tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229887472011-05-10T07:51:26.261+01:00Music, Events, Culture, News, and Inspiration... <br>Media That Moves PeopleBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-42028973579210063732007-01-29T22:27:00.000Z2008-12-08T23:38:12.902Z

Had to get back to blogging after seeing Mika at Popstarz (gay night every Friday @ Scala, Kings Cross, London) last week. What a natural performer - all smiles, flamboyant, yes, but absolutely talented as well - easy smooth vocals reminiscent of Freddie Mercury!Funny commentary - esp. after singing "Billy Brown", after which he said "That song was made for Popstarz, I think!" (The song is about

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-66773913668985885772007-01-09T03:48:00.000Z2007-01-09T03:56:45.199Z

Here at Meaning You Can Memorize, we're not really sure how to introduce this post. "The Secret" is a feature-length film that combines principles of positive thinking, quantum physics, visualization, and the power of thought to create an inspirational, motivating, and potentially life-changing viewing. Trust us, its not as boring as it sounds.With a word of warning that the opening and trailer

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One clip I could not let slip by was this "Gaywatch" report from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Its a scary world we live in when we have to depend on Jon Stewart to correct CNN, but here it is:Hope you enjoyed that - but as funny as it was, its also outrageous.What has happened to the institutions of news and journalism???

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To celebrate the extraodinarily talented composer Carl Davis's 70th birthday, he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra through Buster Keaton's "Our Hospitality" and Charlie Chaplin's "The Fireman" at Queen Elizabeth Hall - the first time his scores for these films had been performed live in London. The scores were beautiful, entertaining, and simply perfect accompaniment to the films. It

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1162343006570851232006-11-01T00:41:00.001Z2006-11-01T03:47:35.450Z

(NOTE: This was actually written on Saturday night, or should I say Sunday morning. However as our internet is still faulty [thanks BT] I've not gotten around to posting till today. This problem combined with the flu has prevented me from keeping up with stuff so I will be backlogging a lot of reviews this week!)Back from what was without a doubt THE best Halloween party in London tonight, Lost

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1162335817797068042006-10-31T22:59:00.000Z2006-10-31T23:59:13.670Z

Before I start posting on all the amazing London happenings that have gone on in the past week, I'm going to have to start out with some regrets.If anyone's been to the following gigs, let me know how they were. (And if they were really amazing, pity me and undersell them...I had the flu and couldn't go!)The Zombies @ Millfield Arts CentreTim Finn (Crowded House) @ ScalaBoy Kill Boy @

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1160379284755582982006-10-09T06:31:00.000+01:002006-12-05T13:35:08.863Z

Still recovering from the uber-cool experience of seeing Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden tonight. Thats right - eminent composer Carl Davis (who wrote soundtracks for movies such as "Napoleon" and the BBC production of "Pride and Prejudice") composed a brand new score for the 1925 classic silent horror film, "Phantom of the Opera."This is the original movie version

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As I step into Union Chapel, the first thing that occurs to me is "Why the hell am I in a Church at all - never mind on a random Friday night?" This thought is quickly replaced by a much pleasanter one - "Well, whatever reason I'm here, you absolutely cannot say this place lacks atmosphere!"The sorrowful beauty of the place was silently stunning. But not silent for long as a sound check began

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1160113008702809932006-10-06T06:09:00.000+01:002006-12-05T14:14:33.696Z

I'll be fair - I've been more than a tad lazy. Yes, I've been out to gigs, theatre, London nightlife, and fashions shows (more on that later... esp. Boy George's new line, B-Rude.) But then, while much of it was decent, enjoyable, good stuff - well - nothing really hit me. Mediocrity is the theme of most of the bands being hyped at the moment, and while I could always bandwagon and push yet

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1156323212701812682006-08-23T09:41:00.000+01:002006-08-23T10:14:00.130+01:00

Off to NYC for a few days break, to see old friends and watch my parents renew their vows (aww...)In the meantime, here is a very cool protest movement being spread around the internet, taking place in London at the end of the month - unfortunately I won't be able to make it there to participate. Will you? "A recent law has made it illegal to protest anywhere near parliament without official

