en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal The Last.fm journal for ouwho. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/08/16/4jofof_go_westival,_young_man Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:03:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/08/16/4jofof_go_westival,_young_man Fri 29 Jul – Camp Bestival
Really loved Camp B again this year. What were my fave bits? Oh, don't pester me with these details - just go next year and you'll see.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/07/07/4h3xt3_kew_for_the_portaloos Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:26:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/07/07/4h3xt3_kew_for_the_portaloos Wed 6 Jul – Kew the Music (Opening Night)
Noisettes = fabulosity
The Feeling = blanditude
Bellini + Cheesecake = who cares?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/05/14/4drarb_sublime_balloonacy Sat, 14 May 2011 20:50:25 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/05/14/4drarb_sublime_balloonacy Fri 13 May – Sufjan Stevens, DM Stith

This was definitely the best gig ever. If you missed it, your life is incomplete and you are a failure.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/05/01/4cyzm5_talking_to_the_taxman_about_youtube Sun, 1 May 2011 23:42:45 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2011/05/01/4cyzm5_talking_to_the_taxman_about_youtube Sun 1 May – National treasures series I quite liked the Andrew Landsley Rap but having a dollop of twitter panflashery at the end of a Billy Bragg gig was too weird and I think Nxtgen himself was flummoxed by his presence on the stage. Take the young whipper-snapper away and bring me more pinko nostalgia!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/12/13/43nbp2_can%27t_sit_down,can%27t_shut_up Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:49:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/12/13/43nbp2_can%27t_sit_down,can%27t_shut_up Sun 12 Dec – Frank Turner, Ed Harcourt, Dive Dive
I was cream-crackered and gushing snot from every facial duct when silversandals dragged me along to this but i actually managed to dance along, clap a bit and display some signs of life in spite of that. apologies if you were in front of me and went home with a crusty, snotty back-of-the-neck. i didn't mean to do it.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/11/23/429kwm_rufus_rufus_rufus_and_martha_martha_martha Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:05:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/11/23/429kwm_rufus_rufus_rufus_and_martha_martha_martha Mon 22 Nov – Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright
We were right at the back. Note to self: Next time bring opera glasses.

The evening started with a set from Martha. I'm not really a folky but it was beautifully done and the Edith Piaf finish was spine-tingling. Then came Rufus with a song cycle which was that rarest of things an artistic endeavour. I believe it's been criticised by some for being too long, too intense, whatever. but those people should get back to watching x-factor.
Lastly there was a bit of a mixed set with some Judy, some Gershwin, some of his own stuff, one by Noel Coward even, and a brief appearance by the next generation of this very musical family.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/10/24/4020pc_crap_runners%27_running_mix Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:23:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/10/24/4020pc_crap_runners%27_running_mix This is my new running mix. It's made for people who want to go a bit faster than usual but are a bit old and fat so find themselves getting overtaken by young whipper-snappers in expensive sportswear. Well, I thought I'd share. Yeah, I know nobody's reading but that's what Web 2.0 is all about: Millions of people creating ephemeral content.

I usually put it on shuffle and it's enough for a warm up, a one hour run and a bit of time left over for the cycle ride home.

