Jueves 3 Sep 2009, 18:45
HEYA, so it was Leeds (festival) time again and yes i'm a sell out and a gimp going to leeds… how uncool of me.
Anyway leeds obviously meant more coke fueled sex parties and skanking out to the one and only DJ OD (he's from holand) than i do on a normal weekend.
Somewhere inbetween these things i saw some bands which i vaguely remember, so i m filling in fuzzy details with lies and quotes.
THurseday evening was DTTR's lineup (a leeds label started by wiskas from forward russia) on the BBC intro stage. It was pretty cool but the crowd seemed bored and just going becuase it was something to do and making trouble.
Holy State: Amazing live, they brought a really rocking set. Edgy riffs and banging tunes… shame the crowd was a bit tame for these when they were the only band of the night deserving it.
Airship: Pretty good guitar pop with a bit of dirt and some good angsty tunes. by this point the crowd was ridiculous "moshing" for the sake of it. i kicked a few in the shins but on the grand scheme of things didnt help.
Bear Hands: Not the best band of the night but they were alright, some good poppy guitar songs again with a bit of an mgmt vibe. my friends hooked them up with pills later. Seemed like nice guys with pretty good Brooklyn accents but couldnt get us backstage (and their manager was full of shit and a tit)… A for effort, C for achievement.
Wild Beasts: brilliant folky and big sounding songs but the volume was too low and the gathering bored idiots thursday night brings combined with the idiots who think everything is rage against the machine when they get drunk kind of wrecked the atmosphere. Still a good set and it was nice seeing them.
I think i spent this night out of my tent (cramped up in the corner of someone elses) because my friends are sluts WHO STEAL MY CLOTHES AND GET JIZZ ON THEM… you know who you are…
"are you touching yourself"…"no its just warm down there"
Freeday:
The Computers: I think they have to be taken with a pinch of salt, the all white band uniforms, over the top vocals and art student look is an odd mix. Still i love them, awesome screamo punk with hillarity thrown in, some good riffs and banging rythm. I dont think the steward lady we talked to before really got it though.
Polar Bear Club: one of the best bands of the day, the main guy looked like he was on coke, punching the air and kicking the ground like he was being attacked by the world around him. SOmething about their performance screams AMERICAN HARDCORE BAND… amazing songs though and an amazing live energy despite a static crowd.
A Wilhelm Scream: Amazing hardcore band with a bit of a cult status. THey played a great set with as many head tearing anthems as you could want. ROCK AND ROLL.
Municipal Waste: These guys fucked me up, with their brand of sarcastic metal. Lines like "rip your face off and throw it on stage", high fiving in the crowd, and twin circle pits (or circle tits). Hillarious and baffelingly brilliant.( swore i saw male bonding rocking out to them)
"the moshotorium"…"so metal they piss jaeger and jizz vodka"
The Rakes: me and my friends were big fans of the first album (awwww bless our little indie hearts) and we noticed (watching from the back) just how much the vocal styles have changed and how its ruining both old and new songs. THey need to go back to their post punk routes and rethink things.
Hockey: Was really good and interesting to watch. By no means the most exciting band but they played a nice set with a few folky parts and a lot of harmonious soulful vocals and jangly guitars. Good times.
The Maccabees: NME tent was packed, sound was shit… was all around a bit of a loss really, but still glad i stayed to see xray and stuff. I think orlando needs to losen up a bit and look happier… i think the hypes gone to their heads and theyve betrayed their indie pop aesthetic.
65daysofstatic: I love 65dos live and this was no exception, although because of relatively long songs they didnt get through much material. Also it was very apparent the volume was too low for their sound. I went a little mental for radio protector as a last song, was intense.
At this point there was consumption of illicit substances ("pillz for the win") which is why i inexplicably liked the following bands-
Atreyu: i remember nothing but i m pretty sure it was good….
The Blackout: Ok actually they're alright (maybe its the annoying scene deep down talking) the guy who looks like patrick wolf dressing for a MCR concert can't scream or sing though, KICK HIM OUT, the other one can't scream but atleast he looks vaguely hardcore. Yeah pretty funny pop punk or emo or whatever you call it.
Bring Me The Horizon: Hand on my heart… one of the best bands of the day. It was mental and my face hurt after and I think i hated everyone there for a while BUT IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME… if the guitarist had jumped off the big pole thing and not climbed down it would have been insane… alas no. Anyway it was pretty br00tal and with a hint of sattired i thought it was amazing.
Pills kind of fucked us up at this point… I hit myself and tried to get people to break my nose (i believed karma wanted it broken…"PUT THE SPADE DOWN STEVE") after offending a small person (if you read this i m really sorry). Hollie lost the ability to understand the silent disco… every 2 minutes after explaining it: "OMG THERES A MAN IN MY HEAD TALKING… CAN YOU HEAR THE SAME THING AS ME… HOW DOES IT WORK". Pat fell over and explained his bearded women festish… chris lost the ability to move anything but his wrists and Joe thought he was having a heart attack… o us crazy kids.
