I include this permalink for Empire of the Sun I found (not really my kind of stuff) whilst looking for Deadmau5 stuff (which is my kind of stuff, the track lack of a better name is soooo god! ).
It has a poignancy as I found out that J G Ballard died yesterday - one of England's greatest writers (Empire of the Sun is a semi-autobiographical novel by Ballard).
He is so important - read High Rise / Concrete Island / Kingdom Come / The Drowned World - this man's work was untouchable!
jgballard.com / Ballardian / Times Obituary / Wikipedia / Guardian - Writer's Rooms /
RIP JG
RP
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Monday 20 April 2009
One Cool Band from a Hot Place
Tinariwen are TBC for the Jazz World Stage (eFestivals). I have only seen a snippet of them performing on the Glastonbury DVD and they were awsome. Their music just moves you, it's like you're riding on a camel. Check out Myspace and listen to Assawt N'Chet Tamashek (see how I avoided a sneezing joke there? It would have been a cheap shot for such a cool band).
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Kasabian confirmed
Kasabian have been confirmed for Saturday night on the Pyramid Stage and that's an official confirmation from Glastonbury. It's also confirmed on Kasabian's website so it's not just hearsay. It's theresay! Or rather, going to be theresay!
Go to Myspace to listen to Fire and Vlad the Impaler... Oh, and Shoot the Runner isreally good (it's all new to me so you'l have to bear with me).
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Go to Myspace to listen to Fire and Vlad the Impaler... Oh, and Shoot the Runner isreally good (it's all new to me so you'l have to bear with me).
RP
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Tuesday 14 April 2009
A Blast From The Past
Stereo MC's are TBC for The Glade stage at Glastonbury this year.
Who doesn't remember Connected?
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Who doesn't remember Connected?
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Monday 13 April 2009
Don't Forget Your Little Boots
From Glastonburyfest to NME to Little Boots self confirming for Glastonbury...
Stuck On Repeat was worth a watch
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Stuck On Repeat was worth a watch
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Sunday 12 April 2009
Happy Camper
It's Easter Sunday, the sun is out and Glastonbury 2009 is just 10 weeks and 3 days away
There has been an update to the Glastonbury website and it's all about camping. Praxis are providing a camp site, close to the King's Meadow field, next to the Stone Circle with pre-pitched tents and showers and just about every thing else you could require. There are lots of photos of previous concerts at the festivals which are worth a look in their own right. It costs money but you do get a gate into the festival and you can drive your car to the campsite. They seem to have thought of everything so if comfort is your bag, check out their pages.
Us? We are going to camp in 'the field with no name' (it hasn't got a name, hence 'the field with no name'. Simple eh?). It's ideally situated between the 'Other Stage', The Glade' and the 'Jazz World' stage. More importantly still, it is very close to the Brothers Pear Cider stall. I hope the field is still there for camping this year (it is on the map), it was just perfect last year being the first year we went. Well, if truth be known after the struggle with our belongings across the site, it was the point we could go no further and just collased in a heap at. The only down side was it was directly across from some 'Godawful' fast food stall that belted out music from dawn 'til dusk. We were awoken every morning without fail to the sounds of Kanye West singing 'goomornin'. It is for this fact a lone that earplugs have become 'the' essential item, atop the packing list (yes, there is a packing list). To add insult to injury, Kanye West is a Strong Rumour over at eFestivals for this year. So, rather than being squashed in between the obnoxious fast food place and the Male urinals (I know, it doesn't sound quite as nice as Praxis' setup does it?), this year we are going to get there a bit earlier and be a bit further away (I like to think of it as evolution).
So, I got to thinking. How could I make the camping a little bit more luxurious? I know
;-)
RP
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Happy Easter!
There has been an update to the Glastonbury website and it's all about camping. Praxis are providing a camp site, close to the King's Meadow field, next to the Stone Circle with pre-pitched tents and showers and just about every thing else you could require. There are lots of photos of previous concerts at the festivals which are worth a look in their own right. It costs money but you do get a gate into the festival and you can drive your car to the campsite. They seem to have thought of everything so if comfort is your bag, check out their pages.
Us? We are going to camp in 'the field with no name' (it hasn't got a name, hence 'the field with no name'. Simple eh?). It's ideally situated between the 'Other Stage', The Glade' and the 'Jazz World' stage. More importantly still, it is very close to the Brothers Pear Cider stall. I hope the field is still there for camping this year (it is on the map), it was just perfect last year being the first year we went. Well, if truth be known after the struggle with our belongings across the site, it was the point we could go no further and just collased in a heap at. The only down side was it was directly across from some 'Godawful' fast food stall that belted out music from dawn 'til dusk. We were awoken every morning without fail to the sounds of Kanye West singing 'goomornin'. It is for this fact a lone that earplugs have become 'the' essential item, atop the packing list (yes, there is a packing list). To add insult to injury, Kanye West is a Strong Rumour over at eFestivals for this year. So, rather than being squashed in between the obnoxious fast food place and the Male urinals (I know, it doesn't sound quite as nice as Praxis' setup does it?), this year we are going to get there a bit earlier and be a bit further away (I like to think of it as evolution).
