What are you playing tonight?

[TANGODANCER]

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Not sure what you mean Tango? I only asked an innocent question

Erm, yeah, alright then.

[Bruce Rioja]

Now that, is a point well-worthy of consideration Bruce, although she moaned when we finally rang a taxi. I might borrow a CD from her for our own guests though, then again, she may get the wrong idea.

A risky game, my friend. Imagine getting tickets to stand on a football pitch and watch the nobber as your Christmas present?

Hey!!!!!! Fxxking hell Bruce, that is big-time scary. Idea immediaely dead. I'd sooner watch Barry Manilow and the Spice girls do Freddy and the Dreamers Greatest Hits......and that ain't a wish, it's a worst nightmare.

I hope that you'll afford me a slight digression, Tango. With today being Father's Day I'm sure that you'll understand our lot's particular drill. My brothers and I, with partners and kids (where applicable) go up to see the folks, mum puts on a spread (to be followed by her home-baked fruit scones and her home-made sherry trifle, oh! ) and we all catch up. At around six o'clock the phone rings. When the brief tele-conversation's over mum puts the receiver down and announces "That was 'X' and 'Y', they're going to call in". This was met with a unanimous "Ah well, it's high time that we were off" from one and all. 'X' is a much loved and longtime family friend that ended up marrying 'Y' who is an absolute tosspot. I'm sure you must have met the sort: thinks it's ok to start reciting Bernard Manning jokes regardless of whose company he's in.
So, driving home I'm chuckling away to myself thinking of our earlier posts, wondering, just wondering if mum saying that "X and Y are about to call in" is just her way of saying "Thanks lads, but now we'd just like to spend a quiet evening in together"?
I doubt it, but a part of me really, really hopes that it is.

[TANGODANCER]

I hope that you'll afford me a slight digression, Tango. With today being Father's Day I'm sure that you'll understand our lot's particular drill. My brothers and I, with partners and kids (where applicable) go up to see the folks, mum puts on a spread (to be followed by her home-baked fruit scones and her home-made sherry trifle, oh! ) and we all catch up. At around six o'clock the phone rings. When the brief tele-conversation's over mum puts the receiver down and announces "That was 'X' and 'Y', they're going to call in". This was met with a unanimous "Ah well, it's high time that we were off" from one and all. 'X' is a much loved and longtime family friend that ended up marrying 'Y' who is an absolute tosspot. I'm sure you must have met the sort: thinks it's ok to start reciting Bernard Manning jokes regardless of whose company he's in.
So, driving home I'm chuckling away to myself thinking of our earlier posts, wondering, just wondering if mum saying that "X and Y are about to call in" is just her way of saying "Thanks lads, but now we'd just like to spend a quiet evening in together"?
I doubt it, but a part of me really, really hopes that it is.

I know that scenario well indeed Bruce. Could be the truth. As for X & Y, ain't every family got one? The male is usually the original "Uncle Knobhead" of Peter Kay fame.

[Bruce Rioja]

I know that scenario well indeed Bruce. Could be the truth. As for X & Y, ain't every family got one? The male is usually the original "Uncle Knobhead" of Peter Kay fame.

Absolutely. When I saw PK live and he went into his Uncle Knobhead routine, that's exactly who I was thinking of.

Now then, back to business. Anyone familiar with the works of July Skies? They sound very much like a British Sigur Ros to me and I'm thinking just now that they definitely warrant further investigation.

[Little Green Man]

Now then, back to business. Anyone familiar with the works of July Skies? They sound very much like a British Sigur Ros to me and I'm thinking just now that they definitely warrant further investigation.

Yuss. I've got a couple of things they've done - on the bargainacious Make Mine Music sampler MP3 albums - yours for a princely £2 on Boomkat. Have a look out for Epic45/Yellow6/Northern Lakes et al.

