tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76389255296870475662012-02-14T21:07:25.434-05:00Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-39106907875116606252012-01-28T01:05:00.004-05:002012-01-28T01:16:04.021-05:00

Ever wonder where Blogley got it's title? It was thanks to the delightful Emma Magenta and a tea towel which, alas, is no longer available.Songs for Beginners finally has a post!It only took 11 months. As a human being, I am slightly time-poor (which you may have noticed given Blogely, here, is lucky to be updated on a quarterly basis). This means "Beginners' " original intention is a little too

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Week one in Melvis™ has been pretty action-packed. With the aid of beers, bands, brunches and bike rides, I have been ticking off my list of Melbourne Cliches at great speed and quite enjoying it. I have actually lived down here for short periods of time before and, while I am trying to make the whole experience feel new and exciting, I do have occasional flashes of Melbourne Past. Speaking of

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Let's see if I remember how to do this. *cracks knuckles, blows dust off keyboard*Ahem.So it looks like I haven't updated the ol' Blogster here in a quarter of a year. Big apologies to anyone who stopped by in that time in the hope of a two minute procrastination and was bitterly disappointed by the lack of fresh content. Blogger has a cute feature which tells you how many hits you have each week

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-22695640492492079562011-09-08T08:36:00.011-04:002011-09-08T10:02:54.678-04:00

I am going to be honest. I played Mogwai's last album, Hardcore Will Never Die..., about five times and then completely lost the little interest it piqued. I assumed (as I do at least twice a year) that our relationship was over. The idiosyncratic guitar is too familiar and the epic noise too exhausting. In fact, just yesterday I cleaned out Podley's postrock catalogue to make way for more Simon

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-54300891829484159632011-09-04T05:22:00.009-04:002011-09-05T08:11:48.361-04:00

Did someone listen to a bit too much Qantas inflight radio? Maybe. Something about high altitudes makes me crave easy-listening music and Anne Hathaway films. However, I'm only a couple hundred metres above sea level right now so this owes more to some genuinely happy-making news than to low air pressure. This one goes out to two of my favourite lovebirds. Not only did they just secretly elope

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-38578616141408717582011-08-27T16:27:00.021-04:002011-08-28T01:35:14.439-04:00

If only there was some way to talk about Paris that was not completely obvious. It's an exquisite city brimming with culture, you say? Great food and wine and populated by people who know how to enjoy life? Well I never. Anyway, I think we could all live there very happily and this is, of course, my latest fantasy. The only set-back being my (lack of) language skills. At one point I said to a

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4 days until the end of this project. 6 days until 9 days until 12 days until I'm back here 14 days until (and a much anticipated reunion) and finally... 21 days until That's a shame - the final city is the least photogenic. We've been talking about moving to Melbourne for a while now (approximately 10 years for me). We thought it might be a good compromise between Sydney and New York -

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-89690458417092674262011-08-02T21:36:00.011-04:002011-08-03T06:42:26.456-04:00

I miss music. My friend Jimmy asked me what new bands are rocking my itunes at the moment and I was sorry to say that the only thing I am listening to these days is the sound coming out of my Final Cut Pro. Most of our score is actually Explosions in the Sky knock-offs so it's not all bad.But I've recently decided to revisit Simon and Garfunkel. While technically not "new", it is a very recent

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Don't be alarmed. I know we've talked about This American Life here before. Not to harp but it really is incredible storytelling. Each weekly podcast is, without fail, an engaging listen but every now and then an episode shines through and touches your heart, makes you laugh uncontrollably or leaves you pondering for the rest of the week.The latest podcast* not only did all of that but combined

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... then some nights you come home to find a massive Italian carnival on your street.I did wonder why there was a water slide parked outside our apartment for three days.Roebling and N8th (or: Fixed Gears by Night)Gee wiz.Italian man in white pants sings Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" with sax accompaniment. His voice was good but the night belonged to the trousers.Jesus loves a saxophone

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-72276975855825057742011-06-30T22:38:00.014-04:002011-07-01T00:27:41.641-04:00

Apologies for the big break between posts. It's partially to do with having a billion people stop by for that Bon Iver piece. It was like hosting a private dinner party when suddenly thousands of people turned up and a couple of them dissed the meal. In real life this would not be surprising as my cooking repertoire is limited to black beans and brown rice (and sometimes even they don't work out

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-49878437962651245662011-06-15T08:56:00.006-04:002011-06-15T09:09:52.514-04:00

Okay, I'm not sure of the exact directions but I'm pretty sure it must be in The Village somewhere because I saw this guy in Washington Square Park on my way to work this morning...Would someone like a bit of magic with their commute this morning? Why yes! Thank you, NY, I would. Nice of you to out-awesome yourself again.

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-79257729783478319802011-06-09T09:09:00.010-04:002011-07-31T15:43:48.425-04:00

The 6th FloorIf I knew 5000 people would read it I'd have written an album review that was a little more comprehensive (and kind) than: "Yuck. I don't like this". I also regret not spell-checking. But, then, who needs words when you have an asymmetrical haircut and a full-sleeve tattoo?

