A film a day for…oh wait, no.

Hello folks. Last month I decided to try a little experiment. I planned to watch a film a day for the whole of April and as you know, I watch a lot of films. Should’ve been easy, right?

Well, not quite. Things got in the way, some days were busier than others, and all in all I watched around 21 films. I’m still glad I attempted it, as I saw some great films (and some stinkers), including some I probably wouldn’t have watched had I not set myself this wee challenge.

I might try it again sometime, but since I didn’t complete it, I won’t post up the short reviews in the style I’d originally planned. However, I did begin this by photoshopping myself into one of my favourite films from the first week, a la #shamblesiswatching. Only seems fitting to finish it the same way. Plus, my game, my rules!

Just hangin’ oot wi big Yul Brynner

FUN FACT: It’s said that Yul Brynner was one of only two actors who could fire a gun without blinking. Can you guess who the other one is? Answers on a postcard to @shamblesmiller or my Facebook page. Also, don’t forget I’m on that Tumblr thing nowadays. Trying to get down with the kids, chatting about Sega Mega Drive and PJ and Duncan and whatnot.

Til next time,

love Shambles

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Don’t make me over. Och alright then, go on.

I think the effort to payoff ratio for this might be badly skewed.

Hello folks! You’re looking young and fresh and clean and NEW today. A bit like my blog, now that you mention it. As you can see, I’ve given the old girl a bit of a makeover. I’ve updated the links above, such as my music page, the page with free stuff, and the bit about me. So if you want to hear my music, buy my music, get free stuff or get in touch, it’s now that little bit easier. And if like me, you’re too lazy to remember web addresses with more than 18 characters, never fear. You can now reach this website simply by heading to shamblesmiller.com! (don’t click it now though, you’ll just end up right back here, that’d be silly. Unless you really want to. Och go on then, I can’t say no to you)

Some of you might also have noticed I’ve recently got one of those tumblrs. I’m still figuring it out, but I think you can contact me there too, or ask me things, or send me pictures of dyslexic cats and whatnot. So far there’s only one picture and a video of Phillip Schofield talking like Satan. I think my television might be possessed. Oh and there’s a song you might have heard but which you should download if you haven’t already.

Hope you like the new look folks,

til next time,

love Shambles

x

A film a day for the month of…April

I should’ve probably done this next month, so the title would’ve been a bit snappier. Done what you ask? Well I’ll bloody well tell you.

Firstly, hello! You look awfy swish today. As some of you might know, I watch quite a lot of films. However, there are lots of films I still haven’t seen. Some I expect to be brilliant. Some I expect will be awful. Some I expect to be a brilliant mix of both. We’ll see. Anyway, I decided that I’d remedy this with a simple wee experiment. Basically, I watch a film every day for the whole of April. I’m wondering if it’ll change my attitude to watching films. For a movie buff, I can be quite picky. For instance, Pixar movies are better for the afternoon, can’t watch a superhero movie with lunch (unless I’ve seen it several times before), movies where things explode need beer, you get the idea. The main thing however is that  by the end of the month I should have watched 30 films I haven’t seen before. If it works, I might try and keep it going for as long as I can.

I’ll also #shamblesiswatching some of them along the way, but not all of them.

As you might have noticed, we’re already in April. So, I must have watched some films already huh? Of course I have! Here are the first seven. I figured I’d need to say something about each film, but in order to make it fun (for myself) I need some sort of constraint on the number of words. See if you can spot which approach I’ve taken.

1. Change Up

Brilliant.

"And your hand is going to STAY glued to your head until you admit that this film is better than Freaky Friday"

2. Midnight in Paris

Charming! Delightful!

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pretty shit, obviously.

"NOBODY fucks with Captain Lovejoy!"

4. Bad Teacher

Not sure, was drunk.

Shut up, Cameron Diaz.

5. Midnight in Paris

Watched it twice. THAT good.

6. Gentlemen Broncos

Funny and quirky, in a good way.

Y'know, as funny as you'd hope a film starring Jemaine Clement and featuring Sam Rockwell flying on a rocket-launching stag would be.

7. Megamind

A funny, sweet film for all ages.

That’s all for the first instalment! If you have any suggestions for films that I should watch this month, give me a shout on twitter, facebook (where you can now message me directly) or e-mail me at shamblesmiller(at)gmail(dot)com. Pretty much anything goes, as long as I haven’t seen it before (inb4 “what about porn/snuff films”, just away and bile yer heid).

Oh and I hope to see some of you fine folks this Friday at the Captains Rest! Pop along for cake and lollipops and tunes!

Til next time folks!

love Shambles

x

Friday the 13th and some EP-launchin’ maverickacious brawtimes.

Hello folks! I know I’ve been a bit lax with my blog updating of late, but as you know I’ve not had proper Internet for the last few months. Until now! Internet party!!! Or in other words, stare at twitter and facebook for an hour then get bored and go outside.

It also means I can inform/remind/prod you lovely lot about upcoming gigs and whatnot. One I’m particularly excited about is supporting Julia and the Doogans at their EP launch show. It’s at the Captains Rest, this Friday. What’s that you say? It’s Friday the 13th? Well I guess anyone who comes to this show will be showing that not only do they have impeccable music taste but that they’re a maverick. A badass. Someone who laughs in the face of FEAR and DANGER and SUPERSTITION and OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT. Are you up to it? I bloody well hope so, because as well as music from me, Julia and the Doogans, and Dougie Greig, there’ll be free cake and lollipops. You can also pick up a copy of the Diamonds EP before its official release on the 16th. Sounds like a deal to me.

If you fancy checking out some of Julia and the Doogans’ music before the gig you can check out their website, their facebook page, or have a wee listen to their first EP below this very sentence.

SO, to recap:

- Go to the Captains Rest, this Friday the 13th of April, £3 entry
- Eat free cake
- Stuff your face/pockets with free lollipops
- Listen to some braw music
- Laugh in the face of danger and superstition
- Pick up a copy of the Diamonds EP, days before anyone else
- Bask in your own maverickacious awesomesaucity

See you there folks!

love Shambles

x

Dust It Off!

Hello folks! You look lovely today, as always. My updates are still a little sporadic due to the process of changing where it is that I live from one place to a different place. However, I’ve managed to steal some internet from a local kebab shop by perching on the roof at nighttime, which has given me time to discover the video I’m about to post. Some of you might know that I recently played an event called Dust It Off at the Old Hairdressers, alongside Laura and Thom and Julia and the Doogans. Our performances were captured by the guys at LIVEFLY (you can watch Julia and the Doogans’ performance at this link here) and have recently been uploaded to their site. I was recovering from throat-and-chest-and-sinus badness at the time but I think I got away with it (apart from pointing it out) so I thought I’d share the video with you lovely lot.

Hope you enjoyed it! Feel free to comment/rate and whatnot.

Oh and yes, I did notice that it says “Shambless Miller” at the start. It’s true, I have no shambs to speak of.
(This has been rectified, but I’m leaving this bit in because I like that shite joke. You understand.)

Til next time folks!

love Shambless

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