This week...

I am trying with all my might to get into the festive spirit...hard when working twelve-hour shifts in retail serving rude, arrogant people who want cheapo-presents and are killing my mood/soul more and more on a minute-by-minute basis....

Anywho, I am trying to be upbeat (can you tell I am struggling!?)- this helped:

She & Him- 'Baby it's cold outside'

This week...

Am digging Unknown Mortal Orchestra! The Portland-based band will be heading our way very, very soon to play Meredith Music Festival and a side-show at The Toff! Bound to both be a lot of fun!

TV On The Radio

American art-rockers TV On The Radio are one of my favourite bands, so yes I have some bias when I say THEY ARE AMAZING! Their gig at The Palace on Wednesday night was high-energy and amazing! The set list covered all the best from all their 5 albums. Of course there was their expected major hits 'Wolf Like Me' and 'Staring At The Sun', but there was also the amazing 'Will Do' and high-voltage 'Repetition' from their latest album 'Nine Types Of Light' and a finale of 'Satellite'.

I love it when you can tell that singers are 100 percent connected to and meaning the words that are coming out of their mouths! Lead man, Tunde Adebimpe does this, when he sings he puts his all into each line, into each song! Love love love!

This week...

I am hanging for the weekend to come! For Harvest to commence in Werribee!

Harvest Festival that is, featuring some of my most favourite bands: TV On The Radio, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Flaming Lips, The Walkmen and Bright Eyes (as well as many other brilliant musos):





oohhh yeaaah! Forecast says good times ahead! (Oh and 14-23 degrees)
If you don't know these names, and/or don't have a ticket change this immediately! Be proactive, reward your senses!
SEE:
Can't wait!

Occupy

You can have your say between 7 and 9am.
Business hours are for work,
not talking, dissent or thought.
Keep it down, keep your heads down.
Eyes on what we're told is the only way.
The only way we know,
this aint no democracy.
ssssshhhhhhhh!
Get off the streets and back to work.




Freedom of speech is a precious thing, these lines above were circling my head last night after seeing the news and seeing protestors being dragged out of public places by police. I thought 'Where the fuck am I?!'....

I heard Cohen talking last night,
He was whispering in my left ear.
He said he knows, that it aint right,
for the daughters were killing off Lear.

Whispering softly that I am a bit lost,
that my loves are nowhere near me.
He says that all loves comes at a cost,
that I was naive to think it was free.

That's not what he said, but what I got
Cold bruises still aching in memories' thigh.
He says that time is no friend, but use your lot.
Don't spend it crying, don't say goodbye.

"You'll be fine."

- wrote this a long time ago, not the best thing ever...just re-found it....-

A dark memory

they text me
to tell me the news
they were sorry
text me
to say my sun had gone
to tell me my
source of light
and sunshine
my warmth
my closest friend
was no longer mine
you were gone.

my phone beeped
fucking beeped
I read the tiny black words
a fucking machine told me
my world had changed
part of my heart collapsed

I miss you constantly
I ache and freeze
it's like I am forever
reading that text everyday
it's breaking me
over and over

they text me
to tell me
you died.

4/9/11