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This is soooooooooooooooooo boring 1600 2 go.

Realised I hadn’t got a link to Noise Monkey. So if you’re a random… go read it for tis good! :-~)

*gasp* shock horror. Kix 96 are playing a funky remix of If You’re not the one. I couldn’t even consider such a thing existed! Its not that good though!!

I’m stuck trying to write an essay for 2moro. Mr Shipp & Ann marie, Carter & Claudia, Carys etc etc are all out at the pub & then going to Dave’s. Not impressed. I’m writing about the information system of a recruitment firm. Excellente.

So the midweeks eh. As expected gimpboy is in at no1. Not astounding sales though given he is a reality tv star. Girls Aloud still selling quite well. Jamieson track is just a bit funny. First its garage which means I’m not too keen, but hmm I dunno its just a bit bizarre & i don’t know how to explain it. Its like garage happy hardcore. Yup see it made no sense

HUUUGE yay for feeder. Hope that position sticks till week end. And Busted!!! My favourite mockrock pop boys are in at no5! Layo & Bushwacka are in at no 7 which is excellent. Whatever you do you must find a copy of this. Its Love Story vs Kings of convienience’s finally and it sounds like they were meant to be together.

Ooooh only 1900 words to go.

Child porn mania

Hmmm… i’m not sure that’s quite the right thing to put on my blog. Hello anyone checking to see if im a paedophile. I’m not.

But… as mentioned below Jonathan King posts to TS and Popjustice have highlighted a particular post of his from this weekend.

Sad news about Maurice Gibb, I knew him well in the sixties. Even sadder news about Pete Townshend…but I warned you all when it happened to me. The unholy alliance between police and media, combined with Britain’s extraordinary sex laws has meant its open season on celebrities. Whether it’s false allegations provoked by publicity as it was for me, and will be for Pete, John Leslie and all the others, or, true past skeletons coming out of star’s closets, it’s going to get worse. Watch out for those tabloid Pete stories acquired by agents like Maxi boy. I see there are now senior politicians in the frame. Could that be ugly rumours? (all you need for conviction, evidence is not necessary). What I want to know is – do they do kiddie porn in braille?

a) the first sentence just shows how twisted he is.
b) this so deliberatly points to someone… surely this is libellous. Go figure.

More links!

Just been reading popjustice & they reminded me that I totally haven’t linked to one of my favourite sites.

Tipsheet is now only a shadow of its former self. It used to be run by madman Jonathan King before he was whisked off to jail and continued a little while longer. They produced a weekly magazine which readers could contribute to, highlighting all upandcoming music. I really miss it & was more than a little pissed when it shut the magazine side… as I had work experience organised with them the following week!!! God dang! … However, the messageboard still exists and occasionally contains some good stuff. Jonathan King also seems to post stuff from jail… and its often complete amusing drivel. Well worth a look

Record of the Day is a new site set up by the people who used to do the TS magazine. You can subscribe to a limited version of the magazine but it is nowhere near as good as the stuff you used to get on TS limited. There is a messageboard tho again, which is often quite good.

Gutted
For months now, Buffy fans have been waiting for the day when it is confirmed that SMG will not sign a new contract that continues her through to Season 8 of BtVS. We have been pondering the replacements for her character and the possible spinoffs. Yet today brings the doleful news that UPN (the network that show Buff) controller has said that Buffy ratings are floundering and it is unlikely the show will return in the same format.

/me weeps a thousand tears.

Well once, indeed you may have, Mr Robbie Williams.  However this time round you ain’t done too well I’m afraid.  The Brit nominations were announced tonight… who I would like to win is in italic and who I think will win in bold.

British male solo artist – Badly Drawn Boy; Craig David; David Gray; The Streets; Robbie Williams:  (Not listened to BDB album fully… so may change when I do.  God I’m so commerical)

British female solo artist – Sophie Ellis Bextor; Ms Dynamite; Beverley Knight; Alison Moyet; Beth Orton  (Not particulary fascinated by any of them)

British album – Coldplay, Rush of Blood to the Head; Ms Dynamite, A Little Deeper; The Coral, The Coral; The Streets, Original Pirate Material; Sugababes, Angels with Dirty Faces.

