...for those of you that have missed my ramblings, i'm back. Stay tuned for further posts...

I wonder who this is........

On Sat 12th February i had the pleasure of seeing one of my favourite...and indeed, one of Australia's best bands in action at the St. Kilda Bowls Club.

You Am I proved once again that they are (arguably) unrivalled on stage. ripping through songs, both old and new.

Coachella 2011

!!!
Animal Collective
Arcade Fire
Atlas Sound
Beastie Boys
Best Coast
Black Dub
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Blonde Redhead
Bomba Estéreo
Bright Eyes
Brodinski
Broken Social Scene
Cage the Elephant
Caifanes
Chromeo
Cold War Kids
Crystal Castles
Cults
Cut Copy
Daedelus
Daft Punk
Delorean
DJ Shadow
Duran Duran
Empire of the Sun
Erick Morillo and Friends
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Fleet Foxes
Foals
Foster The People
Four Tet
Free Energy
GAYNGS
Glassjaw
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Gogol Bordello
Green Velvet
Groove Armada
Health
Hello Seahorse
Henry Clay People
High Contrast
How to Dress Well
Interpol
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Jack Beats
Kings of Leon
Klaxons
Magnetic Man
Mariachi El Bronx
Marina and the Diamonds
Mary Anne Hobbs
MEN
Menomena
Mew
Neil Young
Neon Indian
Nosaj Thing
PJ Harvey
Queens of the Stone Age
Robyn
Rural Alberta Advantage
Rusko
Sasha
Sven Väth
Tame Impala
The Black Keys
The Chemical Brothers
The Delta Spirit
The Drums
The Morning Benders
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Strokes
The Twelves
Titus Andronicus
Tom Tom Club
Trentemøller
Twin Shadow
Warpaint
Wire
Yacht
Zola Jesus

"I read the news today, oh boy.."

John Lennon.

Poet, Songsmith, Musical Genius, Legend......Beatle.

R.I.P

Another trip looms large on the horizon. While i don't want to ever leave my girls, it'll be a great ride. I'm going Stateside to one of the greatest Festivals in the world. While this year's line up doesn't have an attraction like Paul McCartney, it is STILL an amazing line up

My second Coachella in a row.

.........Partyyyyyy......

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....We all know times are tough, but this hasn't stopped New York restaurant Morton's charging for ice cubes. Yep, you heard it....ICE CUBES. In fact 50 cents a cube.

That's almost 70 cents (Australian). Shocking.

Phew, you've have to be on some coin to justify that one.....AND the cube would have to do dishes and supply coffee after the feed.

Article found at New York Post here

Venice Beach is more than just homeless and art installations. It's tits, arse and rock n' roll. Throw in a beautiful beach and you have a recipe for relaxtion. Now we know why Jim Morrison loved it so much......

........love the Band Of Horses. Superb performance on Sat evening at Coachella......

One of the best live band going around.

The Coachella Festival was every bit as great as i'd heard about before going. The organisation was superb, the location stunning, the line up of acts eclectic. I would not hesitate to go back some day soon (next year, i hope). If you are thinking about it, don't think twice. Just do it......

Here are a couple of the bands i enjoyed (amongst a shed load more)

The Hold Steady



Paul Weller

it was truly a Friday night to remember. The cynic's said he'd lost it.....but, we are talking about a Beatle. Paul McCartney blew the desert dust from the air and cleared the way to put faith back in SOME THINGS during an economic climate that is unsteady.

He showed that despite the doom and gloom, MUSIC.....FOREVER AND EVER WILL STAND FIRM TO ALL THAT DOUBT IT'S POWER.....

TRULY...A AWE INSPIRING PERFORMANCE.

Probably one of which i've never (and those that i've talked to) have ever seen before......

ASTONISHING

Day one........we're in