Sunday 7 March 2010

Hello there Sunday, thats a nice dress you're wearing!

Hey everyone, hope you're fine and dandy on this crisp Sunday evening. Can you see any stars? I certainly can't. Maybe they'll come a'twinklin' later eh?

So, something odd happened. I went out last night, crazy young hooligan that I am, and I had a canny time. Got a few sneaky little pints in my belly and had some laughs before I then decided I was tired and needed my bed. Of course, its never that simple and taxi's aren't cheap, so I waited a little while until my friend's taxi arrived (spot on time, by the way, I was impressed with that) and shared the billio. Next morning, THIS VERY MORNING, INFACT, I woke up, and holy hell, when I go out of bed, I fell straight back in. It seems I've done something to my knee, and putting pressur on it or bending it results in a loss of leg-power and a surge of fairly annoying pain. I remember every second of the night out and know for a fact I didn't smash my kne with any kind of hard, metal objects and such, so God knows whats going on. I've been hobbling about all day like Quazimodo - less than fun, I assure you.

I got a new book on Saturday too, its 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley. I'm writing aout dystopian novels formy A-Levels, and according tomy bat-shit-crazy teacher, it'll be a good read. So far, I've read the two introductions that were included i this here Vintage edition. Outlook is good. Another of the dystopian novels I've read for the sake of both my English studies and for the sheer crack of awesome books is 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, and that book ROCKS SO MUCH ARSEITS A LITERATURE-PIMP. Theres a film recetly been released hich I'll have to get as soon as its DVD'ed and then I'll tell you what I thought of it.

I thought I'd give you a very short extract of a short story I've written, since this post feels too short as it is. Its about an old dude who dies unhappy and can't go to Heaven until he understands why he was unhappy in life and until he accepts the truth of what really happened.

"A quick rush of colour took Edmond to a dark room, only for a second, but the sound of a muted squeal and the striking of skin told him all he needed to know. Another flash took him now to a park bench, where his mother sat with him in a pram. She cried, all alone with a young boy who didn’t understand staring at her, the look of infantile confusion upon his rosy cheeked face. When he she looked back at him, there was still love in her eyes.
Another flash, another room now. The heavens outside were raining down on the Earth, and Edmond’s mother sat with her two sons as they drew pictures of a sunny scene. They didn’t notice the bruise on her arm as she filled in the blue sky. Her smile was filled with love.
Forward again. The park once more and she was sitting at the bench watching her sons play football. They were engrossed, shouting for the other boys to pass, hoping with all their hearts for a goal, for the ecstasy of scoring. Her eyes were lost, they were somewhere else, and only came back when Edmond scored and looked to her for congratulations. The half-hearted smile and wave she sent to Edmond was lost on him, and he turned to receive pats on the back from his friends. She returned to her own world, rubbing her aching cheekbone."


And thats all for today, I hope you like the sound of the story, maybe let me know what you thought (if you have any means of doing so. If you're a stranger...hello there!)

Thanksaaa,
Glen.

Wednesday 3 March 2010

A complaint AND a little review. Oh yeah.

Hello there, how you doing? Gooood to hear. Yeah, I'm decent cheers.

So, yesterday was pretty interesting. I take A-level drama, in case you weren't aware and/or didn't care, and as part of this course, my class see a prouction of Lysstrata (Synopsis - men are fighting, women are annoyed, women refuse to shag, men get ridiculous hard ons, men agree to stop fighting, hard ons go away) and it was...interesting. It was done by a company called The People's Theatre, and they are infamous for making terrible productions. But, dispite this, we went, we watched, and we left, scarred. It wasn't terrible, but there were some serious weak points - the main one being a dude dressed in army clotheswho could not act for monkey shit. I mean really, you'd get more emotion out of a vacant old dog. The girl playing Calonice was hot, and she made me love life for a short while. But then the old men and laies stripped off to reveal the worlds shittest body suits, and all of a sudden life was grim again. Oh well.

