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Skuffed Up My Huffy

Japanther's latest album is, to say the least, interesting.
15 tracks of fuzzy, drum-driven, sample-ridden sing-a-longs, none of which are above 3 minutes.
i really cannot think of words to describe it. listening to it is the best thing since i got AIH's Places Like This.

and since its christmas, heres a present for you all
i found a place you can download the whole album for free here

punks not dead!

don't you hate people with t-shirts that say that? i mean, the very fact they bought it from top shop proves that it is. half the people with those t-shirts probably dont even know what punk is, let alone know whether its is or isnt dead, or even what era it came from. Sum 41 are not punk. Blink 182 are not punk. Greenday are not punk.

The Horrors, however, are punk. looking like Russel Brand and sounding like a cross between Minor Threat and Nirvana they are the living proof that punk isnt dead, and all those people with silly t-shirts are correct.
my favourite track, Count in Fives, comes complete with a catchy guitar riff and shouts that echo The Ramone's Blitzkrieg Bop.
their new album, Strange House, came out this year and can be found in most good music shops for around the the sum of £10.


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randomizer.de

well a while back i downloaded a couple of albums off 8bit peoples by a dude called Random. and holy shit, hes amazing.
after weeks of searching and racking my brains i finally managed to find his myspace, which is more easier said than done (for reasons explained on his myspace).

i recommend downloading his Bad Joke EP, it is absolutely awesome. tracks like Sitges Savepoint and Lightyears 500 hit you in the face like a fat, pixelized brick, while Spontaneous Devotion sneaks up behind you and slips into your back pocket.

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ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

i'm changing the blog a bit:
The biggest and most noticeable change is the name, which is no longer Your Music Sucks. That was only ever meant to be a temporary name because i couldnt think of anything at the time, and i like this new name much better.
Secondly, i think im gonna stop posting metal on here. partly because ive stopped listening to metal as much and got more into electro, and partly because i think most people who read this are more into the electro-y stuff than the metally stuff i post.
Thirdly im thinking of doing some sort of podcast or radio show or something like that and im looking for someone who would want to be in it. you must have similar musical interests to me and think your selection of tracks will fit in with the kind of stuff ive been posting so far.

on another note entirely, i made a Tiger Force t-shirt last night

Melt Banana + DBTV update

Whilst reading a review of some of Tiger Force's early stuff, I came across a comment accusing them of simply copying a band named Melt Banana, or M-B.
Although I didnt believe him in the slightest, i thought that if this M-B could be compared to Tiger Force, then I should probably czeq them out and see what all the fuss was about, and boy, am I glad I did that.
M-B is a japanese experimental/rock four-piece, who's songs make about as much sense as their name. Full to the brim with pure energy, similar to most other japanese ive encountered, their songs hit you in the face like a screaming pot of honey painted yellow. Its that good. And with 8 albums and 23 EPs they have plenty enough material to satisfy your spazz-rock needs, if that is what you desire of course.

I couldnt find an official band myspace but simply lots of fan profiles, the best of which is here

UPDATE:

Death By Television recently announced they will be releasing a split tape on Unnecessary Friction records early next year, as part of a year long split series.

Its not yet been announced who the split will be with, however some of the other bands taking part in the series are Narwhalz (of sound), Unicorn Basement and Apple SaintJon

The Future!

The future of music has arrived!
In the form of "Not Here To Please You", a mixtape from 'nu-rave' gods Hadouken! which has been released solely on small, 128mb memory sticks with "Hadouken!" printed on them and little red light inside.
Once you plug it into your pc, and autorun flash window opens in which you have to navigate the stylised and graphically 'odd' menu, much like you would a CD ROM, to find the different tracks and unlock secret content.
Along with the whole fact of it being on a memory stick and the cool menu, the tracks on this little beast are pretty awesome on their own! New versions of old tracks like The Bounce and Dance Lessons feature on the track along with the band's best loved remixes like No More Eatin', and 3 new tracks Girls, Love Sweat and Beer, and finally Leap of Faith. Now, when i first heard this track i thought the worst. Rather than the quick-witted, grimey vocals of the past which have made Hadouken so popular, it has strange, droning 'singing'. Personally i think this toally ruins the song, as the background music is fine and very Hadouken!, in contrast to this new style of singing. Hopefully, this isnt the direction all new Haouken! tracks will go as most of the Haouken! fans i knnow have said they hate it.
On the plus side however, it is an amazing album (mixtape apparently) and is well worth buying especially for only around £8 on play.com.

