Snowman in this case is NOT a sculpture made with kind-of frozen water with carrot for a nose or Michael Fassbender movie from a couple of years ago but a four piece Aussie band! Absence is the closing and the … Continue reading Song of the Day: Absence by Snowman
So back to an artist who’s I’ve already posted before, back in January I’d posted her mid-80’s portraits of some what non-famous people. Today is my top five famous very well-known, famous peeps minus a couple which I think need … Continue reading Great Art: Marlene Dumas’ Famous People Portraits
You came into my life as I was running late for class on a Thursday morning. My lack of punctuality was habitual and the week had been uneventful. As I packed my things in the hallway, I heard you singing … Continue reading Love Letter To A Record: West Thebarton’s Brian Bolado on Royal Headache Self-titled album
OK, after saying I was going to blog about this book earlier this month, here’s my little bit about it now. It’s about the great 80’s Aussie band The Triffids and singer-songwriter David McComb. It’s book I recently read they … Continue reading Great Reading: Save What You Can: The Day of The Triffids by Bleddyn Butcher
You might ask how in hell do I follow one of the world’s biggest bands blog post yesterday? Well, with the total opposite so here’s The UV Race! An indie, garage, lo-fi, punk Aussie band which is not very well-know at … Continue reading Classic Albums: Homo by The UV Race
So after last week with Tori and her piano, I figure it would be good or great to do PJ and her guitar next! Well, Harvey has gone off and learn other instruments and by the end of my little … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: PJ Harvey
Your album Ex Tropical uses a lot of instruments and sounds you might not regularly hear on stage – so how has the transition been to performing it live? It’s been good. I’ve got most of the sounds on my … Continue reading Interview: Jarrod Quarell for Ex Tropical by Lost Animal
‘The Cat’ Walking down the street in New Farm where I used to live, there was this large Maori family that lived about a block away in a big red brick house – the daughters would sit on the back … Continue reading Track By Track: The Cat by Ben Salter
So what 80’s act can I follow Madonna with in my top ten posts? How about Metallica! They’re now on yet another world tour but I totally disliked that last new album Hard-Wired from two years ago, everyone else seem to think … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: Metallica
‘Painted Blue’ The record opens with the first song I wrote for this project. It was written as a sign of solidarity for close friend Heinz Riegler. He requested I perform along side him in Brisbane upon his re-entry into … Continue reading Track By Track: Self-titled by Harmony
Right here I go again, filling up my blog with my fave albums list again! So I stopped doing these posts at the start of this year like in February but bring them back now in July. Now I was … Continue reading Classic Albums: Conatus by Zola Jesus
Slight of hand Jump off the end Into a clear lake No one around Just dragonflies Fantasize No one gets hurt You’ve done nothing wrong Slide your hand Jump off the end The water’s clear And innocent The water’s clear … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Metaphor
Girls move to the back Boys move the front My hunger is hungrier Than the stars Glucose, cellulose, saccharine You fill me up then make me starve Eat yr heart Your body’s so perfect You fill me up then make … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Heart
Sunday blog post is yet another ten year jump forward time traveling but when I get to 2011 it’s only got two albums selected in the book so I’m going to do 2012 too, that year has five albums picked … Continue reading 1001 Albums Book: 2011 & 2012
So I guess Gil Scott-Heron would be called something of a prototype rapper from when he did first appear back in the 70’s but today I’ve got his very last album he did in 2010. Well, Jamie from The xx … Continue reading Classic Albums: I’m New Here by Gil Scott-Heron
So The Walking Dead season seven midseason finale was just the other day and oh my fucking god! I love this show! Can it get any better? Hell yes it can! So with without any spoilers on this page if … Continue reading Playlist: Fave Zombie Songs
“Listen, this is Lou’s greatest work. This is his masterpiece. Just wait, it will be like Reed’s Berlin. It will take everyone a while to catch up.” That’s David Bowie to Laurie Anderson about Lulu soon after Lou’s passing and just before … Continue reading Classic Albums: Lulu by Lou Reed & Metallica
HTRK‘s Work (Work, Work) album I think also now can be called and included as one of my Classic Album after yesterday’s post about Ex Tropical by Lost Animal. Yet another one of my most played albums, in fact it’s the … Continue reading Classic Albums: Work (Work, Work) by HTRK
This album would have to be one of my most played, if not the most played of the last five years so can I name it/call it/included it in my Classic Albums yet? Well, yeah is my answer today but … Continue reading Classic Albums: Ex Tropical by Lost Animal
Well, here’s yet more Cave/Howard tracks that have been covered, some live versions this time, half a dozen in fact! Am I building a bit a data base or something here? So in Melbourne there was an Aussie Rules footy game … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave/Rowland S. Howard’s Songs Live @ Community Cup 2011/Elsternwick Park
This is happened about a month ago now but because I kind-off stop writing here last month I’ve missed writing about him so I guess better late than never. The ultimate minimal synth punk band’s Suicide singer Alan Vega passed away … Continue reading Remembering: Alan Vega + Cover Versions: Suicide’s Ghost Rider by Rollins Band + Dream Baby Dream by Bruce Springsteen + Sweetheart by HTRK