Something else interesting, you say? That not enough for you? FINE. I got home after our magical trip to the theatre and after I made a lovly slice of toast and had some super healthy high-sugar treats, I popped onto te computer. It was all going great, as it tends to, and then HOLY FUCKING SHIT LETS JUST STOP WORKING AND DECIDE THAT 70% OF THE PROGRAMS SHOULD STOP WORKING. I was perplexed and angry and frustrated, so I went to sleep. I did a system recovery and everything is fine now, but like, still. Really irritating. I would get a new laptop for my birthday in April, but screw that, I'm totally getting a DS XL because my DS Lite is now royally buttocked. I love XL things, especially XL burgers and jugs...

...you just get so much more orange juice in there.

Anyways, time for me to harp about some new music for a small while. This time 'round, its the album 'The Winter of Mixed Drinks' by Frightened Rabbit. I discovered this band a couple of months ago while on one of my regular music hunts, and I was immediatley in love, which isn't common for me - I'm damn well difficult to please. But this band really struck me because f just how much real emotion was in their music - youcan literally feel the swaying of feelings in the band as they play, its fantastic. So, I was pleased when I stumbled upon this bran new album while flicking my way through he sexy halls of the iTunes Music Store. Its a slightly livlier album than the second album, 'The Midnight Organ Fight', and so I was worried that this added energy and volume would distract from the raw power of the songs, but it really didn't. Theres alot of build up in the album, many of the songs take their time in adding layers to the music and it works really well as the Achoo-noo Scottish vocals soar through the lyrics. I particularly enjoyed 'FootShooter', which has a lovely section of vocal 'Oohing' going on, and that really floats my musical boat. 'Skip the Youth' is another stand out track; in one bit the backing vocals chant 'here come the drums' as the beat of the song picks up, and its fantastic. For fans of 'Mumford & Sons', this would be a decent purchase as the bands are fairly similar (I'm not a fan of M&S, by the way, jut to confuse you a bit). Amazon provides this album for the cheapest price as far as I'm aware.

AND THATS ALL HE WROTE. Nearly. Until next time,
Glen.

Monday 1 March 2010

Its Been a Very Long Time.

Hello all, and to all a hearty hello.

Its been quite some time since I last made a blog - I got a little bit bogged down by work, and am now in the clear (and by that I mean I'm still bogged down by work but the desire to procrastinate is a powerful mistress). Hooray, I'm back and all that, but be warned - there ain't no way in hell I'm doing one a day. I'll just do 'em when I feel like it, but I promise there WILL be at least two a week. Okay? Deal? Right, good.

So I just found a really massive spoon in the dishwasher that I've never seen before in my life, and I'm fairly sure its a sign from God that I am indeed the big spoon. Thank you, big man in the clouds, it means alot to me. Now, could you ensure that our dishwasher does its fucking job properly? One of the bowls was still covered in some kind of rice shit, God knows how it escaped the gallons on water cascading around it angrily while the dishwasher liquid went "ROAR, COME HERE YOU FILTHY BASTARD" at it. I thank all that is good in the world for the invention of the dishwasher though, washing dishes manually is a royal, upper-cut pain in the testicles.

My music world is expanding slowly but surely, as it always has done. One of my new favorite bands is called Brand New. HOWEVER, I like them best in their album 'The Devil and God are Ragiing Inside of Me' because it captures a really powerful, epic sound that I love. I recomend any rock fans reading check it out its a great collection of tunes! I'm also loving my Kids in Glass Houses at the moment and have bought a ticket to see them live in May. I've checked out a few videos of thm playing live on Youtube, and it looks like they're gonna be a great band to witness in all their live, sweaty glory. My own band is doing very well also, thank you for asking sir and/or madame. Hopefully we'll have lots of lovely things for you to listen to in vast viral pleasure very soon.

THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY, FOR MY FINGERS ACHE AND MY MIND DOTH NUMBIFY. Talk to you later people, and do let me know in some way or form if you're reading this - I really fucking hate writing all this shit and not knowing wether a hundred people or no people are reading - the force tells me the figures are substancially closer to the latter....

Thats all folks,
The Glen.

Monday 23 November 2009

Life Taxi Unintended for Ugly.

Hello there! You might get the title later on, who knows?

So, another weekend, another lack of a blog. I'm a devious little fella, aren't I? I'ma start off by apologising for something guys and gals - my plea's for comments was unfair. I didn't realise you need an account and need t go through some sort of effort, so I don't mind not getting comments anymore. Even if it does make me feel unloved...