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-58716064228058733262011-06-05T14:00:00.021-04:002011-06-05T19:15:03.164-04:00

This blog post, coming at you live from NYC.So this is what the city looks like in Summer... trees everywhere, cafes and bars open onto the street, rooftop parties and everyone wandering around in shorts, eating ice cream. It is like when your boy/girlfriend buys a new outfit: they were gorgeous before but this new get-up is really working for them. It smells different too. If I was being kind

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-37153911678213492822011-05-18T08:20:00.016-04:002012-02-14T21:07:25.448-05:00

The new Bon Iver has hit the internet.I heard the single "Calgary" just yesterday and, like Jon, had initial reservations. However, I have a track record for drastically underrating albums that prove to be terrific: The Suburbs; High Violet: The Wild Hunt... my utter lack of musical foresight has been fairly consistent.When Jon alluded to Phil Collins in relation to the new Bon Iver I was a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-3331885844203943712011-05-13T23:09:00.018-04:002011-05-14T19:58:48.992-04:00

The Roebling Tearoom.Pretending to be a writer is the best excuse I've found for drinking two hot chocolates a day. I received my first article rejection this week. I feel like a proper writer now, albeit a pretty unsuccessful one. Unbridled optimism might shield against colds (and gastro) but it doesn't guarantee the NY Times is going to publish your Op Ed. Actually, I never even heard back

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-91560688705332631972011-05-05T18:55:00.024-04:002011-05-06T05:13:02.792-04:00

Picture this. You come home after work to find a family visiting from Germany stranded in your lobby. The kids are 4 years old, the parents are lovely but stressed and exhausted, having been sitting there for 2 hours, surrounded by luggage. The person who they are subleasing from is not home or contactable. You have dinner guests arriving in an hour. What do you do? It's a no-brainer. You

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-69225434501444063752011-04-25T01:50:00.023-04:002011-04-27T05:45:27.933-04:00

I always assumed I was a Duran Duran fan. I have no idea why. I think I associated them with everything that was fun and cool about the 80s - like Fame, Cyndi Lauper's She So Unusual and Michael J. Fox in anything. I selected Duran Duran's "Greatest Hits" as my road trip soundtrack back from my parents' place yesterday, thinking this should make for a boppin' trip home. But I quickly came to

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-80316611037600000892011-04-07T09:42:00.030-04:002011-04-11T14:39:23.902-04:00

Explosions in the Sky. Radio City Music Hall, NY (April 6th 2011) Turns out, Radio City Music Hall is a better music venue than the Manning Bar at Sydney University. In fact, it's magnificent. It must fit at least 5000 people and yet this four-piece owned the stage from the second they walked out onto it. They opened with "Postcard from 1952". It and the two tracks that followed all hinted at

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-12062058495537778042011-03-25T19:58:00.018-04:002011-03-26T00:18:22.229-04:00

One of the best things about New York is it occasionally allows you to write sentences like:"Yesterday my friend and I left the American Abstract Expressionism exhibition at MoMA and were wandering past Radio City Music Hall when I looked up and noticed that Explosions in the Sky are scheduled to play there the day after we get back from Montreal and, although I was sure it would be sold out, I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-12844430699066652642011-03-20T14:05:00.008-04:002011-03-20T15:09:32.624-04:00

Tompkins Square Park Dogs are the best people. I know that living in New York my focus should really be drinking bellinis into the wee small hours and noshing brunch into the late afternoon, but I have to say this park is my favourite thing right now. It’s two blocks from my apartment and often when I am coming or going I will take a two block detour to get my puppy dog fix for the day. I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-52090150809869027922011-03-17T11:41:00.013-04:002011-03-17T13:41:34.138-04:00

GY!BE Brooklyn Masonic Temple, March 16th 2011 Apologies for pathetic photo. My iphone is new. There is probably a zoom function but darned if I know where it is. I am not sure that someone so jet-lagged is qualified to offer an objective critique of a concert. On arriving at the gig I had slept only 4 hours of 36 (which I actually thought it might work in Godspeed's favour). Let's give it a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-65234142020194880192011-03-12T07:34:00.009-05:002011-03-12T17:40:16.625-05:00

One sleep 'til NY. If past experience is anything to go by, I will be updating Blogtastic here more rather than less while I'm away, particularly since I will be, sadly, sans my boy. So no big goodbyes. But before I go I want to share with you what I think is the loveliest song in the world right now. Love is all.I read that he is playing in France the day after my birthday. I am not sure that 32

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-47528092625554442892011-03-04T01:40:00.011-05:002011-03-04T04:45:23.206-05:00

Driving home from work last night, I was rifling through our glove compartment, desperate to find a CD that wasn't either:a. completely damagedb. annihilated from over-listening (Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Hayden - all, alas, dead to me now)orc. from McNutty's back-catalogue (a sometimes scary place where Tool and Something for Kate lurk ominously)I was nearly contemplating McNuts' 5 disc collection

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-3080346542092581202011-03-01T23:53:00.003-05:002011-03-02T16:16:42.843-05:00

I think it might be time for a new blog. Like fellow bloggers, Jon and Rino, I thought it might be fun to start a sister blog to Dancing here that focuses solely on music. Unfortunately, I don't have these guys' music expertise and technical understanding although I do love reading their work. What I've realised is that what I really want to talk about when I talk about music is how music makes

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-40868644153253299982011-02-15T04:17:00.010-05:002011-04-29T10:25:50.953-04:00

