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Waiting On A Silver Platter.... [Saturday
October 4th, 2008
7:28pm
]
[ mood | exhausted ]
[ music | The Killers - Mr Brightside ]


...other than the occasional gig report, or other spazworthy events.

I get along just singing my song, people tell me I'm wrong... fuck 'em. ♥.
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I'm so tired that I can't fight the urge to move with you [Saturday
July 14th, 2007
8:51pm
]
[ mood | tired ]
[ music | The Dykeenies ;; Pick You Up ]

This week has been absolutely amazing, best ever maybe? It seems like FOREVER since Monday since I've thought about it so much but on the other hand it seems like it's all over so quickly after all the build-up... roll on Kat + Jemma's Dykeenies Tour '08. And well, the album release and tour this year as well obvs but you know. XD

The Dykeenies, King Tuts, 12/7/07

Got into good auld Glesgae after a really shite day at about half 5, Jemma wasn't arriving till six so I went a wander up a big massive hill to find King Tuts lol, it's underneath an estate agents wtf??? Anyway I met Jemma at 6 and we headed up to the venue, we were like the first folk there and we hoped that the Dykeenies'd come out... then all these ned folk turned up and we were yet again depressed by this :( Wtf? Hoped that the whole crowd wouldn't be annoying silly fangirls, but however it seemed it would be... x__X It got to 7 and we figured it'd be unlikely they'd come out at this stage... all those ned girls infront of us were really irritating, they kept fucking staring at us O_O Wankers. Anyways that last hour of queueing went in so incredibly slowly, and we got really pissed off when we were finally allowed in 'cause all these randoms that'd been standing about had got in before us meaning = we probably wouldn't get to the barrier, annoying since we're far from tall the pair of us :S We got in and we were second row, we could sort of see but you know.. everyone was taller. :| We spotted Steven while we were waiting haha. So, the gig...

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PHOTOS! )

Jemma and I've decided we're going to every Dykeenies gig ever in Glasgow XD And also that we're hopefully gonna follow them round the country if they tour during school holidays. Which they'd better do. And that Brian is going to marry me, but we'll share him anyway so it's all good.

EEE. Love this band.
Blondie post tomorrow after work as I can't, quite frankly, be arsed now, it won't be that big anyway but all I can really say is - you can't really compare these two gigs, it's quite bizarre how different they both were, but they were both amazing in their own ways. Yeah.

*sigh* I wish it was Monday again.

Thanks for reading if you did. xD
::Kat:: xx ♥
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There's a difference, what you have and what you leave behind [Tuesday
July 10th, 2007
9:44am
]
[ mood | happy ]
[ music | The Dykeenies ;; Coward's Words ]

Yesterday was pretty legendary to say the least.

The Dykeenies instore gig + signing, HMV, 9/7/07

I got into town to meet Jemma ([info]thejemmas) at about 3-ish, and well - I'm gonna cut down on the beforehand detail so that I can get onto the more exciting stuff :P We went a wee wander round about chatting and stuff whilst keeping an eye on the queue (which was non-existant till we came out of M&S and saw it at 4.30)

In The Queue
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Acoustic Set
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Signing
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Post-instore
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Best day I've had in quite a while. I really do love this band more than anything, ever EVER EVER. *sigh* I've probably forgotten a lot of stuff so I'll edit it in later if I have :P

PS. We saw Brian's mum! Lol (well, Andy + Alan's too obv.) They don't look anything alike :|

::Kat:: xx ♥
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This can't go on, so I should just regret it [Thursday
May 10th, 2007
3:00pm
]
[ mood | busy ]
[ music | Muse ;; Plug In Baby (acoustic) ]

Maxïmo Park/Art Brut/Cougar, Glasgow Barrowland, 5th May 2007

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Yet another amazing gig of the Geordies' I attended: 5th time seeing them, and this might've been the best time yet. Although, I do miss Paul's tighter trousers and more varied dress sense onstage, but that's completely immaterial. And it wasn't just the music that made the day. The people and the banter once again made it so so memorable, just like September of last year. Seriously, it is so worth getting there 7 hours before doors opening purely for the laughs. Besides, it's the only time pretty much we all get to see one another. Thank God for Maxïmo gigs on Saturdays. ANYWAY, let's cut the crap and on with the (stupidly-detailed xD) review...

