[24 Oct 2009|08:11pm] [ mood | tired ] For those who follow me on twitter, this'll come as no suprise but if you don't you may want to sit down~ What!: I'm coming back from the UK early. I was originally due to fly out on the 30th November but now I'm flying out on the 6th November, due to land in Melbourne late on the 7th November. I'm flying into Melbourne because it was £250 cheaper than to fly into Sydney ($480 - easily get a flight to Sydney + accommodation and still have change). Melbourne obviously offers other benefits too. I'll be flying back to Sydney on 11th November. Why!: I'm not sure what it is. My hostel is rubbish. It's about a 25 minute tube ride from the centre of London and it's pretty much a slum. Two nights in a row they've allowed people to check into my room (already with 2 and 4 guests respectively) between 2am - 3am in the morning. The first 2 guys were pretty good about it and really tried to be quiet. The next 2 girls were rude, turned on the lights and spoke in French loudly for the next 30 minutes. Solidifying my thoughts on the French. Eat a big, croissant flavoured dick. The plan was to spend all of my time in London at this hostel and I know I could have changed but that's not my only issue. This has been bugging me for a while and I put it down to nerves and thought landing here would erode these feelings but I was really anxious about the amount of time I'm away. It's six weeks and that's a really long time to be away from home, at least it is for me. It's not so much 'home', it's a long time to be away from my comfort zone. I know that's part of the point of overseas travel but I was just feeling quite anxious about it all. There are a lot of other trivial things and some are downright petty but they all add up to one big clusterfuck: - The climate. It's 10 degrees outside and 30 degrees inside. Everything is overheated. I've gone to bed in a shirt and boxers and woken up at 7am SWEATING. The tube is disgusting and as convenient as it is the entire time you're on it you want to die. I don't know if this is related and it's far TMI but it seems everytime I blow my nose after the tube it's grey and sooty. - The city itself is underwhelming. I had built London up to be some kind of amazing epicentre of world culture and to a point it is but I really just feel like it's a bigger version of Sydney with a slightly different cultural 'spine'. - The tea is crap. I'm sorry but this is fucking ENGLAND. Why does the tea taste like water? I told you this list would get petty. - Stairs are SMALLER. I don't know why but all stairs seem to be shallower and I'm constantly rolling my ankles because my size 11 feet are TOO big. My feet aren't that big~ - I miss you all. Some of you a lot more than others but you know how it is. Conclusion!: I've made up my mind. I've thought about it for days. I've booked hotels for the rest of my time in London and on Tuesday I head up to Liverpool for The Specials gig. I'm meant to go to Edinburgh after that and then Blackpool for another Specials gig. I fly home two days after The Specials gig in Blackpool. I'm disappointed with myself and I feel like I've really let myself down but I'm just not having a good time and I'm burning cash like crazy. Of course I've lost money but not a great deal and I'm always more concerned about my happiness than I am money. I don't really know what more I can say, you can voice your opinion but at the end of the day if you don't agree with what I'm doing, you can go fuck yourself. My money, my life, my decision. FLIPSIDE!: On the flipside, I may be missing out on some awesome gigs because I'm flying home early but as always, I can see the positive in this and it means I'll be able to head to some great gigs in Sydney: 16th November: Leftover Crack 20th November: The Buzzcocks 28th November: The Porkers, Los Capitanes and Backy Skank @ Annandale Hotel. (HOLY SHIT. THAT IS FUCKING EPIC. My three favourite Australian ska bands at my favourite Sydney venue) Wow. That gig makes everything so much better. On top of those amazing gigs, it'll also mean I can get working again sooner which means I can move to Melbourne sooner. I'll email Paul in the next couple of days and see what he can do for me. FYI!: This isn't about Miki and I don't want people to suggest it is. Obviously I miss her but she has been nothing but supportive and I don't want it to appear I'm incapable of being away from her for more than two weeks. I also want to thank Amy (lj user=littlefang) for her support and general London guidance since I arrived. She flew home today and I don't think I could have lasted this long if I didn't have her to hang out with. It hasn't been all terrible and I'm glad I got a chance to hang out with her in London. Our attemped pub crawl in Camden Town will go down as the highlight of the trip. 26 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[21 Sep 2009|03:47pm] [ mood | productive ] [ music | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Call me lightning ] Hello retards! I've just updated my music list. Everything listed below I have on my computer (mostly, anyway) and am willing to share. Let me know if there's anything you want. toutetrien - I am currently working on uploading those albums I said I would a month ago :) ( HERE IT IS ) 19 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[19 May 2009|11:20am] [ mood | amused ] [ music | Lily Allen - Friday Night ] Didz on British Popstars: Didz says: See Lily's the kind of girl you'd want to take home for a one night stand Didz says: Kate Nash is a more permanent thing Didz says: I'd go steady with Kate Nash. Didz says: as for Duffy Didz says: you'd shag her in an alley and run away. Didz says: and and I bet the only thing you need to say to her is some kind of obscure Tom Jones lyric. Didz says: She's Welsh. All Welsh women go weak at the knees for their most famous export. Stay tuned for more highly informative opinions! 4 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[09 May 2009|01:16am] I just got back from seeing The Living End at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. It was fucking rad. I don't really have much to say that isn't pretty much incoherent dribble about how much The Living End rock. Um I should go to bed.. 4 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[19 Apr 2009|10:48pm] [ mood | bored (OBVIOUSLY) ] [ music | Billy Joel - Piano Man ] An updated album list. The italicised indicate I have the CD in my possession. I've no doubt I've missed some things. Billy Joel for example. I'll update it more later. ( YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO CLICK. ) 4 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