Can I tell you something exciting? In exactly a month from now I will (hopefully) be waking up on my first morning back in New York!There are a few other adventures planned that are compounding the excitement. First up is a side trip to Montreal (where some band come from), and where my friend, Pete, and I will answer the all-important question of just how much food can we eat in 6 days?Secondly,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-60042386764655958392011-02-11T08:05:00.002-05:002011-02-11T16:29:06.335-05:00

If you only see one documentary this year... then your average is even lower than mine and we should both try to get out a little more. Meanwhile, think about making it this one...* Who would have thought universal time-waster, brain-clutterer and occasional heart-breaker, Facebook, would be such fertile ground for great cinematic stories? Between Fincher and a couple of kids from Brooklyn, we

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Two very important pieces of music information you should know...1.Mogwai's new album Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will is out (who's the lucky 15 year old who gets to name their tracks and albums I wonder? I scoff because I love. And because deep down I would be an angst-ridden 15 year old boy, except that I can't play computer games). Most importantly, you can download the album for FREE at

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-88084652866593482962011-01-18T23:47:00.015-05:002011-01-19T02:13:12.352-05:00

Inspired by Danne's recent post on Resolutions, I thought I'd share with you a resolution of my own... I have two graphics above my computer at the moment. One is my post-it note structure of the episode I am currently editing: fig. 1(Even if you could read it, it would probably still make no sense to anyone who isn't me or my post-producer.) The other is this Marc Johns poster: fig. 2(It reads:

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-43184981414019632282011-01-10T19:26:00.004-05:002011-01-11T07:01:16.240-05:00

On Saturday morning when McNutty asked me if I was excited about the National gig we were going to that night I believe my reply went along the lines of: *yawn* "Well, as you know, I did see them at a very secret and very intimate gig when I was in New York last year before they'd even released their latest album so I suspect this gig may be a little... well, anticlimactic, frankly..." *takes

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-36616880714292457722011-01-06T18:10:00.003-05:002011-01-07T03:11:33.280-05:00

Why hello there, 2011.I finished 2010 by reading this book. It was so thought-provoking. Particularly at the close of one year and the start of another - always a time of reflection, introspection, anticipation (and renewed vigour for blogging - my Blogger Reader has never been so full! Much to read from you all.)This book has stayed with me long after putting it down. 23 year old Chris

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-31957145135156881412010-12-18T05:30:00.005-05:002010-12-20T00:54:12.908-05:00

To be honest, I wasn't sure there was any point putting together a mix-tape of 'current' music this year. 2010 has been decidedly 'meh' musically for me so I feel any compilation would be perfunctory rather than genuinely inspired. Know what I'm sayin'? Also, I read the Pitchfork Top 50 Singles of the year and realised my music awareness is so far from 'current' that I wonder if I ever left 2004

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-6508734512942537092010-12-13T04:39:00.005-05:002010-12-13T04:55:44.855-05:00

Look what arrived in the mail today!6 x 10 inch remastered recordsLyricsPhotos36 page interview with Stephin Merritt Esq.and of course...the music.My heart's running round like a chicken with it's head cut off.

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-82638514089052178182010-12-11T16:16:00.019-05:002010-12-12T16:01:58.713-05:00

Music of 2010 will be next post. But while I'm compiling it please check out Jonathan's Best of The Year. Some Thoughts in Anticipation of 2011 (Or: Bugger off 2010, No-one Liked You Anyway) Once, if you asked me my age, my immediate response was: "24". This was not a lie. It's just that this is the age that made most sense to me. I liked being that age. Life was full of potential. It felt old

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-20347406936116324702010-11-21T16:00:00.012-05:002010-12-05T07:25:47.222-05:00

"All Twitter taught me was how to write Twitter updates"- Adam, 2010. Turns out I am much too irresponsible to be a part of any cyber social networking community. Facebook already proved it. Twitter seemed to be working out for a while. In fact, for someone like me who has lots of half-formed ideas but is too lazy to elaborate on them, the 140 character limit should have been my perfect

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-1633002451134615612010-11-04T23:16:00.014-04:002010-11-13T03:08:24.623-05:00

Orwell anyone?If someone asked you what superpower you wanted what would you say? Invisibility: Only really good for spying on people, sneaking into movies and stealing stuff. Dishonesty's not really my cup of tea.Ability to Fly: Efficient but draws a bit of attention. If I was being selfless I would choose the ability to make people happy. That would be wonderful. But if the terms and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-68157205040312039372010-10-14T04:56:00.009-04:002010-10-15T16:39:16.429-04:00

Today, I have been thinking about this book. I haven't seen the movie. Like many women my age and older, I feel betrayed by the fact Kate Winslet seems to have gone and turned into a bit of a wanker. (Didn't she used to be cooler and more self-aware than this?) I think I might also be the one person on the planet who didn't actually like American Beauty or think it was as clever and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-1106244631486279562010-10-08T08:58:00.006-04:002010-10-08T09:17:05.491-04:00

Thanks for the reminder, Mister Johns. More happiness can be found here... marc johns

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-40991009152597004922010-10-03T19:03:00.001-04:002010-10-19T07:04:31.504-04:00

