Well, the fifth installment of the Desert Island playlist tournament is being held on Interference, and of course, that means another entry from me that I'll post here. I'm especially keen to record this as I think it's my best Desert Island tracklist thus far. I'm still pretty proud of my DI II, III, and IV submissions, but I rarely listen to ( Read more... )

Well, good news in Axverland is that my ear infection is on the mend and I'm no longer nearly deaf. I can hear reasonably satisfactorily now, well enough to listen to music without it sounding either ridiculous, lacking in bass, or dull and lacking in dynamics. Conversations and university lectures are no longer farcical. The doctor has decided ( Read more... )

Ah, U2, remember them? Yeah, they used to be my favourite band back in the day. Nowadays, I think almost everything they've done since 1990 other than the Passengers project should be discarded. However, the band's first three albums are being remastered with bonus discs, and since this is from the 1978-1990 era that I love, I was rather excited ( Read more... )

It's Friday night. While everybody else is out probably doing something cool, I'm sitting here about to write some piece on the Kant-inspired democratic peace thesis. It could be worse, I suppose; I am at least going to write it while enjoying a shoegazer kick. My Bloody Valentine were always over-rated, really; Ride are where it's at if you ( Read more... )

I just had the best weekend of my life. I am exhausted, my legs ache a lot, my ears are ringing, and I think I may be lightheaded from dehydration or too much headbanging or most likely both. Why ( Read more... )

It's that time again. Interference is running the fourth edition of the Desert Island compilation tournament. This is the first time the full tournament has not been run by me, and frankly I'm loving not having to worry about it. It's nice to be able to just sit back, make my entry, and watch everything else proceed. My entry for the third ( Read more... )

Well, I had a very nice and very exhausting day today. This morning, I had a lovely morning tea/brunch with a group of other Melburnians with albinism. Then afterwards, harmonybear and I went trainchasing in the city. This involved a considerable degree of walking in rather warm weather, and was thoroughly worth it. There is truly something delightful in ( Read more... )

This evening, I've been reading a thread on a Dream Theater forum on the topic of realising your favourite band is not your favourite band any more, and this has sparked a number of thoughts for me. Music is possibly the most important thing in my life, even ahead of literature, my academic interests, and railways. When I wake up or study or do ( Read more... )

If I had to describe last night's concert in just two words, they would be 'fantastic' and 'intense'. If you ever have the chance to see Explosions In The Sky, I would very strongly urge you to see them. I have never seen a band so intently pour themselves into their music. The opening acts, El May and Eluvium, were both also very good.

( My full review. )

Just a quick post today, mainly for the U2 fans on my friends list. I've already posted that when I visited New Zealand for my 21st birthday last month, my uncle gave me a framed One Tree Hill single. I've finally gotten around to photographing the thing, so here are some pictures. Some very bad pictures! Trying to avoid glare was just about ( Read more... )