In teh mags - Double Edition

Salut internet peeps,

We're playing catch up here at FTCZ due to our out and out negligence of the blog as a result of being all over the place/being ill (quote - i had a nice gawk earlier - Big B is teh funnyZ)/having assignments coming out the you-know-where (and the lack of will to do them).

So now we'll simply have to cram the reviews of the last 2 issues of NME into one post :P "But Sonic C, why must you always review NME? Can't you give Q or Spin or Hot Press for once?" Sorry reader, but here: have free entry to your local roflbrothel on us :D While you're being lolled senseless, keep in mind that we have

Anywayz onto NME 2 weeks ago...









Before we get to what is clearly the talking point, let me just say how awesome any article looking into Soulwax's other aliases is. But of course the mag was better than that: Crystal Castles interview!


Having being accidentally ounched in the face by Alice Glass and with Big B being kicked in the face by her at Electric Picnic, and with me having felt her up a little bit by accident, we have a very strong connection with Alice.


But no way would I have imagined she'd tell the stories she does in this interview. People are murdered (one have their head smashed in with a hammer), there's fights with satanists using crowbars and condoms full of junky you-know-what. It is easily one of the best interviews I've read in the mag in the 4 years i've been doing it. Crystal Castles are simply badass in every way.








As for this weeks issue: talk about letdown central :( The Cribs are a'ight as long as they don't have 3 pages written about them. That's a bit much for our stomachs. And an A-Z of AC/DC is a waste of ink. Promoting an AC/DC album in 2008 = epic fail.

There were slight consolations though. Dananananakroyd got a full page story about how awesome they are and Gang Gang Dance didn't get mangles in the reviews section. All in all, it made for excellent 'waiting on the bus before it actually leaves' reading material. Since the Last Shadow Puppets seem to be next weeks big dealio, FTCZ will likely spend it's time reading proper books as opposed to NME next time we travel.

Slane is teh suckZ

Hey peeps,

We haven't had a news/whatever we tell you is news stories for 3 days :O Why you ask? Coz this blog isn't my life i say. To make up for it, I (sonic c - those other fools probably haven't noticed yet) redid the blog a little so it doesn't look like poo. I also made a coolZ looking logo. I'm not able to make the hit counter thing work right yet though :( Help me out world wide web!

Anywayz, on to the music (i hate internet related stuff^).

The announcement of whose going to play Ireland's worst, most outdated gig, Slane Castle, is upon us with the announcement to be made real soon. Therefore, it's only right that we make a list of suspects (and known offenders) who will help rake in the monies thanks to the extortionist prices.

So here we go:




The Killers:

The Killers recently sold out their entire UK/Ireland tour (the one week ago kind of recent) in 2.5 hours, plus they have a new album out soon so they're in with a shot. However, shockingly enough, The Killers may be simply too tasteful for Slane and therefore unlikely.

AC/DC:

These guys have been rumoured for Slane for ages (mainly by people who want them to play and have no input whatsoever). They announced 3 UK dates today (no Irish dates) so they're in with a good shot.

Coldplay:

They've only ever supported at Slane, but they've never had an opportunity to steal everyone that attends' money on a grand scale so they seem like they woiuld play. However, i have an inkling that they have souls so they won't. Plus they're hitting up the O2 soon so that's plenty of Coldplay.

Kanye West:

*Sigh" Kanye West is far too good to play Slane unfortunately. He is simply too cool and his show sounds too cool (muppets anyone - talk about an 80s throwback). He'd defo rock the castle if he played. Which is won't be :(

Oasis:

These guys are pretty much favourites to play at this point. I've had enough of Oasis for a while, even though they don't really offend me. They'd be an a'ight choice and a million times better than the last choice.

U2:

I've seen U2 at Slane and they were lame. They have a new album coming so hopefully that'll be all they threaten us with. If they do play Slane, it'll mean both they and tens of thousands of U2 fans will be extracted from society for a day. We here at FTCZ can only dream everyday could be like this...