Pat "your the most beautiful girl holl"
Joe "no i am"
Me "not with a beard like that"
Pat "i have a thing for bearded girls"
Then I sobered people up like a good little bunny i am… united everyone with pats help and helped chris find the floor… GOOD TIMES
Saturdon't:
Lethal Bizzle: would have been hillarious if i wasnt feeling sick and my feet didnt feel like lead weights… holding out for a gallows appearance wasnt promising. Yeah as you'd expect half arsed grime with shout along lyrics, jumping up and down and reminding him what his name is "WHATS MA NAME" (he shouldnt forget… its on his frickin t shirt).
Metronomy: I wasn't thrilled with the drumming but they sounded good all the same and the 3 pieces old vibe may be slightly lost in translation but they still play dancable, lovable yet quite dark pop music. Cool stuff.
Passion Pit: I really like some songs on record, but i think the producer on their work needs a medal. Live the vocals are weak and dreary, the drums and bass over powering and all the original psychopop feel lost. I cant even blame the NME stages crap sound… they were just bad.
Crystal Castles: Actually pretty good, disappointed with the sound quality and the stupid crowd at the nmecretion tent but it was cool and the jerky 8 bit tunes were so good. After getting crushed we went outside; watching on the monitors was pretty cool too (i think they went wrong… it was all messed up in black and white) I still think they should get rid of the drummer… maybe i just love drum machines too much.
Yeah so I only saw 4 bands and only one i really enjoyed saturday (whoops) and missed deadmau5 and MSTRKRFT due to excessive napping and a harsh come down from the day before. O WELL… onwards and upwards (i.e. more silent disc). It was rather a sober affair and soph did some suggestive air dancing… i kissed a boy and liked it (for £3… i'm a rent boy) then i had a good sleep so i was ready forrrr…
Sundaaaaaance:
Dananananaykroyd: Class as ever, every song was immense and they played as any self respecting band would, drunk and until they get turned off. Wall of cuddles mad me so happy and the sing along tunes were unbelievably amazing. The one band i saw with great sound on the crock of shit/radio 1 stage.
the ghost of a thousand: bit early in the day for some br00tal punk community head bashing but was still good, the crowd was pretty mental and despite one kid rocking out on his own in a lost prophets t shirt… pretty sound. They had a good sound and rocked it as would be expected. Stage antics and lots of jumping in the crowd.
kasms: Best looking band of the weekend, the lead lady, blonde bassist and rawry are damn fine… damn fine. The music was pretty good as far as art rock female vocal lead stuff with scartchy guitars and shouting. Was really interesting to watch though, they are clearly really good musicians and stuff.
minnaars: Absolutely ace, they managed (unlike some other bands) to make the bbc intro stage their own and playing a festival friendly set, ditching their normal technical setup for 6 and a half electronified songs (complete with backing tracks and a remix) was pretty awesome. THey jumped into the crowd and put on a mint show
"his guitars so high", "if it got any higher i think only cats would enjoy it", "i meant the strap was high…".
bombay bicycle club: The sound wasn't great for them on the festival republic song and i feel their song choices werent great (the new stuff lacks the awkward sound of their old songs) but was still great and songs like the hill were really good. Also some guy in a mouse suit on stage rocking out was pretty cool.
lovvers: Were clearly wasted and completely amazing, their noise punk anthems were mind blowing, their theatrics hillarious and ummmmm… well thats about it. At the end the guitarist fell over an amp and kept playing while squirming about… coooooool.
two door cinema club: I'd kind of written these guys off as another indie pop band that would have one good single and fade out but seeing as nothing was happeneing i went to saw them. First thing i noticed was that they had a drum machine (which is pretty damn cool) and then they played a set of really quality indie pop with brilliant clean hooks and tuneful vocals, occasional electronic elements and a tight sound. Somewhere between the xcerts, good shoes and late of the pier.
Saw will at this point… surreal moment (i thought he was at reading). He looked goooood.
pulled apart by horses: the greatest cats in the world (despite what you heard) BLOOD, ROCK AND ROLL, THRASHY VOCALS, JUMPING UP AND DOWN and all my favourite songs. But seriously Tom funked his leg up big time and it was impressive he kept going. Fucking carnage man.
We then stayed for a bit of The Invisible who kind of sucked but had some cool fat girl fronting though (and a guitarist who looks like wiskas) DJs before were awesome though and we danced around a passed out guy with his duvet (affectionally dubbed buckaroo man as we stacked shit on him till he through it off) he had a plate on his head with the words "I MIGHT BE DEAD :)". 5 people couldnt rip the duvet away from him. When he got up there was a big cheer.
future of the left: I don't remember too much of fotl, other than the bassist was amazing, they rocked and it was all very funny… Ok so i remember a bit. Good shit if you like rocking riffs and hillarious vocals. RADICAL
SO then i got wasted on substances again and ruined everyones night (and missed DJ OD), woke up freezing and panicking about getting home… but i did so lifes good (thanks Joe's mum).
In conclusion: I MISS LEEDS, i miss the floor and jizz stains and fighting over last slice of pizza and smoking too much and DJ OD and all my friends.
HOLLIES BEST QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "omygod im hating on it so bad", "yes its like the ebst thing ever" "can you all be my favourite thing" "o no o no" "omg its so wet between my legs"