Monthly Archives: October 2011

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Tweets for 2011-10-29

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Chapel Club @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire 18/10/11

Confession time. I only really know the one Chapel Club song – All The Eastern Girls. This will be important later on.

So – Elephant. Two guys and a girl. One of the guys had a fascinating jumper & Mr T-style gold chain combo going on, which was a tad distracting. The other guy… he kept disappearing. No idea why. The girl had an elephant pendant on a really long chain. Other than that, and that one of the songs had purring in it… I can’t remember their music at all. Sorry guys.

Other Lives on the other hand were amazing. Everyone in the band appeared to be a multi-instrumentalist. Their music is pretty epic (possibly in part to the breadth of variety of instruments available – kind of sweeping and layered and generally rockin’. I’d definitely see them again.

The main event of course was Chapel Club. I’ve already admitted that I only really know the one song (though I do own it on vinyl and took the trouble to record a mp3 of it for ease of listening), so it’s no surprise that I was a bit wary of the musical plan for the evening – there was a first set of entirely new music and a second set of old music. The new stuff was less guitary than the Chapel Club I’m used to, but ok. The old stuff (if music probably at most 2 years old can be called old) was pretty much what I was expecting. Chapel Club have a sort of warm languid sound – something like being tucked up in a warm bed on a cold day. I left after All The Eastern Girls, even though I think there was probably another song left at least…mostly because I was tired and wanted to buy Other Lives’ album.

All in all, it was pretty ok.

Originally published at half girl, half robot. You can comment here or there.

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Chapel Club @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire 18/10/11

Confession time. I only really know the one Chapel Club song – All The Eastern Girls. This will be important later on.

So – Elephant. Two guys and a girl. One of the guys had a fascinating jumper & Mr T-style gold chain combo going on, which was a tad distracting. The other guy… he kept disappearing. No idea why. The girl had an elephant pendant on a really long chain. Other than that, and that one of the songs had purring in it… I can’t remember their music at all. Sorry guys.

Other Lives on the other hand were amazing. Everyone in the band appeared to be a multi-instrumentalist. Their music is pretty epic (possibly in part to the breadth of variety of instruments available – kind of sweeping and layered and generally rockin’. I’d definitely see them again.

The main event of course was Chapel Club. I’ve already admitted that I only really know the one song (though I do own it on vinyl and took the trouble to record a mp3 of it for ease of listening), so it’s no surprise that I was a bit wary of the musical plan for the evening – there was a first set of entirely new music and a second set of old music. The new stuff was less guitary than the Chapel Club I’m used to, but ok. The old stuff (if music probably at most 2 years old can be called old) was pretty much what I was expecting. Chapel Club have a sort of warm languid sound – something like being tucked up in a warm bed on a cold day. I left after All The Eastern Girls, even though I think there was probably another song left at least…mostly because I was tired and wanted to buy Other Lives’ album.

All in all, it was pretty ok.

Originally published at half girl, half robot. You can comment here or there.

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Chapel Club @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire 18/10/11

Tue 18 Oct – Chapel Club, Other Lives, Elephant

Confession time. I only really know the one Chapel Club song – All The Eastern Girls. This will be important later on.

So – Elephant. Two guys and a girl. One of the guys had a fascinating jumper & Mr T-style gold chain combo going on, which was a tad distracting. The other guy… he kept disappearing. No idea why. The girl had an elephant pendant on a really long chain. Other than that, and that one of the songs had purring in it… I can’t remember their music at all. Sorry guys.

Other Lives on the other hand were amazing. Everyone in the band appeared to be a multi-instrumentalist. Their music is pretty epic (possibly in part to the breadth of variety of instruments available – kind of sweeping and layered and generally rockin’. I’d definitely see them again.

The main event of course was Chapel Club. I’ve already admitted that I only really know the one song (though I do own it on vinyl and took the trouble to record a mp3 of it for ease of listening), so it’s no surprise that I was a bit wary of the musical plan for the evening – there was a first set of entirely new music and a second set of old music. The new stuff was less guitary than the Chapel Club I’m used to, but ok. The old stuff (if music probably at most 2 years old can be called old) was pretty much what I was expecting. Chapel Club have a sort of warm languid sound – something like being tucked up in a warm bed on a cold day. I left after All The Eastern Girls, even though I think there was probably another song left at least…mostly because I was tired and wanted to buy Other Lives’ album.

All in all, it was pretty ok.

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Tweets for 2011-10-29

  • …if Robin had listened to them? Ok, Will Scarlett would be dead. And little Luke Scarlett. And Allan A Dale. But still! 00:00:41, 2011-10-29
  • I realise though, you kind of have to set Robin up as an outlaw right at the beginning and this is as good a way as any. 00:01:40, 2011-10-29
  • And this way Will, Luke and Allan don't die! This is also making me wonder about surnames in 12th century. 00:02:24, 2011-10-29
  • This priest dude is kind of rubbish at not looking shifty. 00:04:04, 2011-10-29
  • What's this slowtime, flashback thing? What's the point? Really? Is this to show Robin thinking? HE DOESN'T THINK, HE ACTS 00:05:06, 2011-10-29
  • I wonder why Guy isn't helping to fight Robin. The mulch joke is kind of funny though. 00:05:46, 2011-10-29
  • Marian is a total badass. Not sure how no one notices how her hairpin is sticking out of some guard. 00:06:22, 2011-10-29
  • Although this does kind of serves Guy's purpose – Robin being an outlaw, running off etc. 00:07:16, 2011-10-29
  • Will Scarlett's first words "I'm just getting some kindling." Also, I've watched too much American TV. Forgot eps were an hour long. 00:08:03, 2011-10-29
  • Oh wait. They're not. I was just expecting more from the outlaws holding up the newly minted outlaws before the stirring credit sequence. 00:09:00, 2011-10-29
  • All in all, a pretty good first episode. Although kind of a shame that it turned me against Robin as a character for the entire series. 00:09:34, 2011-10-29

