Vampire Weekend
Ok so I know, we’ve already had a post about True Blood ~ Laura was waaaaay ahead of everyone else. But whilst I was watching it the other night my boyfriend pointed out that two of the characters look really similar to two good friends of ours, Tony and Tristan. Check it out!
Woooooaaaah. The program has just become a whole new kind of awesome. Tony has started an new band called One Fathom Down, that I’m really excited about, and he’ll be DJing some Pscho Surf tunes for us at Bedtime Stories this Sunday at The Old Blue. We’ve decided to not only make it a book swap but also a clothes swap party. Mainly because I’m moving house soon and really need to get rid of my ridiculous wardrobe!
Come and join us!
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Bedtime stories
It may be that many of you are already familiar with this book, but I’d like to recommend that you to read Generation X by Douglas Coupland. The recent release of his new book Generation A (I still haven’t had the time to get my hands on it) is a good excuse to revisit his fantastic novel that described a generation that reached adulthood in the late 80s.
A tale explained through the eyes of Andy who leaves the mainstream to go to live in the Mojave desert in California. Twenty-somethings Andy, Dag and Claire spend most of their time telling Bedtime Stories to each other and living a minimalist life. Yes, they are lost, but they know what they don’t want to become.
Neologisms sit at the bottom of each page which help you understand the world the three characters live in (not different from ours at all):
– Platonic Shadow: A nonsexual friendship with a member of the opposite sex.
– Safety net-ism: The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional safety net to buffer life’s hurts. Usually parents.
– Tele-parablizing: Morals used in everyday life that derive from TV sitcom plots: “That’s just like the episode where Jan lost her glasses!”
This Sunday it’s Bedtime Stories time at The Old Blue Last too, bring some old books and clothes to swap and go home with a new story (and outfit) to look forward to!
Genuine Ungdomskulen
It took me a while to remember their name, and a bit more to write it correctly.
Ungdomskulen played Dance Magic Dance a few weeks ago and people loved them.
As they say, the best way to be taken seriously is to look hilarious on stage and just let the music do the rest.
We talked about Norway, Spain and Uk, their music scenes and their swear words with the conclusion that Norway is a very well spoken country and Spain is not.
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