Pre-show
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Cougar
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Art Brut
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Maxïmo Park
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Photos
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And now? I study. :(
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"Oh, this is taking the fucking PISS!" [Sunday
April 15th, 2007
12:42am
]
[ mood | sigh ]
[ music | The Dykeenies ;; Safe ]

THE DYKEENIES ♥

So, Thursday/Friday. I used to be really bad for getting post-gig depression and it stopped, and I haven't had it for ages and ages, but bloody hell I can feel it setting in. Mixed emotions. I don't know why this band have such a firm grip on my heart, but they do. Maybe it's a mixture of things upsetting me, I dunno. Maybe post-everything depression.. the fact school starts on Monday probably doesn't help. But, yes.

Stupidly long and ridiculously detailed, as normal.

Thursday
Arrival of New Ideas, Haircut, Shopping, & Instore @ Avalanche )

Friday
Seeing Coleen, & Seeing The Dykeenies! )

I've just found out my wee cousin's been taken to hospital 'cause she's not well. My Uncle said on the way home last night that she'd been sick all day, she's got a fever apparently and aching legs. For all the complaining I do about her, I love her to bits and hope she's alright. Anyway, let's not waste this post with emo-ing atm.

This post has taken what seems like an eternity.

I love the Dykeenies. So much. I will miss them till I next see them (I sound lame, I know) but it'll just make the next time that much more exciting.

Swing my way and I will let you pass on through...
::Kat:: xx ♥
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[Monday
April 9th, 2007
9:40pm
]
FRIENDS CUT!!!

'Cause I don't talk to tons of you anymore and it's pissing me off, so I'm about to go through my friendslist and take folk off - if you can't see my next update (dunno, I'll probably be updating in a bit) then you're gone and I'd like you to take me off your friends list please. :D It's not that I dislike you, it's that we don't talk/have much in common and it's kind of pointless, so... There are one or two people I'm unsure about but I suspect if I change my mind I'll take them off relatively soon...

The heart wants what the heart wants what it can't have.. [Monday
April 2nd, 2007
10:36am
]
[ mood | chipper ]
[ music | The Dykeenies ;; Stationary ]

The Dykeenies & Maxïmo Park, 31/7/07, Edinburgh Liquid Room

Won tickets to this through XFM Scotland: I didn't care about the details, I heard the words "Dykeenies" and "Maxïmo Park" and eh, I knew I had to go. If it'd just been Maxïmo I probably wouldn't have bothered, but because it was both my favourite bands... couldn't see myself missing it tbh.

Pre-show )

The Dykeenies )

Maxïmo Park )

Photos )

Another thing I loved about this whole thing: they played together in Edinburgh last year, and God, I just love how both bands are into each other. It's just, heaven for me. Amazing.

I'm now off into town to pick up Our Earthly Pleasures. And maybe some other stuff. Eeee.
::Kat:: xx ♥
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What could I want? [Tuesday
March 27th, 2007
4:43pm
]
[ mood | hopeful ]
[ music | Muse ;; Fillip ]

The Dykeenies supporting GCWCF, 25/3/07

Beware: massive fangirly rambles ahead. You have been warned. Haha. Before I begin though, last night's phone conversation with Maysie was hilarious...

Maysie: I still can't believe Matt got Sexiest Male. I mean I know we all say he's hot which he is, but I'd rather do Dom, I'd even rather sleep with Chris than him..
Me: Oh, I wouldn't go that far...
Maysie: But Matt would have to stop and ponder the meaning of life, and it'd just be like "oh, Matt, just kiss me..."
Me: He'd probably have to pretend you were an alien, just so he could manage it...

Lmao. And it went onto telling Matt you were some sort of alien goddess and wanted to impregnate him, lmfao. Kind of disturbing. MATT BELLAMY AND HIS EROTIC FIXATION WITH ALIENS FTW.

Anyway... the Dykeenies...

Look at me, and I'm looking the other way )

I ♥ The Dykeenies. (& The Dykeenies ♥ Me. LOL)
::Kat:: xx ♥
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[Monday
February 19th, 2007
5:29pm
]
While I'm here.

