There's more evil in the charts than in an Al-Qaeda suggestion box…

So my years of being classed as an adult have now ‘officially’ started as I turned 18 last Friday, thanks for any messages guys. I wasn’t expecting a massive change in my life and certainly nothing did change, (I was kinda hoping to turn into adult like how they do in The Sims game….) but it opened my eyes to how quick time goes by. It only feels like 5 minutes since I nervously stood on the front field for my first day of secondary school as the new year 7 form’s started to gather. The first time we entered the form room was just as memorable. We were told by our form tutor, Mr Townshend, to sit in alphabetical order around the desks. Already I started wondering if I was at the right school. This was because I was sat next to someone I was sure was a girl. My fears were soon gone as I looked round the room and saw recognisable faces as well new ones who were definitely of the male origin. (Debatable in some cases). I also remember Mr Townshend a few weeks into the school asking the form if any of us can remember everyone’s names now we got to know each other. I stood up and got about 20 correct. Still hold the record to the day… though people can probably beat it nowadays.

I briefly can recall some of my first lessons as well. Geography was one of them, as I was confident that this was going to be my favourite subject and I would do well in it… years later I despise it and ended up failing. Started with Mr Barker (I think) and ended with him. The Geography teacher I had the most through the years was Mr Bootherstone. Enough said really, what an amazing man… I also remember my first Science lesson as we were going through ‘safety in labs’ with Mr O’Donahue (I’m sure he pushed a year 7 today). He pretended to pour acid over himself, which was just water with purple colouring, and asked for a volunteer to prove why you shouldn’t sit down when doing an experiment, which I did and think I made a fool of myself somehow for being too eager to move out of the way of falling equipment. Fun times.

Anywho enough reminiscing for now. Even though I’ve have had good times I can’t wait to leave. Ever since I came back I just realised how some people are just complete and utter self-involved morons. The kind of people who slap you in the face for no reason. The kind of people who show off their Apple Mac/Ipad as if it’s the most important invention in the history of the world. The kind of people who think popularity is paramount. The school is too much of a mix of upper-middle class jocks type people and chavvy dicks. Admittedly this is mostly a stereotype of my general opinion of the school and there are people who I can get on with outside of my friend group but others I’ve tried to get on with and just can’t or just know I’ll end up hating myself for even trying. University, if I get in, I hope will be different but ya never know… Well thats my not important mini rant for this week.

In other news I got Klaxons tickets for my birthday which I didn’t expect. I was thinking about booking tickets beforehand as well but found out I didn’t need to now. Looking forward to it, will need to buy the new album with some of my birthday money. From what I’ve heard of it so far it will be no match for their first record, which I really do love, and it will be great to see them again. The first time was when I saw Blur at the MEN last year as they were support alongside Florence And the Machine. They’ve most likely matured as a live piece since then and I’m expecting it to be just as fun as the first time. The gigs in Manchester again and is 4 days before I go to the Hot Chip/LCD Soundystem show. Will busy round those dates then…

At the moment I’ve been watching Alan Davies Teenage Revolution on Channel 4 which has been extremely interesting. It really gives a unique view into 80′s Britain with Thatcher and all that malarkey. It’s always great to see the music from that decade relived as well. While watching it I started to think our teenage years so far are going to look a lot less iconic then of the 60′s and 80′s. Nothing really sticks out as revolutionary in the 2000′s. I can only think of technological advances that have shaped culture and society in this decade. There’s no rebellion from anyone any more, such as Hippie’s and the more extreme Punk movement. But maybe there’s nothing to rebel against today? So maybe it’s a good thing there’s no ’revolution’?. But still, I would of loved to have thought that I grew up in time where everything was exciting and surprising, and people were carefree and less scared of everything they read in the newspapers. It’s most likely down to living in a small little town in Cheshire, not some big ass city. The iconic years of my life could still happen I guess and appear at any second. Who know’s, the Conservatives are back in power…

Talking of revolutions (though this band sing about it on a more worldwide and war-like scale…) my favourite track at the moment is ‘It’s Not War (Just The End Of Love)’ by the Manic Street Preachers. I wasn’t a massive a fan of it when I first heard it, but its grown on me signficantly. Anyway here’s the video featuring Michael Sheen.

