Quench
LCD Soundsystem
By Ben Marshall
To call LCD Soundsystem a ‘band’ would be somewhat like calling Robbie Williams ‘a bit of a drama queen.’ LCD Soundsystem are a fully-fledged multi-limbed funk contraption.
However, I must admit that I was somewhat skeptical about whether the sheer genius of both of the albums could be translated into a live performance, and to a certain extent, I guess I was right.
The ‘system was plagued by a myriad of sound and technical problem, but this didn’t adversely affect the band at all. In fact it may have even spurred them on.
Despite looking like a cross between a tramp and a PE teacher, the drummer was so precise it was like having a hairy tiny-shorts-wearing drum machine.
This mixed in with yelped Ziggy Stardust vocals and furious electro beats makes one very happy reviewer. You can stick your New Rave up your arse, because quite frankly, the old one isn’t dead and is living within James Murphy’s twisted, but brilliant mind.
This Week
Latest Edition
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
Upbeat and commercial, so unlikely to be popular with students. But thedistinctive sound of Levine’s voice makes a welcome comeback; he is, after all, the best thing since sliced bread.
Sunshine
Dir: Danny Boyle, Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rose Bryne, Chris Evans
Food & drink in the city
Now that the sun has come out and end of term is fast approaching, Rachel Clare and Kayleigh Excell have selected some great places for you to enjoy this summer. From restaurants to clubs, here's your essential guide...
Mixtape 1
Why are you so shit?’ Another Gindrinker concert, another moron not quite getting it. To be fair, it’s not hard to see why, screeched vocals about Bullseye and guitar rape in abundance does not a happy emo crowd make.
In Review: Urban dictionary
In between spay-painting small horses with swastikas and sniffing glue the youth of today still like to chew the fat from time to time. Unfortunately the cretins have adopted a bizarre type of new-speak which can leave “me-mans” (myself and some of my close friends) “well vexed” (Perplexed, Peeved). That’s where the Urban dictionary comes in. With this peer monitored compendium of British and American slang you can find out what the little twazocks actually said to you before you walked off full of impotent rage and self loathing. Yay. To elaborate. After hearing a rap-tune recently I heard the word “skeet” a term with which I was unfamiliar. Consulting the Urban dictionary I discovered that skeet is a verb that describes, “Bustin’ a nut in a skizzles grill” or, the act of ejaculating onto a woman’s face. Other notable explanations submitted included the rather quaint: “To drop a banana item in Mario Kart 64, thereby causing a trailing opponent to slip on it and skid out” and the colorful “Something I would love to do on the Olsen twins. “The real fun lies in contrasting the Neanderthal with the surely mock-serious entries. Of course some helpful souls point out the real meaning of the word (something to do with clay pigeon shooting) but it is all done very tongue in cheek. A running dialogue on the site led one poster to claim it was a word which White people only heard about from the comedian Dave Chapelle. This in turn led one of his fellows to inform us that it is a completely fictional word invented by black people because they needed something to do in between collecting welfare cheques. As if via osmosis the stupidity seeps into you brain and you can impress the Gs in your hood with your newfound knowledge and/or prejudices lest ye be merced by your in the know peers.
The World of Books - Australasia
Continuing our look at books from around the world, this week Books goes down under to explore the best of Australasia
K-Day
Fashion Desk takes on the crowds in Queen Street to battle it out for a piece of the most over-hyped collection of the year
Tunnel Vision
Right, first off, I really hate it when people, namely students, bang on about programmes they used to watch when they were young. The top three offending programmes are as follows: Super Ted. Danger Mouse and the Magic Roundabout.
Arcade Fire - Intervention
As a fan of Arcade Fire, I really want to plug this single. But Intervention is not very good, sounding more like a hymn than their angry selves. There are better tracks on the album Neon Bible, so buy that instead. Or see them live.