Still thinking

I'm always so excited to go to Coachella, on top of the festival, I get to rest and relax at a nice rented condo with a pool and chill out with friends in the back patio. But i'm very hesitant this time. Perhaps it's a year to skip.

I don't know... Coach or no Coach?

So I just got off another popscene event (Iglu & Hartly), whose names i think is lovely- but i'm not sure about their repertoire except for In This City. Came home and was fb-ing and saw a 09 update for Coachella and yes it's official http://coachella.com/event/lineup What do you think excited or no? Sir McCartney instead of Bowie... hmmm... perhaps Britney would have been good in this case.

KoL to Headline Oxegen

OMG OMG Just heard on Xfm that KoL will headline at Oxegen. And I was trying to plan a trip to Ireland. Coincidence? Although the tour dates haven't been updated on their site, get moving on it fellas http://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/tour

What's the deal Goldenvoice?

So how can this year's Coachella lineup not be out yet? and the fakers are also so way of their mark?

Confirmed Artists: the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, the Killers, No Age, Noah and the Whale, Late of the Pier, Los Campesinos!, Peanut Butter Wolf, the Presets, Sébastien Tellier,Themselves, Tinariwen

Confirmed DJs: DJ Gina Turner, DJ Hipnotic Starr, DJ Luis Segura, DJmorales, DJ Zegon

Rumored Artists: Animal Collective, Basement Jaxx, the Black Keys, Black Lips, Blur, Britney Spears, the Comedians of Comedy, Four Tet, the Gaslight Anthem, Glasvegas, Gui Boratto, Gus Black, Heartless Bastards, Hot Little Pony, José González, Keane, KONGCRETE, Mexican Institute of Sound, Monotonix, Morrissey, Mr. Lif, N.A.S.A., Neil Young, OutKast, Plump DJs, the Pretenders, the Prodigy, the Replacements, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roni Size Reprazent, the Smiths, the Thermals, Turbonegro, We Are Scientists, White Lies, the White Stripes

List taken from http://laist.com/2009/01/11/coachella_2009_rumored_and_confirme.php

Metronomy to Kick Off

As Sophie said, it was a Boss gig last night. I've heard a few of Metronomy's songs but couldn't name one to save my life. But when they came out with their little clap on clap off lights on their Tshirts... divine! The crowd last night was something to look at too, girls in 80s looking outfits, guys in nurave outfits, just awesome possum- this is what popscene is about. And who knew out of tune singing could be so catchy!

2009 Resolutions

2008 Achievement List
1) Get into pilates! (DID NOT HAPPEN)
2) Buy a motorcycle (don't know whether possible)(HAPPENED BUT FAILED, BIKE IS SITTING IN GARAGE)
3) Start SCUBA certification (SUCCESS!BLUB BLUB BLUB)
4) Attempt to bake awesome cupcakes (didn't pan out this year- but i now have a hand mixer from Walgreens! no less)(FAILURE, DECIDED, I'M NOT A BAKER)
5) Loose 10 lbs (never works but, one should always have goals)(FAIL! PERHAPS THIS YEAR)
6) Go to London (this is easy, :) just how many times will i get to go!)(MWAHAH! TOTAL TRIPS, 2!)
7) Save $10,000 (never works again, but- you know- set your goal concept)(URM, DIDN'T HAPPEN, SEE #2)

For 2009
1) Save save save- $10 000
2) Loose 10 lbs (repeat offender!)
3) Go to London (why not?)
4) Bake scones
5) Keep room tidy
6) Get a new job

Closing 2008 with 42 gigs

2008

1/23 Ingrid Michaelson, Slims, SF, CA
2/2 Foo Fighters, Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2/8 Editors, Warfield, SF, CA
2/20 The Hives, Fillmore, SF, CA
3/6 The Voom Blooms, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
3/10 The Ting Tings, Duke Spirit, Rickshaw Stop, SF, CA
3/13 The Bravery, Fillmore, SF, CA
3/16 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Cafe Du Nord, SF, CA
3/20 The Pigeon Detectives, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
4/3 The Cribs, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
4/25 The Verve, Warfield, SF, CA
4/25-4/27 Coachella 2008, Indio, CA
4/25--Black Kids, Adam Freeland, The National, Swell Season, Pendulum, Black Lips, Fat Boy Slim
4/26--Kate Nash, Death Cab for Cutie, Rilo Kiley, Kraftwerk, Portishead, Calvin Harris, Enter Shikari
4/27-- Sia, Modeselektor, Simian Mobile Disco, Roger Waters
5/18 Pendulum, Astoria, London
5/21 Hadouken, Electric Ballroom, London
5/23 The Wombats, Royal Albert Hall, London
5/31 REM, Modest Mouse, The National, Berkeley Greek Theatre, CA
6/2 The Long Blondes, GAMH, SF, CA
6/5 The Wombats, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF CA
6/12 The Ting Tings, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF CA
6/7 BFD, The Kooks, Shoreline Amphiteater, Mountain View, CA
6/21 Death Cab for Cutie, Berkeley Greek Theatre, CA
7/25 Does It Offend You Yeah, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
7/27 Meiko, Red Devil Lounge, SF, CA
7/30 Bloc Party, Fillmore, SF, CA
7/31 White Lies, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
8/7 The Enemy, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
8/22 San Francisco Outside Lands Festival: Radiohead, Beck, Manu Chao, Golden Gate Park, CA
8/30 The Wombats, Art & Soul Fest, Oakland, CA
8/31 Beck, The Independent, SF, CA
9/11 The Pigeon Detectives, Popscene, SF, CA
9/17 Stereophonics, GAMH, SF, CA
9/20 The Foals, Mezzanine, SF, CA
10/5 Cut Copy, Mezzanine, SF, CA
10/14 Pendulum, Fillmore, SF, CA
10/16 Rumble Strips, 330 Ritch, Popscene, SF, CA
10/24 The Catholic Comb, Blakes, Berkeley, CA
10/25 The Kooks, Warfield, SF, CA
11/1 White Lies, Rickshaw Stop, SF, CA
12/12 The Killers, Warfield, SF, CA
12/13 The Ting Tings, Popscene, SF, CA