1. Kim Gordon is now 50. It’s not quite time for Sonic Youth to change their name to Sonic Oldies, but in nine years’ time when Steve Shelley turns 50, they should consider it. It should be noted that Kim Gordon still rocks hard. It should also be noted that I went off Sonic Youth [...]
The first episode of the new Big Brother series aired tonight. OMG yes. I’m so addicted already. I’ve signed up to the web site and I’ve already caught up on the stuff that’s happens during the 24 hour delay between the show screening in Australia and New Zealand. My two favourite annoying people care Carlo [...]
I dreamed last night that Martin Scorcese wanted me to be his girlfriend. I was like, “but dude, you have a wife.” And he was like, “that doesn’t matter.” I wasn’t particularly attracted to him, yet I was thrilled by the idea that this excellent film director would want me to be his girlfriend. But [...]
The WBC played at Cafe 223 tonight. It was a bloody good show for three particular reasons. 1. The venue was comfortably full. Cafe 223′s upstairs room is smaller than the King’s Arse, but bigger than the Temple. By the time the WBC started playing the room had filled with a selection of punk arses, [...]
To commemorate Anzac Day, I ate Anzac biscuits on Anzac Ave. After that I wandered down the hill and up the other side to the museum. I think Anzac day is the only day the museum’s compulsory donation is waived, so, woohoo, I saved $5. I spent most of my time there looking around on [...]
I saw “The Good Girl” at the movies. Right in the row in front of me was what I think was a grandmother and some of her grandchildren. Ok, so looking after the grandkids during the school holidays is cool, but when you take a bunch of little kids to see a movie (and these [...]
I had early morning (i.e. 10am) coffee with a few members of the MCC. It was good socialising with them, because there never seemed to be much time to do at during the course. On the last day of the course I gave everyone a copy of my zine, so there was a bit of [...]
While I was waiting for my laundry to be done I wandered down to the Dominion Road shops. I think that area’s specifically called Eden Valley, but it’s the Dominion Road shops, ok? It’s an interesting neighbourhood with cool secondhand shops mingling with new Asian-themed shops. I bought “Lovage – Music to Make Love to [...]
The bad arse rock boys came over last night. Hodad, Throb and (oh, what nickname can I pull out of my arse in a hurry?) How arrived and laid into the hardcore drugs. Ok, Red Bull syrup isn’t a banned substance, but y’know, if I drank a bottle of it I wouldn’t have had any [...]
I saw “Roger Dodger”. Here’s what other people thought of it as they left the theatre: The guy walking in front of me: “Like Tarantino used to do.” The woman walking behind me: “Horrible. Really, really bad.” It was neither. It was about a fellow whose nephew shows up and asks him to help him [...]