PRAAARGH

Czech Republic. We played this beautiful place called Kutna Hora, outside Prague. Heatwave we weren't ready for. Like tropical hot. Got lost in that heat. Found cathederals, churches of bones before we found the festival. But before any of that we had the Luton Airport experience. We can not recommend 'Wizzair'. Seriously. Wizzair?

The wizzair queue / scrum. Seriously, a anarchic free-for-all. Seriously.

Oh yeah, Luton Airport Hens. The front of their tops say "Hello Ibiza...It's me" and they all had their nicknames on the back. Here's "Milf" and "Princess". We lost "Storm in a G Cup" and "Frothy Coffee". Before we saw them we saw a man about to check in, wearing nothing but a nappy. Luton.

and then just two hours away from all that, this.

this.

Kevin's roadie.

...a little tune.

VGs

Suffering Summer

First of all John and Conan bought a swimming pool.

Yes they did.

= SUMMER

NO BOMBING

Second of all our good friend Jack has started a label you should all know about.

Jack's band MAZES are brilliant. But you already knew that.

Jack's label is SUFFERING JUKEBOX

available now, like this week is MAZES 7" 'Cenotaph/Go Betweens'

and this equally awesome tape by Colleen Green "Milo Goes to Compton"

Buy these things here: http://sufferingjukebox.bigcartel.com/

read/listen here: http://sufferingjukeboxrecords.blogspot.com/

Jack is our neighbour now so if you need any of us, we'll be poolside.

WORSE TO COME

WORSE TO COME

EVEN NOW

TIME HAS PAST THROUGH BUT THERE'S NO ONE AROUND

NO ONE AROUND

WORSE TO COME

FEELING LIKE THIS WON'T KEEP ANYONE AROUND FOR LONG

THE SMOKE WON'T CLEAR

IT'S HANGING AROUND MY BODY JUST LIKE YOU ARE HERE

BUT YOU'RE NOT NEAR

FROM TIME TO TIME

I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT

WILL BE JUST FINE

THINGS MOVE ALONG

COLOURS HAVE TO GIVE OR I WON'T BELONG

YOU'LL BE GONE

WORSE THAN THIS

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN THIS....

(..........WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO SEE, KEEP HER AWAY FROM ME...........)

PUMPKIN

PUMPKIN

HALLOWEEN WAS A BLAST

HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST?

HOW LONG BEFORE I LEARN?

HOW LONG BEFORE WE LEARN?

I JUST DON'T KNOW

YOU STOOP SO LOW

LEAVE ME ALONE

JUST LET ME GO

YOU TOOK YOU'RE TIME

YOU TOOK YOU'RE TIME

YOU TOOK YOU'RE TIME

AWAY....

PARADISE VENDORS

PARADISE VENDORS

AND I CAN'T STOP WONDERING WHAT TO DO

SEE THIS FEELINGS COMING, JUST BURING THROUGH

AND I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT SIDE YOU'RE ON

NOW THIS FEELINGS BEEN WITH ME FAR TO LONG

IT'S GONNA CHANGE

BUT I'LL STAY THIS WAY

YOU NEVER NOTICE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS COME

TELL ME TO CHANGE

AND I'LL RUN AWAY

AND THEN I'LL NOTICE THAT I'M NOT GETTING ON

I'M NOT GETTING ON....

PIRATE KEY

PIRATE KEY

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE RIGHT

I JUST KNOW THAT

WHAT WE DID THE OTHER NIGHT

I CAN'T GO BACK

AND WHEN I STARE INTO THE LIGHT

I JUST KNOW THAT

WHAT WE DID THE OTHER NIGHT

I MUST GO BACK

I SEE MYSELF IN COLOUR

I SEE MYSELF IN LIGHT

NOTHING USED TO HURT

NOTHING USED TO HURT

I'M NOT FEELING

WHAT YOU'RE BELIEVING

I KNOW THAT MUCH IS TRUE

MY HEAD HURTS, MY SHOULDERS HURT

BUT NOTHING USED TO HURT

YOU

YOU'LL NEVER SHOW

JUST WHAT YOU OWE

THIS MUCH IS TRUE

AND ME

I STILL FORGIVE

I STILL BELIEVE

I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU

BUT...

MY HEAD HURTS, MY SHOULDERS HURT

BUT NOTHING USED TO HURT

NOTHING REMAINS

NOTHING REMAINS

THIS TIME YOU'LL SEE

IT ALL REMAINS ON ME

AT NIGHT CAN'T SLEEP

IT ALL REMAINS SUCH A MYSTERY

(CAN'T WAKE UP TO THIS BREAK DOWN, CAN'T FAKE IT COS IT'S REAL)

THIS TIME YOU'LL SEE

THE BRUISINGS WILL NOT LEAVE

AT NIGHT CAN'T SLEEP

IT ALL REMAINS SUCH A MYSTERY

THINGS HAPPEN THIS WAY

DON'T LET IT STAY

THIS TIME YOU'LL SEE

IT ALL REMAINS ON ME

AT NIGHT CAN'T SLEEP

IT ALL REMAINS SUCH A MYSTERY

(SHE'LL SLEEP THROUGH THIS COMPLETE RUIN, WITH EYES CLOSING WE RIDE ON)

THINGS HAPPEN THIS WAY

DON'T LET IT STAY

DEEP DOWN INSIDE

YOU KNOW YOU TRIED

THIS TIME YOU'LL SEE, IT ALL REMAINS ON ME...

