Walking Blues - Can't argue with that

Mallum - Cupcake

The best party album ever.

Low - CQAF

Sat silently on a hardwood floor in a small tent with 300 other people, ass and legs numb and dead, hands trampled underfoot, draughts blowing up backs, down asscracks watching 3 musicians play their delicate songs for 90minutes. No multinational food conglomerates to backdrop this show with their neon signs in a shopping mall, just a black cloth with some white Christmas lights.

While Mimi seemed in a bad mood and distant, Alan was jokey and chatty, demanding all guitar picks be brought up to the front, recalling how it had been a long time since they'd…

Surprises:

Yann Tiersen - Has a full rock band who make mad noise.

The Only Ones - Old people can still rock; their first show together in 26 years

Dirty 3 - Amazing live show

Shannon Wright - Likes shaking her ass and humping her guitar

Einstürzende Neubauten - Tamer than I was expecting after hearing stories about petrol bombs, dead dogs and pneumatic drills, but really liked it.

Disappointments:

Cat Power - seems to have been spending more time being a fashion cover model than working on her music. I wanted the beautiful delicate songs like on…

Went to the And So I Watch You From Afar EP launch last night. Its impressive how popular they've become in the 4 months since I first saw them at Lavery's when 7 people turned up (and 4 were from the support act). They managed to pack out Auntie Annie's pretty well. And it was very enjoyable.

Was very impressed with Cruz who I've not heard before, but I got his El Ángel Azul EP which was great music for driving home to. I'll definitely be attending more of his gigs.

I redid My Dreams Are Bulletproof…

My Dreams Are Still Bulletproof

I think its better

The neon hum,
They call your name,
Dizziness, a weightless sensation
How long til you come down
How long til you come down again?
A watching screen flickers
There's nothing more you can do
You'll rise above their expectations,
How long til you come down
How long til you fall back down?

But they say "Relax"
They say "Relax and shop"

How long til you come down
How long til you fall to ground?

I uploaded My Dreams Are Bulletproof to LastFM, just cos I thought I'd see if many people like it. (Only available as 30second preview at the moment, but once my label account has been activated, I'll make it a free download - … for the meantime. Yes, its an ogg file…)

It reminds me of an M83 track, but I think its just the pitch bend on the synth that makes me think that. My favourite bit is the sweep just before the synth comes in. I have no idea what genre it would be…shoegazing? electronic? electronic postrock? Mneh, genres…

A decade of shit

1997 - Nervous breakdown
1998 - Crap party
1999 - Watched crap fireworks
2000 - Broke shoulder
2001 - Food poisoning
2002 - Crap party
2003 - Crap party
2004 - Crap party
2005 - Bored in cork
2006 - TBA

Lets face it…

You can't see me
Though I'm only six feet away
All I want is to go home again
All I want is to be home again
Stand invisible
Breathless whispers
All I want is to go home again
All I want is to be home again
This machine can't understand
Endless drones call your name
I don't know when I'll get home again

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Same shit, different location

I want to go
Leave you all behind
Start all over
Somewhere new
Things would be different
I tell myself things would be better