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The weather didn't help but it was pretty badly organised. The line-up is probably better this year mind....

...with a really refreshing sound. They were great when I saw them play in London and seemed like nice fellows to boot!

to be using the word 'gash'.

...is for Les Savy Fav to play and my perfect line-up* is complete....

*I'm assuming a Pavement reunion isn't going to happen.

But this more than makes up for it. Not least it's happening in Barcelona and not some shitty holiday resort!

Really looking forward to see Grizzly Bear and Slint...

heh. like these boards have any
a) girls
b) non-white people* ...

*actually being a non-white myself I kind of contradict myself

Bart: "That's right - dead serious about going to Itchy And Scratchy Land!"

a tradition of Hip-Hop that stresses the pedagogical function of rap. Which is why he might comes across as a 'self-regarding cock', though I think this is misreading what he is trying to do.

Is one of my favourite hip-hop albums of all time. His last one was a bit shit however. Whatever happened to the Rawkus scene? It all went a bit shit which is a massive shame...

....use of mandolin since Losing My Religion

...oh dear

in Plan B was really revealing in the way it showed the difficulties of being on major. I still think they'd have been better off on indie (and maybe sign to a major later). They must have soooo much pressure on them. Are they ready for it? I mean, they;re cool for sure, but are they really going to sell tens of thousands of records? I wish them the best of luck...

WHEN ARE THESE ON SALE?!?!

...who shouted out 'anti-semite' at David Cross, er...that was my mate, and he was being ironic. Or so he says. Cross' reaction was funny I thought.

that Asian yank dude had taken acid everday for the last two months. I'm surprised he wasn't more 'zany'.

I still get really emotional when I think of that weekend. Why can't everyday be like ATP?

...drum shop the other day and the guys in there were listening to metal. But not the newer artier stuff (I'm no expert but there's definitely a scene of bands doing interesting things within the metal genre), but 90s thrash metal. Like Megadeth. I found that a bit depressing. Like when I found out my mate still listens to the Wonderstuff.

I don't mean to sound like a bragging arsehole (too late!) but I know Brace Payne and he said he's going to introduce me to the Sleater Kinney girls at ATP.

I am so happy.

...I don't think Treacey is riding that high at the moment.

...it was so much cheaper than Sister Ray.

...No Rock&Roll Fun gets it spot on:
http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2006/02/bloc-party-dangerously-close-to.html

Is one of the best British albums of the 90s but made the mistake of being released at the height of whiter than white Britpop. If your only impressions of Cornershop is Brimful of Asha and the leftfield indie pop/dance/country/sitar hybrids that followed check out their first two albums when they were a nihilistic-lo-fi-brown-noise-riot-grrrl act....

...and Calexico album is sublime. Glad it got some recognition.

...."secular"? As opposed to 'godly' stadium-sized anthems?