Seated is an option

After attending many gigs throughout the years it's becoming more apparent that either I've become too old for them or the fans that I'm sharing the standing area with are too delicate for a occasional shove here and there. Nowadays it's become impossible to enjoy the moshing palava without a dramatic pre teens exclaiming how people shouldn't push and definitely shouldn't stand in front of them. Clearly they've never been to a gig before. 

For all those who are yet to experience a standing gig or recognise yourself to be the pathetic moron as described in the above paragraph, take note of what I'm about to advice you on: 

GIG ETIQUETTE 2.0 

1. If you want a barrier spot at the front, make sure you enjoy the support bands or we'll make your 2 hours wait for your 'future husbands' a misery 

2. If you're going to complain about people pushing please just leave. You're in the standing section... 300 people are trying to see the act on stage just like you. GO BUY A SEATED TICKET NEXT TIME. 

3. What are you doing with a bag... Seriously. Just no.  (Cloakrooms are available at most venues) 

4. If you have seriously long hair that you're going to flip off your neck when it gets hot inside, do us all a favour and tie it up nicely. I don't appreciate hair in my mouth nor hair in my eye. 

5. 'Omg why are people moshing this is so stupid' plz just leave. 

6. Leave your iPads at home

7. Flip flops and high heels are a no 

8. Personal space does not exist. 

Mark Hillary Interview

Here's the video of when I had the opportunity to interview Mark Hillary, who writes for The Huffinton Post.

Excuse my facial expressions at the beginning, this was completely improvised and unprepared for but hey, it still ended up a good interview. 

High hopes.

So this evening I sat down with my best friend who've I've known for nearly 12 years now and thought about what on earth we're going to do to make us look fantastic to universities and employers. Our plan is to basically team up and approach bands that are local to us and help promote them either by filming and editing a music video for them, interviewing them (which will then be posted on social media) or even simply putting up posters around our college in order for them to attract new fans. 

It's quite a big job to take on but if it's something that I want to do possibly in the future, then it's the jump I have to do. The media industry is so large and competitive that you have to stand out. 

If you want it, you have to go and get it. 

That annoying moment...

I'm sure everyone has experienced that horrible, annoying and cry worthy moment when your computer crashes and you didn't save your work. Well, this has just happened to me as I was half way through a review of an album launch party that I had worked solidly on for 4 hours. The worst part is, Microsoft Word let me down by not even auto saving my document. 

To fill you in a little more, I was invited to Ronan MacManus' album launch in Ealing for his new release Elephant In The Room. It was a fantastic evening, I got to interview Ronan as well as Mark Hillary a well respected journalist for The Huffington Post and author.... This was all in my review which was lost in the world of computers so hopefully my rewritten version should be up within the week.