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1156226125207010472006-08-22T05:50:00.000+01:002006-08-22T07:00:47.656+01:00

Now I'm not usually the opinionated type (note: sarcasm) but here is a place I feel compelled to take a stance.I understand that the Oliver Stone production of World Trade Center attempts to stay true to a story of two rescue workers involved in that day, that those workers wanted their stories told, that its not a dramatic movie about the whole day but just one microcosm, etc etc etc. (I've

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1155918856143931172006-08-18T16:14:00.000+01:002006-08-18T17:53:50.586+01:00

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British FashionMetropolitan Museum of Art, NYCAnglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid-to-late 18th century (and yours truly from about the age of 5.) Through the lens of fashion, the exhibit AngloMania examines aspects of English culture, such as class, sport, royalty, pageantry, eccentricity, the gentleman, and the

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1155677695476255062006-08-15T22:17:00.000+01:002006-12-12T01:56:35.650Z

Sorry its been a while. Lets call it a mental health break. In dedication to the combination of stress, anxiety, depression, and insanity of the past month, in typical MYCM style, here is a fun song to make it all better - a 1966 song called "They're Coming To Take Me Away" by Napoleon XIV (a serious one-hit wonder!) It really is brilliantly funny, simple, and catchy.Where was this song during

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1153301995339840782006-07-19T10:22:00.000+01:002006-07-19T10:39:55.350+01:00

As it is summer, we are all entitled (supposedly) to some kind of vacation. So off I go to Nova Scotia (Canada) to Cape Breton Island, all the way up to Wreck Cove, the most northern tip of the island (you have to cross over a mountain...) Once the mountain is crossed, the only sign of commercial life is a luncheonette and a convenience store. Scratch that, the latter just closed down.Suffice

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1152193039648325852006-07-06T14:06:00.000+01:002006-07-06T14:37:19.780+01:00

Ariel Levy's new book, "Female Chauvinist Pigs", is certainly stirring up some controversy within the feminist movement (if indeed such a thing still exists...)Citing examples of Girls Gone Wild videos and striptease and pole dancing classes at your local gym, Levy argues that our newfound "sexual liberation" is no such thing. Where she has a strong point is that women today are now working full

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1151474881877111852006-06-28T06:54:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:31:06.801Z

Two small but HOT London-based bands for you today, both of them caught by chance at the Constitution in London when I went to see the Happiness (see previous posts.)Morton Valence is almost indescribably good electropop. Luckily I found another review that more eloquently does them justice."There's a new wave of bands emerging on the back of the revivalist art rock of Franz Ferdinand and Bloc

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1150943147712846392006-06-22T01:59:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:33:02.867Z

Just back from the King's College show, where I missed The Boyfriends but managed to see most of Shitdisco and, of course, The Long Blondes.Not much to say about Shitdisco but that they really live up to their name. Not impressed.However, The Long Blondes did a terrific set, with the only dissapointment being no encore (almost unheard of nowadays!)Giddy Stratospheres was a real highlight. Kate

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1150599006402067192006-06-18T03:41:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:33:50.397Z

One more random fun track for you all - "I Used To Dance With My Daddy" by Datarock.Datarock is based in Norway, and "I Used To Dance With My Daddy" is another catchy electropop song, quite funny as well.Enjoy!Download: I Used To Dance With My Daddy - DatarockBuy:Datarock - Datarock (Amazon)

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1150544195445965202006-06-17T06:01:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:36:41.074Z

MYCM is back, with a vengeance. Loads of catching up to do. To begin, here are three fairly random tracks, by artists who you may or may not know or like overall, but who you must at least credit for each having one catchy, unexpected tune.1) Coming Up From Behind - Two Ton Boa - A simplistic opening leads into a fun pop tune - although what this songs about, I couldn't even begin to guess.2)

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1149066631732270252006-05-31T10:07:00.000+01:002006-05-31T10:10:31.746+01:00

Sorry all, computer's back in the repair shop, looks like this blog won't be updated till the weekend.Shame as well since we're behind on loads of stuff!And who doesn't agree that Blackbud were awesome last night?More music, news, video, comedy, etc coming soon!Till then, remember all the cool events going on this week in London (see below.)

