This week I ‘ave mostly been …

… on holiday. Not going anywhere special, just doing odd jobs around the house. I’ve gravelled the postage stamp of a front garden, it should be easier for me to weed between the roses. I’ve also painted the exterior of the front bay window and the French windows, and the downstairs windows ledges (they’re sandstone you know) and creosoting the back fence. Well, it’s probably not creosote anymore, it’ll be “exterior wood preserver CE, your local council has special facilities for disposing of the product.” Cynical? Me? Never!

Hey, I’d like to say “Hello” to you folks that read my blog, you know who you are. I find it odd that anyone would want to read my ramblings, but I guess I read other people’s so maybe it’s not so odd after all.

I’m having a bit of a rock day today, listening to Lacuna Coil Comalies, Magum Brand New Morning, Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight, Kings of Leon Because Of The Times, Free Chronicles…. The latest issue of Classic Rock hurtled through my letterbox this morning, what a jolly fine read. There looks to be some interesting music that I need to get hold of (watch out play.com, there’s money coming your way.) A bit of a old one but Dream Theatre’s When Dream and Day Unite seems to be highly regarded. I haven’t got any of their stuff so that could be a toe in the water. Joe Bonamassa has a forthcoming new album called Sloe Gin. I’ve listened to a track off it, Dirt In My Pocket, definitely my cup of rosy. Finally, CR has given a rave review of Velvet Revolver’s new offering, Libertad, so I might have to put my prejudices aside and shell out for that.

Just caught up with last Saturday’s Seven Ages of Rock on BBC2 which I had to record as it clashed with Jekyll. This week it was We Are the Champions, looking at the rise of stadium rock. I was left with the impression that it’s only the great UK rock bands that can really do stadium rock (U2, The Police, Queen, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc), the US bands either have rubbish music but great theatre, or great music but can’t do stadium sized gigs. I’m probably generalising, but it seems like a decent rule of thumb. Personally I don’t do big gigs. I once saw Wet Wet Wet (don’t laugh, I was with friends) and I couldn’t actually see them, apart from on the screens at the side. I reckon if you can only see them on screens, you might as well buy a DVD and watch it at home! (Climbs off soapbox.) Anyway, another excellent programme in the series, well done Aunty Beeb.

Out tonight to see if Hazzard County still exist. If not, UK Subs are at Certificate 18 and Fibbers has I Was A Cub Scout punk electronica. So we’ll probably end up at the Roman Bath. Ah, and I’ve got my ticket for Four Day Hombre at Fibbers on 19 July, see you there, let’s hope folk don’t talk all through the gig like last time.