cyazzzzz

xxx

Below is the top 25 of MTV’s list of top 50 ‘indie’ ‘anthems’ (I only started being sad at 25, which is when I started recording it… beats revision I guess…). Before I go through it there are some things to consider

1) Its opinion

2) Its MTV so popularity/commercialnessness should be taken into account

3) What is indie? BUT THATS A WHOLE OTHER DEBATE

4) Whats an anthem? I consider it the bands most recognized song/the one every one knows , not necessarily their best or most important song or your personal favourite… and its without different to a national anthem or football anthem… and does a band deserve more then one song in it? If its that good then i reckon so. Also anthems could be the ones that everyone sings along too?

5) In the end, none of its relevant…

Anyway the list, sorry if my commentry ruins its…

25 – Kasabian – Shoot The Runner

24 – The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (obviously gonna be in there)

23 – Klaxons – Golden Skans

22 – Kings of Leon – Use Somebody (turned over)

21 – Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folks (how the fuck was this higher then This Charming Man)

20 – Pixies – Here Comes Your Man

19 – Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot (hmmmm)

18 – The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (should be higher…)

17 – The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control (Beth Ditto apparently wrote a song better then Radiohead’s Just)

16 – Radiohead – Creep (Oh here’s some Radiohead, not obvious it was gonna be this one though was it…)

15 – Coldplay – Yellow (good song, but really not indie is it. Debaitable I guess for when it came out)

14 – The Killers – Somebody Told Me (would probs agree with it being in top 50, not this high though)

13 – The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun (much better)

12 – Pulp – Common People (top 10 material, at least its in the list however)

11 – Kasabian – Club Foot (i consider this is their anthem, so yeah agreed)

10) The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army (Has to be their anthem because if someone hums this then you know who it is straight away)

9) Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (was getting worried then…)

8) The Strokes – Last Night (again most recognized)

7) The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection (not my fave tis amazing though, i reckon Fools Gold’s is their anthem, however I probs agree with this still)

6) Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out (no arguments needed here really)

5) Blur – Song 2 (everyone knows this has a Blur song)

4) Arctic Monkey – I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor (well yeah…)

3) Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire (yeah its their anthem but still… FUCK OFF, THIS CAN’T BE HIGHER THEN 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 AND EVEN 21)

2) Oasis – Live Forever (their not number one like NME or what most would expect, glad they ain’t actually… unless Wonderwall is…)

1) The Killers – Mr Brightside (Well its not Wonderwall, but its Wonderwall-esque in a sense… I wouldn’t have it top, but its a worthy winner either way)

Well there it is then, its one of those things you could debate forever…must admit its odd that bands like The Cure, Pavement, Sonic Youth etc have been overlooked, as well as some modern one’s such as The Cribs and Bloc Party, but then again they might have been mentioned above and their isn’t enough room for them all.

Anyway, I should really be revising but I can’t seem too at the moment, too tired and stuff. Looking forward to Glasto announcement which should be very soon, just need Emily Eavis to get into gear, here’s hoping for some quality bands. 

Best be off… not really, but there’s nothing much to say really… cyaz

x

Seems as if writing these are becoming controversial then ever before, might as well jump back on the metaphorical bandwagon while I still have the chance…

Not sure what to blog about anymore, mostly because everyone seems to read them, or people who blog do it to release anger at a certain someone . Also in Media we have to write blogs now as their part of the coursework. Much fun…

So I’m thinking right now in my blogs, so there not so tediously bitchy or dramatic ( e.g. boring ), i’ll just write about anything that comes to mind… like I usually do

FACEBOOK – I really should cancel this crap, its getting kinda crazy. I mean it has pages like ‘I hate it when i walk around socks and get them wet’ , ‘I hate it when my mobile phone wakes me up’, ‘I hate it when my heart gets broken’ or ‘I hate waking up in a santa costume’s in Nigeria when its halloween’… ok maybe one of those four don’t exist, you can guess which but still… IF YOU HATE IT SO MUCH WHY YOU BECOMING A FAN OF IT

