Don’t you know your queen
Music recommendations are dead. That’s the main reason I stopped posting a couple of years ago. It seemed the only people reading my blog were PR interns. Now we seem to operate in a society where content comes after all the business modelling. “I want to change the world… okay so let’s start a … Continue reading
In the Fog, In the Flame
It’s hard for me to relinquish control. And yet, almost every time I’ve done it, it seems to work out for the better. It doesn’t feel like it at the time, while I’m making the conscious decision to do nothing, or not try and manipulate a situation in my favour. It’s frustrating to step back … Continue reading
Weekend Wind Down
It has been months since I blogged. A result of my move from Canberra to Sydney. I have wanted this for years, and now that I’ve achieved it I feel as vulnerable and free as a lone traveller. The energy of Sydney is terrifying and exciting. Since its birth, Canberra has been scrutinised and sandwiched between … Continue reading
Top Ten Albums of 2014
At the end of 2013 in my Top Ten Albums post I reflected on what was a bit of a disruptive year. I had months of sleeplessness. It wasn’t insomnia, and I wasn’t a walking zombie. I was a psychotic bouncing ball, bursts of energy pushing out from within, like a slowly exploding bomb. Sleeping … Continue reading
Part of Every Party
For the past week everyone has been talking about Emma Watson’s UN speech. As well they should. Watson’s insightful words, articulated modestly and clearly (go those acting skills!), really pull away at the corners of the “feminism issue”: that it’s not just about women. Equality is something which benefits everyone. I remember years ago in … Continue reading
Reversing and Revisiting
It makes sense for us to turn an ear to new music. But I have some friends who don’t really listen to music. At all. It’s just not something they do. They might put on something old every so often, but mainly they just don’t eagerly listen. It has baffled me in the past. Well, … Continue reading
Weekend Wind Down
Find all songs as a playlist here I don’t know if I’m getting older or smarter (though only one of those is objectively true), but I am really giving up on waiting. I won’t wait for anything anymore. When I saw that the Game of Thrones exhibition was coming to Sydney, for a mere five … Continue reading
Won’t Win
As usual, I was late to the party discovering Melbourne-based Fractures. His song Twisted subtly eased its way in, with quiet electric tones and persistent, heartfelt vocals as he cried “I’m lonely, I’m lonely!” Just another Friday night for me! Won’t Win starts out as softly as Twisted but doesn’t strike out in the same … Continue reading
Weekend Wind Down
Music can evoke memories much like smell. Ben Folds Five’s ‘Brick’ reminds me of my red-head twin friends (one of which is a huge BFF fan) and their indoor swimming pool. Ben Lee’s ‘Cigarettes Will Kill You’ reminds me of a party my sister threw in the backyard, where I threw a sparkler into the … Continue reading
Part of Every Party
When we were wee tuckers, my folks would give my sister and I these very hip mixed tapes. Each one was numbered, and when I turned say, seven, I’d get the number seven tape. One of these mixes had a terrible song on it (there were quite a few of those) and it went “I’m … Continue reading
A Has Been That Never Was 