It's been a while.

So it's been a while. No good reason why. Only reason I'm getting back into blogging is that I have an assessment due tomorrow and I haven't started. Does that make you feel loved?

The sound of typing coming from my room must sound like I'm hard at work. My housemates might think I've turned studious. Suckers.

Anyways. Things I did while I was not typing:

- Worked at Laneway (AND EVERY OTHER DAY OF THE SUMMER...)
- Went to Melbourne on mah farrsstt baahhhssnahsss traaahhhhppp baatttccheeesss!*
- Booked a round the world ticket. Fuckers.

Yep. This blog is all about how awesome I am. Please shoot me down.

So now to the shit that's good:

Wildbirds and Peacedrums



Seekae



Naked On The Vague



I could probably say something informative and interesting about these bands.

Then again I probably couldn't.

Kyu for me and you!

Kyu at the Metro.

I've only known about Kyu for about three months. Luckily though, there's no trial period for religious cults.

That's right, I consider them a religion. A fairly easy going one where I imagine the only rules are 1. to not get bread crums in the nutella jar (Bread moulds people! Don't you understand! I can't eat around the mould, it's just not right! GODDAMMIT IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT) and 2. to like their music. The later easily done.

Anyhoo, their launch is next Friday and I'm doing le merch. I use 'le' because that way my job sounds more fancy. Now I'm telling you this because it's sold out and I like to gloat.

SOLD OUT.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA...HA...HAAAAAAAAAA. Yeah.

Lucky for you all, they're doing a second show at Good God Small Club on Saturday 28th October. Tickets from HERE.

So check em out here, here or here.

Yarr

My internship sent me to Melbourne on the weekend to do merch for these lovely people:



High Places - On Giving Up

Lovely people making lovely music. I don't think it gets any better.

Best Coast

Whatcha up to Saturday night?

Going to Richard In Your Mind at Spectrum?

Good.

Tickets on sale here.

$15 on the door or $14 presale.



Check out their myspace for more awesome music.

Interpol

Collecting Spoons

I'm Down [DEMO] by The Spoon Collectors

So this may have been a while ago but, I went to the Bald Faced Stag and wrote this afterwards.

Wow, you guys get updated really fast hey? No. Well fuck you this is my blog.



The Bald Faced Stag is kind of like the that big eyed lemur in youtube videos. It's there. You want to see it but, it's just that little bit creepy lookin'.

Although with the Stag it's more the old men and the intrusive snooker players that's way creepy.

On the plus side there's bands.

I went to see JMC band The Spoon Collectors at a mates request. With a set totalling two songs I was mother fuckin' making SURE it was going to be a good night. I paid my tenner and entered the two thirds full room. The crowd was an eclectic mix of pop-tarts, hipsters and anything-core kids.

With nothing much happening on stage or just nothing interesting it was off to socialise.

Two angry hobos on and a broken table later and I was back inside.

The Spoon Collectors entered onstage to an attempted uproar of applause (Nice try kids). They started off with single 'Down'. I wasn't expecting much from them but, fuck man, these guys came together like Motley Crue and mullets.

They all rocked out simultaneously, the type of rocking out that comes from knowing you're good. And I accepted that because yes, they're good. They're style of prog-rock is new and I can't think of a band to relate them to... Maybe that's a good thing though.


The second song "carnival" started in a merry go round of crazy guitar riffs. Not as catchy as 'Down' if you don't count the start off riff but, a follow up song that shows the band has something.

They finished with a modest speech thanking organisers and bands. I noted that I wasn't thanked and therefore found that it was time to storm home in a huff or more likely finish my drink and head off to a party.

So yeah. They're good. You can check them out here.