checking in ..

folks.

so here i am back in front of a keyboard.

feels weird considering the last 10 days or so. first things first.

chicago is a gorgeous place to visit - i cannot recommend it enough if anyone gets the opportunity. stunning skyline, warm atmosphere, i met so many cool/interesting people, of whom i will be in touch with shortly, if they happen to chance upon this part of my world.

so, to the music side of things. well despite being in the city of the home of the blues, acid house and wax trax, i actually managed to catch uk synth pop genius thomas dolby live in a small packed out venue called martyrs. the gig was fantastic. thomas has decided to re-enter the pop music world, and for me personally the night was very special.

i hope to get that written up in a more enjoyable form over the next few days, so please bear with me as i have to attack the pile of cds that greeted me upon my homecoming.

aside from yet another grizzly england world cup song (featuring sham 69 and graham coxon !), the pile was full of stuff that i need to check out :

new sonic youth album, boykillboy album (initial play didn't reveal too much beyond it being a direct rip off of bloc party/the departure/franz ferdy and their brand of revised new wave), new release from new flesh, and i may even try out the dirty pretty things record, but lets not get too carried away.

in reality all i would like to do is check out a new shining ep on the bleeporama label dust science, by someone called dan curtin.

so, when things settle down, i'll hopefully get the ball rolling again..

onwards

mark e

ireallylovemusic