My new blog layout is now live! I quite like this new layout and I’ve also been told it’s nicer and more stylish than the other one (even though I loved the simplicity of that one). New features include nothing (lol) except for a Dubstep quote rotator that randomly selects a Dubstep quote from a list I’ve made. If you want a quote from one of your favourite Dubstep or Drum and Bass tracks then please, leave a comment!

Thanks for reading my blog, this month has been the best so far with almost 2,000 unique page views. Not bad at all. (Thanks Skream)

Alright. My blog is currently undergoing a makeover and will look ugly for a few days (the layout your seeing at this moment isn’t final). Along with these updates will be errors and lots of them. Ignore them for now while I iron out everything (woman, lol). Have a nice day!

How am I supposed to talk to you when your email doesn’t work? Add me on MSN or AIM to talk using my email address. The one you contacted, you know. me@..

Don’t jump to conclusions on this one. I know you all will

# Our Similarity
# Written by Tom Spiteri
# From: http://tomspit.com/

I try to tell myself that our similarity means nothing,
I then begin to think that these things must mean something.

Perhaps I’m not thinking enough or maybe over the top,
This craziness isn’t good for my health, I really need to stop.

I know I’m being very stupid, I’m about to make a mistake,
But for some odd reason it’s a chance I’m going to take.

I try to tell myself that our similarity means nothing,
I really, really hope that they do actually mean something.

Magnetic Man’s album track listing has been confirmed today;

Flying Into Tokyo
Fire ft. Ms Dynamite
I Need Air ft. Angela Hunte
Anthemic
The Bug
Ping Pong
Perfect Stranger ft. Katy B
Mad
Boiling Water
K Dance
Crossover
Box Of Ghosts
Karma Crazy
Getting Nowhere ft. John Legend

Will be big, will be purchasing the Vinyl, no doubt about it. Out on Digital: 4th October, Vinyl: 5th October. (I think). Also, to wet your appetite before the release, listen to; http://www.getdarker.com/audio/sets/Magnetic-Man-Essential-Mix—240710/. Brilliant set from Skream, Benga and Artwork

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Off to London on Sunday to see Caspa. Will blog about the day when I get back

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# PAR!
# Written by Tom Spiteri
# From: http://tomspit.com

My rhymes involve skill, they’re always off the wall,
I wouldn’t bother contesting, you’d have no chance at all,
I’m the king of the hill, call me the master of rhyme,
I’ve already held this title for quite a long time.

Challenging me would be a terrible mistake,
My rhyming is all natural, it’s like a piece of cake,
I may seem to boast a lot, always bigging up my skill,
But it’s like you’re like the shrimp and I’m the flaming grill.

PAR! Cheesey rhymes for the win?

Skream’s second album, Outside The Box was leaked yesterday and I decided to download it and listen to it (because I’m a huge Skream fan, plus, I have already promised that I am buying two copies of his album, one CD and one Vinyl). In summary, before I review each track (really quickly and highly biased because I love Skream), the Album is glorious. I was expecting a lot of pop influence, yes the album does have a mainstream influence but it is cleverly built to appeal to the normal Dubstep addict at the same time. In my opinion, the album is a must buy and one of the best of 2010.

1. Perforated: A gorgeous track, emotional.
2. 8 Bit Baby (ft Murs): Smartly constructed but I dislike the vocal (sorry Murs!).
3. CPU: You can tell that Skream’s mind is crazy but never the less, decent track.
4. Where You Should Be (ft Sam Frank): A good use of talk box, vocal fits in well with the track.
5. How Real (ft Freckles): Lovely vocal, cleverly put together but where is “I Give You Everything (ft Yasmin)” – I loved that track too.
6. Fields Of Emotion: Appeals to both the Dubsteppers and also to the pop people. Very good track, heavy but sweet.
7. I Love The Way: Love the vocal sample. The deep basslines with the synths on top are pretty sweet.
8. Listenin’ To The Records On My Wall: A real banger, emotional and brings back memories of Jungle days.
9. Wibbler: Heavy, mental wobbling Dubstep, appeals to real filth heads, brilliant – huge track for Dubstep sets.
10. Metamorphosis: Don’t know what’s going on with the thumping kick, a very atmospheric track with the echoes and sharp synths. Quite nice.
11. Finally (ft La Roux): Introduction is very good, low bassline is pretty nice. The vocal is surprisingly good and makes the track better (my opinion). Skream was getting a lot of stick for this track but I really do like it.
12. Reflections (ft dbridge & Instra:Mental): Wasn’t sure about this track when I first heard the sample but it’s a very strong track for the album. Chilled out, I like.
13. A Song For Lenny: Don’t know the reason for the title but a very emotional track with the synths and low bassline. Chilled out, makes you want to fly!
14. The Epic Last Song: It’s exactly what the track is entitled, an epic last song. Skream wanted to finish on an upbeat banger and this is it. Brilliant.

Well, that’s my quick-ass review of Skream’s new album, Outside The Box. It’s due to hit your shelves on the 9th of August. Make sure you pre-order it now or get down to your local record shops. Support your locals! Peace out.

I would do a full in depth review, but I’m a lazy 16 year old teenager. What more do you expect? Haha!

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^Enjoy some music, while you read.

