September.

This is gotta be my next buy, the people at Stranger magazine in the U.K have given themselves a goal. Get together a group of diverse people from the surfing culture, rent a house for 2 weeks in a different location each year, and make a book out of the experience. This issue they all go to West Ireleand. The book is called September.
When Adrenalin magazine disappeared from my local newsagent, I got on the net to search where it went to, whilst doing this I found Stranger magazine, an independantly published magazine from Cornwall, which caters for a different demographic than the 12-15 year olds that most surf oriented mags cater for. Cracker of a name as well, seems to be more in the late 60's vain of things, every time I think of the word 'stranger' I think of Georg Simmel's definition of a peripheral figure, one that is characterised by both nearness and remoteness. Damn fine name for a mag.


photo. Thor Jonsson


photo. John Eldridge


Photo. John Isaac

Night skate at the carpark.

This is one of my favorite shots that Camper has taken, theres plenty of other great action shots but this seems to show the emptiness and space in which we used to skate, not that its there anymore, you'd be dodging cars whatever the time now.


photo Anthony Camfield

Re-inventing the duet.

Against Me with Tegan, from Tegan & Sara.

Cloudstreet.

Everyone loves a good storm shot, me included, but when we lived on the bay one of my mates instilled a greater appreciation of storm photos into me, . He done this, by sheer enthusiasm, every time a storm came over, he scrambled for his camera and sprinted down to the water, and I mean sprinted!. This coming from the biggest sloth, lounge lying siesta havin person I know, he doesn't move fast for nothin. But when those big arse storms came up from the south over the National Park, he moved like grease lightning!. So when I saw these amazing photos from Jim Reed, a native of Wichita, Kansas (home sweet home Carolyn), I thought that the easiest way to show him was to put them up here.

Best movie of 08, so far, No Country for Old Men.

What can you say about this movie?,, Javier Bardem with the most freakish bowl cut ever, will scare the living shit out of you!!!. If I see a movie this year that even comes close to this, I will be over da moon. The Coen brothers have outdone,,,, even Fargo with this amazingly thrilling film (try saying that with a lisp). 5stars alone just for the bowl cut!

Best buy of 08, so far, The Felice Brothers.

Best spent money of 08 so far would definately have to be the $20 I sent to the felicebrothers@gmail.com. They sent me their second album titled Adventures of the Felice Brothers Vol 1. I still haven't really taken their 1st album, Tonight at the Arizona out of the stereo from last year. Their Dylan inspired, barnstorming tunes come straight from the heart and are extemely hard to ignore or stop listening to. Lets pray for a tour, the Annandale would be a prime venue!.

Sufjan Stevens, State Theatre, Sydney.

Belated review of Sufjan Stevens at the State Theatre, Sydney. Sunday night gig.
After chowing down some great Indonesian food with Trouble x 2 and Phil we were off to see Sufjan!!. Unfortunately the food and beer part of the night made us miss My Brightest Diamond, but we walked into the State Theatre with 5 minutes to spare before Sufjan and his mighty of mightiest band came on. Phillum was the only one who wasn't too familiar with the professionalised high school band that is a Sufjan Stevens touring outfit, and what an introduction he got!!. Two hours of intensely beautiful music combined with ridculously funny storytelling between songs made for one hell of a night. Also to his cudos, anyone who can wear a pair of fabric wings plus get his band to oblige and pull off some wicked moves with the hoola hoop deserves to be king of Sydney for at least one day.

Mr Goreng.

In the afternoon a good ol rainless storm moved its way over Sydney, Nas diggetty thought that was just fine and sat on the roof of the house chillin, just watchin it all happenin. Strong winds and plenty of cloud cover but not a drop of rain.