Friday 25 November 2011

Forget Friday....It's all about Sunday. Girl.


An artist that I''ve found quite interesting to watch over the last year or so has been Sunday Girl aka Jade Williams.

I guess the first thing you notice about her is how gorgeous she is, but the moment you hear her sing, you instantly discover a very unique tone in her voice which I find rather captivating.
I love the sounds of her vocal coupled with some equally twisted sounding production (cue Diplo).
Throw in some acid meets 80's tracks and a whole host of (left of centre) pop covers, Sunday Girl sets herself apart from the average cookie cutter pop artist.

In the year I've been following her on the (copeous amounts) blogs, what I have also noticed is how engaged she becomes with her fans, and not just how often she conversates directly on twitter and facebook with them, but extended her talents beyond just being a singer, but entertaining them with various DJ sets and throwing tea parties for her fans. From a marketing perspective, I think this is important (and pure gold). I think an artist needs to be accessible to their fans and not sit up on a peddlestool like some unattainable glorified popstar.

Just to add more meat on the bones, she exhibits a very strong point of view when it comes to her personal style; it's quirky and very chic at the same time. What I think is amazing, is in the year or so that she's been around, shes become the face of River Island, modelled for ASOS, collaborated on a joint collection with Firetrap and grabbed the attention many of the fashion elite.


One of my favourite songs to listen to and is on constant replay on my iPod is Four Flours. There's something so relatable about these lryics, maybe it's the whole idea of someone jumping out of your bed!

"We left on a note, but no ones singing.
Better off alone.
Made no excuses, you made your escape.
No explanation. How dare you.
Out of my bed and off down the stairs. The back of your head was a clear view.

Four floors apart, but we just keep missing.

Two worlds in half, and I'm still wishing.
Four floors apart, and I'm still wishing to see your face again.
Wonder just what I'd say."


I could write on and on about this girl but if you haven't been living under a rock, you would have already come across this echanting Siren. So I'll just leave you loving her more, like I do.

Tuesday 18 October 2011

Cover Inspiration From High School Memories

It's been a while. I'll keep it short and sweet.

My cousin Emma is pretty much like my sister and has always been a strong influence in my life. Even when we were kids, we'd always be inseparable.

Her taste in music always rubbed off on me dating back to high school and through to when were living together in our Maroubra apartment. 

Anyways, I did this little cover for her back around her birthday in July, but totally forgot to post it. What better time to follow through now that she's just given birthday to a beautiful baby girl - Sienna.

Here's to you cuz and your beautiful new daughter.


Friday 22 July 2011

How far a best friend will go to get you to the Monster Hall

So I think I have to dedicate this post to my best friend Esther. No one knows me better in this world and only she really knows how much I really love Gaga and knows how much I draw inspiration from her artistry and business savvy.

Despite all ranging opinions, from "she's amazing," to "she's crazy," it has to be said Gaga does it, and she does it f**king well!

Drunken after party photobooth antics

So how was one going to get one self to the monster hall, when you can only win 1 of 1000 tickets.
Thankfully the industry I work in offered the chance to win a media and advertising trade ticket by getting their paws up in public - the more Gagaesque and the more public, the better!
I thought surely between the both of us crazies, we could come up with some brilliant winning entry.
Esther had the idea of getting her paws up in front of the Kings Cross coke sign.
My first thought was, "hmmmm that's kinda lame....what can we do better."
Then I thought "Wait.....in  front of the coke sign....WEARING DIET COKE CANS IN HER HAIR" ala prison scene from Gaga's Telephone!

Whilst extremely reluctant to get out on freezing cold Wednesday night wearing nothing but a leather jacket and coke cans in her hair, Esther pulled through with the goods and got us the winning photo and entry into the coveted Monster Hall!

I'm so happy to say, I saw Gaga for $20 at the Oxford Art Factory in 2008. Again in 2010 at the Monster Ball - Sydney Entertainment Centre. And again in 2011 - at the Monster Hall Town Hall.
Guess that makes me one happy little monster after all.

Almost chose the cuter photo
But it was the slightly deranged one that was the winner!
The Monster Yeti and Biker Jesus

Still in love with Judas baby

Back up dancer Mark. Making me 1 degree of separation from Gaga herself
Wouldn't be a night if I didn't smuggle BFF#2 in too!

Inside the Monster Hall

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Record Company Commemorative Plaques. A Rare Commodity

From a musical golden era long forgotten. Where record companies reigned supreme.

The commemorative plaques - an acknowledging accolade with it's proudly positioned CD disc's and cover art representative of a time long before the Juggernaut that is the digital revolution.

Where there were record shops and CD's instead of Itunes and mp3's.

When music wasn't so disposable and a lot more valuable.

How the times change.

Friday 10 June 2011

Have you got the candy? Preview.

So it's been a while since I've blogged. This doesn't mean I've stopped doing my thang!
Contrary to my lack of blogger presence right now, I have been working on a little number.

About 4 weeks ago, my awesome le talented friend Kris gave me a complete track to pen some lyrics and melody to.

It's almost done! After a few creative blocks here and there, a few windy roads with the direction of the song, Got the candy is shaping up quite well.

Before the full version gets posted, thought I might share a little preview.


Got the candy (Preview) by Thom_edward

Sunday 24 April 2011

Turn it on its head

So I wrote a song about 5 or 6 years ago. The song is called I'll be all you need and it's very lovey dovey, sappy and butter would totally melt in your mouth kind of song.

At the time I wrote it, I didn't actually know what being in love was all about or even knew what love felt like.

I hear artists like Natalia Kills say things like you should live and experience life before you can sing about it. Oddly enough, I hadn't lived this part of my life out yet.

I revisited this song, re-read it and thought the lyrics are totally generic and boring, and even after experiencing love, I didn't connect with it.

What do you do with a meaningless song? The melodies for it were actually pretty sweet and catchy, so I didn't feel comfortable just throwing it away.

So I thought, what have I experienced in my singledom? Hmmm. Bitterness, anger, making my feelings and myself vulnerable to another person, being walked all over, being pissed off at people messing you around. DING

I'll be all you need is now, I was all you need. I flipped it on it's head and turned it into a song about reckoning and making someone regret they ever messed you around. Suddenly it has more meaning.

I'm yet to record it, however, here are some lyrics that I just finished reworking today.


 I was all you need

Verse 1
There are no words, there are no pictures
To describe the way that you fucked up my heart
Cause you were my world, you were what I lived for each day
You took it all away, I begged you to say with me

Bridge 1
So I’m gonna do what I need to do to get past you and the games you’re playing
Make you regret, make you sorry, you wont forget why you shouldn’t mess with me

Chorus
Never find no body else, no body just like me
One in a million stars, far in the galaxy
Travel through time, look back and you will see
I was all you need
And I, I’m better off without you here
Won’t cry for you won’t shed a tear
You no longer mean all the world to me
And I was all you need

Verse 2
I hate you, I swore my love to you
Promised everything my body mind and soul,
And all you need to do, was to just believe me,
And know everything I said to you is true

Bridge 2
So I’m gonna do what I need to do to get past you and the games you’re playing
Cause what you left was a mess, made me full bitterness, an empty hole in me

Chrous

Bridge 3
In times of good in times of bad
In times when you’re feeling baby down and sad
You use to mean the world to me..
No longer mean the world to me…

Chorus

Saturday 23 April 2011