That's How It Happened

Alice and the Enemies played in the inauspicious surroundings of Needles Wine Bar on Friday. Unexpectedly the venue was transformed from vinophile's speak easy, into a veritable hipster paradise. There were other bands on the line up, but I forget which, because they clearly lack the captivating stage presence of Alice and the Enemies. I might have mentioned it before but Alice is truly a costume chameleon. Dressed in an ensemble that might have been poached from the nice shop assistants at Agent Provocateur, she was setting hearts a-racing before the first strident chords were even strummed. The overall live sound is something like The Strokes fronted by (glorious mid-nineties) Courtney Love. Instead of tormenting you with pointless descriptions of what a gob-smackingly great gig it was, I give you an unauthorised track: touching boys (in supermarkets)(2.8Mb AAC)(I have it on good authority that this track, and others equally excellent will shortly be available on the official site anyway.) Suffice to say, AatE are challenging for the coveted top spot on my list of favourite bands.

In other linkage:

The Ultimate War Sim. A demand for a more realistic real time strategy game: "I want fat, left-wing documentarians carefully editing the only the most incriminating footage, countered only by low-IQ country music singers crooning my praises while in American Flag-colored cowboy hats."

Mojo The Monkey wasn't a work of fiction. He and his helper monkey kind have been selflessly aiding the quadriplegic since 1979. And now Sklansky's methods are so simple yet effective, that the bonobos are winning at texas hold'em too. (Does this undermine Rob's poker success?)

If your idea of kicks is groping unsuspecting motorists, then you might as well get a badge that says: "Miami Vice Pussy Inspector (69)".

Tent City(9Mb Mpeg trailer) looks like an awesome old school super-8 skate movie. The rest of the site is littered with cool clips too.

There's a very good reason why you shouldn't ride rollercoasters butt nekkid.

And finally the Nike Vs Recon Game drops in London on the 26th. I'm not sure I'm prepared to spend three days busting my ass all over town for a pair of sneaks that only cost $100, but the idea is sweet.