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I saw Sweet Baboo play the other day and I thought he was embarrassingly awful, the worst thing I've seen in AGES. I've nothing against comedy-type music that is actually good, ie HMHB, Frank Sidebottom, Tom Lehrer, Ivor Cutler. Even the Colbert Christmas album is pretty good. But this was student zaniness, for fuck's sake. He thinks he's funny and cute and he's neither. So I can quite believe the album is as bad as the review says.

But luckily the Final Fantasy album is even better. God, it's AMAZING.

Well, I was such a fan from the ages of about 12 to 15 (and simultaneously listening to the Evening Session; no-one should ever apologise for loving the pop. Anyway, because of that formative time, I still get happy shivers now when I hear of Take That. And Gary was always my favourite: history has proved me right. I still definitely, DEFINITELY would. Bring on the boy band revival!

that this was a DiS thing. I was at the Cardiff one. Kid Harpoon was great, Good Books were even more so. I danced like a crazy person! Fields were very pretty but drony dullness, though.

You're all so pretentiously wankyindie. I mean I like... well, look at my profile to see I do like indie, but this stuff's so bloody right-on. Yawn.

Love him, love the album, and I'm going to be seeing him in Bristol next month, woooargh!

Myspace HAS introduced me to one new musician- Mr Hopkinson's Computer. But I generally trust Popjustice's recommendations. He's introduced me to Lorraine, Patrick Wolf, WigWam, Temposhark &c. But Word Magazine has introduced me to LOADS more stuff than that through its free CDs. Though you do need to sift through a lot of country & shit.

...ever get this? I'm guessing Benjamin.