Sod the NME Awards - what else to do this Thursday

So I have officially had awards fatigue. What with Control not even being nominated for a single sodding thing at The Oscars when it was clearly the best film of last year and the frankly sickening Brit Awards the last thing I would like to do is hang out at the NME Awards with a bunch of pretentious "trustafarians".

Instead I will be at The Exits signing party at the mighty Club Criminal where I will get to watch a very cool line up of bands including the awesome Sixty Second Silence.

I will then be shuffling my bottom along to the very 1st Plastic Factory at Juno in Shoreditch where they are giving away free Cd's, masks and sweeties!

Thursday is officially the new Friday.

Viva La Razzmatazz

I LOVE SPAIN. Ok more specifically I love Razzmatazz. Based in the industrial part of Poble Nou (home of the famous Cemetary) and a five minue taxi ride from Barca it is the best indie / electro club I have ever been too. Five floors of club - downstairs there is indie rock at the Razz Club, upstairs there's techno at The Loft and Lo*Li*Ta. The Pop Room and the Rex Room are more chillout spaces booking pop, electro & disco acts.

I have no idea why we dont have a similliar super club in the UK. Fabric maybe but it is totally electro focused. All indie clubs in London are pretty naff seemingly stuck somewhere in 1993. Razzmatazz don't shy away from playing ground breaking new music and also songs by big bands DJs in the UK just wouldnt play. To all UK Indie DJ's - The Killers do have more than one song that goes..."Somebody told me". They also have top acts playing with the mighty Queen of the Stone Age booked in for this Saturday.

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I vow to visit Razzmatazz once every couple of months and use it as the basis for any hen / stag, birthday clebrations etc. With el cheapo Easyjet flights nothing can stop me now!

Jamm, Brixton

I had a weird weekend...bit of a blow out with le BBQ as it was pouring and the old man was snoring.

Went to Jamm in Brixton on Sunday where Terry Francis was playing - ace, ace, but only stayed open till 1am:(

Kinda watched the Hound of the Baskervilles on Monday which was all nice and cosy with the rain peltering down outside.

Yay its only 4 weeks and 2 days till I set off to Glasto...could life be any better?

Also clearing out some deadwood has improved my mood...hoorah!

Peace x