So here it finally is, that blog is was going to do, and about time too.
I have always been awful at keeping any kind of written record of my life
and simultaneously always wanted to do so. As a wise man once said, I think it was Confucius but not 100% sure on that, "the longest journey begins with a single step" (sic), so here is that step being taken. Steady as I go and many more to follow.
Right what culture have I partaken in this week? Its been a sparse week due to some cashflow problems but it was hard to pass up the offer of a free screening of a new Snowboard film called "Terminal Ferocity" from my very good friend Mon B at SS20 (Cowley Road Oxford). It was a Brit snowboard overview featuring some of the best riders from the British scene, now to many of you this may sound a tad dull, well those of you who couldn't give half a toss about sliding down a mountain on an overpriced tea-tray, I accept that but as your at my blog sorry but thats how I roll sometimes (the roll comment makes me sound even more of a wanker, ah good), however the point I wish to make is this; the "Terminal Ferocity" is funny as hell, its done in a docu style in "the making of" fashion, it rips the piss out of any pretension of cool hip snowboard types, all the pro boarders involved take a verbal pasting as do the film-makers involved in shooting the action. There is tons of great action and it is so refreshingly presented in a very British way, massive piss take.
Here is their myspak
A million thanks to Mon for the beers and the dudes from Unleash The Lens who got the chinese food in.
For much of the rest of the week so far I have stayed in and listened to 6 music, not really been listened to my own music that much this week I think I'm just enjoying the shared experience of a radio show, 6 does play mostly good stuff of course and that is very important as well as the fact other people are listening too.
Also been reading the latest issue of Stool Pigeon, Foals on the cover plus Yannis interview - as well as a Young Knives interview. Stool Pigeon seems to be one of the last bastions of good music journalism, wit, originality, intelligence and knowledge combine to always make it a worthwhile read and its free!! I feel quite strongly about good music writing, I grew up reading writers like Maconie, Collins, Quantick in the inky music press of the 80's and feel I may have taken their quality of writing for granted at the time but when faced with alot of the bad writing I see online and in some of the music press I realise I had it good.
The first step has landed and my journey has begun, hope you all come along to see where it takes me.
