First up, ARCADE FIRE are playing the SECC on Sunday, 12th of December. For my own sake, I have to be there. There's absolutely no way I'm missing this. If I have to go myself, I will. I'm thinking of it as a Christmas present to myself. Problem is, I have to be up before 9am, after Calum's night out, well, the night before. Tough, I'm getting a ticket. I've never been so adamant, with the exception of Pearl Jam, to get a ticket. And if I don't get one for Glasgow, to Manchester I go!
Second, still in the realm of Arcade Fire-related news, The Suburbs is Number One! Finally, for a week at least, the record-buying public of Great Britain has seen sense! There's no reason it shouldn't be Number One, it deserves to have awards thrown at it, left right and centre. From start to finish, this is a flawless album. I can't say it's any better than Funeral or Neon Bible, because I really can't choose between the three. They're all such good albums. Like Sgt. Pepper, or Born In The USA, The Suburbs is just one of those albums that I just feel like a better person for having listened to it. Maybe it's just because it puts me in a fantastic frame of mind, or that it makes want to make music myself. I come straight back down to earth, mind you, because I know no matter how much I practised, I could never come close to making anything as good as this. And in a way, that saddens me. So really, all I can do is sit back, pop the CD in the hi-fi, and press play.
I finally saw Toy Story 3 last Thursday, and I've said it before on Facebook, but I'm not gonna lie. The ending made me cry. Unlike certain blogs/websites/idiots at work, I'm not going to spoil the film for you if you haven't seen it yet, silly sausages that you are. Just don't think it's all going to be exactly how it was. That, my friends would make for a shite end to a trilogy. Godfather Part III and X-Men: The Last Stand have already done that. I'm going to say it's among the best sequels I've ever seen, and it's such a fitting end to the trilogy as well. Don't take my word for it though, just go and see a testament to Pixar's truly consistently excellent storytelling.
And in extremely awesome news, I'm going camping tomorrow! So what if the weather's probably not going to be fantastic, but I don't care! It's not going to put a dampener on things at all! (Ah, well, literally, it will, but... you know what? New metaphor!) It's not going to rain on our parade! I give up.
Anyway, the five of us go to CALLANDER tomorrow, and I really can't wait. It's been ages since the five of us were all together, with the exception of tonight of course, which basically involved us walking around Asda in Cumbernauld (what's it called?) with a trolley full of disposable barbeques. And cider. With a bottle of Midori thrown in as well. Jakes that we are. Also, my Little Nicky impression was also put to good use: "Deep South!", and I got disappointed by the lack of the re-release of Rated R in Asda. I'll buy it at some point tomorrow if it's out. It's just such a good album, and it seems weird that it's ten years old already! Listen out for Monsters in the Parasol, Auto Pilot, Lightning Song, The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, In The Fade and Better Living Through Chemistry. Yes, I've listed half the album, but it's that good. Just ignore Josh Homme's dickishness, and just listen to the music. Bloody fantastic album.
SCOTT PILGRIM'S OUT ON THE 25TH AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!!!
Cera-gasm over, but I can't stress enough how much I'm looking forward to this film. I've got book 3 coming tomorrow, and I know I've not finished them all yet (You never know, Larbert Library might have them...) but I honestly think it's going to be a better film than Kick-Ass. Now I loved that movie, and they're different on so many levels, but I've hyped this up so much, is has to be perfect.
Also, I'm buying this. It's just so damn cool!
Darren out, saying from the window, to the wall! (to the wall...)
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