Of all the bands/artists in your cd/record collection, which one do you own the most of?
Rage Against The Machine.
What was the last song you listened to?
Re: Stacks by Bon Iver.
What's in your record/CD player right now?
60 Songs Compilation Disc 1, Is This It? - The Strokes and Nervous Breakdown EP - Black Flag.
What's your favorite local band?
It changes all the time. At the moment, it's either Intentions or Bare Arms.
What was the last concert you attended?
Leftover Crack last week at the Bald Faced Stag.
What was the greatest show you've ever been to?
Rage Against The Machine, The Mars Volta, Iggy & The Stooges set (Big Day Out) and various local shows.
What's the worst band you've ever seen in concert?
I don't know if I can choose.
What band do you like musically but dislike the members of?
I could say Brian Jonestown Massacre but that's more of a love/hate relationship.
What is the most musically involved you have ever been?
I go to shows, I put on/help put on shows, I mix live for (small) shows, I'm studying Music Industry (Technical Production), I play guitar and sing and I listen to music all day long.
What shows are you looking forward to?
Patrick Wolf, The Horrors, Gallows, Anti-Flag (if they bother doing one) and various local shows.
What is your favorite band shirt?
My Bad Brains one that features a flyer from one of their shows with Bad Religion at the Ukrainian Culture Center. And my Hot Cross shirt.
What music posters do you have up in your room?
Rage Against The Machine, The Blood Brothers, Gallows, Misfits, Joy Division, Conor Oberst, The Strokes.
Pat Benatar or Cyndi Lauper?
Pat Benatar.
Sabbath or solo Ozzy?
Black Sabbath please.
Commodores or solo Lionel Ritchie?
Solo Lionel Ritchie.
Punk rock, hip hop or heavy metal?
Punk rock.
Doesn't Primus suck?
YES.
What was the greatest decade for music?
1960s for Garage, early 1980s for Hardcore Punk, 1990s for Screamo.
How many music-related videos/dvds do you own?
Five? Six?
What is your favourite movie soundtrack?
This is SO hard. Either the Lords Of Dogtown soundtrack, the score by Philip Glass for Secret Window or the American Beauty soundtrack.
What was your last musical phase?
La Quiete got me back into my Screamo phase. I go in and out of phases all the time.
What's the crappiest CD/record/etc. you own?
I have some that were given to me from local bands that aren't too good...
-S
24 November 2009
Hungry Chest
I see you falling apart and I can't help but think that you need me
It's hard for me too, you know, it's never been easy
But these days I can't find a way to fit myself in your arms
And this shaking I feel is no longer a way to stay calm
I've asked everyone I know for a piece of advice
But the only thing they say is to stay far apart
How the hell would I know what "apart" is meant to mean?
I've known you forever and you're all that I've felt, it seems
It's hard for me too, you know, it's never been easy
But these days I can't find a way to fit myself in your arms
And this shaking I feel is no longer a way to stay calm
I've asked everyone I know for a piece of advice
But the only thing they say is to stay far apart
How the hell would I know what "apart" is meant to mean?
I've known you forever and you're all that I've felt, it seems
-S
21 November 2009
Phases Of Sound
The human body and mind go through phases during their growth. For me, one major aspect of this was the phases of taste in music. Here's a timeline of the changes I've been through so far in life (for as far back as I can remember).
1995: My first memory of noticing musical sounds was hearing my uncle play a nylon stringed guitar. The first piece of recorded music I remember hearing was Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven and that's when, at four years old, I fell in love.
1998: Back when Rage was still refreshing, I remember sitting in front of the tele getting scared by the voice that screams "Raaaaagee!" but was soon comforted by Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and Ruby Soho by Rancid. I'm sure I enjoyed the lovely Sex Pistols then too.
2001: This is where poppy R&B entered my life. I had always heard it playing around the house because my sister was into Mary J Blige, Aaliyah, Boys II Men etc. but I also loved newer artists like B2K (oh I'm serious) and Marques Houston.
