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Naomi, Robert, Rosie and I had the privilege of seeing the favourite band of effeminate boys and ugly girls alike, Belle & Sebastian at The Forum on Saturday night, and I thought it was a pretty damn good show.

I didn’t see them last time, and I’ve been kicking myself since. So having secured tickets months in advance, I wanted to make sure we had a good spot. Knowing the Forum has a row of booths just beyond the main floor, Nao and I got there deliberately early to nab one.

After a counter meal at the Duke of Wellington, we joined a quickly forming line outside the theatre. Plaid and paisley abounded. A sea of scarves and argyle knee-high socks. Stockings with flat shoes, and peacoats as far as the eye could see.

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I’ve recently taken to listening to the radio again (because I’ve killed the new Graham Coxon album). Mainly, 3RRR, but also (despite the youth and unprofessionalism of it’s announcers) Syn 90.7 FM. Monday nights on Syn they do a show called Discography, hosted by these two dorks and they basically go through highlights of a bands entire discography (are you getting a feel for where the name came from?) and talk shit about it.

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I’m currently in the midst of what could be called a mild obsession with Belle & Sebastian at the moment, and no sooner had I finished Paul Whitelaw’s excellent Belle’s biography Just A Modern Rock Story, than I learn that Image Comics have released Put The Book Back On The Shelf: A Belle & Sebastian Anthology which is essentially a collection of stories by independent comic artists, inspired by B&S songs.

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As I’ve already mentioned, after hearing The Fauves had a new album in the works, I emailed them to see if I could design the cover. Well, Coxy eventually got back to me…

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According to the title of this post, I saw The Fauves at the Rob Roy Hotel on Saturday night, along with Nao, Robert and Rosie. They played some old favourites, along with some semi-old songs that I can’t recall hearing live before, peppered with a couple of duds (I think it’s time to drop ‘Ticket to the Big Time’, and ‘Nairobi Nights’ from the live set).

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