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Well it's that time of the year again and the first Soundwave annoucement has been made and it's pretty damn impressive.
Fucking Faith No More! I have always wanted to see them and I'm very excited. Mike Patton is a guru. Other notable mentions would have to go to Baroness, A Wilhelm Scream and of course the MIGHTY Isis.
Here's hoping we get a sideshow with Isis and Baroness. That would be fucking amazing!
I'm sure there's about a million more bands to be added to keep those ears to the ground.
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You've lost that loving feel'n
GO HEIGL GOOOO! You bloody beauty.
It’s been a while between blogs for me so I figured I should throw a new one up before The Punter cracks his diamond encrusted, gold plated whip at me for not writing enough junk on this bloody website.
A good friend of mine recently asked me if I was going to watch his band play a gig. These days I don’t get along to see many local bands play in rubbish venues across Melbourne… Why? Because I find most small time local bands to be shithouse. It’s just the same old stuff over and over and I honestly find it boring and a waste of time. If a good band I actually like is playing then I’ll head along and check it out (Dead Actors Club @ The Espy ruled on Saturday night) but odds are I will arrive just before they play and leave as soon as they finish. Now I’m not talking about any band or genre in particular here and this is just my humble opinion which many people will disagree on. I mean this is all a bit rich coming from a bloke who DJs in kitchens isn’t it? At the end of the day I don’t have a problem with dudes rocking out on a stage for a bit of fun. If that’s what floats your boat then good for you. I just think that the majority of small time local bands I have heard in the last couple of years are shit (in my opinion) and I’m not going to waste my time going to some dive of a venue to get my ears raped by a bunch of plebs re-hashing songs from 90’s punk bands. It’s just not my thing ya know…
Anyway, my friend asked me to come to his gig and to be honest; I think his band is shithouse. I told him that I think his band is shithouse and that I would probably not attend the gig but would be keen for beers after the show. He then went on a rant about supporting the scene maaaaan. The whole thought of a ‘scene’ makes me laugh. Why should I support something I couldn’t give a toss about? He then went on to sook about said scene and how more people should get along to shows and support local music. My response was simple… If you want more people to come to your shows then write/play good music. Sounds pretty logical to me. Anyway we agreed to disagree and I wished him all the best in his quest for living the rockstar dream.
Well that’s my rant for the week.
Life is good. I’ve just moved into a place in Carlton with a few mates and I’m loving it. Work is pretty quiet at the moment which is kind of a blessing as it’s giving me a chance to catch up on a few things. I’m also finding out what it feels like to leave the office at 5:00pm for once. The bloody Germans drive a hard bargain. I can’t complain though. For all you fishermen out there… get down to Brighton pier as the squid are on the bite. Dawn and Dusk are your peak periods of activity with bright pink or green jigs doing the damage. Hopefully going to get down after work tomorrow night and catch me some calamari for dinner. Station pier and Kefferd Rd pier have been producing big numbers of mullet lately as well so get out there and wet a line. Parks Victoria have been out on the prowl a lot lately which is good to see so if you plan on going fishing make sure you do the right thing and get a fishing license and obey bag/size limits. Otherwise you’ll cop a pretty big fine.
Stuff that rules at the moment-
-New Kisschasy single.
-New Dizzee Rascal single.
-New NASA video for Watchadoin.
-Albums from Major Lazer and Duck Sauce (great tunes, check it out).
-Finding $50 in a pair of jeans I haven’t worn in a while.
-Fishing DVDs in full HD and surround sound.
-My courtyard.
-Heilborn finally having a big win on the punt.
-Spring is near (time to plant out that veggie patch kids).
-Western Bulldogs marching towards a premiership.
Alby Mangels is a guru. What a guy.
Anyway that’s all I’ve got for this installment. I hope everyone has a great week. Until next time…
God bless ya!
