Oh...my...god.

Looks like I've chosen the right week to talk about Scott Pilgrim, both the movie poster AND the last book's cover have been released since I wrote my last post. I'm a generous guy, so I've done the work, all you have to do is gawp.

July 20th.

August 6th.

Now, I was asked an interesting question about Scott Pilgrim the night I wrote my last post. I was asked if I'd be unhappy if the film made Scott Pilgrim popular. I'm not going to mock this question, because it's actually very good. My answer is that it would bother me a little yes, but I have massively promoted it to everyone I know, and if it got popular and I was unhappy, that would mean I'd effectively made myself unhappy. I love Scott Pilgrim books, because Scott reminds me of me, time and time again. I have no reason to hold it back, I want Bryan Lee O'Malley to succeed.

I mean, this doesn't apply to all of my favourite things. Take Tat for example, I have a MASSIVE crush on Tatiana, if everyone else did, I wouldn't really know what to do with myself.

I repeat, a MASSIVE crush.

In other news, I have been listening to Nat and her friend Owen natter on (no pun intended) about a web comic called Gunnerkrigg Court for...well, it's been on and off since I've known them. Two nights ago I was talking to Owen about it, and after doing so I finally decided to check it out. Earlier, I bought the first book. 'Nuff said.

Another example of my somewhat amazing imagination (and bad spelling)

I think if you click the pictures, they get bigger? Either way, this is what I came home to find in my email box, completely forgetting what I had done in my media lesson.

The spelling mistake should say "your" but I imagine you'd have figured that out anyway.


The next picture is too small to see well but you get the general point (:


In case you're wondering, it's a link to a back issue of revolver magazine (September 2009) which has an article on Tat!

But you can't have it, it will be mine. Here's a video to make up for it:

Sorry about the crappy quality, it's like the only video on youtube.

Song is called I don't want to (love you) by Tat

Tat

Third post of the day (it doesn't happen often so enjoy it :p). Today I'm here to talk to you about the artists of one of my favourite songs: Tat.

As any of my following veterans know, Tat have been top of one of my missing lists and second in one of the not so missing lists, with their song, Pessimist. I got into researching them today after a spell of pessimism and Emily's marvellous quoting and perfect timing. The quote looks a little like this:

"Every silver lining has it's cloud, can I be yours?"

I learned a few things from my little adventure through the internet:

1) Tat are English (Very important)
2) They're very down to Earth in person (Very cool)
3) Tatiana is very attractive :p
4) They may top my top 5 this week with a different song
5) This different song has a video, and it looks like this (and it would have been in my top 100):



I also found two interviews with them, one in video form, the other written, I'll show you the written one another time, but I'm going to leave you with the video inter'. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Tat!

Top 5 Songs (Week Starting 03/08)

Has been a longgg week. Am glad to get these up (: Four of these are from my new warped tour album and the other is from another warped tour album, anyone who can guess without looking it up will get a prize (GUESS!). By the way, I've taken to putting my favourite favourite lines in bold :p

5. Let the Games Begin - Anarbor
This song came up pretty late in the week, which is why it's at the back. Is another of those cocky songs about people who think they can "get it", like my favourite song. Unlike my favourite song, this guy actually is getting it, even though the girl has a boyfriend :s (I have my suspicions about the guy in "the new black", my interperetation is that he just thinks he's cool, like me :p

Good Lyrics:
"It's a game, she's to blame
But who's keeping score?
I'm not in it to win
You can tell by my grin
That I've done this before
So let the games begin
Yeah, let the games begin "

4. We Both Know - Ivoryline
This was the first song I got hooked on from my new warped tour album, right from the first line. I was originally a bit iffy about the chorus, but I got into it quite quickly. not many lyrics because it was more about the attitude conveyed by the vocals and instruments :)

Good Lyrics:
"We both know you can't plan
Something as real as this
It takes more than plans to feel like this"

3. Pessimist - Tat
I love this song because it's so delightfully blunt. Probably one of the punkiest songs to hit my list in a long time. The lyrics are probably the best part of this song, so expect to read quite a few of them (:

Good Lyrics:
"A pessimist you can call me I'll be round,
To bring you down.
My friendship's overrated I've been crowned,
Queen for letting you down.
Give me your heart I'll give it back,
All battered and torn.
Cos' every silver lining has it's cloud,
Can I be yours?"

"[Chorus]
And I'll Sit on your face and say,I love you
And leave you the next day,
For someone who owes you,
And you...
Put you trust in me,
To discover no less than a twist in sobriety.
And when you need me the most,
I'll be pissed off my face or stoned and I'll be loving it.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
You can count on me,
Yeah."

"Here I am you prized and weighted catch,
I've been found faulty.
Just give me a chance I'll stab you in the back,
Please put your trust in me.
I am the itch you can't scratch,
Here try this dagger.
Put your trust in me,
Put your trust in me,
Put your trust in me,
Put your trust in me."

2. My Mannequin Can Dance - Matchbook Romance
This WAS the hot favourite for number one on my list. I started off this week in quite a spiteful mood before settling back into my better "holiday" mood. This song suited that mood very well, not because it's a spiteful song, just because some of the lines were exactly what I wanted to hear. Good lyrics, good tune, good song.

Good Lyrics:
"We're all eyes
And in my personal opinion
If we're not all you were hoping for
When you say my name
Say it like a curse"

"I saw your face in the magazine saying "I can't hear it"
All the girls all glittered and glossed
Screaming "we can feel you", can you feel me?
We'll die if we're not
In a corpse of conscience
Lie
These lies live a life
But don't lie to me"

"You're just chasing shadows
Show us some heart and confess your sins
We'll sing with arms closed
And you can tear us apart 'cause you won't break the skin

Just put on your face and..."

"I would love nothing more in the world
Than to watch you as you spill your guts. "

1. Two Birds Stoned at Once - Chiodos
Chiodos' third appearance on my list I believe. Quite impressive, because I only have three songs by them :) This song had me hooked from the start with some fairly epic violins, then unhooked me with some lovely screaming. I returned to the song a few days later and listened to it the entire way through, and it has some AMAZING lines. Chiodos always grab me with their songs because their style is like nothing else that I have. Awesome.

"so, here i am again.
both of my eyes so, open wide and gleaming.
blank stares, with races running only an inch behind.
sit back and watch the pavement get closer as it aims for your face.
as it aims for your face.

so step back, let me take over.
step back, let me take over.

can you hear the silhouettes?
the slim and dark figures.
rising like giants out of the shadows.
they're crawling out.
they're crawling out of our skin.

here i am again.
we build ourselves, where monsters used to hide.

so step back, let me take over.
so step back, let me take over.

and we're all whores, some of us just get paid.

oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity,
my feelings crawl the walls,
they crawl the walls, and finally fall,
they finally fall,
like empires and old loves.

can you hear the silhouettes?
the slim and dark figures,
rising like giants out of the shadows,
they're crawling out,
they're crawling out of our skin

(let me take over)
oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity
(let me take over)
oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity
(let me take over)
oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity
(let me take over)
oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity
(let me take over)"