Happy American Independence Day everyone. I see that Sarah Palin announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska today. There were some rumours earlier in the day that she might have been looking for a senate seat or that this move was geared towards kickstarting a 2012 Presidential campaign but I believe its confirmed that Palin is not only resigning as ...
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5 Second Review: Manchester Orchestra “Mean Everything To Nothing”
Apparently everyone has been talking about his band for months and I was the last one to the party. I guess that’s what I get for not watching Gossip Girl. Amazon actually recommended this to me (and for once was actually right). This album is brilliant. Sounding like an amalgamation of Nirvana, The Hives, Weezer (circa Pinkerton) and Brand New, ...
Read More »5 Second Review: Grizzly Bear “Veckatimest”
I’ve honestly been holding off from writing this review simply because I don’t really understand what I am listening to. Grizzly Bear was recommended to me by an elite hipster friend and not wanting to be the only scenester at the party not drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon, I promptly ordered it on Amazon. Here’s the thing, its hardly pop music ...
Read More »Farewell dinner
I’ve just about finished my three months in Sydney and I’ll be flying back to Brisbane on Friday. I have learnt an awful lot since being here, but I’ve pretty much finished my project-work in Customer Marketing and now its time to go home to Brisbane. I’ve made some awesome friends in the time I’ve been here. They organised a ...
Read More »‘On deadline’
.. those are two words that I have thrown around for most of the week in an attempt to justify me being a bit touchy and on-edge. Currently, and I use this word very fittingly, I am juggling two features and a project that need to be done by my editorial dealine on Friday.. Although it is very much an ...
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