Vfest vs. Leeds/Reading

Leeds is this weekend, V was last weekend, not too many great acts on either lineup, this are the few acts I'd possibly care about seeing if I was bothered enough to be at either.

V:
Newton Faulkner
Still not bothered to listen to his 3rd album, his first two were fun though


Friendly Fires
Umm, yeah, clutching at straws already. Good band, and had some nice tunes last summer


Keane
Didn't see any coverage, they'd have been wise to play more early stuff


Stone Roses
Playing literally every festival this year


Leeds:
The Cure
I'm told they were excellent at Isle of Wight a few years back playing a three hour set. Probably the most solid of the headliners this summer


Metronomy
Not too much competition on Sunday night, up against At The Drive-In and Kasabian


Passion Pit
The only band I'd actually pay to see at the festival, why they're three behind Foster the People I'm not sure


Odd Future
Who wants to play spot the hipster?


Florence + The Machine
Could easily steal the show, Kasabian won't be depending upon stuff from Velociraptor! to try to top it I'd imagine


Leeds nicks it 5-4, but neither festival is worth the money and spending a few nights in a tent

The Most Absurd Youtube Comment Ever

This was the top comment (with 78 thumbs up) on Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"

One day when we are all older, riding with our kids in the backseat going god knows where, this song will pop out in our system and after the song ends our kids will tell us to put it again because they really like it. Then as our parents told us about the Beatles, Elvis, and all the other greats and how they were there to witness the music, we will tell them about the music of Lana Del Rey and how we were there to witness it.

Ummm, oh dear

Top 10 of My Summer Thus Far

10. Rubber Bullets - 10cc


9. Oddfellows Local 151 - R.E.M.
Only just got into Document to be honest, not that impactful an album at all


8. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas


7. Yonkers - Tyler, the Creator
"I'm an over-achiever, so how about a start a team of leaders and pick up Stevie Wonder to be the wide receiver" Has to be one of my favourite rap lyrics in a while


6. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John


5. Straight To Hell - Lily Allen
I think I prefer this smooth cover to the original by The Clash; or maybe it's because whenever I hear the original it reminds me too much of Paper Planes by M.I.A.


4. Poison & Wine - The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars is a pair that work really well together, this is a beautifully sung duet


3. Rabbit Heart - Florence + the Machine
This is the song that first made me interested in Florence a few years ago. Nice to see her at the top of the charts at the moment


2. Cut My Hair - The Who
Very underrated song from Quadrophenia and sums up a lot of the unease Jimmy feels throughout the story. Love Townshend's subtle guitar work in this aswell


1. Sirius/Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
I was delighted when this was played before every Euro 2012 match, of course memorable for being the Bulls theme music when MJ was in his prime.