Peter Murphy @ The Bakery

The first stop on Peter Murphy's 2013 Australian tour was Perth! How lucky were we?
Peter or Bauhaus have never been to Australia before. I hope he enjoyed staying in Perth, and it was a real honour to see him. He's such a big idol of mine.

I certainly enjoyed his show a lot. I arrived pretty early, like I usually do for shows. There wasn't really any line at all. I was one of the first people into the venue. I bought a Peter Murphy shirt with an octopus on it, and staked out the front of the stage.
Funnily enough, the same cute girl from Adam Ant was also at the Peter Murphy concert. I bet she's super annoyed with me now, because I always seem to get a souvenir from gigs. Sorry cute girl!!!

The Bakery is an okay venue. It's run by Artrage, who also run the Rooftop Movies. The venue is large, and the stage is set pretty low (compared to the Astor).
The crowd consisted of a lot of goths. I didn't really get a good view of how many people there were, because I was at the front.

The supporting band was Fear of Comedy, who are a Perth band. My friend is a guitarist in the band. I've seen them a few times. I enjoyed some of their first songs, but some of their music seems to be a bit screamy and metal which I'm not a fan of. The lead singer has a great voice though! I'm sure they were very happy to support Peter.

Right, onto the main act.
Peter Murphy came on stage and I was instantly smitten. He's still a very handsome man and has all of the moves. He played many of his solo songs, and a few Bauhaus. I would have loved a full Bauhaus set, but I enjoyed his show. Some Bauhaus songs off the top of my head were Stigmata Martyr, Kick In The Eye, She's In Parties. No 'Bela Lugosi's Dead', just a chorus of it.

He was full of energy, seeing him jumping around and dancing gave me an insight to how it would be at one of his original concerts. I wish I could have seen him in the Bauhaus days!
The concert was very good. The band were very dedicated (also handsome). It got really hot in the venue, and you could see shirts of the band getting slowly wet with sweat.

Peter Murphy was very audience interactive. He was touching people, he even covered my eyes. The best part was probably when he dragged a girl forward and sung into her ear.

I was so, so close to him it was crazy. The stage set up meant that when he came to stand at the front of the stage my head was literally in his crotch area. I had to turn my head so it wouldn't go into his wang area :P That being said, I got a really good view! Haha!! Seeing as he was sweaty, I also got sweated on a bit (I'm never going to shower again!!! Haha). He has lovely blue eyes, by the way.
Near to the end of the concert I took the courage and hugged his legs hard. I also had a cheeky grope of his bum ;)

I scored a guitar pick and set list.

If you have the chance to see Peter Murphy, either on his Australia tour or elsewhere, I highly recommend him. His voice is still brilliant and his performance was everything I wanted it to be.
To recap: Peter Murphy= very attractive and brilliant show

Now I need to tick off Siouxise Sioux and David Bowie *crosses fingers* (Note to Siouxsie and Bowie: you need to come to Perth so I can grope your bums)

Lots of photos after the jump:

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I recently found a great blog, Systems of Romance, which offers free obscure music. It offers lots of Coldwave, Post-Punk and Synth. I've found a lot of great stuff, and finally found some Siglo XX (now if I could only get the rest of it)

Paradox by Thierry Meyer
 

Dream by Bino
 

Mole at the Circus by Slim Bridges and the Wildflowers
 

First Impressions by VHF
 

Tell Me When Your Heart Beats by New Scientists

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I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls This song is an instant dance floor filler. It also reminds me of me and Merissa's favourite scene in Wedding Singer :)
 

Golden Brown by The Stranglers
 

Love Like Blood by Killing Joke

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80's-rific!

Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran

 

White Wedding by Billy Idol

*drool*

 

The literal version always makes me laugh!
 

Prince Charming by Adam & the Ants

My friend is drawing my up an Adam Ant tattoo, and I'm very excited!

The Loft: Trinity

Last Sunday The Loft was on again! It's been a while since it has run, and I've really missed being able to DJ and go for a dance. The Loft will be running monthly now, but it's better than nothing.
This time was a special Cure, New Order, Depeche Mode night. I got to play mostly Cure songs, I only had a half hour set but I fit in five songs.

Here is what I wore:

Net shirt thing: New Look

Skirt: Big W

Belt: Torrid? I can't remember

Ripped tights: various

Winklepickers: Pennangalan

 

I'm wearing my lovely Pennangalan winklepickers. They're finally back from the cobbler, who put a new sole on them. Very comfy and easy to dance in.

 

My hair is faded and needs another dye.

 

Here I am with my beautiful friend Merissa

Here is my setlist:
The Walk by The Cure
Cities in Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Logic by Sisters of Mercy
Primary by The Cure
Digital by Joy Division
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
Let's Go To Bed by The Cure
I Ran (So Far Away) by Flock of Seagulls
Lovecats by The Cure

Trinity

Look what's coming to The Loft!

