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August
What's up people. Thought i'd head back here for a while.
Apart from the relentess sun, here's a few things i have enjoyed lately
The 2nd Fleet Foxes Album
Kurt Vile
Game of Thrones (kind of)
Hoop Dreams
Lemmy
Daniel Kitson podcast
Hawkwind BBC 4 Documentary - (not a fan of the music, but serious acid casualties make for pretty funny tv)
Miniclip online pool
Les Savy Fav - both live and latest album
Eastbound and Down
and thought the Killing U.S. version was terrible. But stayed with it for 13 episodes.
Lates.
melodies in C
soundtheory's regular reader knows that updates here are sporadic at best, my advice, if you want something abit more regular and links to music more than likely to raise a smile...go here...it's where i found out about Harper Simon, who's early 70's film soundtrack sounding sound seems to fit the oncoming spring mood perfectly. It will also give you the chance to practice that portuguese you've been meaning to...
in other news, here's a monster truck doing a back-flip
Community
Just about to start season 2 of the excellent Community. Made by the same guys as Arrested Development apparantly.
Spring Sound
So, at the end of may I'm going to Barcelona again for thePrimavera Sound festival. As ever the line-up is a heady mix of the well-known, the kind of known and the unknown. If anyone has any recommendations of bands i might like to see, please feel free to share.
(photo taken at 6am ish on the last day of last years primavera sound)
Maps & Atlases
After a few days in Athens and Amsterdam, both enjoyable for different reasons, it's somehow geographically appropriate that I was listening a lot Maps & Atlases; whose Perch Patchwork album scores a solid 3.5.
Scoring a runnier 1.5 was Just Go With It starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston.
Parthenon Restoration Project
"...launched in 1983"
Keeping it real
The Wire's Snoop (who talks a bit like this guy) has been arrested in a dawn raid
el retour
After complaints from soundtheory's legion of fan, here's a first post of 2011.
Work colleagues: (l-r): patxi, alberto, edu, luisa, alex, oscar, guille, mullet
Heroes. Part 8 of X. Levon Helm
An occasional series based on shady personal recollection rather than wikipedia.
Sorry Phil Collins, but i've yet to see a better display of lead vocals/tight drumming (and yodelling!) than this from The Band's stickman. (from the highly recommended, Scorsese directed The Last Waltz)
Swanny
I'm sure cricket fans are already up to speed with Swanny's Video diary from down under.
Primavera Club Top 5
5. Eat Skull (although not for the music)
4. Male Bonding
3. Jaill
2. Holy Fuck
1. Tweak Bird
Tweak Bird were awesome. Hat's off to the hard-riffing guitarist (even with broken thumb in cast) and his redbull guzzling drummer brother (on his birthday). From start "Let's turn this shit up" to finish "Dude. Get off the stage. we're done!"
a recommended few days.
Heroes. Part 7 of X. Danny MacAskill
An occasional series based on shady personal recollection rather than wikipedia.
whilst i'm sat around worrying about shit this guy's just getting out there and doing it.
Updates
Been a while, here's some bullet points:
1. Walkmen Gig. Excellent. Most of Madrid's cool kids were off watching The Vampire Weekend, allowing for a intimate atmosphere and front row spec.
2. Album of the week. Treats by Sleigh Bells
3. Films.
The Other Guys. Pretty good, but like a lot of Ferrell films, felt like they had the idea and then left it at that. Could have been a lot better and some of the editing between scenes was just wrong. 2.5/5
Shaun of the Dead. Classic. 4/5
Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Directed by Edgar wright, Starring Michael Cera, Music by Beck - yep, i think i'm target audience. 3/5
4. Football. Three wins and a draw. 2nd place. Heady days
5. Books. Finally finished Norman Mailer's Harlot's Ghost - about 1960's CIA. Never before have i thought about a book "it's good but about 400 pages too long." Currently enjoying A week in December - Sebastian Faulks
6. Arcade Fire tomorrow. Then Primavera Club from Thursday.
7. Hope you are all well muchachos.
Heroes. Part 6 of X. David Costabile
An occasional series based on shady personal recollection rather than wikipedia.
I'm not one for hyperbole, but Flight of the Conchords is the best thing I have seen on Tv and The Wire is even better. David Costabile starred in both - lucky guy.
"It is terrible Doug! It's terrible!"
Modern Relics
It's a definate Top 5 album of the year and probably the band i'm most looking forward to seeing at Primavera club at the end of the month. Here's Beach Fossils
And if you can't bothered to watch it here's an email exchange with Steve, to show what intellectual heights we reach on a friday
S: Bach Fossils house party
I: bach fossils? sounds interesting...i shall investigate....
S: yeah, loads of delay in the string section, awesome
I: classical!
LIVE UPDATES:
30" - seem to play songs double speed live. a good thing
1 min - they look about 18
1'15" - bez like stand-up drummer. nice
(S: spotted the drummer, thought he could be the new Ted - [cult 'keybaordist' from Windmill favourites - Roland Shanks])
2'05" - that's a good looking house party
(S: i was thinking that, you never really got those in Alresford)
3'19" - keg. classic
4'09" - "can i swear on this?" - manners. like it
conclusion 1: still don't think they have a bassist
conclusion 2: looking forward to seeing them
S: we should try to get a keg for your flat when I'm over
I. that. is. a. plan. Party Keg 2! I'm on it
i also plan to make a job lot of burgers to have in the fridge ready for any occasion.
S: I'll nick a whole load of brown sauce sachets. I presume the bottle ban is still on place on the airlines?
I: not sure it applies to brown sauce.
(already started on the ales 5 hours before the walkmen - i think this has a precedent - should probably have a power siesta)
S: last time i came over they confiscated 2 bottles!
that doesn't bode well!, maybe have a couple of burgers
I: yeah. sadly i've only got salmon in. which is no feckin' use for a friday
S: Amateur!
Spain
Slightly typical that you wait for a while for a good gig to come to Madrid, then 5 come along at once.
Vampire Weekend, The Drums, Wedding Present, The Walkmen and Method Man all play tomorrow night.
I've gone for The Walkmen - am more into the album now, and can hopefully limit pre-gig drinking to something less than 7 pints
Live Jones
A lot of important things were discussed at the weekend stag-do in amsterdam, but perhaps the most important was the revelation that Police Academy's Jones is playing the Jazz Cafe in December. Hope he plays "Dubbed Ninja".
What next?
With hindsight, I'm not suprised this never made it to air for our 'Maternal August' month.
Vindio Sotileza FC
Bank Holiday this weekend, so a heavily depleted squad for our second game of the season. Last week's goal scorers Fran, Lipe and Tonis are all absent - let's hope those left behind can maintain the winning momentum.
L-R: Fran Garcia, Ivan Rivas, Tonis, Ian Clark, Diego Vindeo, Ruben Gonzalez
Fernando Sanudo, Lipe Gonzalez, Manu Gobea, Fran San Roman.
update: hard-fought, bad-tempered 1-1 draw.
Goal courtesy of Clark, 20 yard top corner.
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