Rachel's Blog: Music

Although I'm sorry about the Swedish Death Metal track.

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:17:18 +1000

Less than four hours sleep last night because my Brain is Stupid. I can't even tell you how difficult typing is right now. I have to go back and correct every word. So I made another mix tape to perk me up. Its success lies in shocking and confusing one into a state of wakefulness.
Oh, who am I trying to kid? *snore*

Actually it might've been because I watched that House episode last night where the girl couldn't sleep because she had the PLAGUE.

Actually the album title is pretty stale

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:18:23 +1000

I've been listening to The Presets' Apocalypso album nearly non-stop for the last few days, but I can't seem to find the dud track. They must have left it off.

Mixwit: The First Mix

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:33:18 +1000

Everybody ROAR!

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:22:20 +1000

I could never hope to uphold this site's position as the preeminent Justine Clarke Appreciation Blog if I did not tell you that her new album Songs To Make You Smile will be in stores this Thurs 3rd July. Just in time for the school hols!

Lessons*

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:32:07 +1100

In the car this morning Abbey commented that the hip-hop we were listening to on RRR was "a cool sound" and she asked what the scratching was. Yeah, just try and explain that to someone whose never seen a turntable. So when we got home I put on Scratch, which I highly recommend as a documentary, even if you know nothing of hip-hop, DJs or turntablism.

We only watched about 20 minutes - she wasn't really getting the whole history of it - but she was pretty excited by the breakdancing and pronounced DJ Qbert "fantastic." Another lesson in the nothing if not eclectic education of Abbey.

Edit: Later that night -- "Look, Mummy, I'm practising my scratching." And sure enough she was, using a pen and the side of a cardboard box. I believe this reaches a new level of awesomeness. Not a bad rhythm going either.

*Ultimate Lessons.

Justine Clarke - I Like To Sing! - On Tour

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:58:06 +1000

I think I'm even more excited than Abbey (and she's really excited) that we've got front row seats to see Justine Clarke in a few weeks. She's touring her I Like to Sing! album which has been incorporated into some kind of a magical story theatre show. There's a little more information about the show at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre. Details of the tour are non-existant on the internet, so here's what it says in the ad that appeared in Melbourne's Child magazine:

Mon 24 Sept	Clocktower - Moonee Ponds	9243 9191
Tue 25 Sept	Geelong Performing Arts Centre	5225 1200
Wed 26 - Sat 29 Sept	National Theatre - St Kilda	9727 2996
Mon 1 Oct	Frankston Arts Centre	9784 1060

Shows are at 10am and 11.30am with additional shows at 1.30pm on Mon 24, Fri 28 and Sat 29. Tix are $24.90 each plus booking fee.

Noise Pollution

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:13:05 +1000

For those who may have missed it, The Ghost is now contributing to The Age's Noise Pollution music blog.