Ten bands everyone should know about:
“Fleetwood Mac, The Dirty Three, Portishead, The Knife, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joan As Policewoman, Love Of Diagrams, Sonic Youth, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, Bat For Lashes.”
Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:
“Dark chilli chocolate, blue vein brie, quince paste, sourdough, smoked salmon, ricotta baked cheesecake, Latvian birthday bunt, Thai fish cakes with homemade peanut sauce, creamy fettucini marinara.”
Eight possessions that define you:
“Epiphone Sheraton II semi hollow-bodied guitar, Ibanez Art Star semi acoustic guitar. Mac Book Pro. comic book figurines/comic books, tattoo magazine collection, amateur boxing trophy, red Roland Edirol portable recorder, animation lightbox.”
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape:
“Weeds, Southpark, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Zoolander, Spirited Away, Strangers With Candy.”
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
“Alcohol, the internet, Leonard Cohen, bad ’80s/’90s music, hair dye, cheese.”
Five people who inspire you:
“Trent Resnor, Bear Grills, Tori Amos, Kaki King, Thom Yorke.”
Four things that turn you on:
“Graffiti, cheese, jalepenos, new guitar strings.”
Three goals for your music:
“One: To challenge the mainstream and encourage people into different styles they wouldn’t usually consider listening to. Two: To inspire other emerging artists to release music no matter how strange they think they are. Three: To encourage other rock women and queer artists to get out there and challenge all the stereotypes.”
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
“The Kills at The Zoo. They played and made love with their music to each other and tossed amps around on stage. The sound of a Marshall being dropped on its arse is unforgettable. The Dirty Three at Laneway Festival. They were the surprise act and they made me stand there and sob and think about all the different low and emotional times I’d listened to their music.”
One day left before the apocalypse and you…:
“Get my entire family and close friends together and talk about all the times we’ve had and all the memories we’ve shared. We’d also eat a lot of cheese, cheesecake, drink Belgian beer and listen to music we’ve all love
