. But this one has always been my favourite. I mean, not only is it New Order, but its also got the John Barnes rap. THE BEST.

Susan Boyle

2009-04-18T14:25:00.002+01:00

Can someone please explain to me how this woman has become such an icon?

She turned up to a talent show, was not the most normal looking lady (i am saying this because other blogs/newspaper articles have been pretty harsh about her.. calling her ugly.. so when i heard the story, i was expecting a beast..) who has never been kissed, and lives with cats.

And she can sing. Well.

She proved people judge based on looks alone.

I could have told you that in 30 seconds.

It is pretty cute though. You should watch it:

I need your help

2009-04-12T02:46:00.003+01:00

Insomnia. Its a fucking bitch.

I would like to hear Todd Jones band, Nails, and google is not co-operating.

They must have some music up SOMEWHERE. HELP. ME.

Also, hardcore bands you should be checking out right now as they are fucking awesome:

- Trapped Under Ice
- Cheap Thrills
- The Ice
- Cold Snap (the uk band not US band)
- Gravemaker
- Freeze up
- Cold Ones

Podcast number 5 is done and should be online soon. Keep an eye out on http://www.totalrock.com and if you havent, download the other four (except the first as that one kinda sucks).

In desperate, dire need of a cheer up list

2009-04-08T23:22:00.004+01:00

In no particular order:

:)

2009-03-28T11:49:00.004Z

I was going to write a whole big post up about Vice and the hatred I feel towards the whole culture that surrounds this magazine/site, but I feel the need to post about more positive things. So here goes:

- This coming friday, Gravemaker are playing. I am sure the flyer is down there somewhere, but here is a link to it again. Shows going to be awesome. Come down.

- Pressurefest tickets for the June edition are onsale and I am the UK rep selling them. Shows going to be awesome. For more info, please go HERE.

- Ryanair. This time last year, Ryanair charged £16 for the privilege of having airport check in and luggage stowed in the hold. This year, they are charging £40 for the same privilege. Is that even legal? My love affair with this airline is fast ending, and I feel i am going to be looking elsewhere for my trip to Germany this summer.. Understandable that costs for flights have gone up since the credit crunch, but this should be explained as opposed to implementing charges such as THIS. To add insult to injury, while I am aware that the pound isnt currently that much stronger than the euro, they are still charging 40€ for the same service they are charging £40 to provide us. I am currently looking into flying back to Heathrow, getting a meal on my flight and being able to put my bags in for £20 more.. and at least I know that oxygen masks will work.

The amount that dentists charge is extortionate. The amount I am going to have to pay next week is worrying me, and I have no idea where im going to get it from.

Social Distortion

2009-03-24T23:21:00.003Z

July 8th 2009. Shepherds Bush Empire. Tickets go onsale on Friday.

Get This Right Zine

2009-03-24T17:26:00.002Z

Dave Heck was the first person I interviewed in this blog. Steller dude.

He has put a bunch of his zines up on Blogspot.

You should read them here.

He has also taken that pic i had linked to his myspace off. damnit, now i have to find another one.

Spotify

2009-03-16T19:52:00.002Z

To say I love music is an understatement. Its my life.

I recently discovered Spotify.

This programme has made me ridiculously happy. While I will actively go and look for hardcore or bands i want to listen to, I am lazy in every other genre.

Spotify has solved this problem for me. While the hardcore library on there isnt terribly extensive, I have found every single song I have been looking for all evening.

In addition to this, you can make collab playlists with fellow friends on Spotify.

Genius. Pure Genius.

Skinheads.. Skinheads rule.. Skinheads..

2009-03-12T21:23:00.004Z

The internet is failing me today. I have become somewhat obsessed with this picture, and want to know more about the subject, but all I can seem to find out is what book the picture is in and nothing about him.

The book is called "Skinhead" and its "author" is Nick Knight (I use the quotation marks as its a series of photos of EastEnd Skins from the late 70s and early 80s).

Thats all I have got. Help.

Israel from the other side.

2009-03-11T18:12:00.002Z

Recently, hardcore band "Hello Bastards", based in London, but with members from all over the world, played a couple of shows in Israel.

One of their friends that travelled with them wrote about it in his blog.

You should read it.

