silentlyamused

..freetard!

wtf.

all i want to add...i use illegal downloading to hear the music/album of artists other people talk about/review. If i like it, most likely i'll see them live and buy the physical album. For this reason i'd don't feel that i'm doing anything wrong. Without P2P I wouldn't have come into contact with as much (new) music.

For me, art in whatever form is likely to come from a situation where somebody is struggling. The art is a reaction to such a struggle. Yes, wealth may be part of this but to view it as the sole motivator is rather simplistic.
Basically...what Herbert Read said.

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about getting to latitude by car (from Leeds). According to internet directions I hardly ever go on a motorway (the A1 really isn't a motorway!) and it will take over 5 hours!

and i could think of lot more incredibly fun and energetic things i could have been doing with my time.

And will they be supporting on Thurs?

"Surely not all centre or even right-wing sensibilities are premised on prejudice and misinformation? "

name some...

obviously just not in the throwaway media you discuss.

Newsnight, Today programme, Radio 4 and 5, Broadsheet papers...to name but just a few. The debates and discussions are out there just not in the tabloids & 20min news programmes you mention and can you really blame them. They print shit, lots read it, why would they stop?

...whooooop!

quite a few people in Leeds/Yorkshire who think they're shit...me being one.

the almost certainly fantastic 1st support group....The Rosie Taylor Project

boo.

this

in the Natural History Museum in banksy oh-so-ironic-way with a plaque reading: "A "Bjork" (circa 2007): multicoloured and effervescent rare breed of icelandic female known for crafting unique and diverse songs. Also a bit of alright."

you're right.
-25C in toronto and i still went outside...

in other countries so i feel it won't here either. It does obviously effect your gig-going if you smoke. You can't during a set, which may annoy some people. I feel its more than made up for by having to go outside with all other smokers during the set. Its usually a pretty sociable atmospher with everyone talking about the act that's just been on. Half the time the band are there too. I hadn't heard about time limits set by some places down in london and think that is fucking stupid. As long as you have a stamp/ticket what's the problem with taking as long as you like.

Summary: Ban is good. Smoke less, socialise more when having cig. However, time limits on smoking = utterly crap

is missing the best band in leeds at the moment.......the rosie taylor project.

yep

This doesn't make sense. They like album cover art and are sad its disappearing.....so to stop this demise in its tracks they decide to try and "kill off the sleeve altogether"

wtf

would be to offer a free cd copy (sent when the cd comes out) if you download the digital version...would it not?

no way near as good as Set Yourself on Fire

lol

don't write off Bad Sneakers because of this rather lame song. The label's next release will be a corker (at least i think its their next release).

...are great.

http://www.myspace.com/therosietaylorproject

that if you downloaded an album off itunes all the tracks in that album would gain a 'sale' in the singles chart? if so, surely when a big album comes out most of the songs will get into the singles chart....maybe, i don't know.

for saying 'george bush doesnt care about black people' during hurrican katrina

from a Douglas Coupland novel....Shampoo Planet if i remember right. Although i dont think its a direct quote.

Stars album should be up there...perhaps at the expense of either Metric or Wolf Parade. For me it's slightly better than those two.

i want to go! but iceland's the most expensive place...like, ever! i was there once and a pint of carlsberg cost be £5...however, i may just have been ripped off. i was 17 and knew no icelandic.

makes me sad. Toronto just staged a majorly successful (mini) festival in exactly the same place, curated by broken social scene. Keep things local i say.
Also, V festival is shit.

what annoys me is that some bands tend to just have a myspace and no proper website. I know that smaller bands wouldnt have their own website but for more established acts it strikes me as lazy...or something.

...myfarce

(sorry)

this is virtually 10mins away from where i live and i knew nothing about it!

...have never won any competitions on here. *sighs

the shins version of 'we become silhouettes'
far superior.

are shit

So far.....
most serene republic, stars, bss, feist, wolf parade....and, of course, NICKLEBACK!

something that isnt for all you london types! huzzah!

emily haines is very pretty!

in leeds!

isnt the most acousticy/folky place to play......but i'll no doubt be there.

twice in the past few months. There performance in Canada was slightly better than that in York, probably due to the venues, but they were still amazing at both.
I kind of find the albums they've released a bit over produced/ clean (but still very good). They tend to produce a much rougher, and in my humble opinion, better sound when playing live.

...and nicely juxtaposed with the ad for Sky that came up on the left.

hum...