May 2012
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May 31st
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“You’re so pretty when you’re unfaithful to me”
– Pixies - Bone Machine (1988: Surfer Rosa)
May 30th
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Kate Miller-Heidke - Nightflight
Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: I’ll Change Your Mind; Ride This Feeling Missy Higgins, Washington, Sally Seltmann and Juanita Stein are all names that came into my head when listening to this album. There’s an element of “this song really reminds me of…” but in reality I think it’s just that I was trying to place where Kate Miller-Heidke sits relative to her...
May 30th
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May 29th
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Marion Bay Falls Festival has been confirmed to be going ahead again this year so put it in your calendar. Ticket = $230ish, Flights = $200ish (return from Melb), Accom = $60ish (three nights afterwards in Hobart). Good times = Priceless.
May 29th
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Electric Guest - This Head I Hold (Director’s Cut) (2012: Mondo)
May 29th
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May 28th
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Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy (1997: Come To Daddy) Without a doubt the most disturbing music video of all time. Great song though!
May 26th
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rage's 2012 Guest Program Playlists
While I was waiting for my email server to come back online I thought I’d take a look at the rage guest program playlists so far this year. Most of them are finished by a run of videos by the hosting artist(s) but this wasn’t the case for Arctic Monkeys (the first for the year) so I’m excluding that one. There have been 13 others so far. They are: Architecture In Helsinki ...
May 26th
The work email server has died in the arse and I am waiting on some XMLs before I can start work for the night. Nine hours worth of work to do before midday tomorrow, so this may very well be my first all-nighter since 2006. At least Gang of Four rage guest program will keep me awake while I wait…
May 26th
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Yesterday I finished reading Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Like most of Australia, this was one of my curriculum books in high school. On reflection, I’m torn as to whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. Growing up in a small country town, I had little to no exposure to “modern life” and I am willing to admit that I was an emotionally immature 14-year-old, so at...
May 21st
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Today I found out that I will not be getting kicked out of uni in June as I had previously thought. My PhD candidature expires at the end of the year, but all that means is that I have to pay $250 per semester until I submit. Phew.
May 20th
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May 20th
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Private Life @ The Workers Club, Fitzroy - May 11...
It’s about time! We finally have a physical release from my current favourite local act - Private Life. The official launch happened on Friday May 11 at The Workers Club in Fitzroy and it was a good one. Upon entry, attendees were given a copy of the band’s first EP - Follow The Sun, featuring the title track and Black Heart. A very welcome touch was that the CD cover was hand-sewn...
May 20th
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May 20th
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The Soundtrack to My Sunday Night →
Starting now. Go!
May 19th
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Valtari Hour →
Everyone follow this link right now. You’re welcome.
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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“You want me? Fucking well come and find me I’ll be waiting With a gun...”
– Radiohead - Talk Show Host
May 15th
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Understanding the Beauty of Math →
The latest Thought Catalogue article is something very close to my heart. Even if you hate maths, hopefully reading the article will at least get you to ask why. Most likely is that it’s because of the way you were taught. I am one of the rare people who has gone through life loving all things mathematical and I put that down to being unconventional in my approach to problems. In early...
May 15th
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Happy Birthday Emilíana Torrini
May 15th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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The Kills to Metallica fans: Fuck off →
Alison Mosshart wins at life.
May 14th
I just found out my favourite cousin (of the 50+ that exist - yeah, big family) is coming to Melbourne from central QLD to go to the State of Origin with my dad, his dad and I. Haven’t seen him or my uncle/aunt since my brother’s 21st in 2009. Hooray!
May 12th
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May 12th
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May 12th
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May 12th
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May 12th
I am very rarely starstruck, but there is something very surreal about going to an EP launch for a local band and standing next to one of your favourite Australian musicians of all time. I’m very happy to see that Darren Middleton still has an investment in the future of Australian music.
May 11th
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Hey Internet
The Espy has just announced a new show with a dream line-up of local bands. Saturday June 2 - Front Bar: Grey Ghost Private Life Good vs Evil Electric Opera It’s free, so even the tightarses can come along! No excuses!
May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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“It’s fucking sad that we need a tragedy to occur to gain a fresh...”
– of Montreal - Spiteful Intervention (2012: Paralytic Stalks)
May 9th
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Happy Birthday Danny Carey
May 9th
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May 8th
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May 8th
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School Of Seven Bells - Ghostory
Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: White Wind; Low Times; The Night Ghostory follows on from 2010’s Disconnect From Desire with a very similar sound - upbeat electro synths with an ambient vocal. It’s not a bad album but it suffers because can’t help but compare it to Chairlift’s Something, also released this year. Ghostory is like Something’s more cultured but less...
May 7th
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May 6th
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