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[Jun. 5th, 2006|04:51 pm] |
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Three years have passed since Thursday's last album, and two since their last visit to these shores. Thankfully, their new release, A City By The Light Divided, has brought them back, and they were on good form last night. The first support were American Eyes. Dressed like any other American goth-emo band you'd care to mention, their sound at least had hints of originality, with some thrash influences visible. Too often, however, they returned to the stale, whiny emo template.
The Zico Chain, however, were made of stronger stuff. Like a cross between Nirvana and Motorhead, they pumped out 8 seriously heavy songs, none of them much longer than 2 minutes. They deserved a much better reception than they got (it all seemed too much for some little emos), and they are certainly a British band to watch.
Seeing Thursday in such an intimate venue is a real treat, and, in a way, they deserve to be playing much bigger stages. Their setlist was perfectly pitched, opening with Understanding In A Car Crash from Full Collapse, and including Division Street and the fantastic Cross Out The Eyes. Songs from the new album were well received, fitting alongside the classics, as the front rows sang along to everything. Geoff Rickly is a great frontman, diving into the front rows, and involving the crowd at every possible opportunity. Nevertheless, at times they can seem like a one-man band. Steve Pedulla spent a surprising amount of time with his back to the audience, while Tom Keeley wasn't as active as normal. The show ended with an encore of Jet Black New Year (the subject of vociferous requests throughout the show), amid scenes of barely controlled chaos. And then we party like it's 1999...
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| "Village idiot? Ah, that's a good one, on tuesdays you get to wave your penis at traffic!" |
[Apr. 29th, 2006|09:13 pm] |
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Woo, a day of consumerism! I feel so dirty. Today, I went with my family to 'Bicester Shopping Village'. The idea of a village made of shops appalls my very soul, but on the plus side they are all very cheap. So, for cut-price clothing, I'm prepared to sacrifice my morals for one morning. I bought a jumper from French Connection and a zip-up jacket from Tog 24, so I'm pleased. Now I can't spend anything though, due to saving for Paris =[ This means that I am going to become... a PIRATE! Yep, I'm going to start downloading music, starting with Tool's new album, released tomorrow. As is the new Thursday album. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them live. After a morning of whoring ourselves to capitalism, we went for a pub lunch, with some very nice ale. I would like to live in medieval times simply for the requirement to drink ale. That would be fun. Also paid a quick visit to Sudely Castle, which is ludicrously expensive and not very good. It's not a real castle, I tell you! Tomorrow I need to do some homework/revision. Particularly for French oral. This is seriously gay. However, MONDAY OFF!! Haha, I'm so damn lazy, it's great. On another note, Green Wing was fantastic last night, possibly the funniest episode so far. The prostitute storyline was hilarious. Finally, why must girls always hang around in groups. It makes them very difficult to talk to. It would be so much easier if they sat on their own, possibly looking lonely and sad. If I could make things law, then this would be compulsory. MAKE IT SO! Damn, didn't work. I'm now going to spend my time doing something I love - making a playlist on iTunes. It's like the modern equivalent of a mixtape! I still make mixtapes. Technology scares me.
{EDITED LATER}
Just found out that The Dillinger Escape Plan are supporting AFI on their US tour. They'd better have the same line up for the UK, DEP and AFI would be intense. |
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[Apr. 23rd, 2006|12:16 am] |
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I'm bored yet again, so I'll do a livejournal post. It'll keep me occupied for another 5 minutes. Went to a party last night, which turned out to be not nearly as good as I thought it would be. Got to have a good chat to Andy though, who I will actually miss, and I managed to talk to some of the girls from school - a definite plus. I may now be able to get a prom date. Doubt it though. On my way home, I got a drunken phone call from Sam, who said that I have a very 'manly' voice on the phone. She was, however, wasted. Twas rather amusing. I realised just how much money going out requires. I spent £15 last night, and I wasn't even drunk. Now I am broke.
Worked almost all of today, on French and English. The war literature presentation is a bitch, and I feel ludicrously underprepared for our 3 hour mock exam on Monday! Shit, cocknobs, shit!
