Should I stay or should I give up? Blogging, that is. I note that my last post was 2 months ago so if anyone is reading this it's not because they've been checking avidly every day for an update on my thoughts.
It's possibly ironic (or possibly not, depending on whether you're Alanis Morrissette or not) that I previously espoused on a Tbreak heat I'd seen. Last weekend it was T in the Park proper. And my diary is online now at http://www.vacant.org.uk/jockrock/T2004-1.html. That's as close as I've got to blogging for the past 8+ weeks.
So what's happened then? A new magazine, the root cause of al my time-related problems, has snuck out (see http://www.isthismusic.com) and there have been a load of gigs. Which, sadly, I've largely forgotten details of. Belle and Sebastian were good at the Botanics, and the Divine Comedy were likewise fantastic at a semi-acoustic kinda show around the same time.
Most recently however was a show LAST NIGHT - yup, hot off the press. Another Baby Tiger gig in Edinburgh. I missed Goldrush, in fact I'd only planned to stay for the 4-band 'local talent showcase' anyway. Severin have grown a lot since I last saw them, still alt.country, but now much noisier, like they have the confidence to really rock out (no bad thing, there's plenty of Bonnie Prince Billy style quietcore around.
There was also an acoustic set from a man whose name now escapes me, but he's usually leader of a 14-piece African-oriented dance act called Diwan. Tonighht he did 4 Senagalese folk songs (or his own songs at least in sit-down style). Lovely stuff - slightly iffy guitar work, but what a voice, and stirring emotive songs which, being in what I assume is his native tongue, could be about anything. Oddly, I was reminded less of Youssou N'Dour and more of the more local influence of the Bhundu Boys. Either way, worth catching (assuming I can find out the name to watch for and indeed remember to post it here).
St. Judes Infirmary had Record Company Interest, apparently, present last night. You can see why, though they start out like many bands - again, country stylings and a Velvets vibe, they have a clutch of material which shows a lot of promise and indeed underground hit potential. 'The Church of John Coltrane' was an epic closer.
Though maybe not as epic as The Last Great Wilderness's entire set. I've seen them several times now and have finally concluded that when Muse were getting signed was in their lull when Annie Christian were imploding/resting. Which is a shame - 'All I Need Is You' stands up against anything the Cornish pop-rockers have produced.
Well, I'm all blogged out. See you at Xmas.  ¶ 7:23 AM