2002: In my final year of primary school, my family went through painful experiences which almost tore us all apart so naturally, I gravitated towards more emotional music. The favourites became Incubus, Nirvana again and the angry emcees of the American underground hip hop scene like Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Common (Sense).
2003: The year I discovered Rage Against The Machine* and began thinking about social issues more and more. Enough said, really.
2005: This was a big year for music for me. I found indie! Indie being Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kings Of Leon at the time. Funny how things have changed. I also began listening to shit I had never even heard of before: Nick Cave, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Canned Heat, Joy Division, Bob Dylan. I remembered punk as well and borrowed Ramones, Sex Pistols and Stooges CDs off everyone. Kanye West was also in there. The College Dropout was a brilliant album. Experimental-ish music also found its way into my heart with bands like The Mars Volta urging my brain to pay attention.
2006: Horizons just kept broadening with me attending my first ever concert (Franz Ferdinand) and Big Day Out at fourteen years old. I'll save that story for another post though. I started listening to Aussie Triple J kind of music i.e. Wolfmother, Sarah Blasko, End of Fashion and so on. Trivium and DragonForce were also appropriate new discoveries as they coincided with some more domestic disputes. Nobody dared to enter my room when they heard this music coming out of it. I saw both bands in concert too. Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag helped with the anger and emotion of the situation too.
2007: The year of diversity, maybe? The Horrors, The Cramps, The Locust (and other Justin Pearson-related bands), The Blood Brothers, Patrick Wolf, Steve Reich, Woody Guthrie, The Academy Is..., Bright Eyes etc. I also picked up the guitar again and started self-teaching after failing lessons in 2006.
So yep, I went through phases... and a shitload of them. I'm sure I've left artists out and there were also stacks of local/small bands that I would have been blown away by. Those are the main bands and musicians that have made a huge impact on me but I think it's safe to say that almost every note of every song I've ever heard would have made even the most microscopic impact on me. Don't get me started on the physics behind that. Ew.
Anyway, I don't regret any of it and I'm not ashamed of the changes.
What's your story?
-S
*Rage Against The Machine are and always will be my favourite band. I knew that from the very first time I heard them.
1995: My first memory of noticing musical sounds was hearing my uncle play a nylon stringed guitar. The first piece of recorded music I remember hearing was Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven and that's when, at four years old, I fell in love.
1998: Back when Rage was still refreshing, I remember sitting in front of the tele getting scared by the voice that screams "Raaaaagee!" but was soon comforted by Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and Ruby Soho by Rancid. I'm sure I enjoyed the lovely Sex Pistols then too.
2001: This is where poppy R&B entered my life. I had always heard it playing around the house because my sister was into Mary J Blige, Aaliyah, Boys II Men etc. but I also loved newer artists like B2K (oh I'm serious) and Marques Houston.
2002: In my final year of primary school, my family went through painful experiences which almost tore us all apart so naturally, I gravitated towards more emotional music. The favourites became Incubus, Nirvana again and the angry emcees of the American underground hip hop scene like Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Common (Sense).
2003: The year I discovered Rage Against The Machine* and began thinking about social issues more and more. Enough said, really.
2005: This was a big year for music for me. I found indie! Indie being Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kings Of Leon at the time. Funny how things have changed. I also began listening to shit I had never even heard of before: Nick Cave, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Canned Heat, Joy Division, Bob Dylan. I remembered punk as well and borrowed Ramones, Sex Pistols and Stooges CDs off everyone. Kanye West was also in there. The College Dropout was a brilliant album. Experimental-ish music also found its way into my heart with bands like The Mars Volta urging my brain to pay attention.
