Psicosis

I'm going to six festivals this summer with the potential for two or three more because I can't get enough of festivals, yet I'd never want to go to Glastonbury - it just looks way too big. What's the point of walking forty minutes to get from one stage to another, only to see an act dodging 15m flags and looking like ants? Now Bestival, that looks like fun.

Fucking come to Australia already, preferably for the Laneway Festival in February. He was good at Coachella but I need to see him again.

I occasionally buy on iTunes, but only if it's something that's exclusive to iTunes (they have a lot of live sets/"Originals" type things) or if I need to get an album for a review quickly and don't have the time to go to a CD shop. I much prefer buying the physical CD and ripping to MP3/Flac etc.

Hardy ha. I'm serious? I love skiing. Never thought of Australia as a hot spot. Oh it's not a hot spot but yes, some states in the south/south-east of Australia have mountains and those mountains are high enough for real snow to fall on. Perisher Blue Ski Resort at the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales is the big ski mountain, with Thredbo in NSW, Mt Buller and Falls Creek in Victoria being the others.

Will do - I'm going to try and check out the other artists music in the coming weeks. I'm really looking forward to seeing Fuck Buttons, Afri-Rampo, The Saints and Spiritualized (in a quiet setting finally) and know the additions over the next few weeks will get better.

Hardy ha.

Booked my room and tickets today, cannot wait for this one. So.. anyone joining me?

Lykke Li - Breaking It Up. Incredible pop song.

The Sounds of Young America and Jordan, Jesse. GO! are my daily podcasts out of the pure volume of episodes they release - check them out at maximumfun.org Other then that I like This Week In Tech (twit.tv), Big Poker Sundays (pokerroad.com), Gordon Gartrell Radio (gordongartrellradio.com) and the Live Concerts from NPR's All Songs Considered (npr.org).

I was thinking about going to this earlier in the year, but given that ATP are going to have their own Australian festival (curated by Nick Cave & ATP, rumoured first artist is Public Enemy playing ..Nation Of Millions..) I might just do the SXSW/Coachella double.

Hot Garbage.

So much hipster-hop.. If you go, make a point to check out Wale - that guy is going nuts right now.

After watching a documentary about Finland and Eurovision last night, I just felt the need to link this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5tn63bZK9Y

Wogan sounded pretty bored throughout the night I thought, not as funny as previous years. Spain should of won *tear*.

I saw it a few days back.. it was funny but not laugh out loud funny like Superbad was. The film was well acted (and it was nice to hear Mila Kunis not using her annoying yelling voice for a change) but the story just seemed to be lacking something.

Chinatown. Got the dvd sitting there with a big sticker saying "Watch Me!", but I just haven't got around to it yet. and Annie Hall.

Foals outranks Stars, BSS and Arcade Fire? C'mon..

This better be one stage only, because I don't want any damn clashes.

Friday Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Hilltop Hoods featuring the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Lowrider The Cat Empire | Ferry Corsten The Hold Steady | Faker | Matisyahu | Cut Copy The Go! Team | Final Fantasy | The Decemberists | Xavier Rudd | John Course Saturday Hunters & Collectors | The Avalanches Gogol Bordello | Armin Van Buuren presents A State Of Trance Live Something For Kate | Foxboro Hot Tubs | Muscles | Maximo Park The Dirty Three | Black Star | Cold War Kids | Evermore | New Buffalo Sunday Radiohead | Paul Kelly Röyksopp | The Presets Jackson Jackson | Rilo Kiley | New Young Pony Club | Fujiya & Miyagi Wolf & Cub | Jebediah | Van She | B-52s | Cut Off Your Hands

Winner.

The Verve, Rage Against The Machine, REM, Kings of Leon, Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Kooks, Aphex Twin, KT Tunstall, Biffy Clyro, Erol Alkan, Amy Winehouse, The Raconteurs, Primal Scream, Feeder, Counting Crows, The Feeling, DJ Hell, Wombats, Ian Brown, Amy MacDonald, Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy, The Pogues, Justice, The Charlatans, Interpol, Hot Chip, Pendulum, Ben Folds, Slam, Reverend And The Makers, The National, Jack Penate, Alabama 3, Sons and Daughters, Lightspeed Champion, The Courteeners, Band of Horses, Seasick Steve, Ting Tings, The Law, Black Kids, Sergeant and Gabriella Cilmi Wow, that's pretty nice. What's the crowd usually like at T - people who are into the bands or people who spend £200 on a ticket in order to spend £150 at the bar?

See Ya'll In Tennessee! Full Lineup: Against Me!, The Allman Brothers Band, Nicole Atkins, The Avett Brothers, Back Door Slam, Battles, Black Kids, The Bluegrass Allstars featuring Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, Broken Social Scene, Solomon Burke, Dark Star Orchestra, Death Cab For Cutie, Drive-By Truckers, Jakob Dylan, The Felice Brothers, The Fiery Furnaces, Ben Folds, Donavon Frankenreiter, Pat Green, Levon Helm & The Ramble on the Road, Ghostland Observatory, Gogol Bordello, Jose Gonzalez, Grupo Fantasma, Iron & Wine, Israel Vibration, Mason Jennings, Jack Johnson, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, B.B. King, Talib Kweli, Ladytron, The Lee Boys, Phil Lesh & Friends, Lez Zeppelin, Little Feat, Lupe Fiasco, MGMT, Aimee Mann, Mastodon, Metallica, M.I.A., Minus The Bear, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson, O.A.R., Orchestra Baobab, Ozomatli, Pearl Jam, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Raconteurs, Robert Randolphs Revival, Rilo Kiley, Serena Ryder, Sigur Ros, State Radio, Steel Train, Swell Season, The Sword, Tegan & Sara, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschis Soul Stew Revival, Two Gallants, Umphreys McGee, Vampire Weekend, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Kanye West, Yonder Mountain String Band Comedy Acts: Mike Birbiglia, Michelle Buteau, David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane, Garofolo, John Mulaney, Jim Norton, Brian Posehn