Words cannot describe what this means to me. [15 Apr 2009|12:22pm] [ mood | sfagfqwga ] Psst. Blue Murder, Blunt and triple j's Short.Fast.Loud present BAD RELIGION & NOFX Thu 24th September Metro City Perth 18+ www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78's 08 9322 6384 www.78records.com.au Sat 26th September Thebarton Theatre Adelaide All Ages www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888 Sun 27th & Mon 28th September Palace Theatre Melbourne 18+ www.ticketmaster.com.au 136100, Polyester City & Fitzroy, Greville, Missing Link and all Oztix outlets www.oztix.com.au 1300 762 545 Wed 30th September Hordern Pavilion Sydney All Ages www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 Fri 2nd October Riverstage Brisbane All Ages www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100, Rocking Horse 07 3229 5360, Kill the Music 07 3012 7751, Moshpit Maroochydore 07 5479 2777, Sunflower Pacific Fair 07 5538 1850 & www.oztix.com.au How do you like them apples?

Bored musings. [04 Apr 2009|12:19pm] [ mood | bored ] Eddie Cochran was better than Elvis Presley. Here's why: 1. Eddie was killed in a car accident at 21. Elvis died a fat piece of lard on the toilet at 42. Elvis had DOUBLE the time Eddie had and still couldn't better him. 2. Eddie Cochran is Brian Setzer's greatest influence. Without Eddie, there's no Stray Cats. Brian Setzer is Chris Cheney's greatest influence. Without Brian, there's no Living End. Eddie Cochran > Stray Cats > The Living End. 3. Paul McCartney played Eddie's 'Twenty Flight Rock' when auditioning for The Beatles. We know how that went. Paul McCartney was better than John Lennon. 4. Eddie was a better performer. 5. Eddie released better songs. Eddie's hits: Summertime Blues, C'mon Everybody, Twenty Flight Rock, Somethin' else. 5 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

I love me (and so do you!). [15 Mar 2009|02:12pm] [ mood | amused ] I should write sms essays more often. My latest and greatest (don't read if you're easily offended by abortion jokes or people making fun of your tattoo): ( I'm serious. Don't cry to me about it. All in the name of amusement. ) 11 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[15 Mar 2009|01:45am] [ mood | happy ] Bulldogs 34 - Manly 12 Liverpool 4 - Manchested United 1. What a good night. 1 liked them apples| How do you like them apples?

[02 Mar 2009|04:27pm] [ mood | Indecisive ] I need a new phone. I'm having a horrible time deciding. Apple Iphone Vs. Samsung Omnia. GO! 13 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

Oh look it's the fuzz. [25 Feb 2009|09:29pm] [ mood | EEEE ] E.T.A How do you like them apples?