"Your Amazon Order Has Shipped".Could a more happy-making message land in your inbox?I went a bit crazy on Amazon and ordered a bunch of albums, being shipped from all over the world. We also live dangerously close to a record store so our collection is growing daily. But I am mainly standing-by for the arrival of two very exciting albums:&Obvious choices, maybe, but every time I get a little sad

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-21601548007814788822010-09-08T08:05:00.008-04:002010-10-25T04:35:28.185-04:00

We have a new flatmate...... and I am completely in love with him.So far he has only spun The National, Neil Young and Miles Davis (along with some records friends brought round for Wine and Vinyl Night #1). But I love that music has become an event in our house, rather than just background tinkling emanating from my itunes.Just like my six-year-old self on my parent's floor, I sit gazing at him,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-75405869452531632702010-09-03T22:39:00.004-04:002010-09-17T22:11:24.832-04:00

Oooh. Someone's got a new look. Who's a pretty blog, then?I finally saw "Scott Pilgrm vs The World" last week, after months of anticipation, and it has stayed in my mind for much longer than I thought it would. My favourite moments were: The first Evil Ex (as seen in the trailer) - "What's up? How's Life? He seems nice".and The getting-ready-to-take-action montage that pauses for Scott to tie his

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-28747485027497306552010-08-21T00:32:00.009-04:002010-09-03T18:35:15.833-04:00

This blog has altogether too many words.Time for some pictures.My new friend and fellow National fan, James, who is currently following said band around the United States, sent me this link...All the Buildings in New YorkBasic premise: this is a Sydney boy who has moved to Brooklyn, NY and is making it his mission to draw every building in New York. What a terrific project.I am trying to resist

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-79212598351036320592010-08-09T05:01:00.026-04:002010-09-03T18:35:59.747-04:00

Goodness. Someone is getting lax on the old blogging front.Unfortunately, I seem to be a little hard-up for inspiration lately.I was hoping this would do the trick....Interestingly, about a quarter of these moments do not appear in the film. I saw it at The Chauvel last week with Josh Homme doppelganger, Jonathan, and I think we were all a little disappointed. Stephin Merritt sounds like a tough

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-90111123488272763642010-07-16T23:36:00.010-04:002010-09-03T21:45:57.558-04:00

This post comes to you thanks to fellow cutter'n'splicer, Nikki, and her very resourceful internet trawling.We have talked about one of my all-time-top-10 films, Fight Club here before. Now, slashfilm.com have gone and applied the "Fight Club Theory" to John Hughes' seminal teen-flick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off...My favorite thought-piece about Ferris Bueller is the “Fight Club” theory, in which

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-2115372935919807622010-07-10T12:15:00.004-04:002010-10-13T16:35:25.285-04:00

Friend, typewriter aficionado, bassist and gentleman, Rino just uploaded his latest mix tape: The Winter Mix Music Faith. And it is such a fine compilation I have put a link to it here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/757jo1 I hope this is okay Reens?His aural melting pot of soul, folk, reggae (I see you slipped one in there) and a touch of Waits is a refreshing addition to my itunes library.

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-9863239926018889982010-06-28T18:26:00.010-04:002010-09-03T21:47:16.680-04:00

Sigur Ros' music has an uncanny knack for evoking every sad thing that has ever happened to you, don't you think? Definitely not a band to listen to post-break-up. At least, not their early stuff. Their later albums, however, are another story.(Slightly Embarrassing Confession #147)I saw Sigur Ros in Sydney in 2005(?) and this is the first and only gig that has ever made me cry. And I mean cry. "

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-6152041423243574922010-06-17T00:38:00.010-04:002010-09-03T21:47:42.456-04:00

In the absence of Pandora, I've re-embraced last.fm but still feel a little ambivalent about broadcasting my every itune listen to the world-wide web. Does the internet really need to know that I've listened to the Magnetic Fields 422 times this year? It makes me feel a little self-conscious about my listening habits but at the same time I like seeing what my friends are loving and also it's nice

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-76450821965279438332010-06-15T02:13:00.009-04:002010-09-03T21:48:07.878-04:00

I think everyone has an inner monologue. Mine happens to be the voice of Daisy Steiner from "Spaced". I don't know why my inner monologue has a British accent. Probably because it makes everything sound funnier.The early 2000s were really the heyday for British television: The Office, Extras, Marion and Geoff, Big Train, Garth Merenghi's Dark Place, Nighty Night... the list goes on. Spaced is a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-30742063518142968722010-06-01T00:26:00.017-04:002010-09-03T21:48:36.400-04:00

I was sitting in a telecine session the other day when we started chatting about this song. Telecine is one of my favourite parts of the film-making process, not just because this is where you see your rushes for the first time, but because it is frequently accompanied by tea and chocolate biscuits. Anyhoo, we started chatting about creative use of green/blue screen and this song came up. The

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-19655115116082569412010-05-16T11:58:00.005-04:002010-09-03T21:48:59.294-04:00

What one month blogging-absence?Sorry. I'm a bit of an internet-less transient at the moment but the arrival of this new album by the Nash was too monumental not to take some time to blog about. Or, at least, it should have been.Anyone else slightly underwhelmed by this this latest effort? I am surprised (and disappointed) by how little I have engaged with High Violet. It's a slow-burn, to be

