Happy Stephen Malkmus day*!

As Pia and I have been known to say, 'the end is nigh but the night is young.' And what a night tonight will be! Not only will I be seeing Stephen Malkmus in the flesh, but I also get to welcome home my favourite band in Sydney, Bridezilla, who just stepped off a plane from the US after a whirlwind tour, to support Mr. Malkmus tonight. Their debut album will be released any day now, and I promise you, it will be beautiful.


My excitement for all of this is only eclipsed by the recent news of next year's Pavement reform tour. !!!






(Stephen Malkmus plays "Freeze the Saints", acoustic version, on Morning Becomes Eclectic. It was 2005, but the colour of the curtains somehow makes it look like the '70s.)




* the day in which I get to see Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks at at our very own Metro Theatre.

Studio recording/Going back to my hometown

As of Friday next week, I am Melbourne-bound. The morning after Oxford Arts with my new friends Sooners and Gideon Bensen & the Preachers, I have early flight to my hometown (or city...).

In Melbourne, for the first time as 'a casual end mile', I will step into a real studio. Who knows what will happen. But I'll be armed with a banjo, my brand new beautiful Matan, a ukulele and a harmonica or two. So I should be prepared for anything. Plus, overseeing this adventure will be my dad, wearing his "producer" hat, so I'll be in safe hands.

(Little me with X, circa 1990, way back when= my punk rock beginnings.)

Paradise, Kansas

Over the last couple of months I may have mentioned a mysterious "new project" I have become a part of. Today, as one half of Paradise, Kansas, I unveil a little bit of that mystery by offering you our first demo via the link above.

Even with moments of sweetness, Paradise can be dark and strange. We like it that way.

Hopefully you do too.

'a casual end mile' at Oxford Arts Factory???

I guess you'll just have to see it to believe it.

Victorian Lace

Here is a new demo, called 'Victorian Lace' that I recorded earlier this evening. I don't feel it's "myspace worthy" yet, so it's going to premier here, for the selected few who actually look at this blog. The quality was actually better before iMovie, for some reason now it sounds slightly like I'm playing underwater. FML.
I made it a clip because embedded music player things make me want to cry, or smash things because they have failed me and I hate them.
The end.
The lyrics are underneath in case you are interested.
I hope very much that you like the song.

Victorian Lace

Caught off guard

by the sound

of your voice

Is nothing sacred

in your bad memory?

Now for a week

I've had the strangest dreams

Can't you see

I'm still waiting

And I'm all dressed up

in Victorian lace

for you

Make this night

a good one my dear

I have many things

I long to whisper

in your ear

But no final test

or wedding dress

will help us now

Still here I stand

Like your bride

'Cause I'm all dressed up

in Victorian lace

for you

all good lovers live for the spring.

And so it is September. Wasn't that a long winter?

I know that all true romantics will need a little lovin' in the springtime, so come along to one of those shows! You could even bring flowers. That would be nice.

It's been about a month since my last gig at the Hollywood Hotel, and can promise you will hear a new song or two at some of the upcoming gigs.

The change of season will bring a lot of exciting things, so stay tuned.

Happy first week of spring!!

xx