As Little Murders were winding down after some bad decisions and basically just getting worn out after constant gigging for six years (up to 5 times a week) I had more time to DJ at friend's clubs and generally just go out. After playing so much it wasn't that easy. I DJed at the Venetian Room now and again. An upstairs club run by Ronny and Michael in the city. The Church played there. so did the Go-Betweens. Actually some really great bands played there.
Anyway I had moved to the other side of town and was living in St. Kilda. Upstairs flat. Starting thinking about where I lived. My flat in Fitzroy looked like a teenagers bedroom. Rock posters everywhere. Records everywhere. I guess it was time to grow up a bit. Went down to Ikea and bought some furniture. Framed a few posters or picked them up from the art gallery. Lamps . A bit of art deco.
And a bit of Lloyd Cole and Rattlesnakes. There was something a bit Warholian about this record. Pop culture was all over this record. Also it had a retro feel with it's references to On The Waterfront and Eve Marie Saint.
The first song that I really got into was Forest Fire. Probably because I read about it first. I liked the allusions to love and fire. so I bought the record. The rest of the record turned out to be just as great.
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