Here's a video I took from the recent 69 Eyes gig in Brisbane, Australia.. Gothic Girl
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The 69 Eyes, June 19th 2009, Brisbane Australia
To see Jyrki 69 perform live, one could be forgiven for not being able to decide if what they were witnessing was more Bowie or more Alice Cooper; I’d probably say more like the lovechild of Elvira and Duran Duran but it’s a hard call.
The thing that’s easiest to notice with this band is that they are pretty damn good. Somewhere lost on the road between Guns N Roses and The Cure; The 69 Eyes seem to be the embodiment of “Goth N Roll”, a term penned with these guys in mind.
With the entrance of drummer, Jussi 69 strutting onto stage and wrangling the crowd into a manic exhuberance, it was all hardcore, gloomy, leather-clad deliciousness from then on. With a setlist of some of the hottest tracks spanning the group’s 20 odd year career there was not a moment of downtime for the crowd to catch their breath as hit after hit was thrust out with as much enthusiasm as vocalist Jyrki’s pelvis.
With the crew of “Helsinki Vampires” to back him up, Jyrki channelled the stage presence and charisma of Elvis with more than a hint of the rock legend’s quintessential snarl. The band were tight and on form showing how rock is supposed to be done and hopefully teaching a few of the youngsters a couple of tips along the way.
Crowd favourites: “Gothic Girl”, “Perfect Skin”, “Feel Berlin”, and tribute to the late actor “Brandon Lee” all rocked hard. I had to tip my hat to the lads; it’s not an easy thing to animate a venue full of goths and emos, but it was done with seemingly little effort.
I have to point out, as a photographer, these guys are such a delight to capture on film. Guitarist Timo-Timo is a natural born poser who didn’t put a foot wrong and seemed to be in constant awarness of my camera (and loved it!), and of course Jyrki 69 always had a pout or dirrty snarl ready at hand, not to mention the arsenal of leather and chains that never go awry on the old digicam!
So, for this particular show being only the 2nd gig for the band in Australia ever, and judging by the reaction of its audience; I think The 69 Eyes are well on their way to absolute world domination.
-Suzi Pike
Thursday, April 23, 2009
I always seem to post videos!
This is a rough vid I found on You Tube but it's my lovely friends from Fatis Valour playing my favouritest song of theirs and I wanted to share it with you so you can listen before the album comes out :)
When I can film a version live myself I'll repost it instead, so forgive the dodginess... I may be able to have one for u as soon as this weekend as the lads are playing at The Princess Theatre on Saturday... if you are a Brissy local you should go check them out, and save a big wolf-whistle for opening act Andy Taylor!
When I can film a version live myself I'll repost it instead, so forgive the dodginess... I may be able to have one for u as soon as this weekend as the lads are playing at The Princess Theatre on Saturday... if you are a Brissy local you should go check them out, and save a big wolf-whistle for opening act Andy Taylor!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
OK, I've been a bit quiet on here of late... so allow me if you will to fill u in on what the heck I've been doing the last month! Firstly, I have been approached by a Polish website dedicated to Finnish music to translate my Lovex interview into Polish! Yippeee, I've gone GLOBAL!! I'll post the link when it's all been done :)
Secondly, I turned a year older (but by my books, I tell people I'm a few years younger than I am, so no one really knows the truth at all). So this year's birthday theme was Viking - keeping in the Scandanavian Metal side of things. It was tonnes of fun and my darling friends seemed to all get into it. We had viking bounty to steal from each other, massive battles, loud Viking rock, horns and fire!
OK, also this last weekend was Easterfest.. Now, for those of you unwisened in the ways of Australian Music Festivals, this is the massive Christian Music Fest. And it ROCKED!! We were soo cold and it rained the place to a muddy slippery-slide of chaos, but it was great.