Guess who get to DJ? YAAAAY! The Loft has been on a bit of a break. Each Sunday there has been live music instead. I'm not a live music type of girl, all of my favourite tunes are long gone. That's why we need nights like The Loft. I get to play The Cure set, but I'm excited about dancing to the others! I haven't danced to New Order and Depeche Mode in ages.

This in coming in December. I will be DJing, along with a bunch of other great DJs. If you're in Perth I would love to see you there. It'll probably be lots of hard music, Industrial and EBM. I'll be playing some soft stuff, to shake it up a bit. I need to figure out what to wear, I own nothing military!

Also, dear readers, please visit the blog Deus Ex Machina. The writer, Nebel Violet, is really beautiful and her outfits are wonderful (plus she lives in Israel, it must be hard being Goth there). I think she needs a few more readers!

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Short post today. I've been really sick the last two days vomiting :( I haven't vomited since I was a kid, so it was scary. I don't get sick often, I haven't even had a cold/flu for a year. I'm much better today, I'm at work but still sore and weak.

The Naked and The Dead by Siglo XX

Totally Gawth, no? The lyrics "dead bodies, dead bodies!" kinda makes me laugh.

Primary by The Cure

Subhumans 2012

Here is what I wore to the Subhumans gig two weeks ago. I couldn't find my camera stand, so sorry about 'full body' shots.
I was probaly the only punkrock/goth girl there. Perth is sadly lacking cute punk girls, there were lots of yucky dirty boys though.
The gig was great, I'm not a follower of the Subhumans music but I knew that they're an influencial punk band from the 80s. I'm pretty certain it was their first time in Perth, and I really enjoyed their music

 

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They might not be Goth, but I enjoy them just the same.

Good Dancers by The Sleepy Jackson

Little Sister by Queens of the Stone Age

Ca Plane Pour Moi by Plastic Bertrand

French punk makes me laugh

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Same Old Madness by Ministry

I don't even enjoy Ministry, I never listened to their music. This is a really old song of theirs, and it was on a cd of mine. It's such a catchy song.

You Really Got Me by The Kinks

Suck My Left One by Bikini Kill

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Not In Love fr. Robert Smith by Crystal Castles

Great Southern Land by Icehouse

Warning: Mullet

We Are The People by Empire of the Sun

I'm a big fan of Luke Steele's previous work "The Sleepy Jackson"

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This weekend I'm helping my friend run the next Perth Alternative Markets. I'm selling some craft things that I've made. I hope you have a good weekend too!

Icon by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Happy by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Relativity by Grafton Primary

I really enjoy Grafton Primary, but this video clip is terrible!!

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I have a busy weekend planned, so I'll hopefully get some photos and posts for you guys to read. Now for some awesome music. It might not be 'goth' but I love it.

Jeepster by T.Rex

Heartbeats by The Knife

Your Woman by White Town

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Wow, I've just realised my followers have increased. Hi to everyone following me! :)

Horse Nation by Death Cult (Previously 'Southern Death Cult', future name change to 'The Cult')

Departure by Bauhaus

Darkness Before Dawn by Killing Joke

Peaches by The Presidents of the United States of America

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Teenage Wildlife by David Bowie

Hollow Eyes by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Skin Vision by IAMX

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Listen to good music and have a great weekend!

Behind the Wheel by Depeche Mode

She's Lost Control by Joy Division

China Girl by David Bowie

I sang this at karaoke last night. I butchered it, oh yeah!

Tattoo and Hocico

I got a new tattoo last Wednesday at Foothills Tattoo in Byford.

Mmm. Fresh. The skeleton sits right under my "Elitist" tattoo. My "Elitist" tattoo is a joke between my friends, about how I do really stereotypical Goth stuff.

On Thursday night I went to see Hocico. My friend (organiser of The Crypt) brought them over with her own money. The two boys in the band were really nice, they enjoyed Perth a lot. The gig was really great! I'm not a huge fan of their music, but they did a good job and really got everyone dancing. One thing I love about Goth concerts is that people give you enough room to dance, it's great!

I forgot to take a photo of my outfit, but here is my head :)

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The end of another week, and some music to keep you going through the weekend. I'm spending Friday night with friends, we're doing each others hair. I have so much blonde re-growth it's not funny.

Strip by Adam Ant

Whip It by Devo



Switch by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Oooh, how I wish my singing voice sounded like Siouxsie's

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Music to start your weekend. Have a good one!

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead Or Alive

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Here is some music to start your weekend. It's not Goth, but so what? :)

Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush

Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles

Love Shack by The B-52's