#CraftOverShaft

My ex-boyfriend would put me down for staying in n crafting on a Friday night. In efforts to promote and educate girls that ‘it is okay and cool to be creative’ I pulled together a small event for Indiah (my 16 year old little sister) and some of the inspiring women in my life! I got the idea to make these glasses from 

the Fancy Free girls in Brisbane. Here's an tutorial! 

On Thursday 28 August we gathered at our apartment for our first #CraftOverShaft night! Where we stuck, glued and pinned pretty and funny things to make Funglasses, ready for the summer season.

A massive thank you to Mandy Mateljak Photography 

for taking these magical pics.

 CLICK HERE to see what we created! 

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Ocsober - 30 Days Sober

This October I'm taking part in Ocsober, as a proud member of Brew-Tang Clan! Yep that's right 30 days of no alcoholic beverages. We're raising money for Life Education. It's a not-for-profit organisation delivering positive, preventative health education programs in schools, which motivate, encourage and empower children and young people to make smart life choices for a healthy future, free from the harm associated with drug and alcohol misuse.

Working in the music industry, many hours of my career and social activities are spent in late night venues and licensed premises. I want to prove to myself, my friends and peers that weekends can be enjoyed without a glass of red in hand!

Let's make some dollar bills for the babies.

DONATE HERE! 

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Listen Here!

So you haven’t sorted you ticket yet for Listen Out 2014?

Trust me, the trip to Europe for the Summer Festival Circuit (only to be welcomed home to winter benders) is hurting my bank account too! But before you go blow your cash at the Ambar ATM at 2am Saturday, then again at 3am on Sunday,  for the 4th weekend in a row go grab your LISTEN OUT 2014 ticket! I’ve just been told there will be NO door sales.

The party WILL sell out (super soon) and I don’t want you to miss out on seeing these 5 super-hot acts who I am totally obsessed with:

Young Fathers - Get Up

Bondax - Giving It All

Golden Features - Guillotine

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Tape & Money

SchoolBoy Q - There He Go

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Freya's Coffee Scrub

Meet Freya! She's an inspiring young Perth gal who's stepping out of her comfort zone to create, design and distribute her own line of natural cosmetics! Freya's Coffee Scrub is made by hand, to order by Freya. I caught up with her to get the low down on this exciting new venture... 

How did the coffee come to you? I'm a Sagittarius so most ideas come to me suddenly and wildly. Coffee scrubs have become quite popular along with most natural ways of healing, so I decided to create something uniquely to me through marketing and ingredients. I'll eventually tie it in with my massage therapy in the near future.

What are the benefits of Freya’s Coffee Scrub? There are lots of benefits, obviously being all natural ingredients you are not letting any nasties into your body through the skin. And it’s preservative free!

What’s in it? The base ingredients I’m using currently are fresh coffee grind (arabica beans), epsom salt, coconut oil and essential oil blends. Coffee is full of antioxidants, mildly exfoliates, smoothes and firms the skin. Epsom salt is a natural detoxifier, as your skin absorbs up to 60% of what you put on it (a reason not to use products with harsh chemicals) the salt helps your body rid toxins and flush out. Coconut oil softens and moisturizes the skin as essential oils stimulate the mind through your senses! 

What three 3 tunes do you suggest to scrub too? I love a good sing and dance in the shower, so at the moment my 3 most showered to tracks are;

Lorde - 400 Lux

Arctic Monkeys - Do I wanna know

Fat Freddy's Drop - The Raft

You can purchase Freya's Coffee Scrub from her website and in person at Boutique Eco, Margaret River. 

All products are made to order with love! Very exciting things to come for this young entrepreneur. You can follow Freya’s progress by liking her Facebook Page here  and following her on Instagram @freyascoffeescrub

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It Sounds Fresh

Part of my job working for Boomtick Events includes promoting upcoming artists that we have playing in the clubs. I’ve just spent the morning listening to some really great mixes from five DJ’s that are on the next Fresh produce line-up at Ambar. Fresh Produce in a night that happens a couple of times a year, where we give Perth DJ’s  the opportunity to play at Ambar if they haven’t before! ALL of the mixes were THAT great, that I can’t not share them with you…

March Madness by Dave Morgan on Mixcloud

If you like what you here make sure you pop down the club Friday 20 June! All the details can be found here!

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Thursday's Loose Change

One of the inspiring and talented hip hop acts that reigns from Big Village Records returns to Perth from the SYD this Thursday (YAY!).  Loose Change is comprised of Rapaport and Ellesquire, with their super-smooth deckman P.Major. They’re responsible for tracks ‘New Day’ and ‘Shoosh’, which more recently has been gettin' smashed on the J’s.

With Sarah Pellicano and Silvertongue supporting, it’s fair to call it a Thirsty Thursday! If you’re not familiar with their music that’s no problem, as I have listed some viewing/listening links for your pleasure below! 

If you're keen to come to their show this Friday I've got a $10 guest list, flick me an email here and I'll sort ya'll :-)

Ode to the Beat Maker - Loose Change

On The Prowl Ellesquire - 

Shoosh - Loose Change

Suburban Dark - What You Know About Ft. Rapaport

If you want to purchase a pre-sale ticket head here!

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Hideout Festival 2014

It’s amazing but not surprising what a good night of dancing with beautiful friends can do. I’m not saying the red wine, bag of bikkies AND the fact that I stayed in on the Friday night didn't contribute. But if it wasn’t for these decision-making-arms-twisters I wouldn't be feeling the way I am right now. I'm feel ecstatic. Trust me, its been a long time for that natural adrenaline of personal excitement to flow throughout my body. 