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1148667811066491712006-05-26T19:21:00.000+01:002006-05-26T19:29:55.830+01:00

So much going on in London!This week specifically, you'll want to catch:Saturday:The last of the Fashion in Film Festival!Feeling Gloomy present Live Gloom @ Bar AcademySunday:Morrissey @ London Palladium (Soldout)Stranger Than Paradise @ South London Pacific(An exotic, burlesque, gypsy club night!)Monday:Stompin' (Swing Dance Club) @ 100 ClubTuesday:Blackbud @ 100 ClubGuillemots @ Scala (Soldout

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1148665764811737682006-05-26T16:08:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:42:10.363Z

So much to catch up on, sorry for the slight break, it is exam time after all! I even managed to miss Jackie DeShannon's London gig and the Howling Bells @ King's College, both yesterday.However, I did catch the Guillemots as well as Jackie DeShannon at the HMV Oxford Street on Tuesday. The Guillemots played a truly fabulous set - everything from "Made Up Lovesong #43" to "Who Left the Lights

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1148344202780122132006-05-23T00:14:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:44:26.312Z

‘MEET THE MOST REMARKABLE BAND IN BRITAIN’- Mojo‘WE’LL GO ANYWHERE - EVEN TO A NIGHT OF IMPROV PIANO JAZZ IF IT MEANS CATCHING THE MOST FURIOUSLY SOUGHT AFTER ACT IN THE UK RIGHT NOW. THE GUILLEMOTS.’- NMEYes, I've posted about them before. But as MYCM's official favorite new band of 2006, we feel its our duty to keep you up to date with all their happenings, releases, videos, and

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1148282025373527552006-05-22T07:31:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:46:07.530Z

New York Magazine has posted its 200 most influential New Yorkers (I'm assuming its purely the fact that I've temporarily moved to London that prevented them from including me...)Assuming you don't have the time to read through all 200, here (in no particular order) are MYCM's Top 15 Influential New Yorkers of Note:1. *****Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, and Stephen Colbert*****The Pew survey said it

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1148023464433196032006-05-19T07:40:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:48:34.117Z

Even with exams the next day, I decided to be consistent and prioritize music over studying in order to see Richard Hawley at the Shepherd's Bush Empire last night, and boy am I glad I did.To start out with, lets make it clear that I've never been the country/Elvis/Johnny Cash/old-school rock type. But trust a Brit to make it more than palatable. Sheffield-born Richard Hawley's (ex-guitarist

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147959915826460202006-05-18T13:32:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:50:40.833Z

So what's been playing on my ipod this week? Beirut (see post a few days ago) and Howling Bells.This Australian band has been on the NME tour (unfortunately being replaced by the Long Blondes by the time the tour gets to London) and their self-titled album was released last week - produced by none other than Ken Nelson, the renowned Coldplay producer. Going places? I would say so.Howling Bells

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147761739766585962006-05-16T07:39:00.000+01:002006-05-16T07:42:19.776+01:00

Quick but interesting post this morning - this is Bill Maher at his most radical, and I'm not sure I agree 100% with the things he says about Moussaoui's statements. But he does go on to make an interesting point about what Moussaoui was put on trial for doing, and what Exxon executives have done. Here ya go:

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Right so anyone who follows mp3 blogs such as Brooklyn Vegan, Pitchfork, or Stereogum is probably already on to the fact that old-world sounding but Brooklyn-born Beirut is the newest in a long line of buzz bands for 2006. Now usually I'm a skeptic when a long list of blogs such as this all bandwagon on a new act, claiming its the best thing since sliced bread. Case in point, you will never see

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147453141471884632006-05-12T17:22:00.000+01:002006-05-12T18:05:24.330+01:00

"I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol- lowering drugs for the rest of their lives."