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Animal Collective

This band is literally amazing. The first song i heard, 'Peacebone', stunned me into silence for about ten minutes after it had finished. However, it made no sense to me at all.

Imagine the "epic" trait of The Arcade Fire, and turn into a kind of twisted beauty that makes no sense, then add in some eerie vocals and synth/squiggles and this is what happens.

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mp3: Animal Collective - Bees

Wyld Stallyns!

Oh yes. I found it. Its the most excellent cover song done by the most excellent band on earth and played at the end of the most excellent film ever made.

mp3: Wyld Stallyns - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

Nocturnal

A long overdue purchase, I recently bought Te Black Dahlia Murder's latest release, Nocturnal.
The being the first of their albums i have bought i have to say I'm more than impressed by the sheer brutality and constant onslaught it provides.
From the first chord of "Everything Went Black" to the final beatdown of "Warborn" this album never lets up, just keeps coming stronger and stronger until it provides the best eardrum-shattering ive heard since i first listened to The Berzkerker's "Reality".
Most defintalely worth the £10.99 i paid for it, and most definately worth all you metal fans immediate attention.


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ps. there is also a picture of an amazing pumpkin with their logo carved into it for halloween on their myspace, be sure to check it out!

Latest obesession: POLYSICS!

Polysics are a japanese new-wave band who look like they've gone round to Mark Mothersbaugh's house and nicked all DEVO's costumes.
The pure energy of POLYSICS smacks you in the face like an electric boxing glove, this combined with incredibly well written songs and great musicians makes POLYSICS one of the most awesome bands ive heard all year.
Their cover of The Knack's 'My Sharona' is so different from the original its hardly recognizable, yet still an amazing song.


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mp3: Married To A Frenchman

So So Modern

So So Modern, a band i discovered while googling Friendly Fires as their EP shares the same name, are amazing.
Also coincidentally a lil bit like Friendly Fires, they come from NZ and play shouty, electro-y, melodic-y musics.
cant really think of much else to say really...
listen to them, be happy, live your life.

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mp3: Skeleton Dance

Death By Television

DBTV is a one man electro-punk shitstorm, riddled with GameBoy samples, random children's toys and lions.
although a lot of Harry's tracks are short demos, they are incredible.
Hybrid Moments is an absolute corker of a track with from the GameBoy intro to the complex drum machine-keyboard melody, it never dissapoints.
Toysnoise is just an absolutely sick track,
and as for Paranoiaaa, what can i say? this is the lion.


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mp3: Hybrid Moments

Architecture in Helsinki

Architechture in Helsinki are possibly one of THE best bands around at the moment.
i recently got their new album Places Like This for my birthday, and it has quickly become one of my all time favourites.
totally danceable and neverendlingly listenable, these guys are an absolutely brilliant band, with an absolutely brilliant new album, the third to their name.



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Best Fwends

I was almost positive i did a post about these guys before, but aparently not.

Manic, electro-skate-punk from Texas, however they're on a UK label (Moshi Moshi) and so make frequent trips to the UK/europe for shows etc.
My fav song at the moment by them is "Skate Or Live" a melodic electro shouty track which i also recently found a good remix of by GoTo80, however you may recognize their song "Bedroom Music" as it was the backing track to a rather cool Bacardi advert about a year ago.





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Bric-A-Brac

The miracle that was Bric-A-Brac was yesterday, and oh god was that £8 well spent!
7 hours of absolute musical ecstacy :D

First on was Burmese Days, who werent absolutely terrible, but neither did they really stand out from the crowd of other similar bands around nowadays...
Pretty much your everyday, run-of-the-mill indie band, but the next people on made them look like they were the best band of the night!

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The next band to play was Bearsuit, a late addition to the lineup, and boy did they suck. it made me think of the whole Tiger Force shouty, noisy lo-fi experience, except done really REALLY badly and with like flutes thrown in. although, they did all wear cool devo-esque jump-suits with Jupiter Force logos on (their single) and at the end one of the singer/keyboardists took hers off to reveal only a t-shirt and some skimpy pants to try and sell some t-shirts and copies of their single, although no one bought them. Oh and a man in a bear outfit with a top hat on came in and started dancing on their last couple of songs which was quite cool i thought.