Billy Connolly [04 Feb 2009|10:13pm] [ mood | amused ] My personal favourite Billy Connolly story: I know you, I know I know you! How do you like them apples?

[24 Jan 2009|02:38am] [ mood | content ] [ music | Dropkick Murphys - Kiss me! I'm shitfaced. ] I feel the need to update about Big Day Out right now. It was absolutely fucking amazing. You know, I don't do this often enough. I'm going to give a recount! Aren't you all so fucking lucky? The plan was to always head in late. We got to olympic park and made our way inside and headed straight to the blue stage. The Living End were due to play at 7. We find a suitable location in the 'D' section, about 5 rows from the front barricades. We caught the end of Serj Tankian's set which was okay, I suppose. I like System of a down because they just play shit quickly, it's a different dynamic when it's a more sombre mood. Almost on the fuckin' dot of 7pm The Living End came out playing 'raise the alarm'. The initial crunch was pretty intense but after that Matt and I settled into a good vantage point. They played all the hits with one obvious omission, they didn't play Roll On! This greatly upset Matt as he had already made jokes about the song. It upset me to because Roll On rulz. They played Prisoner of Society 2nd song and that just set the mood for the entire set. They played Waltzing Matilda towards the end and everybody sang along. I'm willing to admit it was actually pretty stirring. I may have been sizing up the way to mass execute every bogan fuck with a massive Southern Cross tattoo blazoned across their back but I enjoy timid displays of patriotism. They finished with the new standard West End Riot - White Noise combination. Amazing, high energy set. Chris was absolutely drenched in sweat and so was I. Next up were The Artic Monkeys. Now The Artic Monkeys are somewhat of a guilty pleasure of mine. I completely dig them but I'll only admit it occasionally. Their music isn't something you really 'mosh to' so we stayed a fair distance from the stage for their set. They played my favourite songs, 'I bet you look good on the dance floor', 'Brain storm' and 'When the sun goes down'. The singer (I don't even know his name) amused himself with (what maybe only he considered) witty banter. He did say something of note though, before they played 'I bet you look good on the dance floor', he asked the crowd if they liked reggae. I don't know what passes as reggae in Manchester but that's not it. It was an enjoyable set and I'm glad I've seen them live but I don't think I'd pay to see their own show. Matt made a very good point afterwards, they really need to work on their song order. They started with slower songs, picked up in the middle with bouncy songs and then ended with slower songs. Perhaps they could contact The Living End for advice on how to write a set list. After The Artic Monkeys there was a two hour gap between the third band I wanted to see, Dropkick Murphys. We went out and replenished ourselves with fluid and food. We headed back into watch Neil Young. I am completely ignorant of Neil Young. I've heard one of his songs prior to tonight. We were sat almost as far away as you can be from the stage and on the big video monitors he looked a bit like Meat Loaf. I'm down with that. He played an entertaining set. I don't really think it suited the mood after The Living End and The Artic Monkeys but that's okay. We left Neil Young to get a prime vantage point for Dropkick Murphys' set. Quite possibly the worst decision ever. Fantomas was playing on the next stage. I had no idea who they were and now that I know Mike Patton is a part of the band I'm not suprised they were so shit. I'll say it. I've never found any of his bands the least bit entertaining. As far as I'm concerned, Fantomas has redefined ridiculous. They had a fucking gong. We stood through about 20 minutes of their noise and the crowd waiting for the