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Bizarre Staff BlogsTipsy High Jumper?Kate HodgesFollowing Denise's post , another reason (among very few) for watching sport. Drunk high jumpers. Review: Ladytron Hydro Connect Festival InverarayCalum WaddellFriday August 29th Oyster Stage Inveraray is an odd place to host a festival. Not that Bizarre is complaining because it is also bloody gorgeous. Perched in the highlands with a cute little Wicker Man-type town nearby (which advertises such tourist attractions as “Scotland’s favourite jail” – surely an oxymoron if ever there was one), this should be ideal sightseeing fodder for any Northern backpacker. However, over the past weekend it was the sight of a big walloping music festival packing in acts as varied as Sigur Ros, the Manic Street Preachers and, uhm, Duffy. It is Ladytron however, playing on Friday afternoon, that really blows the ears of the crowd. Clearly all these Nine Inch Nails support slots have allowed the ‘Tron to “up” their sound to the max and anyone standing at the front (as this foolhardy writer is) experiences a loud ringing noise for the remainder of the weekend. It is worth it though, Ladytron as a live experience are something to behold. Lead singer Helen Marnie bounces around like a woman possessed, bellowing out such delightfully perverse lyrics as “he only wants you when you’re 17, when you’re 21, you’re no fun.” However, it is this year’s rollicking slice of pop perfection, Ghosts (strangely thrown away as the second tune of the set), that sees a notable rise in crowd enthusiasm. Perhaps the band’s best known number, Destroy Everything You Touch, is saved for the finale and what a fine piece of electro-clash it is – the single that broke Ladytron to a wider audience and deservedly so. Still, on the evidence of how utterly stupendous the new album sounds live (including highlight Runaway) this is one band whose best days are still ahead of them. And for those who weren't there here is some amateur footage from youtube of Seventeen. Add the mud and the smell of unshowered campers and you could almost be there... Please visit: www.connectmusicfestival.com Greetings from Riot City, MichiganJack Ruby MurrayWow..true to my fucking word I blasted through Indiana (* are you sure? - Nev) and delivered a more or less workable piece. When I went to meet Eak in East Lansing I was tagging along with Neville..so I took the opportunity to strike out on my own. Nev and Eak took off the the YMCA and took some pictures - that night I took off to find some nightlife. I found a joint thick with smoke like an old hunting lodge called 'the Clubhouse'. Place was jammed. Blue haze and chicks galore. And friendly too, 'Welcome', 'come on in', 'you found the right place' Not often a tough blue collar crowd like this opened it's arms to bourgeois Jackie. Not one of them had a full set of teeth mind you. But who's counting. Turned out the place was an A.A. meeting.
As Dudley Moore said in 'Arthur' when he was asked: "do you have to drink so much?"
He replied "It's the only way of getting all this alcohol into my body."
Eak and Nev and me take a ride into Lansing (guess we must be going West huh boys? ). And take in the sights. We stop at a TGI Friday's and and introduce our boy Eak to the local population., And I sneak a couple of pics on my Trusty old Leica M6 (see pics) Nev says I'm showing off. I'm trying to impress the waitress Shirelle, who can't understand why there's no picture image on the back of the camera. "It's a film camera, honey." I say. "Film? you can show movies on it too?." ummm. Check please.
That's gotta hurtDenise StanboroughI'm a big Olympics fan. I love the competitiveness, watching people achieve personal bests and world bests and fighting tooth and nail over the line. But most of all, I like watching people having accidents. Tripping over hurdles, falling off beams and smacking heads on diving boards. Bloodstock 2008!Eleanor GoodmanHello! How awesome was Bloodstock? Over 30 bands played in the picturesque grounds of the 17th century Catton Hall - all in the name of METAL! My favourite were Tyr, Opeth, Soilwork, Swallow The Sun, Alestorm and At The Gates - but more about that in Bizarre 142. Aside from the music, there was a chance to drink beer, feel sick on the bumper cars (and whatever the hell those other scary rides were!), wave flags, and watch scary motorbike stunts. It was also cool to see so many people in costume, including the dude in a wedding dress, the caveman, and pirates aplenty – not to mention the man with a padlock through his septum, or the guy in the bright pink tutu... The rain made the music even better (especially Soilwork!) and I still ate loads of ice cream. Did anyone else find the van with the buy two and get one free offer? :D In true DIY style I took some pics with a disposable camera - check back in a week to see what went down... And post your comments/pics here! For now, here are a couple of my favourite bits captured on YouTube: Opeth – 'Heir Apparent' – How freakin’ cool did the ending sound? Start at 7.30 if you can’t wait to hear it. Alestorm open with The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme tune! And play ‘Over The Seas’! Altogether now: “Many moons ago, in a faraway land / We met an old man, with a hook for a hand!” Later, El x Amazing imageTom BroadbentFrom AP, a man and his camel walk past a solar eclipse in Gaotai, Gansu province in China.
Behind the Scenes on Issue 105Dave KelsallWe were doing Midget Mexican Wrestling way back in 2005 (in a kind of made-up, not really sort of way). Our cover stars for this issue were Louise Glover and Graham Hughes. Here's a couple of pics from the shoot and a little video... of Graham getting greased up. You know you want it.
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