Saturday, December 31, 2005

2005


For Guy, it was the Official Year of Kate Bush, and he said so as early as January 7.


He was undoubtedly correct. It definitely became the Year of Kate Bush for me, under Guy’s influence, which was not at all shameful and corrupting in this instance. Thanks mister. I’m truly indebted. I do want that Yoko Ono anthology, too. Don’t think I’ve forgotten.

But I have to say that 2005 wasn’t all pleasant like that. There was also a despicable lack of TV-watching on my part, which I will have to correct, coupled with a despicable lack of film-seeing and gig-going, and most egregiously, book-reading. And there was Tom and Katie to be reckoned with, as well as a rage verging on madness regarding completely indefensible legislation. But I don’t want to talk about that now. I want to make lists. LISTS OF THINGS GOOD.


2005 ALBUMS

Kate Bush, Aerial

The Knife, Deep Cuts

The Drones, Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By

Arcade Fire, Funeral

Antony & The Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now

The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan

Metric, Live It Out

Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright

M.I.A, Arular

The Fiery Furnaces, Rehearsing My Choir

Stephen Malkmus, Face The Truth

LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem

Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Howl

The Duke Spirit, Cuts Across The Land

The Futureheads, The Futureheads

The Kills, No Wow

The Rogers Sisters, Three Fingers

Wolf Parade, Apologies To The Queen Mary

Sons And Daughters, The Repulsion Box

Beck, Guero *

*(I have been working on a dictum to organise my thoughts on religious types. So far, it has developed into this – If There Must Be Catholics, They Should At Least Be Jesuits. If There Must Be Scientologists, They Should At Least Be Beck.)



NOT 2005 ALBUMS – BUT VITAL TO ME IN 2005

Electrelane, The Power Out

Talking Heads, Best Of

The Breeders, Last Splash

Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender

Gary Numan, Premier Hits

Patti Smith, Horses

Kate Bush, The Kick Inside/Hounds Of Love/The Dreaming









2005 GIGS


Le Tigre/Minimum Chips/Ninety Nine – Corner Hotel

David Byrne/Architecture In Helsinki – Regent Theatre

REM/Bright Eyes – Rod Laver Arena

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Melbourne Town Hall

Joanna Newsom/Smog - The Athenaeum

The Hives – Corner Hotel

Interpol – The Metro

The Rogers Sisters/Love Of Diagrams – Northcote Social Club

Whirlwind Heat – Northcote Social Club

Cut Copy/Pnau – HiFi Bar

Martha Wainwright – Northcote Social Club

New Buffalo – Northcote Social Club

Midnight Juggernauts/Damn Arms – Northcote Social Club

Scissor Sisters – Prince Of Wales

The Futureheads (supporting QOTSA) – The Palace

The Grates (supporting The Go! Team) – Corner Hotel

Sons And Daughters – Corner Hotel



2005 FILMS


Me And You And Everyone We Know

Look Both Ways

The Proposition

Sin City

Mysterious Skin

A Very Long Engagement

Turtles Can Fly

Thumbsucker

Gay Republicans

Rash

Punk: Attitude


2005 TV

Arrested Development

Nighty Night

I Am Not An Animal

Auschwitz: The Nazis And The Final Solution

North And South

Lateline

The Late Show With David Letterman



BEST SYMPOSIASTS MOMENT OF 2005


I did rather like Batman freakiness in an art/life way.


Anyways, I actually felt very fulfilled and happy this year, enormous rage aside. I perhaps should have blogged about it more, but I am lazy. However, that’s all in the past. So 2005. So over. Let’s look to the future shall we? Because…

ONLY 26 SLEEPS TO GO!

Thursday, December 15, 2005





Got to love Sons and Daughters.

That is all.

Monday, December 12, 2005

CLASSIC AUSTRALIANA


Sun... Beach... Surf... Beer... Flags... Chants... Bashings... Thugs and Dickheads


BAD!

Saturday, December 03, 2005

YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF SONOGRAPHY.

I DO

From today's Age:

'The SDMS said use of such a machine required knowledge, hand-eye coordination and pattern recognition and that "reading the manufacturer's manual or having a one hour orientation is not sufficient".'
Good lord I LOVE The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.