"There is a new blog on the Kurohata profile regarding our recent visit to Israel/Palestine. There are 2 reports, part 1 was written in Israel part 2 was written on our return.

Enjoy!

Pt 1

http://blogs. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendId=308381685&blogId=473904133

Pt 2

http://blogs. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendId=308381685&blogId=473904623 "

"and if its ok, i'll grab my shit and leave.."

2009-03-10T17:04:00.003Z

I dont know why i ever bother posting that I want things as i never get them.. haha I mean, I didnt even get birthday presents off anyone other than Kev but that is a different story for a different bitter entry altogether.

ANYHOW. I REALLY WANT ONE OF THE SUPER7 GORILLA BISCUIT MODELS. Last time they went onsale, they sold out in minutes and I am determined to get my hands on one at the end of march. Unless someone has the first "press" that they want to sell me.

So fucking good... click on the pic to see the blog entry on it.

Tell me what have I done to deserve this?

2009-03-10T09:43:00.003Z

My taste in music has always been questionable to say the least. From the fact that I can sing any NKOTB song off by heart, to the fact that when I was a child, I was convinced that I was going to marry Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys because I thought they made such beautiful music. The day I found out he was gay, I was crushed. haha.

I loved the finale of The Brits this year.

Anyhow, apparently Terrorvision are reforming to celebrate the fact that "How to make friends and influence people" is 15 years old.

This band were AWFUL. I knew they were awful. Looking back on their videos now, I am totally reminded of that... But fuck I loved them.

Apparently, they are going to play the entirety of the album, in chronological order..

How bad they are doesnt mean that I dont really want to see them on the 12th April at the Shepherds Bush Empire, haha.

How to make me happy

2009-03-05T20:17:00.006Z

There are few things in life I love.. My family, my friends, Hardcore, New Found Glory, and NKOTB.

One of my greatest loves, and equally as big guilty pleasures, is Nu Metal. Granted, this love is focused on Nu Metal circa 1993-1997, but still. Its nu metal.
I can sing all of Korn songs pre-"follow the leader" (and im pretty sure i can sing a bunch of those too.).. I know all the words to wait and bleed by slipknot. I know all the words to ALL Limp Bizkit songs up to Chocolate starfish and the hotdog flavoured water.

I do not care that people think im sad because of this....Seriously.

I am so psyched about Download this year, its untrue. Its going to be like I am 16 years old again!

so, here you go. What i have spent the last hour of my life doing. Watching Nu Metal music videos..
.

(I AM GOING TO DOWNLOAD IF IT KILLS ME).

(SERIOUSLY. LIMP BIZKIT ANNND KORN? . DOWNLOAD 09 FOR TEH [SIC] WIN. )

<a href="http://www.joost.com/08202db/t/Deftones-7-Words-Video">Deftones - 7 Words (Video)</a>

(NOW IF THEY ADDED DEFTONES, IT WOULD BE PERFECT)

(maybe not so much. but it would amusing).

(OMG ITS LIKE BEING AT THE DOME!!!)

and finally.. this was later on. but he does the nu metal dance so it needs a special mention.

PaPa RoAcH - LaSt ReSoRt
by MiKaEl94

I love nu metal.

I should be sleeping

2009-03-04T21:11:00.002Z

Someone found this blog via searching "Nathan Bean SxE" on google. I found this highly amusing. People find it usually because of xsheepx and Dave Heck (you would not even begin to imagine how many people google these names from all over), but I have not been as amused as someone searching for Nate... purely because it was so random.

Anyhow, hes in a band called Rot In Hell who are pretty good. You should check them out..

..

2009-03-01T14:35:00.004Z

* Twitter, BBM, MSN, AIM, Myspace, Facebook, email..

What have these mediums of communication done for friendships? Granted, they are terribly useful for my close close friends who live abroad, but for all the people I dont know that well, have maybe spoken to a couple of times? Do I REALLY need to know what you had for lunch? And what has it done to my real life friendships? I think all of you should ask yourselves that.

Sadly enough, I wanted to have a "communication free week" sometime this year.. The furthest I would allow was texting. Unfortunately, this is not possible as every week i looked at, there was some reason when i would need at least one of the above to get in contact with someone about something (shows im putting on, fests im flying out to, hols im planning, running riot fest...).

