Later: With Jools

Good to see that a new series of just about the only music TV programme worth watching is back, and I made a special note of it as Pearl Jam were on, being one of my favorite bands (although I've bought the last 4 albums out of habit and wondered afterwards why I bothered). Anyroadsup, there was Corinne Bailey Rae on and I thought she was great, so I got my 8 year old daughter, who I thought would love her, to watch it next day (recorded it, see). She tells me she knows her songs already and then proceeded to sing along to them!!! Kids today, eh!! Sometimes I just wonder where she gets it all from, I really do! And then we have The Spinto Band. Now these guys were brilliant and I've just got to go out and get a CD right now. Reminded me of a cross between Talking Heads and Supergrass playing songs by The Strokes in limp mode. Fab stuff. We've watched them over and over and my wife can't understand why we like them, but then she STILL only likes U2 and The Waterboys - man, sometimes I think she is older than I am. Anyway, there's me and my daughter on the sofa watching them play "Oh Mandy" over and over 'till it's burned into our brains, nudging each other and grinning at how dipsy it really is. She can't get over why the bloke on the bass is wearing a girls cardigan, but I guess that era of youth daftness has yet to appear on her radar. We'll probably watch it again a few times more tomorrow when I get home from work and she's home from school.
Pearl Jam? They were okay I suppose but I think they take themselves a bit too seriously these days, and they'll end up being a bunch of numptys if they're not careful.
Can't wait 'till next week! Wonder who'll be on.
(Wasn't that Jamie Fox bloke a jerk!!)