I've been really amazed lately at music's ability to bring back so many memories. Just a simple song can whip up memories of years and years ago, and it's such a bittersweet thing. So let me take you through my life in music…

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MY CHILDHOOD – AGE 0-NOW
Most of the music listened to in my childhood was influenced by my parents, and because my mother is a classical pianist we also listened to a lot of classical music, no particular artists or composers though. These are the main ones:

The Beatles
Since I was a kid, my father…

I just grabbed a copy of Sam's Town, and I've only listened to it the whole way through once but so far I think it really lacks the spark that made Hot Fuss such a great album.

To tell the truth, I'm actually a little disappointed. It's not BAD, but it's not up to the standard I expected. Perhaps Brandon Flowers and co are trying for something new (some of the songs seriously have a Queen-like stadium feel to them), but sometimes it's better to stick to the devil you know.

Having said that though, When You…

A couple of CDs I have gained in the past few days, hooray for me:

Silent Alarm Remixed
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Unplugged & Unreleased
Amnesiac
Pablo Honey
Rage Against the Machine
Evil Empire
With Love and Squalor

I haven't really had a chance to listen to all of them yet, but thanks to my buds for giving them to me, you guys are awesome.

So far I really like the Bloc Party remixes, and of course the Oasis album is both a trip down memory lane and a journey into unknown territory which I've really enjoyed so far.…

I went to see Ben Folds last night with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House for the first of his four Sydney shows. What can I say, really? It was absolutely phenomenal and I don’t feel that I have adequate words to express the effect that man has on me.

We had seats close to the back of the theatre, but still well enough to see what was going on. Unfortunately my camera couldn’t zoom far enough to get any good pictures, and I was an idiot and didn’t note down the set list in order but I…

In no particular order, my 10 essential songs.

Wonderwall.
As cliché as this song may be, it really holds a special place in my heart. I first heard it when it was released in 1995. I was 6 years old and Oasis played often on ABC Kids between cartoons, and I was totally mesmerised by the Gallaghers – if my memory serves me correctly I had a little crush on Liam, haha. I forgot about the song for a while until last March, when I met a boy who would often play it on his acoustic guitar and sing…

This is the playlist I have at the moment, sure to kill even the happiest of moods. You may notice that some of the songs on it are kind of happy and thus you probably think I'm an idiot, but listening to these songs in the context in which I am is seriously the most depressing thing ever. Boo.

1. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
2. We're So Far Away
3. I Loved The Way She Said "L.A."
4. A Perfect Sonnet
5. The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
6. Wonderwall
7. Suspension
8. Paint the Silence…

All day today, for reasons that one person and one person only knows, I have listened to basically nothing but Death Cab for Cutie. So, in true Elly tradition, I have decided to further put off my poetry-writing to write a journal about this band.

I'm not quite sure when I first heard Death Cab, I guess it was probably when I was about 15. The first song I remember distinctly was I Was A Kaleidoscope, and I liked it because it sounded cute and happy, and I liked the line I put on my overcoat, and walked…

I love to explore music and find new bands, but it isn’t very often that I find a band I listen obsessively to for a long time. I'm always very open about what I do listen to, but usually it's just a passing phase. However the last band which absolutely blew me away and has risen to become one of my all time favourite bands is Radiohead.

It's funny because I've always been known as the 'emo' girl or the one to appreciate pop-punk, but I identified so much with this. Bands like these have so much more depth…

This is more for personal purposes than anything else, just reviews of bands I've seen live and such. I'll even include local ones just because I'm that bored, haha. Modern history essays can go suck a fat dong.

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AUGUST 10, 2003
Sum 41, New Found Glory, In the Grey
UNSW ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY

This was my very first concert when I was 14 years old. Sum 41 was one of my favourite bands back then and I went along to this concert with Sophie, Kaitlyn and my cousin Van. The atmosphere was something I had never experienced before…