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Dear Livejournal
I really, REALLY wish LJ would remove that ad of the "woman who is 53 but looks 18" or whatever it is (the woman who is stretching her skin out) It makes me want to vomit every time I come to the site, which makes me never want to come to the site. -
Ten bands I think you should listen to.
I have this obsession with hearing new music and as such I have discovered a lot of amazing bands in the past year or two, some of which I would like to share with you all now ( Read more... ) -
Wanna job?
And wanna work with lunaminor and riphertoshreds (and me)?
If you want to work as a content specialist in the TV team in our humble department, let me know! -
Band/Suburb puns
I know we all love a good pun, so I thought I'd post the puntastic creations that were shown on and inspired by my Twitter friend @iamseanyb's feed today. Contributions also from LJers invadercee and riphertoshredsThe (not quite) definitive list of Sydney suburb/band puns (so far ( Read more... ) -
Triple J Hottest 100
I voted for these :)
Air - Do The Joy
Animal Collective - My Girls
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Brand New - At The Bottom
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Decoder Ring - Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom
Doves - Winter Hill
Metric - Gimme Sympathy
Royksopp - This Must Be It (Ft. Karin Dreijer Andersson)
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch -
Top 10 gigs of 2009
So apparently this year I saw 34 gigs, which includes festivals and club events. These were my faves. In reverse order....
10. Metric - Metro Theatre
So I liked 'Fantasies', but I wasn't entirely convinced that Metric would be good live. Perhaps it was this lack of expectation that made it all that more impressive. They were an energetic and tight, ( Read more... ) -
My favourite albums of 2009
Why not go the whole dozen I say? 2009 was a great year for music. There were so many good albums - but I think these were my standouts ( Read more... ) -
bandphototrade
Well, apparently I'm now the moderator of bandphototrade, a community for live music photography posts and discussion. It kinda got palmed off to me under belief that it is dying/giving way to Flickr etc, but I intend to keep it alive and kicking. So if you have an interest in live music images whether as a photographer of, or just a music fan who likes looking ( Read more... ) -
i get down on my knees and pray
OK so we're all familiar with New Order's classic track Bizarre Love Triangle. A true CHOON, from one of the finest purveyors of music. which is why I ask you, gentle LJ-ers... WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT SUPPOSED TO BE?
I almost cried. Really, I haven't been this traumatised by a cover/remix of a song since the time I heard that godawful "Hold me ( Read more... ) -
The Great Australian Music Search
I am happy to report that there ARE some interesting Australian bands out there. I may make it back to the ol' pub for some live music yet!
First cabs off the rank are Le Kingste and The Red Tree. http://greataustralianmusicsearch.blogspot.com/
Stay tuned for more
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