2006: Horizons just kept broadening with me attending my first ever concert (Franz Ferdinand) and Big Day Out at fourteen years old. I'll save that story for another post though. I started listening to Aussie Triple J kind of music i.e. Wolfmother, Sarah Blasko, End of Fashion and so on. Trivium and DragonForce were also appropriate new discoveries as they coincided with some more domestic disputes. Nobody dared to enter my room when they heard this music coming out of it. I saw both bands in concert too. Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag helped with the anger and emotion of the situation too.
2007: The year of diversity, maybe? The Horrors, The Cramps, The Locust (and other Justin Pearson-related bands), The Blood Brothers, Patrick Wolf, Steve Reich, Woody Guthrie, The Academy Is..., Bright Eyes etc. I also picked up the guitar again and started self-teaching after failing lessons in 2006.
So yep, I went through phases... and a shitload of them. I'm sure I've left artists out and there were also stacks of local/small bands that I would have been blown away by. Those are the main bands and musicians that have made a huge impact on me but I think it's safe to say that almost every note of every song I've ever heard would have made even the most microscopic impact on me. Don't get me started on the physics behind that. Ew.
Anyway, I don't regret any of it and I'm not ashamed of the changes.
What's your story?
-S
*Rage Against The Machine are and always will be my favourite band. I knew that from the very first time I heard them.
11 November 2009
06 November 2009
Dreaming Is As Easy As Shutting Your Eyes
He wears denim cut-offs because he isn't afraid to expose his pasty, thin legs
and he carries canvas bags because he has no need to look glamourous.
His hair slightly covers his eyes because he doesn't really bother with haircuts.
He reads books on the bus and train, in the park and at home because he always wants to learn
and he scribbles down quotes on his desk so that he will never be short of inspiration.
He loves all kinds of food as long as a life hasn't been put on the line for him to consume it
and he rides a bicycle - a proper bicycle - because his intention is not to look flash but to help save the environment.
He pronounces his words with care because he likes to get his message across the first time so that it is still pure when it reaches the receivers ears.
In a world where men are ranked and rated based on their muscles, girlfriends and superficial possessions, he celebrates his naturally not-so-macho personality and walks (or rides his bike) freely on a path he can call his own.
and he carries canvas bags because he has no need to look glamourous.
His hair slightly covers his eyes because he doesn't really bother with haircuts.
He reads books on the bus and train, in the park and at home because he always wants to learn
and he scribbles down quotes on his desk so that he will never be short of inspiration.
He loves all kinds of food as long as a life hasn't been put on the line for him to consume it
and he rides a bicycle - a proper bicycle - because his intention is not to look flash but to help save the environment.
He pronounces his words with care because he likes to get his message across the first time so that it is still pure when it reaches the receivers ears.
In a world where men are ranked and rated based on their muscles, girlfriends and superficial possessions, he celebrates his naturally not-so-macho personality and walks (or rides his bike) freely on a path he can call his own.
-S
03 November 2009
Feeling Ridiculously Giddy
Inspired by Moats and Boats and Waterfalls
Who do you want to meet?
Justin Pearson
Who do you have a crush on right now?
Ed Macfarlane
How do you align yourself politically?
It doesn't really matter, love and mutual aid is all we need
What do you miss?
House parties/shows
Whose style do you dig at the moment?
Natasha Kileen from Vanity Life
Share a current obsession.
Snail mail
Share a current addiction.
Vegan prawns (though super-expensive)
What is the meaning of your life?
Justin Pearson
Who do you have a crush on right now?
Ed Macfarlane
How do you align yourself politically?
It doesn't really matter, love and mutual aid is all we need
What do you miss?
House parties/shows
Whose style do you dig at the moment?
Natasha Kileen from Vanity Life
Share a current obsession.
Snail mail
Share a current addiction.
Vegan prawns (though super-expensive)
What is the meaning of your life?
-S
30 October 2009
History Fell In The Heart Broke Open
"A new state of mind is long overdue and it's time to inhale with a new set of lungs"
I miss Hot Cross.
I miss Hot Cross.
-S
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