•Patrick is looking shaky but I was allowed out to Kim's on Saturday night, wtf? Gonna have to be extra nice. So Von & Mary, if I'm coming I'll be tagging along with you, right? My mobile number's in the last entry. Text me so I can get yours, or whatever and we can sort stuff. :P
•Everyone, if anything of interest happens link me here please. You know the script. Hopefully I'll be allowed on next week or whatever (HA) so I can be a better commenter/etc...
•I don't fucking care, I'm going out on Saturday whatever happens. I don't wait for stuff to come up then when it does not be able to enjoy it. (I like the way things have worked out - since I'm ALWAYS myself at weekends, as Kim & I work alternate days, now I have someone to go out with at the weekend and I don't need to feel guilty about it) My dad hasn't been told about this whole scenario yet, and I hope to Christ he won't be.
•Going out with Craig reminds me of when I was RPing as Smiffy with [info]done_deal: y'know, the whole.. trying to get any time possible together thing. It sort of amused me that I made that connection.
•I've passed all my exams except Int 2 Maths (that is terrible, seriously), and we're resitting English tomorrow, so... most people've been scraping passes and stuff. Lol.
•I'm doing this LJ interests meme: "Pick every 6th interest and say why you like it" before I have to dash off.

You Should've Asked Me For It )

I think I've said everything I need to, so yeah. Get in touch & that.
::Kat:: xx ♥
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It doesn't seem like you mean it, I don't believe that you believe it [Saturday
February 3rd, 2007
11:56am
]
[ mood | indescribable ]
[ music | The Automatic ;; Recover ]

NME INDIE ROCK TOUR
February 2nd 2007

Be warned, this is probably going to be long, and quite ranty at bits. For the first gig of the year, let's just say it wasn't exact uneventful.

Pre-show )

Mumm-Ra )

The Horrors )

The Automatic )

Post-show )

Oh yeah, and rest assured another angry letter will be heading NME's way.
::Kat:: xx ♥
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[Tuesday
January 2nd, 2007
7:58pm
]
[ mood | hungry ]
[ music | Patrick Wolf ;; Enchanted ]

Stolen from Ben )

Well, I've missed a surprising lot over the last couple of days - what with Pete & Kate getting engaged *refuses to have an opinion* and eh, The Magic Position finally being leaked. I wasn't sure whether to download it or wait, but of course I did download it, my excuse being that it's not officially released until 3 days after I see him live and I would like to know the songs first :P (I managed to wait for Franz, why not Patty?? I worry myself). I'm going to buy it anyway. On CD, vinyl, the lot. What do I think of it? I love it. Well. Having said that, Marianne Faithful's vocals put me off Magpie a bit (which is lame because I loved it before) although I suppose it does fit in with the theme of the song. The Wind in the Wires style short songs can be irritating when you miss them (I completely missed The Kiss the first time I listened to this) but overall it's a stunning album and I reckon the bits I don't like will just take a bit of getting used to - I mean, it took me a long time to get into Patrick's music at first. Because they were so diverse and different to everything else I found Wind in the Wires and Lycanthropy a real challenge, so I'm proud of myself to have taken to this one so well at this stage. Bluebells & Augustine are amazing. Enchanted, Augustine, omggg I love them. Overture as the opening - genius!! I hate the complete snobbery from some people on [info]patrickwolf a lot of the time, if I played this album to most people I know, they'd probably fucking hate it anyway! Admittedly my mum hates Patrick Wolf (The Childcatcher almost made her throttle me) but she likes Accident & Emergency, I reckon some of this album's a bit more accessible to people in general but I've always thought Patrick was of an acquired taste anyway, and is never going to appeal to everybody. Talking of Patrick, my last.fm is ridiculous this week.

The pub on Hogmanay was a laugh, better than I expected it to be - I did House of the Rising Sun and Common People (Jarvis would've been proud, the whole place was going mental XD) on karaoke which was lolz. Kim's mum and dad were there, which was amusing too. However, I ended up getting emo later on but let's not go into that. I slept really late yesterday then we went over to the Uncle's which was alright, and I slept till 4pm today lmao.

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY [info]done_deal!!!
Rar.
::Kat:: xx ♥

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[Saturday
December 9th, 2006
1:55am
]
[ mood | exhausted ]
[ music | The Libertines ;; I Get Along ]

Carl Barât has a hell of a lot to answer for.

How dare he make me cry, spontaneously combust, have a nosebleed, get crushed to death, have the marker that he and Maxïmo and WAS all used taken off me, AND LOSE MY FAVOURITE FUCKING HAT ALL IN THE ONE NIGHT?!

Oh yeah, and I couldn't even TAKE PHOTOS of him as penance since I had no room to move. BALLS TO THAT!

