Lily Allen
The New Young Pony Club
In The Astoria
November 7th 06
For those that don't or barely know who Lily Allen is, she's the Mark Ronson produced (sorry UK heads for the backstory, but I aint from here) INTERNET PROGENY. Yes, The New Young Pony Club are a consort of English ponies, currently fighting for their freedom from television program and small horse doll powerhouse My Little Pony, and their affiliated footwear "Brother Company"...dubbed simply Pony. The gang I saw are one of Britain's FUNNEST BANDS. People are already going buckwild for their gust of alright and woah woe. It's going to get pretty fun in front of these performers when they actually have an album out. Presumably, their debut LP's release has been delayed due to fear of the potential for confusion with the equine group of the same name. Still though, you can already hear critics gushing, girls giggling as their bums get the boogie bedbugs and bounce begins, and the wump wump rocking out to flocks of ears. Good things just work. But enough about that. I think I hear the ill-literation police siren going BEEE GEEE and I don't have my license on me.
Being chased by the NYPC: When these ponies leave the stable saddled with Modular records well oiled tack the will trot the trail until they gallop with a herd of fans across the ponderosa of popularity and partying down. Tee hee. Blog or WHAT!
Meanwhile, away from the ranch...and back at the Astoria
It's one mothertruckstop of a room, but it needs saving. In my hometown we just trade THE NAME of our hallowed, historic and haunting performance venues to this guy:
So they can be called THISOn second thought...try this: Save The Astoria
So, Lily Allen performed last night, the kids cheered audibly at the end of songs. So the point is not that for a few minutes at a time, strangers may thought I was a celebrity, as I was there in a party context, preferring to save my journalism for dessert. By which I mean that I met two young Lily fans who had snuck into the posh dentist's office of a hotel lobby, and they wanted me to "break the ice" so that they could approach as journalists. They chickened out, Lily and I chatted, I probably would've given her more of a boost after the lackluster audience at the Astoria, but she has friends that accompany her, peppering compliments and ignoring it when she puts cigarettes out on hotel carpets. Far out, but who am I to sit around putting mustard in that malibu. The hardest I cheered was when she sang "I'm trying to make a move just to stay in the game." Which I first heard on a great radio show that you can tune into here Authentic Shit.
If Lily's really trying to make moves to stay in the game, in all pathetic unecessary sincerity, during the fast songs she needs this behind her:
No offense Ms. Allen, but sometimes you gotta get purple if you wanna wear the gold. Not necessarily Cheerleaders, but some sort of physical chorus...you know for strophes.
Due to Lily's song content often being about a young woman's need for love and mistakes in the pursuit of finding fellas...during the slow songs, she needs these dudes behind her:
Enough about Lily, she's got skills, she's shining bright like jewellery, and all that, but stages are big, they need filling. Standing alone like a young Queen in a lonely castle is a tough gig for those big rooms. I don't think it's out of line suggesting Laker Girls and Seven Dwarves, especially if you follow the New Young Pony Club.
However, she got where she is by blowing the top off of the best LONDON PARTY DUNGEON. Tip of the hat rack to that whole crew for the service they're doing Done Town, emptying the meatrack round the bend from where Madonna houses children and writer/directors. Especially if you like the raps, you'll dig yoyo.
Meanwhile back at the ranch:
The girls were taking over like it was the rubber rose, and getting TWO BIG THUMBS UP from this "chinky eyed snotnose."
The New Young Pony Club have very talented guys in the band, but check this out:
"smoldering seductress frontwoman"
"Hopping but bored cute cubed keyboard girl"
"Stunna Drummer Not Pictured" (Awww hell, she sits at the back and gets overshadowed by Bonanza and Jellybean up front, but keeps groove flowing and is just as pretty)
Great fun, good people, don't believe me...floss your eyes with this:
GET UP AND RIDE YOUR...
From the multi-coloured Pony ice cream, to another continent of dairy PRODUCTS the red elephants:
and the blue donkeys:
America votes today, and as I have to say several times daily in the Old World, I'm not from America. I'm from here:
Anywhooo
American's (like most Western states {not to confused with the awesomeWestern States}nation states too, not just US states) have been royally cocking up recent elections. Today I found solace in the midst of worry in a mix by champions The Illegible Dj Caps and Pandemonium Jones
This is a fair bit of ol fashioned American splainin' through bricolage ("neeerrrd") Aka: Bouillabaisse Track 3
On the political commentary tip, there's a few key seats in the Senate worthy of competing with commentary on cute girls who play music.
SEAT 1: OHIO
I don't know if the worldwide readership of this lustrous publication remember, but Ohio really blew it last election. They were an important swing state who's idiocy resulted in American soldiers cut loose by their government would be choking to death on oil soaked rags instead of ketchup sodden options.
SEAT 2: TENNESSE
Ford (D) Vs Corker (R). Ford will be the first black senator elected in the south.
The Coup Feat Black Thought and Talib Kweli - My Favourite Mutiny -
SEAT 3: VIRGINIA
This is Allen (R) vs Webb (D). The most interesting parts are that Allen referred to a member of his opponent's staff as "Macaca" a racist term for a "presumed terrorist" or "individual of Islamic or Middle Eastern descent." Also, he learned during the campaign that his mother had been hiding her Jewish heritage, and his Dad used to coach the Washington Redskins. Some angry Buffalo Bills fan put an evil on this Republican, let's hope he doesn't win.
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
We'll see when I wake up tomorrow. I've never said this before, but "Gooooo Yankees." Hopefully it doesn't come to this for a while:
The only issue is, who the hell are these Democrats anyway? Can they provide Democracy, walk it like they talk it and do they have game. Fingers crossed.
CHOW
BBQ
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