splendour

rumoured lineup for this year's splendour...

Birds of Tokyo
Bloc Party
Friendly Fires
Glass Towers
Grinspoon
Gutter Twins
Jack Ladder
Janes Addiction
Josh Pyke
Kram
Hilltop Hoods
Leader Cheetah
Little Birdy
MGMT
Midnight Juggernauts
Polaroid Fame
The Flaming Lips
The Middle East
The Specials
White Lies
Yuksek
Yves Klein Blue

not quite as impressive as last years, but then it might just be made up
although mgmt are performing in NZ at pretty much the same time as splendour will be there, which seems more than a little suspicious
soo yeah. i probably wont have enough money to go, but would still be good haha
anyone want to 'sponsor' me to go?
x

i know i've already posted about it but...

WOODFORD!

one of THE best times in my year
thinking of all the funny things that happened never fails to cheer me up
and this year i went with probably the best group i have ever gone with
(sophie, sophia, hannah w, hannah p, eloise)
'the fesival song' by pez reminds me so much of woodford
it pretty much descibes the whole festival experience!

lets recap:
4/6 of the coolest camp in the woorrllldddd

amphi mosh pit (notice sophia looking dazed in the bottom right corner)

NYE at the grande. everyone has a candle and lights it for the 3 mins silence at 11:30pm

some guy had a horse

THE KIN <3

if you are thinking of going this year (09/10) then i highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend it!
x

woooodford!

this was my sixth woodford folk festival and it was a ripper!
i saw some great bands, met some great people and danced so much that my feet are still sore!
some of the highlights were:

melodics
the herd
the kin
doch
ash grunwald
mr percival
augie march
bob evans
endorphin
jackson jackson
josh pyke
kafka
kate miller-heidke
lior
hermitude
oka
taikoz
that 1 guy
the bird
the boat people
the gin club
THE WILLIAMS TRIO!
true live
wild marmalade

my highlights for this year would probably be melodics and the kin (whom i also saw last year) and the lead singer of the melodics and the brothers from the kin are cousins! and have the same manager, who is their uncle! except their uncle is like the same age as them.
i got to meet the kin, which was awesome! and taught their manager how to dance to yodelling haha it was very fun

there were so many hilarious moments throughout the week, as i spent it with some pretty hilarious people (sophie, sophia, eloise, hannah p, hannah w) including when we snuch drinks into the festival by holding the bottles between our legs under our dresses (well that was alarming hahaha) and when sophia snuck some in by putting vodka in a zip lock bag and hiding it in her pants, however it spilt and hahaha it was so funny!
i also learnt that eloise always takes jokes that one step too far!! which is great for making the original joke even funnier. eg:

h: 'i got so tanned, i was like aboriginal'
j: 'haha be funny if you came to school and your skin was black and you were like i got really burnt on the weekend!'
e: 'hahhahaha yea and then someone comes up to you and says hey you got a really bad fake tan, but its not even fake tan, its just black paint'

ok it may not seem that funny just reading it but it was THE funnies thing i have ever heard her say!
i love woodford! it is so amazing and i cant wait for the next one!
x

there will be more pictures to come as i get them off people!

tonsillitis

well, i am at home today
i think i have tonsillitis
in any case, i feel pretty shit
i made myself a honey and lemon tea before
it hurt to drink it, but boy did it taste nice!

oh and...
i CANNOT wait till woodford! it is going to be so fun
and its only in...wait for it...FIFTY-NINE days!
and now, the moment you've all been waiting for...the line up!
there are tons of great acts going, and these are the ones i'm looking forward to seeing:

- ash grunwald
- augie march
- bob evans
- doch
- the black seeds
- jackson jackson
- josh pyke
- kate miller-heidke
- lior
- mr. percival
- that 1 guy
- the bird
- the boat people
- the herd
- the kin
- wild marmalade
- the gin club

i have a very strong feeling that i am going to DANCE MY PANTS OFF
mental note: pack extra pants

:)

freakin freaky

island vibe

ok, so, the weekend...went to the island vibe festival on straddie.
it was extremely fun and full of at least three new experiences

some of the bands i saw:

THE BIRD (SYD)
During the last 12 years The Bird have established a solid reputation as one of Australia’s finest
live electronic dance outfits, and in the studio have continued to push musical boundaries. Primarily a live band, The Bird have developed a nationwide following for their brand of uptempo and dynamic performances.> awesome drum beats, great to dance to!

THE VOODOO CIRCUS - THEATRICKS & BELLZABUBHOPPIN
Beware all ye who enter into the sphere of the Voodoo Circus, blood, nudity, zombies, fire, rum & Caribbean beatniks!! Spawned in the grottoes of Melbourne & swampy outskirts of Brisbane a motley crew of abstract shaman hipsters took the form of Voodoo Circus. Compromised of zombie acrobats, headless burlesquers, sacrificial virgins & the occasional possessed dancer, the Island Vibe performances promise to be the most sacrilegious & chaotic the Circus has undergone. Expect the unexpected, see the unseeable, dance the undanceable VOODOO CIRCUS.

> i only have one word to say...FREAKY FREAKY FREAKY!! i got fake blood on my cardigan and am pretty sure i squeezed the life out of sam's hand.