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Ting Tings

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:15:13 +0000

Great track - cheap, nasty video.

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The Sonics, The Horrors & Pete Doherty

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:35:24 +0000

Well this weekend we found ourselves at a loose end so I managed to find last minute tickets for the legendary Sonics. Wow!

Firstly the compere (why do they have comperes at gigs?) came out and informed us that, sadly, Pete Doherty would not be appearing tonight. The audience let out a huge cheer. We laughed in relief that the talentless troll wouldn't be there. Anyway, the DJ was playing some great 60s tunes so we were quite happy to hear that instead.

Eventually The Horrors strolled out on stage. They're so thin I imagine that when they're on tour they post themselves from one venue to the next. They make an incredible noise, and constantly threaten to fall apart without ever quite losing it. I saw them over a year and a half ago and I think they've got better - although they are quite exhausting to watch.

One of the more disturbing things while watching the band was there was a chap in a flat cap standing next to us who was constantly farting. It was eye watering.

The Sonics took a little while to start their set - probably due to some minor technical issues that continued through the set. It has to be said, while the sound is nowhere near as raw as their sixties heyday, they still rocked. A few tunes sounded a bit too comfortable, a bit too, umm, Butlins and yet they could still do a tremendous Louie Louie. And if you can make that old warhorse sound fresh then you must have something special.

As always, someone has posted clips to YouTube. They're actually pretty good quality.

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Find the Time

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:39:34 +0000

This is curently on heavy rotation in my head. It's a great piece of psychedelic pop.

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Find The Time

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The TV I Grew Up With

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:41:29 +0000

I grew up watching this and yet strangely I don't wake up in the night screaming. Go figure.

Noseybonk

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Oh! No! He's turned emo!

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:52:15 +0000

Legoshire Hot Pots He's Turned Emo

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Hungry Cat

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:35:46 +0100

Sesame Street Hungry Cat Cartoon

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Raise Your Hand

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:34:40 +0100

This is a wonderful experimental video where nine versions of the same TV commercial play at once, each being slightly behind the other. It creates rhythms, harmonies and (most hypnotically) a bizarre kind of swirling-down-the-plughole sound.

Stick with it, it really is compelling stuff.

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The SheBeats - Detective X

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:15:00 +0100

The SheBeats - Detective X

This makes me feel old. I bought Nonsuch by XTC when it came out in 1992. It featured a song titled Holly Upon Poppy which was about the lead singer of this band on her rocking horse - I guess she was about five years old back then.

Now she's grown up and she has one heck of a voice! This is a great little pop song with a cute cartoon.

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Newton's Invention Just Got Better

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:56:28 +0100

I CAN OPENZ DUR!

Apparently Isaac Newton invented the very first cat-flap*

Well head over here and see the ultimate cat-flap:

Flo Control

Yep, it's cute and geeky

* Yeah, he didn't really but goddamn I wish it was true

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Super Furry Animals - Run Away

nobody@vox.com(dodgygeezer) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:09:37 +0100

A video that just gets better and better. Cracking song too!

Super Furry Animals - Run-Away

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