Well it's Christmas, the belated celebration of the birthday of our Lord and saviour Jesus H. Christ. This Christmas I was gifted with mostly money and a bottle of Havana Club, So I'm pretty happy with that.
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I just finished reading 'Silence of The Grave' the follow up to 'Jar City' (which I loved and the film is well worth watching) by the Icelandic Author Arnaldur Indriðason. In his second outing for Detective Erlendur, Indriðason developed the loose dual narrative method of story telling first used in Jar City to cover the investigation of a mysterious skeleton uncovered in the ever expanding sprawl of the city of Reykjavik. The story covers Iceland's past, domestic abuse, deep seated guilt and broken families. Despite the dark themes the book is a compelling read and you can't help but feel for Indriðason's central character Erlendur as struggles to maintain the investigation whilst dealing with his fractured family. It's not a laugh riot but I really enjoyed it
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I know I have just mentioned it but I have my "album" up on Band Camp, I'm just saying.
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On the 30th a few friends and I are going to see SONIC YOUTH LIVE(!) at the Manchester Academy.
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I hear Natalie Portman's latest film 'Black Swan' is getting some good reviews. I think Portman is a brilliant actress she stars along side Vincent Cassel in psychological horror, a genre which is always a laugh so I'm pretty excited.
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I will be djing New Years Eve at the Oakwood this year and one of the tracks I'm thinking of playing is... Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me (Jamie xx Remix) by jp917
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'X'ed' by Charles Burns is a brilliant surreal graphic almost like a nightmarish Tin tin, it just has to be read to be believed.