Regardless... xD

Dirty Pretty Things, Glasgow Carling Academy, 8/12/06 )

::Kat:: xx ♥

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You can't hide from the things you cannot see [Sunday
December 3rd, 2006
1:26am
]
[ mood | tired ]
[ music | The Dykeenies ;; Feels Like Sleep ]

Today's certainly been interesting. x)
I went to Glasgow pretty late in the afternoon, to stalk The Dykeeniesjust for the sheer sake of it. The weather was pretty awful, but awell. I bought the Knights of Cydonia vinyl (yes, I actually found it in Virgin XD) and the Dykeenies' Waiting for Go EP, since even though I pre-ordered it I got too impatient to wait on it (I wanted it here by today and it didn't arrive ¬_¬). Oh well. It can get chucked in with someone's Christmas present when it does :P

So, I went up Sauchiehall Street, for some reason incredibly jittery about getting up to the Garage. x_x It was pissing it down with rain...
Got up there and there was no real sign of life (except two random weirdos standing outside the venue to get shelter), I sent a text to Kim and she phoned me. She said she'd have come to Dykeenies if she could but she was having visitors tonight. Ffs.
When she got off the phone I thought "oh, fuck it" and walked back up, keeping my eyes peeled. I saw this little van stop near the ABC and it looked suspicious, so I slowed down and saw this band get out, they were so obviously a band because of the way they were dressed and their presence and attitude (and swaggers). It was amusing. Skinflints were playing at ABC2, so...

Anyway, I continued walking, and so I was just standing beside this bin having a look around, and across the road I saw two guys in tight jeans. I realised that the pretty boy in the stripey green zipper was none other than Brian fucking Henderson, and that yes, it was him because the guy beside him was one of the guitarists, Steven. Cue me having a bit of a heart attack. I stood still for a moment watching, then... I followed them. Yes, I am a fucking stalker. x) They went into Boots, and so did I :P Then I lost them so I came and stood outside and leant against a tree and texted people so as to look inconspicuous. A few moments later they followed and they walked past me, and went into Primark. So I decided to continue waiting. A few minutes later I went in but couldn't see them, so came back out and continued to loiter whilst texting people and informing them of my stalkerishness. Maysie told me to have a go at Brian for removing me from The Dykeenies' top friends on MySpace, lmao.
Seriously, I stood there for over an hour waiting for them and they didn't reappear. Hmmm. It was hilarious though, because there was this guy (who was the spitting image of Dave from The Zutons) who'd been loitering for about the same length of time as myself, looking intently at Primark like me, and kept looking at me strangely. I was convinced he was waiting on Brian. x) Eventually I realised I was being ridiculous and gave up hope. Went to McDonald's for something to eat, then just pissed around for a few hours, because I didn't want to go up to the venue too early. I spent most of that time on the phone to [info]hullabalo_o, and managing to spot a hilarious Faris Rotter lookalike (or rather, a wannabe) and some Klaxons wannabes. Not even joking. And I spilt hot chocolate all down myself.
Maysie: Oh no, now you're looking a mess for Brian!
LOOLLLLZ.

Got there some point after 8pm...
The Dykeenies, Glasgow Garage, 2/12/06 )

I am going to have to edit that so heavily before I put it on MySpace, y/n?
::Kat:: xx ♥

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[Monday
November 27th, 2006
6:57pm
]
[ mood | exhausted ]
[ music | Howling Bells ;; The Bell Hit ]

Second fucking attempt. I think it's probably the most frustrating thing ever when your computer screws up after you've just typed a massive LJ entry.

Pictures from Saturday Night )

Last night I went to see The Futureheads at Glasgow ABC, hence the reason why I am so knackered today and yet again did not get to school on time. Whoops.

The Futureheads, Glasgow ABC, 26/11/06 )

A couple of nights back I had a dream in which I went to see Muse two nights in a row, but it was... weird :/ I was like licking the stage where Bells had been, lol. And today my Random 1-8 EP arrived! Yayyyys.

::Kat:: xx ♥

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MUSE PHOTOS! [Thursday
November 9th, 2006
8:29am
]
[ mood | rushed ]
[ music | Muse ;; Fury ]

Here we go! Photographs from Muse.

A comparison of Matt Bellamy & Myself. )

The Noisettes. )

Muse. )

And lastly, me with Muse on my boobs. )

::Kat:: xx ♥

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Forget the reckless things we've done, I think our lives have just begun [Wednesday
November 8th, 2006
10:29pm
]
[ music | Muse ;; Exo-Politics ]

Best gig ever.

