Gee, ain't that SWELL

CIAO LIFE

Euthanasia Coaster from Julijonas Urbonas on Vimeo.

A euthanasia rollercoaster designed with the explicit intention of killing a human being using extreme g-forces.

"the rider is subjected to a series of intensive motion elements that induce various unique experiences: from euphoria to thrill, and from tunnel vision to loss of consciousness and eventually death. "

MIND CONTROL

HATRICK

TRILOGY

masques à la grosse voix / masque petit oiseau / masque mange de l'eau by The Trilogy Tapes
   Sachiko Nishida - Chin Chin Chidori by The Trilogy Tapes




BOBBY KRILIC (the bearer of the HAXAN CLOAK ps great review in this month's The Wire magazine) goes out with my housemate Stina. Yesterday we went for adult's lunch at Red Art on Kingsland Road. We shared a mezze plate and drank espressos like actual real, adult men but before that he showed me this great blog called The Trilogy Tapes. Very interesting things to see, listen to and buy there - like these things. Check the totally weird sound at the start of the first clip, what's going on? It sounds like aboriginal bullhorn or something. It gets totally intense as it continues. Then by way of contrast, some delicate Japanese chamber music. CUTE!

i wish i was a boy

MASTERCLASS

FU were fucking sick when they first started. They absolutely killed it when I saw them play in Cardiff, me and gary morgan went there with Matt PBS who had to have a little sleep on the drive home. I think this was pre-bowling shirt era too, wow.

Without Loving Grace

Cannot recommend this enough, all 3 episodes are on youtube, make the time, watch it.

terrible feelings

Impending Doom 7" by Terrible Feelings

STILL GREAT

Yesterday I went to Lis & Claire's Pop-Up shop. Hi Bobby, I saw you there - congrats on the Berlin thing, sounded totally awesome. Do you wanna do the same thing upstairs at my work? I can hook it up. Call me.

Anyway, I was hanging out with Murphy and Simon Panrucker (AMAZING DUDE) and talking about receeding (sp?) hairlines - I have one, but I don't care, it's been the same since I was 16 years old. I don't give a fuck. I've got my dad to thank - he had a photograph on his desk of  himself and my mum on their wedding day in like 1876 BC; they are both totally stoked obviously, but haha, the altitudinous 'line is already plainly visible - he looks like a funky einstein or something. Also he is wearing a sweet tweed suit with flared trousers. Please don't forget to pause for a minute and consider the somewhat orthopaedic shoes he's got on too. I'll scan it and put it up here.

My helmet hairstyle conceals it, my shame (no shame) fairly well, but please know that I'm in the market for a new do. My housemate Sam is going bald rapidly, but he carries it off with aplomb thanks to his charming demeanour and expert gentleman's barbourwork. Sam wears a massive, fake gold chain without a hint of irony and plays in a pub-rock influenced blues-punk band. What a guy, he rules.

I have been experimenting with a side parting, but am yet to find a product that doesnt make me look like I've got a gross, greasy rat's nest on top of my skull. Dax wax is too solid, bryll cream is too oleaginous, wet look gel is too ridiculous to even consider.

Panrucker has a really pronounced hairline - its kind of like the hair is jumping off his head. He is still my favourite freestyle rapper though. Anyway, all this talk about hairlines reminded me of the soft pack, who you will notice have a couple of great receedos and rule pretty hard generally.

STRANGE NEW DIRECTION

I know right?

BEEF CHAD

I can't decide if this is terrible or amazing. What do you think? Why?

FROOTY

this looks well good...

We Don't Care About Music Anyways from The Wire Magazine on Vimeo.

DEATHGRIPS

Death Grips - Exmilitary by deathgrips

CLIMBING WALL

MANSLORTER

I kind of, sort of, almost remember watching this when it was on TV the first time around, when I was 11 years old. Woah. I used to have a lot of the same posters on my walls anyway and had a tape recording of Donington Monsters Of Rock from the same year from Radio One. haha. Nobody has told Chris his band is totally shit, and if they did he probably wouldnt have cared anyway. Also, he has a terrific otter-style moustache that I still can't grow.

When they do the concert at school its pretty amazing on the level of the infamous 'Gancha' video.

"The Last Acts of St. Fuckyou"

DISCO GWAR