Vagina Cake Bake

I have a quirky friend called Jacques. 

But I like to call him Shark.

He makes really yummy honey and lemon tea for me.

He turned 30. So I made him a Vagina Cake.

Happy 30th Birthday Brother Shark. 

Love having your presence in my life.

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Soothing Blooms

Floral Design is one of my true loves. It’s weird and may seem crazy but there’s something so soothing about collecting different textured foliage, cleaning the vessels and arranging the blooms that inspire my soul. Don't think you have to have a heap of disposable income to fill the house with blooms. Just grab your scissors and a big happy smile and take a stroll down your public street with polite manners in mind! 

Tips

• Recycle old jam jars, pasta jars and teapots - they all make great vessels (vases) to hold your blooms.
• Ensure your vessels are clean. I normally wash mine with boiling water from the kettle and add in drop of bleach.
• Change the water in your vessels every 3 days.
• Ensure you always cut the stems of your blooms on a clean, sharp angle; take about 1cm off the stems when you get home from the store and when you change the water. This will ensure you cut out any air bubbles that may be in the stem resulting in the heads of your blooms going limp in a day or two.
• When using fresh foliage of flowers from your garden place in water immediate, let sit for several hours then re-cut stems (Take about 1cm of the bottom again on a clean, sharp angle). 

Thats to my dazzling housemate Hal for taking these images - You can follow him on Instagram @ imhal9000

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Flyrite Friday Night Market

I'm putting on a little show at Flyrite AND it's free entry! It's a night market from 6pm onwards, this Friday 1 November! A market where a selection of Perth’s Fashion Bloggers will be selling their past treasures(MASSIVE thank you to Miss Mon Bon for pulling the sellers togther). Where you can enjoy acoustic tunes from Perth’s most talented singers whilst indulging in sweet treats and delicious fruit punch!

The bloggers involved are;

• Little Miss Mon Bon
• Vintage Chic
• The Kids Are In Trouble
• Love From Shell
• Vintage Valley
• Lion in the Wild
• Le Fanciulle

There will be yummy sweet treats to eat 

from my home girl Ebony (from E&B)-see below! 

Beautiful Sounds from my friends Sarah Pellicano, Codie Sundstrom, Natasha Shanks, Zara Huts.

Here's the link to the Facebook page, 

I hope you can make it!

Metric x ICSSC pres. Circo

In recent week’s I have come to the realization that I have got it back, well at least it feels like I have, what you may ask? My ability to drink. In my best Australian okka accent “I didn’t spend 5 bloody years up there, in the mines not to come out the other end of it a social drinker! Aint no pre-loading here mate, imma binge drinker. Fuck it I say.  There’s nothing wrong with being an alcoholic, really is there? Narrr not at all. Fanno, pass us the funnel.” Ha ha all jokes a side I’m just stoked to be able to get sick-bitch-BIRFDAY-drunk with my friendships.

Which brings me to the next event that I will be socially frolicking around at with beverage in hand! Circo in its inaugural stance is the latest addition of fun filled festivities presented to Perth by Metric x ICSSC.  Both these promoters teaming together is magical, so is the beautiful and respected line-up that the event will deliver to Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 17 August (this Saturday).

Lineup: FLIGHT FACILITIES (AUS) HERMITUDE (AUS) CHET FAKER (AUS) TA-KU (AUS) OWL EYES (AUS) DUNE RATS (AUS) WILLOW BEATS (AUS) MICKEY PEARCE (UK) JEROME LOL (USA) GIRL UNIT (UK) NEW YORK TRANSIT AUTHORITY (UK) GIRAFFAGE (USA) WAVY SPICE (USA) GROUND IS LAVA (USA) WAVE RACER (AUS) EVIAN CHRIST (UK) JONTI (AUS)DJEMBA DJEMBA (USA) MR CARMACK (USA)

Tickets are only $89 - Think about it this way, that’s only 3 less caps you’ll be having this weekend. Deal done. Sorted. Let’s get white girl wasted!

