Hannah Story was six when she performed My Favourite Things for ballet class. She's all grown up now, so check out her real favourite things
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
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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!)