electronic music not quite as shit as anticipated

Went to Sandwiches Summerset 08 on Saturday and actually had quite a good time.

Of course it helped quite a bit that I went courtesy of Texture, for which I was doing a liveblog of the day. Free entry (and free drinks) in exchange for 5 minutes of writing every two hours seemed like a pretty good deal...

And I was pleasantly surprised by the music. Open Souls had a criminally early timeslot (starting up at 12.30pm when the gates were barely open) but were nevertheless in fine form - Minuit were likewise far earlier than they deserved, but at least got a somewhat larger crowd.

Crazy Penis were a particular highlight - they're a U.K. electro-funk act. I assumed based on the name that they'd be a DJ, although if I'd just taken the time to you know, read the posters or something, I would have known different. But they were really exceptional.

Shapeshifter were something else as well - with metal-edged guitar lines through a lot of their set that the ROCK2WGTN crowd would be jealous of. They had the biggest crowd of the day, which I guess meant that a lot of people just came in time to see them. Which would have meant paying $110 for one act, and while they were good... let's just say I was very satisfied with the price I paid for my ticket (see above).

I suspect that quite a few people abused the hospitality of the Media/Artist/VIP room - at around 6pm security started checking people's passes much more aggressively. Coincidentally that was about the time the vodka ran out - and by the time Shapeshifter were on all the VIP seemed to have left were a few cans of Tui. Good effort I suppose...

There were heaps of people in costume for the event, although I understand now that many of them had been hired. Quite a few people came as some sort of animal, which could have led to some interesting phone calls on Sunday morning:

"Dude... I think I just fucked a zebra!"

Not too many people seemed to be completely munted and out of it, although there was one girl who kind of tried to pash me. I would be flattered if I didn't think it was the E talking. As I mentioned on the liveblog, a couple of girls took charge of her, lest she get herself into trouble. I hope her night ended up okay - she seemed happy, just smashed.

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prioritise your priorities

In the midst of the media's (and if the polls are to believed, the nation's) current love affair with John Key, I think it's relevant to point out the following:

1. John Key has claimed that his favourite movie is Johnny English.
2. John Key has claimed that his favourite Kiwi "band" is Brooke Fraser.
3. John Key has demonstrated that he has a great love of architecture.

Clearly, he's a man of impeccable tastes - although to get a complete picture someone needs to ask him who his favourite author is. My money is on John Grisham or JK Rowling.

I Am Legend's major plot twist revealed (spoiler warning)

It turns out that Will Smith's dog is a girl. Who knew?

In other news, the movie is a total piece of shit. Read the book instead. It at least has vampires* in it.

*and not camp Anne Rice ones who spend most of their time lounging about and being melancholy, either.

oh, you wanted the UNHEALTHY ones...

I don't want the people at Woolworths to ever cook for me.

Or offer me a cigarette, for that matter.