Jim

100% truth. I played in three bands: Contra (bass) Gerold, Ross & myself formed this trio while at Aberdeen uni. Had some amazing shows. My personal favorite was probably the first Fishstock at Lava/Kef. The Lemon Tree gig with Aereogramme was pretty good too. 'Explosive' remains my favorite recorded output and I'm glad to hear they're still going strong. We Become Less (bass/vox) James Johnson is an incredibly talented songwriter. Playing in a band with him just felt right - I've yet to experience the same kind of kinship with another musician. I always felt as though WBL could've gone further than we did if only we'd been a little more focused. I think my favorite show was a Fudgenight at Moshulu with My Minds Weapon and Eric Euan - we played well and impressed ourselves that night. Today We Fight! (guitar) By far the most care-free and downright fun band I was lucky enough to be a part of. We started off pretty shakey but once James joined on bass, everything really fell into place. We were fortunate enough to have one of the best drummers in the land - Neil Warrack - which more than made up for my shoddy guitar playing. By the time we ended, we'd toured the UK twice, put out a 7" record and played with tons of quality bands. Our last Edinburgh gig will be forever imprinted on my mind.

juno!!!!

Jeremy Beadle > every LA celebrity ever. Except maybe Brian Wilson.

Er, Michael Madsen Matt Skiba Orlando Bloom Toby Macguire Ed Norton is a friend of a friend, but I've yet to meet him. I've also been to Quentin Tarantino's house, but he wasn't in. Nice pad though.

Gonna check it out this week. Looks good.

I saw this trailer at the cinema the other night and it made me really dizzy.

The new album is awesome. Check out Pressvre from LA if you're into that: MySpace

Switchblade Romance

Top three: Juno Superbad Death Proof

The spoof trailers were amazing. They're included on the DVD release. Apparently, 'Machete' is being made into a full length feature.

Planet Terror was too over-the-top and hammy for my liking. I realize that this was the point, but I didn't enjoy it as much as Death Proof, which had superior dialogue and cinematography. Plus, it had cool cars.

Death Proof > Planet Terror They got released as a double feature over here, which I thought was a great idea but led to poor ticket sales.

NFG for the obvious hardcore influence Dillinger Four Movielife Crime In Stereo (though that's kind of pushing the boundaries of "Pop-Punk") NOFX Descendents Millencolin There's also a bunch of bands such as Dag Nasty, Pennywise & Lifetime hat walk a very thin line between pop-punk & melodic hardcore.

I saw a lot of bands in Aberdeen and it's hard to say who the 'best' was. Plus, I'm so out of touch with what's going on over there that I haven't heard or seen a lot of the groups that seem to be making waves in the city right now. I must say though, I really enjoyed Eric Euan, Genevieve, Alyssa's Wish, Subsistence & Small Enclosed Area.

Down To Nothing - 'The Most'