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-166479676672490992010-04-19T03:27:00.009-04:002010-05-01T09:10:24.724-04:00

In light of some complications that have emerged vis-a-vis life I thought I'd do a Quick Reader Poll:It would be stupid to move to Melbourne instead of going back to New York.a) YES. (Are you insane? It's NEW. YORK. Fool)b) NO. (Have you seen the cool clothes you can buy in this city? Get thee another Visa card. Fool.)c) NO OPINION. (Stop getting other people to make major life decisions for you

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-51045413195709775192010-04-12T13:34:00.003-04:002010-09-16T09:57:14.822-04:00

Not to let this blog degenerate into Sydney: Bad, NY: Good, but...I arrived back in Sydney after a few days in Bowral (sort of like "the country" but with the comforts of Woollhara) having survived two Bogan Express train rides (both of which contained someone scary and tattooed playing loud music and smoking) back to Sydney and was walking down Oxford Street. As I walked past the notorious "

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-23241403866057815112010-04-05T05:37:00.005-04:002010-05-16T21:24:57.460-04:00

I thought it might be fun to blog a few observations while jet-lagged.According to my laptop it is 3:46pm NY time so 5:46am Sydney time and I have been awake for about an hour and a half.I fell asleep last night at 7pm having been awake for approximately three days. I woke up an hour later next to McNutty, completely disoriented. I had no idea where I was or who he was but then "realised" he was

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-16806861785625891952010-03-29T16:03:00.003-04:002010-03-31T12:39:19.900-04:00

I said there would be no more Magnetic Fields references.But I fibbed.Here is Zooey Deschanel's hubby covering one of the most memorable songs from the iconic and essential 69 Love Songs...Ben Gibbard: "I Don't Want to Get Over You"StereogumIt's a sweet cover don't you think? (And what is it about the love of a good woman/man that makes one's dress sense improve exponentially? You'd think the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-55773011139119212382010-03-24T10:17:00.005-04:002010-04-15T03:26:46.708-04:00

I had a few days off from my editing job so I thought I would spend it at home. Editing.McNutty and I (mainly McN) shot a few hours of video of our road trip across the States last year and I managed to cut it down to 3 1/2 minutes (this is what happens when a shooter/producer and editor go on holidays together: a significant portion of it is spent nerding out). Speaking of, that 5D is a mighty

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-63220343966609575842010-03-17T09:34:00.013-04:002010-03-17T15:32:56.445-04:00

I once worked with a guy who was an aspiring musician. He came into work one day and said that his girlfriend had banned him from listening to music. The reason being, he would hear music that was so incredible that he would become depressed, feeling he would never be able to create anything of that calibre. So she banned him. I'm not sure if it helped although I did see him in the Drum Media one

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-47814110351969719252010-03-13T15:35:00.000-05:002010-03-13T15:35:32.922-05:00

Ironically, in a city where coolness surrounds you wherever you go (or pops up spontaneously at a local venue) some of my favourite things about it are the things you can do in it from a laptop. Pandora.com for one. So nice to have you back. Also, I love that you can order anything, anything, online and it will be delivered to your door within 24 hours. Less if your order is for a cupcake and a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-26827503262286210452010-03-12T00:38:00.016-05:002010-03-25T01:37:01.163-04:00

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, BLOGLEY!!So exactly a year ago today I started this blog. March 2009 was not the most awesome of months. But one piece of awesomeness was the discovery of The National care of some very resourceful itunes downloading by McNutty. The very first blog entry was:Forever After Days (Or: The Healing Power of The National)Friday March 13, 2009Rats. Ok so not exactly a year but close

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-12110655456466588632010-03-09T11:53:00.004-05:002010-03-09T18:42:20.062-05:00

Hipster PuppiesWhere most women in their early 30s are starting to feel the tick of the proverbial clock and their eye is drawn to every 0-3 year old in a 100m radius, I am all about dogs. An encounter with a frolicking puppy is my sole motivation for ever jogging around the local park and I have total puppy-envy of all my dog-owner friends. I even have a list of potential names. In an ideal

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-22014612524617850702010-02-20T08:37:00.008-05:002010-04-26T23:04:29.952-04:00

Pictory MagThis is a really lovely photography site worth taking a look at.And this particular series is photos by people of someone that they loved who for one reason or another is no longer in their life. Under the photo is a caption explaining the story behind the photo/relationship. The photography is really beautiful and some of the captions quite poignant.This topic has been on my mind a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-49313219299274548472010-02-10T15:25:00.008-05:002010-03-12T12:25:47.837-05:00

Ducky. Pretty in Pink. 1986.The thing about a lot of music (and, more disturbingly, fashion) today is that it is a rehash of the 80s which in itself, at least in terms of fashion, was a rehash of the 50s. The more it repeats, the further it is removed from its original referent. Style without meaning.The most obvious downside is the proliferation of hideous 80s frocks and slacks. I wonder if the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-41655276976917901782010-02-03T18:01:00.004-05:002010-02-04T18:59:07.117-05:00

Your weekly dose of NYC. This is the corner of our street in Brooklyn.I wonder if music can be a pretty good indicator of how settled you are in a place? For instance, when I first got to NYC I remember feeling this mild but constant panic that there was so much to see/hear/watch and how could I possibly get to all of it? I knew I was missing things and no matter how many blogs/twitter feeds/

