cũng lâu lắm rồi…

nước mắt cũng cạn dần…

nhớ thương thật nhiều, giờ đây cách hai phương trời…

anh giờ này ra sao, chắc đã có một đời sống khác

thiếu em anh có buồn không

….

Dù những kỉ niệm cứ thoắt ẩn thoắt hiện…nhưng cũng chẳng được gì

Đâu có gì là mãi mãi…

Cũng đang tập quên anh đây. Dù đôi khi thấy cô đơn vô cùng.

những lúc khóc không có ai bên cạnh dỗ dành.

những nỗi buồn niềm vui cũng chẳng còn biết chia sẻ với ai

từ lâu rồi vẫn quen sống cùng anh

nhớ những đêm khuya điện thoại reo…

nhớ mãi.

Thế mà.

Có lẽ sau này mình sẽ lại yêu một người khác

Dù những ân cần quan tâm chỉ muốn dành cho anh suốt đời. Nhưng rồi mọi thứ cũng sẽ tốt hơn theo thời gian anh nhỉ. Rồi những yêu thương của anh sẽ chẳng còn dành riêng cho mình. Nhưng thôi sao cũng được. miễn là anh thấy vui và hạnh phúc

mấy ngày nay trời chắc bắt đầu lạnh, không biết anh ở đó ra sao

có quen đượ them nhiều bạn không…có bớt trống trải không…những đêm tối anh thường online muộn để làm gì… sao mình vẫn muốn lo cho anh như ngày nào….

những yêu thương trong em vẫn như ngày nào. Nhưng đành phải thế thôi. cố lên, AA ơi…

28. When Did This Storm Begin (feat. Binary Finary) – Shiny Toy Guns
It was controversy a go-go last year over at Shiny Toy Guns HQ. After the first album failed to do anything in the UK (and indeed anywhere), the band chose to ditch lead singer Carah Faye in a stunt which was perplexing at best and downright stupid at worst. A number of STG fans were up in arms, and the creation of literally tens of groups on Facebook/MySpace etc pledging allegiance to Carah must have been worrying for STG, especially as they replaced Princess Carah with a reject from the Pussycat Dolls search programme – Sisley Treasure, if you followed it. Anyway, back on record, this song is the opening track from an otherwise shit album. And I’m only a little bit biased. It’s the only track which really shows much resemblance to the STG I used to know and love.

27. Epic Last Song – Does It Offend You, Yeah?
I do like DIOY,Y?, but their ridiculous name really irritates me. Their album – which I was really excited about – turned out to be a bit awful really, aside from We Are Rockstars and this little gem. It’s not really typical of DIOY,Y? but it’s a nice enough song. I like the drumming on it, it reminds me of Muse a little bit in places. It is a nice way to round off the album, but it doesn’t work so well on its own in my humble opinion, which is probably why you can buy the CD single for 60p on Amazon (2009 NOTE: pricing correct at time of writing. It’s probably even cheaper now), and that Wikipedia denies it was ever released.

26. See You Again – Miley Cyrus
Anyone who says this isn’t as catchy as crabs is either a. deaf or, b. really stupid. The lyrics sometimes veer on being a bit immature (sorry Lesley, it’s true), but as the song is being targeted at 14 year old girls who fuck up a bit in the company of someone they fancy, I can let it drop. Although it is worth noting that this is hardly a situation which is exclusive to 14 year old girls, let’s be honest here. I also liked Seven Things, but not as much, and the third single was pretty boring, which probably serves as proof enough that I don’t need to listen to the whole album to find the best of it – it is here.

25. Ready For The Floor – Hot Chip
This song is brilliant. It’s up there with Over & Over – you can’t help but start wiggling around a bit when you hear it, which is not such a fantastic side effect when you are on the tube on your own in the rush hour. I was a bit disappointed the whole album wasn’t up to this standard, but with a few more plays, perhaps it will click and everything will be okay (2009 NOTE: this did not happen). I can’t recall any of the follow up songs really doing much either, but Hot Chip seem to have a pretty strong fanbase, I wouldn’t say they have done a Sugababes (2009 NOTE: this was a reference to the Sugas becoming really tired and repetitive, and therefore alienating their fanbase, not to their roundabout of disposable members).

24. What A Catch, Donnie – Fall Out Boy
This song is my favourite from Folie á Deux so far. Not that anyone will know yet as the track-by-track review I have been promising to write has still not materialised (2009 NOTE: it never did). This features Gabe from Cobra Staship, Brendon from Panic At The Disco, and of course Wentz. It is like a Decaydance fangirl wet dream. I do find Stump’s vocals really hard to listen to sometimes, and this song is quite bad for nasal and annoying, which is a shame but that is life. That aside, it has a nice melody, and there’s also an applaudable uuse of tambourines and piano. Viva La FOB!

23. Everyone Nose – N*E*R*D
I don’t think this did well for reasons which I find odd. I have always had a bit of a soft spot of Pharrell though; I heart N*E*R*D even though it probably isn’t cool any more. My only niggles with this song are that I think the middle 8 sucks – there is no excuse for slowing the pace down and putting stupid winebar jazz piano in anything, ever. I also think the outro could be chopped significantly to make it a bit snappier, but I daresay others would disagree. Watch your back Mark Ronson, Max Martin, Rich Costey etc etc.

22. Courtship Dating – Crystal Castles
Some of the cool kids have been going on about Crystal Castles for ages, but until they shoved a song infront of my face that I wanted to dance to, I just didn’t care. It took me a couple of listens to really get in to this, but when I ‘got it’, it was a staple of every playlist I made for about five months. I think that the song is about taxidermy which is a bit bizarre, but I ignore that, and happily strut around with lots of glitter around the world and this on full blast.

21. Rise – Flobots
I don’t think this is one many people liked, but there we go. Flobots are like a watered down Rage Against The Machine for this generation. They’re upbeat and in your face and they also have some pretty good lyrics (take note, Cyrus). The simple but inspiring chorus is great, definitely one of the highlights on the album for me. I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys won a couple of awards over he next few years for the album (2009 NOTE: they did not).

20. Body Crash – Buy Now

The non-event of this release is one of the most bizarre events of 2008, or indeed the entire millenium if you ask me. This should have been absolutely massive; I don’t know what happened to it. It is absolutely fucking awesome, and would have/should have been appreciated by two massive social groups I am friends with.
Group A – The boring Eurovision fans who just love everything that comes out of Sweden, even if it is dire. I have been reliably informed that the artist (or 50% of, I’m not sure on this) is Swedish, therefore they should have loved it.
Group B – The boring dance music fans. Apparently this is house music. I don’t know what house music is; the dance lot confuse the hell out of me, and I have probably commited the biggest musical faux-pas since Kelly Clarkson released My December, but there we go. Anyway it is fucking amazing and that is all you need to know.

