future music

the view from my window

yesterday was future music festival in sydney. unfortunately i did not bring my camera (only iphone), but had an incredible time. it lasted from 2-10pm and i think most people there were dancing for that entire period.


(camera phone)

highlights:
one of the earlier djs played this really amusing song lele - "breakfast"

mr oizo drinking champagne out of the bottle, and smoking a cigarette, all while djing. plus he played justice.

css playing "meeting paris hilton", and was just all around fun.

and yacht put on an amazing show that was surprisingly intimate for such a large festival. they even took a Q and A from the crowd, which included a fan asking jona "do you like mustaches?" to which he replied "not normally, but i do like yours". they played some new songs. and they were super nice when i talked to them afterwards.

i found a place to stay for the next week until i move into a more permanent place... its in bondi beach, located about as close to the beach as you can get.







i really love living by the beach, being able to check the surf conditions by peering outside my window or stepping outside to take a run on the sand. yet i dont think i could live here for the whole semester because of the time it takes to get everywhere by bus (normally an hour to get to school or meet up with friends). so its a good place to stay for now but hopefully soon ill be living closer to school

today

i got stung by a jellyfish

is it dangerous? i asked the lifegaurd
no, just really painful he answered

then i was eating lunch and richard branson invited me to join him

wow

some songs:

the blow - watch the water roll up

andrew bird - fits & dizzyspells

soundwave

so sunday was the soundwave music festival... kind of the australian version of warped tour, except that it was held at a racetrack





first saw straylight run... the crowd was so small for some reason that i easily got up against the barricade





it made me happy to hear this song... straylight run - existentialism on prom night

minus the bear put on a great show



(i love my new zoom lens because it lets me get way up close pictures like that)



best song... also best name... minus the bear - absinthe party in the fly honey warehouse

say anything was amazing (as always) and said it was their first show in australia. the crowd definitely loved them, and was singing along with every song. max seemed really happy/surprised about this and promised to come back.









she called me on the phone, and... say anything - wow i can get sexual too

valencia was surprisingly fun, more energetic than i expected






the singer and bass player were subtly fighting for the crowds attention, it was amusing (though not intentionally)



got to see parts of alot of other bands like alkaline trio, the subways, hellogoodbye, horse the band, underoath, i am the avalanche

finally, nine inch nails... was anti-climactic
they didnt seem to have the energy that i expected, and neither did the crowd while they were playing. so i was a little let down, and then left because i was exhausted and it was the end of the day. but still had a great time.

orientation this week, more music soon, and class monday

first week

it has been a week since ive arrived in sydney...

i've had a great time so far, mostly exploring the city and trying to find a place to live (which i hopefully will have soon)
still another week until school starts but it sounds like there are alot of orientation activities this week (even a free concert)
i can tell its definitely going to be a great semester

some pictures:


bondi beach


sydney uni


chinatown




park






doom

and before i left...


ricky!