murphys' were getting more and more irritated. Chants of "Lets Go Murphys" were becoming very boisterous. Fantomas left the stage and it was time. Dropkick's play some kind of traditional Irish song before they come out. After about four minutes of Sinead O'Connor and Murphy chanting they came out and played 'For Boston'. Fucking. For. Boston.. I've seen them twice before and they haven't played it so it was awesome. The crowd really responded to it aswell. They played some songs I don't know, a lot more songs I do know. The crowd was very, shall we say, active? I was fortunate enough to be right on the edge of a massive circle pit. I'm all about enjoying yourself at a gig but there's no fucking need for slam dancing. It is fucking stupid and it pisses everybody else off. It especially pisses me off when I'm on the cusp of the circle. That aside, Dropkicks played awesomely. They finished with 'Kiss me I'm shitfaced' and 'I'm shippin' up to Boston'. Would see again, which is fortunate really, considering I'm seeing them on Sunday. The commute home was a little painful so I won't go into too much detail. I will mention the amusing elements of it though. After catching the sprint train from Olympic park to Lidcombe we waited what must have been close to an hour at Lidcombe station for a train out west. Normally the cause of this would be 'Western Sydney fucking sucks' however! it was due to some future Darwin Award winner walking on the tracks. Guess where that happened? If you guessed between Redfern and Central you win a prize. We had a dull and repetitive Cityrail employee (No doubt married to our substitute trivia master) at Lidcombe station update us roughly every 45 seconds on the ETA of the train. This would have been okay if infact, it didn't change for over 20 minutes. The train finally arrived and roughly 65% of 18-29 year olds from Western Sydney boarded the train. The train ride was mildly entertaining. I was standing near a drunk guy who was sitting next to a timid Radiohead fan. The drunk guy struck up conversation with Thom Yorke about what he was listening to and it turned into a massive Radiohead lovefest. I wanted to stab myself. I think drunk guy's partner felt the same way and tried to sway the conversation away Radiohead. She asked him what he had been upto. His response was quite possibly the best response to that question ever. Thom Yorke: I worked today and then went out with some friends. We attended a juggling convention that's on all weekend. I have to be honest. I heard that and wanted to piss my pants laughing on a packed cityrail train (yeah not a tangara, either. I'm writing to Mr. Rees about that situation.). The poor guy also got off at Clyde Station. Nobody ever fucking gets off at Clyde Station. I am convinced he was so scared the drunk guy was going to roll him for his mp3 player thus his radiohead collection he got off at Clyde to wait for the next train. Little did he know, there was no next train. Trains stop at Clyde less frequently than I get laid. We finally made it back to Seven Hills and I'm now home. This is very long and I'm just about to pass out. I'm really excited about the murphys on Sunday night. I just briefly reread this post and I've said fuck about 20 times. Clearly the bogans at Big Day Out have got to me. 8 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[15 Nov 2008|01:29am] "Are you familiar with Courtney Love, Kenny?" "No.." "Well she's kind of like the Yoko Ono of Nirvana except instead of split up the band she split up the side of her husband's head" 7 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[06 Nov 2008|01:21am] http://www.shanewarnethemusical.com.au/ Oh god. I have to see this. Another trip to Melbourne? 3 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[25 Oct 2008|12:23am] [ mood | happy ] This is the meaning of love. Stephen Fry + Simon Amstell. 1 liked them apples| How do you like them apples?