On the 28^th June, the night of my BIRFDAY Party , I’ll leave the club (It’s around the world theme, quite fitting really) to embark on a journey which will take myself and a legendary team from Perth to Croatia! This is the first country I’ll be spending some time in of my 3 week holiday. For many reason but most importantly for this one, Hideout Festival...

The line-up makes me wet. Am I allowed to say that? Fuck it, yeah I am! AND the peeps that I am going with, I don't have the words to explain... It's going to quite possibly be the best year ever.

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Sarah Pellicano Releases 'Playing With Fire'

WA singer/songwriter Sarah Pellicano is excited to announce her newest release, ‘Playing With Fire’ featuring MC Roc Walla and produced by much-loved fellow WA act Creed Birch.

The second electronic release from Pellicano’s Debut EP captures her raw and emotional take on love and lust, a taste of why she has been a sought after vocalist in Perth. ‘Playing With Fire’ is a story of desperation and inadequacy, told with Pellicano’s unique voice, and backed by the incredible flow of Roc Walla.

Of the track, Pellicano says, “It’s about what desperate lengths people go to when it comes to losing someone they love. It starts with a girl, so innocent and clueless, and ends with her becoming someone she never wanted to be for someone who didn't value her.” Accompanied by Roc Walla’s infallible flow and poetry and Creed Birch’s growling production, this is a team that cannot disappoint.

The track has had over 8000 plays over the last 5 days! 

Take a listen, grab the free download and share the lurve.

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West Coast Blues and Roots

Sunday you'll find me in Fremantle. Not only because I wouldn't have been able to find a cab back from Tessa's House On A hill -German Sparkle Edition (Fremanlte cabs are a joke) but secondly because I'll be heading to West Coast Blues and Roots Festival with some of my dearest girlfriends,

 Grace and Mandy.

The line up is bliss;

John Mayer |Dave Matthews Band |Doobie Brothers | Erykah Badu

Elvis Costello & The Imposters |Matt Corby | Boy and Bear |
Michael Franti & Spearhead | Jake Bugg |Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Steve Earle & The Dukes | Morcheeba | Gary Clark Jr | Russell Morris - The Soul Rebels

The two artist  heading to see (both for the first time) Erykah Badu and Dave Matthews Band. Undecided whether to go or not, let me help make up your mind. I insists...

  

Reason number one... Erkya Badu.

The second reason John Mayer.

And the third...Dave Matthews Band.

Tickets are still available here!

If your going, give me a Holla via my FB here! Mandy and I will be running around taking photos as part of our Iheart Campaign

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Hamelin Bay Weekend Getaway

For more information on Hamelin Bay and its surrounds head  here!

Battle Cry

Angel Haze, she can do no wrong. Teaming up with Australia's own Sia to deliver the heart breaking, sole mending track Battle Cry. Check the video clip below - so heavy.

Angel Haze feat Sia Battle Cry

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Home Brew Day

Tomorrow is Thursday. Tomorrow is Home Brew Day.

Tom from Home Brew/@Peace shares the title of my favourite rapper 

with The Tongue, Roc Walla (The Stoops, Lo & Behold) 

and Kendrick Lamar.

Tomorrow is Thursday. Tomorrow is Home Brew Day.

Tom from Home Brew/@Peace shares the title of my favourite rapper 

with The Tongue, Roc Walla (The Stoops, Lo & Behold) 

and Kendrick Lamar.

Tomorrow is Thursday. Tomorrow is Home Brew Day.

After months of relating, crying, laughing and attempting to rap-a-long to Home Brew's/@peace lyrics I get to see these cats perform LIVE.

Tickets are still available here!

Listen to this song.

Laugh with these boys.

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DJ Shadow

Ever year the Perth International Arts festivals host a unique and mature array of artists. This year is no different, their contemporary line-up deliveries a wide range of genres. But most importantly its includes some delectable hip hop and electronic acts.

One of the shows that both my mate Benny P (local DJ, Ramen lover and all around NICE guy) and I are most looking forward to is DJ Shadow! Here are Benny's 5 Favourite DJ Shadow tracks, so you too can get excited! 

Six Days

Building Steam With a Grain of Salt

The Number Song

Organ Donor

High Noon

You'll find all the ticket information here for DJ Shadow on Saturday 1 Feb at the Perth International Arts Festive!

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Tale of a Tall Fellow is RAD!

On Friday the 24 February I’m putting on a gig This Is Rad a.k.a Ranga Appreciation Day. With a Stella local line-up of red headed DJ’s, freckle face painting, orange hair spraying with all proceeds goings to the Cancer Council of WA. Local designer Di Nguyen has kindly donated a shirt for the winner of the BEST Ginger Mo, Fro or Beard Comp! I asked her a few quick questions about her label (which I adore)! 

Label: Tale of a Tall Fellow 
It all came about when… I saw a lack of variation in menswear in Perth. All the shirts were very similar and I wanted to create something a little different and to give the guys of Perth another option in what they could wear. 
My biggest inspiration is… history and mainly British fashion and designers such as visit and Bobby Abley.
Describe Tale of a Tall Fellow in 5 words: Art, Timeless , Versatile, Eco, Creative.
Your favourite Ranga: Gwilym Pugh(pictured below).

LIKE on FACEY here

CHECK it out here

Big Up’s to Julia Gillard and Cameron Ling for taking part in today’s shoot!

If you would like to enter the comp make sure you’re at Flyrite by 9pm next Friday, event details here.

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Southbound 2014

A recap in images by the insanely taented Mandy Mateljak. You can see Mandy's amazing work on her blog here, (she only launched it this week, take a few minutes to check it out)!

You can see the full album here!

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