Music makes the world go around...

... or is that money?

Well, anyway, music is good, we all like music :)

The night before last I went to see this lot ^ ... Good Charlotte .... they were better than I thought they would be based on the 3 or 4 songs I have heard played to death on the radio.

Good musicians, nice on stage rapport and connection with the audience. They put on a really good show.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself until the last song when I had a sudden "oh GOD I feel old" moment - which is rare for me. But I think that's more to do with the other big event this week (see next post) , than the fact the gig was full of tweens.

About half way through the set most of the band wandered off and left Benji - guitarist, and brother of lead singer Joel - to do a mini solo acoustic set. This was the highlight of the night for me. He sang a song called Emotionless which had me sniffling. Obviously a very important song for him, and very sad.

Sniffle sniffle.


On a happier note - and while we are on the subject of music - I just got our tickets for Bestival this year. YAY!!!!

check out this for a line up:

My Bloody Valentine
Amy Winehouse
Underworld
Aphex Twin
Hot Chip
The Breeders
CSS
George Clinton & Funkadelic / Parliament
Gary Numan
The Human League
Pendulum (live)
Jamie Lidell
808 State (live)
The Sugarhill Gang (UK Festival Exclusive)
Laurent Garnier (3hr Set)
Foals
Paul Heaton
Carl Craig
Rob da Bank
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Roni Size / Reprazent
DJ Yoda
Stereo MCs
Baaba Maal
Jeffrey Lewis
Santogold
The Wedding Present
Layo and Bushwacka!
Will Young
Zane Lowe
Metronomy
Annie Mac
The Cuban Brothers
Black Kids
The Count & Sinden
Roni Size
DJ Yoda Vs Shlomo (live AV show)
Sebastien Tellier
Transglobal Underground
Does It Offend You Yeah?
Chromeo
Chas & Dave
King Creosote
Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Digital Mystikz with Sgt Pokes
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
The Coral (Acoustic Set)
Mark Moore
Late Of The Pier
Grand National
Laura Marling
Lethal Bizzle
Ebony Bones
Ladyhawke
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Sportsday Megaphone
DJ Derek
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
DJ Hype
Jon Hopkins
Christopher D Ashley
Gideon Conn
Imperial Leisure
The Black Ghosts DJs
Dub Pistols
Freestylers
TC
Bailey
George Pringle
Sub Focus
Chase and Status
The Hat
Kid Carpet
Loefah
Kode 9 & Space Ape
Yuksek
Ida Maria
The Duke Spirit
Little Dragon
The Teenagers
Crystal Castles
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
These New Puritans
Tawiah
Red Snapper
Let's Wrestle
Subway
Annie Nightingale
Zombie Zombie
Subgiant
Coldcut (AV Set)
Justin Robertson
Cage The Elephant
Alexa Chung
Vessels
The Ghost
Peter von Poehl
St Vincent
Fuck Buttons
Drew
Micah P Hinson
FM Belfast
Bastila
Sombrero Sound System
The Restaurant
Slam
Hadouken
Vicarious Bliss
Lucky Elephant
Cut A Shine
The Nextmen
Joey Negro
Stanton Warriors
Jamie Jones
Todd Terje
Maurice Fulton
Idjut Boys
Shitmat
Jalapeno Sound System
Ricky Redhead
Cagedbaby
Brendan Long
Russ Cuban
Tayo
Firas
Ali B
Fear of Theydon
Akron Family
Baker Boys
Blank Beats
Burning Leaves
thecocknbullkid
Soul Of Man (10 Years of Finger Lickin)
Cooly Haste
Chrome Hoof
Cazals
Dollskabeat
Django Spears
Eugene McGuinness
Fatal
Flipron
Freefall Collective
Fresh Legs
Golden Silvers
Goodbye Stereo
Hey Negrita
Hugo Frusslinky
It Hugs Back
Jacob Golden
JC & Angelina
Kahindha
Lucid
Magnetic Man feat Skream
Benga & Artwork
Maths Class
Matt Sage
Micachu
Midnight Juggernauts
Misty's Big Adventure
Natty
Officer Kicks
Paul Marshall
Pinkertones
Prince Of Wales
Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad
Rosie & The Goldbug
Royworld
Sam Hare & Friends
Simon Dobbs
SixNationState
Slagmalsklubben
Sophie Barker
Sub Focus
Thee Earls
The Glamsters
The Guillotines
The Kurves
The Melodica, The Melody & Me
The RGBs
The Shortwave Set
The Skints
Think
Thomas Tantrum
Unforscene
Widescreen
Wight Light Orchestra
YACHT
Yellow Dog
Mike Oman
Mowlam
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