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.

In teh Magz....

Hey internet peeps,

The new NME should be out unreasonably soon (tomorrow I think) so when better to review the previous issue J The most striking memory I have off the bat involves me seeing some guy reading it when I was on the bus to visit someone last week and how alternative he was. From his hair, right down to his super skinny jeans, that guy was the shit.

I now know exactly what an NME reader who isn’t me looks like. He thumbed through the Glasvegas article and mercilessly flicked passed the lovvers article without giving it a chance. Asshole.


Anywayz, this weeks issure wasn’t as good as last weeks. Firstly, no student guide, free posters or awesome cover. Just Glasvegas. NME have gone a little overboard with the ‘most important band in britain’ comment. They also say that it’s ok to disapprove of people using that term so disapprove we will. Coz Glasvegas are the lamest sounding band and easily one of the biggest disappointments in an age. Not since the Les Savy Fav hype has FTCZ felt so used.

As for the rest (and by rest I mean everything excluding that annoyingly long Glasvegas feature) theres plenty of good and bad.

Firstly, there’s a hawt picture of Ladyhawke where she says she wants to do summat with MGMT. Theres also a feature on Lovvers (that’s some FTCZ approved muzak right there), a Crystal Castles live review (that’s a FTCZ endorsed gig right there) and a live review of Little Boots, who pwn all.

On the flip side, there’s lame oasis stuff, and a TV on The Radio article that’s all moany coz Dave Sitek (the guy responsible for ‘Show Your Bones’ you aurally challenged losers) wasn’t around for the interview. Instead they got to talk to the cool members of the band and not to some guy that is so lame that Foals jettisoned him from their album.

The best news is there’s an actual Crystal Castles interview in the new issue which is reason enough to buy the album for the first time ever.

This weeks issue...

Hey net peeps,

NME came in a shiny packet this week so its a must buy. Why the shiny package you ask? The annual students guide, i say :D NME decides to guide us around the UK and Ireland at the start of every college year so that Freshers can feel more secure in knowing they live in a real city.

But uh-oh! Not only is Ireland mis-shapen, but now most of my friends have printed confirmation that they don't go to college in a real place. Where do they go to college you ask? Its hard to say coz its not marked.

As for the magazine itself, its one of the better issues. The guy on the cover is called pink eyes and decided to slice himself with a razor blade than use fake blood (talk about unsafe!). They're a Canadian DIY punk group and from what i've heard, they're the shit live.

As for new albums, Lovvers, Girl Talk and the Walkmen all get iffy reviews (Lovvers deserved better).

The most shocking thing about the magazine this week though is that they almost completely bury a story that could easily merit a cover story. M.I.A. is making a new album! Pitchfork had an article about her coming out of retirement, but NME, in a story about how she's starting a new record label, tag on a paragraph saying that if all goes to plan, the new LP is gonna be out next summer.

Fucked up indeed (zomg @ humour)