Random Notes From the Southern Hemisphere
Random notes, photos and musings from the "Land Down Under". Lame and self-serving I know, but a good way to keep you all updated as I'll never be any good at emailing.
24 September, 2011
23 September, 2011
20 September, 2011
Vegemite Tales
Minor diplomatic spat when US customs queries Aussie foreign minister’s Vegemite
Posted by Cory Doctorow on Monday, Sep 19th at 5:06am
Kevin Rudd, the Australian foreign minister, reports that customs at New York's JFK airport tried to confiscate his supply of Vegemite, the Australian analogue to Marmite, a dark brown salty paste made from brewer's yeast and the sins of the multitudes, which is counted as a high-grade toast-topping in certain circles.
"Only problem travelling to NY is that they tried to confiscate our Vegemite at the airport. Needed foreign ministerial intervention," Rudd tweeted from New York.
"Airport staff were surprised when I said it is good for you & I ate it for breakfast. They then waved me through," he added.
Vegemite was also a source of disagreement when Julia Gillard made her only visit to the United States as prime minister in March. She and the US president, Barack Obama, visited a high school in Virginia where an 11th grade student asked what Vegemite was.
"It's horrible," Obama exclaimed.
Labels: Vegemite
Labels: space
19 September, 2011
Labels: Ramones
17 September, 2011
14 September, 2011
13 September, 2011
Luther Alumni Show
These are pix of a work in progress that is now hanging in
the Alumni show at Luther this month. If anyone
is in town in the next couple of weeks drop in
and pick up a free print.
Labels: prints
10 September, 2011
09 September, 2011
NME Best of the 2000's
50. MIA – Arula
49. Muse – Absolution
48. The Walkmen – Bows and Arrows
47. Brendan Benson – Lapalco
46. The Delgados – The Great Eastern
45. Avalanches – Since I Left You
44. Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
43. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
42. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
41. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
40. Ryan Adams – Gold
39. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
38. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
37. The Knife – Silent Shout
36. Spirtualized – Let it Come Down
35. Babyshambles – Down In Albion
34. Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump
33. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
31. Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
30. Elbow – Asleep In The Back
29. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around The World
28. Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around
27. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
26. Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
25. The Rapture – Echoes
24. The Libertines – The Libertines
23. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
22. Jay-Z – The Blueprint
21. The Coral – The Coral
20. Blur – Think Tank
19. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
18. The White Stripes – Elephant
17. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
16. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
15. Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf
14. Radiohead – Kid A
13. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
12. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
11. At The Drive In – Relationship Of Command
10. Radiohead – In Rainbows
09. The Streets – Original Pirate Material
08. Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
07. Arcade Fire – Funeral
06. PJ Harvey – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell
04. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
03. Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
02. The Libertines – Up The Bracket
01. The Strokes – Is This It
49. Muse – Absolution
48. The Walkmen – Bows and Arrows
47. Brendan Benson – Lapalco
46. The Delgados – The Great Eastern
45. Avalanches – Since I Left You
44. Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
43. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
42. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
41. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
40. Ryan Adams – Gold
39. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
38. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
37. The Knife – Silent Shout
36. Spirtualized – Let it Come Down
35. Babyshambles – Down In Albion
34. Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump
33. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
31. Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
30. Elbow – Asleep In The Back
29. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around The World
28. Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around
27. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
26. Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
25. The Rapture – Echoes
24. The Libertines – The Libertines
23. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
22. Jay-Z – The Blueprint
21. The Coral – The Coral
20. Blur – Think Tank
19. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
18. The White Stripes – Elephant
17. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
16. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
15. Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf
14. Radiohead – Kid A
13. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
12. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
11. At The Drive In – Relationship Of Command
10. Radiohead – In Rainbows
09. The Streets – Original Pirate Material
08. Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
07. Arcade Fire – Funeral
06. PJ Harvey – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell
04. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
03. Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
02. The Libertines – Up The Bracket
01. The Strokes – Is This It