So, here we are. The end fo another year and another decade. But, before we run off to see the new year/decade in, here is this month's recommendation via BeforeUGo's Twitter - http://twitter.com/BeforeUGo
PAPER AEROPLANES - http://www.myspace.com/paperaeroplanes
FUGITIVE SOULS - http://www.myspace.com/fugitivesouls
IDRchitecture - http://www.myspace.com/idrchitecture
OWL CITY - http://www.myspace.com/owlcity
GREAT ESKIMO HOAX - http://www.myspace.com/greateskimohoax
And one suggestion from a Twitter follower...
ARCADE FIRE - http://www.myspace.com/arcadefireofficial
And that's it for 2009! See in 2010! 2009 PWNed!
PS - if any of you fancy checking out our FaceBook Event (for Thursday 25th February 2010), check it out @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273223859096&ref=mf
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Monday, 21 December 2009
GoodRead - Reader's Block
We all know there’s such a thing as “Writer’s Block” (I, like most writers – professionals or amateur – suffer from this when I write sometimes. It takes a lot of hard work to get past it), but is there such a thing as “Reader’s Block”?
Because, if there is, I seem to be suffering from it at the moment!
You see, the last two books I have tried to read (“The Maze Runner” by James Dashner & “Candor” by Pam Bachorz) have started great and then, out of nowhere, I seemed to have suddenly hit a reading wall. I can’t get seem to get past it. It has became a real effort to actually pick up the book and actually read it.
And reading, in my view, shouldn’t be like that. Reading should be fun and a good book should be enjoyed. A good book should be something you try desperately to find time to read it. I felt that with books that with most of the books I have read this year (Mortal Instruments, Shiver, Hunger Games and Catching Fire to name a few), but with the last few books, it’s suddenly seemed to become a biot of a struggle, and I’m not sure why.
Maybe it’s the time of year – Christmas. There’s all the goodies on TV and at the cinema and the books I am reading aren’t holding my attention.
Maybe it’s the fact that, over the past few weeks, I’ve suddenly done more stuff with my friends and family.
Or maybe… now this is where my logic is taking me… maybe, it’s the fact that over the past few months – okay, maybe the whole year, even, I have really stuck my reading material inside one genre – fantasy. I’m not blame the genre itself, but I am blaming my choice of reading materials. I am an animal that, when it comes to reading, I like a mix of both familiar and not-so-familiar. I love fantasy and fantasy within the YA (Young Adult) genre and over the past year, there has been some amazing books within this area (books that most adults would miss unless they actually look for them), but maybe… maybe my mind is rebelling from this and wants me to attack books outside my comfort zone.
I have two or three crime books by my bed (as well as more fantasy stories – Sookie Stackhouse books 2 to 5 [I went mad! So shoot me!] among other books) as I am going to sit down and tackle them before I return to the realm of fantasy (well, February and March because of the release of “Gone” by Lisa McMann and “Lord Sunday” by Garth Nix).
You know what they say, a change is as good as a rest. So maybe that’s what I need…!
So, if you are waiting for a review from me, you might have to wait a little while I’m afraid. I’m suffering (but hopefully will recover) from a nasty case of Reader’s Block.
Because, if there is, I seem to be suffering from it at the moment!
You see, the last two books I have tried to read (“The Maze Runner” by James Dashner & “Candor” by Pam Bachorz) have started great and then, out of nowhere, I seemed to have suddenly hit a reading wall. I can’t get seem to get past it. It has became a real effort to actually pick up the book and actually read it.
And reading, in my view, shouldn’t be like that. Reading should be fun and a good book should be enjoyed. A good book should be something you try desperately to find time to read it. I felt that with books that with most of the books I have read this year (Mortal Instruments, Shiver, Hunger Games and Catching Fire to name a few), but with the last few books, it’s suddenly seemed to become a biot of a struggle, and I’m not sure why.
Maybe it’s the time of year – Christmas. There’s all the goodies on TV and at the cinema and the books I am reading aren’t holding my attention.
Maybe it’s the fact that, over the past few weeks, I’ve suddenly done more stuff with my friends and family.
