tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25558359457596810722024-03-14T06:51:03.318-07:00MY PERSONAL EFFORT TO RUIN THE INTERNET.Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-82308347266821798422009-02-11T18:47:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:56:43.573-08:00Late Of The Pier Tour Blog: Sheffield to Glasgow, Sunday 8th FebI’m on the train to Glasgow now, well, Glasgow via York. Although this is the furthest gig away from home that I’ll have to shoot, I’m less phased as I was when leaving Roehampton yesterday.<br /><br />I realized just how much I had under-planned when I reached the Leadmill in Sheffield. Prior to the trip, I’d arranged all details, schedules and project logistics with Alun from supervision management, however Rob Howard’s responsible for everything on this tour.<br /><br />He knew bits and bops about the project but didn’t know the full story, call it miscommunication, eh? It was all sorted out within those five minutes however. Rob and I agreed that the main concern was to maintain the bands privacy. I insisted that I wasn’t a pervasive photographer and handed Rob my Polaroid 635 Supercolor and some instant films to pass onto the band, so they could begin to document life on the road with whatever subject matter they chose. Rob gave me my AAA for the night along with a pocket sized tour guide which detailed traveling times, stage times and sound checks for each part of the tour so I know what’s happening and when during the tour.<br /><br /><br />I stayed in the photo-pit for the majority of the night, even between bands. It was really surreal being alone at a gig for the first time ever, even when shooting in the past Ive always had my brother there with me, failing that, a really close friend. It’s kind of a sign of how new and fresh this is to me. I had fun in the pit though, there’s that tension between the artist and his audience, who in this case idolized those four boys onstage. Being sandwiched so much made me feel so close to the music. I actually shot alongside a past Yorkshire photographer of the year, although I cant quite place his name now. I felt for him when he was pushed out after 3 songs, but I realized just how many strings were pulled for me tonight alone! Here’s to Glasgow and the rest!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbkSsSQBfxG0saOs7yNdrhLGfd7xoLe_-BKyE7J3OlLznp7w7HpMVZR085BGEkh1hiTFFVEsBcRIIg1SEcM8TCfwYv2Zl3eTBb0jmf9e_g060PxMiHkK0UeE8uU7YLC6dIi-BRYO9khpd/s1600-h/IMG_4046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbkSsSQBfxG0saOs7yNdrhLGfd7xoLe_-BKyE7J3OlLznp7w7HpMVZR085BGEkh1hiTFFVEsBcRIIg1SEcM8TCfwYv2Zl3eTBb0jmf9e_g060PxMiHkK0UeE8uU7YLC6dIi-BRYO9khpd/s320/IMG_4046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301739254165046818" border="0" /></a>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-78778069303666908592009-01-11T18:27:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:01:41.948-08:00My Year In Lists<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Twelve days overdue, I know, But better late then</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> never. Here was my favourite music of 2008...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">>ALBUMS</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">1. LATE OF THE PIER - FANTASY BLACK CHANNEL</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">By far my favourite album of the year was and still is Fant</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">asy</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Black Channel. Its leaks energy, talent and not giving fuck effortlessly in every beat. Inspired by a depthy cross section of bands from Joy Division to Devo (say’s it all really) it’s a really open alb</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">um. I first caught Late Of The Pier in a pantry-sized room at the top floor of the now deceased Hammersmith Palais during my first year at Uni, even then they were raucous, and now they're tenfold that standard!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://991.com/newGallery/Late-Of-The-Pier-Fantasy-Black-Cha-441465.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 172px;" src="http://991.com/newGallery/Late-Of-The-Pier-Fantasy-Black-Cha-441465.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">2. LAURA MARLING - ALAS, I CANNOT SWIM</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">On a completely different end of the spectrum, 2008 opened me up to folk a lot more, I'd been waiting for this album for a long time after seeing Laura play some of her earliest material at a tiny bar in Brentford in February, 2006. Two years of myspace clicking paid off and when it was finally released she played an absolutely amazing showcase gig at Union Chapel, for nada! Although the album was propelled by Mercury fame, I love how Alas, I Cannot Swim hasn’t been pulped by the masses, its remained the same, and still raises hairs the same way, its just been given the nod its rightfully owed.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ZzB0AdPDL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 171px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ZzB0AdPDL._SS500_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">3. FOALS - ANTIDOTES</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Yannis promised an album full of "solid drones" and Foals delivered, along with driving studio versions of 'Cassius', 'Baloons', 'Red Socks Pugie', and 'Olympic Airwaves' to demonstrate their danceability and chart credentials. Meanwhile tracks such as 'Electric Bloom’ and 'Two Steps Twice' confirm that Antidotes boasts the bands ability to make an album full of staying power at the same time.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tracermagazine.com/images/stories/foals.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 177px;" src="http://www.tracermagazine.com/images/stories/foals.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">4. BLOC PARTY - INTIMACY</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />5. LOS CAMPESINOS! – HOLD ON NOW, YOUNGSTER.../WE ARE BEAUTIFUL, WE ARE DOOMED</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />6. MGMT – ORACULAR SPECTACULAR</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />7. LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION – FALLING OFF THE LAVENDER BRIDGE</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />8. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - VAMPIRE WEEKEND</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />9. METRONOMY - NIGHTS OUT</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />10.FRIENDLY FIRES - FRIENDLY FIRES</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><br /><br />11. THESE NEW PURITANS - BEAT PYRAMID</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">>GIGS:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">*<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">BLACK LIPS/KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW - HEAVEN - SEPTEMBER 16TH</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Hazy rock and roll, a crowd surfer every 8 or 9 seconds (no, really!), pissy security guards, on stage nudity, red stripe. For about an hour it felt like we were in the 60's!