Yesterday I listened to Lucy Rose's debut album for the first time. I honestly don't think I've been through so many emotions whilst listening to one album, it's perfect. Every song is stunning, each note is perfect and Lucy's voice is so raw and enticing. If you have a spare £10 I would really recommend this album, it's easily one of the best albums of the year for me. It's one you can listen to when you're happy or when you're sad, a bit like Mumford and Sons. I'm so proud of Lucy Rose also, as she has managed to become a well established solo artist even though most people would associate her with Bombay Bicycle Club. If there was a song I could pick for a favourite it would probably be 'Be Alright', it's absolutely stunning. Give this one a good listen guys, it's well worth it!

Also, my friend booked me and her tickets for Fat Boy Slim in December, that's going to to insane! I'll feel like I'm back in the 90's dancing with my parents in the living room when I'm a child. I'll keep you updated on that, all I know so far is that it's in Fabric in London which is apparently a really great night club, I'd never heard of it before though. I'll take her word for it!

Let's start with music before we get into the really serious stuff here! Lately I've been listening to a lot of Wild Beasts, I know I'm pretty behind with them but they really are amazing, in a weird way they are sort of soothing. Especially Hooting and Howling. I'm also developing a small obsession with acoustic all over again, Ben Howard is really doing it for me at the moment. Along with James Vincent McMorrow. I'm also a latecomer to the whole St. Vincent scene but I can't stop listening to her this week. Her dirty guitar is really unique and different. I love it! Annie Clark is also absolutely stunning which helps. To be honest, there's not really much else to report. Apart from yesterday I ordered my ticket to Lucy Rose, I was meant to be putting myself on a gig ban because I need to budget majorly but she's incredible live and it's only down the road from me and it was only £8 so I would have kicked myself if I didn't go. It also means that in the space of 8 days I'm seeing Howler, Mystery Jets and Lucy Rose. 

   Okay on to the serious stuff. Looking at universities is so damn scary, but I've looked through all of the London universities that do the course I wanna do and I've narrowed it down to 5...

• Middlesex
• London Metropolitan University
• University of Westminster
• University of East London
• Kingston

I also looked at Brunel and Roehampton. I didn't like Brunel because you have to have an admissions test and an interview and I have to get like full marks on everything and that's just way too much pressure. It was basically the same with Roehampton and the course content looked so boring. The only good thing about Brunel is that their Journalism course is accredited by the National Councilor for the Training of Journalists. But I don't think that means anything amazing. It was also very politically based which isn't what I'm looking for at all.

The course at Middlesex is Publishing, Journalism and Media which sounds awesome! It's basically all exactly what I want to do. I also know someone who is currently at Middlesex uni and she says it's really good so that's given me a bit more encouragement to look into that university more. 

 At London Met the course is Journalism, Film and Television studies. This would be a really awesome course because considering I'm studying Film and TV production already this would be pretty much perfect, the only reason I haven't put it as my first choice is because it hasn't got as much Journalism in it as I would have helped but apart from that it looks amazing. 

 University of Westminster is just Journalism on it's own. I would have thought, given it's location the course would be mostly Politics based but it's really not. There's such a range of modules to study there. It looks really impressive, the only downside of Westminster is that it's right in the center of London so it'd be super expensive. 

University of East London has a few courses I like the sound of there but I'd probably just stick with journalism on its own or do a joint honours in Journalism studies and Film studies. Both of these because again there are a wide range of modules covering all aspects of Journalism rather than just sticking to political journalism. 

My final choice is Kingston which also has Journalism and a joint honours in Film Studies and Journalism. I liked Kingston for the same reason I liked East London. It's just making up my mind about which course now. 

I think I'll talk it over with my mum and my course leader and see what they say about it and see if I can realistically get the grades (which to be honest, shouldn't be a problem if I keep working at the rate I'm working at). 

Today's song of the day is Cruel - St. Vincent for obvious reasons that I've mentioned above. 

Jeeeeez, I knew I'd forget about posting on here, I'm so sorry! The last time I posted here I had just seen The Drums. Since then it's been my birthday. I've been clubbing a few times, I'm still really undecided about it. I'm not sure if this is the same for everyone else but I think after a few times of you going it sort of loses it's "spark" or whatever. I still have fun, I love the people that I go out clubbing with they're all a right laugh but I just, I don't know. I think mostly it's all these girls that go out in their really tight, skinny dresses. It genuinely makes me ill, it makes me upset that they feel they have to dress like that to get attention. I don't even bother, I just go out in my jeans and a nice top. Maybe a dress with some black tights, but then again I don't go out to get laid. To put it bluntly.
  I saw The Maccabees again in Brighton 2 days after my birthday which was amazing, they put on a really great show. I was really disappointed because the beautiful and amazing La Shark had supported them on every other date of their tour but not the Brighton show so I still haven't had a chance to see them. I just have my fingers crossed that they'll be playing Reading Festival.
   Also at Shout4Music my editor is giving the chance to interview bands aswell now, which for me is such a great opportunity. I just hope I can actually get some done. He's going to try and sort out an interview with Howler when they play in Reading on the 14th of May. If that happens I'll be over the moon, truly. I love that band and would love to know more about them considering Jordan is only a year older than me, it fascinates me that people who are only a year older than me are already doing world tours!
  Last Monday (16/4/12) I saw Bombay Bicycle Club with Lucy Rose and Lianna La Havas supporting, the whole show was so beautiful. Both of the supports were amazing, I'm so glad Lucy Rose got to support, I know she's practically in Bombay but the fact she got to support really boosts her career as a solo artist and I love that, I'm still debating whether to go see her in Reading in a few weeks though, I'd really love to but I need to save the money.
   Yesterday is what I really want to get on to here. So I know for a fact I want to do journalism when I'm older (although I'm pretty much old enough), I'm not really a fan of political journalism, I mean I don't mind politics but it does get boring. Anyway back to the point yesterday Ed Miliband (leader of the Labour party) came to my college, so firstly not only did I get a chance to film him (weird but more exciting than you think) I also got the chance to sit in on his briefing and Q+A session, I had my questions ready. Until I got told I had the chance to interview him 1 on 1!! I was so excited. Usually this would take a journalist a very long time to build up to something as important as this but my first ever interview and it was with the leader of the opposition! Sadly, because I was the last of the "press" (yes, I was called press for the day. And yes, that did excite me so much I peed a little) to go in there, I only had time for 2 questions. I had some really challenging questions planned but I felt like I should ask more appropriate questions to what he had been talking about earlier on in the day. So I asked him if he would consider introducing more BTEC and NVQ qualifications into sixth forms because society feels that sixth forms lack BTEC options meaning that the people that don't have the confidence or don't feel comfortable moving to college have to do A-Levels that they don't really want to do. My second question was regarding trade unions, for those who don't know the Labour party are basically funded by these trade unions and I think that members, MPs especially have forgotten that. So I asked Ed what he would do if trade unions refused to pay their political funds because they feel that the labour party have turned their back on them. He was so thrown off by this question, he was obviously not expecting it at all. Which was good for me. Luckily the person I was with was aloud to film the short interview with Ed so as soon as I convert it and edit it down I'll put it straight up here for you all to ssee his answers.
  The only other interesting thing happening is I'm starting driving lessons tomorrow, I'm excited but nervous so watch out anyone on the roads in and around Reading.
   One last thing, I finished the video for Electric Sugar Children. Considering, I think it's actually turned out okay. Share away my friends!