19. Stop And Stare – OneRepublic
Yes, I am well aware of how embarassing this admission is. I’m not sure if it is still as socially unacceptable to dislike Ryan Tedder post Bleeding Love and Halo, but whatever. This song is proper Radio 2 fodder, but for some reason, I really like it. I think it is less about the song, and more the fact that I heard it a lot at a certain period of the year which was good and holds some nice memories for me, but this is not a relevant side-gambit. Incidentally, I listened to the whole OneRepublic album last night, and the singles and one other song aside, what a dreary load of shit. Talk about knowing your audience.

18. I Thought It Was Over – The Feeling
This was another good pop song, my favourite moment being the bit with spazzy synths after the “DOES ANYBODY KNOOOOOOOOW?” bit. I seem to remember this was always on the radio at the start of last year, and I went and bought the album on the back of this song. Big mistake. It was terrible, and I only ever listen to this song. Damn you, The Music Industry reeling me in with your great first singles, then trapping me into buying a shit album. Oh well. (2009 NOTE: I have not listened to anything by the Feeling off my own back for the last 12 months. Forgive me.)

17. Up – The Saturdays
As much as I wanted to hate them for their terrible promo campaign before we had even got any music at all, this is a great song. There’s not much to say, it’s catchy, it’s singable and everyone seems to know it. I might add that I didn’t rate If This Is Love, and I also really don’t like Issues. Their generic b&w artwork with coloured lenses is really irking me too, but this is meant to be a list of positivity, not me complaining about everything I don’t like about them.

16. Sensual Seduction – Snoop Dogg
I don’t know why I like this song. This kind of generic top 40 r’n’b usually is the genre that makes me weep for our generation. I really love the Robyn remix of this too, I think it was a crying shame it was not released properly (2009 NOTE: Apparently it was. Hello journalism degree). I like the video for this too, tongue-in cheek music videos are always an easy way to earn points with me. Though it is a pointscore you will have to scout for yourself as I’m not embedding the video on here.

15. A&E – Goldfrapp
I really loved this song. Really, really loved it. The album was great, but this was one of the best from it. It is one of the saddest songs I have ever heard, and it is definitely one I have to avoid when I am feeling a little bit sad because it’s one of those songs which can push you from mild sadness into full blown depression. But that shouldn’t distract from the main point that it is a wonderful song, and if you haven’t heard it you absolutely must.

14. One Month Off – Bloc Party
This is my favourite choon from Intimacy by far. I also quite enjoyed Mercury, but the 12” remix of that was better, and I am not including that on this list because it was a b side or something, so this long and boring explanation means that One Month Off was always going to win at the end of the day. It is no Flux, that is for certain, but Kele may never better that beast of a song.

13. Behind The Sea – Panic At The Disco
Not many people liked this album, and I can understand why. Ze boys got a slight whiff of fame, took waaaay too many drugs, and found themselves holed up in Abbey Road. What is the next logical step? Make an album that sounds a bit like something the Beatles might do in 2008! Idiots. I’m the first to say that this album doesn’t have the sparkle that the first did, but this song does save it somewhat. I can’t work out what in the name of fuck it is about, but it’s probably something to do with LSD. My love for the Urie knows no limits.

12. Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Incredibly, I had not heard this song or any variation on it prior to hearing Adele doing it in the Live Lounge a few weeks ago, and I fell in love. It is one of the most perfect love songs I have ever heard in my life, if not then the most perfect. I have done some research on the original by Dylan and subsequent covers but nothing really matches up to this at all. I love it, love it, love it. The arrangement is so simple, and it just adds to the atmosphere of the song, and makes it even more wonderful. She might not live up to this kind of beauty with her original stuff, but it doesn’t matter now we’ve got this out of her. Bye Adele!

11. Propane Nightmares – Pendulum
I’m sure many people will know this one, it did pretty well last year. I have still not tired of it. I found the whole album to be a bit samey, but this is just Laura heaven. They are Australian, it’s bass heavy, it has synths, fantastique drumming, and did I mention they were Australian? I will be listening to this for years to come for sure (2009 NOTE: I still am, hurray).

10. Megalomania (Live @ RAH) – Muse
Okay, so this wasn’t released last year, but the gig was in April and it was without a doubt one of the most special nights of my life. Seeing my favourite band in one of the best music venues in the world…I’m never going to forget it. With the massive organ there, fans were speculating for weeks as to whether we’d get Megalomania at all, but as the night went on and it didn’t surface, I lost hope that we were. Then after the encore…BAM! It was one of the high points musically for me last year. It’s never going to happen again, and I am so thankful that I was there. Literally amazing.

09. Please Don’t Leave Me – Pink
Some people have called this Who Knew pt II, but I don’t see the link at all. I think this is by far one of the best songs she has ever done. The whole album documenting her breakup with Cary Hart is so beautifully done – I’m sure some situations were exaggerated for the benefit of the album (I am sure she didn’t literally burn her house down, for example), but it is all so heartfelt and you almost feel like you were given access to the pair throughout the breakup.

08. 42 – Coldplay
I genuinely don’t get why more people don’t hear the genius that I hear in this song. It is one of my favourites on VLVODAAHF. It’s one of those Queen-esque songs that has lots of different little melodies to it, and lots of piano and Chris Martin who I love so much that it hurts a little bit. He is a very talented man, and he is a bit like a friend of mine I think in the respect that a lot of people don’t get his comedy, and just think he is a bit of a prick until they actually sit down and talk to him and realise that everything he says is said with a wry smile. You have to be of a certain finesse to get the pair of them I think. I am giving the impression Chris Martin and I are best friends here – alas, we are not.

07. Homecoming – Kanye West (feat. Chris Martin)
My most favourite Kanye moment ever. Chris Martin always adds a sparkle to anything he touches and this is no exception. I do like Kanye doing collaborations, I know I am on my own on this one but I just don’t love his solo stuff as much. I really liked Flashing Lights with Dwele also, but this pipped it to the post. I blame Chris Martin (I LOVE YOU CHRIS MARTIN). I have become a fan of Kanye’s absolute lunacy over the last year too – his CAPS FILLED BLOG RANTS are one of the best parts of the week. I actually read his blog yesterday where he was calling Lady Gaga ‘act of 2009’ as if no one had ever heard of her and it was his own discovery. He is kind of like the black American Jo Whiley.