Track Listing
1. Hermitude  - Threads
2. Mr. Carmack - Brazilian Blowjob
3. Chet Faker - No Diggity

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Wu-Tang Is The Answer

We all have personal goals and benchmarks we want to reach. One of mine has been to speak on a music industry panel. Today I did that, feeling like I have come along way in two years! See above the pic of students who sat on the information session this afternoon AND below the post from my personal FB page earlier today.

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I Love Crowd Funding

Not too many moons ago my friend Micah, who is a local DJ/Producer/Radio Host/Noodle Eater Extraordinaire, was offered an opportunity to play at a festival in the Ukraine called Kazantip, by our friend Lady Waks. He was wrapped with the venture that lay before him but unfortunately his financial situation was quite the opposite. This is a story you tend to here way to often working in a creative industry. 

There is some really great government grants available but the success rate of getting a grant approved in WA sits at about 22% and is a hell of a lot of work just to submit to an applications for it only to get rejected. With recent success stories from Hermitude, Amanda Palmer and Tomas Ford I had been intrigued about the “crowd funding” process. Recently, I had been exploring ideas but yet to be involved in a campaign as a lacked a meaningful cause. And there sat Micah in my lounge room.

After several meetings the budget was calculated, the copy was written and we had outsourced Zac from Tunnel Vision to record Micah’s video for his campaign to cover the cost for him to attend the festival. And here it is…

Link to: Micah's Pozible Campaign

As you can see we are freaking stoked to have reached our target goal (f*ck yeah) but there are still some really rad rewards available. Including stickers, DJ lessons and a complete house party setup (the first one is being used for a wedding). Now you maybe wondering, why should you pledge if we have met our target goal. Well, we had some hidden costs. As Kazantip is its own country in the Ukraine they have extra expenses including additional VISA fees and transfers. And this maybe be stretching it but if we can sort out some extra funds we really want to hire a local Ukrainian to film Micah’s set at the festival to share with you.

Now you know what Crowd Funding is I dare you to get involved and assist in helping a creative type achieve their dreams. There are hundreds of amazing ideas on the Pozible website. To be part of someone’s journey and success leaves you with a beautiful warm fuzzy feeling inside, trust me!

Stay flippin' warm. AND dry.

xXx

My Love for AlunaGeorge

After hearing Aluna Francis’s vocals on the track that was my Autumn, Disclosure’s White Noise I was hooked to her sound. Exploring through AlunaGerorge tracks on Spotify I was quickly addicted to their sound. A beautiful production of Pop, Bass and Garage its no doubt that AlunaGeorge is one of my favorite artists for 2013. Not long after purchasing their album Body Music I was also hypnotized by their beautifully captured video clips. See for yourself… 

 Your Drums, Your Love

Just A Touch

You Know You Like It

Mandy Mateljak | Boho Bender

What happens when two totally creative girls bender all weekend? Now normally my answer wouldn’t be Boho Snap Happy Times but one sunny January day both Mandy Mateljak and myself were a lil too focused on “Future Evie and Mandy” times that “Present Evie and Mandy” had to pace'em selves to keep up. The end result of a night of drinking, darting and ofcoarse cuttin' shapes was a very hung-dawg/powerhouse photo shoot in the backyard of Brooklyn. Fun frienship times in the land of According To Evie!

Note: Friends that I usually bender with next time I suggest “snap happy times” after an all nighter please advise me against it. 

Follow Mandy on Instagram here | And here on Twitter.

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According 2 Evie x Genga

A2E x Genga Mixtape Collaboration Concept is a joint venture with my blog and one of my favourite people Jarroyd "Genga" Nicholas. DJ Genga plays that party bass bootleg mashup shit! He's a  bonafide soul stealing ranga, occasional rodeo roustabout, ear licker and pusher of buttons about Perth, Western Australia.

We will be bringing you monthly mixes & interviews from Perth peeps that are crossing lines and bending boundaries. Each month we will choose a friend to submit fifteen tracks then Genga makes a personalized playlist with atleast ten of the tracks. He then adds some of his flavour to the mix and we release it to the world with a special interview here, on my blog.

