I went on a record buying spree.
Mostly restocking stuff I lost in my last relationship as well as some stuff I only had on cd or digitally.
Abbey Road - The Beatles
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Songs From A Room and Songs Of Love And Hate - Leonard Cohen
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
We're Here Because We're Here and Weather...
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Today was a day.
I woke up at 3am (ish) and couldn't get back to sleep so have generally been running on curses and fumes.
The positives to come out of it involved a VIP ticket for Anathema in December, a phono preamp, and being able to listen to a bunch of old music that had some painful memory associations.
I'm really keen for the...
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I've reached that magical age where getting a modular synth set up sounds like a great idea.
Listening to old Tangerine Dream, Gorgio Morodor and Throbbing Gristle records probably hasn't been helping that. They've always been a fascination though, the mad scientist patching cables to create otherworldly sounds with little reason or rhyme. And all the electronic music I listen to (mostly industrial like Throbbing...
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When you pick up your guitar for the first time in weeks and just belt out 45 minutes worth of Joy Division.
Sometimes all you need is a little post punk riffage.
Well that happened. Hands down the best concert I have ever been to (and I've been to a LOT). Not only was the band firing on all cylinders, but we got treated to a guest spot of Angus Young and GNRs doing Whole Lotta Rosie and Riff Raff.
And I got to experience it all with one of my dearest friends.
AND I randomly ran...
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After seeing photos of friends in Brisbane who were seated, I am soooo happy I slurged for the expensive front of stage tickets.