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Next on was Poppy & The Jezebels, an all girl indie band from London in the red room upstairs. We had a hard time finding the red room and so missed about a song and a half, however the three or four songs we did hear were very good, indie guitaring, laced with piano/keyboard with some haunting female vocals over the top. Although, some of my friends were outraged they had a song called "Nazi Girl".

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Next up was The More Assured, and rather good band from London, who, after much running around being confused, we found out had had to cancel. A pity, as they would've been one of the highlights of the night...

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So after wolfing down two plates of chips, it was back up to the red room for one of the highlights of my night, PARTYSHANK! After a quick soundcheck, Howard donned his hot dog outift and became the mighty Party Sausage, and joined by I Will Shank You For A Penny (yes that is his stage name) set about creating the best disco/rave/cartoon/dance/electro noise you could hope for, laced with samples and children's toys plugged into amplifiers. The first band of the night to get the whole room dancing, jumping, going insane. After a rather short, but absolutely magnificent set, they finished with an obscure, but no less rad track called something about happy families or something... which envolved the drum machine playing some beat downs similar to death metal, with some sick synths over the top and then both of them leaping into the crowd and pretty much beating each other up while shouting high pitched screams of something or other... all in all making one of THE best songs ive ever heard them do, and definately the best song of the night. And to top it all off, me and Liam got our tickets signed by both of them, HOW COOL IS THAT?



mp3:Gary

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Next up was more confusion as Crystal Castles, who had been scheduled to play the red room at around 8:30, instead took to the main room stage at about 7:15ish... They played an awesome, if not short set, although the actual show on stage was pretty basic. just the dude at the back playing the Korg and the girl at the front dancing like a spaz and holding a strobe light... they still got most people dancing though so i guess they were pretty cool too.

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We then retreated from the venue for about 15 minutes to go find a shop to buy a drink from and returned in time to see about four songs from Talk Taxis. Another of the endless stream of semi-talented indie-bands, however with more to offer than Burmese Days. Talk Taxis' new single "Liverless" is rather good, and well worth a listen/buy.

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We then headed back up to the red room, to catch a few of Twisted Charm's songs, the best of which being "Boring Lifestyles", however the tiny snippet of "Happy Alone" I heard as I came up the stairs brings that in at a close second. We left early however, to get a good place for headliners and last band of the night Friendly Fires (who ive already mentioned in this blog).

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Friendly Fires for some reason had an extra person on stage who played some drums and some bass, however the singer also played guitar, bass, keyboards, a cowbell, a tambourine and a little bit of drums, while also losing his mic into the crowd and having to borrow the guitarists, which i thought was a rather cool thing for one person to do on his own. they played an awesome set, with all their best songs including "Photobooth", "On Board" and "Paris", and for the final song the singer leaped into the crowd and mingled with the audience. Not as magnificent as Partyshank's set, nor their mosh-fight song in the crowd, yet still one of the highlights of the night nonetheless.

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All in all it was an awesome day, it lived up to all my expectations and I would love to do it all again.

Optimist Club

Optimist Club, although now sadly split up, were a freaky alternative foursome from Lundawn in little ole Endglandes.
and oh look my clock says 23:33 thats cool

anyway yeah they're really cool, best songs in my opinion are Rotation, and Hitchcock Blonde, with Horses Haunches coming in close.

youlistennow.

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In other news, going on holiday the day after tomorrow, so there'll be no action here for a couple weeks.

3 days after i get back though, on the 21st of august a miracle will be performed righ t here in little ole Nottingham.

THE BEST GIG OF THE CENTURY!

would be great if you could all come and rave on down all day/night and pay those wonderful people at Under The Radar all your moneys so they can get rich and get really cool bands like The Beegees and DEVO to come play for us, theres a good girl.

oh yeah and its my birthday next wednesday, so it would be great if one of my none-existant readers could drop me my first ever blog comment to celebrate it! *hint hint*

Dandi Wind

i dont know too much about this band other than; they are amazing.

comparable to if Marylin Manson was and electro band, these guys will blow you away.
haunting distorted vocals and catchy halloween-ey synth melodies.

"Apotempnophillia" is a catchy gothic electro song well worth a listen!

mp3: Apotempnophillia

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Bombs Over Baghdad

Here's a video i found last year when i was in my Rage Against The Machine phase
its a collaboration between the mighty RATM and funky hip-hop duo Outkast (you may remember Hey Ya! from last year)




and if you're in need of a good hip-hop album, buy the Speakerboxx/The Love Below double album by Outkast, its rad.

