Gaga
November 15, 2009 by christinelavelle
I had myself a little frightmare about this video last night….
Am I exaggerating, or is it the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen?
However, I totally love the song. It makes me want to go out to the Abc and request it …. even though the DJ box there is clearly designed so that people like me are unable to ask for rubbish songs.
I get the last laugh though: I can jump high enough.
Glasgow North East by-election
November 13, 2009 by christinelavelle
So Labour won, as everyone expected. SNP were second, but only got just over a third of the votes Labour did.
“The SNP is a novelty that has worn off.”
- Jim Murphy, Scottish Secretary
Looks like he was right! (just to clarify, I’m a ‘floating voter’, which means I’m allowed to slag off anybody I like!)
The poorest turnout to date for a Scottish by-election – 32.97%.
Conservatives and the BNP received almost the same amount of votes, and the Lib Dems are lagging behind with only 494 votes.
What baffles me is that 54 people actually went to the ballot and voted for Big Brother nine contestant Mikey Hughes!
Full results listed on the BBC website
My big issue!
November 10, 2009 by christinelavelle
I really need to get this off my chest…!
Today, I was quite excited to see Biffy Clyro on the front cover of the Big Issue. So I counted out my £1.50 and thanked the lady for my copy….
There was a nice three-page-spread with the band discussing their new album (which is amazing by the way) and how they felt about coming back to the Barrowlands for two nights last week, after spending months in LA recording.
I was about halfway through and thinking to myself: ’this is really quite a good feature’ – then it happened. The worst possible thing you could ever imagine a journalist could do. The writer, Jasper Hamill, referred to frontman Simon NEIL as Simon KING.
There it was, in a block quote – not even hidden within the article with the hope of going unnoticed. It continued throughout the whole story. Mr Hamill should go back to Journalism Lesson One: make sure you have the right names, and spell them right. He clearly does not know anything about the band if this is the kind of error he’s making, I just cannot believe it. I feel like writing to the Big Issue editor and telling him that I could have made a better job of this piece.
Seriously though, what a big mistake to make.
Biffy Clyro, November 3 – Barrowlands
November 5, 2009 by christinelavelle
On Tuesday night I left the Barras looking like I’d been showering with my clothes on. I’m not exaggerating when I say this was one of the top five gigs I’ve ever been to. Have a look at my photo story…
Biffy Clyro at the Glasgow Barrowland
Biffy Clyro will be realeasing their fifth studio album ‘Only Revolutions’ on 14th floor records, on November 9.
Although they have a new album coming out, they didn’t overload the setlist with new stuff. They managed to get through 23 songs in 90 minutes, with a great mix from Blackened Sky right up to unheard new tracks.
Here’s the full setlisting….
- That Golden Rule
- Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies
- A Whole Child Ago
- Bubbles
- Who’s Got A Match
- 9/15ths
- 57
- Born On A Horse
- Get Fucked Stud
- Machines
- Now I’m Everyone
- Justboy
- There’s No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake
- Love Has A Diameter
- Born On A Horse
- Glitter And Trauma
- Hero Management
- Saturday Superhouse
- The Captain
Encore:
- Joy.Discovery.Invention
- Semi-Mental
- As Dust Dances
- Mountains
New Moon
November 5, 2009 by christinelavelle
The countdown to the second installment of the Twilight saga is on. My friend Ashley informed me yesterday that it’s only 16 more sleeps until New Moon comes out! In preparation I’ve started reading the book again, and will be watching the first film for the umpteenth time.
If you’re not already hooked, I recommend you get invloved. I can almost guarantee that you’ll have all four of the bulky books finished within about a month. I was never part of the Harry Potter hype, so this is all pretty good fun. Ashley and I have planned a whole evening around the midnight showing (spooky!) on November 20.
The first film, Twilight, was good – but by no means did it live up to the high standard the book had set. I’ve heard there is a different director this time round, and it’s supposed to be much better.
Expect a review of my opinion of the film in about two weeks on Saturday….I cannot wait to be reunited with Bella and Edward, the Cullens, and of course the much improved Jacob. How exciting!