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">*<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">AFRICA EXPREZ - KOKO - OCTOBER 22ND</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">7 hours of non-stop African inspired music, most of which improvised, curated heavily by Damon Albarn. I don’t need to say much more.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">>DVD:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">*<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> JUSTICE - A CROSS THE UNIVERSE</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Filmed by Romain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gavras</span>, it follows Justice on tour around the US earlier this year. I wrote a whole fucking essay piece on this movie, I can't really describe it bluntly, maybe I’ll post it soon!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Anant</span> x</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-39969296186666617472009-01-09T15:56:00.000-08:002009-01-10T06:24:54.104-08:00Slumdog Millionaire: Rags to Raja<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Being my last day at home for a while I ventured out</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> to see<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/slumdogmillionaire/">Slumdog Millionaire</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span>tonight and can honestly say I loved every minute, second, still frame a</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">nd cell of it. It really has been a day and age since I last felt so gripped by a mainstream cine</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">ma piece, let alone a partially Hindi one!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Yet, as I walked home tonight, through the wi</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">nd and minus figures, although a new ply of frost accumulated on my Fred Perry's with every step, but I couldn't help but feel warm inside (cheesefest, i know). It's a film based on Q&A, a novel by Vikas Swarup, intelligently adapted by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YG-PgY06Z-bb3rFZL8oSUVnWimCjhyOGq7EJlgR_pI_mtmcotA9dFPQmGZSewQEVTccMgCZu152-9D3EAbYC-XFRqeqzrbMpmtT1cH1GKR2JHBpwXDuazrDEiS8J98VcS3oIpczZW-Vn/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YG-PgY06Z-bb3rFZL8oSUVnWimCjhyOGq7EJlgR_pI_mtmcotA9dFPQmGZSewQEVTccMgCZu152-9D3EAbYC-XFRqeqzrbMpmtT1cH1GKR2JHBpwXDuazrDEiS8J98VcS3oIpczZW-Vn/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289471979084017170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I want to refrain from hurling out spoilers, so in short, It sees the central character, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel, Skins) treated with suspicion and interrogat</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">ed by police after he wins the Hindi equivalent of the TV show 'Who Wants To Be A Million</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">aire', and in turn he goes on to explain how he learnt th</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">e answers to the questions throughout his skewed and unjust upbringing in the shanty towns of Mumbai, India. Scored by Indian composer <a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/10/2218644/mia-and-ar-rahman-o-saya.mp3">A.R. Rahman</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">, who is lended the support of Sri Lankan born refugee </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/10/2218644/mia-and-ar-rahman-o-saya.mp3">M.I.A.</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">, Slumdog Millionaire journeys through a brutally compelling story of</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> life in an impoverished India, with light reference to Indian cultural artifacts such as Amitabh Bachchan, Bel Puri, over-capacitated railway systems, and more jarring imagery of vast communities living under layers of corrugated sheet metal.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9Y-RNcd0-mPDScsagzJsmAEI9jS3wKwTUyQh6DenAFrBLMvqG6F3i3kYYDzOk_GC3N4lAsgHdpjrcdcS0jwbbEnVcdMzScMBgGwNhRnuylRCGoMaqxe00oLOgm8U_G4Jl70skNbPO-ao/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9Y-RNcd0-mPDScsagzJsmAEI9jS3wKwTUyQh6DenAFrBLMvqG6F3i3kYYDzOk_GC3N4lAsgHdpjrcdcS0jwbbEnVcdMzScMBgGwNhRnuylRCGoMaqxe00oLOgm8U_G4Jl70skNbPO-ao/s320/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289477369052918722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">In honest truth, I walked in expecting a 'feel good epic' that would be rendered 'hyped' and 'passable' with age, but in actual fact I left feeling quite touched as it dealt out a saturated yet first handed and emotio</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">nal account of life in the slums of India, reflective upon sociopolitical issues such as orphanage, poverty, access to knowledge, the Hindu Caste system, corruption, gang culture and human trafficking. To declare it 'eye opening' only touches on it's foundations, it is definitely worth giving up 120 minutes for.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Anant x</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhuog9ZXhHUB95tFo3GDeBw3k0uQkF9VNfV9rtxjuh4_VNJlrz2DXpF46-XjNRhLCK4MiUUB7ELBQuYYSdYUxO1pBJeazzrYiRCXi6ervnpbZkBRzfgvjQaRiX99XqUaKaRXtFcHpStq/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhuog9ZXhHUB95tFo3GDeBw3k0uQkF9VNfV9rtxjuh4_VNJlrz2DXpF46-XjNRhLCK4MiUUB7ELBQuYYSdYUxO1pBJeazzrYiRCXi6ervnpbZkBRzfgvjQaRiX99XqUaKaRXtFcHpStq/s320/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289477140000045538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ij8ORAFQIJLywmdFTg9cGGZQRvw6eBhY1GRV3Ds_9_YqoIG6TLMBTSb_nHtzd6pwZxQC1aMpcY8hS0INxTl7GVk-OCk4VF3zhn2K5enJYDiGfHyII5gduNHUnn5qReLTqUYQw3iScu-z/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><br /></a>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-73568114620915244062009-01-08T18:52:00.000-08:002009-01-08T18:53:32.965-08:00iTunes Cull: Finish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD5rI1FKQ5dcAOGhuFGfMHe89Hkl5Z6pQodr2Mim8J-yhjNhh-_rz1kaSwPV_H_kCKI11u8VbgEriZkFwH7fma16eHFZGhXtBNjSOKcpL6eqK5ojtsM9CG2Ya7bYGX3vOro4BlGam_jWL/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 25px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD5rI1FKQ5dcAOGhuFGfMHe89Hkl5Z6pQodr2Mim8J-yhjNhh-_rz1kaSwPV_H_kCKI11u8VbgEriZkFwH7fma16eHFZGhXtBNjSOKcpL6eqK5ojtsM9CG2Ya7bYGX3vOro4BlGam_jWL/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289121668851428242" border="0" /></a>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-474014064542456662009-01-08T16:35:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:39:23.749-08:00iTunes