Leeds Love: Sketches

Last Friday, I had a midnight deadline for an essay on Conceptual Art. My housemates pre-empting my freedom had already cracked open a bottle and were giggling in the livingroom. Little did I know in the last minutes of bibliography bashing that perhaps it wasn't the sounds of liquid intoxication, but the presence of our friend Felix and his guest Luke, the lead vocalist of Sketches . . .

The next evening I went to see him play at The Brudenell Social and frankly I was embarassed. They were so amazingly polished off as an act, that I was ashamed soberness did not previal on my part the previous night. Primarily for me as a complete music review novice and chancer, it was the vocalist's siren-like clarity to coarser tones and the kickass energy of the drummer that sold it (although this could be completely biased as later I met John and he was equally a pleasant chap too). Lovelorn alternative rock, flashback to my teens.

Next show on the 20th November at No Bones night, Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
http://www.myspace.com/sketchesband/

And I hope that the band themselves will never read this, ever.

Find me in my Gypsy Bowtop Caravan

Welcome to the best anniversary/birthday/christmas present! A weekend in a yurt, gypsy caravan or treehouse: http://www.canopyandstars.co.uk/

Missing the Sunshine . . .

But ready for the Night . . .

The School that pushes the Botton

In between procrastinating and writing an essay, I switched on the tv to find one of my favourite living men, Alain de Botton, presenting a slot on the Culture Show. Questioning the pursuit of knowledge to an individual's happiness, Botton marketed courses at The School of Life in London. With titles such as 'How to Make Love Last', 'How to be Cool' and 'How to Face Death', I was somewhat intrigued after my intial amusement as the institute itself was formulated, and is run by, a few notable writers. £30 seems a small fee to waste a few hours of your life alternatively (rather than buying that crop top you saw last week in that vintage store), get the chance to meet some open-minded people and perhaps retain an objective perspective on what truly motivates and fulfils your existence if you didn't realise yet (even if it does so happen only for a minute) . . . when we're next in London - who knows!
http://www.theschooloflife.com/


Oh and check out the free iMinds app at the moment, which is virtually a verbal wikipedia that you can grab snippets of generalised knowledge whilst on the go.
http://www.iminds.com/pages/about-us

The Deptford Project

Regenerating Deptford with an artsy space for bobos,The Deptford Project makes use of the railway arches adjacent to its revamped train cafe to conduct events such as the hip Barn Dance (02/10/10). Heres a video from said day, made by my friend Jack Otis Barker:

The Deptford Project - Barn Dance from Jack Barker on Vimeo.

Lost in Soundtrack

Oh Lost in Translation soundtrack - we love you.

Preview at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Translation-Various/dp/B0001I1K32

Yet just remember what wikipedia teaches us ... as copied and pasted by myself below:

Missing songs
Several songs featured in the film did not appear on the soundtrack. They are as follows:

"Minuetto" – Dominic Sands
"Love Gun" – Rick James
"Torn Into" – Mount Sims
"She Gets Around" - TV Eyes
"Tomei Tengu BGM" - Takeo Watanabe
"Gumi/Yume-ari" (listed as "Muyu") – Des-Row Union
"The State We're In" – The Chemical Brothers
"Fuck the Pain Away" – Peaches
"Feeling I Get" – The Mary Butterworth Group
"Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66" – Frédéric Chopin
"When Doves Cry" – Patti Smith

Javelin

Whilst in New York I went to Brooklyn Bowl to see Javelin. Covers of hip hop tunes as well as they're own produced favourites, this terrible twosome were Amazing to watch live.

Javelin: C-Town from Jerry Habraken on Vimeo.