Ragdoll Magazine

A farewell post...

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:04:43 +0100

We managed to get 6 issues out into the wild south-west wilderness, had a great time and threw some great parties, but its now time to call it a day. The reasons for this are loosely based on boring things like money, but also a need for us all to move on and do our own things.

Thanks so much for you support, all of you, but especially to the tireless efforts of Tamsin Baker, Kyle Holloway and Emma Kimber who helped shaped the magazine from day one.

I’m off to University in London to study journalism and to create something new, but in the meantime follow my blog (currently under the wing of Vice magazines blogging network), and you can expect to hear more from all of us soon.

You can still read all the issues online by clicking here.

Bozley xx

A Heretics cover of The Klaxons new single. It’s a bit of...

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:26:00 +0100

A Heretics cover of The Klaxons new single. It’s a bit of fun.

I’m not sure how I feel about new Klaxons single...

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:55 +0100

I’m not sure how I feel about new Klaxons single ‘Echoes’. I can’t help but think we’ve had that chorus already this year, on Delphic’s ‘Doubt’. This is definitely better than that though.

Moth of the Day

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:41:49 +0100

This cheery chap is called the ‘Common Sailor’ moth. Great name, though I wouldn’t put him in charge of ship. What would happen if he saw a lighthouse?

RIP The Foundry

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:38:00 +0100

We strolled over to trendy pub ‘The Foundry’ in Old St. this week, only to find it wasn’t there anymore. Or rather, it was there, though only really in spirit. Apparently a posh hotel had bought the building, which the local arty kids didn’t like the idea of very much, so they squatted it. We grabbed some tinnies and joined the party.

Now some of us (me) hadn’t eaten since breakfast, so the urns of hippie food on offer for free seemed too good to turn down. The only catch? You had to wash your own plate. Fine by me, i thought. The weird bean curry thing and rice was pretty good.

I didn’t wash my plate though.

A big sound system attached to a bike then appeared outside. Some old school rave was played and we danced like it was the early nineties. So did most of the street.

The bike started to move (it was being pushed, obviously). We followed the music.

There was probably 40 of us at this point. Pleased that our numbers had already swelled, we continued down the road to the sounds of what could well have been The Prodigy. We had no idea where we were going, but judging by the queue of traffic we’d already caused, it was probably going to be the Police station.

We began to notice that as we were walking, more people were joining the crowd and the party monster was growing. It was like that old horror film, The Blob. Anyway, next thing we knew there was about 1000 of us marching down Brick Lane chanting ‘Who’s Streets? OUR STREETS!’.
In hindsight the chanting may have undermined our street party cred.

The mild police interest soon turned into the crowd being penned in by about 20 riot vans, so we thought it was probably time to make a move. Like the true rebels we are, we went straight home to bed.

Via a strip club and a Somerfield toilet.

World's worst demo EVER.

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:34:00 +0100

World's worst demo EVER. :

The title of this post may sound like a cheap Channel 5 show, but it really sums it up nicely. Download and enjoy.

The thing is with Sleigh Bells, you either get it or you...

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:13:03 +0100

The thing is with Sleigh Bells, you either get it or you don’t. I think they’re the years freshest and most exciting new band.

Dear all these people... You're NOT Gaga.

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:12:00 +0100

I’m sure you can’t help notice the amount of major label Gaga imposters doing the rounds at the moment. First off, we had Cascada getting in on the act:

Which was predictably, shit.

Then there was Ke$ha. For a few opening bars we thought perhaps she was going to go the way of ripping off Uffie.. but then BAM. Gaga.

Anyway, maybe slightly less predictably, it was shit.

And most recently, Disney creation Miley Cyrus has jumped on the bandwagon:

The most suprising, but also the most shit.

So, note to all of the above: YOU’RE NOT GAGA.

Let’s cleanse our ears with the new single from our beloved:

The new Kylie single is… well, pretty alright really. No...

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:24:48 +0100

The new Kylie single is… well, pretty alright really. No sign of this massive 80’s revival letting up, but I think I’m pretty ok with that.