Cull: Start<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUO5K6wpXkE-87s4UO6wTC0DCL467cNUTzEsI-jJY8ZkZG7IJsHEcfWqCvlP5oUYgINe04c4l5E2GCAQMl1bI4hnf5Ct1myIpwLE42uACdoMKfmt5lGcGhBwYwhC55gv62FIiyhQSRIYx/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUO5K6wpXkE-87s4UO6wTC0DCL467cNUTzEsI-jJY8ZkZG7IJsHEcfWqCvlP5oUYgINe04c4l5E2GCAQMl1bI4hnf5Ct1myIpwLE42uACdoMKfmt5lGcGhBwYwhC55gv62FIiyhQSRIYx/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289087084456154226" border="0" /></a>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-55314358096216903602007-04-02T11:28:00.000-07:002009-01-08T15:37:34.762-08:00Happy Is An Understatement<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">The past week has been a</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> great one indeed, first rewind back to last Thursday when I get a phone call from the RSU 'headquarters' letting me known that I've been voted 'RSU Newspaper Editor' for 2007/08</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> with no less than</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> 605 votes(thats about 603</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> more than I imagined). </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Then on Sunday morning, after what</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> seemed to be an eternity(a.k.a 2</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">hours in real time) we finally got under the</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> busy online server and bought 3 tickets</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> for the</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Glastonbury Festival</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">as if my summer calendar wasn't already amazing enough(IOW and Muse at</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Wembley), </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">I now get to trek back to the </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">greatest </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">festival on the planet with the company of my brother and Martin this June.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">As if all of the above wasn't quite excessivly</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> jammy enough, my brother managed to secure guestlist passes(free) for the two of us to see indie legends Travis(!) when they play the Hammersmith Apollo this May!</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Anant<br /><br /></span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andrewkendall.com/images/photographs/livemusic/travis_iow05/main/travis_iow05_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 124px;" src="http://www.andrewkendall.com/images/photographs/livemusic/travis_iow05/main/travis_iow05_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/76298333_0641b9cd32_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 127px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/76298333_0641b9cd32_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object/294/78/n2257257334_37500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 97px;" src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object/294/78/n2257257334_37500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-57019700922668732662007-03-06T13:01:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:03:55.807-08:00Simpsons Movie Trailer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoiwJ5g0UyduXxdkdw-yhkMREXogyzh3ri0ZhlFVg2uxYCbofmyP1IlaFVWNgLoFIJFCuaig5znS4ntnJRg58sZ9pAhtf1SgCAoeAWW4jZ4xRvbuKis1z66wolT8Np6AE7bCmBmr38JA/s1600-h/simpsonsmoviecounter.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvoiwJ5g0UyduXxdkdw-yhkMREXogyzh3ri0ZhlFVg2uxYCbofmyP1IlaFVWNgLoFIJFCuaig5znS4ntnJRg58sZ9pAhtf1SgCAoeAWW4jZ4xRvbuKis1z66wolT8Np6AE7bCmBmr38JA/s320/simpsonsmoviecounter.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038924165153964498" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I know I'm posting quite excessively today but I've just seen the new Simpsons Movie trailer on </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1RDBzKl9KI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enme%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fgreen%2Dday%2F26863">youtube</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">, and, boyhood-simpsons-fan opinion aside, it looks like its going to be quite something. Don't be afraid to watch it, its not really a spoiler, also word has it that Green Day are in the trailer (25 seconds before the ending), apparently their the band on the boat capsizing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Judging by my snazy Simpsons widget theres only </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">143 days</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> till the movie hits cinema's(27th July 2007).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">The trailer can be seen below...</span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1RDBzKl9KI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1RDBzKl9KI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-41883835407177547462007-03-06T12:08:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:03:24.448-08:00I Hate George Michael!/Isle Of Wight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/309733608_e26a682da4_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 252px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/309733608_e26a682da4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I am utterly pissed at George Michael, the 43 year old's just announced that he'll be the first artist to play the brand new Wembley on June 7th - stealing the honour from <a href="http://www.muse.mu/">Muse</a>(bit of bias there I know), who booked the venue for 16th and 17th June back in December. As a consolation Muse will still technically be the first </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">band</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> to play the new Wembley but its just not the same I guess. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /><br />Even if it wasnt Muse robbed I'd still prefer a current, acclaimed band that keeps winning 'best live act' awards at every ceremony under the sun to open Wembley than a has-been thats only recently been on the th news for drug possession. Oh well.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">While I'm on the subject</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> it seems <a href="http://www.myspace.com/klaxons">Klaxons</a>(quality)</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> will be supporting, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">and </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">ac</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">cording to Dom in this weeks NME(28th Feb) <a href="http://www.wolfmother.com/">Wolfmother </a>and <a href="http://www.blocparty.com/">Bloc Party(!)