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Holy Days

Now that the summer has gone is here and festivals finished, I’m taking a break from blogging for a week in order to spend some time with my family, cook, visit the dentist, read loooads of books (have five on the go), go to some gigs without a camera, walk outside at 11am with no idea where I’m going, clean this messy kip of a gaff, write loads of bad poetry, get enormously fat on potato salad and bacon, brush my hair, visit friends and just be me for a while.

So while I’m gone, here are my favourite OHR things:

My favourite

feature: The Real Underground Scene

gig: And So I Watch You From Afar

breakthrough: The Urges Sign to US Label

interview: I Still Have A Suitcase In Berlin

photos: Dry County at Club AC30

argument: BallyKnockanstockan Hiccup

album: This Is The Wish Of A Blog Called OHR

EP: Subplots

singles: The Ultra Twist/Nackers split 7″

photoshoot: The Eclectic

competition: National Student Music Award

radio: The Revellions on BBC

flyer: Butterfly Explosion

in-store: Terrordactyl in Tower

mindfuck: The Wiggers’ Brawl

surprise: Oooh!

artwork: Halves 57 Varieties

joke: Taking the Pez

download: Hoovers & Sledgehammers

photographers: Breaking Down Brick Walls

exclusive: The Chalets Split

decision: Distractors Cancel SXSW

meme: Seven Songs

story: Guardian Unlimited Slates Ham Sandwich

tour: Crayonsmith Support Islands in US

gift: BATS desktop

news: Noise Control Sign To Disney/Playstation

festivals: photos

video: Super Extra Bonus Party - Everything Flows

failure: I Still Catch My Breath

achievement:  I Promise Never To Do This Again

…Could you do me a favour while I’m off? Let me know what kind of stuff you like and don’t. Loads of posts go uncommented but I don’t take this as necessarily meaning it’s unwanted. Flyers for example, people like to just look at them? What would you like to see more of? Are the comprehenisve news features missed? Do you trust me to review releases? Would OHR improve with more features and interviews or is it just fine the way it is? Do let me know in the comments below because when I come back I’ll be raring to go for 2.0!

Missing you all ready!

5 Responses to “Holy Days”

  1. adam says:

    I want to know how long it took for that post?? A million hyperlinks. Fastest fingers indeed..

  2. flynnduism says:

    Thats a hell of a list!

    I’ll keep mine a bit simple. Right now my favourite things are:

    Song: Adebisi Shank - Shunk or FLApes - Lumpy Dough
    Album: James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes (the strings! oh the strings!)
    Thing: my local indian The Green Chilli, or firefox’s FireFTP add-on
    Gig: Acid Mother’s Temple or Ponytail
    Watched: Roll Up Your Sleeves DIY doc
    Post: JC’s social spaces rant: ‘Where to go to make noise’
    Site: boingboing.net
    Looking forward to: new Halfset album, the Shred Yr Face tour
    Want: one of them google G1 phones

  3. nay says:

    Adam: not long considering there was a whole week ahead :)

    Flynn: The Green Chili…nyom. I want a local Indian that will deliver Bombay Aloo at 12:38pm.
    (Wanted to go to that AMT gig. Deadly, was it?)

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