Amanda Palmer covers The Cure

I went to Amanda Palmer's (You may know her from the Dresden Dolls) Secret Ninja Gig at the Sydney Opera House on Friday night. I sat at her feet and was able to get some video and photos... oh, and she called neil!! more info about all this later, but first, here is the video I took of her covering The Cure's "In Between Days" on her ukulele.

Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling

Soundwave Itinery - What are you seeing?

I am trying to organise which bands to see at the Brisbane Soundwave Festival, and who to see them with. Here is the lineup:

All Timetables
^My Chemical Romance droped from the list and is replaced with Jimmy Eat World - not my kind of music, but I thought I would give you the heads up if you didnt already know.


If you are going, do you know which bands you are seeing, or may want to see? If so, can you comment below? I am trying to figure out my itinery for the day :D

Definately wont miss:
7:00 - 8:00 Trivium
4:15 - 5:15 Placebo (I also really wanted to see Meshuggah, but it is on at the same time, and I have been a fan of Placebo for longer)
2:45 - 3:30 Alexisonfire
1:40 - 2:40 Isis

Bands I am thinking I would like to see: Faith No More, Janes Addiction, The Creepshow, Anthrax, Clutch.
Bands that I cant remember if I like or not: White Chapel, Baroness, This is Hell, Anti-Flag, Shinedown, It Dies Today

The only bands I wont negotiate are Isis, Alexisonfire, Placebo and Trivium. I am easy, for the rest of the day... I am thinking I really want to see Anthrax and Clutch, and FNM and JA will bring back memories, I've liked the videos I saw of The Creepshow, and a friend whose taste I admire is a fan of Shinedown. My friend Rat just said I should really see Baroness. What do you reccomend/what will you be seeing?

The Hottest 100 - where mine placed

1- Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
16 - Gossip - Heavy Cross
45 - Florence & The Machine - Drumming Song
47 - Karnivool - Set Fire To The Hive
63 - Karnivool - All I Know
93 - Bertie Blackman - Thump

My other votes
Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Claire Bowditch - Start Of War
Placebo - For What It's Worth

Not too shabby! My number one was 47, and i voted for 2 of the top 20.

My 2009 Hottest 100 votes

I voted in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2009. My number one was “Set Fire To The Hive” - although realistically I think “Little Lion Man” was - however I want something heavy to be high placing, so I voted for Karnivool. I love them to bits, so I don’t feel bad about voting for Karnivool over Mumford and Sons. I also think that Mumford and Sons will be in the top ten, if not the top three. So I didn’t feel guilty about passing it over :D If I was ranking them, instead of just voting for ten (there is no tier system in this voting) I would have had a lot of trouble choosing between Mumford and Sons, Bertie Blackman and Karnivool.. Damn, probably Bat For Lashes too... I took months trying to work this list down to just ten. Even then, my shortlist was about 50 songs long... *le sigh*

Here is my top ten votes, in alphabetical order:

• Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals
• Bat For Lashes - Daniel
• Bertie Blackman - Thump
• Clare Bowditch - Start Of War
• Florence & The Machine - Drumming Song
• Gossip - Heavy Cross
• Karnivool - All I Know
• Karnivool - Set Fire To The Hive
• Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
• Placebo - For What It's Worth

I really wish I could go to the Hottest 100 event again this year, but I am going to my friend's citizenship ceremony instead... I guess I can tune in whilst in the car LOL

Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn "Dead Is The New Alive" Promo

Emilie Autumn (Official) | MySpace Music Videos

I think I have a new obsession. I heard Emilie Autumn again today, and so I started playing some of her songs on youtube etc... then i fould out she will be here in March!! The is playing at The Metro, and I really want to go... cross fingers I do... but i have soundwave to fund before that (I need to fly up to brisvegas and find accomadation etc) so i hope i can adfford a ticket... She is a avant-garde gothic multi-instrumentalist from America. here is a two line explaination of her:

Emilie Autumn is a violinist, singer-songwriter and poet. She is best known for her wide range of musical styles, especially her usage of theatrics.

Official site: www.emilieautumn.com

and here are a bunch of pictures...

Best of 2009

I know I am probably leaving out some worthy candidates, but these are what I think have been my favourite new albums of 2009. Just off the top of my head, so I may need to add some supplementries if I forgot the good ones LOL Do you know yours yet?

These are in alphabetic order because I couldn't choose definitively who ranked who...

• Alexisonfire - Old Crows / Young Cardinals

• Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

• Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

• Bertie Blackman - Secrets and Lies

• Chimaira - The Infection

• Gossip - Music For Men

• Isis - Wavering Radiant

• Karnivool - Soundawake

• Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

• Placebo - Battle For The Sun