[Bruce Rioja]

Now then, back to business. Anyone familiar with the works of July Skies? They sound very much like a British Sigur Ros to me and I'm thinking just now that they definitely warrant further investigation.

Yuss. I've got a couple of things they've done - on the bargainacious Make Mine Music sampler MP3 albums - yours for a princely £2 on Boomkat. Have a look out for Epic45/Yellow6/Northern Lakes et al.

I actually hoped that you'd come to the fore. I'll order up the new album.

[Bruce Rioja]

Read the above 10 minutes ago and now listening.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_As_Police_Woman

The album came through this morning. First few listenings suggest brilliance.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

In an annexe to the Q office, making print preparations for Glastonbury. Always exposes me to music I wouldn't otherwise experience, being quite the old fart. I'm liking MGMT when they lay off the Scissor Sisters vocal treatment, while the rackety Foals make one very productive.

[superjohnmcginlay]

Listened to that last t'edtiors album just to make sure I wasnt wrong about it being a big steaming pile of shite. I was, its even fooking worse. Shame.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Having stood in mud for an hour watching them last year, I think Editors are good at what they do. I just don't like it. There seems to me something soulless about it.

Looking forward to seeing Elbow. Twice, in fact.

[superjohnmcginlay]

Having stood in mud for an hour watching them last year, I think Editors are good at what they do. I just don't like it. There seems to me something soulless about it.

Looking forward to seeing Elbow. Twice, in fact.

The first album's good and the first song off the new un's good but it doesnt just go downhill it falls off a fooking cliff from there.
Theyve replaced the edgy guitar sound and decent percussion with colplayesque piano led dirge.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

"Think stadiums, darlings. Think arenas. Think festivals"

Problem with trying to puff yourself up to that size is you reveal more of yourself, and oft stretch yourself thin. I'm not sure,for example, whether Glasvegas's claustrophobic smokey-club schtick will play well on a big stage at lunchtime.

[superjohnmcginlay]

"Think stadiums, darlings. Think arenas. Think festivals"

Problem with trying to puff yourself up to that size is you reveal more of yourself, and oft stretch yourself thin. I'm not sure,for example, whether Glasvegas's claustrophobic smokey-club schtick will play well on a big stage at lunchtime.

I think you've got it bang on with that.

[communistworkethic]

am quite liking the Guillemots at the moment.

the hoosiers should be shot

[hisroyalgingerness]

am quite liking the Guillemots at the moment.

the hoosiers should be shot

The first Guillemots album did my tree in. Way too pretentious. The poppy singles I liked, but they soon toodled off into arty nonsense. Bass players hot though

[Verbal]

Futureheads, as I didn't get a chance to listen to it on its initial release.


It's...ok. Love Radio Heart, though still doesn't compare to the first album.

[Bruce Rioja]

In an annexe to the Q office, making print preparations for Glastonbury.

Working on a 100 Best Glastonbury Headline Acts According To Us So Therefor The Official Version were they?

[Dujon]

'Tis not often I do it, but I sat last night and wallowed in a bit of nostalgia. A selection of hits and misses from my teenage years (courtesy of music from Heartbeat) followed by a bit of Gershwin, Mozart, Borodin and, finally, a couple of tracks of Brahm's choral works. I slept well.

[CAPSLOCK]

am quite liking the Guillemots at the moment.

the hoosiers should be shot

The first Guillemots album did my tree in. Way too pretentious. The poppy singles I liked, but they soon toodled off into arty nonsense. Bass players hot though

It was excellent

Next

[TANGODANCER]

Been raiding the bargain areas in HMV today. "Simply Swing", a four CD boxed set of all the great jazz, swing and like singers, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lena Horne, Ella, Glen Miller, Krupa, Nat King Cole (Coleplay? )Billy Holiday, Hampton, Ellington,Basie, Goodman,Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennet etc, etc, etc.

A veritable deity of pzazz, jazz and razamataz of rythmn in the grand manner, and all for the princely sum of £8. My night is sorted.