I Need A Bit Of A Rant And This Is The Only Place To Do It Really

I've had a bit of a shitty weekend if I'm being honest, had some weird thoughts. After checking my bank account I'm going to have to talk to my parents amount my frivolous spending habits. I need to talk to somebody about it really. I've already spoken to my friends from New Zealand about it.



I need to start eating proper meals aswell: breakfast, lunch, dinner. In that order. A lack of order/system/routine/control in our country would lead to disarray/disruption/chaos/anarchy. The same can be said for the human body aswell. If you fail to have some kind of structure you are fucked. I have problems with structure though, it's so boring. Do this first, do that next, then do this, after that, do this. I mean just seriously is this the monotonous life we have to have when we are put on this planet. Apologies if this is coming out as written vomit. I need to a vent. This post may get deleted within a few days.

I don't have problems with repetition however, actually I do. What I mean to say is that I don't mind repeating things if i can get something more out of doing it again. Yet this doesn't explain why i've watched the two episodes of Waterloo Road (great program btw) that are on iPlayer at least four times each. Am I getting anything out of it, probably not but it's still really good. To be fair some people probably do this with the X Factor. I'd scoff in their faces if they told me this. Not a good reaction really. I have no idea where I am going with this. I'm likely to stay awake until tomorrows lecture, this is a bad thing. I'll be cranky I won't make notes and then I'll come home and sleep til eleven and I'll have missed the whole day.





I'm not sure what I was trying to accomplish by posting this. I certainly don't feel that much better. Oh well who knows maybe I'll feel better after I've spoken to my parents. Anyway enough my ranting. It's Alex Cull's birthday today, or sometime this weekend just gone, or maybe tuesday. Anyway it's near and Alex this is for you.

ATP curated by Pavement (Who Else Might Be There)

This blog was supposed to come a lot earlier than it has done however it takes hours upon hours to transfer nearly thirty thousand songs onto an iPod. However enough of my rambling, on Monday I bought tickets for me and my coursemates Alex & Rob plus another to be confirmed member for the recently announced ATP Festival curated by legendary indie slackers Pavement. The fact that we have bought tickets based on that only Pavement themselves have been announced for it shows a) our love for this band and b) how much we trust them to choose a sensational line up.

Earlier today we were speculating who they would pick and here are four acts that I think will make the cut. (And if they don't who cares its fucking Pavement).

1) Sonic Youth- An ATP festival regular either as Sonic Youth or Thurston Moore on his own there is a lot of love for ATP from this act. Also Sonic Youth's current bassist is Mark Ibold, Pavement's bassist. Based on this I have high hopes and I reckon there is a 90% chance that the Yoof will be playing.

2) Dinosaur Jr-Very much in a similar vein to Pavement but with a little bit more feedback are Dinosaur Jr. Part of that fantastic late 80s early 90s scene of slacker rock tht we all hold in our heart very deeply. If you want more on similar bands read a book called 'Our Band Could Be Your Life' its a fantastic read.

3) Yo La Tengo-Quite possibly the greatest alternative act of the last twenty so years, Yo La Tengo put out albums at a very regular rate with absolutely no drop in quality from the three minute baroque flavoured pop ditties to their twelve minute drone outs they cease to amaze me. Oh and the reason Pavement will pick them, both bands were on Matador at the height of their fame/critical success.



4) Silver Jews-Although recently split I have a feeling that Silver Jews may make an appearance at ATP due to them being Stephen Malkmus's (Pavement's lead singer & guitarist) and Bob Nastanovich's (Pavement's drummer) other band. I don't think their set would be anything big however a small little one off show in the afternoon might be on the cards.

Well there we go maybe we'll see one of these with Pavement maybe we'll see all four, who knows. I certainly don't but I can guarantee that whoever they pick it'll be one hell of a party.