(via hereticsmusic)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:00:29 +0100

(via hereticsmusic)

Cold in Berlin @ The Brixton Windmill earlier in the week..

Sun, 30 May 2010 18:42:16 +0100

Cold in Berlin @ The Brixton Windmill earlier in the week..

Klaxons - Flashover

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:40:00 +0100

Klaxons - Flashover:

I know we’re late on this one, and if you give a shit (or even if you don’t) you’ve almost definitely heard it. I wanted to make sure I formed a fair opinion on it though, so after repeat listens throughout the day, I’ve coming to this conclusion:

It’s fucking good.

On the first listen it’s undeniably Klaxons. You can’t help but think it could have gone on Myths of the Near Future.. Though.. it’s not as instant.. where are the hooks?

But after the carnage of the first listen dies away you realise that this is a whole different proposition. The synths that made Klaxons famous are all but gone, a heavier guitar sound replaces them. You notice the melodies are there, more sophisticated than ever, but no less catchy. The whole thing seems so much more urgent, like everything matters infinitely more. It sounds like the return of guitar music. It sounds like the end of music as we know it. And this isn’t even the first single. It’s just a taster of whats to come.

And what is to come? Surely the most important album of the year. It’s been three long years, but finally Klaxons are set to turn indie on its head once more.

Hurts.. or should that be Daggers - Better Than Love

Tue, 11 May 2010 15:10:35 +0100

So the first Hurts single, Better Than Love is out on the 24th of May. Excited? You should be. It’s been going round that this is infact a song from a previous band featuring the Hurts members - Daggers.

We’ve been good enough to track down the original Daggers version for you:

http://www2.mrtzcmp3.net/Daggers_Better_Than_Love_1s.html

And now enjoy the (more or less the same) Hurts version..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn8tBgI1BVQ

Which is best? You decide!

I really hope this is real.

Mon, 10 May 2010 17:19:45 +0100

RAGDOLL MAGAZINE PRESENTS: BOYS VERSUS GIRLS

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:08:00 +0100

What’s that you say? Women are only good for three things? Cooking, cleaning, and vaginas? THINK AGAIN.
House band POLLY AND THE KETTLES and new girls on the block SHE FORGOT HER
BOOTS will be demonstrating that women are actually good for 4 things:
Cooking, cleaning, vaginas… and their sisters vaginas. Oh.. and er..
making music.
Doing it for the boys will be THE SHUFFLE (not just a
euphemism for having a wank) , and NIALL BADCOCK (who i’m assured
actually has a penis in excellent condition).

So, join the action:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=101552926556355&ref=ts

THE SHUFFLE
POLLY AND THE KETTLES
SHE FORGOT HER BOOTS
NIALL BADCOCK

**AT MUSIC PIUB OF THE YEAR 2010!! RIFFS BAR!!!**
THURSDAY 29TH OF APRIL
7.30pm
FREE ENTRY

£2.50 A PINT OF COORS!
£2.50 HOUSE SPIRIT AND COKE!

Bask in the glory of the new Crystal Castles album.

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:05:00 +0100

Bask in the glory of the new Crystal Castles album.

Issue 7 of course…

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:17:41 +0100

Issue 7 of course…

Rag Doll Girl tamagotchi

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:11:04 +0100

Rag Doll Girl tamagotchi :

Thought you might enjoy this bad boy…

Hello! I’m the Lindt chocolate reindeer. The people at Lindt made too many of me last year,...

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:12:00 +0100

Hello! I’m the Lindt chocolate reindeer.

The people at Lindt made too many of me last year, but fear not! I will not be thrown out, or melted down, reshaped and put into little boxes.

No need! All they had to do was cut the back off me, and repackage me as the Lindt Easter bunny!

Pretty impressive, eh?

But what happens if I don’t sell this time, I hear you ask!

Fear not, Lindt are already working on my next incarnation, ready for a few months time:

Boo!

CLUB THE RAGDOLL… Monthly @ Riffs Bar Swindon.

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:07:00 +0100

CLUB THE RAGDOLL… Monthly @ Riffs Bar Swindon.