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[Dec. 15th, 2020|11:37 am] |
This is just a brief public entry (which should sit at the top of my LJ) to say that my LJ is mostly locked down to the friends list. If you don't know me, you might want to check out my blog - paulcape.blogspot.com, or you can leave a comment here and I'll add you.
Cheers! |
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[Nov. 6th, 2007|10:26 pm] |
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| | 14. Jeff Tweedy: "Simple Twist of Fate" | ] |
I only just found out about the OST for the new Bob Dylan film (starring Cate Blanchett of course)...
Just look at some of the artists covering Dylan tracks!
Disc 1:
1. Eddie Vedder and the Million Dollar Bashers: "All Along the Watchtower"
2. Sonic Youth: "I'm Not There"
3. Jim James and Calexico: "Goin' to Acapulco"
4. Richie Havens: "Tombstone Blues"
5. Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers: "Ballad of a Thin Man"
6. Cat Power: "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again"
7. John Doe: "Pressing On"
8. Yo La Tengo: "Fourth Time Around"
9. Iron and Wine and Calexico: "Dark Eyes"
10. Karen O and the Million Dollar Bashers: "Highway 61 Revisited"
11. Roger McGuinn and Calexico: "One More Cup of Coffee"
12. Mason Jennings: "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"
13. Los Lobos: "Billy"
14. Jeff Tweedy: "Simple Twist of Fate"
15. Mark Lanegan: "The Man in the Long Black Coat"
16. Willie Nelson and Calexico: "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)"
Disc 2:
1. Mira Billotte: "As I Went Out One Morning"
2. Stephen Malkmus and Lee Ranaldo: "Can't Leave Her Behind"
3. Sufjan Stevens: "Ring Them Bells"
4. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico: "Just Like a Woman"
5. Jack Johnson: "Mama You've Been on My Mind"
6. Yo La Tengo: "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
7. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova: "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
8. The Hold Steady: "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window"
9. Ramblin' Jack Elliott: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
10. The Black Keys: "Wicked Messenger"
11. Tom Verlaine and the Million Dollar Bashers: "Cold Irons Bound"
12. Mason Jennings: "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
13. Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers: "Maggie's Farm"
14. Marcus Carl Franklin: "When the Ship Comes In"
15. Bob Forrest: "Moonshiner"
16. John Doe: "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine"
17. Antony and the Johnsons: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
18. Bob Dylan: "I'm Not There"
PHWOAR.
Just listening to the Jeff Tweedy one on 95bFM now. Nice one Matthew. |
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[Oct. 27th, 2007|11:06 pm] |
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I have two Ryan Adams tickets for Manchester, November 15th, for sale. Row G, seats 18 and 19. £28 each. Pass it on. |
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[Oct. 22nd, 2007|11:29 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | Ludovico Einaudi | ] |
*giggle*
It's been a good weekend. |
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[Jul. 15th, 2007|06:18 pm] |
Operation Soapbox Maze (Cross-posted from my blog)
It seems that I keep finding awesome things along London's south bank. Most of them are around the Royal Festival Hall, recently re-opened, and packed with exciting, interesting, and thought-stimulating things. Along with the fountain, 'Appearing Rooms', which we discovered last week, there is an installation known as Operation Soapbox Maze inside the Hall's main foyer, which really piqued my interest.
A maze, made up of wooden boxes, covered in writing and bits of notepaper. The organisers want you to walk around these boxes, reading the notes that others have left, and encourage you to pick up one of the many pens, and add your own contributions. Of course, the results range from the philosophical to the jokey, to the immature schoolboy. Some of them are even quite moving - I spotted several in memory of someone recently departed.
But thats what happens when you're allowed to just put whatever you like - and I love that. It was a really interesting, thought-provoking piece, and not too big to be too much to take in, but large enough to command a slowly-paced 30 minutes wandering through, seeing what you can find.
Operation Soapbox Maze can be found in the Royal Festival Hall on the south bank, a minute's walk from the London Eye. Entry is free, and it will be there till July 30th. More from my Flickr stream here. |
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[Jul. 5th, 2007|07:39 pm] |
"You're driving me crazy," he said.
