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CLOTHES

I CANT FIND ANY. ANYWHERE. AT ALL. how come when you have cash you never see anything fun to wear? literally i am so disappointed with the british high street at the moment. its a pile of gash. i've got a few jumble sale and charity shop treats but nothing mind blowing (except my 40p leather boots). FAIL.

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IM REALLY DIGGING THIS BAND 'GIRLS' (FORMERLY CALLED 'CURLS', NO JOKE) AT THE MOMENT. CHECK THEM OUT! 

THEY'RE A PRETTY AVERAGE BAND TO BE HONEST, TWO GUYS WHO AREN'T THAT GREAT AT PLAYING GUITAR, BUT WHO WRITE THESE REALLY CUTE HEARTFELT SONGS. PLUS ONE HAS LONG MESSY HAIR AND LOOKS LIKE A CALIFORNIAN TRAMP IN TIE DYE AND STONE WASH DENIM ETC SO ITS ALL GOOD VISUALLY FOR MY TEENAGE EYES (TEENAGE IN THEORY, NOT PRACTICE).

FOR NOW, LATERS. IM OUTTTTIE.

THE SAXOPHONE SONG by KATE BUSH

You'll find me in a Berlin bar, 

In a corner brooding. 

You know that I go very quiet 

When I'm listening to you. 

There's something very special indeed, 

In all the places where I've seen you shine, boy. 

There's something very real in how I feel, honey. 

It's in me. 

It's in me, 

And you know it's for real. 

Tuning in on your saxophone. 

Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo... 

The candle burning over your shoulder is throwing 

Shadows on your saxophone, a surly lady in tremor. 

The stars that climb from her bowels, 

Those stars make towers on vowels. 

You'll never know that you had all of me. 

You'll never know the poetry you've stirred in me. 

Of all the stars I've seen that shine so brightly, 

I've never known or felt in myself so rightly, 

It's in me. 

It's in me, 

And you know it's for real. 

Tuning in on your saxophone. 

Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo... 

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I'VE GOT MY TICKET ALREADY :)

I’M BROKE, LET’S GO OUT.

 

Why 2009 is the perfect time for music fans to be poor, and underage kids to get into awesome music.

 

Ok so we’re in a recession. Boo hoo. No longer will students be able to open that third overdraft to spend on vinyl that acts as decoration and gig tickets to see some band Vice likes but you, actually, don’t. Let’s try to look past the obvious annoyance that we are the generation who will wonder off campus with little more than a pointless degree in music management/3D design/media production and the government’s firm assurance we’d be better off training to be maths teachers than follow any illusions that three years of powerpoint presentations and art installations would actually get us anywhere.

 

However, there is something shining through this grey sea of financial unease to put a smile on your creative faces. It isn’t free swimming lessons for old people or Michelle Obama near groping our Queen, it’s the ever changing face of music. I am referring to a new generation of musicians who are creating scenes which aim to include fans regardless of their age, their image, or what they’ve got in their wallets…

 

The beauty of music is that it’s something which can be enjoyed regardless of money. Nowadays there are plenty of ways it comes packaged for your entertainment. Downloads, lets be honest, are becoming more hassle than they’re worth. Band freebies are great, online file transfers are also pretty useful, but if you are a student who pays via iTunes, you are the first I’ve ever met. However, this new era of ‘post-recession’ bands are more than happy to give their music away. Find a website like skingraftrecords.com or adaadat.com and there is a veritable feast of awesome free music.

 

Plenty of musicians are keen to get their music heard regardless of profits at the moment. Luckily for us this hippie-fied attitude towards making music is becoming trendy with lots of new artists, and we all know musicians are sickeningly keen to jump on bandwagons. Sign up to as many band pages as you can and you’ll be surprised how many free album sampler mp3s get emailed to you. Also keep your ear to the ground for free gigs on fan pages, last.fm, and MySpace. 

 

Admittedly though, sitting at home trawling the net all night is not gonna cheer you up when you’re broke. Rather than admitting defeat though, a DIY attitude is becoming more popular in both musicians and fans. Cue all the scenes popping up around the country, be it skinny kids playing free hardcore gigs in their living rooms ‘up north’ or dreadlocked  dubsteppers putting on huge underground raves in Bristol and Brighton. They’re free, they’re all inclusive, and they’re not full of rich Londoners who will ironically theme the night ‘cheap’ then wear a £200 dress reminiscent of a black sack.

We are pulling ranks in ways comparable only to that of the ration-fed working classes of 1940s Britain. Okay so I’m exaggerating, but there definitely seems to be a visible youth-fuelled shift happening in the current creative scene. 

 

SOME BANDS WHO WANT TO SHARE THE LOVE…

 

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The London folk scene is experiencing huge success at the moment, and acts such as Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Mystery Jets, and Noah and the Whale. The folk scene is largely DIY themed and they play lots of nice shows where under 18s can attend and the tickets are cheap. Don’t just let your understanding of the S/E music community end here though. Contrary to what many newspapers would have you believe, this is not the most exciting thing happening in music today.

 

Some other bands doing making relevant music in our homeland at the moment are S.C.U.M. and An Experiment On A Bird In The Airpump. They are both bands who are heavily influenced by art and are trying to create a live experience that transcends your average Friday night indie band effort. S.C.U.M played a series of underage nights, furthering their ethos of all-inclusive shows, whilst A.E.O.A.B.I.T.A.P have played numerous free shows around London. Try to catch both whilst you still can for under a fiver.

 

AND AWAY

 

Heartsrevolution are a US two piece (often joined live by a drummer) who promote an ethos of fan involvement in their music. They drive around between shows in an ice cream van which doubles up as a party bus and base for the production of their large range of merchandise. This kind of merger is becoming more popular with young people who are more interested in a creative lifestyle than a creative career.

 

Similarly, The Smell, a downtown LA art space, holds plenty of free all ages shows to promote local music and art. The incentive is not profit, but to allow expressionism and to inspire kids who might otherwise not have access to great music in a safe space. Admittedly though, about 95% of these ‘factory’ style art spaces, where musicians and artists hang about being creative, are basically warehouses full of wankers. This however, doesn’t mean you should distrust bands like Abe Vigoda, No Age, Mika Miko and HEALTH who perform regularly and are all producing great music right now.  

SONGSTRESS

if you didnt see the bbc1 show all about british women in music check it out on iplayer here it were ace.

it had stuff all about

siouxie sioux

kate bush

sandy shaw

marianne faithful

 

and others, and a must-see really.....

HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE, HEARD IT ON THE BASSLINE

NEW HERO are hosting a gig with S.C.U.M. and AN EXPERIMENT WITH A BIRD IN THE AIRPUMP or whatever that stupidly long name is i cant be bothered to check but yeah looks like all the cool kids gonna be there.

obvs. a daily occurance in london but us simple seaside folk aint used t regular goff post pump no wave nights...... humble are we........

NEW WOLFMOTHER

IF YOU CANT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM THEY'VE GOT A FREE SINGLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AT www.wolfmother.com 

i love freebies.