Creole Pour Moi - Arty Fufkin (1:28)
Fell in Love With a Girl - The White Stripes (1:50) Perfect Punkery
Tony's Theme - Pixies (1:52)
Woo Hoo - THE 5678's (1:59) Try not to actually make the woo-hoo-hoo noise as you're running. Or at least not while anyone can hear you.
Evil and a Heathen - Franz Ferdinand (2:06)
Who's Got a Match - Biffy Clyro (2:23) What my daughter would describe as "loud jumpy music"
Had Enough - The Enemy (2:39)
Golden Skans - Klaxons (2:46)
Need Some Air - Urge Overkill (2:54)
A Pillar of Salt - The Thermals (2:57)
Born Too Slow - The Crystal Method (3:00) The Crystal Method make more runnable songs than anyone. I think you're supposed to dance to them or something. Pah!
Terrapin - The Quantic Soul Orchestra (3:12)
Stick Up For Me - Reigning Sound (3:12)
Get the Party Started - P!nk (3:12) Guilty Pleasure
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face - Mark Ronson (3:12)
Kickin' Arse - Merchant of menace (3:14)
Atlantis To Interzone - Klaxons (3:18)
Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction (3:23) Woof woof woof!
Failed World Record Attempt - Kid Carpet (3:26) OK, not exactly
Moving To New York - The Wombats (3:31)
French Disko - Stereolab (3:34)
Junior Kickstart - The Go! Team (3:35) 'Panther Dash', from the same album is good too...
Tiger - Maximum Balloon (3:36)
Traffic and Weather - Fountains of Wayne (3:39)
Helicopter - Bloc Party (3:40)
You Know These Boots are Getting Smaller - ToToM (3:47)
Truth Don Die - Femi Kuti (6:18)
What a Bringdown - MC Honky (3:50)
Wild, Sweet and Cool - The Crystal Method (3:55)
Alala - Cansei de Ser Sexy (3:58)
Kids in America - The Bloodhound Gang (4:23)
Come Home - Placebo (5:09)
The Winner - The Crystal Method (5:12)
Lust For Life - Iggy Pop (5:15) You don't have to be a scottish heroin addict to run to this one but it helps.
North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem (5:26)
Shine - Henry Rollins Band (5:27) Nietzschean metal for your head.
Over and Over - Hot Chip (5:48) Favourite steady-running track ever.
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys (4:06) If you're lucky this one will kick in just as you get to the top of a long down-slope and you can barrel down it scattering dog-walkers in your wake.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/08/29/3vm0v8_the_greenhouse_sound-effect Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/08/29/3vm0v8_the_greenhouse_sound-effect Sat 28 Aug – Whispering in the Leaves: live audio performance
We live near the gardens so we go to the Palm House quite often anyway. Having the background chirrups was a novelty that added an auditory dimension to the experience of looking down on tropical greenery from the walkways above. It seems a bit out of place on Last.fm though. No mosh-pit, no stage-diving, no thrown underwear, no-one asking "are you reddeh... to raaawwwwwwkk???". So hardly what I'd call a concert.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/08/05/3totfb_hi_de_hi Thu, 5 Aug 2010 21:57:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/08/05/3totfb_hi_de_hi Fri 30 Jul – Camp Bestival: We've been devotees of Latitude for the past three years but decided it was time for a change. Camp Bestival is absolutely brilliant for families with children. There's an amazing amount of really fun stuff to do - a skateboard rink, a rock school, a dressing-up catwalk, a fairground, a bouncy castle... There were some things for adults too but actually I was having more fun on the helter skelter.
Loved The Fall - of course! I hadn't seen them for years.Tinie Tempah was OK too. Apparently he's got so many clothes he keeps some at his aunt's house. Woo. Billy Bragg is god but the first song was too sad for my daughter so we had to leave and dry her tears to the tune of The Milkman Of Human Kindness (bliss!). The Human League reminded me what a frickin' godforsaken hellhole of a decade the eighties really were, but The Friendly Fires followed by some noisy fireworks straight after made up for it. Definitely going next year and bringing sausages this time. No food store? Denied! What are we supposed to do with a barbecue and no sausages eh Mr Da Bank? Have you no soul?
Lastly, I have to salute the daddy of Camp Bestival, Mr Tumble. He held a tentful of preschoolers in the palm of his hand. Had he but asked they would have marched on parliament and installed him as emperor for life. We must hope he never decides to use his power for evil. Looking round the room at the sheer, unadulterated toddler joy it was impossible not to share the happy.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/07/24/3sp1km_music_good,_ice_cream_and_music_better. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ouwho/journal/2010/07/24/3sp1km_music_good,_ice_cream_and_music_better. Sat 24 Jul – Ben And Jerry's Nuts About Fairtrade Sundae Festival 2010
A festival where everyone gets all the free ice cream they can eat is a sure-fire winner, even if the headline band is a bit weak. We took a five-year-old along and stress-tested the helter-skelter. She was in little girl heaven and - while Idlewild were on - we were in old fart heaven too. smashing.]]>