</a> might join in too!</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://community.isleofwightfestival.com/Themes/default/images/common/title.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 58px;" src="http://community.isleofwightfestival.com/Themes/default/images/common/title.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Lastly on Muse, I got tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival in </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">you </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">guessed </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">it</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> - </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">the Isle</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Of Wight. The festivals going to be headlined by</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Snow Patrol, and rumour has it The Rolling Stones...but more importantly...Muse - On Matt Bellamy's Birthday!</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /><br />Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-80889510790800508602007-03-06T11:35:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:04:18.237-08:00A Couple More Reviews...<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I've uploaded a couple more live reviews to my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anantnaik">flickr</a> page, I've reviewed two NME Awards shows from February; the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/howlingbells">Howling Bells</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/themaccabees">The Maccabees</a> at Koko on the 25th and 27th(respectively). Hope you enjoy reading them.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/412072548_73f6960317_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 250px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/412072548_73f6960317_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">The Howling Bells</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/412073699_93a0714017_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 242px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/412073699_93a0714017_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Maccabees</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-66422011036852397372007-02-20T15:42:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:04:46.706-08:00Kate Nash<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I came across this singer-songwriter called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/katenashmusic">Kate Nash</a> the other day and she's already sent my iTunes playcount into double figures. I decided to write a short review for her Double A side single...here it is...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/396998374_ce9df99886_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 254px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/396998374_ce9df99886_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">In other news I got a hair cut, I miss my finge tho, despite how messy and dare i say it 'Emo' it was getting. Heres a little sentimental photo of me and the hair enjoying ourselves...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYaLre428abhT-tGFNWXCxTPjERfH7eJOFSMxxB9zV2U7LAqeVwsGP9ZHt8kXFkDQwGqk2ud7zTc4jyeUWzRtj-x0Nj4j_DvOdUEzolIaO5s4PZRxUumMGbrBVnUn6M-xcwyy3f2k7jru/s1600-h/Photo+176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYaLre428abhT-tGFNWXCxTPjERfH7eJOFSMxxB9zV2U7LAqeVwsGP9ZHt8kXFkDQwGqk2ud7zTc4jyeUWzRtj-x0Nj4j_DvOdUEzolIaO5s4PZRxUumMGbrBVnUn6M-xcwyy3f2k7jru/s320/Photo+176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033767323877110306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-27585416698493858002007-02-11T18:33:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:05:37.221-08:00Bloc Party Album Review<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I've just uploaded my review of the spanking new Bloc Party record to my <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/387420300_d73d7eb370_o.jpg">flickr page</a>. For those of you who find it hard to read in <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/387420300_d73d7eb370_o.jpg">image form</a> heres the review in text below. I decided not to give this album a rating out of 10 as usual as it doesn't need one and, the album has loads of interesting modern themes pinned to it and I think anyone used to city life can relate to it, anyway I'll cut the jibba jabba - here it is....</span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">__________________________________</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br />BLOC PARTY - A WEEKEND IN THE CITY(Wichita Recordings)<br /><br />Its one thing when a weekly music magazine hype your debut prior to release and you manage to live up to it and then some, but punters naturally expect the goods the second time round. Regardless of the pressures in hand Bloc Party have gone on to create a bold second effort. Produced at Grouse Lodge Studios (Ireland) with the help of Garrett “Jacknife” Lee, ‘A Weekend In The City’ is more politically charged and lyrically grounded an</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >d in their words “challenges Coldplay” over accessibility.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Burnt in and out with voice collages ‘Hunting for Witches’ is, strangely enough, a danceable song about Xenophobia in modern Britain, further downstream “Where Is Home?” also themes itself around hostility and discomfort and angst directed towards second generation citizens with ricocheting guitar flicks for extra lift. The two tracks provide a brilliant critique to a nation falsely recognised as a cosmopolitan one.<br /><br />Waiting For The 7.18 documents the life of a Londoner ridden with frustration, Monday morning syndrome, nine-to-fives, and daily commutes. It’s a song centring on a character who has nothing to show for his/her life post graduation, reminiscing life experiences and wishing they took more risks and chances during youth. Climaxing with the plea “Lets drive to Brighton on the weekend”.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br />Continuing with modernists topics ‘Uniform’ critiques youth culture today and in particular the patterns amongst teensters and scenesters hanging out in malls being idle, following popular culture trends, abusing drink, drugs and others “when they have entertainment and things to pass the time".<br /><br />One feature that made predecessor Silent Alarm such a hit for music fans was love, and Bloc Party haven’t departed from this notion. Tracks like ‘I Still Remember’ and ‘Sunday’ are memoirs of love past and present, which ooze confidence and nostalgia (“Our love could have soured, o</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >ver playgrounds and rooftops”).