The Secret Millionaire.

I love this programme; it always makes me realise how bloody lucky I am to have been brought up in a nice and loving family, in a lovely house in an area which isn't ridden with knife and gun crime. Suprisingly enough it hasn't made me cry yet although I still have another 4o mins left so I doubt I'll stay dry eyed for that long. I'd love to be finicially stable enough to do something like this one day, maybe not with a million pounds but just to have the opportunity to make somones life alot happier and give them a better standard of living.

P.S: I just cried a bit.

P.P.S : R.I.P Jade Goody. Whether you love her or hate her no one deserves to die of cancer aged 27 to leave behind 2 little boys who will never get their mum back again and no mother ever deserves to bury their daughter.

Sea Within A Sea

I really cannot decide wether I love the new Horrors song or I hate it; however one thing that is certain is that it's too bloody long at 8 and a half minutes!
It's so different to their Strange House material and they've obviously decided to go into a completely different direction with their new album Primary Colours. Faris has clearly been alot of Jesus and The Mary Chain with a little bit of synth pop mixed in. Plus I think he sounds a bit like Morrisey in this particular song.
Only time will tell but maybe this time around The Horrors will be a bit more socially excepted as this new stuff appears to be alot more listener friendly when compared to old songs like Sheena Is A Parasite

I'm In Awe Of Everything I See In Your Way.

Technically I shouldn't really like this video as it's for Elliot Minors new single but I do actually think it's pretty cute and quirky when compared to their old videos. Something about it makes me smile and it's set in Japan which is always an added bonus.

P.S - I quite like the song too.

Profile Piece.

For a recent uni assignment we were given the task of writing a 500 word profile of a band, which turned out to be alot harder than I first expected. Due to bands not getting back to my emails or simply stopping replying to me I eventually settled on doing a friends band but I'm still quite pleased with my finished piece:


“We don’t take ourselves too seriously. At our last gig in Birmingham Deev decided to go dressed as the Joker, makeup and all” jokes Bound By Sirens vocalist and guitarist David Dring.
Mansfield based Bound By Sirens were formed in late 2007 after the realisation that their home town was becoming worryingly full of mediocre tribute and metal bands. “It’s nothing too exciting really. We wanted to change the music scene that Mansfield has at the minute” With their influences touching on many different music genres which vary all the way from Metallica to Glassjaw, Bound By Sirens believe that their sound is different to the rest. “Because we have different influences it gives our music a unique sound. No 2 songs sound the same and it keeps things interesting”.

Since forming the band have been working hard to create their debut E.P, which in a time where many teenage bands don’t get past the stages of performing in friends garages is something that the band are incredibly proud of. However not content with just producing an E.P the boys also have their aims set much higher than and by the end of 2009 hope to have produced an album full of quality music. Nevertheless this isn’t a challenge that Bound By Sirens are taking lightly “We don't intend to rush and produce fillers simply to make an album. We want to be sure that every song is different and unique but also incorporates everything we feel needs to be in there”.

Even with their songs being influenced by anything and everything from politics to the French Revolution and the epic Robert De Niro film ‘Raging Bull’ the band are keen to insist that they’re songs aren’t all doom and gloom but instead happy and it’s just “certain things interest us in a way that we decide to incorporate into our music”.

In a day and age when many young bands just starting out can only dream of chart topping success; Bound By Sirens understand that success comes gradually and with time. “The fact is we're all giving 110% and you can’t ask for any more than that. We're not prepared to get in over our head with anything so we’re just going to take it one step at a time”.


Our next assignment following this is to interview a band and then write a 1500 word profile about them. I've set my hopes high and am trying my hardest to find an established band or artist who are willing to let me interview them; however this is once again proving more difficult then I first thought as my chosen subjects are either busy in the studio or their management or just not replying to my emails. But hopefully I will find someone eventually...

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Songs Of The Moment

• We Are The Ocean - God Damn Good
• The Ataris - Boys Of Summer
• You Me At Six - Save It For The Bedroom
• Emarosa - Her Advice Cost Us A Life

You Can Take The Bluest Sky And Turn It Grey.

Right I know I previously posted a blog saying that I was going off Mcfly quite a bit WELL I still think this is pretty amazing...

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Songs Of The Moment

• Robert Pattinson - Never Think
• Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
• Counting Crows - Colorblind
• Fightstar - Mercury Summer
• Cuba Cuba - Fountains

I Love You Through Sparks And Shining Dragons.

Just stunningly beautiful.

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Songs Of The Moment

• Jack Penate - Tonights Today
• The Maccabees - Just Like The Rain
• Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee
• Placeebo - Special Needs

500 Days Of Summer.

This looks like really really cute and summery film:

'The film tells the story of the relationship between a woman, Summer, who doesn't believe in true love and a man, Tom, described as a hopeless romantic, who falls in love with her. Over a span of 500 days, it is told from the perspective of Tom, who is influenced by pop music and breaks out into song throughout the movie'

I Shuffle Into The Sunrise.

After begining to think that Jack Penate had dissapeared into the blackhole I heard a song on Radio 1 and was instantly hooked to it. I was then extremely happy to discover that this so called song was Mr Penates next single.

Tonight's Today is an instant summery tune with a salsa vibe which could easily make you feel like you are on the beach relaxing in the summer sun or at a festival in the blazing sun. This single is heading in a different direction to his older material and is much more melodical and upbeat when compared to old singles such as Torn On The Platform and Second Minute or Hour which are alot more guitar based and in your face.

Mr Peante goes on a very mini tour at the end of this month with 3 dates at Brightons Concorde 2, Londons Heaven and Manchesters Ruby Lounge. Although this tour isn't exactly ground breaking it does hopefully hint that a follow up to 2007's Matinee is in the pipeline.

It's Just What All Young Lovers Do.

I've decided I'm slightly in love with The Maccabees after listening to them non stop for 3 hours earlier. I don't know what it is but theres something about their music that makes me incredibly happy and cheerful. Whether it be the mellow and laid back 'Toothpaste Kisses' to the more upbeat and loud 'Latchmere listening to them never fails to bring a smile to my face.

In other news I am currently lusting over a delightfully tacky pair of Marc Jacon shoes. It's a shame they cost £431...