(The Big Top under a thin blanket of soft fog on Sunday night)
Highlights for me were all my friends: Father Abraham (for lovers of Hardcore)singing Our God Is An Awesome God http://www.myspace.com/fatherabrahammetal The Smart are always good fun for lovers of electro/pop/rock http://www.myspace.com/thesmartmusic Fatis Valour are consistantly awesome, but my highlight was Jarryd stuffing up the verses for one song - which just made the crowd cheer louder! http://www.myspace.com/fatisvalour and Ellington's confetti canons - 3mins 40 approx
ALSO; my friends at Free Spirit have put me in charge of a new myspace for them: http://www.myspace.com/freespiritaustralia so if you aren't a "friend" yet, please add me/them :)
I think that brings us up to date roughly on the fun stuff I've been up to.
Peace out xox
Secondly, I turned a year older (but by my books, I tell people I'm a few years younger than I am, so no one really knows the truth at all). So this year's birthday theme was Viking - keeping in the Scandanavian Metal side of things. It was tonnes of fun and my darling friends seemed to all get into it. We had viking bounty to steal from each other, massive battles, loud Viking rock, horns and fire!
OK, also this last weekend was Easterfest.. Now, for those of you unwisened in the ways of Australian Music Festivals, this is the massive Christian Music Fest. And it ROCKED!! We were soo cold and it rained the place to a muddy slippery-slide of chaos, but it was great.
(The Big Top under a thin blanket of soft fog on Sunday night)
Highlights for me were all my friends: Father Abraham (for lovers of Hardcore)singing Our God Is An Awesome God http://www.myspace.com/fatherabrahammetal The Smart are always good fun for lovers of electro/pop/rock http://www.myspace.com/thesmartmusic Fatis Valour are consistantly awesome, but my highlight was Jarryd stuffing up the verses for one song - which just made the crowd cheer louder! http://www.myspace.com/fatisvalour and Ellington's confetti canons - 3mins 40 approx
ALSO; my friends at Free Spirit have put me in charge of a new myspace for them: http://www.myspace.com/freespiritaustralia so if you aren't a "friend" yet, please add me/them :)
I think that brings us up to date roughly on the fun stuff I've been up to.
Peace out xox
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Ministry at a Porn Show
Brisbane Sexpo 2009: A Suzi Account
I’m quite a prude myself, so walking into Sexpo with my head held high was something no short of a personal challenge. Obviously I’ve never been to an event quite like this and wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when I strolled through the aisles trying to find the XXX Church stall.
What I did find, which did surprise me a little, was the ability to forget where I was at times. I felt relieved that our stall was set up opposite the Hair Extension crew and not something slightly more....fitting...for the occassion. After an hour or so, it was easy to think one was just hanging out at Showbag Central in Sideshow Alley – until you took a closer inspection of the “showbags” and rediscovered precisely where you were.
I found the people in Sexpo to be quite open to Jesus loving Porn Stars and we turned into a bit of a novelty ourselves. The sign was a massive hit with plenty of punters looking to pose ala “Japanese Tourist” infront of it. (Let’s face it, even the crew working the stall were caught out with the peace sign across their fingers every now and then when the opportunity arose).
Some people would scoff at us and walk past shaking their heads, but I found most people were really good about it. Every so often a group of people would come squeeling around the bend flailing their arms around in excitement; “Oh my gosh! We heard about you guys in the paper and we’ve been looking EVERYWHERE for you!” Those guys would always stick around for a chat. Then there was Graham, who we made friends with on Friday. He took 5 bibles, one for himself and more for his mates. He spent the whole day there but came in every few hours to say Hi and keep us updated on what else was going on. By the days end, he came to say he was going and how he’d enjoyed hanging out with us, and he wanted to show us the portrait of himself he’d had painted by “Picasso”.
“Picasso” is a gentleman who paints portraits not using a brush or his hands... After seeing Graham’s portrait I couldn’t believe the talent of this guy! If he can paint like THAT using his appendage... imagine what he could do with a paintbrush! Such talent – it’s crazy! But my hat went off to him for novelty!
I loved talking to people about why we were there. The shock on their faces would melt into sincere appreciation and they’d leave telling us what an amazing job we were doing. Some people didn’t really want to talk about the bibles or Jesus, but I’d try make friends with them and just chat to them about whatever. It was good, they’d leave smiling, and wave each time they walked past, and of course, they had their bible in their hands and our stickers all over their clothes. It was great.