We Have A Getaway

s'been a bit slow for music this week, ive been busy with school trips, getting lost and being lazy so..

although i have discovered this lil' nugget of radness, WHAG are quite similar to YMA6, except a lil' more electro-y

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You Me At Six

this pop-punk quartet arent usually something that'd be my cup of tea,
however, they are awesome, so i make an exception :D
be sure to listen to "Save It For The Bedroom".


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The Black Dahlia Murder

You'll probably all have heard of these guys, however none of my friends had so i thought id post a link here to let them know how awesome they are :D
TBMD are a 5-piece death metal band, from Detroit, Michigan. they already have a a large fanbase and all that, and are similar in sound to BMTH (although they came first which lead to a lot of TBMD fans calling BMTH a copy band).


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Pendulum!

you probably all know and love these guys by now, but ive only just discovered them so this for all those peeps out there who need an intro;

pendulum and basically a 3-man durm&bass rave with absolutely addictive tunes that will stick in your head for days and make you wanna rave like theres no tomorrow!


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mp3: Blood Sugar
mp3: Distress Signal
mp3: Planet Orion
mp3: Tarantula
mp3: Slam
mp3: Voodoo People Remix
mp3: Bacteria Remix
mp3: Fasten Your Seatbelts

TIGER FORCE + Mika Miko, Tandem?

last night i went to see the Tiger Force, one of my favourite bands at the moment, for a grand total of only 3 quid! chuffed! ^^

anyway, them and Tandem? were supporting an all girl punk rock band called Mika Miko, who i had personally never heard of, but they're big in America apparently so..

anyway, this is what happened;

first on was Tandem?, who were surprisingly good compared to what their myspace had shown them to be,
the vocals could've been turned up abit, but i reckon the lead singer's tiny, half size guitar and amp more than made up for that :D


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next to take the stage was THE ALMIGHTY TIGER FORCE! the moment i had been waiting for all week had finally come and as we sat near the front while they set up their equipment, the most amazing thing ever happened to me! Andy looked up and i caught his eye, with an inquisitive glance he then asked "are you will?" and i was like "yeah!" and he smiled, nodded and carried on what he was doing. that had to be my five minutes of fame, even though it lasted about 4 seconds... either way i was amazed :D Tiger Force played an amazing set, from what i remember it went;

1. beat this
2. hey yo square eyes
3. five six i got sticks
4. syntax error
5. send in the evolution
6. super lo-fi stutter happy panic song
7. fires
8. hey kids
9. kill the wonder boy
10. Tiger Force anthem

they played amazingly, one of the best live performances ive ever seen!
after the show they had a chat with someone who'd made a Tshirt (which i was gonna do if my darned printer hadnt've been shizer!) and then with us for a bit, and we got some cool stuff signed, and i bought a bead bracelet doodah (:
all in all, it was one of the highlights of my life and i will never forget it for as long as i shall live!

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next up was the headliners, all girl band Mika Mikow, who also along with Tandem? were surprisingly good compared to their myspace recordings.
one of the singers had the coolest microphone i had ever seen, essentially just a 50s telephone with a mic in and lead coming out of it :D
despite all this however, they played at most 6 songs, asked the audience whether they thought it was a bad show or not in they're freaky american accents, then left the stage. kinda dissapointing really, but i guess they were cutting it a bit close for time...




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either way, a very good gig, and happy i saved the £3 it cost to get in :D however if it werent for Tiger Force, i doubt anyone would've been there. when the other bands were playing, everyone either sat on the seats at the back, or just kinda stood round the edge chatting, whereas when Tiger Force were playing, everyone was in at the front nodding and singing along, and im pretty sure they were the only ones that were asked to sign stuff and the only ones the crowd went to talk to after the show. that just goes to show that Tiger Force are awesomer than you!

and now ive worked out how to get downloadable tings on dis here website, heres one for you lovely, non existant people

mp3:Tiger Force Anthem

Friendly Fires

Nottingham based electro/indie outfit Friendly Fires are one of the best bands to come out of my home town for a long long time :D
cba to write anymore, SEEING TIGERFORCE TOMORROW!


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Justice!

