Pearl Jam and Cameron Crowe? I'm going to need to contact the spirit of Lester Bangs for this one.

Haha, iv'e sold it well then!

Recently acquired myself a turntable to play around with tebold vinyl in the loft.

Turns out I've now been given original releases of the Doors and Dark Side of the Moon. Gotta love my folks sometimes.

But what struck me more was how much I prefer listening to vinyl. The quality may not be as crystal as the modern media, but there is a magic around needle on groove, turning over the disc to another side.

Retro is the future.

I went to see Pearl Jam at the MEN last night and they were outstanding. The energy and passion they have still shines through even after all this time and they're one of the finest sets of musicians I've see live Jeff Amitt and Matt Cameron are as good as any rhythm section I've seen live, and as a group are so underrated as you say. I did think they played 15 20 mins too long but I was amazed by how many people knew pretty much every word to every song.

On the PJ film, I wade a point of watching it before I went to the gig and I highly recommend it. Theywent up in my estimation after watching it.

Glad you enjoyed, wish I could have gone to the 2nd night at the MEN too, they played 27 songs the night I went and I believe 26 songs last night...........just 4 songs were played both nights (Alive, Why Go, Just Breathe,Even Flow)...if i'd have knew the set list were going to be so different (I should have known this anyway) i'd have got to both shows.

I don't think I heard 'Why go'. I was looking forward to that one, and I'm pretty sure they didn't do it. No Pearl Jam set is ever the same as the last, I think they only decide on the set a couple of hours before the show. They didn't play 'Rockin in the free world' last night, would've liked to hear that.

I'd rather Mr Young got his backside over here and played it himself though.

But not by enough for their names to stick in your mind though?

Having to sell my stone roses tickets for friday as it could be one of my beloved clubs last matches

gutted

Signed copy of the new Gaslight Anthem album ordered. Thank you Play.

Up nice and early to buy tickets to the October tour tomorrow.

Get restraining order from Brian Fallon about November.

Can't stop listening to The School.
Anyone who likes a spot of indiepop with 1960's influences will like them I'm sure.

A weekend of ska, punk, rockabilly and psychobilly ahead at inkfest.

King Kurt, Anti Nowhere League, Jenny Bellestar, Deadline, Long Tall Texans, Hotknives, Goldblade, Jack Rabbit Slim, Graveyard Johnnys, Vince Ray & Boneshakers, New Riot, Epileptic Hillbillys, Surfin Turnips, Rudy La Crioux & Allstars, The Ramonas, Fat Drunk & Stupid, King Tuts Revenge, Shoot The Moon, The Splash

Sorted, and maybe some more colouring in on my body (screw Tony Parsons opinion!) to boot.

Really enjoyed the Stone Roses last night, very surreal experience.

Only arrived quite late so missed all the support bands and walked into Heaton park to the sounds of 'I Wanna Be Adored'.

Yes Ian Brown was woefully off key at times but it really didn't matter.

Slightly disapointed they didn't play 'Elephant Stone'

Did you manage to get your tickets? Got mine for Manchester on O2 priority on Wednesday. Looking forward to it!

It was superb IMHO.

Yea, was fine. Just getting giddy for it now!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... e=1&ref=nf Plan B in Skrewdriver t-shirt. His PR and stylist need shooting.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... e=1&ref=nf Plan B in Skrewdriver t-shirt. His PR and stylist need shooting.

It's gone

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There it is

Almost as bad was Beckham in a Crass tshirt.

Style over substance I hope.

It's like the twonks that walk around Headingley with their chinos and Motorhead t-shirts.

He can be as neo-facist as he likes, I'm more worried about the label of "the last protest singer."

One for the rockers (middle aged....ish)

Little Angels are doing a uk tour in December supported by Skin........ Cannot wait.

What's he protesting about? He's a pop singer

Not too sure about the 'pop singer' tag.....While, through his 'Strickland Banks' album, he was certainly marketed to appeal to a more mainstream crowd, its fair to say he isn't 'pop' in the old Smash Hits sense.

I think this is where he needs to be careful, because Ben Drew is an intellegent artist, who writes some sharp, observational stuff - those who believe him to be 'pop' really need to listen to his work....However, with him pulling in one direction and his management in the other, its always likely to lead to incidents like this.