Jim, to answer your question, no you didn’t as Los Camp! ended up being a damp squib (or is it squid, never sure) – from students to the dole queue methinks. And I agree wholeheartedly with you on No Age, what a performance – amazing stuff. Missed Times New Viking as they seemed to play at lunchtime or something.

Sound was dire for Los Campesinos. Vocals were inaudible. Poor violinist was plugging away in what was purely an exercise in mime.

Jenny Lewis last night though. Awesome.

Gomorra is amazing. One of those extremely rare films where murderers, gangsters and criminals are not shown in a romantic or heroic light. Here, they are ugly, fat, cowardly, pathetic and repugnant. The other side of Italy and it looks like hell on earth. There is no score throughout the film but there’s an incredible, explosive track that comes out of nowhere at the end credits…waited right until the end of the credits to see who it was: Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, aka 3D, of course. Who else.
Can’t seem to download it from anywhere but it’s streaming on Massive Attack website…

As for Liverpool, they’re just about hanging in there – it’s only a matter of time though before they drop away from the main title contenders (Utd and Chelsea), Arsenal also…it’s gonna be a two – horse race again come the Spring…As much as I despise Chelsea, they seem invincible at the moment and after their now obligatory ’slow-start’ Man U’s clinical demolition of West Brom will put fear of God into every other team. They’re back.

No Age were savage good – I only checked them out cos of the constant mentions here and I was glad I did. Picked up the album afterwards too and am really impressed by it – good call.

Was also surpsied by Times New Viking – expected them to be a lot more noisy and feedbacky. Thought Los Campesinos were the worst pile of twee nonsense I’ve seen in an age

“Maybe I’m just not that impressed by loud noise”

If its too loud, you’re too old.

Quint, your description reminds me of 30 Days of Night a Vampire film based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles. It doesn’t romanticise Vampires at all. Here they are ugly psychotic killers. Danny Huston is incredible as head vamp Marlow. There is no score throughout the entire film. And it looks amazing. It looks like a graphic novel on the big screen. That’s down to the mighty Jo Willems, the director of photography for the film. And guess what, he’s only bloody from Dublin…!
Why I decided to write all of that, I have no idea.

Los Capesinos were shit-shit-shit. Dull and twee.
No Age were the shit-shit-shit. Amazing band.
I like loud raucous music driven by drums and off-kilter vocals on a Friday night, and No Age did it perfectly.
Great to see it sold out too.

‘This is liverpool’s best start to a season in AGES – sure, it might only last a few weeks but hasnt there already been a liverpool 2, man-u 1 result this season’

True, but one was an own goal and they got their other goal as a direct result of a stupid mistake by Ryan Giggs…but, yes it is good start but I don’t think they have enough good players to sustain this good run for the next 7 months. Same with Arsenal.

Holy Fuck tonight!!

True, but one was an own goal and they got their other goal as a direct result of a stupid mistake by Ryan Giggs

I dont think I’ll ever tire of reading United fans justifying losses like that

Hahahahaha – I think you’ll be looking for quite some time on this blog to see me trying to convince myself that this is “our” year.

Los Campesinos were wonderful, as always. I tend to think they’re simply not American enough for some people around here, singing in their clipped, educated English accents and all. If they were from Brooklyn or Baltimore, the same people would be throwing superlatives at them from the balcony.

I tend to think they’re simply not American enough for some people around here, singing in their clipped, educated English accents and all

Johnnie – I thought they were Welsh?

The same way that Snore Patrol used to be a Scottish band before they discovered they could win more awards by claiming all local territories

The things bands do to get Meteor awards, eh?

I stand corrected on Los Campesinos’ geographical roots.

Now, back to the action

“Los Campesinos were wonderful, as always. I tend to think they’re simply not American enough for some people around here, singing in their clipped, educated English accents and all. If they were from Brooklyn or Baltimore, the same people would be throwing superlatives at them from the balcony.”

Hahahahahaha!!
What is it with people around here thinking that if you dislike a band, it must have something to do with the fact that said band is not part of some cool “scene” like B-More or Brooklyn.
My personal opinion is that they’re a nothing band who I think are ferociously bland.
And this has nothing to do with the fact that they don’t hang out with TVOTR in Brooklyn or go around to Animal Collective’s gaff in B-More for some tea and crumpets.

Ger Loughnane, high-profile big-money Trap/Capello-style appointment as manager of the Kerry hurlers. You heard it* here first ;D

(*it = baseless, unfounded rumour)

Matt – stay quiet or we’ll send you back to the Motor Tax Office

No love for Spiritualized on here? Saw them last night at (a scandalously half-full and very subdued) Vicar Street, they were bloody awesome, the best of the four or five times I’ve caught them live. New stuff sounded much better live than on record, Jason was on good form too – he almost smiled at one point, and he was even standing up!

RE: the Brooklyn scene, check out this track by Plastic Little: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4wejlb

Re: G Ryan
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/hq/im-coming-for-you-gerry-1493682.html

Quint @ 5 – i totally agree with you on Gomorra. very well made movie. I’ve also read that some of the actors are a little bit too close to the real thing – some of them are being investigated by the police.

Saw it last friday at the Lighthouse, shame there was only about 15-20 people there, then i suppose it’s not that surprising.

also that Massive attack piece was striking.

Gareth@35, yeah, 2 of the ‘actors’ have actually been arrested since the film was made…extremely hard to differentiate between fiction and reality with that film, a lot of the actors in that film were genuinely sinister….

Went to the Lighthouse Cinema to see ‘Man On Wire’, as an architectural concept full marks but it’s a little sterile and I honestly don’t know how they can compete with IFI and The Screen cinema for bums on seats, etc. Bit of a trek to get there, not to mention having to avoid all tramps and junkies in that general area…

Re the Lighthouse, easily head and shoulders above all the other cinemas in town (especially the crummy IFI) but it’s just not getting the business in. Any time I’ve gone to see a film there, the cinema has just not been busy. Is it just the case that people think it’s too far from the centre? Such a shame.

No Age – The reason I went in the first place, my one problem – they weren’t in the headline slot.
sounded loud, wore O’Neills jacket, showed humour in forced interruptions, generally rocked.
Eraser had that ‘get the smile on’ factor but the whole set was a good experience in noise adventure. I missed them earlier in the year, hope they can return before too long for another show.

Times New Viking – I wouldn’t mind if these guys came along for the ride next time as well.
A loud furious font, I only caught two of their songs, being that they were first on and I was, well, late. Enjoyed the brief introduction to Ohio’s next big thing.

Los C – no. did not like. The Gareth singer seemed affected and his tone had a grating affect on my sober brain. Left after two and a half of their songs, maybe it got better, though maybe it didn’t. They looked pleasant enough, I suppose.