I've been mesmerised by a particular song for at least five years now: Swallow's Tail by HṚṢṬA. Its atmosphere is hauntingly sinister, its imagery elusive, and the lyrics arcane and mystifying. As such I've been trying to put together a definitive version of the lyrics for that time now, since no such version seems to exist on the internet; the only other one I've seen is certainly incorrect. I even tried emailing the band, but I got no reply.

So here is my current attempt at transcribing this song. It's too incomplete and inaccurate to submit anywere except some…

And when I do, I will have fulfilled my reason for existence.

So, Crystal Castles, my favourite artist (just look at my charts!) were going to come here in 2009. This was before I'd ever attended a concert (I saw Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the start of 2010) and I was super nervous about asking my parents if I could travel all the way to Sydney to see them… but then I didn't have to ask, because the shows they were doing were 18+. I was devastated, as I'd be about sixteen when the shows were going to happen.…

I've been rediscovering these in my library lately and wanted to write about them. I could put together a much larger list of fantastic Kylie Minogue bonus tracks and B-sides, but in this case, I opted for quality over quantity. I recently wrote about her most recent compilation album and this inspired me to think about some of her more underrated singles, which in turn led to putting this list together: not underrated singles but 'hidden gems', songs you may not be aware of if you've only listened to her albums.

They're not in any real order, though I put…

The short version of this entry is that I don't like them.

I've been a member of Last.fm since August 18, 2006… which is nearly six years, kinda frightening in retrospect (I was 12 then, too). My current account goes back to March 30, 2007, though I reset them on September 13, 2008, for reasons I don't remember. I think my charts were all jrock when I reset them. (By the way, I don't really like my Last.fm username anymore; it's from a translated jpop song, but it mostly just results in people asking me who Alie is, and if…

Preface

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The Best of Kylie Minogue was released on the 1st of June this year to commemorate Kylie Minogue's 25th year as part of the music industry, but I only got around to reviewing the tracklist today. If you can't be bothered reading the whole entry, take one thing away from it: this album is outclassed by previous compilations and is in no way a definitive representation of her 25 years. It's the same thing rehashed… except lesser than its predecessors because of omissions. Also, before we start, I'll make a note of my preferences. My favourite Kylie…

I'M SEEING CRYSTAL CASTLES LIVE.

AT LAST. After years of waiting patiently for them to come and do their own headline act in Australia that I can actually attend, I'm seeing them perform 25 Jan. at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. This is an earthshaking event and I must announce it to everyone, people who hate CC, people who love CC, people who have never heard of CC, people who feel mildly about or indifferent to CC… I am in full-scale fangirl mode. Not the kind that ruins concerts for everyone, just the kind that won't shut up about said…

Today I've become a lot more humble. I hope I can live up to these newfound ideas. While they mostly involve me realising I'm a better person than I deliberately act to be, they're definitely feelings of humbleness and rerecognition of my insignificance.

I tend to view myself as a stupid, frivolous, limited person, and I realise that's the person I've been presenting to the world. I've been acting deliberately ignorant about things to troll and simply because that's how I see myself. I've hidden the sensitive and 'smarter' side of me beneath a thick-headed stereotype. Another reason I do…

just so i dont have to keep the list in my profile

Last.FM Milestones

1st track: (12 Sep 2008)
Explosions in the Sky - So Long, Lonesome
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1000th track: (29 Sep 2008)
The Angelic Process - ...And Your Blood Is Full Of Honey
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2000th track: (11 Oct 2008)
宇多田ヒカル - Let Me Give You My Love
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3000th track: (17 Oct 2008)
cLOUDDEAD - Rifle Eyes
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4000th track: (23 Oct 2008)
Regina Spektor - Après Moi
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5000th track: (29 Oct 2008)
Capsule - Sugarless GiRL
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6000th track: (02 Nov 2008)
Capsule - Sugarless GiRL
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Capsule - Sugarless GiRL from Sugarless GiRL

It's cute. Really. It is. I became a bit addicted, and everyone kept teasing me about how long I had it on play xD, so I decided to aim to break my record of playing Ann Lee's 2 Times for about 112?? hours on repeat once. I think I've already broken it, but the goal I set for myself is seven days straight, so I can quit late Monday evening =) And I'm still not sick of it yet!

Fiddling for the sake of fidding, though. It was a lot easier to navigate when it was the old way. Then again, I haven't been back for long.