28 days a goth?

Hmm, not sure what to think on this one. mendees, having moved to Exeter, is thinking of going to the Cavern tomorrow night. Fine, fairly normal. To see a band called "Betty Curse". The lead singer of which is a persona created by Megan Burns, the actress who played Hannah in 28 Days Later. Now, of course, she's 20, not 13/14 as she was at the time of the film. And, um, she looks pretty good from what I can find (band Myspace, her Myspace). She's also, it appears from a few interviews, fairly switched on.

However, she's backed by Island Records quite heavily, the contact section of the site (no direct link, not possible, see below) essentially promises to spam you with stuff about all their bands that might be of interest, and it just oozes marketing shill. ( Musings on how the marketing men take over the world, and how it turns us all into (too) cynical gits... )

So, cool new artist with both track record to appeal, the looks to carry it off and a genuine goth/alt girl to like, or simple marketing dream designed to cash in on a market that the big boys in the industry can't, normally, get in on?

And, perhaps of more direct relevence, given it's apparently free entry, if I were to cancel my normal Monday night stuff, anyone interested in going along tomorrow?

So, on this getting out more thing...

Well, I'm still exhausted. I've done nothing today really, except trawl around online and drink coffee. I'm thinking I'm a little out of shape.

Scratch that, everyone knows I'm a little out of shape. ( Warlord at Steve's )

( Drinking in Exeter )

( Party at Jo's )

( Breakfast, a wander and a visit to GW )

( Change of plans again, a pub and more friends )

( Hex Hex card game )

( Order of the Stick )

Like the Game of Thrones expansion. Anyway, after we'd done (Chris won, Duncan came second, and I was a close thrid despite messing up and playing a 'difficult' character), we said our goodbyes and I drove home. Collapsed into bed, woke up today, read Hogfather for a bit, then came online.

All in all, I've had a good weekend I think. Good to see people, good to enjoy Exeter with no reservations, and, naturally, seeing Jo and Christy running around in their underwear is always good.