British group – Blue; Coldplay; Doves; Sugababes; Oasis.  (yup, commerical ho.. but duncan is so fine!)
British single – Atomic Kitten, The Tide is High (Get The Feeling); Gareth Gates, Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake); Gareth Gates, Unchained Melody; Liberty X, Just A Little; Will Young, Anything Is Possible/Evergreen (2 for Garth… whats the world coming to!!)

British urban act – Beverley Knight; Big Brovaz; Craig David; Daniel Bedingfield; Mis-Teeq; Ms Dynamite; Romeo; Roots Manuva; So Solid Crew; The Streets.

British dance act – Chemical Brothers; Groove Armada; Jamiroquai; Kosheen; Sugababes

British breakthrough artist – Liberty X; Ms Dynamite; The Coral; The Streets; Will Young.  (This one is confusing me.  How do these 5 artists fit together in a catagory???  I don’t know what I’m going off so I can’t really pick. Random catagory more like)

Pop act – Blue; Enrique Iglesias; Gareth Gates; Pink; Will Young.

International male solo artist – Beck; Eminem; Moby; Nelly; Bruce Springsteen

International female solo artist – Missy Elliot; Norah Jones; Alicia Keys; Avril Lavigne; Pink

International album – Eminem, The Eminem Show; Norah Jones, Come Away with Me; Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor; Pink, Missundaztood; Red Hot Chili Peppers, By The Way

International group – Foo Fighters; Nickelback; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Royksopp; White Stripes (really not sure who will win so gonna leave it)

International breakthrough artist – Norah Jones; Avril Lavigne; Nickelback; Shakira; White Stripes

Ooh in other news, Sinead Quinn (runner up in fame academy) has her debut release ” I can’t break down” pencilled in for Feb 10th. I really hope she does well.. she has a lovely voice & is a lot more “credible” than David “gareth gates” sneddon who is possibly this week’s no 1. Hmmm seems like a good time to check this weeks new releases then:

David Sneddon – Stop living the lie – Winner of BBC1′s fame academy. Yeah its a good tune but he has as much charisma as a plank of wood. He really is just a grinning gimp. Better suited to be a songwriter. Don’t think will make it in the long run, but will he manage to knock G.A off the top spot. Eagerly await the midweeks.
Feeder – Just the way i’m feeling – Heard this copious times on TMF over Xmas and adore it. My favourite feeder track since “Seven days in the Sun” back in April 14. A playlisted on RaW and will hopefully be a big top ten entry on Sunday.
Punjabi Mc – Mundian To Bach Ke – THAT knightrider tune. Everyone seems to love it but it really does nothing at all for me. Top 20… maybe top 10. I’m not really sure of its popularity.
Layo & Bushwacka – Love Story Finally Wow. Havent heard this… is it Kings of tomorrow – finally or Ce ce peniston??? Whichever it is I love them both & will have to go get this now to find out how fantastic it is!!
Lucy Carr – Missing you As mentioned in the random top 10 below.
Zoe Birkett – Treat me like a lady – Pop idol 4th place star, Zoe finally brings us a debut single. Its a fiesty pop dancefloor number which is a grower. Dunno how well its going to do, but I wish her well. I like it now.
Busted – Year 3000 – hehe I absolutely adore Busted.. and am so getting there album. They have been slated for pretending to be rock when they blatently aren’t but I really don’t care. I love their songs & think they rock! Top 10

So this list of new releases makes it look like chart land may get back to normal & we will see some movement! Quite a poppy week, but I’m hoping Busted & Feeder do well. Midweeks will be appearing on Wed prob & then tune into a chart on Sunday to find out what’s no 1. Incidentally if you can hear an emap station, then definatly tune into Mark Goodier’s Smash Hits Chart… it is fab. More on the new charts coming soon

Trix xx

Crabwalk.com are doing a cd exchange fest. If you haven’t done one before basically you compile a compilation cd send it off, and you get someone else’s back. All the details are on the site so go have a look. You need to register by midnight (US time) tonight to be a part of this month’s swap. I did one of these last summer & its good fun.. you get to hear random music you otherwise wouldn’t.