<br /><br />Singles wise, the first half of AWITC packs more punch than the latter which is much more sensitive and i</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >f you wanted to be harsh, “weaker” in comparison. The Prayer (the first single, shatters the amps with its drum loops and guitars humming like a beehive. Singer Kele Okereke voices his prayer for fulfilment with the words “tonight make me unstoppable and I will charm, I will slice, I will dazzle them with my wit”. ‘The Prayer’ and ‘On’ are both tracks depicting drug taking (“Hidden away in every old toilet…Rolled up twenties, they disappear”), not necessarily legitimating them but evocatively elaborating on why people choose and more so need to take them. The string arrangements ‘On’ embeds are sure to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand tall. These tracks are the centrepiece of the records fixation with the storytelling of how nowadays people just want to go out and get mashed. What better way for the album to comedown but “SRXT”.A track named after a widely used anti depressant drug. Inspired by his friend’s near suicide Kele pens the words “</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >A battle that lasts a lifetime, a fight that never ends”.<br /><br />A Weekend In The City is a record scored straight down the middle, coupling love and grit, an album which backdrops the state of a nation. Overflowing with intelligent beats and finely produced rhythm there’s no reason for it to not replica the success of its older brother. There’s no need to speak further, the album is summed up in its first line, ambitiously “trying to be heroic in an age of modernity”.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">__________________________________<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/387420300_d73d7eb370_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 286px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/387420300_d73d7eb370_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" >Anant</span></div></div>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-16294960305767468922007-02-03T10:28:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:06:31.755-08:00It's Been A While...<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Indeed it has been sometime since this</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpV-RZOvQUuRmLjc36iZMp4uMieDeZ1oSlr7G08m0m3HSN3rOfOPd1xrtyQXq1z8CICTTQYvEu4QS0xW05-iyC4x_i9LLc61_VoYxmL_QBNznviSkrq6U1UoXJ1BbhWNLJIkM-cp04BjrT/s1600-h/IMG_6839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpV-RZOvQUuRmLjc36iZMp4uMieDeZ1oSlr7G08m0m3HSN3rOfOPd1xrtyQXq1z8CICTTQYvEu4QS0xW05-iyC4x_i9LLc61_VoYxmL_QBNznviSkrq6U1UoXJ1BbhWNLJIkM-cp04BjrT/s320/IMG_6839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027388613041674338" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> blog’s seen some action, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">unlike </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">myself, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I'm in the middle of a crammed</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> week. I’ve considered that some</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> people have the attention spans of the goldfish sort so I’ll do a short round up and try not to tangent off into a novel.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">On Saturday and Sunday I was busy helping my cousin exhibit his chocolate fondue company at the Asiana Bridal Exhibition at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">on the South Bank. I spent the following day finishing up a photo shoot for another of my cousins’ business, this time a beauty salon.</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVNnl8kWWx8NoYTVkMpnALlb5C1-azAr9N8oNuWG1wRcLaf6QVfRGjqjX7jwdszQ3OjELyXH60sOsxubJHBsBHgs9kEAALRToRNZQAy76t7P4kM5VZUWVrFBlaLecviyAxeDKBwio0A6J/s1600-h/IMG_0535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVNnl8kWWx8NoYTVkMpnALlb5C1-azAr9N8oNuWG1wRcLaf6QVfRGjqjX7jwdszQ3OjELyXH60sOsxubJHBsBHgs9kEAALRToRNZQAy76t7P4kM5VZUWVrFBlaLecviyAxeDKBwio0A6J/s320/IMG_0535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027382243605174354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Tuesday began at approximately 7:45am. Mys</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">elf and Ammy</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">went d</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">own to a </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">swanky</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> little bar in London to watch “The Culture Show” being filmed by the BB</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">C in front of a tiny audience, the show, hosted by</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Lauren Laverne also featured</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> flavour of the month Mika and the living ledge tha</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkbZXUsxTJlSQMxhqJJMaG17vicwg_HX3hXUHNEntzzIudwMKkNUvpU9PoFsGYxgl5rButqHG7O3LcjjGQYfQ01wHrRt9is6O7kkiTk3X973v3uvgm2wjmjxl21X3H2C2FjT4YqiehUqR/s1600-h/IMG_0536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkbZXUsxTJlSQMxhqJJMaG17vicwg_HX3hXUHNEntzzIudwMKkNUvpU9PoFsGYxgl5rButqHG7O3LcjjGQYfQ01wHrRt9is6O7kkiTk3X973v3uvgm2wjmjxl21X3H2C2FjT4YqiehUqR/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027389399020689522" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">t is Patrick Stewart! We also met some awesome blokes from up north who kept us in hysterics all day. The show is being broadcast on B</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">BC2</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Tonight(3rd) at 7.30pm. I must add that I fell asleep on the tube back home for the first time ever in my life!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I guess stealing the odd ten minutes of Zzzz’s wasn’t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> such a bad idea </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">really, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">went to see Bloc</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> party play a three</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> night residency at the (newly saved, I think) Astoria from Wednesday to</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Friday which was quite exhausting. Exhausting however not regretful, each night had a different feel to it, a</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> different supporting cast(Fields, Metric and Absentee) each day being the obvious reason. I went to all three nights with Katherine, we tried to mix it up a bit each night and enjoy the gigs from different views, first night from the </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASIbjL6g1ZgsENAArfhhhlLyP184zY6Lxku381K-4LgJEghm5fZAJGF60OMZhMCX6xQ93SH3NCWkjVr-VQdgUZ8EmkbZkSrdtTF-1O7gY4UetqzwfmTPX00T3Fl1lZfMbB-oFXih_ZR8_/s1600-h/RIMG0038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASIbjL6g1ZgsENAArfhhhlLyP184zY6Lxku381K-4LgJEghm5fZAJGF60OMZhMCX6xQ93SH3NCWkjVr-VQdgUZ8EmkbZkSrdtTF-1O7gY4UetqzwfmTPX00T3Fl1lZfMbB-oFXih_ZR8_/s320/RIMG0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027381388906682434" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">heart of the crowd, the second on the balcony upstairs (which was an amazing view) all before enjoying the finale in the front row in front of Mr.Russell Lissack. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Bloc Party themselves also tried to mix up their set and used the gigs to give fans a spin of their new record ‘A Weekend In The City’ (Out 5th Feb). My favourite night would have to be a tie between the latter two, with all the poster smuggling and chocolate bar antics(to cut a long story short Matt ate my dairy milk I threw onstage during ‘Helicopter’). I got a new compact camera today, which isn’t too compact but I don’t love it any less, with 7x zoom its quite handy for gigging. I took a few quality photos tonight, which – with a few tweaks on iPhoto are looking dapper.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTVOvM4zkcGfv5Ml2y9huq9u-hlvy8ZfMF596vKDESgWhigpL037R-RtP0eDZ4zEcT_EcA1_aPEJ4GESo5oSNJi9nFqYE2Qud7bNcEZffF_QA6mFI2WLYjkGwtFD0_8EE9DgRJDxcGpag/s1600-h/DSC00117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTVOvM4zkcGfv5Ml2y9huq9u-hlvy8ZfMF596vKDESgWhigpL037R-RtP0eDZ4zEcT_EcA1_aPEJ4GESo5oSNJi9nFqYE2Qud7bNcEZffF_QA6mFI2WLYjkGwtFD0_8EE9DgRJDxcGpag/s320/DSC00117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027379456171399186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">So Now its somewhere between Friday night and Saturday dusk and I’m waiting for details of Diana’s birthday party to be texted back to me. Maybe its not wise to blog right now, two parties this weekent and refreshers week next week ontop of exhaustion don’t brew up a great academic Spring term. Oh Well, Cheerio!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-34966646497980068152007-01-26T18:20:00.000-08:002008-11-13T02:37:56.904-08:00Jamie T Live at the Astoria<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUnTNKF92gwZcGHcyDcPwGVAQGT4ovW4NUzKmOP7Twf8fPfcS0KfnpDbKxTJyVWdP5KpG_EYo-0M3x9yM0r64Y1zvUD5e4nONqoEV-MJ8S1oRF1_QCSYG6jBrTOwFMRGNVuV9YHB_RHCy/s1600-h/DSC00088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUnTNKF92gwZcGHcyDcPwGVAQGT4ovW4NUzKmOP7Twf8fPfcS0KfnpDbKxTJyVWdP5KpG_EYo-0M3x9yM0r64Y1zvUD5e4nONqoEV-MJ8S1oRF1_QCSYG6jBrTOwFMRGNVuV9YHB_RHCy/s320/DSC00088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024538829474084786" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Please forgive the lateness of my post.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">The other night, Wednesday 24th January 2007 to be precise, I saw <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/jamietwimbledon">Jamie T</a> play to a sell out crowd at the charing cross Astoria. The gig was extra special as my good mate Neil's and his band - <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thenudes">Them Nudes</a>, were supporting. Most bands may have crumbled with the nerves and pressure but the guys relished the oppourtunity</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> to play such a renowned venue and it was probably the best level I personally have ever seen them play to. Also supporting were the brilliant <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/themaccabees">Maccabees</a>, fronted by Orl</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">ando</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Weeks who never fails to dress for the occasion, he was wearing a sequin waistcoat as I recall.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BiEpPafyebCNEqBLShT-3HR0BHZtOcTMpJXCythyphenhyphenK2yABTNTjR5LmTNvafBBFnouGmQZNI5FnNXfBY_Zs3S179VtXOYw4Gb3Oq7sN9-LQCOhyphenhyphena3NUqQubUJeg29RPHIAgbui1q4jqz5V/s1600-h/DSC00096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BiEpPafyebCNEqBLShT-3HR0BHZtOcTMpJXCythyphenhyphenK2yABTNTjR5LmTNvafBBFnouGmQZNI5FnNXfBY_Zs3S179VtXOYw4Gb3Oq7sN9-LQCOhyphenhyphena3NUqQubUJeg29RPHIAgbui1q4jqz5V/s320/DSC00096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024536806544488354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Onto the main attraction - Jamie T, </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">he played a set with lasted over an hour and saw him</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> showcase most of his debut 'Panic Prevention', This was my first time experiencing Jamie with his full</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> backing band(The Pacemakers), so it was great to hear some of the tracks played</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> across 5 musicians rather than just on an acoustic bass(which he still encorporated into his set). His encore was to be blunt - mad: including solo renditions 'Living with Betty' and his cover of Billy Bragg's 'A New England', before closing with a special sped up version of his latest lift 'Calm Down Dearest'.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">As if an excellent bill wasn't enough I also met up with a few ex-Northolt mates, the wintermans, Ben off course, a handfull of people from my halls of residence, two guys I met at a Bloc Party gig over a year ago, and a few of my flatmates ...in Sainsbury's of all places.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant<br /></span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-89037832383901634192007-01-20T10:26:00.000-08:002007-01-20T11:16:25.714-08:00Refreshers Week at Roe!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a498.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/1/l_3dcb4c331fd6700c32a001abd62b9cd9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 103px;" src="http://a498.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/1/l_3dcb4c331fd6700c32a001abd62b9cd9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">It's been awsomely brought to my attention that the RSU are brewing up a 'Refreshers Week' for the week of the 5th-11th to gear all of us freshly-loaned students into the Spring semester. I'm mostly looking foreward to the Belfry reunion for the Digby crowd, Bands night, and the fancy dress bop.