* Pressurefest, part 2..
Pressure Fest - August 8th and 9th
Location: TBA
Ticketprices: TBA

Line up comfirmed so far:

AYS (DE)
H2O (US)
Iron Age (US)
xKingdomx (US)
Madball (US)
Reign Supreme (US)
xRhinocerusx (US)
RZL DZL (US)
This is Hell (US)

More bands to be added soon, news following...

Party hotel is booked for mark 1 (literally, this will be the party hotel).. Summer is shaping up awesome.

* RunningRiot Fest booking has officially began. I have booked 3 bands out of the 20, that is not including BOTH break bands. If you want to get on the fest, drop me an email to runningriotfest@gmail.com. Bribes accepted but do not guarantee a slot on the fest.. HAHAHAHA.

* i love Lolcats.com.

Weird

2009-02-25T22:26:00.002Z

I didnt think it was possible to read about someone that trusted everyone around them less than i did.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2009-02-14T17:54:00.004Z

I thought I would include awesome updates today as to make everyone as happy as I am right now.

1. Pressurefest has been announced. The boys at Alveran have decided to hold two this year, a smaller one in Essen on the 27th and 28th June, and a larger scale one in August. I was pretty sceptical when I first heard this but the more I think about it, the better an idea it is.
The venue in Essen,JZE Papestrasse, is smaller, has no barrier, and is the perfect place to hold the show.

The line up so far is as follows:

Betrayed
Cheap Thrills
Dead Vows
Death Threat
Have Heart
xKingdomx
The Mongoloids
New Morality
Ninebar
No Turning Back
xRepresentx
Rise and Fall
Shipwreck AD
Strength For A Reason
Suffer The Living
+ more to be confirmed.

Im psyched.
Summerfest season is going to be great.
Groezrock, Pressure, Fluff fest, Pressure and Ieperfest (hopefully, Chris will put something else on this year to replace deadfest).

Hotels have been booked. Mail me for details.

2. http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/- Link stolen from Guav DNAs blog (which is terribly interesting by the way. You should read it).
Is it wrong that I look at some of the food on that site and think "FUCK. THAT LOOKS SO GOOD."? Probably. No care ever though.

-Revelation Records are doing a collab with Adidas.

These trainers are currently limited to 150, all being given to artists that feature on Rev's 150th release, a compilation of hardcore bands covering other hardcore bands.

The tracklisting for the comp is as follows:

1. Sick of It All- Warzone- 'As One'
2. Terror- Side By Side 'Friends'
3. Ignite- Youth of Today- 'Disengage'
4. Death By Stereo- Youth of Today 'Break Down the Walls'
5. Set Your Goals- Gorilla Biscuits 'Forgotten'
6. The Twilight Transmission- Quicksand 'Clean Slate'
7. Ambitions- Bold 'Running Like Thieves'
8. Down To Nothing- Judge- 'What It Meant'
9. Countdown To Life- Insight Out 'Burning Fight'
10. Bold- Supertouch 'Searching For The Light'
11. Damnation AD - Gorilla Biscuits 'Hold Your Ground'
12. Capital- Burn- 'Out Of Time'
13. Backlash- Bold 'Wise Up'
14. The Mediam- Civ- 'Et Tu, Brute?'
15. Triple Threat- No For An Answer- 'Without A Reason'
16. The Scare- Battery- 'Brand New Place'
17. Mikoto- Texas Is The Reason 'Back and To The Left'
18. Walter Schreifels of Gorilla Biscuits/Quicksand- Sick of It All 'Pushed Us Too Far'/'Friends'
19. Ignite The Will- Shai Hulud- 'For The World'
20. This is Hell- The Movielife/Civ medley

There is talk that Adidas may release them out to the market, but chances of them doing small people sizes= 0.

I really desperately want a pair though.

Thanks to www.crookedtongues.com for the info.

3. If you twitter or BBM, leave me info in the comments. I will not make the comments public if you do not want them to be.

4. and finally, im on a boat, motherfucker:

Hope you are having a lovely day with your loved ones!!

Gravemaker

2009-02-12T18:06:00.002Z

This band have completely blown me away.. moreso than any band in a long time.

