When I was around thirteen, I used to listen to Steve Lamaq's radio show on radio 1 and whenever I heard a song I liked, I would press "record" on my little cassette player. I ended up with these bizarre and fairly awkward-sounding tapes, full of stuff from genres I later realised I didn't like (e.g. metal) and bands who I never learned the names of. There were songs I would listen to over and over, and when I was around seventeen I finally learned that one of my favourites was by a band named Pavement. The moral of this riveting story is that Pavement are really rather good. Broken Social Scene are supporting too. I saw them on Valentine's day probably around four or five years ago and they played for about two and a half hours, which was kind of too long, but enjoyable nonetheless.
I have other exciting news too.....I am going to be a student again! And I am moving cities! At the end of June, I will be making the epic journey back across the pennines to sunny old Manchester. Leeds has been a wonderful home for me since just shy of my nineteenth birthday, but the times, they are a-changing. General excitement ensues.
Apologies for the general irrelevance of this post.
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hey, that's ace about the course, what will you be studying? and i'll get to see you for tea and such when you're back in manchester. lovely. x
ReplyDeleteI remember doing this a lot. I had this whole exclusive Foo Fighters thing from Steve Lamaq taped. I once saw Steve Lamaq in a Burger King in London. He was small and had an unattractive face.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you studenting Sarah Reid?!
I have some things like this. I recall Rahzel being on one. Cool before my time I tell you. x
ReplyDeleteRadio mix tapes were awesome. I wonder if I still have any at my parents' house. May look soon!
ReplyDeleteGiles, that's a pretty awesome "celebrity" sighting. I wonder what he ate at Burger King, and if he enjoyed it. I hope he did. He does have a strange face though, yes.
I am going to be studying Library and Information Management, eep! Scary/exciting. It'll be lovely to see you again Emily, it's been ages! Hope you are well.
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