no body every hears me
no body ever sees
i dont think i could be any clearer than saying please god help me.
I wish I could just do it
put it to the world.
but thats never going to happen
so i speak in codes and riddles.
i think if someone cared
if some one ever listened
they'd know exactly what i'm trying to say as if it were crystal
it only makes it worse
because no body ever hears me
nobody ever sees
the darkness growing in me

SUSI MAYER

Just checking to see if you still pay attention to my life
xx

Music is cool

So after going to two great gigs last week, finally getting my act together to write about them and with some awesome music events on my horizons, shall continue to do so. Practice makes perfect right? So if you stumble across this blog, like good music check back now and then. Be some rocking reviews coming up. Was going to post some of the older reviews I wrote but they weren't the greatest performances and who likes negatives?
so thats all
ciao bella xx

Old New York

Old New York – Final Show: 14th July 2010 the Zoo Brisbane
w/ The Orange City Sings and Silent Motive

As the band moves to split; the boys put on one last show for their loyal fans. A Wednesday night is a hard ask for any local band yet Old New York once again gathered an impressive number for their weekday show with many arriving solely to hear them play, missing the decent efforts put on by Silent Motive and then The Orange City Sings. I missed Silent Motive but was told they weren’t unimpressive. The Orange City Sings put on a fair show with only one main downfall. A large group of attendees were at the back near bar for the performance and reported they were ‘too loud.’ However, when at the front of the stage, the sound quality was fine. This was quite possibly due to the venue size compared to how many people were there and the reflection of frequency being blurred as reflections increased as the sound travelled to the back of the rather empty hall.

Once Old New York took the stage the crowd moved to the front of the hall to hear the band live for the last time and sound problems were no longer an issue. Opening with ‘Fry’ a few of the audience members sang along as the rest stood along side. Halfway through ‘Gold Town’, a new single up on their myspace (www.myspace.com/oldnewyorkoz) and by crowd reaction a new favourite in the making, there was dancing and singing by many. With a large percentage of the crowd hailing from their home town of Gympie the crowd and the band interacted naturally.

The interesting thing about this four piece is the interchange of instruments including lead vocals between them. This change provided the perfect opportunity for conversation with the audience. The more intimate setting of the Zoo allows for a closer experience with the band being able to see who they are looking at and playing to. The band slipped in ‘SMS Battle’, a song from members Ben Lancaster and Paul Barnes previous band ‘April Sleeps’ which was well received by those who didn’t know any of the members previous works. The final Old New York song was ‘Spark’, a song easy to sing along with to bring the crowd together for not just the end of the set but for the end of the band live. A commending effort to the boys for the last two or so years of work to make Old New York a great local act for all to enjoy. Thought by some as their best performance ever the night was defiantly worth the venture. You’ll surely be missed.

Fire - To be loud. NP

The Amity Affliction

The Amity Affliction – Youngbloods Tour: 10th July 2010 Brisbane 18+
w/ Misery Signals (US), Confession and Flood of Red (UK)

The Amity Affliction’s ‘Youngbloods’ show can be called nothing but a success. As numbers built throughout performances by Confession and Flood of Red, drinks were drunk, merch purchased and the atmosphere was set. By the time Misery Signals hit the stage The Hi-Fi was packed with keen concert goings waiting in anticipation. 12 months prior, they were the heading the tour with Amity in their spot, this time round the roles were reversed. Misery captured the audience drawing all attention to the stage with the perfect blend of well picked songs executed perfectly and a stage presence that got the audience responding. The performance would be hard to match judging by the audience response as Misery strummed their last chord and crashed their last cymbal. But as expected, Amity did not fail to impress. The crowds response as the boys walked onto the stage is a huge testament to their rising patronage over the last year. The mosh filled with even more people and there wasn’t a spot to be had on the surrounding steps. The boys started the set with one of the singles of the new album Youngbloods, ‘I Heart Hartley’. The crowd loved it and continued to embrace every moment of it. The mosh was hectic as people attempted to crowd surf and scrambled on top of each other to try reach the mike as Joel Birch held it out to the crowd to join in. ‘Stitches get Snitches’ and ‘Youngbloods’ were highlights of the set with the intensity hitting highs. The encore was dedicated to two of the three security guards at the front who let the crowd enjoy the event unlike, in the words of Joel ‘this fuckhead here who is smacking kids for having fun’. Ending with ‘Stairway to Hell’, Amity had the crowd’s full attention for the length of the set with the atmosphere not dropping for a second. Fans didn’t go away disappointed with not a negative comment heard from where I was at the edge of the mosh pit to the streets outside the Hi-Fi. A great show for a great new album.

Youndbloods - Youngbloods P

Leaving Home

Encapsulated in the beautiful words by Jebediah

"Leaving Home"

[Verse 1:]
Were you laughed at by your friends
And were you lost for words when everybody finally told you what they thought
You can't keep up with the trend
It makes you lose but somehow everybody always makes up in the end
Oh, was it something that I ate
Oh, didn't even touch my plate
Oh, suddenly I'm feeling great
Do you like me now

[Chorus:]
Leaving home, life was never good to me
Leaving home, I smell the morning air
Leaving home, life was never good
You can work it out we're leaving home

[Verse 2:]
I could hear them through the door
As people came in laughing at the way they acted when they were alone
And an argument can start with nothing more than this
To be the light and leave you standing on your own
Oh, am I doing it again
Oh, I'm a loser now and then
Oh, and I smile at everything
Do you like me now

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Hope I like the life I find when I leave everything behind
I hope I'm sure I've made my mind to go and leave home

[Chorus]

So yes, I am FINALLY leaving home. Even thought home is meant to be just my brother and I. Some silly home wrecking bitch moved in and I can't stand to be in my own house. So T and I are off to Brisbane, officially as of yesterday. My transfer to Nathan was approved, I have a job interview at a bar in Brisbane on Friday and all I need now is a house (assuming I get the job). Even if I don't, I will apply for a million other jobs so I have money to live. Even though I should be studying, I get distracted by planning and looking at houses. I will get around to it. So this is not goodbye, this is only the beginning. For my loyal reader of one whom I love dearly, this will become an update of my new life. But don't worry, I will be home every Sunday we can catch up some of them and you are welcome to our couch any time.
So that is all for now.
Ciao Bella xx
S

Characters in my Tale: Specimen 5

Specimen Five - Jackson Ritchie aka Jackamaphone

First Discovered: As a too cute, chubby, blonde curly haired boy whose cheeks you just wanted to pinch like an old grandma.

Food Groups: Boys, Shannon, Cars, Mobile Phones and Alcoholic beverages

Evolutionary Influences: Jesus was a strong influences in earlier years before the corrupt world of youth groups over whelmed him forcing him to turn his back on the christian society he was once a part of. From here was his demise into a world of epic fun with a variety of people and newly developed interests. Lets just say you probably do not envy his liver.

Distinguishing Features: Beautiful blue eyes, an exceptionally long tongue, a trail of car destruction and one noisy pup names Jake.

Predators: Rain to de-straighten his should be curly hair