June 2011
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The Beginners Guide To Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday are the first overseas band I can remember falling head over heels in love with. The first time I saw them live, I was 16 or 17 and I cried. I went to the show with my friend Tom who had been a complete jerk to me all day so to make up for it he stuck around after the show and got the guitarists pick for me. I cried some more. I then turned it into a necklace.. Anyway. As...
What I'm Listening To Today
Today has been… a struggle to say the least. It’s a Monday and I have 6 hours worth of Accounting and Marketing to get through. I’m on a break trying to hype myself up and this is what I’m listening to… Modern Art - Black Lips Lead single from Arabia Mountain. So excellent. Saturn - Last Dinosaurs This band is so under-rated. I think it’s because they’re...
“Everybody’s hooking up with each other because they want to take things from them. A kiss, happiness, stories.. They’re all things. Everything’s a thing.”
When I bought my macbook, my brother was so excited because I said I would let him make movies with it. Glad to see he’s really utilised his movie making abilities.
To Beat or not to Beat, that is the question.
This is a giant picture of Beat magazine, the ‘Melbourne’ street press that is supposed to be a reflection of our great local music scene. But who’s on the cover? Dillinger Escape Plan. Are they from Melbourne? No. Are they even Australian? No. But the front page promises news and features about Bullet For My Valentine, Against Me and Stereophonics if you care to pick up one...
Suck It And See - Arctic Monkeys
I have been dreading this review. I even questioned whether I could review this album fairly considering my bias in the form of undying love for Alex Turner. But ‘ya know what, I’m hungover, it’s a Sunday and I have a tonne of Music Business homework to do so now seems like the perfect time to tell you what I think as I sit on my bed listening to the album and trying to think of...