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Meryl's gone into hiding (who I think I saw supporting Bob Vylan previously)
£7ish for a pint at a festival? That’s not bad at all.
I paid £17.80 for a 2 pint pot of some shite lager at the Coop Arena last weekend at Pulp. 😳
Just found the St Vincent set on Iplayer, rather good despite no Toko.
Pulp set was very good. Raye and her band sounded big yet intimate.
I paid £17.80 for a 2 pint pot of some shite lager at the Coop Arena last weekend at Pulp. 😳
TBF, the had Asahi and some local Manc IPA for £9 a pint (at Iron Maiden the night after), so not absurdly bad (or is that just us mugs getting used to paying silly money for a beer)?
Absolutely astonished a pint is only £7, it's a lot obviously but considering prices 10 years ago I'd assumed it'd be way higher. Especially when you get some choice and a bit more quality, hate to think how much I spent on carling and tennents at Reading and T in the Park over the years.
Kae Tempest Park Stage set was damn strong.
Other new discoveries -
Melin Melyin were brilliantly entertaining. lots of Super Furry Animal influences, which is no bad thing. https://melinmelyn.bandcamp.com/
doing some catchup last night, went to find the Prodigy set... assumed it would be on iplayer... couldn't find anything except maybe one of the pop acts? am I being dumb?
There are no premium packages or priority for returning customers
Actually this isn't quite true, now I recall, there are some spendy off site glamping packages that include tickets.
£10k and upwards for some 😳
& yet still the companies behind these somehow manage to go bust...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czelydedx44o
Meryl's gone into hiding
I wouldn't have thought he'd have much trouble. Take the lenses out, not a soul would recognise him! 😛
Amazing.. thankyou...
Couldn't find Neil Young on iPlayer, did he allow live broadcast but not catch-up, do we know?
Watched Lorde's set last night. Lovely bit of melodic synth-pop.
If you can afford £16k for a weekend's camping you can afford to lose it.
I reckon "bust" is a bit of a euphemism in this case. "Run away laughing" is probably more like it.
If you can afford £16k for a weekend's camping you can afford to lose it.
That's not really the point, though, is it?
I spent a lot of time at The Glade and Glade Dome over the weekend. Max Cooper and Daniel Avery B2B Imogen were my personal highlights as I am very much an electronic music fan. I wasn't going to bother with Leftfield as I've seen them plenty of times before but found myself there and was glad I stayed for them. The Prodigy finished my weekend perfectly and I wandered back to my tent a very happy man.
Was away at the weekend at Duncfest, so I’m just catching up now.
Alanis, Pulp, Scissor Sisters and Prodigy were all excellent. Will trawl through the iPlayer and try and find Gary Numan, Leftfield, Wet Leg and a few other.
Have always thought that Rod was a bit shit with his fake Scottishness and rapey lyrics. His politics just underline the fact that I don’t care for him.
You probably won't like the show then. Only a few classics telling stories about other people (eg an utterly euphoric performance of More Pressure), the set was heavy with the new introspective stuff (which I find very powerful, but it's very different work, I agree).
Only bothered with Osees ,Katy J Pearson, Joy Crookes on catchup. No brian jonestown massacre on iplayer? I'll try and watch a bunch of people I've not heard of but after the festival ends I've moved on!
Osees' set was very garage rocky and not so much the psych sounds like Sticky Hulks for example.
I saw CMAT on Friday (on TV) she was amazing. What a voice and great songs
No brian jonestown massacre on iplayer?
I definitely saw them listed when I was flicking through last night - I noted it down as one to watch having finally got round to watching Dig! recently (20 yrs after I should have done).
BJM are on the iplayer now. Excellent. I used to be obsessed with them circa 2006 and only recognise Anton, Joel and and old looking Ricky Maymi on 3rd guitar. Dont recognise the drummer
drone is sounding great. Drone me up buttercup. Joel Gion looking extremely bored though
Maymi used to perform in an alan partridge shirt and now that John Dwyer was seen with a 'Dan' vest on Friday. There's definitely an Alan Partridge - West coast neo psychedelia crossover
Just watched Lucy Dacus on iplayer. Fantastic set, I don't know too many of her songs but it was captivating. Tomorrow's work will be themed by her albums 😁
The problem I had with Olivia Rodrigo was that I watched her set immediately after Raye's and her voice holds only a fraction of one average candle by comparison.
Very true. But also a bit unfair… Raye’s voice was amazing; OR’s very normal. Anyway, both had great bands. Robert Smith duets also lovely.
Very true. But also a bit unfair… Raye’s voice was amazing; OR’s very normal.
I'm reassured to hear less than perfect voices from big stages. There's so much beefing up goes on which is understandable on a platform in front of millions. Not miming (usually) but most performers now have ear things in to help sync with various enrichments of the sound. Not Neil Young but then he always sang songs in a shaky voice.