I have just realised that I have mostly spent this holiday on Football manager, Family Guy and sleep. It was good, but I can't help but feel that I might feel the consequences next week.
Oh, and... DOES ANYONE KNOW A REBECCA CROSS? Because somehow she knows my name and email, and has sent me an email saying:
"To Duncan Smith: Can I eat you??"
Understandably, this has freaked me out just a little. |
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[Apr. 21st, 2006|01:07 am] |
I just joined a Jude Puget community! My love for AFI has been rekindled since hearing their new song from the forthcoming album, 'Decemberunderground', and I can't wait now! I hope to also see them live, which, on the evidence of my many videos would be intense. Apparently people write slash about Davey and Jade - really not two hard to imagine those two together! maybe at uni I will get Jade hair, because he looks like a badass. I used to be utterly devoted to AFI, a whole wall of my room was devoted to AFI posters and cuttings, but it died down a little when they were dormant for so long. I can just see the fanaticism returning!
In other news, Stephen still won't ask Claire out. I don't get why people won't just let their feelings be known (although when I have done this, I have been less than successful). Ah well, it's his life. He's already doing better than I am.
Today, I did English. All day! And combined it with listening to the new Thursday album on their myspace. It's good. So in the next month, AFI, Thursday and Tool are releasing albums. And the Refused DVD is finally coming out. I need money!
Tomorrow I have to get up at 9. And yet I am still awake. Bugger. Oh well, I'll live. Party tomorrow, maybe I'll get drunk enough to pull. Or not. I wish I had Tom's skills with the ladies. "Girls only like guys with wicked skills". Hahahaha. I love Napoleon Dynamite. |
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| "'Do you even listen to yourself talk?' 'I drift in and out'" |
[Apr. 18th, 2006|04:00 pm] |
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Despite having a readership of 1 (me), I'm going to keep updating this. Especially as I have nothing better to do. I should really be doing revision, but my first exam's not until 8th June, so I've got a while yet. And I have managed to do some French today, so it hasn't been a complete write-off.
My brother is now far away in Northern France (woo!), although I am, as I mentioned before, slightly jealous. My mum and sister, meanwhile, have gone shopping, so that just leaves me and my dad. I have no idea what he's doing, although we went on a shopping trip earlier to buy "bare beers". Since then, I have read some more of Somme, and played Football Manager 2005. I'm so damn hip.
As of Sunday and the end of Lent, I'm off the chocolate wagon, and back on the long hard road to diabetes. Today, I have eaten 4 Penguins, and it feels so damn good!
I feel that I should do something constructive with my time, more so than downloading obscure Jimmy Eat World songs, anyway. (Splash Turn) Twist is fantastic, I have no idea why it wasn't released on Bleed American. My iPod is nearly full, I may have to buy myself a bigger one before uni. More money needed...
Hmm.....maybe I'll go watch Family Guy, that's constructive... |
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| And then I woke up tied to an ape with a Live Journal in my name... |
[Apr. 16th, 2006|03:30 pm] |
I decided that I'd get myself a Live Journal to document my thoughts and opinions for when I'm eventually famous. I assume that these musings will one day be coveted for their wit and wisdom as with famous diarists of the past, such as Pepys or Jonson. Or alternatively, this will be read by a handful of emo kids with too much time on their hands. Much like me really.
Easter is hard, I should really be revising but I can't find the motivation. I mean, there's always tomorrow. On the plus side, I'm making my way through Somme by Lyn Macdonald, which is surprisingly good - the personal accounts are fascinating and very moving. I'm so jealous of my brother, going away to the Battlefields with school tomorrow; I went a few years ago, but didn't really appreciate the significance of it all.
Returned from rugby tour on Wednesday. We all got very emotional at the end of the last game, it just suddenly hit me that this was the last time I'd play with these people who I've played alongside for seven years. I think it's a positive change though, and I can't wait for university. And I'm sure it won't be the last time I play rugby.
Ah well, perhaps some French now. Or not. |
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