06. In My Arms – Kylie Minogue
This song is another one of those which, if it comes on my iPod when I am in a public place, I will skip along to wherever I am going, blissfully ignorant of everyone else in the world. I really start stomping around when it comes on, and it is guaranteed to raise my mood tenfold. I don’t know what hand Kylie had in writing it, but whoever it is is a fucking genius (2009 NOTE: I think it was Calvin Harris). It’s amazing. The lyrics are feisty, almost arrogant, and I just love it to bits. I quite happily listen to it on repeat for hours.

05. Nude – Radiohead
This is one song which had one of the biggest hypes prior to release ever I should imagine. The original version was written in the OK Computer sessions in 1997, but the band never released it up until this point because they couldn’t get the arrangement quite right. I’m not sure what it sounded like to start, but it was definitely worth the 11 year (!) wait. I’d go as far as putting it in my top 5 Radiohead songs ever. It’s gorgeous, and if you haven’t heard it, listen listen listen.

04. Phonography – Britney Spears
WHY is this a bonus track. WHY? I don’t get it. It is one of the best songs on Circus. How did NO ONE at Sony hear this and think “Gosh, you know what, this would be better than that My Baby drivel, let’s put it on there and release it as a single with a video where we put Britney in some kind of scenario where she is stalking someone with a bluetooth phone. But making it sexy and not sinister. This would be the best idea we’ve ever had and would make us all a lot of money and add to the case that Britney Spears is better than Madonna”. Someone needs to be fired for not making that call.

03. Kids – MGMT
This is one of those songs that makes an art form of simple lyrics paired off with a really fucking catchy hook. I’d love to see MGMT live at some point, I imagine they would be great in a stuffy little venue where everyone is really out of it and dancing like twats in a cage on acid. The PSB remix which isn’t being released officially canes the Soulwax remix into the ground. Go and listen. It gets really epic at about the three minute mark if you can’t be arsed to listen to the whole thing.

02. A Dustland Fairytale – The Killers
Another one of those songs which I heard for the first time and I just fell in love. This is potentially one of the best songs they have ever done – it isn’t in the same arena as all of the other songs in their back catalogue. Some of those are fantastic and will be remembered forever but this is totally in a league of its own. I don’t know why but I don’t want to see this released as a single. I guess I am kind of protective of it and if it was released and didn’t do well, I’d have some kind of Britney-esque breakdown which would culminate in me being sectioned after purchasing the single 20,000 times on iTunes (forgetting that 19,998 of these wouldn’t officially count in the charts until after I bought them, then attacking Steve Jobs and the entire line up of the OCC in a murderous rage) (2009 NOTE: It was released, it didn’t do well, and I was very sad, but no one died and I was not sectioned). For the love of all that is holy, Island please do not release it. I don’t think any justice can ever be fully done with this masterpiece.

01. Come On Girl – Taio Cruz feat. Luciana)
HEY! This song is definitely in my all time favourite songs list, I will never ever stop loving it. It’s just so good -  one of the songs that you can put on and I will dance and sing my heart out like there is no one watching. It’s another song which is made by some superamazing synth action in the background, and a pretty sassy cameo from Luciana just finishes it off perfectly. I was well disappointed nothing else on the album was up to this standard, but I guess that makes this even more special or something. I seriously doubt Taio will ever make a song this good again but when he has just made #1 in my chart, I doubt he gives a crap about anything else in the world, he can die happy now.

mấy ngày rồi… thôi kệ đi ha. ngày nào cũng như ngày nào. không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên cả. mỗi lúc càng tệ hơn…hình như ngày nào cũng khóc thì phải. cao điểm nhất là mấy ngày đầu tiên…sau đó cũng nguôi ngoai bớt…rồi tự nhiên lại như thế nữa…. đặc biệt là ngày hôm nay…không còn gì tệ hơn…không còn gì buồn hơn…. sao anh lại có thể bỏ rơi em…bỏ mặc em như thế…cô đơn quá…. lên mạng…cũng không được gì…có gì để mà được…nói chuyện chỉ càng làm buồn thêm… mình đi đâu, làm gì, nói chuyện với ai cũng đều nghĩ đến anh… buồn cười thật…xem phim ma mình cũng nghĩ đến anh…thay quần áo mình cũng nghĩ đến anh…nói chuyện với ba mẹ cũng nghĩ đến anh….Hôm nay đi văn thánh sinh nhật Thy Anh….chỗ này cũng quen quá ha…chỗ nào mà chẳng quen….nhớ lắm chứ… đi bộ thất thểu một mình như con điên…có người còn dòm hỏi làm gì đi dạo một mình buồn vậy em…=))…………………………………

nói sao nhỉ….ừ. cái này từng là của chúng ta…sao giờ chỉ là của mình. vui ha……….

khóc nữa chứ

cũng may có cái xích đu, chơi như điên dại….

ngày nào cũng khóc. cũng nhớ. không biết có ai biết không nhỉ….

mà biết cũng có sao đâu.

thôi.

quên đi mày ơi.

để yên cho người ta jùm đi ha.

đừng khóc nữa mà…………..

làm ơn đi

………………..

mình phải sống chứ

dạo này mày ốm nhom rồi

mày nhịn ăn cơm đó nhớ ko

mày nhịn đi ngủ luôn đó nhớ ko

thôi

chuyện gì cũng sẽ qua thôi

sao anh ích kỉ vậy…

anh không tể tỏ ra quan tâm đến em dù chỉ một chút hay sao…

em yêu anh…huhu

i love you

đừng khóc nữa mà….

Today, as part of our Films On Wheels series, My Year as a Freelance Bicyclist® sits down for a chat with Dennis Christopher, star of the hit 1979 movie Breaking Away, hailed by many as the Chariots of Fire of bicycling.

The jewel of 1979

My Year as a Freelance Bicyclist: Want to just say, first off, how grateful we are (and so are our readers!) that you’re taking the time to speak with us.

Dennis Christopher: Absolutely, no problem.

MYFB: What was it like to act in a bicyclist movie?

DC: It was great. I trained some, but you know, it was the ’70s. No one thought about training much. We just rode for a couple weeks before filming. Oh, man, I just think about how it would be now…

MYFB: Yeah. In the film, at one point your mother and father are having a discussion, and your mother says, about you, “I don’t know dear. We could always strangle him while he’s asleep.” How did that feel, hearing that?

