31st of March today and for my Friday’s post, I’ve just got to do this album by Cat Power or her real birth name Chan Marshall. It’s just come down to what really, really, really should be included in my very … Continue reading Classic Albums: Moon Pix by Cat Power
Refugee education number one: B-an-an-a So that’s how his album start, spelling out the word banana over thirty seconds. I wasn’t a refugee but I couldn’t never get that word when I was at school but no teacher spotted I … Continue reading Classic Albums: Arular by M.I.A.
OK, back to another one of my Classic Albums post today with Beth Orton‘s debut album for my Wednesday’s post. I’m well over sixty of these CA posts and it’s amazing Beth only now showing up here. Anyway it was year 1996 … Continue reading Classic Albums: Trailer Park by Beth Orton
Edit (30/3/17) so I’ve been now corrected by The Drones twitter account, thanks guys. It’s his new band called National Cocktail Favourites but I do hope you’re letting NGV website person know too because that’s where I got it from. So … Continue reading Cover Versions: Jonathan Richman’s Vincent Van Gogh by Gareth Liddiard’s Cocktail Favourites
Is L7 just a bit much for Monday avo post? Nope, I decide not! So it’s like four and half days left in March this year and I’m going see if I can do five more of my Classic Albums … Continue reading Classic Albums: Bricks Are Heavy by L7
Well, I think this a good Sunday morning post this week, quite a bit of Kate Bush. Now I totally love her, one of greats of all-time so it might be a little biased about it. I’ve already done my … Continue reading New Music: Before The Dawn by Kate Bush
So it’s been a couple days but I don’t think anyone has noticed I’ve been missing? I got kidnapped by aliens on an UFO but I don’t think anyone will care about that at all! I totally love Kylie and … Continue reading Classic Albums: Body Language by Kylie Minogue
So Wednesday’s post has to be this, just uploaded today to YouTube is full gig recorded last year in HD at the Melbourne pub The Tote. The Drones leader Gareth Liddiard called this venue their spiritually home when these … Continue reading Great Watching: The Drones Live @ The Tote 2016
Well, off course my fave Chuck Berry cover is by the Aussie band The Drones. I’ve got the studio album and live gig versions here today. It’s the second last track on his After School Session album which featured in … Continue reading Cover Versions: Chuck Berry’s Downbound Train by The Drones
So it’s the Monday blues and original rock n’ roll with the just departed great Chuck Berry at the age of 90 years old. Today’s post to be tagged in two categories after reading the news yesterday and I don’t … Continue reading Classic Albums: After School Session by Chuck Berry + Remembering: Chuck Berry
So here’s a little 90’s heroin to taken with your Sunday morning blog reading. Maybe just the wrong one for today but oh well. I did read this, I think it was William S. Burroughs thing where he was saying injecting … Continue reading Classic Albums: Trainspotting by Various Artists
Right, so after yesterday’s post I reminded myself an old mag article and I’ve just found it this morning in an unpacked box since moving in here over a year or two or something ago, sitting right on top after opening … Continue reading Top Tens: Favourite Albums by Gareth Liddiard (The Drones)
Happy St.Pat’s day everyone! So today’s this Friday’s post is my fave Irish artist’s album. It’s a pretty mellow one really but I’m posting it in the morning which is maybe the recommend listening time too, unless you’re having a … Continue reading Classic Albums: Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison
Right, this is the greatest book I read last year and maybe for a few years too, I can’t remember a better one in recent times as great as this one. It was intro to me at Meredith festival last … Continue reading Great Reading: A Fraction Of The Whole by Steve Toltz
So this is only the twentieth Aussie album to be chosen just to prove I’m just getting started here, guess it’s pretty cool I’ve got to number 20 but overall it’s 57 now so I’ve got a long way to … Continue reading Classic Albums: Primary Colours by Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Oh god I loved this TV show but it’s not totally new music kind-off new old music really but it’s not an reissue too but going this category today from yet another belated write-up for my Tuesday’s post. If your oversea reader … Continue reading New Music: Recovery (Boxset) by Various Artists
Why isn’t Poison Ivy rated as one of the greatest guitar players? She should be up on all those greatest guitarists which is just full of male rock type players. Is it because she a woman? Or it’s because she’s … Continue reading Classic Albums: Stay Sick! by The Cramps
So yet another double whammy for Sunday’s post and more Mark Lanegan, it’s turn into a Mark weekend in my blogland. Anyway as I was saying in yesterday’s post, I missed the news of Lanegan’s new album and it seem … Continue reading Cover Versions: Marc Almond & Nico’s Your Kisses Burn by Mark Lanegan & Beth Orton + Wicked Songs: Nànnuflày (feat. Kurt Vile & Mark Lanegan) by Tinariwen
Double whammy today, with a total of four songs on Saturday’s post. First off is following from yesterday’s post, my fave cover of Karen. Which was done a few years ago now by another fave singer. Mark Lanegan, only just appearing now … Continue reading Cover Versions: Karen Dalton’s Same Old Man by Mark Lanegan + Shall Be Released: Gargoyle by Mark Lanegan
It’s time for the next Classic Albums to be added to my list for this Friday morning post. So it was International Women’s Day this week a couple of days ago now and I’ve noticed in America it’s Women’s History Month … Continue reading Classic Albums: In My Own Time by Karen Dalton
A couple of days ago now, a brand new best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds was announced so I’ve got to say something about it here on my blog for my Thursday’s post, off course. Any new the … Continue reading Shall Be Released: Lovely Creatures The Best of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (1984-2014) + Playlist
Right now in Perth Western Australia summer is not really finishing up but seems it’s just getting going, March and April is normally when it should be cooling down but it’s just not doing that. The weekend just gone was … Continue reading Playlist: Fave Summer Songs
Well, yet more new Aussie music again today for Tuesday’s post. I somehow missed this being released last week so it’s a week old now. The video clip above and the album below which I’m only just listening to it … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Dream On by The Blackeyed Susans
So far this year, just three months in now. This would be my most anticipated show of 2017. I couldn’t wait for this gig, well I’ve not seen him live yet so it’s always great seeing an artist perform for … Continue reading Live Gigs: Lost Animal @ Mojo’s
Well, happy 50th b’day Evan Dando! So to help celebrate it, here’s my all-time fave The Lemonheads track for my Sunday post. It’s pretty perfect song/band for a Sunday, hey? I’ve got the video clip above which is the title … Continue reading Wicked Songs: It’s A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
So going back to the 90’s again but staying in Australia today for Saturday’s post, it’s been ten Classic Albums since the last Aussie record but the last week or so it’s been pretty Aussie bands/artists heavy here on my blog, … Continue reading Classic Albums: Charcoal Lane by Archie Roach
So today is yet another belatedly post about yet another new album I’ve been really digging, Intoxicated Women. It’s pretty great album title for a Friday post too, who wanna get drunk tonight? Here’s something to listen while doing so, the … Continue reading New Music: Intoxicated Women by Mick Harvey
Two more covers today after yesterday’s one, Thursday’s post is yet another Aussie singer-songwriter doing other songwriter’s tracks. I’ve been listening a lot to the new PVT album which I’m yet to write it about here as a whole album … Continue reading Cover Versions: Dire Straits’ So Far Away & Kris Kristofferson’s Help Me Make It Through the Night by Jack Ladder
Well, Wednesday’s posts and sorry to anyone who care’s about me missing yesterday. Anyway here is a new cover of old Aussie 90’s indie rock classic. Ed Kuepper featured pretty heavily here on my blog in January after seeing him … Continue reading Cover Versions: Ed Kuepper’s This Hideous Place by Oh Mercy
