This is a quick self portrait I did in the Laing Art Gallery on a strange silver board about a month ago =)

Art gallery's make me happy

Photo number one is a painting board at Bingley Music Live. Just out of shot it said 'Jarvis Cocker is god' in yellow paint but 'god' looked like more like 'goo'. No points for guessing who wrote that (me) Photo number two is from The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, my favourite art gallery. It would be cool to have a massive doodle wall that like that in my room, I might try it. Interactive art is the best kind.

"Oops, I think we just broke the small Yorkshire town, Bingley. What a night! What a crowd!"

 

After six or more years of waiting to see Maximo Park, I'm now lucky enough to say that I've finally managed to see them not only once but four times! With each performance I swear Lukas Wooller becomes more and attractive and Paul Smith's moves become slicker. Not only have they both replied to me on Twitter but at my request they've been playing my favourite song, Postcard of a Painting, on their recent festival dates and I even managed to touch Paul's knees and get their setlist from The Cluny. Happy, happy happy! I would go into more detail about all of the gigs and all of the encounters but it would be best if I didn't as I can get carried away, as anyone who remotely knows me will agree,  plus I need to try and look presentable for going to see the original King Kong tonight, bye

Ticket to Ride

This is a lovely little display between the stairs of Tynemouth Market that I saw a week or so ago when the metro's were being weird and  when I went to buy some brogues. I love that they use that space for installations and things.

And then in town I saw this nice graffiti opposite the Newcastle Library...

 

Happy 1st Birthday Lucy!

♥

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

Eating samosas in the car and listening to PJ Harvey.

I have such a thing for that woman. Her vocal range is incredible.

She's equally fierce and delicate. She's my hero. Combined with my love for Warpaint, Hole, Elastica, Sleeper and The Long Blondes I think I'm actually becoming a musical feminist of some sort.