The Obnoxious Owl Experience: The weeks fly by when you're having fun

I went to Sydney for four days to catch up with SJ  and meet new people...especially Sarah Jane's house mate Jess who quite frankly, is one of my new favorite people. Great Sydney folk aside, I went to catch the side show of M.I.A (amazing) Shut up SJ! (she recks the base was louder than she was) WHATEVER! Haters be hating, Maya for life. I did try and get on the stage. Twice. Only to be rudely carried away by some c word of a bouncer. FUCK I had a great night. But obviously I was gonna love M.I.A but who really blew my mind were my homies Die Antwoord - I don't need to say much more about this other than they are my fucking hero's. Stand by...because there is more exciting stuff coming at you like spit in the face from the Owl with Die Antwoord. HO$H!

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360 - Aus Rapper

I got to know 360 through Social Networks. Hey! don't judge, it's how all the kids do it these days, plus I know nothing about the Australian hip hop scene, so thanks to Sixty's wit and ridiculousness on twitter I have become familiar. You can't doubt the man's talent...check out this GOT BEEF battle and tell me I'm wrong.

So read on a little chat I had with him, and hit him up! Ask him to sign your boobs, he'll love it.

WHENEVER I ... hear someone say they prefer smooth peanut butter over crunchy I wanna smack them in the mouth.

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE ... Australia made was taking Dr pepper out of most stores

FUCK ... like a rockstar

I WILL NEVER ... say never.. damn

BUT I WILL ALWAYS ... say never... fuck

IF I ... miss out on seeing Miike Snow live I will kill everyone

THE OBNOXIOUS OWL ... is a mad bitch and she will bash you and take your shoes

Or bash you with your shoes, Love Owl x

Peep the This Life interview I did with 360 here

Australia I'm proud of ya, I friggin love livin 'ere!

(That's my version of the Aussie anthem btw)

So here are a few reasons why being down under ain't so bad. This is my tribute to the country that has done right by me for the last two years.

• Your construction workers are mainly tanned, hard bodied young lads who work with their tops off and make walking past a building site a pleasurable experience. As opposed to the pasty white, chubby middle aged brickies in England who have 10 sugars in their morning brew and scream out, 'awight darlin, show us ya tits' as they bend over and give you a nice view of pasty white ass crack while you're on your way to work.
  
• You boast glorious things like cheese Twisties, RedSkins, and Tim Tam's.


• Because you are a relatively a new country your history or culture isn't as abundant as say your fellow continents Africa and Europe, therefore, music plays a large part in your lives. In a way music (whichever genre you prefer) becomes your culture. This is not a bad thing.


• Many of us can't stand the Southern Cross tattoo, mainly because the person often sporting it is a bit of a douche bag, but really, I kinda admire the patriotism.


• Summer music festivals. The line up, the pre drinks, the build up etc etc...it's better than Christmas.


• Cut Copy, Pnau, Nick Cave, Silverchair, Grinspoon, The Temper Trap, The Vines, The Presets, Children Collide, Tame Impala, Empire of the Sun, ACDC, Crowded House, Architecture in Helsinki etc. You get my drift.


• Coming from Cape Town I am no stranger to natural beauty, but your beaches just make me wanna strip all my clothes off and run into the ocean. The water is warm, the sand is white, the boys are buff and you may run the possibility of being saved by one of them.


• If you play your cards right, your government gives you a hefty tax rebate in June - trust me, this hardly ever happens anywhere else. Plus lets not forget those 900 big ones we got last year. Yes even me, the lowly African, received those $$$.


• You all have livers that could rival the Irish.


• Sass & Bide, Ksubi, Zimmerman, Lisa Ho - you might be a nation that predominately sports shorts and flip flops (thongs) but you have much talent as far as fashion goes.


• I make fun of ya, but I secretly love how you add an 'o' on the end of everything i.e. servo (petrol station), bottle'o (off license), traino (duh), arvo (afternoon) etc Some say lazy speakers I say genius.

I'm not sure why so many of you long to be inn Europe or America because I tell ya what, it's pretty damn fly (and many of 'em) right here on this big 'ol island. Fair dinkum. (Sorry. couldn't help myself).

Happy bloody Australia day!