Margot patted his cuff and said:
"Now, be a good boy." |
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[Jun. 16th, 2007|08:53 am] |
Ohhhhhhhhhh.
Time to go. Unless I lose my mind and post from my phone, I'll be seeing you guys in a fortnight.
Take care of yourselves. And eachother. |
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[Jun. 12th, 2007|04:23 pm] |
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| |  excited | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Manics on BBC 6music | ] |
Today I got some walking socks, a camping mug, a mac-in-a-sack(!) and a few other bits. Getting ever closer. I should probably get a fleece of some kind, and maybe a bedding roll. I have the weekend in Glasgow though, and even when I'm in Fort William, I'll be able to get that stuff. I'll just get a cheap fleece from Primark. This is all in addition to the stove and shoes and other essentials.
I also sussed out the tent - all the pieces are there and it opens out bigger than I expected (which is good, as the plan is that we'll share it). It also packs away easily, though I do wonder how easy it'll be when it inevitably gets wet... Still, thats all part of the adventure.
Apart from that, I've just been wearing in my walking shoes a bit, and thinking it all through.
Oh and I need to pick up travel Scrabble or something...
What have I become?! |
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[Jun. 5th, 2007|11:08 am] |
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Well, Paris was marvellous. A lovely jaunt around a bustling, interesting city with some great friends, and one of the best performances I've seen Ryan give. It seems that when he is sat down with no guitar or piano, his hands are waving around wildly as he wonders what to do with them - but as a blind person's hearing is refined, when Ryan only has to concentrate on his voice, it shines. Oh how it shines. Stunning. And a great performance from the mostly acoustic Cardinals, all sat in a semi-circle, bathed in a blue light. With 'Easy Tiger' having more than a touch of the 'Gold' vibe to it, some of those songs are edging their way back into the limelight, some for the first time. It was wonderful to hear 'Wild Flowers' and 'Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd.' for the first time.
With la Maroquinerie being a relatively small venue, I do wonder how the London gig will shape up this week. I think they could pull off the same sort of set, but it will be a different dynamic, and almost certainly with more banter (for better or worse).
It was also nice to have some time in Paris again. It was coming on for three years since I went - which actually doesn't sound as long as it feels. Its astonishing how, even if you try and flex your Français, they always seem to know your game, and simply reply in English. Not always, though - and the reverse effect is where they will reply with a string of French you have no way of deciphering and the whole affair starts over, but in English. That said, overall I think it is appreciated to at least greet them in French, or attempt to order or ask in French. Even if the rest of the conversation is done in English, I think it is marginally less rude or ignorant than simply rolling in and using English as if you were at home.
Paris has a bit of an edge to it - a real catch-22: its where everybody goes, so the locals have less time for the tourists, and the street-sellers and beggars give up less easily. That said, even with a vast range of the human race being in town at any given time, Paris oozes Paris. At times it can be viewed as a French London, other times a ridiculous, beret-and-onions caricature, with visual clues everywhere telling you there's only one place like it.
Whether it is the archaic Métro signs, or standing a few steps away from the base of the Eiffel Tower, or just the gentle chatter you hear coming out of all the cafés on every street, mixed with cigarette smoke, Paris is SO Paris. I think I love it. |
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[May. 28th, 2007|06:15 pm] |
Die! Die! Die! on MTV. Yes please. |
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[May. 25th, 2007|11:50 pm] |
Ah, libraries. :)
If LiveJournal would allow me to post a long entry - I would! |
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[May. 16th, 2007|06:33 pm] |
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| | The Cribs - Men's Needs | ] |
Not a bad day. Just a slow one. The Guardian's excellent G2 prompted an amusing lunchtime discussion with Sarah and Sharon about MySpace, Bebo, Facebook et al. I kept sounding like I knew too much. Barf.
John is coming to Ryan Adams in Paris too. This is awesome news. As lovely as Melanie is, its so much better knowing I'll be with a good mate. This is gonna be another time where Ryan needn't even play and we'll still have an ace time.
