pens

oh hello PENS! do you happen to be the cutest band this side of the pond??? you do??!!! aces!!!!

the DIY scene in the u.k. has been pretty lacking with all the cascades of cool in america -- blank dogs, times new viking (i don't have to link this, if you don't adore t.n.v. by now then there's basically no hope for you, go and listen to kings of leon you cum drinker), vivian girls, wavves, christmas island, meth teeth, blah de blah.. but now we have our own shit! it's awesome -- sexy-arse (not ass in this case) bands like Male Bonding and the yankee doodle vocalisted Graffiti Island, and freakin Pens! all on our doorstep... things are looking gooooodddd.....

there's something immediately likeable about Pens. everything from their goofy URL -- myspace.com/penspenspenis, is pure, subtle fun, anti-credit crunch "i honestly didn't even think about giving a fuck" cool cool crap! "yeah baby i'll take you to bagel town" is an excellent song, as is the totally hummable whilst you make tea "high in the cinema", as played on DJ Rick's outstanding radio show in california, Art for Spastics. they are, as you can see, sweet as 3 shiny buttons. sooooo, basically go see them.

S

U.K. elections FTW!!!!!!!!

now that mister lovely easter egg obama is properly the president, it's maybe time for us British island people to realise that no matter how much we loved him, we didn't actually vote for him (that was in our minds).

so who have we got? ...a load of old pervs. really smelly guys that like turkey baste rubbed on their dicks before intercourse with their sighing wives, absolute bloaters and people like that acid-breath maths teacher in school that used to lean over your desk and melt yr face. take your fucking pick.

the UK parliament is basically made up of those cunts that had floppy side-hair and "decided to take debating further", so you can't expect much personality from these punch bags. I saw a thing on MySpastic that said "Do You Like Gordon Brown?" and then yes/no buttons, and although probably few people that saw it clicked on it, i'm more interested in the percentage of people that didn't even make up their minds in their head, such is the absolute meh-ness of the entirety of UK politics. Cameron is like a guy that tries really feebly to rape your girlfriend in an alley with the tiniest bit of ketamine in her drink, and then you beat him to death. Nick Clegg (who? yeah.. um, wiki?) is just a pussy. he first got drunk when he was 26. probably.

S

ALARMIST

despite only having heard 3 songs by portland's Alarmist, i am already entitled to say they are really really, really fucking sick. good bands are like that.

it's difficult to describe them really -- if you can, attempt to imagine Kim Deal dropping round a very early (before any LPs) garage of Deerhoof's, early in the morning, after a post-hardcore show the night before, except everyone in the band has the mathematical talent of Hella. in short, just fucking check it out.

S

fresh n clean msn

12/12/2007
17:14:55
Serial killer X U
SNK NeoGeo+ [NEW BLOG-O - The Poetry of Weight]
nay nay
12/12/2007
17:15:19
SNK NeoGeo+ [NEW BLOG-O - The Poetry of Weight]
Serial killer X U
i saw your programme dad
12/12/2007
17:15:43
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Serial killer X U
i thought it was pretty important - but why the bit with the stabbed kid? i mean i just thought it was a little.. sour
12/12/2007
17:16:40
Serial killer X U
SNK NeoGeo+ [NEW BLOG-O - The Poetry of Weight]
you fucking what! i made that cunting programme for you to die with horn dog nips
12/12/2007
17:17:01
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Serial killer X U
ohhh godd

the world is awesome

TRUE STORY.

dubstep around the globe ---- japan & u.s.a.

SINCE DUBSTEP is now a national institution, & it's only a matter of time before yr mother is wearing a t-shirt she bought from Peacocks with the word emblazoned in firey caps because she "really liked the font", or requesting Coki tracks in costa, it seems fit to have a trawl round the world (or in some cases, not at all) to have a look at what kind of bass has been broadswording dancefloors abroad. bare fia!

JPN

goth-trad is a favourite, taking his cues from skream and with generosity toward dub roots, as well as some neat programming and arpeggiated chip patterns. check "Itinerant Priest".

dj100mado (hyaku mado) is a promiser -- focusing on wirey leads & low subs a la Joker. very acidic in places. check "warp point" or "punish"

U.S.A.

starkey is a well-known innovator of upbeat, vibrant, complex bass and willingness to incorporate other genres. do listen to "gutter music".

the widdler is possibly starkey's antithesis -- terribly, nightmarishly dark and sparse in "red rum", as well as the wubbishly awesome "froggy style".


more countries coming soon!
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a.d.s.

vintage msn

29/07/2007
15:58:24
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
HI ROOST
29/07/2007
15:58:34
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
work didnt like you then?
29/07/2007
15:59:12
Stuart is dead so are you
FRIEND+ (WAF)
naaa didnt bother goin in again
29/07/2007
15:59:23
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
so its out the window now then is it?
29/07/2007
16:00:47
Stuart is dead so are you
FRIEND+ (WAF)
yeah pretty much! ---- WHeeeeeeeeeeeY
29/07/2007
16:01:27
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
wheyyy! lest throw a party for fat people only!
29/07/2007
16:01:32
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
then come on them and shoot them!
29/07/2007
16:02:18
Stuart is dead so are you
FRIEND+ (WAF)
sounds spectacular
29/07/2007
16:03:15
FRIEND+ (WAF)
Stuart is dead so are you
sounds wree
29/07/2007
16:04:57
Stuart is dead so are you
FRIEND+ (WAF)
dsofihg

II. return of the artist

for this piece i used a sledgehammer we commonly use for breaking up old furniture in the front yard, but instead of breaking up old bunkbeds, i used the hammer on my own knee, a la the movie ''Misery''.