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-27103676038650746812010-01-31T12:10:00.000-05:002010-01-31T12:20:28.484-05:00

What really knocks me out is a book, when you're all done reading it, you wished the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. (Chapter 3)I'm pretty sure the last thing the world needs is yet another blog eulogising J.D. Salinger and this

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-53791342259855765752010-01-15T13:37:00.015-05:002010-01-28T20:01:22.521-05:00

Got to keep this brief as I am mid-montage. It's funny, as soon as I launched Operation: Stay in NY, I suddenly landed work on three different projects. How lucky is that? Thank you NY!One is with the original "information architect" and founder of ted.com (can't write his name because he has Google alerts and I'm too shy to risk having him swing by the blog). I had no idea when I wrote about

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-68271962932539215052010-01-07T12:12:00.010-05:002010-01-15T15:19:59.106-05:00

Don't you hate it when things go from awesome to significantly less awesome?Even the best laid plans of mice and men... etc.So what can one do when one is experiencing a less-than-awesome patch?Well, I always start with Podley.Actually, that's not entirely true. I usually start with lying on the couch crippled with angst and anxiety, compulsively munching on chocolate Tiny Teddies, flicking

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-73201446943099975922010-01-01T11:37:00.012-05:002010-01-03T17:00:30.035-05:00

Happy New Year!!I was going to make this post about looking forward, about resolutions and hopes and plans for the future but for the first time ever, the year ahead is a totally blank slate. The only current possibility is to return to Sydney, unemployed and penniless in February and I really hope that doesn't happen. Especially now I've discovered the Brooklyn Bowl three blocks up the road (

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-56846768288718020652009-12-29T13:38:00.007-05:002009-12-29T14:45:05.357-05:00

After all my "nothing makes me want to see this film" (takes haughty drag on imaginary cigarette as I always do when I get a bit of 'tude) about Avatar, I went and saw it last night.We'll put it down to peer pressure.I gotta say, it looked pretty amazing. Actually totally amazing. This 3D business is incredible. And for the first 90 minutes I was in. For the first time ever, you had me, James

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-24959429011119969012009-12-26T09:19:00.010-05:002009-12-26T10:52:46.593-05:00

You remember how this is done, right?It's the end of the year, nay the decade, and the dawn of a new one so of course the question on everyone's lips is, "what does my ipod predict 2010 will hold for me?"You set your ipod (in my case, his name is Podley) to shuffle mode. You can also use itunes by selecting the itunes DJ. You ask the ipod a question and hit play. The song that comes up is the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-43822667532720758432009-12-16T15:51:00.007-05:002009-12-16T18:06:16.690-05:00

Oh my, three posts in one week! This is what happens when procrastination meets with sub-zero temperatures.Wherever you go in NYC, you are never more than 10 metres from someone playing this song. I am sure in years to come it will immediately evoke Winter in NY 2009 for me, in spite of the sneaking suspicion I have that it was commissioned by the NYC Tourism Bureau. Interestingly, I am yet to

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-38635350753851947592009-12-14T19:32:00.014-05:002009-12-17T01:24:14.113-05:00

Slightly Embarrassing Confession #4I've always had a theory that Instant Karma is hanging right on my tail pretty much all the time. Any time I do something vaguely naughty or silly, it pounces immediately. Actually not immediately. It bides its time until it can wring out the largest amount of sheepishness and/or embarrassment.I don't really mind because:a) It serves me right for being a bit of

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-84189210700998858632009-12-13T09:12:00.006-05:002009-12-13T09:54:11.693-05:00

Yesterday we crammed into the subway at Bedford (W'burg) heading into Manhattan. We were squooshed inescapably next to two 'young people' who were having the following (completely serious) conversation:Girl: "Am I a better bass player than her?" Boy: "Oh look, I can't... I can't, like, really say anything you know but yeah she only knows like one riff" *demonstrates vocally* "She can't even do

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-9564226720172774772009-12-06T18:09:00.003-05:002009-12-15T10:52:17.304-05:00

It's that time of year again: time to compile The Mix Tape* (2009 edition).I realise across the interweb there are lists upon lists being compiled that cover the entire decade. I'm afraid I can't offer anything that far-reaching because I have enough trouble remembering what I was listening to three days ago, let alone three years.I think this compile is definitely in my Top 3 Self-Compiled Mix

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-12360869078611896752009-11-30T21:03:00.013-05:002009-12-11T12:49:38.686-05:00

(See what I did there? Extraordinary)So the Do Make Say Think gig at the Bowery Ballroom last night was INCREDIBLE!My gosh. I can't even think of what to write about it beyond that but feel I should say something seeing as I ramble on about them so much and because they are serious contenders for my Top Five Gigs Of All Time.Oh my, how nerdy, a top 5 list. Quite apt though as the crowd comprised

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-401047607928101872009-11-14T11:08:00.028-05:002009-12-06T16:56:47.555-05:00

Does anyone else miss irony in music? It doesn't seem to be very fashionable these days. The other day I went for a jog (read: shuffle) and decided on old friend, The Smiths, as musical accompaniment. The incongruity of combining Morrissey with aerobic exercise was amusing enough to distract me from the pain and breathing difficulties (when are they going to develop a beer that increases fitness?