- Dean Ornish, MDSo we take a short break from MYCM's constant flood of music, news, and other media for a quick word about your health...For those of you who don't know

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147318606620855412006-05-11T04:09:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:52:17.373Z

I know, I thought the same thing as you probably will when I first introduce you to Somalian-born K'Naan. "Oh no, sounds like another dreary, Arts Council-approved world music rapper." But give him a chance - this is a much stronger, intelligent, muscular take on American hiphop - and it sounds good.While puncturing rap cliches in Eminem-like fashion, K'Naan introduces us to a more global

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147279367876199702006-05-10T17:36:00.000+01:002006-05-10T17:42:47.890+01:00

Last fall, Cary McNair – affluent film producer and son of millionaire oilman/Houston Texans owner Robert McNair – pulled his kids and his money out of St. Andrew’s high school. Why? McNair didn’t want his children reading Brokeback Mountain by Pulitzer-prize winning author Annie Proulx in their high school English class (the short story that inspired the Ang Lee movie). By August 2005, McNair

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147104872508051502006-05-08T16:55:00.000+01:002006-12-12T03:57:08.797Z

While I won't go into a full-length review, yesterday's Solid Silver 60s Show at the London Palladium was a lot of fun.The bands were Gerry and the Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, and PJ Proby.I wouldn't consider these bands to still be professional musicians in the sense that the Zombies are, for example, when performing today, but they were still worth seeing. Now

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1147102542378529472006-05-08T16:25:00.000+01:002006-05-08T16:35:42.390+01:00

Once in a while, MYCM will take a break from its media-showcasing work to give some simple, heartfelt advice. This is one of those times.New Rule: Never associate good music with a relationship.We all do it. You're in the honeymoon period of your relationship, your iPod provides unending love songs to aid that buzzy love high. Life seems perfect as every love song seems to be speaking

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146947527144341952006-05-06T21:28:00.000+01:002006-05-06T21:36:56.473+01:00

So the most work I've done in the past month? Trying to find a reliable source for the Stephen Colbert video I had posted earlier. Everytime I've found a new one, its been taken down in the next 24 hours. Strange considering how much copyright-protected material floats around the net on a daily basis. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but who's going around complaining that the White House

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146937355719363112006-05-06T18:30:00.000+01:002006-05-06T21:47:05.740+01:00

Just got back from seeing Blackbird, an award-winning play originally put on at the Edinburgh Festival, now showing until May 13 at the Albery Theatre in London.What can I say, but wow. It was an intense, well-done, insightful, heavy play where fifteen years after being sexually abused, Una (now 27) tracks down her abuser Ray, now 56. But it was nowhere near the typical tabloid take on child

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146856106264342282006-05-05T19:49:00.000+01:002006-05-05T20:08:26.276+01:00

I think this is hilarious, trust the Native Americans to get it straight:Sorry for all the easy video-clip posts as of late, will get back on track with music in the coming weeks. Would never want to post about bands that are below par!

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146618162941636742006-05-03T01:50:00.000+01:002006-05-06T21:27:15.156+01:00

So if you didn't hear about this, don't feel bad, as it was covered almost nowhere in the media. In fact, aside from its original airing on C-SPAN (this was the White House Correspondents Dinner), Stephen Colbert's stinging satirical speech at the event was mentioned nowhere, and even edited out of repeated airings on C-SPAN. Instead the focus was solely on Bush's act where he and a "twin" made

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146616823922933312006-05-03T01:38:00.000+01:002006-05-03T01:50:43.876+01:00

Sorry, spoke too soon. Went to the Apple store today and they were not only competent (for once) but extremely helpful, as I'm sitting here with a brand new 12" Powerbook G4. Gotta love 'em Genius Bar cuties. In other words, MYCM is back!

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146560016579419162006-05-02T09:46:00.000+01:002006-05-02T09:54:58.520+01:00

You can thank the Apple store for the fact that MYCM won't be updated for the next week or two. Same repair, fourth time.I might squeeze in an occasional post off a public computer, but it just won't be the same.In the meantime, enjoy this cartoon I found on the discussion boards of the Asexuality website (apparently its not just for amoebas anymore...)See you in a week or two!