All my life I’ve never loved anything but you

mmmm, omg, I watched Buffy 4×5 Wild at heart last night and when Oz said that to Willow, just before he leaves, it left me bawling!! Shocking but such a fantastic line. I didnt remember particularly liking Oz, but now I so do. 4×4 (beer bad) was also watched, and if you’re after a comedy buffy, I can definatly recommend it. Very cool.

My fav blog has linked back to me so hello to anyone from O Manchester, so much to answer for, and everyone I know go read him… its ace, and he has a fantastic list of blogs which I am gradually working my way through & will be adding to my links if I like them.

I’ m at uni at 3, and its 1.42 so I think i’m going to do another random ten… drumroll please.

1. Nenah Cherry – Woman – A no 9 from back in 1996, I absolutely love this song, and don’t hear it enough at all. The instrumental backing is just gorgeous, and cherry’s voice & lyrics are just brilliant. Haven’t heard anything from her in a long time, her last single in the top 40 was in December 96. I think she may have done something with Eagle Eye a couple of years back tho. I think I may have to hunt out some more of here music as I think that this is the only track that I know.
2. Jackson 5 – Can you feel it – Hehe, a cheeky disco tune sneaking in here. I don’t know what it is about this song but it makes me laugh. Used to love it, but heard it far far too much now, thanks to the Lionel Vinyl days.
3. Pink – Split Personality – Hmm never heard this track before. Much more rnb than her latest stuff, and anyone who knows me knows I’m not overly keen on rnb. I think I’m going to add it to my “tunes to listen to” playlist though cos it sounds like a grower. Not a bad track at all.
4. Energy 52 – Cafe del Mar (Marco V remix) – One of the absolute dance classics with a new 2002 remix. This is much harder than the original. Begins with a hard bassline and then breaks down into the familar trace melody and repeats this for about 9 minutes! Good remix but I prefer the original!
5. Lucy Carr – Missing you – From the latest clubland album. I used to like female fluffy vocal trance but its gone far too much into overdrive atm and is just annoying. This isnt a bad track though… and with a good remix could do well and be quite a choon. N.b. I said good remix. This means flip n fill stay far away.
6. DJ Vortex & Arpa’s dream – Incoming (arome mix) – Another hard dance track. This was recommended to me by Gaz ages & ages ago. Bit monotonous, have a dude shouting “incoming” in the background… .but then it breaks down into this fantastic sample of Fugees – Ready or not . Worth at least a one of listen to hear the fugees bit!
7. Conway – Smells like missy elliott – One of the first bootlegs I heard. Nirvana vs Get ur freak on. You all know it… if not GET IT NOW! Quite funny to play it in a club and confuse the hell out of everyone when missy randomly starts
8. Paul Hardcastle – Running back Taken from an album produced by Jazz FM, this really is just light, not very interesting jazz. Can’t say it does anything for me & its the first time I’ve heard it. Bit dull really.
9. Craig David – Rendezvous As I’ve said before I’m not a particular fan of this guy, but this & Hidden Agenda are my favourites. The soft background melody is gorgeous. His lowest charter tho at no 8. Accused by some of being drab and boring i find it a very relaxed, romantic tune and there are some ace upbeat remixes. Love it!
10. Spooky – Belong (Echospace remix) – Taken from Cream’s Future Chill album, this chillout track has nothing particularly endearing or memorable about it. A female vocal over some electronica, it does nothing for me.

So there we go. Not a brilliant ten this time round.
Burn it: DJ Vortex – Incoming (if you like dance & just to hear the fugees bit.) / Craig David – Rendezvous
Bin it: Paul Hardcastle – Running back - its just cack!

Thanks to Cheryl for introducing me to Art of the Mix via her blog which I read for the first time in ages last night & it gave me something to do mid-assignment. So yeah I created a mix which you can see here. Doing this compilation brought me to hear the A Camp album for the first time. I had had it on my computer for a while but just never listened. Its basically the solo effort of Nina Persson from the Cardigans, with Mark Linkous from Sparklehorse controlling the production… very cool a definate recommendation. Particularly track 1 – Frequent Flyer