TUFF

TUFF

He won’t check at all or seem flexible

He won’t shy before she

She won’t take it all, it’s too incredible to entertain a dumb thing.

That’s why.

A heavy high is small and pretend faith will fall

His eyes colour his own sea.

“Dive” she says to all “swim and drink it all, taste the truth as if me”.

That’s why.

CROOKED SCENE

CROOKED SCENE

Everything you say to me I know is true

Want it to be lived again until senses end

How is it you nail me and take me apart?

Your words are trembling, I’m deaf with glory.

Feel hands on my neck run up to my head

Do you hear my night words?

Please don’t answer

Everything is new to you, all we give is wrong

Drag it to a new high and watch it fall.

You send me all the places I can’t be around

And I’ll come running just to be around to watch you drown.

Hurt until I don’t care, lies turn true

Clear air, don’t care, run forever.

For you I choke on all that is good

For you I turn on all my burning.

You send me all the places I can’t be around

And I’ll come running just to be around to watch you drown.

FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN

FEELING HASSLED BY YOUR INSIDE

ALWAYS ANGRY BUT YOU DONT KNOW WHY

FEELING LIKE IT WAS WORTH A TRY

BUT YOU DID TRY

AND YOU ALWAYS TRY

ALWAYS FEELING LIKE THE DEAD GUY

THERES OFTEN TIMES WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHY

BUT ALL THIS TIME JUST MAKES YOU HIGH

AND YOU WILL HIDE, AND YOU'LL NEVER FIND

ME AGAIN...

ALL THIS WON'T LAST FOREVER

WEIRD FEELINGS

WEIRD FEELINGS

I'VE FELT LIKE THIS FOR AGES

JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT

IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THOUGHT

JUST HOPE THAT YOU DONT FIND OUT

YOU'LL SEE THERES

(YOU'RE SURE OF)

WEIRD FEELINGS

(YOU'RE NEW THING)

YOU'LL FEEL THERES

(WEIRD FEELINGS)

WEIRD FEELINGS

I KNOW YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED

I SEE YOU'RE DISAPPOINTMENT IN ME, IN ME...

I'VE FELT LIKE THIS FOR AGES

JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT

THOSE COLOURS WON'T BE LIFTING

JUST SHOWS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING

YOUR CONTACT

YOUR CONTACT

ALL THAT I SEE

AND EVERYTHING WITHIN ME

IS TOTALLY

FAKE AND UNREAL

IT'S ALL TO DO WITH HOW YOU FEEL

THE SCENERY IS THROUGH

IS YOU...

I'VE BEEN DREAMING

THAT EVERYTHING IS ENDING

IT'S TIME TO GO

THINGS AREN'T WORKING

YR CONTACT IS A TOKEN

IT'S TIME TO GO

AWAY

AWAY

IT'S TIME TO GO

AWAY

AWAY

ALL THINGS THIS WAY

ALL THINGS THIS WAY

You keep me waiting, it’s why I’m around

It’s why I digress and keep it down

All things the same

Nothing will change

To make it easy I’ll fake a dream

And lay between two trees on a crooked scene

All things the same

Nothing will change

To keep me guessing is to feed my frown

That’s why I can’t swallow and am always down.

YEARS NOT LONG

YEARS NOT LONG

SOMETHING DIED INSIDE, BUT I DON'T MIND

IT HURTS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT I'M DOING FINE

THERE'S SOMEONE ON MY MIND NOW ALL THE TIME

I HOPE THIS FEELING DIES COS SHE'S LEAVING ME BEHIND

DON'T, DON'T GO

DON'T WANT YOU TO GO, NO...

YOU WON'T KNOW WHEN SOMETHINGS WRONG

FEELINGS LEFT THAT DON'T BELONG

ENDING THIS WON'T MAKE YOU STRONG

YOU WON'T KNOW WHERE I HAVE GONE...

YEARS NOT LONG....

BARDENDED

BARDENS BOUDOIR

2005 - 2010

It was the last show ever at Bardens. We are assured that full historical, reminisical, archival and downright valuable blog all about Bardens will be up on the upset the rhythm blog soon. Umit, Doig, Dan Bolger, Upsets and other selfless creator-warriors all made this beautiful-disgusting furniture store basement in Dalston really HAPPEN five years ago. Found specifically to host a Lightning Bolt show, there was no bar, barely a P.A. Umit took a massive risk on noise rock - and it paid us all brilliantly. We have nothing but fond memories for Bardens, we played many shows there, we went to much more. The best venue in London has had to go. The best venue in London at the end of our street. It meant a lot to us.

And to a lot of others it seems, the closing party went crazy. People turned up in their hundreds. Literally. Too many people. The venue full, the street, erm, full. It held out till midnight, then the fuzz, they shut it down. It was gonna be Spin, Spin the Dogs and then us. Bummed. Still, what a way to go. Sent off. Street party, till forever. Thank you Barden and it's extended dysfunctioning family, we love you.

meanwhile inside...Bolger

and PLEASE killing it

Bye Bye Bardens Future Store

VICE COOLER INTERVIEW

Sean Carnage did this. Check out his website with extended Vice Cooler interview:

http://www.seancarnage.com/2010/07/01/new-carnage-video-male-bonding-behind-the-scenes-with-director-vice-cooler/