Thursday 24 June 2010

Back on Be-mag!



It has been a long time since I have had anything published on Be-mag because I have been so busy working at Huck and writing for other magazines. I recently decided to get involved with the amazing rollerblading publication once again and hooked up with one of UK rollerblading's hardest working members, Matty Dearden, to let the world know about the amazing things he is doing for our sport.

Matty has been arranging corporate sponsorship of rolling events all over the place and even got a skate event shown on international television earlier this year. That is no easy task considering mainstream culture has little or no respect for skaters.

Check it out HERE.

Friday 11 June 2010

Far - At Night We Live (review)




I recently reviewed the new Far album, At Night We Live, for Amelia'a Magazine. Jonah Matranga and friends are back after a 12 year hiatus and it feels like they never left. The album is equal parts everything I loved from previous release Water and Solutions combined with influences from their other projects New End Original and Gratitude.

To read the review, go HERE.

Booka Shade interview



The new issue of The Skinny has just been published and features an interview with techno pioneers Booka Shade. They talk about their chart topping record label, Get Physical, and their great new album.

To read the interview go HERE.

Huck#021 out now!




The new issue of Huck is out now and features a massive Deftones interview to celebrate the release of their latest album, Diamond Eyes.

There is also an interview with Sacramento post hardcore pioneers Far, written by yours truly!

To get your copy, go HERE.

Check out the amazing new Deftones video for Rocket Skates!

Tuesday 1 June 2010

Pet Hates: Word Wasters




Why do people feel the need to ask questions only to answer them in the following sentence? I was on my way to the shop a couple of days ago when I became trapped behind two women talking and one of them just kept doing it!

"Do you know what he does? He is a..."
"Do you know what she said? She said..."
"Do you know what I think? I think..."

Arg! Shut the hell up! If you don't want me to provide an answer, don't ask me a question in the first place. It is just a waste of time. Cut out all the crap, get to the point in half the time and then you will only have wasted 5 minutes of my life instead of 10.

Another conversational flaw that really grates on my nerves is when people make noises when they are thinking of something to say:

"What did you think of the film?"
"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I thought..."

Why do some people hum when they cannot think of an answer? Not only is it annoying and pointless but it makes the offending individual look (and sound) like they have learning difficulties.

If you can't think of anything to say, take a moment and forumalate a thought in your head... in silence! Then when you are ready to respond, speak in an eloquent and informative manner instead of filling my head with an awful buzzing sound, you complete moron!

As you can probably tell, I often run short on patience.