Fancy a cig?

One of my Leeds Festival favourites....(I'm still in recovery mode from the festival so when I'm better you'll have a full report...)

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Today's Tune

Again with the catchy title!!!

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Today's Tune

(Catchy Title huh...)

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Skying

The Horrors have come  a long way from their gothic beginnings (don't get me wrong..I used to love them then). Their new and 3rd studio album 'Skying' feels more mature and considered than their early stuff - infact I'd even go as far as to call it somewhat of a 'feel good' summer album, which is very far away from their early days of 'Farris Rotter', 'Spiderwebb' and 'Coffin Joe' (again- at the time I loved all that...but looking back it's so gimicky). They've shed all the black and all the silly names; Farris is now Farris Badwan and I can't stop listening to their latest offering.

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Hello Remix

I can't stop listening to Metronomy's new album and I am loving this remix too.

Definitely one of my favourite summer songs.

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Parklife 2011

As I mentioned I went to Parklife festival a few weekends ago with my two best chums Abby and Hattie, It was a messy one to say the least. It took me about a week to recover. The three of us where all having major outfit dilemma's...with the minging weather and all made it tough to decide our festival 'looks', In the end we just grabbed whatever and it didn't really matter as we got so rained on. I must say the street style at the festival was a treat, I wish I'd taken some snaps...I saw ALOT of boys in BUMBAGS....no kidding. Anyway here's a few snaps of us 

So glad I had my trusty bowler hat with me as my god did it rain, infact at one point it hail-stoned- in June !!!

Highlights were definitely Metronomy, 2 many Dj's and Darwin Deez's dance routines.

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Friday Inspiration Post.

I have to admit I didn't really know alot about Marianne Faithful before I watched Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' (which is by the way one of my favourite films) where Marianne Faithful stars as Maria Teressa. I recognised the name but didn't really know her but after watching the film and reading up about her I was hooked.

 

The sixties singer who started out as an angel and ended up a wild child was a gorgeous blond haired-big boobed- mary-jane - wearing singer who feel into love triangles (with Mick Jagger) and drug addiction. Her angelic voice was lost and instead a husky weary smoker's cough of a voice replaced it.

She was a muse to many, including Mick Jagger and after she woke after a 6 day coma (a result of an overdose) his face was the first she saw and she said to him 'Wild Horses couldn't drag me away' which then influenced him to write 'Wild Horses'. Her style is effortless and even now, as a pensioner she still has it despite years of addiction and having breast cancer and without a hint of botox or nip and tucks and this I think is what I love most about her.

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Hello Remix.

Getting Ready for work listening to this

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Good Read....(Of the Hardback kind).

I've been a little quiet again this weekend, mainly due to a very busy weekend of celebrating my boyfriends birthday, with lots of visitors and my house being a little bit bruised as a result of having a house party so I've been trying to nurse it back to health (as well as nursing my hangover!). I think my boyfriend was pleased with his gifts, if he wasn't I whole-heartily planned to keep a few of his gifts for myself, including this amazing photography book about Joy Division.

It is very minimalist but has some stunning images of the band and front man Ian Curtis from photographer Kevin Cummins and for anyone who likes Joy Division it's an definite must- My boyfriend doesn't know it but secretly it's my book now!

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Hello Remix.

Listening to this waiting for my hair dye to work.

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Hello Remix.

Rounding off the weekend with this.

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Wednesday Song Post.

Spending my day off listening to....