The Great Escape tomorrow. I need to pack tonight. Leaving about 11am tomorrow. I realised on the way home that our new hotel is awesome. We even have an ensuite bathroom, which the old hotel didn't have. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. And it flows neatly onto seeing Wilco twice, and Biffy. How bloody exciting.
Speaking of Biffy, how nice to be greeted with this sight in the newsagent:
Thats all for now. I'm baking my steak and burgundy pie. Mmm... |
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[May. 15th, 2007|11:43 pm] |
You should probably tell all your friends that Ryan Adams & the Cardinals are playing London's Koko on Thursday June 7th. Tickets onsale this Friday at 9am.
OH GOD.
Thanks KJ.
Sorry Leanne. |
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[May. 15th, 2007|05:59 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters | ] |
I was just minding my own business.
Sorting out my Great Escape Schedule.
Listening to the Twilight Sad.
And then Melanie sent me an excited text.
| Event | Date and time | Theatre/Place | Number of seats |
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| RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS | on 2007/6/3 at 8:00 PM | LA MAROQUINERIE (PARIS) | Tarif Normal Prix unique 2 seats |
LOL.
I'm going to see Ryan Adams & the Cardinals in Paris in about 3 weeks' time. In a venue with a capacity of 500. The day before Easy Tiger is out. In Paris. I got Melanie's ticket as she got my Mogwai one. I think KJ's getting one too.
WHO ELSE IS WITH US??
Click. |
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[May. 15th, 2007|04:00 pm] |
"I've got a message for Phil Carpenter..." so the voicemail began.
"Our water tank came through the third floor and flooded a lot of the hotel so we're having to cancel your reservation."
Oh, GOD.
But, an hour later, and I found pretty much the last vacant room in the whole of Brighton. Trying to find a room for a fully booked Brighton two days before the event was a nightmare. But we did it. On telling the guy of our bad fortune, he says that the room we booked only became available not twenty minutes before, thanks to a cancellation. Turns out that the hotel we are now staying in looks a damn sight nicer than the one I had originally booked. And even nicer now that other hotel is covered in water and bits of ceiling. So thats alright then. Yes, I will be asking the other hotel for some form of compensation.
Other things that happened today - well I got some lovely mail. The new Biffy single for one. Great b-sides too. Also got my second Wilco ticket through. And a lovely wee parcel from FatCat Records containing not only The Twilight Sad's new album, but a FatCat sampler (featuring Blood On The Wall, Animal Collective, The Mutts, Nina Nastasia, Max Richter, Charlottefield, etc etc), AND a promo of Black Dice album 'Creature Comforts'. So that was kind. I'm loving the sampler. I've actually already ordered an album off the back of it. And I definitely love the Twilight Sad album. Huge and rich and delicious.
Apart from all that, I just did some washing up and made a podcast. Nothing new. Tuesdays are nice and easy.
I just have work tomorrow and then on Thursday myself, John and Joshua decamp to Brighton for three days of bad food, good music and fun times. Straight after that (the day I return), I will see Wilco. Not bad. And thats only halfway through the week.
Maybe turning 22 ain't so bad after all. |
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[May. 11th, 2007|05:04 pm] |
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| | Elliott Smith. | ] |
Why can you only 'love' a song on last.fm one time each?!
Stupidity Tries by Elliott Smith just sounds like a beautiful collision of classical music, The Beatles and Pavement. Wow.
Today I got as far as the bus stop, whilst coughing and spluttering and sweating buckets, before calling in sick. I got confused and dizzy getting out money at the bakery and I felt dizzy all the way home. I did, however, bump into my sister, Paul and Kai outside the Dentist. Kai's a big boy! He's out of nappies and took his first weewee this morning all by himself. AMAZING! He knew it, too, and seemed all proud when I asked him. Such pride :)
I came home to slouch around and listen to music and catch up on Uncut and Mojo. Ended up ordering Aereogramme's album, finally, along with the Ballad of the Books record, and The Twilight Sad record. Sadly, it is now emerging that 'Gramme are calling it a day, due to financial issues and just never quite having the success they needed to carry them on forwards. A sad day indeed for one of Scotland's most exciting, unique bands. Feel very lucky to have seen them a few times. Last week's gig was really great.
