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alex

you're just too obscure for me

About Me

former inner-city dweller now spending most of her time cruising down the highway in Coldplay, having since realised that living the carrie bradshaw lifestyle did not allow sufficient funds for all those damn shoes and cocktails.

i have a blog about pop songs - read it and fall in love!

Songs!

My Interests

record shopping, shoes, little european cars, pretending i'm a literary wanker, being academic, cheap monday, classic sportswear, delicatessens, abc news online, feedback in pop songs, dresses, Sweden.

I'd like to meet:

hangman hipsters, notable offspring and tyler brûlé:.. width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

french pop, twee pop, swedish pop blah blah, creation records and all that c86 type rubbish, noisy feedback pop, wimpy 80s punks, belle and sebastian, every band amy linton and rose melberg and amelia fletcher have been in, the pastels, long blondes, camera obscura, felt, magnetic fields, stone roses

Movies:

MADE IN USA, if only for Anna's dresses; citizen kane, amélie, mean girls, ghost world, rushmore, blue velvet, masculin feminin, belle de jour

Television:

top gear, survivor, quiz shows, lateline, frontline

Books:

PAPILLON, and everything John Steinbeck and D.H. Lawrence

Heroes:

tony jones, followed by kerry o'brien. my whole world explodes on those rare occasions when they're on screen together.

My Blog

amelia fletcher really is my hero

You know, a lot of the time when I sit in my office at work, debating with suppliers and negotiating supply contracts, I often wonder, "do other pop types do these sorts of jobs too?" Lots of people I...
Posted by alex on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:07:00 PST

possibly the best read of 2007

Lawrence: the pop star who relished failureWhat a fine way to introduce my obligatory "hello, this was my year 2007, and here's all the records I listened to" wank fest - Alan McGee talking about Felt...
Posted by alex on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:28:00 PST

saturday, oh what a day

If every Saturday was as momentous as yesterday, I'd either be a very happy little lady or I'd die from pleasure overload in a short space of time. Yesterday was a damn fine day for Australia and a da...
Posted by alex on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:32:00 PST

five great indie pop moments from today

In most ways, today was an awful day - I had a nightmare triggered by last night's snack of blue cheese on crackers, I forgot that I drove to the station and thought I had parked mum in, and I had to ...
Posted by alex on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:02:00 PST

everybody is moving home

Including me, as of next weekend. Even though the travel will be atrocious and I won't be able to crawl out of bed and walk 100m for a decent coffee, I'm kinda looking forward to it. Make sure you com...
Posted by alex on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:51:00 PST

screamadelica

So yesterday I decided to finally pull out my copy of 'Screamadelica', which has been sitting in my CD shelves for some time now with nary a listen. And here I am calling myself a Primal Scream fan - ...
Posted by alex on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:22:00 PST

i didn't realise...

...gender inequality still existed to a huge degree until i attended a Queensland Supply Chain Conference dinner this evening.So anyway, I am in Procurement, which is really one element of any supply ...
Posted by alex on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:50:00 PST

consumerism, 2007 style

Today was payday, and because I have been feeling sad, I bought myself some stuff this week. Here's what I procured:- Karen Walker rocketship necklace (aka The Love Of My Life)- Karen Walker rope ball...
Posted by alex on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:54:00 PST

beauty = the clientele

Hmm well I haven't written a blog in a while. Hello blog readers of myspace! I am awfully tired and my brain has begun to resemble baby food, so I'll keep this brief.I think the new Clientele album "G...
Posted by alex on Mon, 28 May 2007 04:24:00 PST

why i love radio national

Feature album of the week? Marie Antoinette soundtrack. I hop in the car on Monday morning to drive to work, flick it onto 792 AM in the hope of consuming some current affairs for the morning, only to...
Posted by alex on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:12:00 PST