Whipsnade

This past Saturday Suede played their first show for many years in the U.S.; you can find some footage from it on the web.

Amongst some youtube videos I found this interview with Brett and Simon. The sound quality is really poor, but apart from that I think it's a good interview. And I must say I like the interviewer's top three Suede songs. It's not often I hear Whipsnade being mentioned as a favourite and I’m also a fan of that song. It's in part therefore I've used lyrics from it to name my other blog: 'While pylons hide the suicide'.

The interview from Coachella:

My heart needs a love dance

Since I don't live in the U.K., I don't have the opportunity to run from record store to record store this Record Store Day to find this beautiful 7" Suede vinyl...

www.recordstoreday.co.uk

Because of this, I simply lose myself in some other music than Suede today. I listen to gimmeindie.se, or why not this lovely video to You Say Party's 'Laura Palmer's Prom':

Re-Introducing the Band

Some interesting reads about the magnificent band, the whole week long, at:
FILTER Magazine

Suede @ twitter

If anyone's missed it, Suede are now on Twitter!

Dates to keep in mind

This summer's going to be something special for Suede fans. Even though many hard core fans have collected most of the available material (and even material not available) this release of the remastered records and the additional material (e.g. Love & Poison finally on DVD) should include something extra for the most of us.

Check out these links to Suede's webpage to read the full content of the releases (and preorder):

on May 30 Suede
on June 6 Dog Man Star
on June 13 Coming Up
on June 20 Head Music
on June 27 A New Morning

And before these releases we have the concerts at Brixton Academy on May 19, 20 and 21 to look forward to. Suede playing their first three albums, one each night. And, Chapel Club warming up the audiences beforehand. It sounds fantastic.

I do have a three-night-pass but I'm not sure I will be able to go to London. However, I will certainly try.

Gimme Indie

There is this site that you must visit if you have a somewhat love for indie music, like I do. Here's some info for you: www.gimmeindie.se

There you'll find:

• web radio playing a mix of good indie music,
• live shows aired directly to your computer (or iphone),
• a back catalogue of previously aired live shows that you can listen to again.

If that's not enough, you'll also find great tips about new interesting music.

The site's in Swedish yes it is, but don't let that stop you. There are tweets in English that you can follow!

It's hard to believe that there is only one man behind this site. Read about him here!

Production

Found this interview with Ed Buller via the Suede forum, and I think it'll be a nice read in between the Christmas celebrations.

I listen to the band...

An article with an interview that I enjoyed reading. I like it when it's about the band.
I think you would enjoy it too, so read it:
Not So Young, But Still Fighting: Suede Interviewed

Europe is our playground

Stockholm, then London, it was a perfect combination.

Cirkus in Sthlm is not a small venue, capacity of 1800 with standing area, but neither is it a big arena. It did give closeness to the band, which I like, at least for the standing crowd, at least for me.

The concert was wonderful and to be there with friends that have somewhat the same love for the band as I, it adds to the experience. 'Pantomime Horse' is still one of my favourites to hear live, of the slower songs. It just hits the body in a sensuous way.

I didn't have that much time to digest the concert afterwards since I was heading to London.

After a break of some shopping and a concert with The Radio Dept. at the Scala, it was time for my second Suede show in a week's time.

Since I love Dog Man Star with all my heart it was something extra to stand among the masses in front of the stage at the O2 hearing 'Introducing the Band' as intro to the band, after the obligatory 'Bodies' by Sex Pistols. It had been some years since the last time.

For me it almost felt like the concert had started in Stockholm and that it ended in London, that it wasn't any time in between. It's an odd but nice idea. They were both good shows, respectively, in their own way.

Two major things made the London gig special for me. Apart from the size of the arena, the gig being the last (?) one, and the fact that it was in London, the massive screen showing artwork from different albums and singles made the concert a greater experience. Additionally to hear 'To the Birds' at the end of the show, with the Drowners' artwork in the background made it truly beautiful.

Beauty in shape of t-shirts: Beautiful things

Time

It's time; soon it's time for yet another fantastic energy boost. It's time for every cell of the body to be loved; it's time to feel alive.

On Wednesday night I'll be singing, I'll be dancing, I'll be smiling, I'll be crying.

On Thursday morning I won't feel as heavy hearted as I was after the Albert Hall, 'cause on Tuesday I'll be in London, again, for yet another show.

Tuesday night will be magical.

What will happen thereafter, I don’t know?


Brittle Heart (BA)