An interesting topic that I’ve thought about recently is “self image“. What I mean by this is the way you act and (try) to appear to other people. Examples of this could be changing your appearance to fit in with others around you or even (in some circumstances) changing your whole attitude, likes / dislikes, music taste, etc (some do this just to fit in). I’ve seen many people do it, in fact, I would even go as far as saying we all do it at some point in our lives. It may even be for a really important reason like getting that job, but we still all do it.

The sad thing is, this (sort 0f) indicates that none of us are really happy for who we really are. Let’s get into the discussion. I’m going to say that I’m one that isn’t that bothered about their self image. I’ll explain. I have a terrible wardrobe of clothes, I know this (and all my friends tell me so). I wear clothes that are comfy, and also (it’s sad, but) give me good memories. Take my t-shirt collection (yes, I always wear t-shirts all the time), each t-shirt (not all, some) gives me a different memory. I’m not really bothered about how much my clothes cost, where they’re from and which designer made them, I buy clothes because I like wearing them.

In what way does this relate to self image? Well, some are really bothered about what they wear and get worked up over small decisions such as what top to wear or what accessory, etc. It’s stupid, it’s causing un-needed stress, why do it? We do it to appeal, impress and meet the standards of peers around us, we want to be accepted and respected – it seems you can’t gain much for just being a nice guy any more.

I’ll stay on the topic of me, but let’s switch to the way we act. I myself act like a complete and utter fool around most (yes, I’ve picked up on it!). Some hate it, meanwhile some people are friends with me for this very reason, they like me for it. At the same time, other people are so self-concious about the way they act, they constantly worry in their head “what’s she thinking about me, is that guy whispering and laughing at me or what?”. You know what, this actually makes me laugh in a way. I say it to many people who come to me for advice (yes, I do get people coming to me and I’m happy to help), especially about their friends and stuff then I usually end up saying the same thing (or along the lines); “be yourself and watch, you’ll then learn who your real friends are”.

I was going to discuss the general way we look but then again, it’s sort of repeating what I’ve already said. Sure, making yourself look good is fine, we all want to look good (don’t we?) but I could bring up the way people change their whole appearance to fit in with others. I’ve said it – I won’t go any further.

This blog post (or little article) could be expanded further but I’ve decided to leave it here. I hope you all enjoy summer.

£190 with free delivery in Cardiff.

Hello guys. Just wanted to leave this here so I can refer people to this post if they want information on the package I’m selling.

I’m selling a Numark “DJ IN A BOX UNIVERSAL DJ SYSTEM VINYL + IPOD DJ PACKAGE” and also “TWO NUMARK DECK SAVERS / COVERS“. This includes the following;

1. 2x Numark TT1610 belt drive turntables (excellent condition, used),
2. 1x Numark iM1 two channel iPod dock mixer (excellent condition, used),
3. 2x Numark dust / protection covers for the TT1610′s (good condition, minor scratches / surface marks).

I have worked out that the normal price of this package would be around £230+ (depending on offers) as the TT’s are £75 each (= £150), Mixer is around £40 and covers are £20 each (when I bought them). The package comes with all original accessories, this includes two needles, weights and deck connectors, etc. This excludes headph0nes (the Numark pair is rubbish anyway).

Reason for selling is to save up for a professional system, I will admit that this system is for an amateur / novice DJ that only does a few gigs. If you’re already pretty skilled then this isn’t for you. By the way, the decks do not need to be upgraded ever but I thought I’d sell as a package rather than individual pieces.

If you have any questions regarding these items, please comment below or contact me on Facebook or by Email. I’m not willing to ship the decks (due to weight and delicate parts) but I’ll offer free delivery around Cardiff or allow you to pick up. Heck, I’ll even help you set them up if you want me to.

Thanks, Tom.

No talk recently, (5)
Ignoring the signs I make, (7)
Who is losing out? (5)

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Your mother.

Summer has now began people! I have to admit, the “pre-summer” activities were better than my first two days of summer. Ok, ok, it’s only been two days since everywhere broke up (properly) and yes, I only have £24.49 to spend (and save for London, please mum, give me some more!) > Nah, I can’t keep asking her for money, it’s not fair at all. So my last blog post was a poem (surprise, surprise, Romeo has been at it again) and this one actually has a little haiku I thought I’d write (took like 30 seconds) for some reason (god knows what goes through the space that is called my head).

My blogs a mess, well these real blog posts (which is what a blog is supposed to have) are poorly constructive. But do I give a monkeys? No. Onto other news, Jake has now left for concentration camp.. I mean Costa Del Aids (Costa Rica, boo hoo). I probably won’t see him now until after summer because when he gets back, I go away. Did I tell you that I’m going to the motherland on holiday, yeah I’m going to Cyprus (and I thought Cyprus wasn’t in Greece, what?). I have emailed a few clubs to try and get a slot in them while on holiday although I highly doubt my mum will let me (she did say I should, as a joke it turns out, fool). Shame.

Forthcoming? I’ve got London on the 1st (I hope the record shops are open on a sunday, plus I’m missing some bank holiday aperture event, CASPA had better be good!). That’s with the social monster aka Samuel (love you, no homo, man love, ya dig?) so some quality time should be good (now you’re thinking I’m gay, sorry to let you down, but I like females). I’ve also got some club nights coming up (hopefully) thanks to Dave (or Droneboy to others – not that I even know him personally!) so yeah, the next 6 weeks should be decent.

I can’t be bothered writing any more now, I hope you like the addition of a picture to my blog post, I’ll do it for every post (or most). All the best, love to hear from you.