Sunday, September 27, 2009

sexy people in cool shirts

http://www.thecobrasnake.com/

Friday, September 25, 2009

Boardshorts, singlets and a truck load of sweat!

The awesomeness of Vietnam and Cambodia via poor quality photos.

Itunes, imovie, ipod, itrip …

Now all you have to do is reconnect the black wire to the other black wire...

Whoever thought a penguin bin. Multifunctional. Useful and hilarious.

So the monkey proverb goes something along the lines of see no evil, speak no evil hear no evil but this monkey…

Sure it’s annoying when you forget to bring bags and you’re left with arms full of awkwardly balanced shopping, but creating some sort of grocery based tower crowned with a baby- whilst on a motorbike…well that’s an art form

There are buckets and buckets loads of reasons why NOT!

N.B A personal joke you may not get, however, don't fret we don't remember much of the night anyway

The spawn of tin tin, John Travolta and Michael Jackson (owww!)…and trees with faces?...

Wonderful fish massage- who needs pumice stones or pedicures when you have small fish to eat you dead skin… mmmmmmmmmm... skin

(Taken in Cambodian toilets) Who ever thought there were so many uses for a toilet! Be sure not to smoke, not to stand on the toilet, don’t clean your feet with the toilet brush (that’s the fishes job) and be sure not to shower in the toilet.

Where to start! I'm not sure whats worse, chicken soup with tits, or pears with tits?

After a long day of riding a bike, in a tuk tuk or in a Lexus. The heat and sweat gets to you. (or up you) in many different ways.

Got chicken?

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

gold

Where was this during year 12 modern history?

via fffound

oh hai judgment day

I wake up to red. Harsh unnatural molten red.
What could it be? Satan, Judgment day, the giant orange highlighter in the sky?
In my half asleep state all kinds of apocalyptic explanations were coming to me.
But No. It’s dust, just dust. How fucking boring.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Fuck Yeah John Lennon

My new favourite blog, speaks for itself really.
fuckyeahjohnlennon.tumblr.com

Ah and a guilty pleasure that you should all indulge in:
kanyegate.tumblr.com
I'mma Let You Finish- Some times the speed of the internet scares me.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Fearless Vampire Killers

“Holly why the fuck are you shaking your head and dancing in the tutorial”

Yes this is what I have been faced with ever since I splurged and bought The Fearless Vampire Killers EP, and yes, I blame them for making me look mildly insane. Their music is infectious. Right from the opening riff of “I Gotta Love You” it is hard to resist the catchy sixties/blues/rock feel that this band encapsulates (it is also hard to resist shaking your head in a Ringo circa 1964-esqu fashion). Sure the influences aren’t hard to pick but the band puts their own spin on them, referencing rather than copying, I personally think this is what the love child of The Beatles and The Stones would sound like if they made a guest appearance in Tarentino’s “Death Proof”. The band that is made up of Seán Ainsworth, Rich Bradbeer , Al Marx and Dylan Lieberman have won the approval from the likes of Triple J’s Kingsmill and Rosie Beaton, but the greatest thing about this band is that with out delving into their influences, gigs, history n’ all that rot- as soon as you hear their music you smile and dance, and that my friends is more than enough for me.

Drummer Dylan Lieberman was kind enough to do an interview:

How did The Fearless Vampire Killers come about?
Sean, Al and myself all went to Box Hill Senior Secondary and met in the music performance class there. The class was asked to group up into bands. I'd known Sean for a little while before we were at Box Hill, so we teamed up, and Al and Lachlan (our then-current bass player) joined in to complete the band.

What are your main influences?
All the obvious ones, you know, like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Dylan. We wear our influences on our sleeves, and it's quite easy to tell what they are.

Favourite Beatles album?
Well, I don't know about the other guys, but mine would have to be A Hard Day's Night. It's the perfect pop record!

I’ve read that you recorded your EP yourself. Did you enjoy the experience? Would you do it again?
Most of the tracks for the EP were recorded with the help of an engineer at Head Gap Studios. Some overdubs, like vocals and percussion, were recorded at Will Dempsey's house (our then-current bass player (we've been through a few!)). It was mixed by Al and Will and mastered by Adam Dempsey (no relation to Will). I enjoyed the recording process, that's always fun.

Are you recording an album?
We recorded nine or ten songs a few months ago. One of the songs, "Loaded Gun", will be released as a single next month. The rest of the tracks may be used for an album. It's hard to say at this point in time, there are a several factors involved. Again, we mixed these tracks ourselves. I, personally, would prefer to have the tracks mixed professionally, but there's only so much money we have to spend on this sort of thing.