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Tweets for 2011-10-28

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Tweets for 2011-10-28

  • So! Livetweeting episodes of various tv shows! Starting with the first episode of BBC Robin Hood. 23:13:07, 2011-10-28
  • Which is titled "Will you tolerate this?". The answer is yes, and for 3 years. :D 23:24:27, 2011-10-28
  • We start with Allan getting done for what appears to be poaching. Seems pretty standard for most Robin Hood tales. 23:25:02, 2011-10-28
  • AND THE ARROWS. With the dramatic music. Can only be Robin Hood. This is actually a pretty good entrance. Robin seems fairly decent here. 23:26:35, 2011-10-28
  • Oh Much. You don't really think before you speak do you? 23:27:59, 2011-10-28
  • Incidentally, are these the only smart guards in all of Nottingham? (I've already seen the series, and the rest of the guards aren't smart) 23:28:38, 2011-10-28
  • Robin's pretty good at hiding. I'll give him that. That's because he's a trained soldier I expect. Much is also a trained soldier. Amazing. 23:30:09, 2011-10-28
  • Much threatens a song in this episode. I'm kind of disappointed that at no point in this series does he sing. Very disappointed really. 23:31:03, 2011-10-28
  • When did this guy father his daughter? When he was 5? Also, Robin is such a floozy. 23:32:17, 2011-10-28
  • It doesn't take much. I wonder what kind of STDs he could have picked up shagging his way across the Holy Land. 23:33:06, 2011-10-28
  • AHAH BUSTED. Incidentally, isn't that man's daughter a bit old to be unmarried? Thought they married them off young then. 23:34:21, 2011-10-28
  • I do like the action sequences in this, this first sword-fight is pretty exciting. And the banter makes me wonder what Much & Rob got up to 23:35:43, 2011-10-28
  • "Blessed Mary" Interesting. I'm wondering now how much reverence they did show to the Virgin Mary. 23:37:32, 2011-10-28
  • Will Scarlett. Win. And Luke Scarlett. I do like how Will is chilling back in the doorway. 23:39:00, 2011-10-28
  • YES. Guy of Gisborne. With his yellow and black gang. I <3 Guy for all his ham-fisted evil. 23:39:48, 2011-10-28
  • Luke Scarlett is RUBBISH at appearing innocent. 23:40:41, 2011-10-28
  • So, dead stoat means that Robin is nobility. Interesting. Also, SNAP. So far, Robin's okay. I wonder when this changes. 23:41:20, 2011-10-28
  • Guy is really sinister and smug here. I wonder when this changes. 23:42:33, 2011-10-28
  • "I've seen you fight" OOOH. A clue, yes. I do like the whole thing between Robin and Guy. 23:43:12, 2011-10-28
  • Much in the bath with his only love, aside from Robin. Food. Also, Much is obviously very emotional about being home. 23:44:40, 2011-10-28
  • This is never mentioned again. Which I kind of dislike. 23:45:07, 2011-10-28
  • WHAT IS GOING ON WITH EDWARD? This is kind of unexpected. I do like Marian being badass. 23:46:31, 2011-10-28
  • This is exactly the point where Robin turns into an ass. When he meets Marian again. I should have remembered. 23:46:58, 2011-10-28
  • Oh Dan Scarlett. You are so aces. HIS FACE. HE IS SO SAD. Which makes sense, because his boys are going to be executed. 23:48:12, 2011-10-28
  • Commentary on economic downturn in Nottingham = cool. 23:49:18, 2011-10-28
  • Oh Sheriff. You are so funny and evil. The Sheriff is possibly the best villain ever. 23:49:52, 2011-10-28
  • Council of Nobles. This is also where Robin is kind of an ass. Also, seems like he didn't do much research. 23:51:27, 2011-10-28
  • The speech about helping the poor is good. The Sheriff's little speech about the hungry man being virtuous is also good. 23:52:43, 2011-10-28
  • Marian, oh Marian. You are so sensible. And Robin is such an ass. An ass talking nonsense. 23:54:06, 2011-10-28
  • Now Robin admits to Marian he's been trying it on with lots of girls & apparently successfully. You don't usually tell the girl yr wooing. 23:55:19, 2011-10-28
  • It's kind of cool that half an hour in and Will Scarlett still hasn't said a word. 23:56:29, 2011-10-28
  • Oh Allan, if you're going to lie, at least be consistent. 23:57:05, 2011-10-28
  • SO Machiavellian. Incidentally, I can kind of see how I turned into a raging Guy/Marian shipper. 23:58:23, 2011-10-28
  • Even though Guy's like… the snide robot of kind of incompetent evil. 23:58:58, 2011-10-28
  • Edward is full of really sensible useful advice about playing the long game. Marian's sensible too. Just think what could have happened… 23:59:59, 2011-10-28

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