Long Blondes to support Kaisers on jaunt

half price even

Standing down just where the Apollo goes flat, singing and dancing to the Long Blondes, while everyone around me is like 'Who the fuck are these and why do you know the words to them?' and I'm all 'You tell me its a sign of devotion. But devotion to whoooooooooooooooooooooo?'

But I've seen the Kaisers. And I'm seeing the LBs on their own.

So nah.

i would have thought a more valid reason would be that the Long Blondes simply aren't everything they're hyped up to be. I find them vacant, lacking in bite, and void of any songs which will actually stand the test of time.

Her voice is so wonderfully smooth but the songs fall flat so much. They are always famously quoted for saying they don't listen to dylan, the beetles, etc, and that they couldn't play instruments before forming the band... you know what? it shows.

one-dimensional, self-parodical music and a horrendously irritating singer who dances like a drunk pensioner and who has her head so far up her own arse she actually has her head up her own arse twice

the kaizer chiefs are too shit for me to even be bothered about

have you met Kate? fair enough if you don't like their music but she's actually not as you described her at all...

27 is relatively mature for a "new" band though. and she writes the songs with Dorian (guitar) so they're not all her words.

but that still doesnt change the fact that she is a bit of a twat. the other guys in the band are a bit the same way but they've never annoyed me as much for some reason. their delusions about gender, "glamour" and her own band's worth are what i'm talking about, stuff like this:

"(kate was in the NME cool list) probably because they didn't have enough girls. It was so overrun with boring boys, they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour."

"We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan. We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it."

"(we went to Sheffield to go to university because we're) unusual people. People who aren't ready to conform go to Sheffield, people who don't necessarily want to go to London because everyone goes to London & Manchester."

Screech: A cross between the French new wave and British social realism... I think that's what we're like as a band.
Kate: I like romance. I'm a girl!
Dorian: We're a romantic band. A bit arch, a bit camp.

"My vocals- I'm actually singing rather than shouting. There's a lot of female-vocalled bands who are just like, 'punk shout shout shout shout'. Either that or it's that very indie twee girly 'la la la' melody. And I'm singing a song from my fucking heart. And not many female-fronted bands- I can't think of another one that does that. That's why we're a pop band."

"I really want to be on Top of the Pops! I think a lot of people patronise the record buying audience. Thinking they won't be interested in deeper, more complex music. "

i could go on but i cant be bothered. and dont get me started on their consistently hilariously stupid promo photos. grrrr

the university one is pure twattery though. ever heard of choosing the course that suits you best?

concentrate and bands you like, not on the ones you don't - your little rants just make you look like a bitter little fuck with no friends. do you think by being opinionated and out spoken behind a pseudonym makes you in someway cool? please explain why you do it. I'm curious about your motivation.

I challenge you to put up your real name and maybe even a photo.

no stroke being had but you shouldn't let people you don't know make you so angry - i feel sorry for you.

it's easy to be cruel but it takes a bit of class to have some decorum.

i'm still curious as to why you mouth off unprovoked. what do you get out of it? anonymous personal attacks is a bizzare way to spend your time.

Are these one trick pony Kaiser Shites ever going to go away and die? Whoever buys that guff needs shooting!!!

They have only been out of the scene for about 2 month tops, stupid tarts.

did a couple of UK festivals in the summer but have been 'away' since april last year. oh aye and they're fookin brilliant.

she seemed like a nice enough person, just a bit of a deluded twat. and the publications those came from were hardly the kind of publications that are going to distort or decontextualize those quotes either, they were i think entirely independent indie music websites (including this one). she said the stuff she said, simple as that

Why the LBs are really very good, worth talking about, and will be remembered, you only have to have a glance through this thread.

If your definition of fooking brilliant is that mob then your beyond help.

Na Na Na Na Naaa

My god thats just inspired isnt it...