Click here to hear our first mix!

So you feel comfortable with both of us below are some questions I asked Genga so you can get to know him better. 

A2E: Blue
Genga: Orange

The last thing I fingered banged was a meat pie the other day, ended up with a burnt finger!

The tunes I have packed…
1.Bird Machin – DJ Snake
2. Juicy – Biggie
3.Ben Pearce – What I might do
4. Gorgor City- Real
5. Major Lazer –Get Free

I would descibe my get up as…
1/3 – Salvador Dali
1/3 – Jack Sparrow
1/3 - Ron Wealsy

You can quote me on wait… Put your camera away first!

My Favrourite bevvy to funnel is day old beer.

My life motto is No Regrets.

Check Genga's sets out here and follow him on FB here! Next month we will  be linking up with Captain of the Ship, Joely Benjamin Hinton.

xXx

Sarah Pellicano - Shifts Gears

Its not everyday you meet truly inspiring and talented people. I'm pretty damn lucky as of where I am in life I do meet heap of them! Below is the collaboration project between local singer /songwriter Sarah Pellicano, sound producer/upcoming DJ Informant aka Rory Garton Smith and videographer Zac Gordon owner of Tunnelvision Media. Together we came together last Thursday afternoon to cover Plump DJ's track Shifting Gears...

It was an absolutely an honour connecting these creative souls to produce this Plump DJ's cover of Shifting Gears.

To listen to more of Miss Pellicano's music head here.

Watch more of Zac's videos here.

And to stay in the loop on Informants progress here.

You can see Plump DJ's at Villa Nightclub this Friday night. Here's the link to the event page! 

xXx

Nannup Music Festival

 It was a few weeks ago now that Bruna, Tash and myself headed down the old Ludlow Heather Green to represent and present Chics in Music Business at Nannup Music Festival. A weekend of boozing, bands, boy talk and not on my behalf but certainly on their’s baby talk! Oh yeah and we came up with some exciting new direction for Chics in Music Business. 

We camped for two nights on the side banks of the beautiful Blackwood River. We put up our own tent (totes girl power – Nigel Bird, you can keep your mouth shut buddy! )and we munched on organic and not so organic delights. We listened to so much inspiring and invigorating music. A massive hug and Thank you to Phedra and all the volley’s involved in making Nannup Music Festival. Now one of my favourite events of the year.

Below are 3 links to some new music I discovered and feel like its in your best interest for you to listen.

Ngaiire - Dirty Hercules

Mama Kin –  Rescue 

Anton Franc - Letting Go

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Keep Ambar Alive!

So, I have been attempting to write this for days. I've drafted it in my head, on paper, on ze ipad, on the lappy but the sentences and paragraphs are just way too busy. Too emotional for the message I need to deliver. So here's me trying to simplify.

You can't choose your family but you can choose your friends that become your family. My Ambar Family is one of the most beautiful, unique yet inspiring tribes I have ever studied or witnessed. And I am truly honoured to be apart of it. We are a congregation that has no leader but exist where the chicks where kicks, the beats are fresh and the bass is heavy.

They say home is where your heart is. Any given weekend you'll find me along with hundreds of others at HOME with our FAMILY at Ambar Nightclub.

The building where Ambar currently lives is being redeveloped and we have to move. Please take a second to watch this lil video and fill out the simple 6 questions to keep our legend alive.

Keep Ambar Alive Survey

xXx

Days Like This

Miss this kid more and more as his memory lingers on...

Days Like This - @Peace

EP here: itunes.apple.com/au/album/girl-songs

xXx

Dallas Royal

There is not only a tremendous amount of creative and gifted musicians that come out of Perth but the veins of our tree of talent spread all over the state. From Kununurra to Mt Barker, York to Nannup it seems that something in the water has diluted and magically inspired many individuals. Twirling around the deeper vines of our state you will find a brotherhood of 4 charming men, collectively they come together at Dallas Royal.

