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Sounds Of Spring, 2009

A ‘Collector’s Edition’ post regarding Sounds of Spring ’09, featuring mediocre photography and vague recollections by Meg White, Internet Guttertrash.

DULLARDRY

Alright, Sydney. It’s time to step up. Cast off your misconceptions of music as fashion accessory and social cypher. Stop doing your hair, stop talking so much and get rid of that fucking flange. Care of Babeface’s attendance at JMC, and her chosen beer supplier, I’ve been privvy to a lot of conversations about the[Go deeper...]

For Your Convenience

Here’s a direct link to one of the new BB tracks. Click this. Here, I got you some show dates too: Gold Coast – Sept 18th – Miami Shark Bar w/ Vegas Kings Lismore – Sept 19th – The Winsome Hotel w/ Vegas Kings Brisbane – Oct 3rd – The Zoo w/ Dirtybird, Loomer &[Go deeper...]

Post Redux

The problem with having intelligent friends who read your blog is they get sick of shit updates that promise and never deliver. That is fair, I suppose. No one likes empty promises. I’m sorry, Internet, I have become the unreliable father, the disappointing girlfriend and the absent mother of the Googleverse. It is because I[Go deeper...]

I HEART HIROSHIMA

Release a new video. I like this film clip, friends. Lookit the cardboard bits. I Heart Hiroshima – Shakeytown from Paul W. Rankin on Vimeo.

Interim blogging

I had to go underground for awhile there because I was going through the process of contracting, enduring and recovering from either the black plague or swine flu. Whichever one it was, I am Queen Of The Universe because I didn’t seek medical attention and I didn’t die. I’ve got some photos coming for you[Go deeper...]

The Diplomatic Symposium

Okay, internet. I hear you. And I’ve allowed others to attach their names to this e-dventure, so it would be remiss of me to ignore their wishes. I will cease and desist with my personal brand of charm – mixing business with the pleasure of internet folly. You would like a sober discussion, please have[Go deeper...]

BrizBands Bad Business

I once waged a war on BrizBands: This was (almost) the end.

Uberwensch becomes sovereign nation

Now that I have the most popular blog on the Internet (observing proper noun as a matter of mood, not validity), I am happy to announce that UBERWENSCH.com is waging war on whatever this is. It has come to my attention that the Courier Mail keeps a roster of two bloggers whose output falls under[Go deeper...]

Public Explanation #1

I received a concerned email from a reader over my post the other day. It boiled down to this one line: I never thought you were a bully, Maggie. I don’t necessarily think that now. But I was surprised by your post. It was a genuine email from someone who has read my blogs for[Go deeper...]