London Lowdown

This post is a totally disorganised one with crappy iphone photos!  I would apologise, but as most venues don't allow anything better than a point and shoot in for gigs, this will have to do!  This annoys me to no end, as the only digital camera (other than ones on my phone) I've ever owned and used is a DSLR (is that weird?) so I don't know how to use a compact camera, and it makes little sense to me.  Plus I constantly lift the camera to my eye as if it has a viewfinder.  Ah well.

The point I'm trying to make is that I end up taking better photos with my iphone than with my compact.  For some reason the iphone tends to pick up light better than my compact samsung one.  

So, in conclusion (!) this post is essentially a run down of why I was in London this past weekend.

Good times were had by all!xoxo

My tickets for Fri and Sat night

Gruff Rhys (be still my beating heart)

Pretty stage set up at the Royal Festival Hall

The gig was part of Brynfest, and it was Gruff playing his latest album, 'Hotel Shampoo' in its entirety.  Hence the 'hotel' themed stage set up.

Gruff always uses placards.  My favourite (the photo didn't come out well) was 'Ape Shit.'  Haha.  Twas an instruction to 'go ape shit' with applause and admiration!

Salted caramel ice cream.  Food is central to achieving a good weekend.

Lots of lights whilst on the night bus

Prettiness at the V&A Ballgowns exhibit

Photos were prohibited (don't tell anyone I broke the rules) so I had to take them sneakily and hastily

That feathered number is Daphne Guiness' 

Brian Jonestown Massacre.  I HAD to be at this gig.  Momentous.  I hope I get to see them play again, but you can't guess when amazing bands will tour!

Sorry for the bad quality, but at least it's a (grainy) glimpse into the weekend's activities xoxo

Ballgowns and Rain

I hopped on a train this past week and headed to London in order to a) visit one of my closest friends who's just moved there b) have some intense and incredible music experiences (I had two gigs on the itinerary) and c) see two of my other friends and tell them how much I miss them and leave them with plenty of hugs (even though Nicole is the opposite of tactile, I insist that we hug.  I'm a bossy friend I guess)

The weather was schizophrenic to say the least, but I didn't care that much as I was only there foe the specific reasons listed above.  Whatever.

I really didn't take that many photos, even though I lugged my camera around everywhere.  I guess I'm still a little self-conscious about pulling out my big clunky DSLR for every small thing (even though my bestie would argue I whip it out at the most ludicrous times.  Her life is totally documented by me, much to her annoyance.  I think she'll thank me one day.)

This guy was incredible...though I did find it slightly creepy to be honest.

Some snaps from the V&A where we saw the Ballgowns exhibition.  It was magical!

My dress with its psychedelic print

Traffic cone installment at the V&A entrance.

Did you guys have a lovely weekend with crazy weather?! xoxo

Suffer For Fashion

Sometimes there are posts I just have few words for.  This is kinda one of them.

A week or so ago, I went to see of Montreal perform at Koko in Camden.  They are on of my favourite bands, and after this gig I'm even more fond of them.  It was INCREDIBLE.  Like a party.  A reeeally good party.  They didn't play all of the songs I hoped they would, but their back catalog is pretty huge to be fair, and as a band that can be quite conceptualized, it could taint the gig if they tried to 'jump' from concept to concept.

Kevin Barnes is so inspirational and I came away incredibly happy and elated.  of Montreal's just rock my world.  Since the gig I haven't stopped listening to one track (We Will Commit Wolf Murder) from their new album, Paralytic Stalks.  It's on repeat!

Here's a run down of my day