Check them out HERE and then come to this show:

Women (now contains edit)

2009-02-10T23:23:00.003Z

GO

SEE

THIS

MOVIE.

(edit. i wrote a whole spoiler on this movie but have hidden it.

but the last thing i said was "all women should see this film, especially the romantics, then maybe the ones that keep insisting that "love" actually exists will shut the fuck up. haha")

Not bitter. Just a realist :)

If someone could explain..

2009-02-04T23:35:00.003Z

How i lived so long without a blackberry in my life, that would be good, because right now, i dont know how i could live without it and its awesome little applications.

and BBM. God, i love BBM.

Things that make me smile.

2009-02-03T18:10:00.002Z

This Cyanide and Happiness strip:

Disney (OH SHUSH YOU.).. Especially Aladdin.. ("WAKE UP AND SMELL THE HUMOUS!):

New kids on the block.. and being this close to new kids on the block:

(above pic taken from the Hammersmith apollo where i was one row back. ONE FUCKING ROW BACK.).

I could go on forever but that is enough happiness for one entry.

Snow

2009-02-02T13:28:00.003Z

when they said it was going to snow, i thought it would be Londons regular snow feature.. you know, less than an inch, which quicky turns into black ice, causing many old ladies to break hips.

Little did i know that i would wake up to what only can be described as a winter wonderland.. enough snow hitting my face to feel like a million kisses, and inches of the white stuff that go halfway up my calves.

I love the snow. I love snowed in days. And i love sleep more than anything. Best life.

I love Wall-e

2009-01-27T23:59:00.001Z

You can get Wall-es that dance to ipods.

I NEED ONE.

If he doesnt make you smile, you are not human.

"SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS."

life long dreams.

2009-01-25T11:42:00.004Z

If someone had told me 17 years ago when I was 13 years old that I would be going to see New Kids on The Block, not once, but twice, I would told them they were crazy.

If someone had told me that, as I stepped onto the escalator at the O2 last night to go the highest level of the arena furthest away from the stage, that Char, Davey and Lynne would be stopped, and our seats would be upgraded to seats pretty much on the floor, I would have not believed them (TWO THOUSAND AND MINE!!!!)

I sang, I screamed, I cried, I felt like a 13 year old girl. One of the best nights of my life, and I was so happy to spend it with two of my best friends (even though I think that they thought I had lost my mind about 10 times last night).

Round two tonight. I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT.

"30 is the new 25"

2009-01-15T08:48:00.003Z

Thats a message I got this morning.

Happy birthday to me!!

:)

Blogs

2009-01-10T21:56:00.002Z

Updating a blog that isnt personal is not as easy as it looks, and many music blogs, ESPECIALLY hardcore blogs, start out so well, but then trail off into oblivion where the authors lose interest. Believe me, I know.. I update this one far more than London Calling (which will have an update tonight, by the way).

World Moves Fast, started up by a bunch of dudes from Boston, is the "Heat magazine" of hardcore blogs. Short posts, lots of pics and to the point. The blog is regularly updated, usually a couple of times a day, with a vast array of content, links to articles, links to videos on you tube.. everything you could want. The site also has a number of interviews which you might be interested in.

Go check it out. It doesnt disappoint.

Oh and i really want that trife life shirt that mission merch are doing. Damn the pound being so shitty. I have to wait to get stuff. Urgh.

Crisis in Gaza

2009-01-08T21:33:00.005Z

One of the aspects of hardcore that I was most attracted to when I went to my first couple of shows in '97 were that bands had something to say. They were politically minded, knew the wrongs that were happening in the world and weren't afraid to be vocal about it.

Rarely do I meet a hardcore kid these days who I can have a real conversation about politics with.

Rarely do I see bands who have ANYTHING to say onstage other than "straight edge".. "not straight edge".. "fuck shit up".. etc etc etc.

YOU HAVE A MICROPHONE IN YOUR HAND AND A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE LISTENING TO YOU. Utilize this!

I stated today that if I could sing, I totally would be in a band that talked about important issues.

Please read this:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5474016.ece

Its an article by The Times newspaper (unbiased media) about what the Red Cross found when they went into Gaza.

Please note the most important part. There were FOUR CHILDREN SAT NEXT TO THE CORPSES OF THEIR MOTHERS.