I first encountered the groups presence at Groovin the Moo Bunbury 2012 then secondly later at Parklife, lately I have seen their name and knocked into them more and more often. Now, most of you know I'm not a massive "Australian Rock" (unless there is a kick-arse front women aka Adalita or Katy Steele) fan but there's lads residing from Dunsborough go alright, and their party ethic is second to none. Loose c*nts. Their music is complemented by their high energy, live show. Evidence of why Dallas Royal are the next thing to come out of our South West.

Here's a link to their unearthed page, keep up-to-date with their gigs here on there FB page. If u get the opportunity to catch them live be prepared to get sweaty and fu*ked up. xXx

High Rotation Colabs

There are two colab tracks that I have on repeat at the moment. I’m enjoying them so much that I am going to share them with you!

1. Cat Power feat Angel Haze – Manhattan (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)DJ

 

2. Yoda ft Action Bronson – Big Trouble in Little China 

I managed to steal a double pass from the office (Shhh don’t tell the Bossman) to DJ Yoda| Stickybuds show at Villa on Friday 22 Feb. To enter simple email elartistmanagement@gmail.com and ensure you are following me on Instagram @according2evie)super simple right! The winner will be drawn next Thursday 14 February – that’s Valentine’s day lads.

xXx

Ghyde to Summer Baby

It’s a summer, social phenomenon that has swept over many of the 20-30 hooligans that live and like to party in Perth. Really, when you think about it was the guidance from our parents that have brought us to the jetty of wet and wild, fun times. How so you may ask? Well the typical West Australian kid started swimming lessons in Year 1. The majority of childhood birthday parties were based around the family or public pool. And as we entered our teen years the beach hosted many drunken occasions and with the river nursing our hangovers. The move to bangin' boat parties is only a natural progression that I'm totes blaming the olds for. Dang, I aint taking responsibility for my sunburn, hangover or luck of funds for a path that they paved for me! 

This Sunday we gather, once again, as tiny little ducklings on the banks on the river to celebrate. To celebrate and create “Apple Tree moments”. You know those times when you were a kid (or sitting on Bulwer Street roof) you know with your lil' mateys and you feel like the king on the world. With your friends by your side – whether it be the top of that apple tree or sitting on that god damn red roof! Analogy stolen from the lovely Mama Kin, keep an ear out for the track ‘Apple Tree’ from her forth-coming album The Magician Daughter! Song explains it all.

Anyway, the Ghlyd to Summer Cocktail Party Boat departs this Sunday morning at 10am from Barrack Street Jetty and you’re totally invited! Ticket Price is $130 which includes all ya drinks, BBQ lunch, salads and snacks. DJ’s on the decks (Evie made a pun) are Philly Blunt, Tha Beatslappaz, Beatsmack, Get More, Genga, Miss Demeanour (my girl) and Grantley Hyde.

Let’s get fu*king rowdy! For more information or to purchase tickets here’s the link: GHYDE TO SUMMER COCKTAIL BOAT PARTY

xXx

St. Jerome's Laneway Festival

There are five radical reasons I'm totes excited for Laneway. Imma gonna share em with you!

[Creed Birch & Richie]

1. I'll be hittin up the festival with Creed Birch and his bestie Richie. They are so good at dancing. And smoking cigarettes, they are really great at both those things. 

We are going to have a fly time.

[THEE Dress]

2. I have an excuse to wear this totally rocking dress again. This vibrant little number is a bridesmaids dress; my mother wore it to my Aunty’s wedding back in the day!

[Sweater Weather - The Neighbour Hood]

3.I will get to hear ‘Sweater Weather’

 by The Neighbourhood LIVE!

[This is Matt]

4. At the festival I will be meeting up with my friend Matt McMullen. He’s from Fremantle. 

Drives a Big car and works at Drum Magazine. 

Bonus: This will be the first time I meet his partner too! 

How I lurve LOVE and meeting new peeps.

[Alpine-Villages]

5. Alpine. 

Do I really need to explain how or why these guys are so rad?

There are plenty of reasons why the rest of the country is excited. Below is run through of the acts on the lineup!

 

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