i used to skate once.

wander down winn st in the valley (the little one way street next to the zoo) and you’ll find the outpost , a retail store with a style that invokes laneway escapades in melbourne and a unique edge that identifies as a distinctly brisbane view on local and international culture. from men’s and women’s clothing, to books, zines and music, the curatorship of global independent brands and products for the store is annually extended to an art exhibition with a difference.

'i used to skate once' is a skate art / music event featuring local, interstate and international creative people that the outpost admire. with fifty six local and international artists showcased and some fine local sounds on offer, this is truly an event not to be missed.

this years 'i used to skate once' is hosting the artwork of brett chan, stefan marx, mark drew, jesse olsen, and a whole swagger of even more local talent; this years installment is sure to be a killer. not only do you have all those amazing decks to hang your eyes from, but kirin. j. callinan (formerly mercy arms guitarist), stemford hiss, secret birds, and doom doom will be sating any aural desires you may have on the night.
this event takes place this thursday at the zoo from 6pm. it's free, and sure to be one heck of a night.

Hunter S. Thompson.

i can't wait til i make it in the music business.

bats and red riders.

on saturday we attended the bats issue four launch party.
it was one heck of a day which consisted of free drinks and good music such as,
we were arks, teleprompter, comic sans and last dinosaurs.

afterwards, we rocked on to red riders.
it had been almost two years since i had seen them live, but they were still amazing.

inspiring.

1) battles,
this is my all time favourite song due to it being experimental rock music in its prime. i would kill to be able to play such amazing music. i saw these guys at big day out 08 and was so shocked at how incredible such a simple thing can sound.

film clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp-22t0lU
check them out here - http://bttls.com/



2) holy fuck,
basically looks like a simple jam between friends, but once again something so simple sounds so amazing.

check them out here - http://www.myspace.com/holyfuck


here's a list of my top experimental bands.

pelican - http://www.myspace.com/pelican
godspeed you! black emperor - http://www.myspace.com/godspeedyoublackemperor
irepress - http://www.myspace.com/irepress
red sparowes - http://www.myspace.com/redsparowes
adia - http://www.myspace.com/adai
mono - http://www.myspace.com/monojp
these monters - http://www.myspace.com/thesemonsters

not to mention how amazing infected mushroom are.
but everyone knows that.

sexual breakfast.

so the other day, our gang hustled over to the children collide gig, in the most embarassing all ages place it could ever have taken place in - city beach.
we were severely anxious to not be seen and ruin our street cred, but what the fuck, children collide are amazing live so we strolled on in and enjoyed their set.
except for the johnny-loving skitz that was standing behind us who we failed to escape from.

afterward we went to rics bar and tahni bought seven of us breakfast!
as the title suggests, it wasn't a normal meal..




+ children collide:

v@l3n+in0z.

so on saturday night our gang went to the globe to witness three incredible bands play.
a) stemford hiss: http://www.myspace.com/stemfordhiss
b) last dinosaurs: http://www.myspace.com/wearelastdinosaurs
c) lost valentinos: http://www.myspace.com/lostvalentinos

all bands played amazingly, and it was actually the best night we've had out considering alcohol was severely overpriced and we had to wait two hours in the bathroom to prevent being kicked out.
here are some photos taken by everyone and anyone.

p.s. valentinos set list. SCORE!
crowd + gang:
lost valentinos:

last dinosaurs:

stemford hiss:

underexposed.

underexposed is an exhibition by brisbane music photographers that runs for three weeks featuring live music and workshops.
underexposed gives you an insight into an art form so often lost in the moment.
it's basically an exhibition featuring some of the best – established and emerging - music photographers in brisbane. bringing together those select shooters who have captured the visual side of brisbane’s aural history – be it with emerging local bands, or international ones - underexposed aims to showcase that fleeting moment in time where a subject, ordinarily so intense and public, is caught in a period of stillness and reflection: the essence of the show, the artist, encapsulated in that one shot.

live bands include the cairos, drawn from bees, screamfeeder, villains of wilhelm, black market rhythm co, the quills, etc.
photography will be exhibited by some of my friends stuart blythe, elleni toumpas, charlyn cameron, aaron sammut and justine edwars. the exhibit is at levi galleries in woolloongabba.
the picture below basically sums the whole gallery up, if not the links should do it.

http://www.underexposed.com.au/
http://shop.fasterlouder.com.au/event/3602/Under-Exposed-Single-Gig-Nights

this week.

(in order of coolest shit first)
there is a tonne of things occuring.

firstly, on saturday night is the lost valentinos headlining their 'serio' tour at the globe.
this gig is supported by brisbane hotties last dinosaurs so make sure you don't miss it.
chances are the lost valentinos will be playing all their new songs from their upcoming debut album which will be released in two months. i have the demos are they are fucking insane.



secondly, ninelives gallery starting this friday night are hosting artwork by beastman.
you can check out beastman's artwork and photography at these fellow websites: http://www.beastman.com.au/news09.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradeastman
http://www.myspace.com/bradeastman
as well as coming along to the launch.


lastly, the gayest thing, children collide playing an all ages show in city beach.
what the fuck we all said when we saw this.
but they are truly an insane band that we witnessed at big day out, so even if it isn't your scene, listen to their music.
or head to their 18+ gig at alhambra this weekend.


i also apologise for all the profanities in this blog.
i really was not in the mood but needed to update this.
take care.
ciao.
adios.