Now that I've depressed everyone in a failed attempt to engage in techno-environmental socio-political discussion, I suppose I should mention how my week is going...

I saw Ladytron the other night at the Commodore. It's a nice venue, very classy. Before the show began I was standing in line and saw the two leads, Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo come out the front doors (Mira's hair is hard to miss) and sort of wander by in a "will anyone recognize us?" casual way. Someone behind me stepped out of line to say hello. I opted to stay put because I didn't feel I had anything more to say than "Hi, I like your music." Perhaps I still should have.

Anyway, the show was enjoyable. For a change, the opening band didn't stink too badly. In fact, with a little development they might actually be pretty good. Ladytron themselves play well live. They're an electronica group that shuns prerecorded material as much as possible. Real drums and vintage Korg synthesizers are played to generate a true live performance. I was a little disappointed by their live version of "Destroy Everything You Touch" which lacked the overall cleanness and enjoyable timbral clashiness in the synths which the record version possesses.

Lots of birthdays this week. Must remember to remember them all.