Yesterday (Thursday the 24th) was my birthday. We went out for a curry dinner with some mates, which was very nice. It also happened to be the date of my Brother's new band's first performance at the Rosemount Hotel here in Perth. The band is called "Dobson and Fitch". Its a two piece band, with Mark on Guitar and his mate on drums. The guitar gets fed through a laptop to give it all sorts of harmonic distortion, which gives the sound a much broader feel.

It was actually really good. This is the first time I have seen my brother perform live. The harmonics give the music a complex and free flowing feel, yet the melody still runs strongly through the music. This gives it appeal both from an experimental electronic music and a straight up rock and roll perspective.

He could do with looking up from his guitar every now and then though. He looked like cousin it for most of the performance

Trail Map

Here's the Trail map from Perisher Blue

Ski Trip Photos

For the last week, my girlfriend and I, her family, and a bunch of mates have been skiing at Perisher Blue in the Snowy Mountains.

Not much photographic evidence I'm afraid, as I was too busy snowboarding, but here is what I did get.

Ski Trip 2005

We're going on a ski trip

Melissa, her family, a few friends, and myself are all going skiing next week. As a commemorative piece, and to make it feel more like a school outing, we have screen printed t-shirts for the expedition

flowers!!!..... okay leaves

I have a cyclamen pot plant, which has been through the wars over the years. As a result, it produces the most interesting shaped leaves that I have ever seen.

The Grates are Great!

Melissa, Courtenay and myself went to see the Grates (supported by the Fuzz) at the Amplifier Bar on Thursday. It turned out to be a great gig, mainly based upon the energy of the Grates' lead singer, Patience. She was dancing around the entire gig with a gigantic smile on her face. Her energy rubs off on the crowd, which made it a memorable night.

Apologies about the poor quality. I haven't mastered the art of Gig photography yet.

Silly 60s Lambretta ad

Check out this fantastic lambretta scooter ad, recently featured on Boing Boing