Things that are even more awesome on rollerskates #5
Monkeys
April 28, 2009
Crime scene photos #1
Location: Aisle 6, Woolworths.
Time: 5:36pm
Cause of death: Blunt trauma after being dropped from a height of approximately 10cms.
Victim was found lying on his side, with a significant amount of fluid pooling at his feet.
The scene and surrounds were clear, with no possible perpetrators in sight. Surveillance was established, but no one returned to the scene of the crime.
Case remains open, suspects include the nightfill staff and rogue trolley-pushers.
April 27, 2009
Albums I bought in 2009 #2
- Unplugged in New York – Nirvana
Continuing the David Bowie obsession, this album has a Bowie cover. And a few other songs that remind me of my first long-term boyfriend and a Year 12 spent in a stoned haze in a backyard in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. - Superunknown – Soundgarden
Curse iTunes and its ability to remind me of the albums I never bought when they were released. One day I’ll have the music collection I yearned for as a 15-year-old. And hopefully by that point, grunge will be back in fashion. - Top of the Pop – Project Pop
Project Pop are an Indonesian musical comedy group, and I just wish I could show a couple of their tracks to someone who’s gonna get how funny they are. Search Youtube for “Metal vs Dugem” or “Dangdut is the Music of my Country” – maybe you’ll understand. - Angels & The Outsiders – Superman Is Dead
Everytime I’m back in Indonesia, I grab two or three random CDs just to get an idea of what’s happening music-wise there. This one had cool artwork on the cover, and ends up being Indonesian punk/ska music. I like muchly. - Nevermind – Nirvana
I’ve never owned a copy of this album. But it’s such a seminal work, and one that has seeped so deeply into the subconscious of anyone in their 30s that I knew all the songs intimately from the opening chords. - Panca Indera – Cokelat
I’d already torrented this album. It’s only fair and right that I purchased a copy as soon as I saw one for sale. - Sounds of Java: Traditional Gamelan
They tried to sell me “Spa relaxation music”, where the gamelan sounds have been Westernised to better suit our ears. To hell with that. I want the nasal singing, and cacophonic, syncopatic, weirdly dischordant sounds of proper gamelan.
April 19, 2009
Places where I wish I lived #2
Jl. Tentara Pelajar (Student Army Street). They want to bring down the hierarchical consumer-centric hegemony, and crush the patriarchal paradigm, but the Collective can’t come to an agreement on who’s first against the wall.
April 15, 2009
Remedial lessons that should be given #1
Parallel Parking 101: Close enough is NOT good enough.