Stray Cats to tour [18 Jul 2008|12:41am] [ mood | Creamingmypantswithexcitement ] [ music | The Stray Cats - Rumble In Brighton ] Oh my god. The Stray Cats are touring Australia. This is seriously the best news ever. I had kind of given up hope of ever seeing The Stray Cats alive but now I will. The ONLY thing that could make this better is The Living End getting the support slot. Oh god I hope they get it. ( Moreeee ) 9 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

Two things [23 May 2008|01:25pm] [ mood | awake ] [ music | Frankie Wants Out - The Melbourne Way ] The Living End are releasing a new album, White Noise. I'm a massive fan of The Living End. I love their first self titled album as much as I love their most recent album, State of Emergency. There was that kind of lull with Modern ARTillery but even that had a number of good tracks on it. Chris Cheney is a talented guitarist and he has always said he's not going to play 3 chord punk riffs forever and that's cool. That's one of the things that's so enjoyable about Living End gigs, the seemingly impromptu riffs he plays but I've heard one song from the new album and I'm scared. I realise you can't judge an album by one song but this is the song they've chosen to pre-release so you assume it's indicative of the sound of the album. Triple J have it available as a free download I admit I thought the intro was fun but the more you get into the song, the more reminisce of an Audioslave song, monotonous verbal drooling. My friend said it reminds her of a Lenny Kravitz song. This song doesn't sound like a 'brave new direction' utilising Chris' skills, it sounds like any other fucking song you used to hear on Triple M when they were still parading as a 'rock' station. I've done some digging and I'm going to share the discography of the producer: Rage against the machine Papa Roach Offspring (Splinter and Conspiracy of one) Incubus Train Pearl Jam AUDIOSLAVE Velvet Revolver ETA LIMP BIZKIT (Significant other - which we all know is by far their worst album) The Living End, you are on notice! More of this boring, stadium rock and you will be DEAD TO ME. Issue 2, Indiana Jones. I know I'm going to get flamed for this but I don't see the appeal. I never have. Harrison Ford couldn't act his way out of a performance for blind, deaf, mute children. I can't think of one movie I've enjoyed with Harrison Ford (Yeah, I don't like the original Star Wars either). I remember watching Indiana Jones movie as a child and being bored out of my fucking brain. My brother was a big fan so I've seen them quite a few times and nothing has really ever stuck with me. The fact there's Nazis and not even that is enough to grab my attention and I love NAZIS. I'm not criticizing people's taste in movies, I, for instance, love Mel Brooks movies but I just don't see the appeal. Explain to me what is exciting about watching a decrepid has been, nay, never had been actor prance around the jungle, pitting his might against Cate "The communist we always knew she was" Blanchett. I don't UNDERSTAND and half the world is pissing their pants in excitement at seeing the new movie. 10 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[23 Apr 2008|01:47am] That's all I have to say 5 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

[13 Feb 2008|09:52pm] [ mood | bored ] 1. Pick 16 of your favourite movies. 2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie. 3. Post them here for everyone to guess. 4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie. 1. Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now. The Blues Brothers doitout_loud 2. Well, there's a delicate corneal inversion procedure... a multi-opti-pupil-optomy. But, in order to keep from damaging the eye sockets, they've got to go in through the rectum. Ain't no man going to take that route with me! 3. Well, when I see five weirdos dressed in togas, stabbing a man in the middle of the park in front of a full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards, that's my policy 4. You know him too? That fucking guy. Made this flick "16 Candles" right? Not bad it's got tits in it, but no bush. Of course Ebert over here don't give a shit about that stuff cause he's all in love with this John Hughes guy and rents every one of his movies. Fucking "Breakfast Club" all these stupid kids actually show up to detention, fucking "Weird Science" where this one chick wants to take off her gear and get down, but aw, no she don't cause it's a PG movie, and then there's "Pretty In Pink" which I can't watch with this tubby muthafucker any more, because everytime we get to the part where the red head hooks up with her dream guy, he starts sobbin' like a little eight-year-old with a skinned knee and shit. And nothing is worse then watching a fat man weep. Dogma fluffydescent 5. I was wetter than Drew Barrymore at a grunge club. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang upandatthem 6. Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! Animal House possum_phoebe 7. And two, to make a point: title does not dictate behavior. If title dictated my behavior, as a clerk serving the public, I wouldn't be allowed to spit a mouthful of water at that guy. But I did, so my point is that people dictate their own behavior. Hence, even though I'm a clerk in this video store, I choose to go rent videos at Big Choice. Agreed? Clerks emptypockets 8. Pontoon boat? Whaddya going to do with a pontoon boat? Retake Omaha Beach? 9. Rock isn't about getting an A. Sex Pistols never won anything. School of rock doitout_loud & possum_phoebe 10. Can we just take a moment to reflect on all of the ways that you are a douche bag? 11. Nick, I've tried everything: the embassy, the German government, the consulate. I even talked to the U.N. ambassador. It's no use, I just can't bring my wife to orgasm 12. Oh, I'll be driving. I'll just be too shit-faced to remember to pick you guys up 13. Things sure have changed since we got kicked out of high school 14. We went to Tijuana, Mexico, you know? And we thought it would be fun, you know, to go to a show. Everybody says you gotta check out one of these shows. And... it's a woman fuckin' a horse. We get there and we think it's gonna be awesome and... it is not as cool as it sounds like it's gonna be. It's kinda gross. 40 year old virgin possum_phoebe 15. I was sitting in a temple, I was minding my own business, I was listening to a lovely Hebrew mass, Then these papist persons plunge in, And they throw me in the dungeon, And they shove a red hot poker up my ass, Is that considerate? Is that polite? And not a tube of preparation H in sight! 16. Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning? 11 liked them appless| How do you like them apples?

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