Monday 28 March 2011

C'mon now and give them all shhhhh

I usually take to dislike band reunions, as I firmly believe that something that was once glorious was a product of the circumstances in that very moment. To be more exact, I think its important to let things go when it's time to let them go and not try to milk them until they are dry and saggy. It's a matter of accepting the cycle of life. In the case of Death From Above 1979 I have to make an exception to my snobby views as this is truly a band that, I believe, had quite a lot more to give.


I was fortunate enough to stumble across them back in 2004-05 when "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine" was released and I immediately understood that this band was something else in terms of basically everything. The brilliant elephant trunks logo on the pink background was one of the best album covers I had ever seen and the songs where all simply brutally amazing, the lyrics smart and quirky as fuck and the lads looked boss in all of their pictures. I was lucky to see them live on a small show in the Mercury Lounge during that time:


They were bound to be massive, and it came to a point when everyone started to know the name. During this transition into mas popularity, as the snobby cunt i am, I started to follow them less, although I understood this was a band that was destined for glory: they were fuckin savage. Then one day in the blog in their website that Jesse use to update that they were disbanding and though i thought it was a shame I did respect the fact that they call it quits before it all became too shabby.
A few weeks ago I read that they almost caused a riot on SXSW and I immediately relived the excitement and curiosity that they had produced in me when I was a little 20 year old little bitch. Death From Above 1979 is back. Death From Above 1979 is back. Death From Above 1979 is fucking back!!!

Wednesday 23 March 2011

The Country Gentleman

Upon a recent visit to London, I was lucky enough to stumble across an essential piece of clothing that seemed to be missing in my wardrobe: the Tweed Jacket. Now any sensible man with some taste knows that Harris Tweed is the best tweed you can get and to find a perfect fit for £29 is like getting a hand-job from Jane Fonda (circa Barbarella times). On top of that, your man who was selling it threw in a free neck scarf to complete that country gentleman look. Now I must hunt for a proper pair of brogues before the spring arrives, but this can become something rather difficult in German soil, but alas one never knows. All suggestions are welcome. Oh yeah, i know i should have lost the casio watch for the photo, don't hate I realized to late.