As Tears Go By...

This year goes by...

Damn what a year 2008 was. I got a sort of degree for school, so I can continue my study, I started drinking again, saw some amazing concerts and met some amazing new friends.

2008 was also the year that I cried for the first time since my grandma died, that we smashed a bar in Horst at a Nightstick Justice gig, we saw one of my favourite hardcore bands: Justice playing their last gig and saw one of my best friends leaving for Australia for 2 years.

2008 ended with some stupid stuff yesterday but hopefully tonight will end this year in style, going to some stupid party with some friends...

Hopefully 2009 will be a lot better...

GUITAR HEROES #2: Johnny Marr

My favourite guitarplayer from by far my favourite band ever.
I remember I heard the Smiths for the first time on a tv show called: "Dawsons Creek" and totally fell in love with Marr's guitarplaying in combination with Morrissey's lyrics and singing.

I guess Johnny Marr is often underrated when is spoken about the Smiths, ok Morrissey' s lyrics are from a level that no other artist has ever reached, but they are surely becoming stronger due Marr's insane melodic guitarpicking, a sort of guitarplaying most guitarplayers can't play very well.

Aside from Marr's insane melodic guitarplaying is the fact that he is one of the coolest looking guitarplayers ever! I hate leather and I hate smoking but when mister Marr does it it looks amazingly cool!

A sad thing about Johnny Marr is that he never really had a band were he could show his skills since the Smiths, he should be guitarpicking again!

Times are A-changin'

The fact that I don't call myself straight edge anymore after 11 years, has nothing to do with the way I look at the world and judge it, it has to do with the fact that it felt more and more like a limitation instead of an ideal...

personal choice...again!

GUITAR HEROES #1: J. Mascis

I wanted to start an article about 5 of my favourite guitarplayers in no particular order, and why I love them so much...

The first one is about J. Mascis famous for his work with Dinosaur JR.
Dinosaur Jr. was always one of those bands I knew by name but never really checked out, till a couple of years ago when the album: "Beyond" was released and I totally got into this band.
Not long after that I saw them live and got blown away by J. Mascis' guitarplaying, so hard and chaotic! Earplugs were necesarry during their set, for sure!

Normally I am no fan of big solo's but when J. Mascis starts playing a solo, I wished it would last for hours! I can go on about how awesome and authentic is guitarplaying is but you should check out for yourself:

Morrissey #2

FUCK YEAH SEEMS LIKE I GOT TICKETS FOR THE ROTTERDAM SHOW

SIKED!

Sleepovers

Totally fucking ROCK! Yesterday I got this phonecall at my work from one of my best friends: Cat, she asked me if I would like to come over to hang around a bit. Well first I had to buy some things in the centre of Utrecht and after that I would come over.
I hadn't planned to sleepover because I had to clean up my room the day after before I had to go to work and towards my parents, but like always she talked me into it and I stayed over.
We talked till half past 5 in the morning till I really had to catch some sleep because I wanted to get up early.
But enough about yesterday...this post is all about sleepovers with best friends, how they are always awesome, talking till late, watching a lot of movies and eating too much haha.

Can't wait till the next sleepover.

Lost Wisdom (is a quiet echo)

When I started my weblog just a small week ago I was totally getting into this new record.
When I first listened to the opening song from the "Lost Wisdom" record bij Mount Eerie, they lyrics just kept haunting in my head.


"with one hand in the water running cold and clear
fog obliterates the morning and i don't know where i am
the heart is pounding and you are always on my mind
lost wisdom
is a quiet echo
lost wisdom
a boulder under the house
i used to know you
now i don't"

After two weeks I'm totally in love with this record, it's the perfect soundtrack for the winter, minimalistic accoustic music with beautifull sung lyrics by a men's and woman's voice, check it out!

Like you have noticed the name from my weblog came from the opening song from "Lost Wisdom".