keep up the cats

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4:51PM Jess McGuire | Well, he may not be “keeping up the cats” the way Defamer Australia likes it, but he is slowly but surely improving that nauseating pile of musical excrement known as ‘Beautiful’. Yes, James Blunt has really delivered the goods with his Sesame Street rendition of ‘My Triangle’. We applaud him! How can I loathe one man’s musical output so much, and yet deep inside feel quietly confident I’d really quite like the guy in person? (Via our new sibling Babblebaby) More »

James Blunt Fails To Keep Up The Greek Cats

3:56PM Jess McGuire | Poor James Blunt. All the sex and alcoholic beverages in the world won’t make up for the slap in the face that was the needless cancellation of his sold out shows in Athens. His music may be laidback, but James Blunt is on the warpath after the Greeks formed a phalanx to prevent him performing on Lykavittos Hill, the highest point in Athens. Two sold-out concerts by Blunt were cancelled by the municipality for “safety inspections” only hours before the singer was due to take to the stage. However, concerts by Nick Cave and Mark Knopfler did go ahead. The Athens authorities admitted later that there had been no safety issue, but a letter confirming this had been “misplaced” – while 6,000 fans were locked out. “In the best case it’s carelessness and in the worst case corruption,” an angry Blunt told Ta Nea, the Athens daily paper, sensing a conspiracy. A conspiracy to protect the ears of Athenians from the dirge that is You’re Beautiful? Surprisingly, the feeble mewling you’re hearing in your head right now as you read about this story isn’t just the chorus of “Goodbye, My Lover” raping your consciousness, it’s the sound a wounded cat makes after being dropped. More »

James Blunt Keeps Up The Cats In Melbourne!

10:02AM Clem Bastow | Never let it be said that the extended Defamer Australia reader community isn’t a caring, sharing bunch. Earlier in the week we put out the call for anyone who might be able to help us/James Blunt KEEP UP THE CATS at his live gig, and look what – wait for it – the cat dragged in (ohh, I kill me!): There he is, on stage at Rod Laver, keeping up the cats! Frances M Benz would be so happy! Thanks to incredible Defamer reader Mel for her exemplary efforts above. You keep up those cats, Mel, you keep them way up! More »

KEEP UP THE GODDAMN CATS, JAMES BLUNT! KEEP THEM UP IN CONCERT!

4:42PM Jess McGuire | Clem just emailed me and pointed out something rather important. JAMES BLUNT IS IN MELBOURNE! HOW CAN WE TELL HIM TO KEEP UP THE CATS – STAGE DOOR? Oh my god – our hero is in town? Keeping up the cats like no one’s business? How did this good news pass us by for so long – were we somehow rendered unconscious, perhaps after unwittingly stumbling past a radio playing “Goodbye My Lover”? If any of you are going, please hold up a giant sign that says ‘KEEP UP THE CATS’ for Defamer Australia. Or better yet, do you have a spare ticket? CAN SOMEONE PUT US ON THE DOOR? More »

Lolblunt: Is This The Genesis Of “Keep Up The Cats”?

10:40AM Clem Bastow | Over the last day or so, throughout our obsession with LOLBlunts, we have pondered the possible deeper meaning of the term “KEEP UP THE CATS”, issued as it was by Frances M Benz with such unerring enthusiasm – we thought, perhaps Defamer Australia has just unwittingly tapped into a long-held relationship between tiresome whiny singer/songwriter James Blunt and cats? Well, a cursory search of the internets revealed something that – and we don’t want to scare you – could blow the whole “KEEP UP THE CATS” phenomenon to kingdom come. In short: JAMES HAS BEEN KEEPING UP THE CATS SINCE MID-LAST-YEAR. Don’t believe it? Hold our hands and come with us over the jump, and you will finally know the shocking truth… More »

Lolblunt: The Return

3:18PM Clem Bastow | And in no way is it a slight return, either! It seems the LOLBlunt phenomenon* knows no bounds, even hopping in a time machine and molesting our childhood reminding us of the joys of Fat Cat & Friends: Want to make your own LOLBlunt? Are you, too, keeping up the cats? Don’t know what the fuck we’re all talking about? You can find all the history here, and then go to and send your own creation to tips AT defamer.com.au. * Disclaimer: May not actually be a phenomenon More »

What’s That? You Want More LOLBlunts?

12:12PM Clem Bastow | Once daft commenter and James Blunt fan Frances M Benz began the James Blunt “KEEP UP THE CATS!” mania yesterday, it’s safe to say that all members of the Defamer Australia family have been, more or less, completely obsessed with one-upping each other with more and more LOLBlunt/KEEP UP THE CATS macros. To wit, your Associate Editor’s effort: As ever, we welcome your virtuoso efforts at procrastination and idiocy contributions to the cause, so don’t forget to email your own LOLBlunts to tips AT defamer.com.au! ED: VERY WELL DONE, CLEMENTINE. A+ AND A GOLD STAR! More »

LOLBlunts: It Has Begun

10:27AM Jess McGuire | It’s the craze sweeping our living room – that’s right, let’s enjoy another KEEP UP THE CATS! picture, this one courtesy of a bored reader named Hirsty! We hope to milk this poor excuse for a joke until Friday! Send in your LOLBlunts to the usual address (tips at defamer.com.au) and help us piss away the hours until it’s finally Friday night and we’re free to drink until we fall over! More »

KEEP UP THE CATS, JAMES BLUNT!

4:42PM Jess McGuire | And now for some late afternoon idiocy… Earlier today we wrote about the adorable feline fisting James Blunt’s broken pinky, and in the piece described his music as “boring” and “rubbish”. Shortly afterwards, Frances M Benz – a devoted James Blunt fan – piped up in the comments section for the post “OBVIOUSLY, YOU MUST ALSO DISLIKE THE LIKES OF JAMES TAYLOR ect. IF YOU ARE SO BORED WRITE ABOUT YOUR MOM!!! JAMES KEEP UP THE CATS & IGNOE IDIOTS WHO HAVE NO EAR FOR MUSIC!!!!” Cut to your Editor and Associate Editor chuckling about the comment later in a Gmail chat, basically dwelling on the “KEEP UP THE CATS” bit because it reminded us of the infamous All Your Base Are Belong To Us phenomenon’s use of English. Clem: IF YOU ARE SO BORED WRITE ABOUT YOUR MOM!!! JAMES KEEP UP THE CATS. I am so intrigued as to what “keep up the cats” may mean Jess: Oh, because I said James Blunt’s music sounded like a cat getting fisted while someone plays acoustic guitar. Arf! Clem: oh. HAHAHAHA – so in essence they are admitting it sounds like that Jess: HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN – KEEP UP THE CATS Clem: FOR GREAT JUSTICE Jess: I feel like making James Blunt tshirts now Clem: KEEP UP THE CATS! with Blunt giving a thumbs up Jess: WAIT MINUTE FOR ME PLEASE GREAT JUSTICE And so, for no real reason whatsoever other than the fact we’re mildly bored, we present the closest thing to a picture of James Blunt giving a thumbs up besides text saying “KEEP UP THE CATS” We’ll let you know when the t-shirts are ready for purchase. (Please feel free to make your own James Blunt KEEP UP THE CATS picture and send it in, your Editor has the Photoshop skills of a drunken mentally impaired Colubus monkey…) More »