its like you've hit me with lightning

hello blogspot people.
it's been ages since i posted on here.
im currently posting pictures and that over on tumblr, where i've already got 7 followers in about a month. which is good for me cos it took me ages to 11 followers on here.
its a small 'victory' for me. :P

anyway, for anyone who actually reads this you might want to have a look over at
http://wecansalvagethewheels.tumblr.com
i noticed a few minutes ago, how both my blogs are wheels/car related in their titles.
this one has 'tyres' in the title. and my tumblr has 'wheels'.
which is relevant now i suppose as i'm learning to drive, 4 months after my 17th birthday :)

so yes. i hope you are all well. here is my favourite photo ever.
its recent (i think) and found it not long ago...


the title of this post is from Ellie Goulding's 'Starry Eyed'. a beautiful little song. her debut album 'Lights' came out very recently and went straight to number 1! :D i havent bought it, yet, but im going to see her next month. im very excited for it as she'll be excellent live no doubt.
also, Tinie Tempah's 'Pass Out' went to number 1 too. really happy about that, its such an amazing song. i bought it on day of release and its my favourite tune from 2010.
it seems that British music is doing alright at the moment, lets hope this continues! :D

i'd be telling tales if i claimed to be sure...

i set up a tumblr. pictures are a bit nicer than reading (or not) this blog.
so i'll be posting stuff from over there now mainly, however i'll keep checking my dash on here.
i'm sure the 10 people actually following this won't mind too much. :)

www.wecansalvagethewheels.tumblr.com

Captain Kirk?

did anyone see the Valencia broadcast last night?
i'm so glad i didn't go out last night as originally planned otherwise i would have missed it.
in fact, i thought i had already missed it but tuned in just in time, perfect!



here's the setlist:
Dance Little Liar
Brianstorm
This House Is A Circus
Still Take You Home
Potion Approaching "would you like me to build you a go kart? i've got an old one, its broken but we can salvage the wheels at least..."
Red Right Hand
My Propeller
Crying Lightning
Catapult
The View From The Afternoon
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Cornerstone
If You Were There, Beware
Pretty Visitors
Do Me A Favour
When The Sun Goes Down
Secret Door
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Encore
Fluorescent Adolescent (Alex sung Strange - Patsy Cline in the middle)
505

he also kept mentioning 'Captain Kirk' where ever possible, which was amazing.

"Would You Like Me To Build You A Go - Kart? i've got an old one, its broken but we can salvage the wheels at least..."

and the Secret Door swings behind them...

whilst listening to Secret Door this afternoon i became very emotional/nostalgic/dissapointed because ticker tape cannons didn't go off :(
it's not that i necessarlily miss the Manchester gig it's that i generally miss seeing my favourite band live. some of that sadness was partially to do with not getting tickets for the Royal Albert Hall gig.
although there is rumour/speculation that there's going to be another small UK tour this year. which i hope is true because in comparison to other countries, they barely did any UK dates in 2009/early 2010.

this weekend i've also managed to (finally) get hold of a load of Milburn demos/unreleased tracks etc.. my personal favourite is their cover of the Birds Of A Feather theme tune. ♥

i hope everyone's had a good weekend.

betwixt and between

Wore my Bang Bang t-shirt for the first time today...

dressed almost exactly like Matt Helders in the Leave Before The Lights Come On video...

songs i really love at the moment, a lot of which are from the Adulthood soundtrack;

Pieces - Chase & Status feat. Plan B
Kidulthood to Adulthood - Bashy
Reppin London - Sincere
Arms Wide Open - Shystie
Catapult - Arctic Monkeys
Keep The Lights On - Wave Machines
British Intelligence - Jamie T
Animal - Miike Snow (Crookers Remix)
If I Was Wonderman - Hey Today!
AA 24/7 - Dance Area
Vlad The Impaler - Kasabian
5 Rebeccas - The View
Momma's Place - Roisin Murphy (Shake Aletti remix)

i haven't got my strange

i now have 10 followers. which is quite an achievment in my eyes because this blog is less hit, more miss. thanks to everyone who follows and comments. keep it up ;) ha!
i went to see Avatar last night, it were alright, better than i expected.
the effects > storyline.

also bought tickets to see Plan B. it's not til April though :( in that same week i'll also be seeing Ellie Goulding. i seem to do that alot y'know, go to a few gigs in a right short space of time then don't see anyone for literally months. so i'm tryna sort some decent stuff for February and March.

i really love this picture. it's from the My Propeller video shoot, which is a mix of live action and animation. really looking forward to it, as its not directed by Richard Ayoade like the last 3 have been. this photo is also my current twitter background i enjoy it so much ;) haha.

shock horror

my favourite song right now is Shock Horror by The View. i've got it on constant replay, the last song i loved like this by them was Dance Into The Night.

also quite looking forward to Skins. purely for the reason that i've loved Jack O'Connell ever since This Is England. really want to see Harry Brown and have been wanting for months now. gonna have to wait til it's on DVD cos i won't get in to see an 18 at the cinema. even tho i'm only 10 months away :( but Harry Brown is going to be amazing, Plan B ♥ ahh i love him. gonna watch Adulthood tonight purely for him... oh dear. X