Jim

The seagull song is the best song EVER written..... there has been NOTHING like it ever.

Jim/Mike/Ian - these people are in the know

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!!!!

Oh! La-di-da!

Think you're so cool, do you Jim?

Well, I spoke to Jeremy Beadle on the phone, so how do you like them apples, eh?

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.

I think i'll go see Planet Terror tonight after work

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'

This whole thing is hilarious. I've never been treated as poorly by any company I worked for than I was at Fopp. I remember being told on payday one December that I would not be getting paid til after Christmas. For the follwing 4 months I was left in doubt as to whether I had a job or not - everyday could have been my last day. For 6 months following that, I was reduced to part-time hours and told that I may not get a full time job again. This is all before our heating broke and we were forced to work in sub-zero temperatures for the following winter.

Fuck Fopp, I'm glad it's dead. I just feel so bad for the employees

Go to this.

The last episode was a bit disappointing. Still my fave TV show.

I still haven't been to see this but everyone I've talked to has said it was fucking amazing.

I'll be kicking about, though I dont know if you know who I am or not. I definatly know you.

I know you Tom.

I'm only around for a few days. If I get a chance to come up, I'll certainly do my best! If not, you should all come & party in edinburgh...

Buy a MacBook.

For those that know me (most people I'm sure will not give two shits), I'm gonna be back in the UK for a few days in March.

Who still lives in Aberdeen that I need to come and see?

Holy shit, people voted for TWF!? Even though we were an Edinburgh band? How come no one came to our gigs? So many questions...

Anyone see this? I dunno if it's been released in the UK yet but I heartily reccommend it. Christian Bale is great as usual and it's directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins).

I really enjoyed it and so did the wife to my utter surprise....I kindda tricked into it.

I must go and see it again though...i'm sure I missed lots, as you do with a Scorsese movie.

Yeah I thought it was better the second time around as I wasn't as surprised by it's length.

"No tickie, no laundry"