Big Day Out 08

Rage Against the Machine, Bjork, Grinspoon, Arcade Fire, Hilltop Hoods, Billy Bragg, Paul Kelly, LCD Soundsystem, Sarah Blasko, Faker, Midnight Juggernauts, Dizzee Rascal, Something With Numbers, Battles, Cut Off Your Hands.

Is it blasphemous to the music gods to be way, way, WAY more excited about the Arcade Fire than RATM? Because I love me some Rage, but DAMN I love the Arcade Fire. It's going to be amazing. Hopefull they'll play a side show and refrain from any Shins-like behaviour (Byron Bay is NOT, I repeat, NOT Brisbane), because that will be 3000 times better than 5 BDO's put together. No. I'm serious.

Wolfgang tonight. Perpetually missing a dance partner, but still want to go :(

To use a Sydney word...

Fiesta was 'hectic'. I am now a fully fledged Yves Klein Blue fan. Their set was so impressive. Even at 3 on a Sunday afternoon. It was just...great. Great great great. And I'm going to stop now while I'm not yet screeching 'have my babies'.

Because I'm too lazy and somewhat deflated by the fact I have 9 piece of assessment before the 29th of October, I'm just going to give a general list of gigs that look fun.

Thus 27th Sept: UV mag launch at Alhambra. I wouldn't have seen this if not for era.culprits. Thanks :)
Sat 29th Sept: 1990s, The Dardanelles and Yves Klein Blue at The Zoo. Because I don't like parks.
Thurs 4th Oct: Wolfgang, w/ Emergency Emergency, Twist, Oliver, Twist and Nightcrash.
Fri 26th Oct: The pick of the upcoming Exile at Rosies. The Checks, Belles Will Ring and the John Steel Singers. Very fun.

The joys of my dinky little point&shoot. Riverfire did not disappoint re: drunk frolicking teenagers. The fireworks were good tthough. Jet planes too.

Wolfgang was also fine fun. Mood was dampened by my friend electing to stay home at the last minute, thus plunging me into aloneness. But all was good, with the help of conversation with randoms. teenagersintokyo were highly gratifying, but Cut Off Your Hands were stellar. Great turn out, and unlike many other gigs, there wasn't a stream of patrons flooding towards the door as the final notes of their somewhat blistering set dispersed. Everyone was up for a good time, and I believe the general consensus is that a good time was indeed had. Can't wait for the next one. Hopefully in the company of another person.


Today in South Bank, there was a young designers markets, held just to the side of the 'normal' markets. I only got to look around as they were setting up, but it looks highly worthwhile. Tshirts, jewelry etc. Most notably a place called Blonde Vintage which is, as the myspace claims, 'the re-creation of fabulous second hand materials'. Fun, nice, and fairly cheap as well. Didn't have the time to try stuff on (much to my dismay), but it seems great. Speaking of which I will hopefully be making it down to Boxvintage in West End soon for a little shopping spree. Yay.