On The Shelves | Get The Look

Jesen Bomber Jacket in Khaki/Navy $130, CBK Basic Tee in Forest Green $40 and Beat Poet Perforated Jeans $260

If only the clothes on my bedroom floor looked this neat! We’ll be open right up until 6pm on Christmas Eve this Friday.  Come in and fill your stockings!

Ho Ho Ho,
Comeback Kid

Hear Me Now | Who Built The Pyramids

The Pyramid Rock Festival is just around the corner (nay, just around the Sphinx should we say?!) and we must confess that we’re pretty impressed with the diversity of it’s line-up. I’m also pretty un-impressed with my ability to write a more substantial opening paragraph so let’s just break it down (James Brown) instead. Cool!

N*E*R*D
Kinda been crushing on Pharrell Williams for ever (though I must confess this love did weaken when I saw his TOTALLY CRAY CRAY HOUSE really? really?*) so it’s pretty exciting that they’re hitting our shores to kick start 2011. Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) is a) a stupid title and b) possibly one of the most fun songs ever. November this year saw the release of their latest album Nothing which ironically has had very little press. That’s what happens when Kanye is on his game y’all.

Arrested Development
Before the television show there was a band and they were awesome albeit a little one hit wonder kind of awesome rather than album after album awesome. Said hit, People Everyday, is the number one favourite song of my sidekick Patricia. He can’t get enough. Actually I’m kind of scared that he might self destruct or something once he witnesses it’s greatness live. Time will tell.

Jebediah
Yeah you weren’t expecting that were you? You were expecting Chill Wave or something weren’t you? Suck on that hipster fool. Leaving Home means the world to me. Harpoon brings me to tears. So there, we like daggy Aussie rock too you guys… gosh!

Neon Indian
Ha! Gotcha! Chill Wave in the house say “ho”! Deadbeat Summer (at 127 times and counting) is THE MOST PLAYED SONG at Comeback Kid. So how could we not chill out at their set? Respect.

Stonefield
If there’s one thing my sister and I can’t do, it’s sing. So I’m pretty pumped to see a bunch of sisters who can not only sing but write music and be awesome. They’re like Australia’s answer to Hanson. Through the Clover gets me ready to rock but also saddens me as I think of the singing talent I simply don’t have. Sigh.

Rock Lobster,
Comeback Kid

*When, pray tell, did I start talking like a 14 year old American teenager and think this was O.K.?

Brain Drain | From Gothenburg With Love

Editors Note: We forced Ricky to do this post as a way to come to terms with his problems. This is our creepiest most fucked up post to date. Enjoy.

Please note that this post may involve excessive grovelling adulation towards a certain Swedish-Japanese hybrid by the name of Yukimi Nagano.

Little Dragon came to town last week and their captivating performance blew me away and left me wanting for more. Demure like a delicate flower, like a petal on the first day of spring, what Yukimi does with music is pure poetry. Her meek appearance belies her charismatic on-stage persona. Seeing her on stage vocalising in her rich soothing vibrato, pulling shapes left right centre and undulating her pixie-esque svelte form brought tears to my eyes. I’m not exagerrating, I’ve unfortunately inherited me Mum’s weak tear ducts (she’s highly susceptible to mild episodes of prolonged weeping: she’s like tears on tap). That’s why I always have a little handkerchief in my pocket as a preventive measure for any tear-induced faux pas. The crowd was in baying delight and alive with pleasure.

That gig was a life changing moment for me. I fixed my eyes on her with intent before she left the stage and vanished. I needed to do something. I considered every single expedient possible in order to meet and converse amicably with this arcane bedazzling siren. Perhaps I could track down which hotel they’re staying at. But there wasn’t enough time to get my binoculars at this hour. I chided myself for coming completely unprepared and thinking so one-dimensionally. The next 24 hours of my unfulfilled life were spent on a rigorous Twitter-watch operation. All I’m asking for is just five minutes.

The golden opportunity was finally bestowed upon me by way of the Washed Out gig at The Toff. I was on the side flank while Washed Out was performing. Yukimi was in close proximity. I laid my eyes on her. To be fair, Washed Out was amazing live but I didn’t care. My only concern: making my life-long dream come into fruition (I say life-long but in reality this dream was only conceived 2 days prior to the aforementioned gig).

I was so chuffed and nervous at the same time, I was sweating spinal fluid, my heart giving a right pounding. Equipped with night vision goggles and hunting vest, I mustered my courage and approached her. I shook her hand (twice!) and that skin-on-skin contact propelled me to an astral realm.  She was surprisingly lovely and down-to-earth for a woman of her calibre and we had a brief chatter. She probably felt creeped out as I was fawning all over her, but what can you do? It’s my profession.

Ladies and gentlemen, I can die in peace now. Thanks very much.

Your favourite stalker,
Comeback Kid

Local Love | Trimaparty

Oh God. Advice to you, my dear internet friends: do not blog when hungover… or else you come up with shockers like the above title. It’s meant to be a little bit of Trimapee with a dash of party. Yeah. That said, if you like being hungover then this post is for you (you dirty boozehound you). On Boxing Day (our calendars most deceptively non-violent day) aforementioned label are throwing an epic shindig south-side for us, the youth. You can get your hands on tickets at Trimapee stores (they’re real cool you should check ‘em out) or online HERE. I”ll be there because I’m DJing* and also because I’m addicted to POSING. Can’t believe Face Hunter didn’t take me photo when he was here. Single tear.

I will stop typing now.

Yours,
Comeback Kid

*This, quite simply is NOT TRUE. But I will be there for other reasons like DANCING and annoying Oh Jamie by pulling on his new nose ring.

Hear Me Now | Mixing It Up

Hi Guys! We’ve put together another summer mix (Can you ever have enough? We can’t!) for your listening pleasure. You’re probably wondering where we find all these rad beach photos: well it’s hard work. This mix features tracks from Toro Y Moi, Girls and Little Dragon. Listen to it HERE.

Yours,
Comeback Kid