Wed 9 May – Nine Inch Nails, Serena Maneesh
Great gig, I'll say that much. The lack of seats really fucked me off, but great gig. Everyone thrummed with energy. Plus, I got No You Don't! YES!

Hurt killed everyone, fucking terrific rendition. March Of The Pigs was awesome, so was Head Like A Hole. Plus, we got Good Solider & Me, I'm Not - which no one has. HAH! IN YOUR FACE BRISBANE!

So sore from being in my first every moshpit for a good ten minutes … go me. Just stood at the back after that. Not worth…

Fri 4 May – 30 Seconds to Mars, Angela's Dish
30STM played a terrific set, they really did. Not enough from the first album - fuck you everyone who voted for The Mission over Buddha For Mary … seriously - but still great. Jared seemed to have more energy then he knew what to do with, which was a bit detrimental to singing, but he made up for it in the slower songs.

Opening band, Angela's Dish, were pretty crap. Music was good, however the singer had this unfortunate urge to open his mouth.

Was lucky enough to leave before…

I'm going to chain myself to a tree. Or maybe a sheep. I have a cause, and I'm protesting.

Don't doubt me; it's meaningful. Little did you know I could be meaningful. This is my protest.

silverchair have their Sydney concert on the same night as Nine Inch Nails have their first night, to which I've already gotten tickets.

Now, that is just not nice to fans of alternative (but not full-on indie crap) music. Be nice, Mr. Johns.

1. What are you listening to right now? Snow (Hey Oh)

2. What song makes you sad?
Shilo is a sure bet. Plus lots of Radiohead stuff. Oh, and of course, Better Be Home Soon

3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
That stupid Love You Right song.

4. Your all time favorite band?
If I had to pick, I'd probably go Nine Inch Nails.

5. Your newly discovered band is?
Queens Of The Stone Age

6. Best female voice?
Amy Lee from Evanescence. Judging not by talent but by favourite, Tori Amos.

7.…

For every letter of the alphabet, a band you love. Simple.

A - A Perfect Circle
B - Butterfingers
C - Crowded House
D - Disturbed
E - Evanscence
F - Franz Ferdinand
G - Grinspoon
H - Holly McNarland
I - Incubus
J - Jeff Buckley
K - Korn
L - Live
M - Marilyn Manson
N - Nine Inch Nails
O - Orgy
P - Placebo
Q - Queens of the Stone Age
R - Radiohead
S - Soundgarden
T - The Tea Party
U - U2
V - Velvet Underground
W - White Stripes
X - I'm…

{1} Do you ever see garbage bags on the side of the highway and wonder if there are body parts inside?
Nope.

{2} If you ever got the chance to practice cannibalism, would you?
So long as I didn't have the kill the guy, probably. Supposed to be pretty good for you, depending on who you listen to.

{3} If forced to overdose on a drug, which one would you choose?
A tasty one.

{WOULD YOU RATHER BE…}

{4} Shot or stabbed?
Probably shot, but it all depends on which one's going to kill me.

{5} Asphixiated or exsanguinated?
Asphixiated,…

Did this in my journal proper, so thought I'd do it here too. The ten songs that helped shape my 2006.

Venus In Furs
I had a major obsession with this song for a fair while there, and it was the first inkling of interest in BDSM. Ended up being my little anthem as my interest grew. Thus, my tag on pretty much all BDSM sites is now "whiplash girlchild". Felt it fitted.

Battle Of One
Track of absolute defiant freedom. Used to love hollering it out in my house alone, when no one could hear me.

Better Be Home…

Just thought I'd put out a nice little notice to anyone who happens to visit Sydney, or is already here, or frequents this place. Or whatever.

Club Blink is in the CBD district of Sydney, at the Agincourt Hotel. You people can Google that yourself. I'd read about it in free music press for ages, and after I moved to Sydney, finally got the chance to attend.

I have never met a nicer bunch of people. Everyone was friendly, complimentary, polite, and loving the music. Had some wonderful conversations in the female toilets, met cool people while just sitting on…

Time for a bit of a bitch.

30 Seconds To Mars are obviously a band I like a lot, being that they're number nine on my Most Listened list. I've been listening for about a year and a few months now - not for ages, but longer than A Beautiful Lie has been around. And now, finally, after countless wishes, they've been released in Australia. Yay!
Only not. See, I dreaded this, and it seems to be happening: they're becoming 'cool'. Popular. Whatever. The point is, I'm seriously afraid that one of my most-loved bands is about to become the…

One of the finest shows on Australian television, The Glass House, has been dropped by the ABC Network. It's getting the highest rating's it's ever had, but apparently for a "commercial reason", it won't be returning next year.

What a load of crap. This show had a left-wing view, that's why it's going. Ask Wil Anderson, he practically said so himself. But may I say, it's producing it's best shows yet. They're not afraid of backlash or cancellation; they've got nothing to lose. They're pulling out all stops.

If you're Australian, and not already hooked on this show, tune in…