Do you need a new indie song slash crush slash obsession? Voila, King Charles. Aside from the fact that I’m jealous of his hair, the song Love Lust is a gem. This London-based musician crosses the boundaries of many genres; his music is a sort of folk, pop, indie, rock fusion, which seems completely incongruous, but definitely works. King Charles’ look is far from royalty, but to be fair, the image and the dreads are sexy… full stop.
(for those who enjoy some cheeky Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, Devendra Banhart)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN_cOsjErDE

Probably my favorite of the whole year. The school girl bop is a must for any fresher hoping to fulfill a lifetime fantasy. Tonight in Venue 1 at the Union. If you grab a drink from the main bar before 11PM you get free entry. Its gonna suck What a deal!

I will say though, as they did last year, it should have been later on in the school year. I think establishing a more consistent “themed” bop is necessary before introducing such a good idea to the freshers. My no.1 worry for tonight is that people won’t be dressing up. That just ruins the whole night for everyone. Also, if anyone is wondering, we definately wont be there totally will be there.

Dan out

The Charity Opening ball talk that I’ve heard since the event has been a shmorgishborg of both positive and negative reviews. Two things people have been saying most: 1: John the Evangelist and Bring Back The Planes rocked it. 2. Mr Hudson was kind of a let down. I think they have a point. People came to see Mr. Hudson and either left before he came on or only saw him for half an hour maximum. What ended up happening is The Planes played for an hour, John played for two then Mr. Hudson went on for what was supposed to be an hour but turned into roughly half an hour once he hit the stage. Then he just had his DJ finish off the night. I can’t say I was upset by the decision as I was in love with the music his DJ choose the play – mostly jungle and dubstep. I can’t, unfortunately, say that the rest of the crowd was enjoying it as much as I was. They came to see Mr. Hudson and left after a half an hour of london’s finest. This wasn’t the KK’s fault and I don’t think there was anything they could have done that would have changed the outcome except not book him in the first place. Yet frankly, I think they made a good choice in Mr. Hudson – top 40. artist signed to Kanye’s record label and for a decent price. You would have to be crazy not to book him. After the night ended, I had a short chat Hudson. It went something like this:

Me to Mr. Hudson’s DJ: “Dude great set! It was sick!”
Hudson’s DJ: “Hey thanks a lot man!”
Mr. Hudson: “What about me?”

Disappointing, Mr. Hudson, Disappointing.

(img via I Am Luca)

Here’s what they have to say about the ball:

TICK, TOCK…
…TICK, TOCK

208 TICKETS REMAINING
OVER 1000 SOLD

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The Kate Kennedy Club is delighted to announce that this year’s Charity Opening Ball will be on Saturday, 10th of October, on the historic Lower College Lawn.

The night will be Headlined by MR HUDSON one of this summer’s biggest artists. Supernova was one of the summer’s greatest sounds, he’s played at more festivals then any one person could camp at and his new song with Jay-Z is being tipped for big things and. We’re lucky enough to have him playing in our little town just days before he starts touring with Calvin Harris.

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TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are £28, on sale OUTSIDE THE UNION from WEDNESDAY to FRIDAY, 11am-5pm daily.

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This year we are glad to be supporting the good work of ENABLE Scotland. ENABLE Scotland campaigns for a better life for children and adults with learning disabilities and supports them and their families to live, work and take part in their communities. If you would like to learn more about ENABLE Scotland or make additional donations please visit www.enable.org.uk. If you do have any additional questions please feel free to ask any of our members at the ticket desk, were there will also be a tin available for any further donations.

Here’s how the contest is going to work:

Its a drawing.

Each time you comment on one of our posts on this website, you get entered into the contest. The more you comment the more times you get entered which means the higher chance you have at winning. There is no limit to how many times you can be entered into the drawing. On 5PM GMT on Thursday October 8th, we will end contest and choose a winner at random. They will be notified by email on thursday night.
When you comment on a post, be sure to leave your email! If you don’t leave your email, we can’t get in contact with you!!!

no cheating!

Good luck!

-SaintAndre.ws

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Finally, one thing I hate about this is the fact that BBC Radio 1 threw their illigit stamp on it half way through. Come on guys, have some advertising decency. Anyways, here it is:

VENT at Breakspool 2009
[audio http://standre.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/vent-breakspoll-on-radio-1.mp3]

(via Noise Porn)