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-57269770325633454902009-11-08T11:23:00.016-05:002009-11-16T19:29:31.249-05:00

When the going gets tough, the tough download music. Then blog about it.I've been inspired by Susan & David's latest blog post and in tribute will give this one the subheadingRecently Heard / Briefly Noted(Intercostal Clavicle Musings, a relatively new kid on the blogging block and one well worth stopping by to read.)First up, Monsters of Folk (Monsters of Folk) 2009This album initially did not

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-76654615198436881722009-10-31T16:18:00.022-04:002009-12-10T11:45:48.051-05:00

Preface: I pretty much started this blog as my own kind of Happiness Project and the plan was for each post to be positive, to make me (and hopefully you guys) feel inspired about something. Generally something film or music-related but for those of you that have hung in there for a while, we know it can be a bit tangential. Particularly since someone discovered NY.Anyway, I went to a gig last

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-34280012750213347472009-10-27T22:38:00.006-04:002009-12-23T16:06:13.810-05:00

Everything is possible again.This is what a friend wrote to Jonathan Safran Foer upon hearing that Foer had had a baby.I'm sure a move overseas is nothing compared to having a child but this is exactly how I feel right now. I am so happy, sometimes I feel like my heart is going to burst.I even got a job! Just for a week or so but I am stoked. Why, hello US dollars, welcome to my brand new Chase

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-87817112788178426862009-10-22T11:35:00.012-04:002009-10-23T19:51:41.902-04:00

The other night my friend and I popped along to the CMJ Brooklyn Vegan Showcase at the Williamsburg Hall of Music. For those newbies like me, CMJ is an college radio industry music publication that hosts an annual music festival/showcase. It preceded South by Southwest but has since been kind of usurped by it. I tell you, you American kids are so lucky to have college radio! What a treat. I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-55792837671192892622009-10-21T11:07:00.020-04:002009-12-16T13:24:45.209-05:00

Pt 3: Brief Reflections and Continuation of the NY Adoration Theme / The Not-So-Sober part (Feel free to skip this post and stick with the tunes in the CMJ Showcase post that will follow)A friend of mine said when he came to NY he remembers walking up the stairs from Grand Central Station and being scared that NY wouldn't like him. Turns out it did and he liked it back. Very much.It never

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-25405583131288401232009-10-19T11:47:00.009-04:002009-10-21T11:07:32.847-04:00

Let's get the gig reviews rolling shall we?This is actually about gig number 5 but will do a quick summary of the others:Phoenix (LA) - great gig but overwhelmed by beauty of the outdoor amphitheater venue and abundance of pot smoke. LA kids clearly like their grass.Phoenix 2 (Las Vegas) - they were supporting The Killers and Phoenix proved once again they are one tight pop band and, because they

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-4095539049494974462009-10-19T08:31:00.015-04:002009-11-05T21:00:45.205-05:00

I decided to break this post up because there are really three parts to it. To help you skip to the bits you might find interesting: Pt 1 is general New York revelry in photo form; Pt 2 is a sort-of review of a Sunset Rubdown gig; and Pt 3 is more personal New York experiences - this may or not be interesting but what the heck.I've just realised an alternative breakdown is by physical state:Pt 1

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-63354679253073168142009-10-05T18:00:00.001-04:002009-10-05T18:16:44.660-04:00

At last!(This is a photo from the roof of our current pad in Soho. Gorgeousness.)What I love about NY (Manhattan especially) is how it feels both comfortable and familiar but also totally incredible at the same time. So awesome to be back. Doesn't feel like a year has passed that's for sure.So it's all very exciting but lame as it might sound, I am kind of most excited about the gigs that are

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-41552340651855528312009-10-03T04:56:00.007-04:002009-10-18T17:23:03.337-04:00

There can only be one song for this post...(Acoustic version. Loveliness.)Thank goodness for the blog. We've done nearly 10 states in under three weeks. I've been too lazy to keep a journal (isn't it funny how on your first ever overseas adventures you document every outing, keep every ticket stub, every map... then as you travel more you're lucky to even jot down a list of the cities you've been

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-36467904760302042232009-09-24T02:22:00.011-04:002009-09-24T03:13:34.490-04:00

Well hello!It's been a little while between blogs but we've been on the road for just over a week. I think we've covered 6 states so far and have 3 to go before arriving in NY in a couple of weeks (almost there, Reens!)Given a picture is worth a thousand words, I thought I'd do this entry as a mini-photo essay of the US adventure so far...(photos courtesy of my road trip buddy who just bought

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-53465114375711853942009-09-11T06:58:00.003-04:002009-09-15T07:29:30.593-04:00

I've spent the past month containing my over-excitement by trying to stay as still and quiet as possible so I didn't screw anything up. I screwed up a couple of things but managed to avoid other mistakes so, you know, swings and roundabouts...Now, I know I have been a terribly unreliable blogger these past few weeks. I promise to be more diligent in NY. Expect: updates on the battle between The

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-72685525612583551492009-09-06T07:55:00.001-04:002009-09-06T07:57:25.444-04:00

-----I have had this song in my head for weeks. Such a beautiful film.Such a perfect theme song.