The Great Escape is fast-approaching. I'm very excited for it. Little details keep on turning up, like the hotel I booked will give us a free full English every day, and there's a really great-looking finale party on Saturday night (my birthday), and other stuff. I need to square away my schedule soon.
Not much to add. I'm eating slightly better/fresher food lately, and also drinking a lot of coffee. I may have smoked about ten cigarettes in Scotland, but they were isolated incidents, and necessary at the time. All part of the holiday. And I have no desire to smoke another just now. So its going ok. |
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[May. 10th, 2007|05:20 pm] |
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| | Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (US Mix) | ] |
My head just exploded.
I stumbled across a video of Kiwi singer-songwriter Anika Moa covering The Mint Chicks' Crazy? Yes. Dumb? No. (which is beautiful, see here), and this prompted me to look up her records. I've seen Anika in London, I think, supporting some other New Zealand artist. (She said 'chur' and 'choice' a lot, and sounded nervous - adorable, naturally).
Anyway, in rooting through her album credits, I found that the guy who played bass on her first album was none other than Chris Feinstein. What does he do now?
Plays bass in The Cardinals.
WHAAAAAAAAAT.
I LOVE coincidences like that! |
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[May. 9th, 2007|12:41 am] |
The riff from Salvador Sanchez by Sun Kil Moon might just be the most incredibly glorious thing in the world.
Ever.
Ohhhhhhhhhh....... |
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[May. 7th, 2007|04:02 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | CSS - Lets Make Love (BBC 6music) | ] |
A good weekend was had in Dundee. Caught up with some good friends, and saw some great live music by the likes of DeSalvo, Aereogramme, Die! Die! Die! and Alamos.
Long nights staying up drinking and taking the piss out of music videos (along with very serious discussions about music, and cut-throat sessions watching Countdown) meant that I have come home in absolute tatters. Its a good job I have a couple of days off now, I'm in a right old state. But it was fantastic.
We even had a picnic on a volcano.
Huge thanks to Johnny for having me to stay, and to Glen for the extensive driving tour of the east coast. Great times. It all makes the prospect of going to a gig in London extremely off-putting.
Luckily though, in less than two weeks it is the Great Escape Festival in Brighton. Another three day set of gigs with good friends, away from home? Yes PLEASE.
As any good holiday should, I am left not really knowing what to do with myself for a few days. Priority number one would be getting rid of this sore throat and cough I contracted while away.
In the absence of anything else to write about, check out (and help out) The Kiwi Music Wiki, recently launched, and this lovely story about a kid near me who let a helium balloon go with his address on, only to get a reply from the Czech Republic! |
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[May. 2nd, 2007|11:40 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Wilco - I Got You (At The End Of The Century) | ] |
Yesterday I sat in the sun with Bethany. It was rather lovely.
Today I worked, and it was a pretty quiet, long day. But I got a lot of work done with the interlibrary loans, including Mr Gee's music scores, and a book Ms Hatton has had on loan since last June from Bridgend library. So I feel very good about that.
Tomorrow I leave Amersham station at 9am and get to Dundee at just after 4pm. I wish this left me time to vote, I do. But it does not. I know the polling station opens at 7.30am, but last time (because we lived in a different flat) the station was in town, near the train station. Now we have moved, it is the other side of Old Amersham. So its a no-go. The Liberal Democrats have been in power here for the last 12 years anyway, so hopefully that'll stay the same. One of the Conservatives' initiatives was to stop the building of brick-walled flowerbeds around time as they are a waste of energy and resources! Bunch of boring fuckheads. The Lib Dems want to keep the libraries open, so they're a decent bunch.
Anyway.
I should get some sleep.
I'm taking my computer (for the train journeys mainly) but for all intents and purposes, I'll be away from now till Sunday night. I hope you all have a lovely bank holiday weekend.
Listen to Wilco. |
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