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bobby six

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About Me

I am a writer (under the name Rob Townsend) and I have my own weekly column in The Sports Argus in England. I also write for The Drum Media and Inpress across Australia. Much of the time you'll find me pretending to be cool at various indie dives across Sydney.

I sometimes like to hold a two-litre bottle of drink in my hand and pretend that it's a normal-sized bottle and that I'm very small. Simple things please simple minds I suppose.

I like crisps, red wine, radio 5, home haircuts, kicking a ball, the sun on my back, blue, white, pink, tight clothes and eggs.

I have my own blog;

made with the Cosmoedit Myspace Editor

My Interests

"I believe you are a truly happy person and your moments of melancholy are moments in the sunshine of your house where you have chosen, purely for a change of scene, to draw the curtains... just to remind yourself of how lovely the sunshine is in which you live, in spirit, in such wonderment and grace... i like your kind of happiness."

I'd like to meet:

My friends and I make music videos - here are three of our efforts.

Decimate - David Ford
A Los Caballos Production (directed by Bobby Six)

Decimate - David Ford
A Los Caballos Production

I Don't Care What You Call Me - David Ford
A Los Caballos Production.

Music:

Moldy Peaches
Tom Waits
The Cribs
Bright Eyes
Giant Drag
Carter USM
Pulp
Jeffrey Lewis
The Libertines
Regina Spektor
Angus and Julia
Ford
The Strokes
Laura Imbruglia
Nirvana
Super Furry Animals
And of course Bridezilla .
I made this
video for them:

Movies:

Japanese Story
Bottle Rocket
This is Spinal Tap
Life is Beautiful
Juno
Amelie
Napolean Dynamite
Little Miss Sunshine
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Cinema Paradiso
The Empire Strikes Back
It's a Wonderful Life
American Pie
The Sea Inside
Shaun Of The Dead
Back To The Future

Television:

Peep Show
Friends
The Biggest Loser
Family Guy
We Can Be Heroes
Extreme Makeover
Alan Partridge
Summer Heights High
The Mighty Boosh
America's Next Top Model
Flight Of The Conchords
and, of course, the
greatest television
moment of all time, from
the greatest sitcom ever:

Books:

War and Peace
Being Happy
Yes Man
A Short History...
Any Charles Bukowski/Nick Hornby

Heroes:

Max Arnold
Bomber
Mark and Jeremy
Jarvis

My Blog

"It's just a shame it's such a long way from my house" Kaiser Chiefs interview

I interviewed Kasier Chiefs for the third time lately. As always, it was a pleasure: UPON THE RELEASE OF THEIR THIRD ALBUM, KAISER CHIEFS BASSIST SIMON RIX TALKS TO ROB TOWNSEND ABOUT COLLABORATING W...
Posted by bobby six on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:35:00 PST

"Rock ’n’ Roll till I die, baby." Wendy James Drum Media interview (extended version)

FORMER TRANSVISION VAMP FRONTWOMAN WENDY JAMES TALKS TO ROB TOWNSEND ABOUT COMING TO SYDNEY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS"I remember playing the Hordern Pavilion. Is it still there? I think we did f...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:28:00 PST

FBi fifth birthday party review

FBi radio had a shindig to celebrate its Fifth birthday last week. I checked it out for Drum Media:FBI FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTYWorld Bar, Kings Cross12/09/08It shows just how highly thought of FBi is, as ...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:26:00 PST

"There’s no knife to our throat anymore" Futureheads Drum Media Interview

I spoke to Ross from The Futureheads the other day:SPLITTING WITH THEIR LABEL HAS GIVEN THE FUTUREHEADS A NEW LUST FOR LIFE, AS GUITARIST ROSS MILLARD TELLS ROB TOWNSENDIt's been too long, three years...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:25:00 PST

"None of us can play the instruments yet," These New Puritans Drum Media interview

These New Puritans interview My These New Puritans interview recently ran in Syndey's Drum Media:THESE NEW PURITANS VOCALIST JACK BARNETT TELLS ROB TOWNSEND THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO HIS BAND THAN ...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:30:00 PST

"If anything it makes me feel old," Drum Media Vines interview

The Vines interview I spoke to The Vines about the release of their new album:THE VINES DRUMMER HAMISH ROSSER TELLS ROB TOWNSEND WHICH BAND MAKES HIM FEEL OLD "It's pretty hard to live up to being c...
Posted by bobby six on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:18:00 PST

"Id probably have asked you if you had any coke," Albert Hammond Jr Drum Media interview

I recently interviewed Albert Hammond Jr about his new album and his upcoming Australian tour: ALBERT HAMMOND JR TALKS TO ROB TOWNSEND ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM, HIS UPCOMING TOUR AND HIS OTHER BAND'S IMPAC...
Posted by bobby six on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:59:00 PST

A list of bands

I was bored the other day in class, so I made a list of every band I remember seeing seen since my previous list 12-months ago. I think the total is almost half the size of last years (which shows jus...
Posted by bobby six on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:52:00 PST

Bridezilla at The Annandale - live review

Sydney's Bridezilla headlined The Annandale for the first time last week. I reviewed it for Drum Media:BRIDEZILLAFIREKITESUNDER LIGHTSHUNTER DIENNAThe Annandale Hotel, Annandale14/06/08Brother and sis...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:48:00 PST

"They have got other good songs too you know." Youth Group Drum Media interview

My interview with Youth Group was the cover story in Sydney's Drum Media:ROB TOWNSEND TALKS TO TOBY MARTIN AND DANNY ALLEN FROM YOUTH GROUP ABOUT THE UNUSUAL WAY IN WHICH THEY CREATED THEIR LATEST ALB...
Posted by bobby six on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:49:00 PST