Neil Young/Student Focus

Today I was going to write an entry about Neil Young, I recently read a piece on him in a magazine from March 2005. It was a very good article, and it lead me to listen to his last album he released. So keep an eye out for that entry where I’ll be talking about Neil Young.

Instead today, I helped out my friend Rachel with the one of the high school programs that our church has. This one is called Student Focus, where we go into a school at lunchtime and have some games with the kids and then a short devotional about God. Most of the games are fun and involve chocolate as reward, which gets the kids in. It’s one of our outreach programs where we get most of the kids from our youth group to come. I think it’s been great this year, as we have had an awesome year in growth for the youth group [www.elevate-youth.com.au].

Tonight we will be venturing into the City tonight for a bit of a scavenger hunt in the city [Melbourne]. So should be a good night, although I think it’s going to be quite cold.

I don’t know about the title for this entry, couldn’t think of anything. So deal with it, hahahaha.

Latest CD Purchases

Are you a big CD buyer? Or an iTMS downloader? I’ve found myself dabbling in both worlds, but I tend to stick to the CD’s. I’m attracted to the packaging of a record, if you don’t have the new Tool album, get it. The packaging is amazing; it even comes with some 3D glasses. Anyway, back to my new additions to my collection.

Artic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

England’s latest rock export, these four young lads from Sheffield have sure burst onto the scene in the last year. This album has been put up there amongst Radiohead and The Beatles, also been ranked #4 in UK’s best albums as it also debut at number 1. Not bad for their first album.

Kanye West – Late Registration

It was an eventful 2005 for this man, accusing George W. Bush of hating black people after Hurricane Katrina hit St. Lois. Releasing an amazing album which was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as their album of the year. I’m happy with this purchase as it is a great album to listen to and even dance too.

José González – Veneer

With a name like this you would think this guy is Spanish or Mexican, but no Jose is from Sweden. I love telling people this when I talk about him. You have probably heard a song of his, if you have seen the brilliant Sony advert for their Bravia products. You know, the one with all those bouncy balls, going down the streets everywhere. Well that’s how I heard of him. His songs are very beautiful, it is just Jose and his guitar, really great.

Snow Patrol – Eyes Open

For some reason, I thought this band was from Australia, I don’t know why, but I was wrong. They are from Ireland; this purchase was what I like to call a guesstimation purchase. My reason for this is that this is a band that I really don’t know much about; hence I thinking that they were an Australian band. And what I do with these guesstimations is that I take a chance on the band see what happens from that. Well what I can say is that I’m very pleased with this guesstimation purchase.

Josh Pyke – Feeding The Wolves

Now, Josh Pyke is defiantly an Australian, this is just an EP release that I’ve heard a lot of on Triple J (Australian youth radio station). My favourite tracks on this album would have to be Private Education and Middle Of The Hill, which he amazingly pulls of a song that does not have a chorus. Be sure to check him out if you have the chance.