beestealer

I think I'm in love!!!!!

With last.fm...

It's amazing, I'm finding myself getting all excited when mondays come around and I can check my 'weeks most played'. It's been really fun tracking my own music tastes via the stats on my profile. I had no idea what I was into before and slowly but surly a pattern is starting to emerge from the play lists that makes more sense than I dare to speak of, lol.

I tend to list bands, like most people do, when I have to tell people what kind of music I like, in my hipster ways though I usually list odd underground acts nobody but me listens to. I do this mostly because I think most 'alt' people (the kind I likely to be talking to) can judge pretty quickly on the contents of your iPod if they know the bands your talking about, if you list obscure stuff they just laugh and don't get heavily involved, conversation continues. There's nothing worse than getting stick and being ignored by that guy in a Nile t-shirt for saying you like Fall Out Boy or those hot emo girls when you mention some British indie band like Elbow and not The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie etc....

But now the veil has been lifted, I think I covinced myself that I loved Wolf Eyes and Mouse On Mars more than I really did. Not that I don't love experimental music, but (un)surprisingly the top 10 on my most played is a pretty good synopsys of me and my tastes.

My Last.FM Profile

Needs to be mentioned



I have been singing this in the street with the guys a lot recently . I love it, the weather and the song and the heralds of a true English summer time .

I know I may have already posted this, but it can't hurt to say again.

Bee Stealers @ Pritchattsbury Festival, Acoustic Stage, Birmingham ON 7th June

---- Me all me, for about 30mins, lol. It's the first time in about 2 years that I've taken to a stage alone, but it should be fun. I'll be playing original material on guitar and piano mid afternoon... plus a Nirvana cover probably , to bleak everyone out at the end of my set .


Bee Shocked techniQue @ Connect 4, Island Bar, Birmigham ON 12th June

---- Live electronica night should be a laugh the title ofr this show is 'Having Fun Blow Dryer Gun'. This fits into the story of The Bear sort of... we figure he's been briefed by the Lavish Lion and is getting himself tarted up for his arrival. Check the myspace for complete story details

Bee Shocked techniQue

Oh yeah, we have a website now .


The War Room @ Valefest, Birmingham ON I dunno actually... it's pretty well advertised I'm just an idiot.

---- This will be the first gig without Dick in the band... So also the first one with me playing guitar to
. I'm a bit nervous already, lol. It'll be fine though and I'll get a chance to get out from behind my keyboards and have some quality time with the audience. Dobbins.


Was that all a little over-explained? Probably, but ya know... once I get typing I find it hard to stop ... good times, good times...