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Heres how the week takes shape:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" >Mon 5th<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- Welcome Back Do, Hammersmith Palais</span><br />Tues 6th<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- Digby reunion at the Belfry</span><br />Wed 7th<br />-<span style="font-style: italic;"> Fez Club, Putney</span><br />Thurs 8th<br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">Bands Night</span><br />Fri 9th<br />-<span style="font-style: italic;">Refreshers Fair, The Bop(Fancy Dress)</span><br />Sun 11th<br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">Film night: Forest Gump and American Pie</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">For full and more pretty looking information <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.roehamptonstudent.com/images/0607/flyers/bannerlink.gif">clicky here</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-40223816022366407862007-01-18T20:01:00.000-08:002007-01-21T07:46:05.599-08:00Whilst The Workload's Away Anant Will Play<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.face-group.co.uk/images/roehampton/roe01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 134px;" src="http://www.face-group.co.uk/images/roehampton/roe01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">After a long hard two week stretch my autumn photography modules finally over. I had to present my photos to a group of about 20 students and lecturer's in and out of the studios today. It went suprisingly well and despite the pressure of grilling by lecturers(they seemed to dig them!) I dont think I did bad at all, trust me - when nervous, OD</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> on skittles and bottled water. It turned out to be quite a strange day, with a humungus tree branch rolling down the studio roof(Roehamptons known for its tree's) and freak wind so strong it walks you</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> down the street.</span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br /><br />So anyway, now all that hard graft's done and dusted I can get down to some old skool fun during my Uni's two week 'Inter-Semester break' !Not entirly sure how to use the hours, probably meet up with some friends, watch snakes on a plane on DVD another 12 times over, review a couple albums and buy alot of crap online. Aren't Holidays just bliss?With rumours of 'refreshers week' at Roe spring semester looks bright and yes...orange. Roll on Spring!</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-76651752255992593762007-01-15T16:52:00.000-08:002007-01-15T16:59:04.293-08:00Crisis Vols Party<span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">If I could sum it up in one piece of dialogue it would have to be the following:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anant:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Hey Andy, Happy new year! How're you doing?Do you remember me?"</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"Yeh, off course I remember you Memec!"</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Twas a good night with dancing and random people who liked my face!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-69751454199915002602007-01-12T18:01:00.000-08:002007-01-12T18:36:55.724-08:00Chris Cain Shaves His Tache!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/images/covers/coveri/COL005853.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 155px;" src="http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/images/covers/coveri/COL005853.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Chris Cain of <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.wearescientists.com/">We Are Scientists</a> has shaved off his infamous heavyweight moustache to recreate a scene from the Nicole Kidman movie 'My Life" ...for a laugh. It see's him giving a short leson on how to shave for his son- whom he will never see as he's been diagnosed with a terminal disease. </span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br /><br />The guilty-to-love-yet-hilarious video, filmed by W.A.S singer/guitar man Keith Murray is on the bands youtube channel and can be seen below:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIKk46XBE7Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIKk46XBE7Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-74083819999371612102007-01-06T17:47:00.000-08:002008-11-13T02:37:57.059-08:00Them Nudes Last Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7FAW16nDzZ8ySIiZi2vm34krlx5aPfMtdJZUT8l63dxMcljtTlXm72SjCcqRH2VgoLAIkM8xC5kigUn_n2qQgYrrk9-QvX7JWuZtbNLGWlk-SILVi_qGI75T7DO-OkCPwiFJN9WTGm5b/s1600-h/IMG_5326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7FAW16nDzZ8ySIiZi2vm34krlx5aPfMtdJZUT8l63dxMcljtTlXm72SjCcqRH2VgoLAIkM8xC5kigUn_n2qQgYrrk9-QvX7JWuZtbNLGWlk-SILVi_qGI75T7DO-OkCPwiFJN9WTGm5b/s320/IMG_5326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017103421983115394" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Went out to see my chum Neil play the <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.koko.uk.com/">Koko</a> last ni</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">ght, exactly a month after my last gig (Maccabees, ULU). The gig was part of Club NME night and saw Neil's band <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thenudes">Them Nudes</a> play a short half hour set around midnight. I also had Aakash and Claire for company whilst in the lavish backstage area. We were amused by the cartoon put on loop which seemed to have the Harlem Globetrotters in it. The gig itself went great with the crowd diggin' Them Nudes alot. I've uploaded my favourite photos from the night to my <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anantnaik/sets/72157594463980665/">flickr</a> site, be sure to check them out!</span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">In other news, I moved back into uni this evening.Hurrah!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thenudes">Them Nudes Myspace</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anantnaik/sets/72157594463980665/">Photos</a><br /><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-35291899756448588952007-01-04T07:37:00.000-08:002007-01-04T07:48:05.033-08:00Muse - BH&R Most Downloaded Album of 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kindamuzik.net/gfx/muse-live1-mulders-1106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 159px;" src="http://www.kindamuzik.net/gfx/muse-live1-mulders-1106.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My Album of the year for 2006, Muse's 'Black Holes & Revelations' has been crowned the most popular album based on download sales, fending off the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Gnarls Barkley, and Snow Patrol - whose album 'Eyes Open' was actually the most popular album of 2006 based on sales across all sales platforms. This makes me a very happy bunny considering Muse are my all time favourite band!<br /><br />Long Live Muse!<br /><br />Anant.Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-86597810440251188632007-01-04T07:32:00.002-08:002007-01-04T07:36:57.606-08:00LOAN RANGER!<span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Just been informed that I've recieved my Student Loan for this term! Woo, now have £2586 and 25 fine pense to my name lol. Gives me some ammunition for my inter semester break which starts around the 20th Jan! Shudn't need it all, I'm quite well with my account front, only got overdrawn on last day of term last year - thats quite a stat I'm sure many would agree. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">To 2007!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-58279823271498506322007-01-02T16:36:00.002-08:002007-01-02T17:12:24.172-08:00Seeing The Grates!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thegrates.com/library/2lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 140px;" src="http://www.thegrates.com/library/2lrg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">I've just bought tickets to see jumpcentric Aussies The Grates + The Blood Arm at ULU in March. If the Kings College gig last October was anything to go by it shud be mental and uber fun-filled. Last time I met the band and walked away with a bunch of free balloons.If anyone fancies tickets their still available <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=220365&userid=%7BA1353A3F-700F-4627-8F84-8204C61BF3B4%7D&filler1=see&filler2=newlist">here</a>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.thegrates.com/">The Grates Official Site</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thegrates">The Grates Myspace</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.upsu.net/news/article/pugwash/event_reviews/10045,1392.htm#4">Read my review of The Grates at KCLSU last October</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-50804933335424724372007-01-02T16:25:00.000-08:002008-11-13T02:37:57.339-08:00Facebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtw1SNl1WJhoVZscz6cIKMA7IJpC2agpifr08LMjx_H9LXhmdVG9yDUgnh80oWIRaTwpw0KfOmTk5kDqd7NrZMEquinhOa8GbdLxDG-szbsSURAuSj56rZaQ-1Qyv2aGSzO5FuSBdCzIJ/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtw1SNl1WJhoVZscz6cIKMA7IJpC2agpifr08LMjx_H9LXhmdVG9yDUgnh80oWIRaTwpw0KfOmTk5kDqd7NrZMEquinhOa8GbdLxDG-szbsSURAuSj56rZaQ-1Qyv2aGSzO5FuSBdCzIJ/s320/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015595828617431282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">...Is the most addictive thing in the world to me right now. Just signed up this morning after I found my like 105th invite to join in my hotmail inbox. If I could sum it up I'd say its like friends reunited for friends who needent be reunited. Also I think facbook would probably suck if you didnt go to uni as it seems to revolve around uni friend networks. It's like myspace minus the bands, but plus the photo albums.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-25352847132721851122007-01-01T12:27:00.000-08:002008-11-13T02:37:57.448-08:00New Years Resolution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEDqC4x-aETYrYLVay9hFQ6Gk4jDZBy-Q5sWdMP4TxqkG_9-Bv2-3uwIFjx5yJrmqKBIZW_3ferh_f2RpwDBhYreC2Cm84rtkSVgQtgTcD6VHY_M5ZIQQI07rx4cmfFBtnM-If1zs5_Su/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEDqC4x-aETYrYLVay9hFQ6Gk4jDZBy-Q5sWdMP4TxqkG_9-Bv2-3uwIFjx5yJrmqKBIZW_3ferh_f2RpwDBhYreC2Cm84rtkSVgQtgTcD6VHY_M5ZIQQI07rx4cmfFBtnM-If1zs5_Su/s320/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015170893143099618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">My New Years Resolution for 2007 is a mixture of getting down to work and getting down to some old skool fun, its the time honoured tradition of "working hard and playing hard". My schedule for January seems a great way to kick this off, with deadlines for 15th and then a series of gigs to cap off the month. These holidays have also taught me that I want to use my time more productively, so I definatly want to do more then laze about in my four months off during the summer too.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Keep checking back contantly to see how well Anant keeps his set goals during 2007!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-53277766585246689902006-12-31T19:59:00.000-08:002007-01-01T09:08:44.137-08:00Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.travelnow.com/hotels/LON_HPAR-exter-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 224px;" src="http://images.travelnow.com/hotels/LON_HPAR-exter-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">2007 is well and truly underway. I saw in the new year working at the Park Lane Hilton , catering for the iron bribe of £10 an hour.Thats a good £80 plus tips, I'm not complianing! The night was rolling on just fine and dandy until a few youths started a brawl which resulted in the evacuation of 1100 people in about 15 minutes. There were flying glass bottles, chairs and people outposting unnecessary pride by throwing punches. Thankfully this was after the countdown(around 1.00am) so not many nights(as possible) were ruined. The countdown itself was sweet, I got to spend it with my brother and my Mum )who was a guest at the party), it was far better than a couple years ago when I was working and had a coffee cup in my fists at the stroke of midnight.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">So, with 2006 behind us the only way is foreward and what better way to start it with the next installment of my student loan coming through any week now! Joy!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Finally Happy New Year to anyone sad enough or with enough pitty to be reading this! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">p.s New Years Resolution coming soon</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" >Anant</span><br /></span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555835945759681072.post-18468289597358422006-12-30T17:49:00.001-08:002008-11-13T02:37:57.601-08:00The Wintermans Photo's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DkIzZtvBZhL0yznrmoFsFCTcX8ebnKd2sLv0WJa3ADxHJKtKMpExRuFhZmqV51zjUCqpAEjUl8tvw-4z_Y2XIAnYPajEIFIc8xr0dhkt5tclhSRhfcjF982vPnKFjs-wTm_Hn2LCfSAb/s1600-h/IMG_4874_3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DkIzZtvBZhL0yznrmoFsFCTcX8ebnKd2sLv0WJa3ADxHJKtKMpExRuFhZmqV51zjUCqpAEjUl8tvw-4z_Y2XIAnYPajEIFIc8xr0dhkt5tclhSRhfcjF982vPnKFjs-wTm_Hn2LCfSAb/s320/IMG_4874_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014508372943982642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">I've just finished uploading 12 photos of <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thewintermans">The Wintermans</a> shot along the grand union canal yesturday(29th Dec) online. It was a hell of a muddy day and took alot of patience from both mine and the boys' behalf, even so we sorted it!Unfortunatly Andy couldn't make it to the shoot but we still worked through the wind and wet. Head over to my <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anantnaik/sets/72157594449096215/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Flickr</span></a> to check out the lot!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thewintermans"><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.myspace.com/thewintermans">The Wintermans Myspace</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anantnaik">My Flickr</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anant.</span>Anant Naikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139048785131136194noreply@blogger.com2