DC: As a character? It was terrible. I mean, to hear your mother… Just awful.

MYFB: Right. I’m sorry.

DC: Thanks. It’s okay, I’m really not—you know, actually, I didn’t even know about it until seeing the final screening. Can you imagine that! Because that line was improvised, so I hadn’t ever read it in the script.

MYFB: Wow.

DC: Yeah. Exactly. But I guess, you know, with time and distance under my belt now, I can see that moment for the comic genius that it was, and not just for the heartless mother.

MYFB: Okay. How about this: Mike or Moocher, if you had to choose.

DC: Moocher. No question.

MYFB: Ahh, interesting. So, Dennis Quaid, who played Mike?

DC: Oh, no, no, he’s fine. Really nice guy. Into some really weird shit, but a really nice guy. But to think he’s more known than Moocher [played by Jackie Earle Haley – ed.], I tell you, it just blows one’s fucking mind. Just right out of the water, you know? If you would have told anyone on that set in 1979—and I’m including Quaid here—that the name Dennis Quaid would be more known 30 years later than Jackie Earle Hailey, no one would have believed you. Would have laughed at you, actually.

MYFB: Weird shit?

DC: Who, Quaid? Oh, just typical Hollywood stuff. You know, dead bodies, that kind of thing.

MYFB: I see. And Jackie—

DC: Now Jackie Haley’s out there playing some fucking pedophile? Just creeping people out. It’s just… No one saw it coming, is all I’m saying.

Jackie Earle Haley as a pedophile in "Little Children"

Jackie, second from left, in "Breaking Away"

MYFB: You said, in Breaking Away, that “Italians are poor, but they’re happy.” Is that still true?

DC: It probably is. The only Italian friend I have now is Tommy Pasquini, and he’s from New Jersey.

MYFB: Is he poor but happy?

DC: No, he’s not poor. But he’s happy enough.

MYFB: So then you don’t actually know whether Italians are still poor but happy.

DC: Yeah, you know, I guess not.

Tommy Pasquini

MYFB: Mr. Christopher, what do you think about Freelance Bicycling?

DC: I think it’s great. Absolutely great. I have a few that I hire on a regular basis, matter of fact.

MYFB: That’s fantastic. Hey, why don’t you—

DC: I wouldn’t do it for a million dollars.

MYFB: Really? God, you must know, though, that people would love it if you started freelancing. You’d get such high-profile jobs.

DC: Listen, I’m an actor. I’m on CSI sometimes, you know? I was a homeless guy. In fact, that was my character name: “Homeless Guy.” But still, it’s CSI. Ever heard of Criminal Minds? I’m on that, too. And I play Odin in Queen of the Lot. So I can’t just be out there bouncing around on a bicycle, running errands for people.

MYFB: It’s not just—

DC: I know it’s not just running errands. But you know what I mean. I’m an actor.

MYFB: Of course, of course, I was just saying.

DC: I’m an actor.

MYFB: Okay, fair enough.

Homeless Guy

MYFB: If you, let’s see here, sorry… oh yeah, there it is: if you could describe your bicycle riding style as a song?

DC: Oh boy, a song?

MYFB: A song.

[Pause. Mr. Christopher thinks for several moments.]

DC: Whew. I guess I’d say “Tequila Sunrise” by the Eagles?

MYFB: “Just another tequiiiila sunrise…”

DC: Right. Exactly!

MYFB: So…

DC: No, no, I don’t mean I was drinking when I rode, or that I drink now. I actually don’t drink at all. Just, you know, that feeling. Of the line “Just another tequila sunrise.” The feeling.

MYFB: Okay, great. The feeling.

DC: The feeling.

MYFB: Right. So what is—

DC: The feeling.

MYFB: Got it. You ride a bike, and it feels like the line “Just another tequila sunrise.” That’s fantastic.  And it’s—

DC: The feeling.

MYFB: Okay, I’m gonna go. I’m uncomfortable.

DC: Sorry.

MYFB: Don’t you worry about it.

The Feeling

Next week we’ll continue our Films On Wheels series with possible reviews of Across the Line or Bicycle Thieves. You’ll have to tune in to find out.

One thing I’ve learned in life is that hugs are easy to give away. They’re very nomadic by nature. They never stay in one place very long, but just kind of roll from one pair of arms to another, not minding the trip at all (enjoying the travel, actually) and relishing the joy of new scenery and new company.
Hugs are genuine. There’s nothing phony about them. They love. They care. Don’t ever mistake for the real thing those superficial clasp-the-arms-and-touch-cheek-to-cheek imitations people at parties try to pass off as hugs.Those are just handshakes dressed up as hugs for Halloween.
People love hugs. Rare is the Scrooge who doesn’t enjoy a robust hug from a good fellow, a gentle squeeze from a little child, or the warm embrace of a parent or lover.

xoxo
TWJS.

minh cung manh me that do

ko con y kien ji nhu hoi truoc nua

chac tai cai toi qua lon

ma cung chac tai cai toi qua nho. chap nhan hi sinh thoi

ko biet cai cam jac do no ra sao

hay la di tim kiem cai ji moi nhi )

co chiu noi su co don ko.

manh me ji`. xao hoai.

thoi……………..

Lẽ ra em đã nghĩ ngày hôm nay sẽ là ngày vui nhất của tụi mình, kể từ hơn 1 tháng phải xa nhau…. Từ sáng sớm, em đã ngồi suy nghĩ rất nhiều điều dễ thương, những cảm xúc ngọt ngào để gửi đến anh…bù đắp cho khoảng cách bất tận giữa hai đứa mình. Chắc anh không biết, trưa nay em không ngủ trưa, học cả ngày mệt mỏi đến 8 giờ…Em về đến nhà là lao lên mạng, trong lòng không khỏi hi vọng, chờ đợi email của anh…Em muốn biết lắm cảm giác của anh ra sao khi đọc những dòng thư em gửi, em muốn biết lắm anh có nhớ hôm nay đặc biệt thế nào không, em cũng hi vọng lắm được anh khen sao hôm nay online sớm thế, rồi mình sẽ ngồi nói chuyện với nhau đến tận khuya… Thế mà…

Có lẽ đây là lần đầu tiên, anh bỏ mặc em và đi ngủ trước như thế. Lần đầu tiên, em ứa nước mắt vì một sự hụt hẫng đến không ngờ. Em khờ dại, em ngốc nghếch, em lại ngủ quên và lại không đúng hẹn ha anh… Anh đã chờ đợi em bao nhiêu lần rồi,  mới có một chút thôi việc gì em phải khóc… Rồi có lẽ anh nghĩ, hôm nay mà còn online thế nào em cũng nói những câu cũ rich, rằng em ngủ quên mất, rằng em bận quá, rồi em như thế này như thế kia… Em lại biện hộ cho thói quen và lối sống của mình ha anh…

Nhưng anh ơi, giá mà anh hiểu được những suy nghĩ của em nhiều hơn một chút, mọi cố gắng của em chỉ để xoá đi khoảng cách và giúp chúng mình được gần nhau hơn…. Em có hi vọng gì đâu, chỉ mong như mỗi ngày, anh để lại cho em dù chỉ là một tin nhắn nhỏ, hay reply cho em chỉ với một dòng chữ là anh rất vui vì email em gửi sáng nay… Trống rỗng. Em kiểm tra inbox. Rồi cả spam… Rồi nhấn F5 liên tục… Vẫn như thế… Lạnh lẽo….

