January 2011
30 posts
WWHRD 6 OUT NOW! →
Finally got this one done! Issue 6 features interviews with Pulling Teeth, 7 Seconds, Nails, Surroundings and Closure alongside all the usual stuff like articles, reviews, recipes etc.
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Oh, you have got to be kidding sir. First you think of an idea that has already been done. Then you give it a title that nobody could possibly like. Didn’t you think this through… it was on the bestseller list for eighteen months! Every magazine cover had.. one of the most popular movies of all time, sir! What were you thinking?!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Spazz (25)
Iron Lung (22)
Dropdead (21)
Gasp (15)
Siege (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Christmas records
I never got round to writing about these records and i can’t really be arsed to do it for all of them now, so i’ve just taken a picture of them all.
The Despise You record i ordered ages ago and i thought I was never gonna get it, but apparently there was a problem with my emails or the emails of where i bought it from, and it got here eventually. It’s just a repress of...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Gasp (45)
The Smiths (27)
Billy Bragg (22)
Extortion (21)
In Disgust (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Grazes, Rip It Up, Self Loathing & Jackals- 7th... →
Grazes and Rip It Up are hitting up a load of shows across the UK together at the start of Feb and i’m sorting out the Norwich show for them. Both bands play awesome hardcore punk….
CAMPAIGN FOR EMO DESTRUCTION
Dropping your mic to sing on the floor that never was or will be hardcore
fao people talking about bands 'destroying'...
give it a fucking rest you idiots. some people like shit bands and some people want to spend their money on overpriced crappy merch, it’s not like it stops anyone else from starting a good band or listening to decent music. yeah, maybe those people are misguided and it’s fine to have an opinion on why it’s shit… but some idiots liking something that’s not relevant to...
If you look the part, you’ll get the job, in last years trousers and your...
– Billy Bragg
Never fails to make me smile.
My favourite records of 2010 →
So here are the ones i managed to decide on. Still not sure if i missed out a few that should be there, but nevermind, it’s not like it matters or anything.
Also I’ve changed the blog completely which means i don’t have to fuck about with MySpace anymore and it actually looks alright.