Archive for August, 2009

I THREW ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE RIVER

posted August 14th,2009 by Gareth

August 13th, my day for the van mix CD, on our drive from Kansas City, Missouri to Austin, Texas. I Threw All My Friends In The River -Guess Who’s Been On Match Of The Day – Frank Sidebottom- Nights Wave – Mice Parade All The King’s Men – Wild Beasts The Negatives… – Hood Dreams [...]

Pick N Mix

posted August 13th,2009 by Ellen

A couple of days ago people starting playing their tour mix cd’s in the van, a routine tour manager Joe established on our last promenade around America. Everyone must sit and listen to an hours worth of music you select and then clap politely at the end. For this reallllllly long drive we are all [...]

A DAY AT DEATH SEASIDE

posted August 12th,2009 by Gareth

Every time we pass through Chicago, we seem to have a free day either side of the show. This is ideal, ’cause it allows us to stop off at Tour Manager Puleo’s pad. It’s ideally located right next to Lake Michigan, so we always get to go for a paddle. However, this time the weather [...]

RECORD BOX PROJECT 2009. ENTRY #9.

posted August 12th,2009 by Gareth

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqc7MFT88M] Xiu Xiu/High Places 7″ Split (includes David Horvitz polaroid) Lovvers Laughing Man 7″ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Town Topic EP BARR The Song Is The Single 7″ Dan Deacon/Future Islands 7″ Split Cheap Time Woodland Drive 7″ Telepathe/Effi Briest 7″ Split. Tokyo Police Club Tessellate 7″ (featuring Tom Campesinos! remix) Zola Jesus Poor Sons 7″ No Age Eraser 7″ (SIGNED!!) HEALTH Die [...]

Roses Moments

posted August 11th,2009 by Ellen

This tour has had no shortage of precious roses moments and here are a couple of them so far. (For Americans, Roses are a brand of tinned wrapped chocolate sweets traditionally brought at Christmas for your loved ones. They are meant to signify the beginnings of a special moment or memory that will be shared [...]

THE BEST THING I SAW AT LOLLAPALOOZA THIS WEEKEND:

posted August 10th,2009 by Gareth

LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS.

Lollapalooza 2009

posted August 9th,2009 by Gareth

So, yesterday we played Lollapalooza. Our first show in the United States, was two years ago to this weekend and was at Lollapalooza. We played on a much smaller side stage and were barely audible above the noise of Amy Winehouse playing on the Budweiser Stage. Two years later, we play the Budweiser Stage ourselves. [...]

RECORD BOX PROJECT 2009. ENTRY #8.

posted August 9th,2009 by Gareth

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS6y0FfzR50] Xiu Xiu/High Places 7″ Split (includes David Horvitz polaroid) Lovvers Laughing Man 7″ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Town Topic EP BARR The Song Is The Single 7″ Dan Deacon/Future Islands 7″ Split Cheap Time Woodland Drive 7″ Telepathe/Effi Briest 7″ Split. Tokyo Police Club Tessellate 7″ (featuring Tom Campesinos! remix) Zola Jesus Poor Sons 7″ No Age Eraser 7″ (SIGNED!!) HEALTH [...]

RECORD BOX PROJECT 2009. ENTRY #7. ('SHIT JUST GOT REAL', EDITION)

posted August 9th,2009 by Gareth

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ACpcy64Q] Xiu Xiu/High Places 7″ Split (includes David Horvitz polaroid) Lovvers Laughing Man 7″ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Town Topic EP BARR The Song Is The Single 7″ Dan Deacon/Future Islands 7″ Split Cheap Time Woodland Drive 7″ Telepathe/Effi Briest 7″ Split. Tokyo Police Club Tessellate 7″ (featuring Tom Campesinos! remix) Zola Jesus Poor Sons 7″ No Age Eraser 7″ (SIGNED!!) [...]

Food Review – Cleveland OH 06/08/09

posted August 8th,2009 by Robert

Infusion restaurants are quite strange sometimes.  I don’t really get the idea of covering a whole load of food areas.  I suppose its to attract people who perhaps don’t want one particular style of meal.  There is a restaurant in Cardiff that I have never been to it purely for this reason.  It specialises in [...]