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Kalamunda Photo Walk
I went on a nice group photo walk in the Perth hills last Sunday. Heavy rain had been forecast but the skies got their downpouring out of the way before dawn.
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Maria Somerville – Corrib
Maria Somerville’s Luster has been my go-to car album for the last month — such a lush and enchanting sound.
Tomato Cheese Toast
Yesterday I cancelled my NYTimes subscription as a mental health measure – too much Trump, too much focus on the power players and fuck all on the people who suffer from their crimes. And today they post an absolutely delicious … Continue reading
Snuggle Cap
Did one of the caps for my Fujifilm 50mm teleconverter snuggle its way into the lens cap of my X100VI? Yes, it did. Did I spend countless hours searching for it? Yes, I did. Did I scratch my head at … Continue reading
Pavements
I watched Pavements last night and although I had a few laughs it was not my cup of tea. I sat down to write about why it didn’t work for me but that just seems like a waste of my … Continue reading
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Pavements is Coming
I was beginning to worry that maybe I’d have to wait years to see Pavements here in Perth. Not so! A little while back the Revelations Film Festival released its program for this year and, you guessed it, Pavements is … Continue reading
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Star Wars: An Unexpected Voice
The other day I put on one of the later episodes of the second season of Andor as background sound while I cleaned the kitchen. I had seen it a couple of times already so my eyes didn’t need to … Continue reading
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Pedestrian Unfriendly
Walking to the bus after a great Goolugatup Sounds event at Goolugatup Heathcote in Applecross I was struck by how pedestrian unfriendly this part of the neighbourhood is — huge expanses of verge and grass but not a footpath in … Continue reading
Einstürzende Neubauten – Blume
I wonder if I really enjoyed Einstürzende Neubauten’s Tabula Rasa as much as I thought I did back in the day. I know I was definitely capable of talking myself into “liking” things that I thought I should so who … Continue reading
Lime Garden – Love Song
So stoked that the video for Lime Garden’s “Love Song” is way more unhinged than I had any reason to expect. If only I could remember their name when searching on YouTube or trying to ask Siri to play them … Continue reading
Aritist and Fan-centric Music Streaming
I don’t care about the framing of this video, which is how Apple can beat Spotify, but I like the suggestion of how a more artist-friendly streaming service could run, which is basically that the company takes 10% of what … Continue reading
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Came home from a slog of a day at work determined to do something substantial with the few hours of free time I have during our busy periods — read a chapter of a book, watch an episode of a … Continue reading
Paruna Walk
Last Saturday I went on walk through Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary. It was a good exercise, but I don’t think I’d recommend it for forest bathing just yet — needs some rain to fill the creeks and streams. Happily, I escaped … Continue reading
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Gumnuts
We’re finally starting to get a bit of rain so looking forward to park walks getting a bit greener with a bit more colour popping up here and there. My favourite of these is the one with the gumnuts that … Continue reading
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This Will Destroy You
I stumbled on a listing for This Will Destroy You a couple of weeks ago. Hadn’t heard of them in the twenty years they’ve been around but they seemed right up my alley. Post rock? Atmospheric guitar soundscapes? Sign me … Continue reading
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