moving

I’ve been packing to move and realised just how much stuff I own and how much of it I don’t use. Cds, Books and DVDs seem to breed in my flat. I’ve packed boxes and there’s more?!

I think I need to listen to more of the cds I own, read the books that sparked my imagination enough to buy them and gain some kind of attention span long enough to watch the DVDs that will broaden my mind.

The new house is wonderful. Hopefully it will be inspiring.

2008 Gig round-up

Laura’s 2008 gig list.

January
Plain White T’s
Dashboard Confessional
Stars
Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit
A Wilhelm Scream

February
Paramore/New Found Glory
New Found Glory
MxPx
Manchester Orchestra (Birmingham)
Manchester Orchestra (Manchester)
Gallows
Jimmy Eat World (Birmingham)
Jimmy Eat World (Manchester)
The Audition
Editors

March
Anti-Flag
The Matches
Panic at the Disc

April
City and Colour
Envy and Other Sins

May
Give It A Name Festival
Kevin Devine
All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival
Give It A Name Introduces
Boys Like Girls / Cute is What We Aim For

June
The Weakerthans
Say Anything
Santana
John Mayer

July
Jason Mraz
A.J. Roach

August
Moseley Folk Festival

September
Micky Greaney

October
Fall Out Boy

November
Michal P Hinson
Sharon Lewis
Rancid
New Found Glory

December
Bayside
TV on the Radio
Ben Kweller
Cancer Bats


Well, I failed at reviewing all those didn’t I?! Will try better this year. I’m also going to try and go to less gigs, but more quality ones. There were ones last year I went to because I kinda thought I should find out more about what the bands sounded like rather than actually knowing enough about the band to go. Don’t get me wrong, going to see a band you know nothing about and experiencing them first off is an incredible treat. But a lot of these I self-consciously went to because I felt I ought to. This year I imagine not having so much spare cash to do that. So I’ll go to ones I know I want to see, others want me to see or I’m genuinely curious not because I feel I should see them.