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Musings on the divine (haircut)
Greetings fellow blog monkeys and welcome to the first blog of the new haircut. That’s right kids the legendary pointy bit atop my head has gone to meet its maker and I am now in that uncomfortable transitional period between hawk and attractiveness. After 6 or so years together I will miss the ol guy, but the idea of not being associated with dead shits who spray anarchy symbols on their parent’s double garage doors without investing any time into what that circled A actually means, is a wonderful thing and has given me extra bounce in my step. In my punk rock career I have met too few people with that haircut that could squeeze a coherent sentence out of their slack jawed drooling mouths. Some people say “It’s just a haircut dude, chill the fuck out, MASH is on in five” and that’s fair enough I guess. To me it represents the fun and stupidity of the scene, but to some it’s just a licence to be a fuckhead. That’s what punk rock has become these days. A mixture of fuckheadedness and mediocrity. Don’t get me wrong, there are still some great bands out there, but the energy and vibrancy seems all too subdued for my liking. What happened to the idea of seeing something like Jello Biafra with his white gloves on poorly miming a hostage interrogation scene....oh yeah...it’s waaay in the past...get over it Marv...that crazy Klinger! Ha!! He’ll never get out of the army!
I’d just like to see more bands taking bigger risks nowadays is all. Some do obviously, but a lot seem to think that a few boring songs you have heard a million times before and absolutely no stage presence gives you the right to get on stage and call yourselves entertainment. Or in the crusty world, where all you need to get on stage is pointy hair and a leather jacket your parents bought you that costs more than my entire wardrobe! Have you seen those guys that wear pants made entirely out band patches? Those things aint cheap and still your trying to maintain the image that you woke up next to a grouchy Muppet named Oscar! Plus...I mean shit...I had a Mohawk for all that time and I could never ever get it to stay upright in the same way that they did. And the imagery that’s conjured up of spending nine hours in front of the mirror to achieve hawk perfection seems contradictory, ludicrous and also... pretty damn funny.
A big problem for me in the land of punk rockington is that to me, it seems that some of my favourite bands from the 90’s era seem to think that releasing half arsed albums that deliberately smack of little effort is o.k. They seem to think that not trying to push themselves musically or creatively is acceptable because they were awesome in the past. No. Fucking retire. Being a bit shit may be mildly amusing, but if you are... then...why the fuck am I listening to you?
Ah fuck it...who cares...when’s MASH on?
Anyway get down to see the mighty Melbourne Ice play the Bears this Sunday at the Olympic Ice Arena. It’s one of your last chances for the year for some old time hockey and the Ice are killing at the mo.
Also...I get to go the Scienceworks Star Wars exhibit this week. So stay tuned for a blog of epic wookie proportions. Weee!!!
Fuck Paul McDermott
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Look, but don't blog. Blog but don't blog!
I really have no idea how Keanu Reeves become such a huge movie star. The guy is an empty vessel. It's like staring at an invisible wall.
I watched The Devil's Advocate last night, starring everybody’s favorite rock, Mr Reeves. While this is probably one of his better roles, he is still pretty bad. Luckily old mate Al Pacino has some acting chops to save the day.
I fucking love Al Pacino. I just wish he would stop making movies. Did anyone see that sloppy pile of crap 88 Minutes? My god, it was like someone throwing bleach in my eyes. Only more painful. Who would have thought having Al Pacino & Robert De Niro in the same film would be such a horrible mistake.
I'm moving house on Friday. It's kind of exciting. I think I will be more excited once we have all our shit sorted. There has never been a more appropriate time for the saying "There goes the neighborhood". Ha.
There's lot of good music out at the moment. New Set Your Goals is still getting high rotation, as is La Dispute, Four Year Strong and Phil Collins.
For all you Melbournians, there's an awesome show going down this Saturday night at The Arthouse. The Omen, Stand Defiant, The Gun Runners, Mindset and Charging North. An all star lineup really.
Get on board!
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Band Of The Week - Vices And Virtues
Vices And Virtues put a new jam on their MySpace. More metal than how they used to sound but pretty cracking.
www.myspace.com/vicesandvirtuesmelbourne
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