Demolition of Yorkshire Brewery silos commences

It has begun… Tears. Because, sad. x Sad Kitten of Doom

Grey Ghost’s new video – The Elixir

New video from Melbourne artist Grey Ghost for the single The Elixir just came out, and it’s pretty rad. http://www.vevo.com/watch/grey-ghost/the-elixir/AURMO1300007 The Elixir EP will be out on...

ROA at Bubbledays 2013

Another awesome stop-motion graff video comes in the form of the amazing ROA live painting at the Bubbledays festival, in Linz, Austria last month. I had the opportunity to enjoy several of ROA‘s...

Sofles – Infinite

Check out this awesome stop-motion video of Sofles, shot by Selina Miles from Unity Sound and Visual. x Kitten of Doom

Melbourne rooftop fun

I bought Misty some macarons as a “welcome back to Melbourne” present when she and Julian came to visit in Autumn. We enjoyed them high up on a rooftop. Misty made us all have one bite each of all...

Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy – Everyone

New from my fave duo Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio). x Kitten of Doom

The Eddie Maguire controvesy…

I love how Eddie Maguire gets to write an article detailing his feelings about his mistake that is assured to be read by most mainstream Australians, yet the 13-year-old that he helped to villify a...

A day in the life of little Kitten

Doing a spot of baking Getting the stove ready for some cooking… got me Jim Beam! I reckon I look like a shit hot DJ! Time to vaccuum the house. Got me Melbourne stubby! It’s nearly lunchtime after...

I iz on tumblr even more!

I also have made a second tumblr for all of my photos, not just the abando ones. I like to think they’re my better photos, but everyone else will have to be the judge of that.

I iz on tumblr

If you’re on tumblr, I post photos of abandoned buildings and places on this tumblr blog. x KoD

This post contains cat

So I’ve discovered two new things in the past 24 hours. Vine, courtesy of those mischievous kids from Sietta Adult Cat Finder I’ve combined the two, by way of my second Vine post. Make sure you...

Abandoned hospital, Antwerpen

This hospital used to be huge. By the time Andrew and I got to it, the majority of it had been demolished, with only the one beautiful building remaining. It took awhile to get out to this...

News plans for vacant Savoy Tavern site

The Savoy Tavern, a once iconic pub opposite Spencer Street Station Southern Cross Station, is set to undergo renovations to bring it back to it’s original glory, no money-making high-rise...

Kyiv, Ukraine

Exactly one year ago today, I flew from Berlin to Kyiv to meet Andrew and Shane for adventures in Chernobyl as well as general sightseeing in Kyiv. Central Kyiv is a colourful and vibrant city....

New track from Horrorshow – Unfair Lottery

Unfair Lottery sounds a bit different to previous Horrorshow material with the singing on the chorus. It might take a few listens for me to get into it, but kudos to them for doing something a bit...

Zine..?

My friend and I were thinking about making a photography zine of some of the abandoned and obscure places we’re been to around Melbourne, with maybe a little of our own poetry thrown in to...

Killbot Kindergarten – Back the Fuck Up

I can’t stop watching this. By Melbourne duo Killbot Kindergarten, the beats are rad, Youka’s voice is beautiful and the video is awesome in a unsettling, creepy, menacing kind of way.

How to promote your shitty art, Amanda Palmer-style

Write a poem about a recent world-news-worthy tragedy and post it on your blog, to gain attention. When the huge response still isn’t enough to satisfy your ego, write a blog entry about the poem...

The post in which I have a little bitchy whinge

How do you tell your good friend/housemate that their girlfriend is an awful person that every single person in our group of friends hates? She contributes nothing to our house financially, yet has...

Austra – Spellwork

Love this song, and the video is beautiful too!

Oh so arty

I was bored this afternoon so made these on my iphone… x Kitten of Doom

Artists on Instagram

I have found that Instagram is really useful for discovering new artists, photographers and graphic designers. Some of my favourites are: chasen9ne - http://instagram.com/chasen9ne Casey K -...

The more things change, the more… yeah…

Sometimes I feel as though I have not aged, not since 2000 when I officially became an adult. I made the transition from confident, popular teenager to not only adult but mentally ill adult all in...

Stolen Dog = happy

My posts have been fairly depressing as of late, so I thought I’d share the song that makes me happier than any other song ever. x Kitten of Doom

Summer

It is that time of year again. The one that everyone looks forward to. The one that I used to look forward to. The one that I still do look forward to, in the hope that maybe this year things will...

The three most melancholy songs I know

Try listening to them when you’re really depressed for maximum effect; even better if you have a few glasses of wine as well. 3. Her Name is Calla – Thief 2. Lights Out Asia – Great Men From...

Planet Love Sound’s music video for ‘Middle of Nowhere’

One of my favourite Melbourne bands, Planet Love Sound, has just released the video – well, it’s actually a short film called “3 Seas” – for their latest single, Middle of Nowhere. It’s trippy. Do...

Happy 3rd birthday, little blog!

It was actually three days ago, and it’s not so little anymore; but happy birthday all the same! For three years I have been posting a random mix of mostly pointless things and the occasional...

Abandoned UK morgue

I met up with BauhausGirl from Flickr when I was over in the UK last month, and she took me to a couple of places, including an abandoned morgue. The hospital that the morgue is attached is still...

One of my favourite artists, Makatron, has a new exhibition coming up a couple of weeks. Opening night is Thursday November 29th at House of Bricks in Collingwood. Looking forward to this. x Kitten...