Wow, I’m a shoddy blogger. Last time I wrote was nearly 3 months ago. Accept my sincerest apologies, my faithful readers. And don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. I see what brings people here, and that is mainly ‘Oli Sykes’ fringe’. It seems there’s a gap in the market…
But I’m rambling, and it’s probably unlikely that I will start a blog about fringes. So instead I will update you all on what has kept me from blogging more than once every three months:
+ Mainly a wacko amount of deadlines. Tons and tons of work for my postgrad, relationship features for WM, reviews for Big Cheese, Q&As for Spinner, interviewing bands, that kinda jazz.
+ Excessive sushi consumption.
+ Some excellent shows – Lostprophets/Kids in Glass Houses UK dates, You Me At Six, This Is Hell, Shaped By Fate, Lostprophets/The Blackout European dates etc.
+ A charming chap.
+ My radio show, which aims to abuse the UK’s ears with everything from Justin Bieber to Gallows every Tuesday night (9.30-11pm).
+ Gallivanting around the UK and Europe. The week before last I went to see my delightful mum and baby bro in Brussels, followed by jaunts to Antwerp, Tilburg and Amsterdam. I am actually in love with Amsterdam. Shouting “lads on tour” while on a calming boat trip is my number one favourite pastime.
+ Work placement at Kerrang!, which brought on a serious case of nostalgia. Spotted myself in an old issue at the tender age of 15. Fantastic.
+ Work placement at Top of the Pops last week, which was probably the best thing ever. I interviewed a nice actor type, researched Justin Bieber, wrote a feature on JLS and got told Lady Gaga had ‘gondorrhea’ by a 13-year-old boy. I quite frankly love life.
That’ll do for now. In other news, I am obsessed with books about Sicilian gangsters and I can’t stop listening to bubblegum pop-punk and rowdy metal. I do like to go from one extreme to the other.
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