Made Music In Chelsea

I, like many others, find myself completely hooked on "reality" television programmes. Made in Chelsea, The Hills, The City, Geordie Shore, Jersey Shore, The Only Way is Essex - you name it, I watch it (listing the programmes and coming to realisation as to how many I actually watch really makes me doubt the strength of my social life, maybe I need to start getting out a little bit more...). Nevertheless the final episode in the current series of Made in Chelsea aired last Monday, and whether you watched it or not, it included an excellent soundtrack. I hunted down on youtube the band 'Bastille' who have such a White Lies vibe to them. Scrolling down at the comments below in regards to their youtube vid, many of the most recent comments consist of the 'Made in Chelsea brought me here!' sort. Television programmes and movies are such a great use of promo for unknown bands and artists, some of my all time favourites have been distinguished via tv shows e.g. Death Cab for Cutie featured in the OC. E4 seem to get it spot on in terms of their music engineers arranging music for their television shows - Skins and Misfits have continuesly great soundtracks, and the entire first series of Made in Chelsea, in my opinion, has consisted of some great material.

Judge for yourselves...
(both artists are featured on the final episode of MIC)

On Repeat

DREAAAAAMY

I heard this fella whilst I was drooling over the highlights of the IOW festival on Sky Arts (it depresses me that I have to admit to you that I was enjoying the festival this year in my living room as appose to on site like last year...). Paolo Nutini will always be my number one whom I wish to marry, howev let me introduce you to his competition:

Why Aye Man!

I LOVE GEORDIE SHORE

♥ ♥ ♥

I'm such a fan of Greg James and his afternoon show on Radio One, I have even more time for him after he introduced us all to Ludovico Einaudi and brought the listeners something a little different to his show to broaden our musical ears a little further. As an attempted pianist myself I melt at the sound of any beautiful piece, and this is BEAUTIFUL. I plan to look further into his work and set about to learn various personal favorites on my own piano throughout the summer.
In the mean time...

Life In TECHNICOLOR

Myself, among many, turned into F. Cots show on Radio 1 last Friday at 10 to 12 to listen to the exclusive first play of Coldplay's new track.
Myself, among many, immediately fell in love.
I saw Coldplay live at Wembley performing alongside of Jay Z, Girls Aloud and White Lies (with a little luck I got to meet the front fella' of White Lies after the show) almost two years ago now and they were incred.
New song + new album = new promotional tour, ultra fantastical!

p.s. Seriously pissed at anybody who gets to see 'em at Glasto.

Au Revoir!

France, as always, was beautiful. It reached 30 degrees and I succeeded in gaining tan lines on the second day out there. Can't complain.
Here are some cute phots from the trip:


In terms of holiday reads I recommend 'The Fry Chronicles' by Stephen Fry and avoid 'A Long Way Down' by Nick Hornby. Don't ask, simply avoid, easy come easy go you know. (Don't be fooled by the encouraging quote to read the novel on the blurb of the book either, even if it is Johnny Depp who serves up the encouragement).

Oh! And in terms of technology and me - I caved. Countless texts and dozens of bbms, my phone bill is over double the regular monthly charge. I also ventured to the neighbours to check my University emails...and facebook...three times.

Six Years And Counting...

I love following an act or a band for so many years and never growing tired of them, it kind of symbolizes this personal loyalty to them, so much changes and happens throughout a period of say, five years, and listening back to songs you favored in the past brings you back to that time in your life - what you were wearing, who you hung out with, who you were dating etc. Listening to these songs are simply an alternative memory to photos.
Bands who I've sincerely favored throughout consist of Tegan and Sara, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, The Strokes, Radiohead and Kings of Leon. Most of which I began listening to when I was about 14, I remember being in the Science class room in year 8 at my secondary school and a fellow student handing me a burnt copy of 'Hot Fuss' by The Killers. I would stay up all night listening to the CD on my walkman trying to learn the words to Mr Brightside and On Top.
I remember being about 15 when I started getting into music from 'the past' as it were, Joy Division, The Smiths, The police, really starting to appreciate The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby will always be the fave) you know. I had this Ramones tee that I used to wear to death with some tights and a little denim skirt my friend fashioned out of an old pair of Levis (proud to say the tee and skirt still fit!) with my little tight converse pumps - I thought I was pretty awesome.
I've really got back into Tegan and Sara over the past year. I think I first heard their track 'Downtown' when I was about 14 and I still listen to it now with the same amount of enthusiasm as I did back then. Here are two tracks that made it onto my 'top 25 most played' on the i tunes library pretty swiftly: