On Friday night, Gabe went to his first disco. I was a ‘steward’ out in the parking lot checking for tickets and screening for alcohol. That was a treat from 9PM-12AM on a cold crisp night in February. At least it was dry. I’ll sum up the evening by saying how happy I am to [...]

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I realised this year that I have been making holiday mixes for 19 years. These days I’m beginning to wonder how to determine the official length of a mix. In the good old days, it was the length of a 90-minute cassette, and even this year, I pressed CDs, so the playlist remains the length [...]

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I took in 23 bands in two days at the Electric Picnic. Day 3 looked to be a washout with the weather, so I decided to head home early on Sunday and beat the traffic. My only regret was missing Bat For Lashes and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Day 2 was filled with some [...]

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Outside of being the only sober attendee, the vibe at the Picnic is great. Unlike Oxygen, which is all ages, you need to be at least 18 to get in and only kids 12 and under are allowed with a parent. I strongly suggest setting up camp in Family and Quiet Camping IF you want [...]

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I still imagine that Twitter will be the preferred method of blogging from the Electric Picnic, but I might give this a whirl. One big bummer, no cameras allowed…

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