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1146310510799413312006-04-29T11:19:00.000+01:002006-12-12T04:01:49.642Z

No, not a post reflecting back on the era of the Backstreet Boys. Instead, three interesting band recommendations you may or may not have heard of (don't you know, themed lists and posts are all the rage in the blogging world at the moment...) :1) Boy Kill Boy - Their music as is good as their band name is violent. Boy Kill Boy is a high energy, pop-done-right, East London quartet. Two singles

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While wasting time away on YouTube I came across this, the end of a Real Time with Bill Maher show that I thought was really well written. Its fairly old, back from the days following Katrina, but still oh so relevant.So without any further ado, I leave you in the more than capable hands of Mr. Bill Maher:Its really too bad we can't get him here in the UK. One of a whole, maybe, 3 things I miss

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Hope you all had a good Easter/Passover/Spring-celebrating religious ritual; after a long break MYCM is back!So unless you've been living... oh I don't know, on another planet or something, you've all heard the song "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. In case your Spring break was to Saturn, this was the first song in history to hit #1 as a download-only single - there was no physical CD released. For

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1144382741047444782006-04-07T04:40:00.000+01:002006-04-07T05:05:41.176+01:00

So while I'm behind on posting a few concert reviews, I had to put those aside in favor of a quick inspired post about what our world will look like in 40 or 50 years.You know how you look at the adorable elderly couples dancing to "Beyond The Sea" and other sweet old romantic 1940s songs and your heart just melts?Well just what will we look like to our grandkids when we're in the nursing home "

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1143797481079952242006-03-31T09:32:00.000+01:002006-12-12T04:05:49.584Z

Can you say amazing? Say it again. I've already posted on the Guillemots, but having seen them live at King's College yesterday, I can't help but go on about them.Firstly, lets get this out of the way. Fyfe is not only extremely talented - he's adorable, you can't help falling for him.Now on to the music.The best song of the night was "Blue Will Still Be Blue" - a song Fyfe does on his own,

Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206950088953621041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22988747.post-1143484674158883782006-03-27T19:08:00.000+01:002006-12-12T04:20:58.806Z

MYCM's recommendation of the week: I Put A Spell On You.A fantastic song in itself, its been redone many many times. Here are our three favorite versions:1) Screamin' Jay Hawkins: The original. This interpretation is a scary, creepy, stalker guy who wants this girl really badly. Slightly insane, laughing madly, and very possessive.2) Nina Simone: The deep, lusty woman longing to capture her

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Friday night at Dublin Castle in Camden, enter The Happiness. Definitely one of my favorite unsigned bands at the moment. Although I believe their performance at the Borderline a few weeks back was slightly better, this concert still was still brilliant.They all have fabulous stage personas, and charisma. It was fairly packed, not to mention sweaty and crowded. But it didn't lessen the

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Don't forget that one of MYCM's favorites, The Happiness, is playing at Dublin Castle in Camden tonight. They go on at 10PM - see you there!If you can't make it, not to worry, a review and pictures will be posted over the weekend.

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We had been having problems with the free music downloads posted on this site, but we've got them all sorted now. Here for your convenience are all the tracks we've featured in the last weeks:Enjoy!Download: Wicked Soul - Kubb Somebody Else - Kubb Heartbeat - Blackbud Forever - Blackbud Raoul - The Automatic Recover - The AutomaticStill having problems? Please contact me by email.

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So I'm not exactly a "theatre person" so some might argue I have absolutely no right to pose as a reviewer - on the other hand, I saw something I liked, so I'm posting.Last week I saw Gavin McAlinden's production of "The Revenger's Tragedy." Starring Kris Marshall (of "My Family" and "Love Actually" fame), this small production at the Southwark Playhouse here in London really got to me.

