On Monday the inaugural Auckland Laneways festival is taking place in the city! Exciting! It might not be a sassy wee alley like St Jerome’s but Britomart will be rocking I’m sure. Here are a few videos I’ve pulled up in the last couple of days – bands I am gagging to hear live.
Black Lips – Bad Kids
The Black Lips live show is meant to be pretty badass – I’ve heard reports of band members pashing, vomiting and getting raucous on stage. Will they show Auckland a naughty time?
The xx – Crystalised
SEXY VOICES. Can they pull it off live? And will they duet with Florence?
Echo doesn’t want me to embed his 80’s gold, but here’s a link to the video anyway. The next video is very reminiscent of The Killing Moon aesthetic:
Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got The Love
Nearly a year ago I blogged about F&TM and now she’s playing here! Felicity commented on that post, and yay, you get to see her on Monday.
The Naked And Famous – All Of This
LOVE. All of this.
I’m working on the day as a writerly type person so say come say HI! - I’ll be lurking around a giant blackboard for Red Bull. (I would love to interview some people and get their thoughts on how the day is going!)
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Haha, so I did! The Florence is strong in this one. Can’t wait for Monday!
“Bands I’m gagging to hear”, “Will they show Auckland a naughty time?” What are you a 15 year old girl with body dysmorphia? Learn to write like an adult.
Christopher: Writing for 15 year old girls is a lucrative talent that (while clearly not your market) works for me. But yes, it is an extremely average piece of writing.
Hey I love it, new music delights:
1. I love listening to the weekly NPR podcast All Songs Considered – find it on iTunes.
2. And Luke often posts new music he finds to http://wecanallbetontos.tumblr.com often some nice gems can be found there.