CELEB GOSSIP – I couldn’t give less of a crap about it if it came up (again metaphorically…) and slapped me in the face. Its boring, repetitive and generally makes people brainwashed and braindead. If John Terry did something wrong, let him sort it out. It isn’t the  Jeremy Kyle Show. Actually… wait…

JEREMY KYLE – Read Above ^^^^

GRATED CHEESE PACKETS – Why are they so damn hard to open. Seriously, I mustn’t be the only one. Why the need for some Cal-pol like safety cap thingy majig on them. If young children go in the cupboard and eat loads of cheese, apart from getting fat, what harm does it do? I’d reckon that baby had a wail of a time… but then again I can never be bothered to find scissors to open the packet, might be why it happens to me…

TRI-PODS -  Good fun to use in Media, one hell of bitch to carry round though… still my Spaced like brain will always pretend its some sort of bazooka or rocket launcher when I put in on my shoulder. Also got laughs out of it when pretending to film with no camera, and telling people to stop while we ‘film’. Some people actually fell for it… me, Banksy and Jaymo had them fooled

CHERYL COLE – Enough said. Get out of my life. Don’t think I can last seeing her on the TV in the common room again, with 50 sexist lads staring at her with mouths dropped down the to the floor…

Anyway, Cherly Cole nicely leads me to this. A cover version of her song. Its rather good, you should have a listen. Better then her by a mile (kilometre for my American audiece), mostly coz its not her…

Go Biffy! Seem to be getting into these guys more and more -

Well for now, I go back to my massive workload, ces’t la vie!

xxx

Ahhh yes blogging time again… where I tell my opinions to about 3 friends and one pervert who’s looking at my blog from Quebec, Canada. Big shout out too him. Those guys are probably the one’s that read this crap. Ah well doing this helps pass time I guess, as I chew on a cinamon bagel… new york style…. availbable from Morrisons NOW!!!! sorry, they paid me to advertise them…

I guess thats where i’m leading into this blog. No I wont be talking about the difference in price between Asda and Tesco in terms of bread, but the generally stupidity in the world such as things like adverts etc. ( I mean have you seen the go compare advert, maaaaan thats shocking ). The main stupidity i’m taking about is the whole ‘ Oh my god my friends bad mouthed me, my lifes ruined’  malarkey. The kinda people who put it in their facebook statuses and just want to be loved. Please grow up. Your lifes arent that bad, especially when you look around the world. Its just selfish… anyway thats my ‘grumpy old man grumble’ for this week, now for better things

The better thing I’m taking about is yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay its the last week of school, now to get ready for the 2 weeks off which will be full of turkey, mince pies, family arguements and tv one offs. The time of year when you dont know what the date is, which is good because then you can laze around in the snow and go out too parties without caring what your heads gonna be like for the next day. But best of all is the whole reviews of the year thing, when you look back and say ‘that year went so fast, that was unbelieveable’… its the same every year but you still say it… ah well

Anyway i hope some one reads this and takes some of joy or advice from it, or maybe even goes out and buys a bagel

much love

Jack xxx

Bonjour

This blog is very much thanking people, and the first person Ryan for hosting such a good party last night. The next is for the glasto goer’s next year, can’t wait to spend a weekend of my life listining to music with some of my fav people in the world

Now all the soppy shit is over, lets get to business… MUUUUUUSSSSSEEEEE, BARRRRRCCAAAA AND GLASTOOOOOO

First off, MUSE, in November… well what can I say… going to see my second best band of all time, and one of the best live acts in the world to have graced any stage… I think that ‘says’ it

Then Barca with school… I’m very lucky to be going on this since I couldn’t have paid it for myself, otherwise I couldn’t go glasto, but my parents being fair ( who paid for my sisters year 9 trip to Barca ) are going to be paying it. Further thanks to them…

Next glasto…  just put a deposit on the tickets this morning… full of drama as well, especially for one certain person…..he know’s who he is, but after all that we hopefully will be going to the greatest festival on earth…

So thats pretty much the biggest upcoming events in my life atm, I have other ones but you’ll find about them soon enough

and remember….. ‘put a banging donk on it’

loves from jack

xxx