Any changes to the recording process?
What we generally do is record bass, drums, lead and rhythm guitar live together. That's what we did for the EP, and that's how we've done it with these latest recordings. We are essentially a live band and we try to capture that energy in the studio.

What is your song writing process? Does it stem from jamming or is it more structured?
A lot of our songs do evolve from jams, yes. That's how a lot of our early songs came about (i.e. "Alright Now Honey", "Evil Woman", etc.). Otherwise, what happens is Sean will come up with a chord progression and vocal melody, or Al with a riff, and we work on it from there.

Have you been trying anything different with your new songs?
Not consciously, no. Sean or Al might tell you different, but I don't feel like anything we write is ever forced into any one direction. It always feels very natural. The latest songs we've written are very much in the same vein as older songs, like "The Sinner" or "One Day at a Time". We've struck a winning formula, as far as we're concerned, and we're sticking to it.

Do you take different approaches to the sound you produce in a live show and the recordings?
We aim to get that live energy in the studio by recording the basic tracks live (as opposed to laying down each track individually). I like to think of our sound on record as very much the same as our sound live, but with a few overdubs.

What is your favourite venue to play at?
I like playing at Yah Yah's because of the atmosphere, and there are always cool people there. The Gershwin Room at The Espy is another favourite. We always seem to get a good crowd there and the sound is great.

You have been very much DIY, whether it is in the recording process or booking shows and touring. How did you learn the ropes?
Yes, before we got signed to Majorbox management, we did most everything ourselves. We learnt how to do it just by doing it, I suppose. We all studied music industry at school, so that helped. But now booking shows and tours is all someone else's problem, thank God! Ha ha!

Do you have any advice for other bands trying to hook into the Melbourne circuit?
Just get out there and try to play as many gigs as you can. Self-promotion is so easy now, what with things like Facebook and Myspace, a good band can get into the loop quite easily. Eventually bookers will get to know your band, and if they see that you can pull a good crowd, they'll offer you more shows (in theory).

Can you recommend any other up and coming Australian bands to look out for?
I personally love The Frowning Clouds, who we'll be sharing the bill with on our Snakes & Ladders tour next month. I'm a big fan of early/mid-'60s R 'n' B and they pull it off really well. I also like The Messengers, a great little pop-rock group who are brilliant songwriters. Other bands, like Tame Impala and Little Red I love, though I suppose they've already established themselves in the Aussie music scene. I think it's all heading in a good direction, and I can't wait to see what the next few years have to offer!

Despite the fact that anything to do with vampires has been tainted with the wrath of Stephanie Myer I highly recommend getting your hands on this EP. They are playing at the Hopetoun on the 8th of October, until then I shall continue to dance like an idiot the to sounds of The Fearless Vampire Killers whether it be on the bus, in a tutorial or walking down the street. Awe yeah.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

smashedtvshelving

Got lots of nicknacks?
Need shelving to store them?
Don't have the money to buy a shelf?

Then simply smash a TV and take the spiky thing out of the middle and voila, you have your self a shelf for storing useless shit. Of course you need a TV available for smashing, but living in the seedycrackdealingjunky area of Marrickville had it's ups. Walk around the Illawarra Road and Hill Street area and you can find an array of goods lying on the side of the road including cupboards, lounges (which we swiftly nabbed) and, you guessed it, TV's.

So go on, smash a tv, it is ridiculously, ridiculously satisfying.

flowers

Ah it has been too long my lovelies. Now if there is one thing I love more than flowers, it’s freeness. So logically I love flowers that are free. But one thing I love more than free flowers are flowers that a free because you have nicked them from someones garden and evaded a large dog whilst doing it.

Epic win my friends. Epic Win

If you want to get some goods similar to the ones in the picture then head on down to Stanmore. Who knew such pretty things could grow with in a 500 meter vicinity of Parramatta Road!

Friday, September 4, 2009

liverpool

And I've seen it all, I've seen it all
Through the yellow windows of the evening train

wantwantwant

http://www.characterplanet.co.uk/category-1/cp-10052.html

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Sydney International Animation Festival

Wallace and Grommit, Fantasia, Peter Rabbit, Spirited away right through to Drawn Together, South Park and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The two threads that run through all these fantastic modes of entertainment are, animation, and awesomeness. So naturally the Sydney International Film Festival is going to be crammed full of both. This event will be taking place from the 4th to the 6th of September and will be held in Sydney's one and only soviet era bunker, UTS. Tickets are only 13 dollars and 10 dollars for us cheapy consessions.

The Programe is: