http://matthayward.com Blogger, business analyst and online producer. Melbourne, Australia. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:47:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I blog to you sore, hung over and all Rockabillied out. It seems someone forgot to tell the Australian Kingswood Factory that loud, local Rock and Roll is dead. I tell you this much, not on their watch. Last night Melbourne's Arthouse Hotel was nicely packed out with quiff hair ... http://matthayward.com/2010/02/13/australian-kingswood-factory-pretty-as-sin-launch.htm [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="364" caption="A fine array of Epiphone Dots. Mine is the colour on top."][/caption] This post is prompted by the several guitar store visits where there are many of these models getting around. My model is a Korean made version about 6 years old. I bought mine new and ... http://matthayward.com/2010/02/13/epiphone-dot-guitar-review.htm [caption id="attachment_731" align="alignright" width="234" caption="Shane Smith."][/caption] Lately I've been addicted to the Vice Broadcasting Service (vbs.tv). Not only have they been responsible for epic movies like Heavy Metal in Baghdad, but they relentlessly travel the world showing you places you'd never thought you'd see in your life. I'm talking Liberia, the ... http://matthayward.com/2010/02/13/is-shane-smith-lemmys-love-child.htm For those who think political satire is dead, check this out. This movie is Yes Minister for a new generation. One can't also help but think that they've seen the Australian ABC TV show 'The Hollowmen' as well. They are a hair's breath away from each other. At the end ... http://matthayward.com/2010/01/26/in-the-loop-movie-review.htm Yes I'm a huge Bon Scott fan. No I'm not a big Brian Johnson fan. After reading this book though, there's probably no one else in the world I'd rather have a beer with. In much the same vein as the Top Gear guys put out books of their newspaper ... http://matthayward.com/2009/12/12/rockers-and-rollers-brian-johnson.htm The other week I was trundling through the tourist thoroughfare of The Rocks in Sydney. Basically looking at a bunch of tourist crap wondering why I was there in the first place. Then something grabbed me: Dream Car 71 LT Celica - 13B Turbo 42mm waste gate  - shod with 305/28/18 (?) plenty o ... http://matthayward.com/2009/11/17/sean-carver-t-shirts.htm Renting a car is a lucky dip. Then again I was never a fan of lucky dips. So when promised with a Hyundai Getz "or similar" on a recent trip, my expectations weren't high. Lo and behold, when the car arrived at the rental desk, it was a Suzuki Swift! ... http://matthayward.com/2009/11/09/suzuki-swift-review.htm [caption id="" align="alignright" width="260" caption="Hairy rock and roll geeks representin'"][/caption] Some weeks in podcasting are just gold. Michael Butler, the rock and roll geek in his aptly named Rock and Roll Geek show interviews Nardwuar the Human Serviette this week. These two guys are great rock nerds that have been doing ... http://matthayward.com/2009/09/30/rock-and-roll-geek-vs-nardwuar-rock.htm On the corner of High and Williams Roads, you could very easily overlook this newish restaurant. While Hebron may conjure up images of Palestinian or Isreali food, it's a very fresh view on Korean cuisine.  While the menu cites biblical inspiration for the name, it also is very quirkily categorises ... http://matthayward.com/2009/09/13/hebron-korean-restaurant-prahran.htm For the unacquainted and perhaps normally uninterested, LED technology is the latest thing in TV. I would count myself normally in both categories. Thankfully it's actually something quite special. Right now the Samsung is the latest thing out there. Don't be wooed by the run out LCD Samsungs and sub ... http://matthayward.com/2009/09/13/samsung-series-6-led-tv.htm