So, I got to thinking. How could I make the camping a little bit more luxurious? I know
- Earplugs - bought before the festival so you don't have to spend the first night awake and then ages trapsing around trying to find a stall that sells earplugs.
- Wheelbarrow - a wheelbarrow no, make that a sturdy wheelbarrow. It is invaluable for transporting your tent, backpacks (you need to protect your back), any food you take and most importantly cans of beer (no bottles please) from the carpark to the camping area. Don't buy one with a small wheel or it will be shattered to pieces, you kneed a pneumatic tyre if poss.
- Chemical Toilet - bring your own camping toilet. You'll need a tent with a separate compartment but you can avoid the dreaded festival toilet. Still have to empty it though.
- Camping dustpan & brush - I saw one of these in Black's yesterday. It's light, small and the brush clips into the pan
- Spare Groundsheet - keep this in the tent unil it rains (what, it's going to rain?) then use this just outside the dor so you don't tread in the mud and rain (there's that 'R' word again!)
;-)
RP
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Wednesday 8 April 2009
Dropouts cont'd
And another thing! A door closes, another one opens...
Depeche Mode may have pulled out but there's a rumour that the Eagles of Death Metal (unofficial fan site) will be playing! My son just told me that Josh Homme, the front man of Queens of the Stone Age is their drummer!
See, a door closes, another one opens...
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Depeche Mode may have pulled out but there's a rumour that the Eagles of Death Metal (unofficial fan site) will be playing! My son just told me that Josh Homme, the front man of Queens of the Stone Age is their drummer!
See, a door closes, another one opens...
RP
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Tuesday 7 April 2009
Dropouts
The line-up is supposed to get bigger not smaller!
Depeche Mode drop out of Glastonbury - see (scant) details at Glastonburyfest site...
You see, I would have gone to see Depeche Mode, a bit of nostalgia, like the keyboards, a certain style but now it looks like they cut and run because of the line-up?
Ah well, the beauty of Glastonbury is that there's always someone else to see. I've more time for Gong, Steve Hillage, Eric Prydx, Timo Maas, Blur, Niel Young, The Specials. Madness and maybe even Dreadzone! (see eFestivals for Confirms, TBC's, Strong Rumours and just Rumours)
Even if no-one played there would stll be loads to see and do. Just chilling out in a massive field in Somerset drinking Brothers Pear Cider Gets my vote!
RP
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Depeche Mode drop out of Glastonbury - see (scant) details at Glastonburyfest site...
You see, I would have gone to see Depeche Mode, a bit of nostalgia, like the keyboards, a certain style but now it looks like they cut and run because of the line-up?
Ah well, the beauty of Glastonbury is that there's always someone else to see. I've more time for Gong, Steve Hillage, Eric Prydx, Timo Maas, Blur, Niel Young, The Specials. Madness and maybe even Dreadzone! (see eFestivals for Confirms, TBC's, Strong Rumours and just Rumours)
Even if no-one played there would stll be loads to see and do. Just chilling out in a massive field in Somerset drinking Brothers Pear Cider Gets my vote!
RP
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Sunday 5 April 2009
The Warning
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An afternoon spent
I've just been flitting around the internet finding various Glastonbury-related (in some kind of sense) music bits & pieces this afternoon. The Courteeners - at The John Peel tent 2008 from YouTube, Eddy Grant - I don't want to dance on the Jazz World stage 2008 from YouTube, Way Out West at The Dance Village 2008 from YouTube, System 7 - Seventh Wave album snippets from planetgong.co.uk, Gong - some really old stuff from same planetgong.co.uk
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Last year at Glastonbury I saw Mirror System on The Glade stage. You can get a feel for what it was like on the following YouTube clip (Glade Festival July 2008) Only it was during the day and not dark, so not really but The Steve Hillage Band are playing this year, so another chance to see a legend!
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Saturday 4 April 2009
Sitting at my PJANOO...
Eric Prydz is going to be soooooo sweet!
MySpace play of Pjanoo, Prida Melo & Pryda Lift
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MySpace play of Pjanoo, Prida Melo & Pryda Lift
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Wednesday 1 April 2009
Rumours coming thick ad fast!
The Wonder Stuff, Ladyhawke, Dreadzone, The Specials, Eric Prydz, Timo Maas...
Oh, and Tony Christie.
Thanks eFestivals
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Oh, and Tony Christie.
Thanks eFestivals
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