glitter and lycra and neon, oh my!

new groove armada song 'i won't kneel' is making me feel dreamy, and perhaps like i could have come up with the best prom theme, had i attended degrassi junior high x

stockwinding

after listening to this approximately 48 times yesterday, i have decided it is probably in my best interests to go blonde, and date a man with heaps and heaps of hair. the chemistry in this is so electric, i can feel it in my eyelashes. loves it x

can't get you

out of my head. like it's trapped or something. l.o.v.e. loving the new temper trap clip for fader x

i listen to you

and my heart glows - care bear style. x

i.n.i.t.i.a.l

you know what i totally love? letters. and full stops. and putting letters with full stops to make tiny words that stand for something else. i really just love them. a lot. and abbreviating things. i totes love that too. and when i love something, you know what that means. mixtape time.

word. x

l.e.s artistes - santigold

i'm not even really sure what the l.e.s stands for in this song, but my ears get very happy whenever they listen to it.

vcr - the xx

hearting this band so much right now. can't wait to see them at laneway in jan. so lyrically succinct and they're barely twenty - j to the ealous.

paper planes - m.i.a.

bloody hell. m.i.a. is cooler than a cola sunny boy on a hot summer day. seriously thinking about changing my name to k.a.t.i.e.d.a.z.z.l.e.

all my friends - lcd soundsystem

i might like tiny words, but when songs are as good as this, they can be as long as they want.

ode to lrc - band of horses

if i could use the letters to write a song, i'd make an ode to tiny words too, band of horses.

can't believe a single word - vhs or beta

i love vhs's. and i still have a stellar collection consisting of the lion king, pulp fiction and empire records.

o.p.p. - naughty by nature

when i was making a mixtape this morn, bambi asked me what it was about. when i told her she said "oh kit, i bet there's some trashy hip hop/rap song you could use". ha.

here i am - ub40

what's with the bomber jacket? that is all.

o.a.v.i.p - the maccabees

outstandingly amazing very important person? or perhaps a secret message to someone.

crushed

like a pineapple and mint frappe. which is obviously seriously good. just listened to an album called resevoir by a US band called fanfarlo. i'm crushing on all 11 songs. check out their website. check out their myspace. buy their record. here's a tasty sample, acoustic flavour. x

just because

it's one of the loveliest things kicking around the world wide web x

a regular dozen

is twelve. twelve is an excellent number. there are twelve days of christmas, twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve hours in half of one day, twelve beers in my fridge, twelve cookies in my cookie jar and, of course, twelve months in one year.

all of a sudden i've found myself in a place where 'best of' lists are being drawn up all around me. all of a sudden i've realised it's november, soon to be december, soon to be santa, soon to be drinking way too much champagne, soon to be 2010.

and it's caused me some reflection. not in a wack corny way, more just like a gentle reminder to cast my mind back over the things i have (and haven't) done since the beginning of this year. and voila, i've made a mixtape of songs to go with said reflection that have something to do with each and every month of the year.

i feel like it was january and i blinked and now 09 is nearly gone. then again, that could have something to do with the fact that new years eve is not the only time of year i drink too much champagne. and i've had some pretty great blinks along the way. x

january rain - david gray

is the best sort of rain. there's nothing like cooling your hot and sticky limbs in a january afternoon downpour as you breathe in the smell of the wet stuff splashing down on blister-making hot roads.

one heavy february - architecture in helsinki

short and sweet, much like the second month of the year. in february i like to stay out way too late to make the most of daylight savings and the last promises of summer.

march of the meanies - the beatles

in march i like to use my artistic license to make a mix tape since there are nil songs i like about the month of march. plus this is super exciting, in a cinematic action movie kind of way.

april 8th - neutral milk hotel

an introspective tune, perfect to listen to when you're curled up on your couch in april looking through a rain-spattered window at the leaves turning all crunchy and brown.

maggie may - blur

in may i like to listen to bands playing covers whilst continuing to use artistic license when making mix tapes. i also like to daydream about escaping to summer in europe as the weather becomes chilly.

