homebake is my spiritual home.
My happiness is slowly creeping back
Now you're at home
If it ever starts sinking in
Must be when you
Pack up and go.
1. Philly Jays are, without a doubt, one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen.
2. Boy & Bear are absolutely gorgeous. Four part vocal harmonies, beautiful songs and serious talent.
3. Closure in Moscow may have some good songs, but they’re a bunch of absolute wankers.
4. Not only is Jonathan Boulet insanely wonderful, but he’s also far too pretty for a boy.
5. Parades have a lot of potential, but it wasn’t until the final two songs of their set that they started to get over the awful sound mixing and lack of charisma.
6. The Hopetoun Stage is a shitty place to try and photograph anything.
7. The Funkoars are effing fantastic, and their crowd is a great place to get one’s trashwhore on.
8. I attract the stoners and those pinging off their mind.
9. Those people are so much fun.
10. Paul Dempsey is undoubtedly one of my favourite live acts. He’s just freakin’ lovely. (“What the fuck are all you people doing at my set?!? Eskimo Joe are on over at the Main Stage!”)
11. Speaking of, Eskimo Joe redeemed themselves somewhat yesterday. Caught the tail end of their set after Mr Dempsey, and they weren’t the steaming pile of shit they were at every other festival I’ve seen them at.
12. Smirnoff Double Blacks make $5 hokkien noodles taste really good.
13. The Hilltop Hoods are the reason Australian hip hop is so good, and there is honestly nothing like being towards the front of a mosh pit with eight thousand screaming mental fans when ‘Nosebleed Section’ goes off.
14. Daniel Merriweather sets come complete with bonus Phrase!
15. Spending a solid hour getting absolutely trashed with strangers makes Jet seem almost bearable.
16. I am champion at finding people in crowded mosh pits.
17. Having said friends being fans of Jet ensures that you get an awesome position for Powderfinger.
18. ‘The Metre’ live is eighty thousand times more emotional than the album version. Managed to hold it together. Just.
19. Singing along with twenty thousand people to ‘My Happiness’ was one of the best five minutes of my life.
20. Bernard Fanning is hilarious. (“Yeah, we stole this from Led Zep, and the Wolfmother stole it from us, and now we’re stealing it back, motherfuckers! *jigs*”)
21. I can get to the front of almost any crowd. I am small and nimble and quick like the wind.
22. As much as I enjoyed hanging out with friends, some of my favourite times were partying in a mosh pit with complete strangers, not having to worry about anyone else but myself and being able to talk / dance / drink / share a joint with people without getting judged for it. I don’t think that makes be a bad person... maybe just a decidedly independent one?
23. Homebake is my favourite place in the entire world.
Now you're at home
If it ever starts sinking in
Must be when you
Pack up and go.
1. Philly Jays are, without a doubt, one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen.
2. Boy & Bear are absolutely gorgeous. Four part vocal harmonies, beautiful songs and serious talent.
3. Closure in Moscow may have some good songs, but they’re a bunch of absolute wankers.
4. Not only is Jonathan Boulet insanely wonderful, but he’s also far too pretty for a boy.
5. Parades have a lot of potential, but it wasn’t until the final two songs of their set that they started to get over the awful sound mixing and lack of charisma.
6. The Hopetoun Stage is a shitty place to try and photograph anything.
7. The Funkoars are effing fantastic, and their crowd is a great place to get one’s trashwhore on.
8. I attract the stoners and those pinging off their mind.
9. Those people are so much fun.
10. Paul Dempsey is undoubtedly one of my favourite live acts. He’s just freakin’ lovely. (“What the fuck are all you people doing at my set?!? Eskimo Joe are on over at the Main Stage!”)
11. Speaking of, Eskimo Joe redeemed themselves somewhat yesterday. Caught the tail end of their set after Mr Dempsey, and they weren’t the steaming pile of shit they were at every other festival I’ve seen them at.
12. Smirnoff Double Blacks make $5 hokkien noodles taste really good.
13. The Hilltop Hoods are the reason Australian hip hop is so good, and there is honestly nothing like being towards the front of a mosh pit with eight thousand screaming mental fans when ‘Nosebleed Section’ goes off.
14. Daniel Merriweather sets come complete with bonus Phrase!
15. Spending a solid hour getting absolutely trashed with strangers makes Jet seem almost bearable.
16. I am champion at finding people in crowded mosh pits.
17. Having said friends being fans of Jet ensures that you get an awesome position for Powderfinger.
18. ‘The Metre’ live is eighty thousand times more emotional than the album version. Managed to hold it together. Just.
19. Singing along with twenty thousand people to ‘My Happiness’ was one of the best five minutes of my life.
20. Bernard Fanning is hilarious. (“Yeah, we stole this from Led Zep, and the Wolfmother stole it from us, and now we’re stealing it back, motherfuckers! *jigs*”)
21. I can get to the front of almost any crowd. I am small and nimble and quick like the wind.
22. As much as I enjoyed hanging out with friends, some of my favourite times were partying in a mosh pit with complete strangers, not having to worry about anyone else but myself and being able to talk / dance / drink / share a joint with people without getting judged for it. I don’t think that makes be a bad person... maybe just a decidedly independent one?
23. Homebake is my favourite place in the entire world.