Got invited to the corporate box to go see this guy in concert.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joji_(musician)
It's not as awful as I expected it to be but I will still be declining the invitation. Someone younger than me with worse taste in music than me will probably appreciate it much more.
One of my football friends is playing the Bodega on Saturday 22nd August.
Really brilliant bluesy slide guitar based stuff.
The new Strokes track is absolutely garbage. Horrible auto tune on the vocals and a generally shit song. 1/10
Went to seeThe Cure at Wythenshawe Park yesterday. The were immense. A truly timeless band. And Fat Bob can still sing. Slowdive were ace as well. Anyway, as you might expect, i went equipped. Turns out they have really effective walk through scanners. Thanks to a cautious approach and half arsed human follow up, i got through unscathed. Anyway, a bit before The Cure come on, I pop off for a very necessary piss. Bump into friends and have a quick natter and press on. Seconds later a woman about my age stops me and says, "Excuse me, are you Simon?" I immediately worry that its someone Ive engaged with several decades previously and Ive got a child. Quite a leap, mainly because I was rushing heavily at the time. Almost stranger, it was the sister of s guy I run with who jokingly had sent a picture of me with him, saying to say hello. Was coherent for a few moments before fucking off rapidly. The piss was excellent.
So she was and wasn't close to you?
Thankfully it was only 3 imaginary boys.
Um, @tricky, I have news.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_Sun_/_Same_Sky
And it's pretty good.
I may indulge
You should, it's fun jangly guitar pop and she still has a great voice, but all just a bit more grown up. Apparently it's not so much The Darling Buds as it is Andrea and a bunch of new musicians, but given it was always her band anyway I don't suppose it matters.
I'll have a listen sometime. I still haven't got through the new (old) squeeze album. Which from the initial tracks is not so good. Though the title (Trixies) is a nice nod to my devotion over the years. On the whole I'm not listening to much new music. Or old music.
Went to see the Courteeners in Leicester last night. Must be about the tenth time I’ve seen them, always decent.
I really like Fontaines latest offering from the forthcoming new album.
But someone mentioned today it's not entirely similar to Take That's 'The Flood' (which to be fair I don't hate and is quite a pleasant and harmless pop confection...) and now I can't unhear it.
Saw A$AP Rocky tonight. Absolutely bonkers production, but good fun.
Possibly the oldest person there.
I have no idea what or who A$AP Rocky is. Did your kids suggest you go?
Not a big hip hop and rap fan but I do like A$AP Rocky, he's a really talented dude.
Me and Tash went. She knows some of his stuff.
He's married to Rhianna (with three kids) if that helps.
As Riss said he's got some good tunes. The energy from the kids in the standing area was impressive.