Anyway it's pop. Who cares about authenticity? OR's main co-writer and producer has also had 1bn streamed hits with Taylor Swift and others. Not saying OR doesn't have creative input but she's not Billy Eylish. It's an industry project. She was a Disney protégé from an early age alongside Sabrina C the frothy blonde to her er deep and interesting dark, with supposed beef over some bloke... Which is where I imagine Bobby Smith was dragged in by the management, to reinforce the dark vs light credentials.
Dunno where that came from. I definitely know too much about this nonsense...
If all the talk above of teen pop is making you question the depths STW will go to for a bit of internet banter..... May I direct you to Osees on the iplayer.
What a front man and musician.... a great rock n roll show.
Anyway it's pop. Who cares about authenticity? OR's main co-writer and producer has also had 1bn streamed hits with Taylor Swift and others. Not saying OR doesn't have creative input but she's not Billy Eylish. It's an industry project. She was a Disney protégé from an early age alongside Sabrina C the frothy blonde to her er deep and interesting dark, with supposed beef over some bloke... Which is where I imagine Bobby Smith was dragged in by the management, to reinforce the dark vs light credentials.
I did wonder if this was the case - the lyrical content and the F-bombs seem very cynically targeted at an impressionable pre-teen to early teen market where this stuff is edgy.
This popped up on my YouTube last night so I'm just going to drop it in before the thread disappears into obscurity
[ yes, Prodigy set was knock out ]
Not saying OR doesn't have creative input but she's not Billy Eylish.
...isn't Billy Eylish's brother Finneas the main creative person in that duo?
And no one gets to global levels of stardom with a team of people behind them.
'the lyrical content and the F-bombs seem very cynically targeted at an impressionable pre-teen to early teen market where this stuff is edgy.'
SO no change from anything in the last 50 years then? Spare me your artistic integrity
This popped up on my YouTube last night so I'm just going to drop it in before the thread disappears into obscurity
They're good aren't they?, naturally i've been banging on about them for a few years.....honest.
Had their new album on order since early may...to add to all their other albums I've bought
Yeah, listened to them after your recommendation last week and am now slightly obsessed! Gutted to find they played in Blackpool earlier this year, probably a missed opportunity to see them in a good little venue, they seem to have a bit of traction round them now!
As an aside, also only recently picked up on the lambrini girls, also excellent!
Turnstile are a bit good aren’t they 🤘🏻
...and then some.
I just caught up with their set on iPlayer. I'm actually buzzing from watching it. Superb.
SO no change from anything in the last 50 years then? Spare me your artistic integrity
It wasn't quite Doechii level swearing but it was a lot. The number of adoring 8-12 year olds in the audience highlighted it. It just seemed out of kilter for a pop princess.
My daughter is 12 and is, I believe, a fan. I'm sure she hears plenty at school (and some at home) but it's not what I'd expect from music aimed at her. I must listen to a bit of the recorded stuff and see whether it was just the passion of the moment or if it runs through everything.
And then get over it. lol
So this is acceptable journalism, but Bob Vylan isn't...
My daughter is 12 and is, I believe, a fan. I'm sure she hears plenty at school (and some at home) but it's not what I'd expect from music aimed at her
I’d rather a potty mouth than the filth Sabrina Carpenter hides under a catchy tune.
So this is acceptable journalism, but Bob Vylan isn't...
Its Rod Liddle, punch the **** in the face, then punch him again, then punch him again, then….if he’s still attempting to speak,punch him again.
Rod Liddle, the grifting little shitehawk - I'm convinced he's not actually real, its Steve Coogan playing a character isn't it?
As far as the sweary pop princesses that have come to the fore over the last decade, I'm not sure they make a lot of difference to the outcome - my kids have been full on 24/7 fans of Ms Rodrigo, XCX, Peters (Maisie), Eilish, Lorde and the many many others since 'before they blew up' as they keep reminding me and neither they or their friendship groups swear any more than I'd expect young adults to swear - in fact less than me! When they were younger around 15-16 they never swore and they listened to a lot of sweary music.
I think some kids have always sworn more than others and its got a lot more to do with many more external factors than the music.
Having said that its striking when my kids listen to pop diva's music aimed at them of a decade before such as Florence ATM, Lady gaga, early taylor Swift etc there is virtually no swearing and far more wholesome lyrics so its definitely a thing.
Apart from Lana Del Rey - she's always been a potty mouth!
That Getdown Services... didn't we used to call that pub rock?
Love Get Down Services, saw them last year at Clwb in Cardiff (small room sold out) then again their this year (big room sold out), I wouldn't call them pub rock, there set has some heavy techno influences for the most part, they've really honed their festival sound over the past year - with all the crap in the world it's just nice to have a couple of decent lads not take everything too seriously and just get the crowd going a bit daft on a random Wednesday night, I think we really need some of that right now.
I'VE GOT CHOCCY IN MY POCKET, I'VE GOT BITS!