The best thing I took away from this experience was the feeling of being re-energised. After my first shift I felt an overwhelming sensation of inspiration and a fire rekindled inside of me. I loved being a part of something like this. It was an amazing opportunity to shine God’s light in a pretty dark world and it just shows His love for those people by the favour we were shown. Even in the muck, a seed can be planted, and that is awesome.
check out xxxchurch.com for more details if you are intregued.
Here's me and some of the crew with the bibles we were handing out :)
I’m quite a prude myself, so walking into Sexpo with my head held high was something no short of a personal challenge. Obviously I’ve never been to an event quite like this and wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when I strolled through the aisles trying to find the XXX Church stall.
What I did find, which did surprise me a little, was the ability to forget where I was at times. I felt relieved that our stall was set up opposite the Hair Extension crew and not something slightly more....fitting...for the occassion. After an hour or so, it was easy to think one was just hanging out at Showbag Central in Sideshow Alley – until you took a closer inspection of the “showbags” and rediscovered precisely where you were.
I found the people in Sexpo to be quite open to Jesus loving Porn Stars and we turned into a bit of a novelty ourselves. The sign was a massive hit with plenty of punters looking to pose ala “Japanese Tourist” infront of it. (Let’s face it, even the crew working the stall were caught out with the peace sign across their fingers every now and then when the opportunity arose).
Some people would scoff at us and walk past shaking their heads, but I found most people were really good about it. Every so often a group of people would come squeeling around the bend flailing their arms around in excitement; “Oh my gosh! We heard about you guys in the paper and we’ve been looking EVERYWHERE for you!” Those guys would always stick around for a chat. Then there was Graham, who we made friends with on Friday. He took 5 bibles, one for himself and more for his mates. He spent the whole day there but came in every few hours to say Hi and keep us updated on what else was going on. By the days end, he came to say he was going and how he’d enjoyed hanging out with us, and he wanted to show us the portrait of himself he’d had painted by “Picasso”.
“Picasso” is a gentleman who paints portraits not using a brush or his hands... After seeing Graham’s portrait I couldn’t believe the talent of this guy! If he can paint like THAT using his appendage... imagine what he could do with a paintbrush! Such talent – it’s crazy! But my hat went off to him for novelty!
I loved talking to people about why we were there. The shock on their faces would melt into sincere appreciation and they’d leave telling us what an amazing job we were doing. Some people didn’t really want to talk about the bibles or Jesus, but I’d try make friends with them and just chat to them about whatever. It was good, they’d leave smiling, and wave each time they walked past, and of course, they had their bible in their hands and our stickers all over their clothes. It was great.
The best thing I took away from this experience was the feeling of being re-energised. After my first shift I felt an overwhelming sensation of inspiration and a fire rekindled inside of me. I loved being a part of something like this. It was an amazing opportunity to shine God’s light in a pretty dark world and it just shows His love for those people by the favour we were shown. Even in the muck, a seed can be planted, and that is awesome.
check out xxxchurch.com for more details if you are intregued.
Here's me and some of the crew with the bibles we were handing out :)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
So I'm on Youtube today right - checking out old Peter Andre clips or whatever (I'm kidding, folks!)... and since I am a member of Youtube it automates clips it thinks I'd be interested in. I rarely bother with them, since I'm not a computer and generally have a fair idea of what I want to watch, but today something caught my eye. It said "Unusual duet" between Ms Nightwish, Anette Olzon, and the one-man powerhouse band PAIN. (One-man except when performing live, obviously). The picture for the link was interesting enough for me to go OK, I'll check you out. Now, I am a massive fan of Anette and have been since her arrival with with the Nightwish lads - and I got to make her aquaintence last year during the Australia leg of the Dark Passion Play tour, so I like to follow her side projects. Expecting something of quite decent quality, may I say in all earnestness that this song BLEW MY MIND!! One of those gems that you rarely stumble across, I pass it on to you :) I give you; PAIN feat. Anette Olzon. Follow Me... let me know what you think! xox
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