miss june '75 - the brian jonestown massacre

june is my favourite month of the year. it's roses, pearls, warm scarves, warmer snuggles and birthday cake.

july, july! - the decemberists

july. a month so great you have to say it two times in a row. with punctuation! in july i like to rug up and go for bike rides in the winter sunshine.

august moon - gregory & the hawk

cold, clear, dark, sharp nights make for chilly bones, but also the brightest, whitest moons of the year. bring your hip-flask of inside warming cognac.

pale september - fiona apple

perhaps one to listen to whilst you're in the northern hemisphere, for it to make literal sense. but a beautiful song to listen to anytime, anywhere in any other sense.

october, first account - be your own pet

in october i like to strip off the layers, stop bringing jackets to work and dream of impending summer plans as i turn the clock for daylight savings.

sweet november - sarah blasko

where i am right now. in november i like to remember how good it was to see sarah blasko live at the enmore in october.

will you still love me in december - julie doiron

the last on my list. in december i like to listen to this song as i run through the year in my mind and think of the dances i've done along the way.

inked

found this super pretty vid and song on the internet.com during my morning coffee and browsing travels. makes me wish i was going to art-class in 5 minutes.



xx

camps, apparently.

so last week i was feeling extremely treacherous. but don't be too alarmed! it was due to the fact that i spent three glorious days geting down and dirty with nature at camp treachery, which is this cute as a button campsite right near the beach about 4 hours north of sydney.

i camped lots when i was a little one, but haven't had so much outdoor adventure as an adult. ha, that's weird - i don't think i've ever typed myself as an adult before. anyway, i l.o.v.e loved it and am planning on loads more camping trips over the summer.

one thing i need to invest in though, is some great portable speakers of some description, because although i like the silence of the wild*, every camping adventure needs a mixtape. here's one to tide me over til next time. x

* this is a lie. the only time i'm capable of silence is when i'm sleeping. shooting stars are quite cool though.

freeway - aimee mann

the mixtape starts in the car of course, and this is the most excellent song to drive to. windows down, hair blowing in the wind, sunburn creeping up your right arm and all the promise of the weekend ahead of you. perfect.

no cars go - arcade fire

actually, i've just realised how vital cars are to camping, we had so much shit squashed into 3 vehicles there was barely room for the seven of us anyway. but i do like the thought that camping = a complete disconnect with the real world. no phones, no computers, no use of said cars til it's go time. and if you're katie dazzle no showers either. ew.

dirt on your new shoes - bishop allen

do not take your new shoes camping because the dirt is inevitable and everywhere. it's kinda nice having dusty, dirty limbs for a few days, and the shower you have when you get home will be the best one you have ever had.

gold in the air of summer - kings of convenience

the song i want to listen to when the sun is setting, the beers are cold, the fire is building and the company is outstanding.

chasing waterfalls - faux pas

there weren't any actual waterfalls at treachery, plenty of gnarly barrels though. and we saw dolphins, twice! i love the idea this song encapsulates - running around through dirt and forest and trees looking for the source.

running up that hill - placebo

treachery beach is awesome, quite dangerous as the name suggests, but offering up plenty of calm, blue moments as well. there just so happens to be an enormous hill separating you from the wet stuff, made entirely of sand. camp trudgery. my quads are looking good though.

society - eddie vedder

from the movie into the wild, this track is going along the same lines as the arcade fire one, and makes me realise just how important the world is, as in the earth, not the things that live on it. hello dj introspective.

the wolves (act i & ii) - bon iver

i did not encounter any wolves on this particular camping adventure. however, a dingo did steal my shirt and my sunglasses. for real. i got them both back in the end. thanks mike.

up late - custom kings

i love that when you're camping you think it's got to be midnight when it's only really 8pm. i also love late night renegade adventures to the beach and tents full of sand in the morning.

the moon - cat power

this is lying on picnic rugs in the dark, fire crackling, bellies full, staring up at the wide black expanse of sky dotted with stars bright like you've never seen them. one shoots, and everything feels like magical.

wake the sun - the matches

so joyous! a great one to pack everything up to, or run up that giant sand dune hill for one final dip in treacherous waters. get your camp on x