Sean Price jumps on the 50 track, for the unofficial remix…

“Dreamin”

*UPDATE* I added a track that came out while my Mac was down….Buckshot Ft. Sean Price…”The Feeling”

Last night was a right old showbizz event with the Launch Party of the brand new Audi Showroom in West London. The biggest showroom in the World, seriously I think it had 5 floors including 2 under sea level. It was amazing. The floors were divided with colours, black cars on the first floor, red on the second and white on the third, the other two floors are a car park and a MOT garage which is mind blowing. It was also the first time the new R8 Convertible was on show to the public.

Lemar was there, I met him for the 2nd time and he informs me that an album is due next year. He got on stage and performed with The Feeling, was massive!

Beverley Knight also jumped on stage to perform with The Feeling as well. Her voice blew me away.

The best part of the evening, aside from the food was meeting one of my idol’s – James Corden from Gavin & Stacey, such a nice dude!

Gordon Ramsay was also in the place along with too many Footballers, a few F1 drivers PLUS Nick Ferrari from LBC – top guy, we had a good chat and he gave me some good advive.

Buckshot & Sean Price – The Feeling - Click To Listen

Prod. By 9th Wonder & Dan The Man

DOPE!!!!!

Hele harde track, download via zshare.
The Feeling is geproduceerd door 9th Wonder en Dan the Man en is afkomstig van de soundtrack van ‘Black Dynamite’ , de film komt 16 oktober uit in Amerika.  Hier is de trailer voor de  geïnteresseerden :

I heard this track and thought it was dope.  Check it out.

Earlier this Summer my damey Mobes put me on to Black Dynamite, an upcoming movie which is a spoof on Blaxpoitation films of the 70’s such as Superfly, The Mack & Shaft.  “In 1972 Black Dynamite, a former CIA agent, is called back into the business when the Italian mob kills his brother, fills black orphanages with heroin and floods the street with bad malt liquor. He soon discovers a vast conspiracy, reaching all the way to the White House.”  License to kill, get the fuck from around me, Jim Brown mustache, fro like Roundtree, surround sound my 8-track is Delfonic, laid back like a nigga just inhaled chronic – Sean Price 

Buckshot & Sean Price team up for The Feeling, produced by 9th Wonder & Dan the Man which is set to appear on the soundtrack for Black Dynamite. The Feeling – Buckshot & Sean Price

‘Looking Through You’ by The Yeah You’s was released Monday 28th September.

 
The Yeah You’s are two fantastic musicians, Nick Ingram and Mike Kintish, you can read my interview with Nick here.  Their music is instantly likeable, and ultimately, the audience can relate to it. This is something which I have always thought is important in good song writing – the best music always comes from the heart!

‘Looking Through You’ contains some brilliant upbeat, classic pop tracks (with gorgeous harmonies!) such as ‘15 Minutes’, ‘Getting Up With You’ and ‘Clifftop’. ‘Getting Up With You’ is a prime example of the audience being able to relate to the music – ‘I didn’t wanna get out of bed this morning’ is exactly the way everyone feels on a Monday morning!

‘Ready To Love Again’ (set to be the band’s third single) has what I like to call “The Spitting Feathers Factor”, so called because when I first heard ‘Spitting Feathers’ by The Feeling, I knew literally from the first few seconds that it was going to be amazing. This has since only happened with two other songs – ‘Resistance’ by Muse and ‘Ready To Love Again’. It’s difficult to describe the feeling you get listening to this song with any words other than YES! It also boasts some fantastic Queen-style harmonies.

The album also contains two ballads, ‘If I’d Only Said Hello’ and ‘It’s Happening To Me’, which could easily have been hits from Take That, or OneRepublic. In fact I’d go so far as to say ‘If I’d Only Said Hello’ could be the sequel to ‘Hello’ by Take That! Both tracks have a similar feel to songs like ‘The Circus’ and ‘I’d Wait for Life’.  The line “It always happens to someone else, but now it’s happening to me” from ‘It’s Happening To Me’ is another classic example of relating to the audience – it’s so true of the way people think!

The whole time I was listening, I was trying to think of how to criticise the album. The best I came up with is as follows: If you don’t like good pop music, this isn’t for you.

So basically, anyone who loves The Feeling, Queen, Mika, Take That, Supertramp,or any classic pop music, this album is definitely for you! It is a wonderful example of the perfect pop record.

5/5

Looking Through You

The Yeah You’s (incase you haven’t heard!) are a very talented duo, called Nick Ingram (vocals, guitar) and Mike Kintish (vocals, piano). It is very inspiring to see them creating music that is original and different to most music around these days… and quite frankly brilliant!

Their musical style has been likened to The Feeling, Mika, Queen, ELO, The Hoosiers and Pet Shop Boys, and they collaborated with Tinchy Stryder on a track called ‘Shine’ on the EP of their debut single ‘15 Minutes’.
Make Your Own Kind Of Music called up Nick from The Yeah You’s ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Looking Through You’ (out this Monday) to give you an insight into the band and their new album.

Did you work with a producer on the album?

Yes. We worked with Greg Wells, he’s worked with Mika. We produced about half of the album with him, and spent about 8 weeks in LA. We did five tracks with him. We learnt a lot from Greg and when we got back from LA the other 6 or seven songs were produced by us.

The Yeah You’s is a bit of an unusual name, how and why did you pick it?

Literally because our mates used to say “you alright” and we’d say “yeah, you?” and it became a bit of a joke between Mike and me. We liked the idea of having “the” at the beginning. So The Yeah You’s doesn’t really mean anything, but it’s based on that phrase.