Muse, 7/11/06, Glasgow SECC )

Photographs in the next post. :]
::Kat:: xx ♥

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I'm breaking my own rules, becoming someone else [Friday
October 27th, 2006
8:54am
]
[ mood | high ]
[ music | We Are Scientists ;; Inaction ]

We'll start with the bad points. xD
Regrets from yesterday?
•Sleeping in yesterday morning - meaning I had to rush about and hence forgot to actually take money with me so I could get the train and go stalk during the day (how fucking lame am I) - plus I got in shit with Miss Laughland for not being in history, so double the agony really.
•Could've swapped my balcony tickets for standing, but just.. didn't for some reason :/. I could probably also have sneaked in easily enough, but nope.
•Being too busy reading flyers and pissing about with my phone to see Keith Murray walk past me on the stairs.
•Not going and loitering on the stairs during Au Revoir Simone after I saw Keith & Tapper. Just sat there and stared.
•Being too sulky to actually open my eyes and realise that ALEX FUCKING KAPRANOS WAS AT THE SAME FUCKING GIG AS ME. I COULD'VE GONE AND TALKED TO HIM AS WELL IF I'D REALISED HE'D BEEN THERE! WHAT!
Yeah. I lose at stalking.

Regardless of that...
We Are Scientists, Glasgow Carling Academy, 26/10/06 )

Shite report, but oh well.
Consider my WAS obsession back with a vengeance.
::Kat:: xx ♥
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[Sunday
October 1st, 2006
8:42pm
]
[ mood | ecstatic ]
[ music | Maxïmo Park ;; The Coast Is Always Changing (live in Tokyo) ]

MAXIMO PARK - 30/9/06


I think I can safely say yesterday may have been the best day of my life so far, then again I've said that on numerous occasions. But this one is definitely going to take a lot to beat. Hence the fact that this is going to be an obscenely long entry with millions of pointless details to capture the significance.

The pointless stuff that you don't need to know or care about that is mostly for my own benefit )

From reaching the venue until entering the venue )

Entering the venue till the end of the gig )

Photographs )

'MON THE PARK.
That's taken me four hours to type out. That's a new record for me.


::Kat:: xx ♥
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[Tuesday
September 5th, 2006
8:28pm
]
[ mood | numb ]
[ music | Maxïmo Park ;; La Quinta ]

Sorry for spamming...

So after my drama earlier, my internet cut off and I did homework like a good girl should. Then fell asleep. My mum came home and I kept on sleeping, ha. I told her about the attendance thing, and she said she'd cover for me "this time" ><
But yeah.

Then she saw me sitting here, just.. sitting. And came in and asked me why I've been so miserable over the past couple of weeks.

Apparently it's not just her that's noticed =/ Everyone at work's noticed, and when I was thinking earlier... my dad said to me on the phone last night "you don't sound too happy" ...I didn't think it was that obvious. :(

Then fucking Acrobat came on, seriously, that song will be the death of me. It came on and I started sobbing and going on about school and how miserable it makes me.

So, I don't know just now. I don't know how I feel or anything.

Anyway, I'll stop posting loads of miserable stuff now. Might try write some fic, cheer myself up a bit, heh.
::Kat:: xx ♥

[Saturday
August 26th, 2006
11:40am
]
[ mood | relaxed ]
[ music | Maxïmo Park ;; Fear Of Falling (demo) ]

Here are my videos & photographs from Thursday night. I got quite a few good photos but a lot of them are kinda rubbish purely because of the lighting/my camera fucking up, and the videos are really bad because of the sound. Oh well. Just to let you know, since I had a memory card I went completely overboard with the number of Maxïmo pictures I took, so... beware.

The Dykeenies )

The Research (one video for lolz) )

Maxïmo Park )

There we go. That took me fucking FOREVER!
If you haven't already, read & comment ;) LOL. Ta.
LOL. When those girls were shouting "Acrobat" I should totally have yelled "LA QUINTA!" Haha. They'll never play that live though, gutted. Maybe I'll ask Paul next month xP
I hope September 30th comes in fast.. I'm gonna be really sad after that though, because I know I won't see them for ages after that. Oh well, I've got my other gigs to distract me from that fact. But still. The new stuff's early next year anyway, so I suppose I don't have to hang on for too long.
::Kat:: xx ♥

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