I had a nice long weekend. Yesterday I spent time with Alison, which was nice as we don't get to spend time together often enough. We watched "Princess Mononoke". I really enjoyed it, but didn't think it was that much better than Spirited Away. Maybe it's the fact that it has a boy lead ( Read more... )

Did anyone else spot the similarity between Mudvayne's new promo shot and Slint's Spiderland cover image?

I read in Drum Media that Johnnie Johnson is dead.
He joins James Jamerson & Benny Benjamin.

I recall watching him on Studio 22, going off. What a player he was. I like listening to old blues pianists like him, as they remind me how FUN piano can be.

My brother sold his Bandmaster amp on Ebay. We bought it for $550 from a guy in Wollongong who was moving to the Northern Territory. Ant sold it for $1325. That's a hefty profit. Goodbye amp, there goes some history.

Last night was the first practice with Al's substitute: Michelle Garrett. It went well. I think we were both nervous but she's going to be nice to work with. She is still a bit overawed with the weirdness of the music, but she'll fit in ( Read more... )

1. Alison and I walked around town on the day we arrived, and we came across a store that had junk in it like old hats and stubbie holders. We figured it was a delapidated tourist shop and there was a guy sitting in a chair behind a desk ( Read more... )

Today my overseas supervisor is in town. He's criticised my work, but I'm not too worried, as it was stuff I'd mostly thought about already (e.g. making sure that I don't just attack a null hypothesis, but have something better to offer ( Read more... )

Leonard Bernstein argued that Beethoven was the best classical composer as he was best at making every note sound like it had to follow the others. It strikes me that this quality is precisely what Brian Wilson's early songs have. However, Smile's one great flaw may be that it loses the sense that every note just had to follow the one before ( Read more... )

Phil has decided he needs an Eastern Bloc girl as they mightn't deny responsibility so much ( Read more... )

I saw Phil's film last night. I thought it was a good step, and I enjoyed it.
I think he needs to do a romantic comedy based on a script by Alison and Kerryn next.