There are three things you need to know about 19 year old Sydneysider, Hannah Story: she wears glitter eyeliner to the office, she has a massive jones for the late Henry Miller and she’s going to publish a beat novel someday. But less importantly, y’know, she writes for us, for herself, for an ad company, for student mags, for class and maybe someday even for a big real-world publication like The New Yorker…
We like to think our writers have taste. Here's Hannah's top picks...
Top 5…
Albums
The Cure- Disintegration
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Deerhunter- Microcastle
Thee Oh Sees- Castlemania
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Strung Out In Heaven
Australian artists
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Laurels
The Drones
You Am I
Tracks you have on repeat now
Dr. Dog- The Breeze
Pavement- Gold Soundz
Sonic Youth- Kool Thing
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps
Modest Mouse- Trailer Trash
Gigs you’ve been to
Grinderman @ BDO ‘11
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Metro Theatre
Thee Oh Sees @ The Annandale
Tame Impala @ Oxford Art Factory
Deerhunter @ Metro Theatre
Places to go for a night out in Sydney
The World Bar, Kings Cross
The Courthouse, Newtown
Upstairs Beresford, Surry Hills
FBI Social, Kings Cross
Different Drummer, Glebe
If you had a second chance, songs to lose your virginity to
Kasabian- Shoot the Runner
The Cure- The Lovecats
The Flaming Lips- Do You Realise?
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Berlin
Pink Floyd- Us and Them
And for the less awkward second time: Best Coast- I Want To
Music/Entertainment websites (apart from Purple Sneakers of course!)
The Thousands- Sydney City Guide
