The Lake Poets and Virgins

A friend of mine suggested this new band to me the other day and last night after work I finally got a chance to listen to them on youtube and I have to say I really like these, and how they really chilled me out after a long hard day in the office. The Lake Poets Windowsill is just one of their songs that I liked but especially their accoustic version of  Rain. I urge anyone who wants some new band to listen to, as like me you think their is nothing at the moment that is incredibly good to listen to like Pheonix or Virgins out at the moment then I think I might have just found it to listen to them. Most of all I just love the sounds that this guy gets out of his guitar. I think if you are in need of some chilled out songs for summer or if you just want to know about these guys then why not have a little listen on this site or even on youtube.

Another song to add to your summer playlist has to be virgins, I got their album last christmas and I got really addicted to listening to it all christmas I was listening to it and all the while after. I really urge you to get this as all of their songs really do make you want to lie back and transport you somewhere sunny. Or that could just be me as I always imagine when I listen to it that I'm lyinng on a sun lounger by a pool somewhere hot and not here in miserable Britain.

Finally I've found tigers that talked

Finally after searching for 2yrs on youtube after listening to this song on NME TV I've found them. YES! But I've also just found out that the reason that I haven't been able to find this band is because like an idiot I've been typing in the wrong name in youtube's search bar. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can't believe that I could be so stupid.

Anyhew, Tigers that talked and this song "Heart was black and her eyes are blue" is in my opinion very listenable and I quite like it and I can't beleieve neither radio 1 or any other radio has picked up on them. I would highly recomend that you listen to this song or any of their other songs if not for the music just the name of the band is cool. Speaking of cool and ingenious band names if anyone out there like to listen to dance music then you should listen to "Mogwai", personally this isn't my kind of cup of tea but I say whatever floats your boat.

New Bourne Book

I may have already written about this but I'm not sure because I have a memory like a sieve these days I find, so I'll just say it again ok. Last night I finished the book I've been reading by Eric Van Lusterbadden (I think that's how you spell his name I'm not sure, so if it's wrong I'm awefully sorry), it's called "Robert Ludlum's Bourne Objective". It's fantastic, and I had to put it on my blog because I just really enjoyed reading it. In case your wondering it isn't another Bourne book, but Eric does use Bourne as the main character in the book, as well as Alexander Conklin and Treadstone. I wont give too much away because I really would strongly urge you to go out and buy this book or buy it on Amazon.

But what I will say is that he goes to lots of places and again he's being hounded by old friends.

I would also say that to me I think that this book is a tribute that Eric Van Lusterbaden is paying to Robert Ludlums Bourne series and that to me is great as it was a great series of films and books.



Charlie Sheen Update

Oh dear... poor old charlie sheen isn't doing that great in the newspapers lately and he isn't doing himself any favours by coming out of his house that he's been hold up in for god knows how long and brandishing a machete, that'll do wonders for his plea to get his kids back. I Think Not! It also still questions whether he is really mental or not. But it definitly helps his wife in her case to keep the kids because she is worried about them when they are around Charlie.

He also has been sacked from his role in the hit American series Two and a Half Men. I guess the producers are having the last laugh now after they were called "Maggots" by Charlie. However I think this is the most the Sheen's have ever been in the press for as I don't know where Charlie's brother went Emilio Estevez, I just can't believe after having big movie hits with Young Guns I &2 and Mighty Ducks he has fallen into what I like to call celebrity oblivion. Not a Good Place To Be. Although I think that under the circumstances it's not really why you want to be in the papers for a prolonged amount of time.

New Album

I just thought that you'd like to know that The Vaccines album is coming out on the 14th April this year YAY!  and if there is any new band you listen to this year it has to be these along with thecockandbullkid . TheCockAndBullKid if you haven't heard of her before then she will be new to you but it's a shame if you haven't because to me she is great, and her song 'I am not sorry' is my favourite. So I urge anyone if they buy any album, listen to anything on youtube or go to a hmv store get these.

Here are little sound bites from each of these artists that might get you in the mood for liking each artist:

The video on the end is from MSTRKRF-Heartbreaker. Just thought you might be interested in giving this song a wirl as the dance beat to it really does in my opinion get you going for a night out or for any occasion.

Yesterday for a belated birthday present for both my dad and my sister we-the family- went on a chartered boat ride from Cobb's Quay in Poole Marina all the way round Brownsea Island which is beautifully isolated save for a few seagulls and other birds, to Old Harry and his wife, where we stopped for a few moments to soak up the sun and pop some bubbly and have a few nibbles. Arrgh the life! With the sun out, sunglasses donned, and warm clothes I couldn't help but feel I was in a James Bond Film and it didn't help that I had 'Diamonds are Forever' stuck in my head.

As I mentioned before Brownsea Island is isolated but if you go round the back of it you'll notice that there is a very imposing castle that is owned by John Lewis and is there for any of it's colleagues that have a trainig day. This island is also owned parrtly owned by The National Trust so no own can live here except the birds. However, this island looks like it's safer not to live there as it all has eroded at the edges.

Dorset Haunts

I don't want to sound too much like a walking advertisement for Dorset and the West Country, but if you ever get time to come down to Dorset do come down. It's great and if you do venture down here there are several things that I have to say are the best things I enjoy doing now that I live here and I have to say these are must-do-things once you get down here . These are:

• Going to West Bay and having either a Mr.Whippy/99 icecream with a flake whilst sitting on the pebbly beach and watching the waves roll in to the beach. Or you must have a Marshfield Farm icecream in a chocolate topped cone filled with my favourite flavoured icecream Mint Chocolate Chip.

• Also my favourite pass time has to be going to Urban Bech Retreat in Boscombe Bournmouth for the surf so I can bodyboarding and then going to either the restaurant on the beachfront or up on the hill to have a hot/cold drink. If you decide to have a bite to eat at either restaurant I urge you to try the three types of New Forest Sausages with Mustard Mash and Parsnip Shavings. Or you need to try the Nachos.

•  Castle Point Shopping Centre in Bournmouth is great for the shopaholic as it has everything from TK Maxx, Robert Dyers,Miss Selfridges,HMV, Marks and Spencers, H &M, New Look etc. However, the only one downside with having shops including the mecca of all mecca's  Thorntons, is it is very easy to get weighed down by all those shopping bags and you always end up spending way too much time there just because you don't know which shop to go in next.

• If you go to Bridport you have to take a trip into the Bull Pub and Restaurant as it is just so cosy and when you sit on the sofas in the restaurant you'll just want to stay indoors sat next to the fire. The absolute must to eat in the restaurant is the Eggs Royale (with Salmon instead of Ham) and a nice cup of hot black coffee. Yum! Also at night the Bull opens up it's other restaurant The Stavle Bar that has an authentic feel of being in a bar in the barn, but if it's a pizza you want your in luck as they only serve these and pies.  Or if you just want a cocktail then you can go upstairs to their lovely and plush Vesper Lounge Cocktail bar.

• Also in Dorchester you have to go to have lovely cakes or welsh rare bit at the Bakery cafe where every cake and bun looks good enough to eat so be prepared to look very confused at what you want to eat, and say over and over in your head "Do I want that or do I want that?".

These are my must see haunts down south and I hope you like them as much of me when or if you mamge to get yourself down to Dorset. However, other places you should visit are Poole, Osprey Quay, Weymouth and Swannidge.