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Latitude Diary, Day 4

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

So here I am, nearly three weeks after we finally packed up our tents, and I’m still writing about the Latitude Festival. Haven’t quite grasped the concept of live blogging, have I? Anyhow, we’ve now reached Day 4 or – as it was more commonly known back in those days – Sunday, 20th July 2008. [...]

Latitude Diary Day 3: Fromage Fray

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

At some point between the blistering Mars Volta set and the 2am Buzzcocks gig we stumbled off into the woods. It seemed like the right thing to do. Like pack-a-mac clad moths to a flame we were drawn to the gaudy disco lights of the Club de Fromage. This, as the name suggests, was an [...]

Latitude Diary, Day 3: Another Music in a Different Tent

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Buzzcocks, in the wee small hours of 20th July (approx 3am, can’t be sure), courtesy of some YouTube and some good natured soul with a camcorder. Clare rather unkindly said that they looked like a pub darts team. I reckon they played like a force of nature. Brother Younger and I were taking care of [...]

Latitude Diary, Day 3

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

On Latitude Saturday (otherwise known as 19th July), Sigur Rós were the headlines. They were good, but I don’t like them as much as I feel I ought too. There’s something about that finely-crafted, Icelandic, plinky-plonky minimalism that makes me feel as though I’ve stepped into a mobile phone commercial. I guess I can only [...]

Latitude Diary: Day 2, Part 2

By Tom Lennon ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Friday highlights included: 12.35 Robin Ince at the Comedy Arena. Very funny. Here he is at one of his Latitude Book Clubs, having an impromptu “Peel-Off” with Ross Noble: 15.00 Micah P. Hinson. Throaty Americana music. Good shit.15.45 Bearsuit. Say it after me: “Jupiter FORCE! Jupiter FORCE!” Fucking awesome. More about them later.20.00 Death Cab [...]

Latitude Diary: Day 2, Part 1 – Just a Bloody Minute

By Tom Lennon ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

09.45 Emerge from sleeping bag. 10.20 Emerge from tent. 10.30 Make way from camping area to catch 12 .30pm recording of legendary Radio 4 panel game ‘Just a Minute‘. 10.45 Arrive at arena. Wake up. 10.50 Discover the Just a Minute queue is already about sixty-three miles long. The irony is not lost on me. [...]

Latitude Diary: Day 1 – Thursday, 17th July 2008

By Tom Lennon ⋅ July 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Clare and I arrive at the campsite early in the evening. Brother Younger and his pal Chris have already arrived and set up the tents so we inflate the inflatable beds. To me, this seems like a reasonably civilised and mutually beneficial division of tasks, but Brother Younger thinks otherwise. This will become a recurring [...]