Who would you say are your main musical influences, and what was your favourite song growing up?

Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Madness, Police, Beach Boys – particularly for their harmonies, I’m obsessed with harmonies! And in terms of more modern bands, The Feeling and Mika. Growing up I was a massive Queen fan – Freddie Mercury was my performing idol. Mike’s favourite album was Graceland by Paul Simon.

Nick Ingram (Left) and Mike Kintish (Right)

When, where and how did you meet? What inspired you to form the band?

I used to be an actor, Mike’s done loads of different projects. Mike had written a play and they wanted someone to do a reading, and someone suggested my name. We went to a pub afterwards and we got talking and realised that we liked the same kind of music and decided to write a song together. We were pleased with what we came up with. But at the time we had no real idea that we were gonna be in a band.

How long has it taken to get a record deal since forming the band?

We formed properly in October or November 2006 and we were signed by May 2008, so about a year and a half.

Is there a main theme with the album?

They come from our experiences. I think a lot of good songs come from the writers experiences, so it’s a lot about the way we see the world. Then it’s easy for the audience to relate to it, especially with Getting Up With You. And there’s not much point trying to be something which you’re not.

Getting Up With You

 Where did the title ‘Looking Through You’ come from?

The idea of looking through someone into their world. We were doing a photo shoot, and the song ‘I’m Looking Through You’ by The Beatles came on the radio, which is one of my favorite songs. The artwork for the singles and the album are of invisible people. So we thought it’d be a good name.

You’ve been playing a few festival gigs recently and supported The Script – which has been your favourite venue, and what do you love about playing live?

We’ve done some amazing places! We supported the Script in Newcastle,  it was an a gorgeous day, the sun was out, and it was amazing to look down and see people joining in with 15 minutes.

I feel most comfortable on stage, I’ve always wanted to be a performer.

15 Minutes

Which songs do you feel have gone down best with the crowds?

‘15 Minutes’ is the one most people know as it’s been played on the radio so much. Of the songs that haven’t been released, ‘Ready To Love Again’, which will be our third single, gets people going and ‘Clifftop’, which is one of our favorites, people seem to really respond to it.

You covered ‘Ordinary World’ by Duran Duran on Getting Up With You – EP – what made you choose that song?

We did a live session on Radio 2 with Dermot O’ Leary, for the Great British Song Book. We went through a few obvious songs like some Beatles songs, but we decided to do Ordinary World, and it went down really well with people, so we decided to put it on Getting Up With You.

Can you give our readers one random fact about each of you?

I got down to the last 20 in the second series of Fame Academy.

Mike is a genius! He went to Oxford and has a first class honours degree in French and German.

 Describe the album in about 20 words!

‘Looking Through You’ is full of catchy up tempo pop songs which make people happy and want to sing along!’

Well, you’ve heard it from Nick, but why not find out for yourselves!

Visit The Yeah You’s website

Watch 15 Minutes, The Yeah You’s debut single…

… and their new single Getting Up With You

Looking Through You is available for Pre-order on  Amazon, Play , HMV and iTunes, and will be in all good music stores from Monday.

As it was Dan Gillespie Sells’ birthday yesterday, I think it’s only fitting that a Feeling song is song of the week this week. So, this weeks song of the week is…

I Thought It Was Over by The Feeling

Where to begin?!

Well, firstly it’s one of the only songs which springs to mind, that I have never got bored of. I don’t think the moment has ever occurred when this has come on my MP3 player and I’ve thought “I don’t want to listen to this right now”. That in itself is an achievement!

Having recently been learning to play this on keyboard, I’m really appreciating just how beautifully structured it is! It’s barely been out of my head in weeks, and I’m loving it!

As a massive fan of The Feeling, nothing compares to standing on the front row at a gig, (the first time I’ve ever been right at the front for a gig!) hearing the first few bars of “I Thought It Was Over” and watching in awe as “the wall comes down” to reveal The Feeling! Such wonderful memories! x

Eu já falei que eu AMO o Dan Gillespie Sells?

Não?

Então, eu AMO Dan Gillespie Sells! rsrsrsrsrs

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Você pode estar se perguntando, ‘QUEM?’

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Hi, I'm Dan

Dan nasceu Daniel Giles Gillespie Sells numa tarde chuvosa em Londres, Inglaterra, no dia 20 de setembro de 1978. Sim, hoje é aniversário dele!

Ele frequentou o The Ashmole School em Londres com alguns coleguinhas famosos como Amy Winehouse e Rachel Stevens. Ele também estudou na BRIT School, que originou várias bandas como The Kooks (que eu adoro também).

Mais popularmente, Dan é o vocalista, guitarrista e compositor do The Feeling, banda na qual também atua o marido da Sophie Ellis-Bextor e melhor amigo de Dan, Richard Jones.

Paul, Ciaran, Dan, Richard e Kevin

Isso vai soar muito tosco (mas muito mesmo), mas eu me considero a primeira fã brasileira do The Feeling. Eu os acompanho desde que o Richard se casou com a Sophie, em julho de 2005, e eu ouvi o nome The Feeling pela primeira vez e eles tinham acabado de conseguir um contrato. Eu me apaixonei pelo o que eu ouvi!

… eu vou deixar The Feeling como assunto de um outro post porque hoje o dia é dele, do Dan! rsrsrsrsrs

Oh, Danny boy...

Dan também é mais um coleguinha zodiacal (alou, Matej), e é o homem da minha vida (só não sabe disso ainda, kkkkkkk), mas um detalhe nos separa (rsrsrsrsrs, além da distância, obviously): Dan é GAY, assim mesmo com letras garrafais! Não estou falando assim para soar de um jeito malicioso ou preconceituoso, mas é que ele é abertamente gay e fala disso sem nenhum problema, sem medo de ser feliz. Ele se chama de “big homo”.

Eu adoro, adoro, ler as entrevistas dele e esse jeito cabeça aberta dele. Na verdade, Dan tem duas mães (!). Eu te conto: a mãe de Dan casou-se com o pai de Dan (deeeer, não diga?) e tiveram dois filhos (pelas minhas contas). Depois, se separaram, e a mãe de Dan se casou de novo, só que dessa vez com a segunda mãe do Dan (c0nfuso? Um pouco, né?). Elas tiveram um outro filho por inseminação artificial, que deve ter mais ou menos uns 20 anos agora.