All the internet warriors can defend all they like.

What is happening in Gaza is a complete atrocity, and if you do not believe this, you are an awful human being..

The situation has been declared a humanitarian crisis.

Over 600 Palestinians have been killed. Thats 600 people who will have mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers and friends. That is 600 people who will have funerals, 600 people who will be mourned for. Children are included in this number.

All media is being denied the right to report from inside of Gaza since NOVEMBER, when the conflict began but was not reported widely.

But there are pictures from BOTH sides here.. I will post the one that struck me the hardest:

http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/gaza_12_31/g25_17436795.jpg

That is someones husband.

....

2009-01-07T20:24:00.003Z

You were too young to die so suddenly.

Rest in Peace, R.

30 is going to be a good year.

2009-01-06T17:20:00.004Z

My first present came in the mail today. Sick of it all S/T 7" first press, 2nd press, and potential for a fall.

I am going to complete my SOIA record collection damnit.

Thank you Dave Heck. I love you dude.

:)

2009-01-05T22:09:00.003Z

When its snowing, look up to the sky, close your eyes and let the snow fall on your face. It feels like someone is giving you hundreds of soft kisses. Its awesome. I love the snow.

Go make a difference.

2009-01-03T00:10:00.005Z

There are protests against the atrocities happening in Gaza tomorrow in London town. They begin at Embankment station at 12.30pm and I urge people to attend.

There are also more protests across the south. Details can be found HERE.

With over 400 Palestinians killed, and thousands injured, it is important that you educate yourselves on what is going on there.. Read up on this. The source used was an unbiased mainstream British newspaper.

Its oooh so quiet

2009-01-02T15:00:00.001Z

I love Spike Jonze. Pure genius.

For the record, I HATE crushes. I like the quiet.

One for you boys.

2008-12-31T00:52:00.001Z

I am obviously not your average girl..
i cant get past getting here to take her trousers off. BAH.

http://virtualunderworld.net/arianeb/dategame.htm

SEND. ME. STUFF

2008-12-29T16:08:00.003Z

I love getting stuff in the post.

Send me stuff. Its been at least a year since someone sent me something awesome.

Pls? K? THX!

Goodbye Astoria

2008-12-29T08:24:00.004Z

The Astoria, one of Londons most famous music venues, is set to close its doors, on my 30th Birthday. The Astoria, The LA2 (the place i went to my first ever gig at), Metros and Sin will all be demolished to make way for the new crossrail service and a bigger Tottenham Court Road station.

Rumours that the venue was to be shut have been circulating as far back as 1998, with concrete plans for the demolition announced in 2007.

I have seen hundreds of bands at both the Astoria and the LA2 ranging from Bush to Sepultura, to Hatebreeds first ever UK show to Bad Religion.. When i was 16-18, Friday nights were spent at "Rockscene", and we would always move on from the Dome to Club X at the LA2, where we would take over a corner and make it ours till 6am.. then walk up to Charing Cross Mcdonalds, have breakfast and get the first train home....Those were the days..

I have fond memories and not so good memories of both venues, and in all honesty, while both are shitholes, it is a shame that we are losing yet another venue in London. The Garage has gone, and now three more music venues and a club are going as well. Londons live music scene will suffer, especially as there is no other venue that is sized as the LA2.

Anyhow, it seems that Rancid was the last time I will ever have attended the venue, and what a way to say goodbye.

Shame.

2009

2008-12-29T07:30:00.002Z

(check out joeys sweeeeet kicks.)

Never again.

2008-12-26T13:38:00.004Z

2009 is upon us. 2008 was the year of change. 2009 is the year that I rid myself of everyone that has let me down and filling my world with people that will not do that, be it people that I knew already and people that I am yet to meet.

Goodbye to the old and hello to the new!

Funny how

2008-12-23T21:22:00.003Z

the fact that Muntaser Al- Zaidi was being tortured after throwing his shoes at ex US President, George W Bush, was something that very few media outlets decided to report on whilst many arabic channels chose to. "Democracy" at its finest.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/17/george-bush-shoe-throw

Can always rely on the Guardian though.

Long live the British press.

Hardcore.