Justice, the parisian electro duo who brought you the likes of Waters Of Nazareth and We Are Your Friends have just released their debut album † (pronounced cross), and corr blimey (as the french say) its a right corker!
featuring their latest single, D.A.N.C.E. and many other new songs, its well worth buying/downloading.
in the mean time, heres the video for D.A.N.C.E., and i think you'll find, its awesome :D




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A Tust Betrayed

ATB are a four-piece death metal band from the UK currently seeking a vocalist,
and they rule.

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partyshank!

doodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoodoododahdoodoododah.


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Example:

this guy's got skillz that killz, foo'




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Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

you might've heard these guys debut single "Thou Shalt Always Kill"
they have some really good other songs too, so go listen!


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S.T.R.E.E.T.S.

skating totally rules, everything else totally sucks. 'nuff said.


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Evita

these guys ruuuuuule!
br00t4l.


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Camorra!!!!!!!

these dudes rule!
some dumb shite hacked their myspace and deleted them at 13k friends, so re-add if you had em before, or just add em and tell your friends to aswell!

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also, i've recently discovered how to download songs off Project Playlist, so now i'll be a much happier chap :D

HADOUKEN! + SYEAYBIF

just been to see the "nu-rave" masters themselves hadouken! supported by the magnificent shut your eyes and you'll burst into flames.
what can i say; it was genius. glowsticks and flourescentness everywhere you look, awesome pair of bands and awesome venue it was one of the best nights of my life!
if you get the chance, GO AND SEE EITHER OF THESE BANDS! they are both really good live

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The Secret Handshake

although ive only heard 3 songs, these guys are pretty funky!
"summer of '98" is my profile song on myspace - 'nuff said.

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eep!

no posts for 3 days!
i am forgetful!
well here's 3 bands to make up for it :D

first off heres some cool DJs currently on tour with Hadouken!,
Does It Offend You Yeah?


heres a rather funky lil' electro band, ex touring partners with Enter Shikari,
:(


and here's some good ol' grind/electro/porn/cool beats from
Preschool Tea Party Massacre

BoNO MUST DIE

BoNO MUST DIE (typed specifically like that for some reason...) are a 4 piece indie funk storm.
clever lyrics and an almost jazz like similarity these guys will certainly get you moving! no album or anything that i know of as yet. still good though.

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in other news, i went to see these guys with Shy Child last night at stealth,
IT FUCKING ROCKED! there was practically a pit in the middle and the atmosphere was great,
these guys are REALLY good live!

Shy Child

recently finished a UK tour with Klaxons, Shy Child are a 2-piece electro party from New York City.
the beats and mellow chords, combined with killer-esque vocals make these guys stand out from all the other generic electro bands.
album out a few weeks ago "Noise Won't Stop" well worth a buy!

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Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames

these guys name really is too long, but they are one of the most awesome bands i have come across in my entire life.
pretty standard indie recipe with some killer songs and stuff, vocals are awesome and beats that will stick in your head for weeks! got a couple singles out i think, no album as yet though.

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---> Tiger Force <--- is 2 words, yo.

Tiger Force, one of my favourite bands of the moment, hit you in the face like a spastic, electro shit storm. a guy and a girl, both sing + play guitar, backed by a drum machine and some fruityloops. what more could you want?

their new album "A Wasp In A Jar", although only 18 minutes long, will absolutely blow your mind! track after track of mind scrambling beats and hard-hitting guitar, topped off with a nice mellow track at the end. it's well worth the £10 it costs! :D

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welcome to my fun world, where world + fun = world fun!

hello to you all, and welcome to my brand new blog.

the probability is that i will forget about it and never post here again, but whaddayagonnado?
i have a rather frequented blog on myspace in which i rant about the general nothingnesses on my mind at the time, whereas i aim for this to be more music orientated.
mainly, my antics on myspace involve sitting at the desk for hours discovering amazingly cool bands and stuff and out of desire to share them with all you worthy peoples, i have created this blog for y'all :D

so, music.

mainly i'll be piping out bands to y'all, and if i can be bothered ill stick some videos in or something like that. mainly they're gonna be either metal/screamo/hardcore bands like BMTH, or indie/electro/"nu/new rave" shizz that i find on my adventures to the world of cyberspace (:
(hopefully) each post will focus around a different band, and will include info + links and also some mp3s (if it'll work on this)

this post is getting too long for me already, so until the next post, tata!