i'm mr reckless with a capital R....

I don't really discuss music much on here but today is different. One of my favourite bands for the last few years has been You Me at Six. I remember listening to them on Myspace and trying to download the tracks because I didn't know where else to get them! I've got every song on my iTunes, from unreleased acoustics and b-sides to the latest Live at Wembley album from last December and it's all still such good music. I couldn't go to the show due to university deadlines and I was absolutely gutted but I'd seen some of the merchandise from the tour uploaded online and on instagram. When I saw these two items I knew I had to have them.. my housemates will tell you I was refreshing the Kitemco merchandise page for DAYS until these pieces were put up but I missed out on them because of essay writing. I've never loathed Exilius by Jane Barker more in my life.... because I loved it before....(not.)

Reckless Jumper £30 & YMAS Bobble hat £15

I bought the jumper in a medium, I think it's a unisex top and since I don't have a boy figure I thought it'd be best to get some leeway in the boob area. Story of my bloody life! Anyway, it's a really, really nice jumper and even though it's not tailored to females I'd recommend it.

 To me it looks like an American varsity jumper which is a print I love anyway BUT Reckless is my favourite song off Sinners Never Sleep so it was my favourite piece instantly!

There's a small embellished VI on the cuff of the left sleeve which is a really nice touch. I'm not going to be a total div and say that I've loved Roman numerals forever because that's a crock of shit, BUT I do find them really aesthetically pleasing- they're so much neater than our numbers!

This bobble hat was the other piece on the site that jumped out at me. I've loved my trusty £4.99 beanie for my can't-be-arsed days or for nights in the library....or for the shit-i-woke-up-late-and-can't-wash-my-hair days for the last few months but there comes a time when one must expand one's hat collection and this is the one for me!

Anyway, this is the jumper on me.. it's a rubbish photo but the lighting in this bedroom is absolutely AWFUL and my PhotoBooth was the best option. It's a little long in the body but I'm short so that's probably got something to do with it!

I bought and paid for these from this website (click!) on the 1st of February paying £4.00 delivery and they arrived this morning so it took just over a week for them to arrive.

If you haven't listened to You Me At Six before I really would recommend them. If you like Don Broco, Twin Atlantic or other more recent bands to hit the music scene then give You Me At Six a search on Spotify/iTunes and let me know what you think!

I'll leave you a photo of me looking a bit posey wearing my new hat. Let me know about your favourite bands and other good websites for band merchandise, I'm always after new stuff!

First Gig of 2012 - All Time Low

Last night I dusted off my converse and went to see All Time Low at the Southampton Guildhall with my best friend Aimee. We both l o v e  All Time Low so this was a big event! If you don't know who they are then click here for their most recent video "Time Bomb" and here for my personal favourite "Poppin'". They're a 4 piece pop-punk band from Baltimore in the US who formed in 2003. Their career has boomed since being signed by Hopeless Records and released their fourth album "Dirty Work" with Interscope in 2011.

We got to the Guildhall at about 6 meaning waiting an hour in the cold until doors opened. Now, I won't lie to you Aimee and I were the oldest girls in the crowd that we saw when we arrived but as the queue grew we did see some couples and groups of people who were our age. Due to frontman Alex Gaskarth's beautiful face and their up tempo songs they have a fan base in the UK that could be seen as "tweeny", though I'll be the first to say that the age of a fan doesn't determine how loyal they are.

The two support acts were We Are The In Crowd & The Maine, both pop-punk/punk-rock and both really, really good.

All Time Low came on around 9.15 until 10.20 and I loved every second of it. Their energy was contagious and their stage set up was the most impressive I've seen from them; strobe lighting and 3 big squares which lit up to say ATL (and tits, ass and sex at one point at the request of guitarist Jack Barakat!) I left with a lot of respect for them because Alex has been suffering from a chest infection which resulted in a few songs being cut from the show but he put every ounce of effort into apologising and reassuring us that they would be back in the summer. We were also crowned the loudest crowd of the tour so far which I'd consider an achievement!
My favourite songs of the show were "Remembering Sunday" and "Poppin'" and they played a few older songs like "Coffee Shop Soundtrack".

Here are a few of photos from the show

I'd also like to say they had brought a charity called Skate For Cancer on this tour. It's a brilliant charity so please check it out if you have the chance.

Anyway, if you're like me and still haven't left the "myspace phase" music wise then I'd really recommend checking out All Time Low. They have plenty of songs to move your feet to and a couple of slower ones for rainy days.

Lots of emo love,