2008-12-22T22:36:00.003Z

* Summer 2008. Im sat in the merch tent at Ieperfest waiting for the slew of bands that I wanted to see start, wishing that I had had a couple of extra hours sleep and laughing at some kids in animal costumes.

I turn and look to my right and spot Aram Champion setting up Betrayed merch a couple of tables down.
"Charlotte. Am I imagining things? Is that Aram and Betrayed merch??!"
Charlotte turned and nodded, looking equally confused.
I walk up to the table grinning, ask if they are playing. He grins back, "Yeah we only found out ourselves a couple of days ago!"
Betrayed had not been announced before we left London for the fest, so it came as a huge, and very much welcomed shock, possibly one of my highlights of that summer.

From my brief interactions with Aram, he has been nothing but polite and courteous and comes across as extremely intelligent.

I came across this interview today and it is one of the best interviews I have read in a long time, so I thought I would forward it onto you.. Pay particular attention to the Tony Victory section.

http://stuckinthecity.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/aram-speaks/

** It takes a lot for me to get excited about bands nowadays. Maybe because I am getting old, possibly because I feel I have heard it all before. But then I come across bands like The Mongoloids, and they give me hope and faith. With vocals that have been compared to Paul Bearers, they have an awesome raw edge to them that had me hooked the first time I heard them last year. They toured Europe last Summer with Trash Talk and there is word that they will be back this summer, hopefully not missing out London as they did before.

To tide you over till then, they have just put out a new song on their myspace above so check it out.

*** Deathcycle, one of the few bands that I wanted to see live, are splitting up.
We get every band and their son coming through town on the back of a shitty, badly recorded 7" and the good bands never make it over? FUCK YOU.

and finally.

An open letter to the pressurefest organisers.

Dear Men.

Sick Of It All are playing in Gothenburg the same weekend that Pressurefest is probably going to be announced. Please put them on so that I do not have to choose between fests.

Thanks

M xxxxx

BIRFDAY

2008-12-22T17:36:00.003Z

I REALLY WANT THESE.. SIZE 5 (THATS THE PROPER SIZE THING CONVERTED AS WELL).. CLICK ON PICS FOR LINKS. IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL GET THEM FOR ME. HAHA

I did also want the alkaline trio nikes in size 4.5s (uk) but the only place that sold them in england is now out.

BAH.

Night Terrors

2008-12-21T11:50:00.004Z

Trying to explain this condition a couple of weeks ago to a friend, I found myself not knowing enough, and not being able to say anything other than "well, i have had them for a long time, I get them sometimes, but I also sleepwalk, and talk in my sleep."
When asked what the cause of my night terrors were, I couldn't answer him... so I decided to look it up online.

While i don't usually cite Wikipedia as a source, I found it to have the simplest explaination..

"A night terror, also known as pavor nocturnus, is a parasomnia disorder characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes abruptly from slow-wave sleep, with waking usually accompanied by gasping, moaning, or screaming. It is often impossible to fully awaken the person, and after the episode the subject normally settles back to sleep without waking. A night terror can rarely be recalled by the subject. They typically occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep."

I generally don't scream, not that i am aware of, but I have been told I moan loudly.
The thing is about night terrors is that you dont ever remember them. They are basically nightmares that you forget. People said to suffer from night terrors also suffer from anxiety attacks (which I do) and also often sleepwalk, something I also do but very very rarely.

I have not had a full nights sleep since I was 12 and even if I am not having night terrors, I will wake up maybe 7 or 8 times a night, and sometimes will not be able to get back to sleep. Let me use last night as an example of how badly I sleep. Two nightmares that I am aware of (thus not being night terrors), I woke up after one at three am, stayed awake, watched an episode of Psych, and went back to sleep at around four. I then had another nightmare, woke up at 5.30am and didnt get back to sleep till 7am. During the first nightmare, i woke up twice, going straight back to sleep, and only the once during the second.

The weirdest thing about this?

I love sleep more than anything ever. Hahah.

I wish i was 14 again.

2008-12-21T08:32:00.001Z

life was so much better when i was in love with luke perry and buffy the vampire slayer was on constant rotation on my video player (and the film.. not that rubbish series crap... which, by the way, was a travesty.)

Go West-King Of Wishful Thinking
by adiis

the best.

