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It's a Jersey thing.
The Canadian was gracing Sydney with his lumberjack-esque presence this weekend just gone. I met him on a cold and dark Sunday evening in the city ro catch up and have some fun! I realised as I was nearby to the meeting point that I didn't really have any idea of something to do. He doesn't like drinking, so that removed that option. After that I ( Read more... ) -
Dare to dream.
As he runs down the left side I notice that, before it's even a certainty, with plenty of room for anything to happen, he is smiling. A smile that shows the new culture, the new belief, the new confidence coming back after two years. Two years of pain, torture, scandals and almost redundancy. But that's behind them now ( Read more... ) -
SCIENCE!
Two interesting scientific articles have hit the news recently. One is awesome, the other confusing ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye future.
I always knew that Australian science wasn't fantastic in terms of funding and support, but now I know it's a complete and utter farce ( Read more... ) -
The nuclear question.
Japan is currently hosting the worst luck on the planet. Everyone is going insane over a meltdown that probably won't happen, and if it does will be nowhere near as bad as Chernobyl. Take that Russians! Still, it's not a great scenario for them ( Read more... ) -
Rock and roll squared.
I am so excited for next week!!! We now have two gigs in TWO DAYS! Thursday night, we're opening at the Landsdowne. Friday night, we're the house band for the Town and Country.
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A new theory of human evolution.
Some scientists in some place somewhere did a study on memory. For a long time, everyone thought humans were the bomb and the only ones with episodic memory, or remembering specific events at specific times. Then a little while ago, we found out that Scrub Jays, motherfucking Scrub Jays, can memorise food storage locations and the time they ( Read more... ) -
Soundworks
When Thacker Beat played at the Beach Road Hotel in January, the booking agent was impressed and wanted us to come and check out his studio. He offered us a free first rehearsal so see what we thought ( Read more... ) -
The health kick - 1 week in.
Ok, before I start, I have to come clean. I fell off the wagon on Friday and had KFC for lunch. In my defence, I was ridiculously hung over, and needed something greasy to help calm my churning stomach ( Read more... ) -
It's not science...
There's been a report released about a study into the genetics behind friendships. Apparently, there are some genes that you have, and you will make friends with people easier if they have the same kind of expression of that particular gene ( Read more... )