Its classic album review time! Well...not that classic, but still older than new. Today, I shall be giving you a very quick whats what of Death Cab For Cutie's album, 'Plans'. To give you a quick idea of how they sound, try to imagine a slightly less experimental Radiohead, but American, and ever so slightly jollier - you are now imagining Death Cab for Cutie. Plans is one of their more recent albums, released in 2005, and is an absolute corker if you're looking to chill to some tunes. Tracks like 'Different Names for the Same Thing' and 'What Sarah Said' expose the bands more mellow, thoughtful side, featuring some nice piano work and some very personal and deep lyrics while tracks like 'Soul Meets Body' and 'Crooked Teeth' are more upbeat and striking - both of these song styles are balanced well throughout the album and sound great! The best track by far (so far, you can hardly see itout there on the horizon of brilliance) is 'I Will Follow You Into The Dark', a lovely and beautifully simple tune about love so deep you'd follow the apple of your eye to the grave. Its really nice! Overall, I reckon its worth looking at this album if you enjoy Radiohead or even the slightly more indie side of music. Its on sale for £3 on 7.digital.com, so give it a listen! SCORE? 8/10.

I haven't really got any news or anything to complain about today, which is probably gutting for fans of my personal pain and emotional suffering - though I'm hoping those people are far and few between. Although, I do have one thing to say - I'm in lov with Pixie Lott. Shes so hot...ahem, I mean beautiful. And shes canny as they come - I watched a few interviews, bless her heart. Aww. Someone get me Pixie Lott for christmas, c'mon...

The track of the day is actually an album...three guesses which one? Seriously, go on, try it out. It won't be to everyones taste, but who knows? See you on the flippedy sideth!

Glenneth.

Thursday 19 November 2009

Theres a Sock on my School Bag.

Hello!

It is a grey sock.

How you doing? Well? Good! Thats what I like to hear. There have been no comments even though I asked so kindly, so I am now mad at you. YES. You. But its alright, I'm sue you had your reasons. Should quickly tell you that when I said this would be a blog a night affair - I was lying out my arse. It'll be frequent, but like piss can I be bothered with a blog EVERY. NIGHT. EVER. I love you no less.

[Glen stops writing his blog to devour his dinner - fish, chips and peas. Classic.]

Right, I'm back. So I got the new Stereophonics album yesterday. Its called 'Keep Calm an Carry On', and after my first listen, I was quite impressed. I'll admit that in general, I'm not a Stereophonics fan. I've only ever really liked Have a Nice Day, Dakota and maybe Mr. Writer, so I kinda bought this as a wild card, and based on how awesome 'Innocent', their new single is. Its a good album! Theres a good range of rockier tunes and softer tunes, I reckon you might like it if you're a fan of previous Stereophonics tunes, or...whatever. You can get the album for a fiver on 7digtal.co.uk!

Its getting really fucking windy these days. I'm a fan of weather - its nice how it changes, nature mixes things up and appreciate that. But goddamnit, wind is the most irritating weather you could ever have the misfortune of having to deal with, especially at eight in the morning walking down a long,cold feild to the bus stop. Wind PUSHES you. If theres one thing I hate, its being pushed. Instant rage. Wind is ALWAYS pushing. Rain? It kinda taps you, thats fine. The sun? Makes you itch. Snow? Freezes your tits off, but makesup for that with snowmen and balls. Yep. Balls. Overall, I really don't like wind.

Thats me done for the day, I'll probably try to review something in the next blog. I do enjoy doing my bit reviews, as I'm sure you've noticed. But until then, toodles!!

The track of the day is predictable. CLICK HERE FOR SOME STEREO PHONICAZ.

Glenneth.

Tuesday 17 November 2009

Swiiiiing!

Hello!

Its Spiderman review time, just like I said. Nothing at all interesting going on with me at the moment, so I might as well get on with it straight away! I'll be giving the breifest overview ever of each film, then I'll grant awards such as 'Best Fight' and we'll decide the winner based on the amount of awards each film received. EXCITED??

Spiderman
The film that sets the scene for Spiderman. We see Peter Parker's transformation which is awesome to watch, and then see him take on the utterly badass Green Goblin, father of Peter's friend and utter madman with split personality thanks to his own green gas. A fantastic film with some great action and some fantastically intimate moments. DAMMIT BEN, WHY?

