A little old man and I fell out.
I'll tell you what it was all about.
He had money, and I had none.
And that's the way the noise begun.

- The Real Mother Goose.

love and loss

Our bodies lay there, intertwined, fitting perfectly.
You breathing down my neck, telling me you love me.
Tracing my fingers along your hips and down the small of your back.
And with that, you wake up and the ghost has gone.
You can’t feel it and you can’t touch it, so does that make it any less real?

Bare your teeth across my chest, it hurts less than the pain you’ve caused already.
My world comes crashing down around me, I grip the cement.
I brace myself for impact, the final blow that knocks the wind out of my chest.
With sweaty palms and busted smiles, gritted teeth and false hopes.
I don’t feel it. Nothing at all, never have, never will.

let's dance to joy division and celebrate the irony.

Changes. They're happening. Everyday.
Honestly, i don't like it and it's scaring me.
We're moving on and i'm feeling left behind.
Sitting in this old empty house, just buying my time,
waiting to be left completely alone with no direction.

You were my last lifeline and now you have gone,
to the darkside, which ironically is not dark, my side is.
Dark, lonley and so incomplete.

I now see myself slipping away into this dark and empty cynical state.
How does one get out of it? I fail to understand.
Where do i start and do i really want to?
Thats the worst thing about this, i have no motivation to make myself happier.

You were my last lifeline, you are happy and i should be happy for you,
but i am empty and broken.
I remember when you were empty and broken and i did my hardest to help you.
I hope you help me, because i dont think i can do this alone.

Is this what life is about?
Being broken and empty and alone?
I'm being cultivated to live these lonely nights.
Everything that was good in my heart has left my body and soul.

Splendour In The Grass 2010!

Well, Splendour In The Grass has definatly outdone themselves this year and has produced a refreshingly amazing lineup for their 10 year anniversary, which will this year be celebrated at a new venue where the much popular Woodford Folk Festival is held and will go for three days this year.

At midnight on the 15th of April, Triple J leaked the lineup and word spread like wild fire about the epic lineup Splendour organisers had managed to bag, which is sure to leave punters smilling from ear to ear. The first announcement includes THE STROKES, MUMFORD AND SONS, THE TEMPER TRAP, BAND OF HORSES, PIXIES, PASSION PIT, FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE, LAURA MARLING, GRIZZLY BEAR, BAND OF SKULLS, SURFER BLOOD, ALBERTA CROSS, MIIKE SNOW, THE DRUMS, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, MIDLAKE, FOALS, FRIGHTENED RABBIT, GOLDFRAPP, KATE NASH, JONSI (Sigur Ros) and BLACK REBEL MOTORCYLE CLUB, SCISSOR SISTERS, THE TING TINGS and HOT CHIP, YEASAYER, ASH, BEN HARPER AND THE RELENTLESS 7, WE ARE SCIENTISTS, RICHARD ASHCROFT AND THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND, K-OS, DELPHIC, FAT FREDDY'S DROP, SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS and THE MAGIC NUMBERS. And thats just the international acts.

Then there's a massive cast of local acts including ANGUS AND JULIA STONE, EMPIRE OF THE SUN, WOLFMOTHER, THE VINES, TAME IMPALA, PAUL KELLY, OPERATOR PLEASE, LISA MITCHELL, MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS, LITTLE RED, SPACE INVADAS, BRITISH INDIA, OH MERCY, THE MIDDLE EAST, BLUEJUICE, WASHINGTON, WHITLEY, DAN SULTAN, CLOUD CONTROL, MIAMI HORROR, CLARE BOWDITCH, PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY, JOHN STEEL SINGERS, VIOLENT SOHO, THE MESS HALL, JONATHAN BOULET, BOY AND BEAR, GYPSY AND THE CAT, LAST DINOSAURS, ERNEST ELLIS, TIM AND JEAN, HORRORSHOW.

The DJ line-up includes BAG RAIDERS, VAN SHE TECH, ANNA LUNOE, KID KENOBI, YOLANDA, BE COOL, THE ONLY, PURPLE SNEAKERS DJS, MIAMI HORROR DJS, GRAZ and LEVINS.

With an epic lineup like this it is going to set you back a pretty penny, with camping and entry for three days costing $460 dollars and entry only $360.

This year is sure to be a highlight for my year.

Sunnyside

I have gone and done it. I deleted my Facebook. So more than likely to fill the void and time i will be spending more time on this blog, which is fine by me. Writing is alot more productive than Facebook. Longer post about life and such will follow after some much needed retail therapy with a few of my favourite people.

Angus and Julia Stone 20/03/10 @ Tivoli

A rowdy audience all gathered to the sold out show on March 20th at the Tivoli in Brisbane to watch the folk brother/sister duo from Sydney Angus and Julia Stone. They took to the dimly lit stage which was set adorned with a single seat, lamps, picture frames and red wine, perfect for a laid back evening. Angus and Julia both then donned their instruments ready for a night of sweet folk pop. And The Boys from the duo’s new album Down the Way was second in the set; using Julia’s unique voice a flawless performance of this song was delivered setting the pace for what was going to be a magical night.

Tonight, a handful of new material was displayed which showed the progression of the band. Down The Way sees Angus and Julia Stone use their unique voices to evoke many emotions and encapsulates broken hearts through their unique storytelling. Onstage they are supported by Matt, Rob and Jake, the new backing band, who were flew in from New York for this tour. The duo managed to mix up the set with new and old material, captivating the audience with crowd favourites such as Wasted, Private Lawns and Mango Tree.

Two appealing additions to the already amazing set list was a solo by Julia of the Grease song You’re the One That I Want, during this Angus decided it was a good time for a glass of wine and time out on the couch and the second song which supporting band Boy and Bear joined the stage to cover Dreams originally by Fleetwood Mac. The pair then closes the set with the slow and beautifully sung Santa Monica Dreams however due to a guitar string malfunction Julia is required to start again and expresses that she now “has to go through all the emotions again”.

Angus and Julia Stone throughout the show were often humbled at the audience’s enthusiasm, particularly Angus who was smiling throughout Just a Boy as the audience sang with him. It’s quite easy to see that these two have progressed from their debut album and will continue to do so in the future.

Hope, visions, future

You were created to love and be loved. You were meant to live life in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you're part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters.

We live in a difficult world, a broken world. Life is hard for most people most of the time. We believe that everyone can relate to pain, that all of us live with questions, and all of us get stuck in moments. You need to know that you're not alone in the places you feel stuck.

We all wake to the human condition. We wake to mystery and beauty but also to tragedy and loss. Millions of people live with problems of pain. Millions of homes are filled with questions – moments and seasons and cycles that come as thieves and aim to stay. We know that pain is very real. It is our privilege to suggest that hope is real, and that help is real.

You need to know that rescue is possible, that freedom is possible.

The vision is that community and hope and help would replace secrets and silence.

The vision is people putting down guns and blades and bottles.

The vision is that we would learn what it means to love our friends, and that we would love ourselves enough to get the help we need.

The vision is better endings.

The vision is the restoration of broken families and broken relationships.

The vision is people finding life, finding freedom, finding love.

The vision is making change.

The vision is the possibility that your best days are ahead.

The vision is the possibility that we're more loved than we'll ever know.

The vision is hope, and hope is real.