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Yes, I've been awful and irresponsible on updating. I'm sorry.But here to make it up to you are Kubb. Think Keane meets James Blunt meets Muse. While I was dissapointed to find they had studio writers and don't pen their own songs, I'm still giving them a shot. Maybe because I've been totally seduced by lead singer Harry Collier's voice. My favorite would probably be "Somebody Else", simply

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So its been a long weekend, sorry for the lack of updates! Today's post is a kicker though.Apparently a man is ready to file suit to block a child support order for a kid he doesn't want - claiming its not fair that men should have to pay child support when they have no say in whether or not they want the child.On one hand, it is an interesting concept. If a man wants the baby and the mother

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Another Friday, another fabulous band.Blackbud, an aspiring indie band citing influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead, is a trio from Wiltshire. Taking after a long line of Radiohead-inspired bands such as Muse, Keane, and Travis, they definitely look like they're on the up.The Times gave them a mention a month back as one of two bands to look out for at festivals this year.

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Stopped off at Barfly on Wednesday night and managed to catch the last hour of The Automatic show.The venue was really packed, and the fans up front seemed very hardcore. Yes, there was some moshing and stage-jumping, a lot of teenage kids.As for their live performance, they did rather well, especially considering the various technical difficulties they were suffering. Both "Raoul" and "Recover

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In desperate need of offspring? Go rape a woman in South Dakota, where Governor Rounds just signed in a practical all-out ban on abortion - including cases of rape or incest.Beginning later this year, any doctor who provides an abortion in South Dakota will be given a prison sentence of five years.You know what's even scarier? For the pro-life groups, this is the beginning of a new crusade

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This week's featured tracks are "Raoul" and "Recover" by The Automatic (had trouble choosing between the two - so now lucky you get both!) A young band from Cowbridge (Wales), they have been listed as one of the top fifty bands to watch out for in 2006 by BBC1.The Automatic were actually roadies for the Kaiser Chiefs, and have now been signed to the same label as them, B-Unique Records.

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As many of you know, I'm a student, studying International Relations and Sociology. One of the many things distracting me from updating this blog (or is it the other way around?) has been my essay, debating: Is Sexuality "Natural"?It may be of interest to some of you, so I have published it online for you to read at your leisure, here.Please feel free to comment or argue with me - either by

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So I tried, I really did.There have been favorable reviews everywhere on up-and-coming band The Feeling.I listened to the song "Modern Classic" - found it typical but with potential for a lot more. (Listen here.)The Feeling played live at Fopp, an independent record store near Covent Garden, London. I figured I'd give them a chance.After seeing them perform - and meeting them - I can say they

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With the Guillemots!!!Welcome to Meaning You Can Memorize's weekly Friday column, which will feature at least one new fabulous band to get your weekend started.This week, enter the Guillemots. Where did I find them? Well its a long story, there was a short mention of them on Take Your Medicine (a very cool music blog from Sheffield, UK), linking to a site that had posted their song "Trains To

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Looks like President Bush isn't the only one interested in spying on the public:The Man Who Fell Asleep posts random quotes overheard in the London Tube. You may have seen this featured in TimeOut London - his material becomes the weekly column "Overheard Underground." A similar New York version is Overheard In New York which can be quite amusing as well - although since much of it is

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Stumbled across this hilarious caricature during my travels across the world wide web:Sorry, did I say this blog would be meaningful?

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Well, in the myriad of junk that the new generation is surrounded with from birth, there finally appears some counterbalance.The program Pancake Mountain, a local cable show from Washington, DC manages to put together quality kids television with the best new music at the same time. A talking goat has managed to host Bright Eyes, The Fiery Furnaces, The Kaiser Chiefs, and Arcade Fire on the show

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In world news today, a rather odd item from Sudan.Apparently, a man was forced to marry a goat after he was caught having sex with it. My favorite quote, from Mr. Alifi, the goat's owner, "They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife."Besides being absurd, it is a reflection (a rather poor one at that) of the value of

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Fabulous new band from Brighton, performed at the Borderline here in London last night. Best songs were probably "John" (which I would definitely see as their single) and "City Council." They (ironically enough) have been compared to The Killers. I think they've got something really original going for them.Surprisingly, (esp in this day and age) they were actually even better live than they

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Welcome, friends and strangers alike, to my world of entertainment, "Meaning You Can Memorize."Look forward to: new music, random reviews, upcoming events, and general life inspiration!Luv Britt

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