2008-12-16T22:08:00.006Z

This is from a Patrick Wolf song, the best lyrics being:
" and let no foot mark your ground, let no hand hold you down....Be your own hero, be your own saviour, send all your suffering into the fire."

Pnut Jewelry

2008-12-16T13:37:00.002Z

One of my favourite parts of the last short tour i did was when Rusty brought out his boxes full of handmade jewelry. To say i went nuts with it all would be understatement. I was like a kid in a candy store. I have been after something by him for a long time, and to actually be able to hold and touch what I had been looking at for months on end was awesome. I spent far too much money... but it was all worth it and im bummed out i didnt have anymore money to buy more stuff..

Go check his stuff out and get something for your loved one:

PNUT JEWELRY

and while you are there, buy me the necklace above.

PS. OH STEVIE WONDER, I LOVE YOU.

2008-12-09T00:13:00.004Z

There are certain songs that, no matter how I feel, make me smile.. a genuine,take over my whole face smile (which are the best kind!). I love every version of this song that was released, but this one, by far, is my favourite. While Wonder was not the first to sing this song, he was the one that turned it into a classic. It reminds me of summer.. and being young.

Watch this video, and if it does make you feel warm inside, you have no heart..

The cheer up list

2008-12-08T21:04:00.003Z

Before I do that, though, it seems that a lot of you are coming to this page via googling the italian rugby players. If any of you are the italian rugby players, my name is May, im 29, and single. Please get in touch hahahaha.

ANYHOO. there are a lot of things going on in my life and i usually write out cheer up lists when I am unhappy. Luckily, I am not unhappy and I am just copying charlottes post haha

I am currently looking forward to:

30th

2008-11-24T22:43:00.000Z

I have literally been building up to my 30th Birthday for a year. Everytime people would ask how old I was, I would proudly say "im going to be 30 in January."29 was hard for me. I was working a job I didnt enjoy and was generally unhappy. 30 is going to be different. 30 is the time for change.

Anyhow, I am a fan of lists, and an even bigger fan of birthday lists, and as I don't celebrate Christmas, here you go.. will be updated regularly as I keep thinking of more things that I actually want.

- Carmen Curl Perfect hair dryer
- Flickr Pro account
-To Die For, boy beater
- New Kids on the block various memorabia
- COA- Blood for Blood rip off hoodie
- Kill Your Idols Zip up
- ~~SOIA Cardigan (fuck i want this so bad)~~ (someone said they were getting this for me! HURRAH!)
- SOIA Bag

- Morning Again Wu Tang shirt in youth medium. I have literally wanted this shirt since 97.
Deathwish and Malfunction Jewellery. And a deathwish tote bage in green and pink but im far too lazy to find that.

and finally, if you got lotsa money (haha), then: THESE.

as i said, this is prob going to be as long as both my arms combined by the time my birthday comes round.

the new TRC video

2008-11-12T19:33:00.003Z

Khaled makes awesome videos. He made the Ninebar video and now has just completed the new one for TRC. Im generally not a fan of hardcore bands doing music videos, other than SOIA, who do it well (see the videos for Step Down and District) but this one came out really well.

-----------------------------------

and i love this song. I am aware that this makes me terribly uncool. But, seriously, I was never cool in the first place.

Serious

2008-11-06T21:28:00.002Z

Dolce and Gabbana have so got it right this time.. Using the Italian Rugby Team as models for your latest ad campaign? Actual genius.

2008-10-28T19:50:00.001Z

How to save a life

2008-10-21T22:22:00.003+01:00

Waterloo station. I would, at a guess, say about 10,000 people pass through the station from all over the south east of England every day.

I wonder how many people have stared at this poster and changed their lives because of it.

I know it changed mine.

Its time to re-evaluate and re-assess again.

Grey's Anatomy

2008-10-13T21:26:00.003+01:00

I will confess. I had NO interest in this show when it first began. I had watched, i believe, about a quarter of an episode.

One of my boring weekends in, and I am now hooked... so much so that I actually, at this very moment in time, would like to do nothing more than lie in bed and watch the show. It has taken me and week and a half to finish two series.

