retro hip

I have recently hit upon a massive genre previously untargeted for by my venom. It has been coined as shindie music, a contraction for the rather ostensible shit indie music. The stuff is everywhere unfortunately, I will post some examples when I find them. Sometimes, rarely, but it does happen, sometimes artists get signed for a reason. Because they are good. And sometimes some artists do not get signed for precisely the opposite. Because they are awful.

But in the meantime, we will listen to good music as decreed by yours truly, and we may pretend that this is Paris 1920s.

St Vincent - The Strangers


or not.

Radiohead - Nude


And just for fun.
Franz Ferdinand covering Womanizer, Britney Spears


[d.read]

Time flies when you're having fun

That's right, everyone. Eighth St is ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Well, actually we are one year and one month old. I wanted to post this one month ago to celebrate our official first birthday but I guess I never got around to it until now!

Anyway - I can't believe it has been one year already! Think of the things that have happened..... a recession.... a pandemic.... what will happen next year?!

~ Hurley Who?

respect

I have newfound respect for Lady Gaga:



and Kanye West..and Kid Cudi...and Common:

-  no name  -

home truth #10501

image: marc johns.

C.L.

Major shoe envy/obsessions

Jane Aldridge from Sea of Shoes has THE most amazing shoe collection for a person under 18 (she is 17). Louis and I have already agreed upon that fact. My favourite shoes are partially hidden but they are the grey Emanuel Ungaro strappy branch heels... the furthest on the left at the bottom on the main shelf (I confused myself when I wrote that). By the way, the picture by no means encompasses her entire collection. There are many, many, many more. Especially more boots which I presume are too large to fit into this photo. And all her shoes are designer. Dries Van Noten, Chanel, Miu Miu, Louboutin, Maison Martin Margiela, Stella McCartney.... No jokes.

Looking at that picture gives me relief from the pain in my head and my hand. :) That is all.

~ Hurley Who?

M.m.m.music

Here are some nice songs, in no particular order, which will either
a) drive you insane if you don't like them
or b) help keep one sane in the midst of Trials study/Trials

Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry
Australian Idol prejudices aside, Lisa Mitchell sings very pretty ditties (can't believed i just wrote ditties, ah well). Also, I quite like the video clip for this song (which may have something to do with the fact that it has johnny flynn in it!)



Laura Marling and Johnny Flynn - Travel Light

So Laura Marling needs no introduction (she's only 19! argh, I feel like I should be making more of my young life when I contemplate people like her), but Johnny Flynn may need some backgrounding...
Short bio: English, 25 (?), an actor, singer, songwriter, poet, graduated from the same school as Lily Allen and Patrick Woolf, part of the same nu-folk crowd as aforesaid L. Marling. very cute. yup.




The Middle East - Blood

sublime.



last but not least... token Scandanavian group

Marching Band - Travel in Time

C.L.

New Moon... again...

I was recently emailed this pic. The sender very wisely knew that it would make me laugh... Heee heeeheheheee

Giggles are the anaesthetic for getting through trials... :(

~ Hurley Who?