Dan também entrou pela primeira vez em um relacionamento sério no ano novo de 2007. Dan e Ryan estão juntos a 2 anos e meio agora. Ryan é modelo e mora junto com Dan desde o começo do namoro praticamente:

Casal feliz

Eu acho o Dan um cara lindo, de verdade, por dentro e por fora! Pelas entrevistas que eu vejo e leio, ele é o tipo de pessoa com quem eu poderia conversar por horas e horas e dar muita risada porque ele também tem muito senso de humor. Além de ser um homem talentosissímo, na minha opinião. Dan compõe todas as letras do The Feeling, toca guitarra muitíssimo bem, na minha opinião, além do piano. Fora os outros instrumentos que eu não sei…

Dan ganhou o Stonewall Awards de 2007 como Entertainer of the Year. Foi capas de revistas para o público gay, como a Attitude. Escreveu duas músicas maravilhosas com a Sophie para seu 3º álbum Trip The Light Fantastic e também escreveu uma para o seriado da BBC Beautiful People. Foi modelo para a campanha Autograph da marca Marks & Spencer.

Dickie & Dan

Como eu disse, Dan e Richard são melhores amigos e Dan o chama de Dickie. Além disso, Dan é o padrinho de Sonny, primeiro filho da Sophie e Richard.

*sighs*

E, sim, eu adoro o cabelinho emo dele, hahahahahaha

Mas um dia, tenho muita fé nisso, eu vou num show do The Feeling e vou conhecer o Dan e dizer: “hi, nice to meet you“, rsrsrsrs (tosca) – brincadeira, provavelmente vou travar e não vou conseguir falar nada, nem mesmo essa frase tosquíssima, just for a change.

Por enquanto, Dan Gillespie Sells e The Feeling, o Brasil manda lembranças…

“(…) Danny boy, don’t be afraid to shake that ass and misbehave, nananananana….”.

Just a quick note to say that today is the birthday of a truly amazing musician (in my opinion, the greatest!), Dan Gillespie Sells of The Feeling.

Dan Gillespie Sells, Ipswich Regent, 05/11/08

His music has really influenced me and changed my life (I might not even be writing this blog if it wasn’t for him!) Have a great day Dan! x

1. Apotheke – “S vs. D”
2. Easy Stars All Stars – “When I’m Sixty-Four”
3. Musica De La Noche ft. Debi Nova and Freddie Crespo – “Musica De La Noche”
4. Muse – “United States of Eurasia”
5. Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Redemption Song”
6. Machtio with Cannonball Adderley – “Congo Mulence”
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers – “With A Little Help From My Friends”
8. The Feeling – “I Thought It Was Over (But It’s Not)”
9. La Roux - “In For The Kill”

Kylie Minogue canta junto a Benny Andersson durante el tributo a Abba denominado ‘Gracias por la música’, en Londres

Londres (EFE).- A pesar del frío invernal que sacudió hoy Londres, decenas de miles de personas de todas las edades se congregaron en Hyde Park para rendir tributo a ABBA, un grupo que forma parte de ese reducido Olimpo musical que es capaz de entusiasmar a varias generaciones con sus himnos.

El momento más esperado del homenaje “Gracias por la música” fue la aparición en el escenario de la estrella australiana Kylie Minogue, que interpretó junto al ex pianista y vocalista de ABBA, Benny Anderson, el tema “When all is said and done” (1981) y se lució también en solitario con el clásico ochentero “Super Trouper” (1980), con el apoyo en los coros, eso sí, de un público que salió de casa con los deberes bien hechos.

Y es que, 27 años después de su separación, el sonido ABBA no ha perdido ni un ápice de actualidad y suena más vivo que nunca. Para mantenerlo intacto, miles de devotos de la banda sueca se atrincheraron desde primeras horas de la tarde en las puertas del recinto, ataviados con mantas, comida y la tradicional cerveza inglesa. Así, por una tarde los monos acampanados, la brillantina y las maxihombreras inundaron el centro de la ciudad, sin distinciones de razas, edades o sexos, convirtiendo la cita en un regreso al pasado para los más mayores, y en una iniciación sobre los cimientos del pop actual para los más jóvenes.

Durante más de tres horas de concierto, el australiano Jason Donovan se atrevió con la espectacular balada “I have a dream” (1979), un canto al futuro y a la esperanza que, al son de la guitarra acústica y el piano, y con un coro infantil de fondo, en su día hizo las delicias de los seguidores de ABBA y alcanzó el éxito en las listas musicales de uno y otro lado del Atlántico. Por su parte, la veterana cantante y actriz británica Lulu se encargó de actualizar uno de los temas más discotequeros, “Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)” (1979), con el que grandes y pequeños no pudieron evitar lanzar sus mejores golpes de cadera.

Por su parte, la estadounidense Chaka Khan, ganadora de diez premios Grammy, puso la voz a una de las baladas más desgarradoras y emotivas del cuarteto sueco, “The Winner Takes it All” (1980), si bien su pobre interpretación se ganó las críticas de algunos de los presentes. Asimismo, el grupo británico The Feeling se hizo cargo de “Knowing Me, Knowing You” (1976), la joven intérprete Nerina Pallot puso las vocales a “S.O.S” (1975), y la cantante de musicales Elaine Paige interpretó “I know him so well”, una canción creada por Ulvaeus y Anderson para el musical “Chess”, estrenado en el West End londinense en 1986 y que contó con la ayuda del reconocido compositor Tim Rice.

Benny Andersson (izq.) y Bjorn Ulvaeus, dos de los integrantes del ABBA que estuvieron presentes durante el concierto de homenaje en Londres

Precisamente Rice quiso hoy acompañar a sus dos grandes amigos Benny Anderson y Björn Ulvaeus, presentes en el recital acompañando a la BBC Concert Orchestra, dirigida por el que en su día fuera el director de la banda que acompañaba a los suecos en sus actuaciones, su compatriota Anders Eljas.

Si algo quedó hoy claro es que durante los ocho años que permanecieron en lo más alto del estrellato la actividad del cuarteto fue muy prolífica y es necesario reconocer que inventaron un tipo de música basado en letras sencillas, melodías alegres, y ritmos pegadizos que siguen resonando en el imaginario colectivo de los cinco continentes. Prueba de ello es que la discografía de ABBA ha servido como base para un musical que celebra este año su décimo aniversario en el West End londinense, y que fue trasladado a la gran pantalla en 2008 con el éxito de taquilla homónimo, “Mamma Mia!”. De hecho, los propios actores del musical se subieron a las tablas para interpretar la canción que da título al mismo, además de “Waterloo” (1974), con la que consiguieron el éxito en el festival de Eurovisión, o “Dancing Queen” (1976), un tema ante el que sucumbieron todos los presentes, incluidos los miembros de seguridad y organizadores.

