Aestheticism
“These two familiar strains of the violin! These two familiar strains here at this moment, in the middle of the street. Have I lost my senses? Does my ear, which from love of Mozart’s music has ceased...
View ArticleThe Eleventh Hour
Rod Jones, Idlewild’s guitarist, who released an excellent album of his own folk acoustica A Sentimental Education a while back, has released another side project album called The Eleventh Hour as The...
View ArticleThe Hipster Aesthetic
The more melancholy aspects of Kierkegaard’s existentialism, filtered through the minds of the twentieth century and again through the sexual revolution, resulted finally in the (loosely labelled)...
View ArticlePolitical Leadership in Australia
For a long time i’ve been critical of people’s poor attitudes toward politics. As one who is far from expert I can tell that we, most of the West, just don’t get democracy. I’ve been, only...
View ArticleIt’s Getting Hard to Relax
PJ Harvey’s song Taut was the first song I remember that really got me tense. I remember hearing it for the first time, a live rendition, and grinding my teeth right through it. Grinderman’s...
View ArticleHow Can You Not Get Romantic About Baseball?
Moneyball is a rare film these days, one that does not require you to leave your credulity nor your imagination at the door. The story centres on Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Question Stephen Fry
I’ve been watching heaps of QI lately. Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lostprophets Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer,...
View ArticleHere’s My Number, Call Me Maybe
Ever feel like you’re holding in The old you that was young and then Crazy demands, like, every day Then you’re turning in early on the weekend? Seems like you’re losing what You told yourself you...
View ArticleLes Misérables: A Review
Les Misérables is a good movie. Not great I don’t think, but good. Maybe even very good. But not great. An in-depth review: All the characters are sweaty, all the time Valjean (Hugh Jackman) looks more...
View ArticleAcoustic lily, Festival Lily, Classy Lily
I am a weapon of massive consumption It’s not my fault, it’s how I’m programmed to function.
View ArticleWhite With One – Hello Sir!
It’s music like a lot of other music. But they do it well. Free downloads on Triple J Unearthed. Debut EP on iTunes. The day’s off and running without asking if I’m coming And I’ve already fallen...
View ArticleEveryone Else
A cracking good tune, from almost a decade ago. It’s worth mentioning, in these strange days, that this kind of song ought not to be the basis for a philosophy of life.
View ArticlePrimary Usr
I’ve heard a lot about these types of scam calls, but until today I never had the pleasure of getting one myself. This is as close to word-for-word as I remember. I was surprised he gave up so easily....
View ArticleHello world!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
View Article