Or maybe… now this is where my logic is taking me… maybe, it’s the fact that over the past few months – okay, maybe the whole year, even, I have really stuck my reading material inside one genre – fantasy. I’m not blame the genre itself, but I am blaming my choice of reading materials. I am an animal that, when it comes to reading, I like a mix of both familiar and not-so-familiar. I love fantasy and fantasy within the YA (Young Adult) genre and over the past year, there has been some amazing books within this area (books that most adults would miss unless they actually look for them), but maybe… maybe my mind is rebelling from this and wants me to attack books outside my comfort zone.
I have two or three crime books by my bed (as well as more fantasy stories – Sookie Stackhouse books 2 to 5 [I went mad! So shoot me!] among other books) as I am going to sit down and tackle them before I return to the realm of fantasy (well, February and March because of the release of “Gone” by Lisa McMann and “Lord Sunday” by Garth Nix).
You know what they say, a change is as good as a rest. So maybe that’s what I need…!
So, if you are waiting for a review from me, you might have to wait a little while I’m afraid. I’m suffering (but hopefully will recover) from a nasty case of Reader’s Block.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
"In Noctem"
This has been bothering me for a while now - well, ever since I got the "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" soundtrack (which I should listen to more, but don't!). One of the tracks on there - a fave of mine - is called "In Noctem" and it's sung in Latin. So, today, on my day off work, I snapped and went onto Bing.com (not Goggle for some reason) and searched for the lyrics. I discovered that the song was used on a Deleted Scene. And, also, Nicholas Hooper did the music but he didn't write the lyrics (to my horror!). The lyrics were written by scriptwriter of all (minus 1) Harry Potter movies, Steven Kloves.
So, enough of me rabbiting on. Here is the lyrics:
"Carry my soul into the night
May the stars light my way
I glory in the sight
As darkness takes the day
Ferte in noctem animam meam
Illustrent stellae viam meam
Aspectu illo glorior
Dum capit nox diem
Cantate vitae canticum
Sine dolore actae
Dicite eis quos amabam
Me numquam obliturum
Sing a song, a song of life
Lived without regret
Tell the ones, the ones I loved
I never will forget
Never will forget."
Oh, according to the sites I read, the title - "In Noctem" - means "Upon by Night".
The site I read and respect the most is this site - http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/In_Noctem
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
MY HOODIE'S HERE!!!
You know last week I won a hoodie via Twitter (click on http://thepewterwolf.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-won-hoodie-via-twitter.html if you haven't!)?
Well, IT TURNED UP!!! So, here it is on me!
I look very Volturi, don't I?
And here's a link to a youTube Video I made... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M4hE6BZdiU
Again, thank you to Twilightees (http://twitter.com/twilightees)!
Well, IT TURNED UP!!! So, here it is on me!
I look very Volturi, don't I?
And here's a link to a youTube Video I made... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M4hE6BZdiU
Again, thank you to Twilightees (http://twitter.com/twilightees)!
Monday, 7 December 2009
BeforeUGo - November's Choice
HELLO!
A bit late, I know, but here is November's Recommendations
The Hot Melts - http://www.myspace.com/thehotmelts
Mirrors - http://www.myspace.com/mirrorsmirrorsmirrors
The Grave Architects - http://www.myspace.com/thegravearchitects
Vladiswar Nadishana - http://www.myspace.com/nadishana
Amy Studt - http://www.myspace.com/amystudtofficial
Now, here are Recommendations that followers on the Twitter feed suggested...
Local Natives (as suggested by DJ Edith Bowman) - http://www.myspace.com/localnatives
Ellie Goulding - http://www.myspace.com/elliegoulding
Mariana Strench - http://www.myspace.com/marianastrench
Placebo - http://www.myspace.com/placebo
And that's it. Our Twitter is http://twitter.com/BeforeUGo so check us out!!!
A bit late, I know, but here is November's Recommendations
The Hot Melts - http://www.myspace.com/thehotmelts
Mirrors - http://www.myspace.com/mirrorsmirrorsmirrors
The Grave Architects - http://www.myspace.com/thegravearchitects
Vladiswar Nadishana - http://www.myspace.com/nadishana
Amy Studt - http://www.myspace.com/amystudtofficial
Now, here are Recommendations that followers on the Twitter feed suggested...
Local Natives (as suggested by DJ Edith Bowman) - http://www.myspace.com/localnatives
Ellie Goulding - http://www.myspace.com/elliegoulding
Mariana Strench - http://www.myspace.com/marianastrench
Placebo - http://www.myspace.com/placebo
And that's it. Our Twitter is http://twitter.com/BeforeUGo so check us out!!!
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