Well, not from hell exactly, just so short it’s terrifying.  I need to meet some mates tonight, which is already arranged, I need to be at work most of the weekend for a presentation next week, we have some friends of ours visiting from Canada and we have to pretty much move out of our house so that builders can take it over for the next two months.  Even if the weekend was four days long I’d still be bloody struggling.

Fucketty doo-dah.  Ah well, at least I have tonight to get well leathered and stagger around all over the place like a six year old who’s been slipped a roofie at a cub scout jamboree.

Oh, and my stats engine for the podcast has finally updated to include the latest one, which has been downloaded loads of times – thanks guys.  Even without the swearing, imagine that!

And don’t ask me what that picture is, I have no fucking idea.  I searched Google Images for ‘too busy’ and that’s what came up on the first page.  Too busy for what I don’t know, but the mind boggles at the thought.  So to show just how too busy I am, here are a pile of groups I have been investigating or will be investigating or just don’t know what to do with yet.  It’s the Harassed Toad Mix Tape, I suppose.  Have a good weekend Toadlings.

Two from bands who sent me demos or albums that I wasn’t that keen on, but definitely liked some of their stuff:
Amasser website | Amasser -  Green Like the Sky
LoveLikeFire website | LoveLikeFire – Unlighted Shadow
Two more Campfires & Battlefields recommendations:
The Prids website | The Prids -  Shadow & Shadow Another group from Portland, would you believe!
Nina Nastasia & Jim White website | Nina Nastasia & Jim White – I’ve Been Out Walking I’ll definitely be buying this one soon, so expect a review to turn up at some point in the near future.
From the ever-excellent Cable & Tweed:
Beat the Devil website | Beat the Devil – Shine in Exile What a voice – like a more menacing version of the Detroit Cobras.
Definitely one for the future:
George Pringle website | George Pringle – Fellini For Prime Minister Odd, but strangely compelling.
And a couple of stray songs I am enjoying and will be investigating further if I ever find the time:
The Amateurs website | The Amateurs – Cool By Me For more, check 17 Seconds.[audio http://www.matthewjamesyoung.com/sbt/TheAmateurs-CoolByMe.mp3]
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin website | Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Oregon Girl The coolest band name for ages and another reference to Oregon![audio http://www.matthewjamesyoung.com/sbt/SomeoneStillLovesYouBorisYeltsin-OregonGirl.mp3]