De esta manera, el Reino Unido volvió a rendirse al fenómeno creado por Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, y Agnetha Fältskog, un grupo que saltó al estrellato en este mismo país hace exactamente 35 años y que vendió 100 millones de copias durante los ocho años que se mantuvo en activo.

Scouting for Girls schwelgen mit ihren Texten in den 80ern und sind Die Drei !!! der Popmusik

»She’s so lovely« – über diesen Song bin ich immer wieder mal gestolpert, immer mit dem Ergebnis: geiler Song, wie hieß noch gleich die Band? Thorsten kannte die Jungs von Scouting for Girls schon von einem Live-Konzert und ein kurzes Reinhören machte mich doch neugierig. Der bekannte Song klingt ein wenig wie Keane im Albernmodus. Und auch die übrigen Songs machen verdammt gute Laune.

Die Band kennt sich noch aus Grundschulzeiten und folgerichtig verarbeitet man in den Texten hauptsächlich pubertäre Verirrungen, Wirrungen und Enttäuschungen in Sachen Liebe. Kindheitsträume kommen auch nicht zu kurz, denn wie andere kleine Jungs will auch Sänger Roy Stride eines Tages wie James Bond sein. Oder seine Kindheitsliebe aus dem britischen Fernsehen mal treffen (selbst wenn er schon vorher weiß, dass das mit den beiden wohl nix wird). Songs also mit jeder Menge – in Coacher- und Psychokreisen so gerne zitiert – »Innerem Kind«, nicht bemüht sondern vielmehr zur Schau getragen. Kostproben? »But I’ll get by, without your smile I’ll get through without you. But I wish it was me you chose…«

Scouting for Girls in ihrer Heimat England

So sind die Texte auf den ersten Blick eher einfach gehalten und garantieren zumindest Schmunzeln, wenn man genauer hinhört kann man aber durchaus spontan losbrüllen und feststellen, dass dies kleine, geniale, gemeine Reime sind. Kleine Déjà-vus wie bei »It’s not about you« wären so ein Kicherbeispiel, diese Dialoge kennt man wirklich gut aus seiner Jugend (oder aus aktuellen pubertären Gesprächen mit Verflossenen). Wenn dazu noch dieses leicht trotzige und in Ansätzen auch hysterische Wehklagen dazu kommt – sorry, da hält mich nix mehr, urkomisch!

Auch musikalisch setzen die Drei aus UK ein paar kindliche Akzente mit Plastikschweineorgel (vielleicht war das auch der Casio-Sound für Bläser). Das Piano dominiert den Sound meist, und bin ich immer wieder erstaunt darüber wieviel Krach man zu dritt machen kann. Das gleichnamige Album Scouting for Girls ist gute, handgemachte, britische Popmusik, die aber durchaus auch an amerikanische oder kanadische Vertreter erinnert, mich konkret an z.B. The Feeling, nur weniger pompös. Die Schotten klingen nicht überfrachtet (wird bei drei Instrumenten auch schwierig), bieten hübsche Backing Vocals, kleinere Überraschungsmomente (wie z.B. der Harmoniewechsel beim James-Bond-Song) und einen entspannten Songaufbau. Hier geht es ganz klar nicht um verkopfte Kompositionen, sondern um den simplen Spaß an der Sache, Easy-Pop-Listening. Unbeschwertes Aufspielen, einfache, geradezu dadaistisch wirkende Textzeilen, die aber genauso »im Alter« Anwendung finden wie damals zu Schulzeiten. Ein schöner Spiegel, den man da vorgehalten bekommt. Und das gelingt für meine Ohren unkompliziert und verdammt gut. Wahrscheinlich war das Album auch deshalb insgesamt 78 Wochen in den UK Charts und einige davon gar auf Platz 1.

Wer sich ein paar Videos von den Drei Ausrufezeichen anschaut, wird zum Einen erkennen, dass die Livequalitäten zwar nicht im formvollendeten Gesang liegen, aber man sieht den Jungs die gute Laune an, die auch auf der Bühne authentisch transportiert wird. Zum Anderen erkennt man eine äußerst sympathische Seite der Band: hier steht die Musik im Vordergrund und nicht stereotype, glattgebügelte Schönheiten in der vordersten Reihe (trotzdem macht mir der Gesichtsausdruck des Sängers im Video zu »It‘s not about you« ein wenig Angst). Passt ja auch zum Schuljungen-Image.

Und dazu wiederum passt auch die Benennung ihres Fanclubs Wolfcub was quasi ein Fähnlein Fieselschweif für die Community ist. Was übrigens wiederum daher rührt, dass der Bandname eine abgewandelte Form des Handbuchs Scouting for Boys ist (ein Meilenstein der Pfadfinderlyrik). *brrrz* Klugscheißmodus aus *brrrz* Ich hab’s nämlich erstmal nicht begriffen (zumal auf der Website zu meiner Verwirrung auch an einer Stelle Wolfclub steht. Aber auf der Site stehen ja auch noch Blindtexte und Platzhalterbilder, naja Websitebetreuungsfail).

Schön auch die grafische Aufmachung des Booklets, die in ihrem Scrapbook-Stil und den Kinderbildern ganz »wunderbar zum Thema passt«. Etwas seltsam finde ich die offiziellen Pressefotos, die auf der Columbia Berlin-Seite zu sehen sind (deshalb gibt es davon auch nur einen Ausschnitt). Warum bitte mt einer Ausstellungspuppe mit sterilem Studiohintergrund? Ein Shooting in einem Klassenzimmer oder auf dem Schulklo hätte ich da deutlich witziger gefunden. Aber mich fragt ja keiner. Die gute Laune lass ich mir trotzdem nicht verderben, und deshalb stehen Scouting for Girls derzeit auf meiner Gute-Laune-Playlist direkt hinter Ben Lee.

Scouting for Girls – Scouting for Girls
Release UK: 07-27-2007
Release D: 02-06-2009 (Quellen nicht eindeutig)

Besetzung:
Roy Stride (piano, voc)
Greg ‘danger’ Churchouse (bass, voc)
Peter Ellard (dr, voc)

Label: Columbia Berlin

bei Wikipedia
bei MySpace
Interview mit Roy Stride bei DailyMail

PS: Michaela Strachan ist quasi die UK-Ausführung von Anke Engelke oder Biggi Lechtermann: