rooftops

So, I have found out that five more of my friends read my blog. Huh, who says I'm feeling any pressure?

Anyway I shut my eyes in admiration in this moment (well, in the moment that I was writing this) as I heard 'Rooftops' by Lostprophets being played on Radio 1. That station is good at squeezing my fave songs in between the mainstream pop that Capital churns out with no passion. But they don't play rock music snobbily either, which is what XFM does, endlessly making fun of Capital and turning its nose down at music fans who like any shred of mainstream. That was most definitely what put me off a station which otherwise played great music.

Zane Lowe is by far the most talented and one of the most entertaining DJs on the station, speaking in a very approachable manner, playing records from all the music umbrellas, and generally presenting with creditability and integrity. I LOVE HIM.

sorry, just had to get that in.

Another show I quite like is BBC Switch at 7pm on Sundays, although it is slowly turning into a show for mandemz of ages far behind me. Nick Grimshaw is hilarious, creating great on-air chemistry with Annie Mac (no, I don't think they're going out. Or at least I hope they're not. Annie Mac, I'm watching you) so that the show is very much them, and they are very much the show.

Aww, aren't they dashing.

My whole blog seems to suggest that either I work at Radio 1 or I'm an extreme ass-licker who's trying to plug it. But really, I'm not. I wish I worked there! Yeah, I just think they really believe in music as something to be appreciated in itself, something that seems to be lost nowadays, what with X Factor and the concept that with a good record you can become a superstar overnight.

Going on a slight tangent into the realm of my life now: HALLOWEEN IN THREE DAYS. Oh and, BACK TO SCHOOL IN FIVE DAYS.

wtf.

Argh, anyway, I'm so psyched for dressing up on Hallowe'en. I've got a sickkkkk character this year, just hope I can pull it off! Going shopping for it tomorrow: Camden, Primark, Beyond Retro, Rokit, various fancy dress shops. That should do the trick.

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I BOUGHT SOMETHING

[Post from 22/10/09 that I just haven't had the time to put out]

What Paramore fan would resist buying this magazine (well actually I could understand why you wouldn't. Hayley looks a bit up herself and chubbier (!) and the guys are - as always - in the background). But anyway, it's a great article about them. It talks a little bit too much about the fact that they're a non-Christian Christian band, but I can deal with that. And yeah, this was the first time I'd got out and bought something in like a week.

I know this isn't new, but I wanted to rebutt something I heard on BBC Radio1.

Greg James said 'Now, I'm a Killers fan, and this isn't the best cover of the song, but I think it could creep into the top 10. It won't beat Cheryl Cole to number 1, but it'll be up there.' Firstly: how is that not a good cover?! Greg James, can you not feel the artist solidarity in there, can you not feel the sense of getting together to fight for a cause, can you not feel them singing their all into the song?

Secondly, Cheryl Cole = pshhhh. Don't even get me started on her.

Ok, too late, I've started.

I appreciate, she has worked really hard to get to where she is right now. But oh my god I was in Sainsbury's today and saw at least three magazines with her on the front cover. Alright, I'm jealous. But can you honestly tell me she has a good singing voice?

I listened to this song this morning [i.e. the morning of the 22nd] and cried.

As Greg James (again) put it, 'it's beautiful in its own right'. It's chilling. Calming, awe-inspiring, tear-jerking, heart-wrenching.

Ok, that's probably enough emo rant for today.

The only reason I decided to revisit this song is because I saw the following on TV this morning:

Whenever I caught peeks of this video when flicking TV channels, I always thought the guy was Jereminh. And just because of the concept of the Birthday Sex song (I'll rant about this another day), I immediately flicked away. I only just realised today that it's not Jereminh, but Jason Derulo, whose name Nick Grimshaw (on Radio1) slated.

The night I first heard this, i thought WHAT A RIP-OFF of Imogen Heap's 'Hide and Seek'. Then I rushed to my iPod and went on an obsessive repeat play of 'Hide and Seek'. I've kinda laid off this Derulo character since then, but I still think, where would this song be without the enormous sample takenborrowed from IH?

Go watch the real video.
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