Paj!

On a slightly similar topic, I love how in an interview I read with her, she addressed the fact everyone assumed she was a massive lezzer. She confirms she isn't (she definitely looked less butch in the old days). I have never seen that advert as I rarely watch TV, but I might suggest Skream's remix. It's fairly popular (and good).

Oh yeah, Pretty Good Year was unexpectedly great. As was Give.

Patrick Wolf - 6 Dashboard - 1

Oh the fancard thing is more a running joke, but people are in agreement that she's not what she used to be (why should she? She's basically 20 years older and more at peace etc.). Scarlet's Walk is her best album this decade, it's a masterpiece of songwriting. Not in the same way as Boys for Pele, it's a chronicle of a trip across America, and is just beautiful. You should try that next! Live, she's a lot more sedate, and she (for whatever reason) sings a bit differently than she used to. She uses her nose a lot more (lol). I mean, singing nasally. In some cases, I actually really don't like her live voice! I know that it must mean that her voice isn' as strong as it once was, and nasal singing preserves your voice, so it makes sense, but it sometimes spoils the songs, when she replaces "a" with "e". I know this won't mean much to you right now, but it's annoying. HOWEVER Seeing her in the flesh live was great. She's a powerful and awesome prescence on stage, and especially when she occasionally goes apeshit (Like she did during Strong Black Vine at the end of our main set, screaming things like "PUSH! SHE PUSHED LIKE A MOTHER..FUCKA!" or something like that :p continually, brilliantly). Also, when she does the solo bits on stage (she's otherwise with the band), it's beautiful. But yeah, she's one of my fave artists, but isn't what she once was. She's gone a bit...off. People know find her contradictory; she was always for women being themselves blah blah, but know is obsessed with designer fashion and wigs and sexuality etc. Her recent choices artistically are dubious too. Look up the cover to upcoming "Christmas" album, Midwinter Graces. There's a badly photoshopped her rising into heaven, with horrible font, and what looks like a gay club-bound angel in skinny jeans pointing at her shoes. It's bizarre. But bad-bizarre. [/rant] BUT yeah. Live, great, and I enjoy her new stuff for what it is. But it fizzles out after a few months. Not like her old stuff. She tours all the time, so if she's near, come and see her with me! : peace:

Hands Down was bloody awful. Why anyone would want "that" voice singing in your band is beyond me. It's that dime-a-dozen "emotional" whiney american man's voice. Just makes me switch off. The song itself was passable, but that voice/singer brought it way down. Sure it'll appeal to people here though. Patrick Wolf, my nomination. A brilliant artist, and a great, catchy, energetic song. I chose this song as it's one of the most immediate and enjoyable (that isn't Magic Position, which is pretty rubbish imo), but not as well known.

Have you listened to To Venus and Back, Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk? I though you were going chronologically. The Beekeeper is fine, but really is were the internet term "Fori" originated, and when all the fans started burning their fan cards. Sacharine songs about her daughter being her "little pony" and a ditty called Hoochie Woman (which I love) caused many people to disown her. It's just a bit adult contemporary, and not in a good way. However, it has some brilliant songs, that I would place among her other stuff. Namely The Beekeeper (best on album), Barons Of Suburbia, Toast. Ireland is regarded as her worst song (it isn't, but the chorus is...strange. "Driving in my SAAB, on my way to Ireland! Sha-na-na!"). Basically it's her worst album, tying with American Doll Posse, which is a lot of fun, instead of just dragging. The only "sweet/cute" song I really like on TBk is Power of Orange Knickers with Damien Rice. But yeah. I loved it at first too. I'm more bitter now, but I like it a lot more than most of her fans. : peace: [/rant]

I hate how long my lino cut is taking. I hate how bad I am at print-making in general. My eyes were burning by the end of arty school. Then walked home (not far), but had to immediately walk all the way back (further actually) to lend my friend a wing-collar shirt and cufflinks for his catering job. Then had to walk back. It was fine, I was listening to what Nick Cave had to tell me on my iPod. I have to finsih my lino block (the cutting) tonight, so i can go in an print straight away tomorrow. Everyone else has basically finished, having had a day extra.

Jane Lynch wins in Glee. I've been laughing at everything she says. She reminds me of an amalgam of some of my friends.

=Music Wars 2= Match 2 Tristan- Patrick Wolf Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional We7 Spotify - spotify:track:5T1haPI34TKGApyTeuFoSJ --- Round 1 Match 1: Nine Inch Nails vs. Joy Division Match 2: Patrick Wolf vs. Dashboard Confessional --- Get listening, then vote!

I lol'd at the Sephiroth one.

I can't imagine a Friends film that is in the same sitcom, cut-in-half-rooms format.

Have a good one.

I commented/rated.

I enjoyed seeing G.I Joe, just cause my friends and I (even you Chair) found it so funny. It's bad though.

The new Britney song is crap, but I love " 1! 2! 3! Peter, Paul and Mary Gettin' down and freaky!" Such a bizarre biblical reference.

For a good while. I'm gonna do what I did i nthe first round last time, and end up have 3-4 open at one time, and then close one, only to open another etc. So if people miss them, they can just come on and vote for them all at once.

Joy Division - 9 NIN - 5

"Slag spit Stag shit Honey bring it close my lips...yeah." I'm a fan of obscene lyrics. (used well)

To be honest, I bum Head Like A Hole every time it comes on. I would've bummed it if it was chosen. But I really am indifferent to Hurt. Soz Esscee'G. And Ganepark, I wasn't suggesting you should change your vote, just pointing out in case people didn't realise.

£4.99 Heard this, and so needed.

I thought people knew that he covered it. (Also, I'm all for changing lyrics in cover versions. As long as people know they're covers of someone else, not your own song. )

Cash covered them... ---- Joy Division - 5 NIN - 1

I tried to choose a good one to be the first match, this is definitely one of the most interesting, being two "classic"/loved tracks and bands. As much as I like Nine Inch Nails, I liked them most on their first album, where they used the drum machines and sounds of the 80's in a macabre and cool way. The rest I can give or take. I prefer many other covers of Hurt as well, compared to the original. Johnny Cash obv., and I particularly love Tori Amos's interpretation, shoving it within her song Caught A Lite Sneeze (which also references NIN, but loads of her songs do, she and Trent were sexxors). ANYWAY Joy Division More appealing and...works better, imo. But both are commendable.

=Music Wars 2= Begins! Welcome back! As detailed in the sign-up/nomination thread, this game is very similar to the last, but a bit more neat and tidy, organisation wise. Rules can be found here, I know most people will know what the deal is here. So, without further cafuffle... Match 1 Hurt - Nine Inch Nails We7 Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division We7 Spotify - spotify:track:43D8jnahatEXmn94o8MqAO --- Round 1 Match 1: Nine Inch Nails vs. Joy Division --- Get listening, then vote!

I remember seeing him on something newsy, and as you say, he's a great speaker, and if you just saw the screen from far away, with the volume down, he comes across as quite amiable/appealing as MP's go. Then you listen to what he says. This isn't a good thing though. People are more likely to fall under his spell.