Archive for January, 2010

Jan 31

Reason, Season, or Lifetime

Art by my Honny One of my dearest friends in the whole wide world Dannii sent me the below ideas and thoughts a little while ago… it’s an anonymous poem. Now I know some of you may have an chronic aversion to anything called a ‘poem’ if that’s your caper, think of it as song [...]

Jan 30

No Guts, No Glory!

NYC Public Library (one day I will visit it & it will be a dream come true) photo by Ktylerconk “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr Seuss Having courage is choosing between fear and action. It’s an every single [...]

Jan 29

Punk Wisdom #2

Photo by Jonah, self portrait. “There is a prayer that I say every morning, it’s actually a long sequence of prayers. The one part of it that really sums up my theology goes something like—actually I know exactly what it is but I’ll take it out of the scriptural language—“Whoever you are you made this [...]

Jan 28

30-days To A Radder You!

Art by Jhon Boy Change is pretty much one of the only certainties and constants in life (‘besides death and taxes!’ says my pal Dave from Punkcore Records. Ha!) We all reach points in our life when we realise that our ways, patterns, and habits might not suit us anymore or may even be hurting [...]

Jan 27

How to Fight a Case of the Major Sads

Photo by Jaja “Health is a holistic effect. It’s not just a matter of cutting calories or working out or meditating, but a whole range of factors that contribute to physical, mental and spiritual well-being. I teach my clients to listen to their body, thoughts, and emotions as indicators of overall health and refer them [...]

Jan 26

Hip Hop Insight #1

Art by Anenea Studio ?uestlove on getting his inspiration on: Sometimes I’ll just stare at the wall! If my awards or gold plaques intimidate me I’ll just turn them around and look elsewhere [laughs]. Most of the time I’ll just sit and listen to music—my studio and record library are connected to each other—I’ll just [...]

Jan 25

Miss B’s Guide to Brisbane

*taken by my dear friend Chris Iselin I have a lot of friends that come through Brisbane (my hometown) on tour with their band throughout the year. I get the question ‘what is there for us to do on our off day Bianca?’ a lot. I decided to put together a little guide of my [...]

Jan 24

The Friendship Manifesto

Photo by Juliana Coutinho “Your life will not go unnoticed, because I will notice it.” ~Susan Sarandon When I was little girl my parents always told me ‘Don’t trust anyone or don’t put expectations on people that way your chances of getting disappointed will be a whole lot less.’ Hearing that from such a young [...]

Jan 23

Music Has Power

Art by Ben Doukakis In my magical rock n roll adventures over the years I have witnessed music change lives, my life, my friends’ lives and the lives of total strangers. A little story… My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago. While western medicine has been able to help my mum to a [...]

Jan 22

Punk Wisdom #1

Photo by Natalie Lorenz for Total Immortal Photography. “Music is the voice of spirituality. It’s the one beautiful thing that we still do to alleviate the sadness that we create for ourselves. To me that’s the clearest form of spirituality. Everything we do goes against nature and destroys our chances in this world in some [...]

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