2011.
Top 20 Albums.
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
2. The Swellers - Good For Me
3. The Weeknd - House Of Balloons
4. Drake - Take Care
5. Trapped Under Ice - Big Kiss Goodnight
6. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia/Ultra
7. Tyler, The Creator - Goblin
8. The Streets - Computers And Blues
9. Miles Kane - Miles Kane
10. Jay Z / Kanye West - Watch The Throne
11. Florence And The Machine - Ceremonials
12. City And Colour - Little Hell
13. Basement - I Wish I Could Stay Here
14. Yuck - Yuck
15. M83 - Hurry Up We’re Dreaming
16. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
17. White Lies - Ritual
18. The Game - Red
19. Chase And Status - No More Idols
20. Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers
Honorable Mentions:
The Black Keys - El Camino
Adele - 21
Blink 182 - Neighborhoods
Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting
Late Pass.
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zero’s (2009)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Terror - Keepers Of The Faith (2010)
Stick To Your Guns - The Hope Division (2010)
Two Door Cinema Club (2010)
Songs.
1. Kanye West - All Of The Lights
2. DJ Khaled - I’m On One
3. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
4. Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again
5. Architects - Devil’s Island
6. Edward Sharpe - Home
7. Amy Winehouse - Our Day Will Come
Top Films.
1. Drive
2. Like Crazy
3. New Year’s Eve (fight me)
4. Friends With Benefits
5. The Inbetweeners (purely for the company and the situation)
Shows.
1. Bon Iver - UW Eau Clare, December.
2. Letlive - Old Blue Last, March.
3. Your Demise - JC De Kilnker - Belgium, February
4. Terror / STYG / Trapped Under Ice / Close Your Eyes / Your Demise - Chain Reaction, California, May.
5. Bring Me The Horizon - Birmingham Academy, April
6. Jimmy Eat World - Kentish Town Forum, June
7. The Maccabees - Village Underground, November
8. Deftones - Shepherds Bush, August
9. Morissey - Palladium, August
10. Frank Ocean - XOYO, November
Honorable Mentions:
EVERY show on the “Stick Tight” tour w/ Terror, STYG, TUI, Close Your Eyes and YD
M83 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, November
The Streets - Bristol, March
Festival Performances:
1. Comeback Kid - Hellfest, June
2. Letlive / THAT fight - Download, June
3. Naked And Famous - Reading, August (one of my favourite memories of 2011)
4. The Streets - Reading, August
5. Terror - For The Kids Fest, Florida, May.
6. Your Demise - Download, June
7. White Lies - Rock For People, Czech Rep, July
8. My Chemical Romance - Rock For People, Czech Rep, July
9. System Of A Down - Download, June
10. Jimmy Eat World - Reading, August
TV Show.
1. Entourage
2. Life’s Too Short
3. Frozen Planet
4. Soccer AM
5. Boardwalk Empire
(This Is England ‘88 is yet to be seen….)
Game.
Continuing my take on this:
Man Utd v Chelsea - European Cup QF
Man Utd v Arsenal - 8-2
Man Utd v Man City - Community Shield
The John Terry award for Biggest Prick.
John Terry
Places Visited.
1. Chicago
2. SoCal
3. New York
4. Vienna
5. Prague
Purchase.
1. Plane ticket to America, May.
2. Nike Infra Reds
3. Jordan III Cements
4. Manchester United x FYP home shirt (the best Birthday gift)
5. Black Morrissey denim jacket
Worst.
Losing my Grandmother and Great Grandmother within 2 weeks of each other. Heartbreaking.
European Cup final
FA Cup semi-final
Manchester United v Manchester City, October.
RIP Thursday
Best.
Meeting that certain someone.
Living in America for 3 months.
Travelling the world with my best friends.
Chazz.
Being on tour with Terror and Trapped Under Ice.
2012…
Move to America permanently.