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WHY did I never think of doing this for a filmclip???(Rino, let's talk about a certain ambient track in regards to a Kraut-inspired music clip concept ja?)So the good thing that came out of my "electro" diet is I unearthed all this German experimental pop I never bothered to play before because I was too busy listening to "Fake Empire" over and over. I'll admit I'm one of those people who is

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-5110070626526468242009-08-25T21:02:00.017-04:002009-09-02T09:52:44.983-04:00

Today I'm packing up the house... boxing up all the books, cds, DVDs, going through piles of old photos... whole albums of people and places I'd forgotten, photos of friends (some, happily, still friends, some sadly not)... family, school, pets long-since deceased, holidays in foreign cities... it's been a massive walk down amnesia lane.I love packing/chucking out though... so cathartic. How do

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So I've been thinking about dreams and projects again.If you really want something, anything, you know you could probably make it happen. There are of course a few exceptions: unfortunately, you can't make someone fall in love with you (unless, as Adam and I have discussed, you are Zooey Deschanel); you can't be President of the United States unless you were born there; and there are some laws of

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It's a bit cheeky but when I'm at work and have a few hours of trawling through rushes and want to listen to some music, I create a new last.fm account, listen to the 30 allowed tracks and then create another one and do the same... I know, what a reckless rule-breaker I am, life on the edge, living for the now etc.It was while I was illicitly streaming last.fm radio under one of my numerous

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-35312170567259527862009-08-07T20:03:00.015-04:002009-08-20T04:09:08.123-04:00

[Akron/Family, "Running Returning". I quite like this band and have this song (at least the first half) tagged as one of the tracks on the soundtrack to The Film I Will Probably Never Make. Other tracks include Clinic, "Welcome" (opening credits), Sonic Youth: "Dirty Boots" (some kind of bar scene), Godspeed You! Black Emperor: "19-15-00 Pt 1" (b/c I love it and use it as temp score for

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Being 45 days away from A Brand New Life in New York (hooray hooray!!), I think maybe it's time to make a couple of resolutions before we blow this joint. Let's call it:Katie's 4 to 5 Things to Achieve in 45 Days.Whatever made you think of this, Katie? Well, I'm glad you asked.Last weekend I visited my parents who live in a small(ish), country(ish) town called Bowral. They live just outside the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-19783364259028312872009-07-26T22:00:00.012-04:002009-08-20T04:09:57.831-04:00

Dear Michael Mann,With the exception of Last of the Mohicans, I have never seen any of your pictures. I am going to hire Heat from the DVD shop this very afternoon because I've been meaning to for ages and have heard extremely good things about it (better things than I heard about Miami Vice I'm sorry to say). And, let's be honest, I could watch Robert DeNiro stare at a wall (unless Ben Stiller

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-78962882012021492872009-07-22T23:48:00.008-04:002009-07-23T22:01:48.947-04:00

My friend, Mel, recently played Beth Orton's "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" on her radio program and described it as her favourite song for wallowing after a break-up. It is indeed very pretty. And it got me thinking. I have a theory that the best songs to be sad to (or wallow in) are simple, intimate numbers. Just a voice and a guitar. Or maybe piano. For your more complex emotions: angst,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-79999140792287847462009-07-21T05:18:00.019-04:002009-08-08T04:40:32.719-04:00

(Image is a MDWH original, available for purchase at bargain price of $800)So I have ditched Twitter. Cyber-social networking type places and I don't seem to work out. Besides, Twitter's cute and all but why use 140 characters when you can use 1140?? I am trying to cleanse and consolidate my life and whatnot. Only Blogley here and emails get to stay. So onto tweets of the feathered variety...I

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I was just exploring some other blogs (I really am no good at working from home) and came across a lovely one: Adventures, Disasters & Everything in Between. On it I saw this Andy Warhol poster. I really like it (and I hope the author doesn't mind me stealing it!).Just something to ponder on your Thursday night should you care to. And now I'll sit back and wait for Stuff White People Like #128 :

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Bit of a Post Script to : Jonzetown (Or: Walken & other Wild Things)July 13th, 2009Big thanks to Jo for emailing me this link (and thanks to Stuff White People Like for many a sheepish giggle). Published on the same day as my ode to a White Person favourite no less... Stuff White People Like #127 Where the Wild Things Are Posted: 13 Jul 2009 11:33 AM PDT It is a guarantee that whenever

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If you directed it and your name is Spike Jonze, I am probably going to like it. A lot.And what's not to like? He's cool, creative, cine-literate and has a kick-arse sense of humour. When I first heard the Where the Wild Things Are trailer was available online, I virtually dribbled down my chin in anticipation (ala Pitchfork reviewing any band whose name contains the words "Grizzly", "Deer" or "

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973005261421274957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638925529687047566.post-64976729181141912162009-07-08T05:26:00.023-04:002009-07-08T19:56:32.810-04:00

A couple of months ago I wrote about some experiments I had done testing my ipod (Podley)'s powers of prophesy:Podley (Or: The not so magic 8 ball ipod)Wednesday April 29, 2009He was pretty spot on for a while (or at least, I was happy with his predictions and the song titles seemed to make sense - as did yours! You guys had some cracking tracks). Lately it's not working so well so either he's

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