Spiderman 2
Doctor Octopus, lovely doctor come madman thanks to his own creation going haywire (pattern emerging at all?) is the villian on this one. Theres lots of drama about Peter trying to find a balance between his real life and his web slinging life, which is fairly interesting to watch. Luckily, this doesn't affect Spider-Man's screen time, and he film has some really great action sequences. Aunt May becomes hilariously 'old and wise' in this one. I also cried.

Spiderman 3
The darkest of the three, and by god were they proud of that. Three villians (until the end when theres a lovely, totally not predictable twist) Hobgoblin, Venom and Sandman. The action is pretty good, Venom is not represented well at all. Why does the mask come of when he talks? Its not nearly as creepy as venom is supposed to be. Sandman is cool though, if not abit wimpy. The 'emo' Peter is cringeworthy, and the cheese is plentiful. However, the action of this film makes up for that, ALOT. This is a good film...but dan the pointless shot of Spiderman in front of the American flag. Its so ridiculously big headed and annoying and SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT YOUR FLAG. Goddammit.

The Awards!
Best Storyline - 1 (Can't resist the transformation section)
Best Action - 2 (The scene on the train is flawlessly awesome)
Best Villian - 1 (Goblin is pure evil, I LOVE it.
Best death - 3 (DAMMIT HARRY)
Best effects - 3 (DAMMIT VENOM)
Best 'Peter is sad' moment - 1 (DAMMIT UNCLE BEN)
Bonus 'this is too much' round - 3 (Why is he dancing? STOP IT)

Spiderman 1 wins. You'll find that Spiderman 3 only draws with 1 because of the bonus rond, which counts as an anti-point really. So thats that, I had fun! Do you agree with me? Probably not. Do let me know in the comments! We need some comments going on. Incidentally, if you haven't seen the Spiderman's, I reccomed you do so. All three are definatly worth watching.

Thats all for today!
Glenneth.

Monday 16 November 2009

Oh My Days!

Hello!

Its been at least three days since the last post, and I shit you not, there are masses outside my house, screaming their demands for a new bloggy blog...in my nightmares.

So what the bloody hell have I go to talk about this evening then? Well, a fair bit of stuff has gone down, but I'll be damned if I can remember half of it, so I'll just natter on about whatever comes to mind!

New John Mayer came out THIS VERY DAY. I only found out about it on Sunday so it was quite a nice surprise which really brightened up the beginning of my week. I've only had a chance to listen through once, but my first impressions are very good. Its somewhat calmer than his other albums I would say, and some of the songs get repetetive by about the halfway mark, but for the most part its a solid album with some instant classics (Heartbreak Warfare is pure awesomeness). The album is called Battle Studies, and I reccomend you give it a try. Who knows, maybe its on Spotify for you to listen before ou buy? I wouldn't know, I don't use that thang. I hear its very good, but you know what? Fuck that.

Spidermaaaaan. The second film was on yesterday, and my god I forget how much I love that web slingin' dude. If I was being picky, I'd say our main man Tobey Maguire does that irritating 'stare acting'(the comon traits being staring mournfully just beyond camera in the sad/emotional moments) too often, but overall, you have to love Spiderman. The action is just so juicy its like a visual pineapple. SEXY...with a sting. To celebrate my surge of Spidermanny affection, I have decided this very minute that tommorow's blog will be a THREE MOVIE REVIEW SPECIAL - All of the Spiderman films, in one super slick spot of special speculations. Alliteration for the sake of it = hell yeah bitch.

I am a drummer. I will deny it no longer my friends. This is my bands website. For that super special day called Christmas when we pretend to celebrate Jesus popping out but really just want shit in wrapping paper(Not literally, unless you have problems), I shall be getting a new drumkit. It is very, VERY hot. Look at its gloriousness. I'll make sure to do some sort of ultra cool video of me banging on it for you, on the off chance that you want to see that.

Anyways, thats today done and dusted. I have work to get on with, I can procrastinate no longer!! Its funny, I can never be arsed to start a blog but when I get going, its well fun. Its like talking with my fingers.

Track of the day is actually an advert. Thats right. The holidays are coming.

Happy Monday everyone!
Glenneth.