BUT. I have worked in a hospital. I spent most of my early 20s in hospitals. None of the doctors are attractive.. even the junior doctors. The nurses are miserable and hate life. And noone is in love. And few are friends. I know the show isn't real... but it shows such a warped view on love that I love it. (spoilers ahead).

You find "love", and he/she dies. You find "love" and walk into a room where he is screwing a nurse. You find "love" and he turns out to be married.

And for someone as bitter and twisted as me, I love it, because, even though the show isn't realistic in the slightest, it somewhat comforts me to not be showing the boring "love is wonderful and happy and great" side that most programmes like this show.

3 more series to go.

You will never be able to understand.

2008-09-25T20:14:00.003+01:00

We have all had it.

You start a new job, and somehow conversations with your new co-workers turns to "oh you are into music? What kind of music?".

Say just "Hardcore" and people will assume you mean happy hardcore. My substandard answer is "Hardcore Punk". Most will not question this.
Some ask "Oh? Like what bands?"
"You won't have heard of any of them," I usually respond, as politely as possible. "They are pretty underground bands."
"Try me." Most that say this like to think of themselves as music connoisseurs.
"Sick of it all? They are my favourite band." I say with a bemused grin.
"Oh. I have never heard of them."

But how do you explain your love of hardcore to someone else?

"I have been going to shows for 11 years now. There is nowhere I feel better than when I am stood in a room full of people climbing on top of each other, trying to get the mic off the singer.. I enjoy nothing more than being surrounded by people losing their mind, singing along.. I love the feeling of finding a new band that impress me more than a band has done in months... knowing that great things are in store for them.. When my favourite band are onstage, and im singing along, nothing else in the world matters. Anything that has gotten me down has been forgotten..
When I am walking down the street on the way to work, and a song that i love comes on shuffle, I smile, like I have a secret that none of the suits I am surrounded by will ever know about.

I have travelled thousands of miles to see bands. I have spent more money on hardcore then I care to think about. I have seen hundreds of bands. I have made the best of friends. It IS my life. It will always be my life. You may have "grown up and had a normal life" but the sad thing is that you will never get to feel what I feel every day. You will never ever feel so much passion about something that makes your life infinitely better. And for that, I pity you."

Most would look at you like you were insane.

Going Nowhere

Movie of the year

Current loves:

Baby, dont you know that I love you..

2011 is MINE- Welcome spring!

Social Media Fatigue part 2

O HAI!

Blue is the colour of dreams

YOU... HUUURRRTTT... MMMYYY.. FRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEENNNNND

Current Top 10- July 2010

Incept.. *snore*

Sometimes

"No we must not dwell, no not today, we can't. Not on Rex Manning day!"

Well

Oooh life

RIP Eze

The Tech Buzz

I love Etsy.

Current Top 10!

Thanks 2009!!

An open letter to A:

"I'm your biggest fan, i'll follow you till you love me..."

Happiness.

RunningRiotFest is going on a hiatus

Treat others how you would like to be treated.

Mind= Blown

"Youre as straight as the line..."

Want Want Want

RunningRiotFest

Oh Hardcore. How i love you.

Bettie Mae Designs

O HAI!

A blog you should check out.

"So rotten on the inside, guaranteed to die alone"

Oh Channel 4 News. How I love thee.

"Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup..."

Hardcore/Clothing Label Collabos

A lovely "couple of things" update.

Nemi

Is it worth risking eternal happiness in heaven for a fleeting happiness on earth.

Hardcore.

I've been getting away with it all my life.

Football songs.

Susan Boyle

I need your help

In desperate, dire need of a cheer up list

:)

Social Distortion

Get This Right Zine

Spotify

Skinheads.. Skinheads rule.. Skinheads..

Israel from the other side.

"and if its ok, i'll grab my shit and leave.."

Tell me what have I done to deserve this?

How to make me happy

I should be sleeping

..

Weird

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Gravemaker

Women (now contains edit)

If someone could explain..

Things that make me smile.

Snow

I love Wall-e

life long dreams.

"30 is the new 25"

Blogs

Crisis in Gaza

....

30 is going to be a good year.

:)

Go make a difference.

Its oooh so quiet

One for you boys.

SEND. ME. STUFF

Goodbye Astoria

2009

Never again.

Funny how

Incept.. snore