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I've always felt as if I'm missing out on something when it comes to music. I feel like I was late to the game, and I'm still catching up. I'm certain I didn't really know anything at all about music until I was in high school and even though there are songs from before then that will bring back memories - good and bad - I couldn't name them. Even well into high school I don't think my interest in being a music fan had reached tipping point and my music taste certainly hadn't matured to a point where I ... more
V Festival - the wrap
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So, we attended V Festival on the weekend. It was awesome. Here is a random assortment of highlights, lowlights and other shit.
Highlights
Muse. Best gig of the weekend.
The Presets. This was the first act we saw and the only disappointment was its extreme brevity. 25 minutes is not enough Presets. We were left wanting more, much more.
The Hoosiers. Don't think I'd heard of them before, but they put on an awesome show.
The Zutons. After listening to their latest album You Can Do Anything a lot, I was really looking forward to seeing these guys. They sure ... more
This is sw'as, the digital home of Simon Elvery - a 26 year old Web Developer with too many extra curricular interests. Usually written from Brisbane, Australia, sw'as has entries dating back to 2004 on subjects including politics, photography, books, music, and many other flights of fancy.
