giant hamster balls

Today has been a mixture of good and bad events. Firstly I woke up to hear 'Stay Golden' by the lovely Au Revoir Simone girls on 6music's breakfast show (Phil Jupitus is the perfect voice for early morning). Secondly I saw a dead rat on my way to the local tube station, slap bang in the middle of the pavement, which brightened up the darling grey sky of London town. And thirdly I heard the new Go-Betweens people solo albums (re-released in the recent future) which I'm still undecided about.

The one thing that did make me laugh was this comic by the talented Randall Monroe, in which Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne is kidnapped and whipped away in a van. Hahahaha.



For more fun delights see the full xkcd website here.

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Music-wise not that much new springs to mind although I did come across a little indie label a few months back that I do believe deserves some attention. Afternoon Records from Minneapolis has a selection of bands from across the indie genres, and decent ones at that. Be bop bluegrass? Sure. Indie college rock? Of course. Biffy-mclusky-esque rock? You bet. Plus they're giving away free mp3 from each and everyone of them. Here's a selection of my favourites.


mp3: One For The Team - 'Take Cover'
mp3: The God Damn Doo Wop Band - 'The Rooftops Of Bangor'
mp3: Hello Blue - 'Celebrate'


God I'd love my own giant hamster ball.