From Seattle last weekend’s TTT to London this Sunday! This English label does have a few of my fave artists on it over the years so it’s totally no brainier for me. Am I today calling it the U.K. best … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: 4AD
So I’m kind-of following last weekend’s TTT post. She’s a great visual artist and also then wicked experimental muso! Who did married some white bloke from England who’s pretty well-known for some band but let’s try today too kind-of forgotten … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: Yoko Ono
Yeah, even more Dirty Three today but my own personal faves! Not counting any side-projects of Mick Turner, Jim White and Warren Ellis too! Yeah, before you ask anything and everything that’s not Dirty Three of these three blokes is … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: Dirty Three
OK, forget bios I’m guessing you know at least his name? I guess you could be counting him as Folk music singer-songwriter type which I kind-of have already once or twice covered in my little TTT posts. But he’s also … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: Leonard Cohen
Today’s art post is the first artist and painter to have three or it’s the third post by one visual artist! Both those posts were way back in January, the very first one was Richter and the end of that … Continue reading Great Art: Daniel Richter’s 2009’s Paintings
Flashback gigs! It’s going to be Dirty Three week on my blog, well most likely will taken more that a week! After falling in love with live music all over again over the last two/three weeks and the band itself … Continue reading Live Gigs: Dirty Three @ Astor in 2012 & @ PIAF’s Music Box in 2010
AKA Johnny Rotten! OK, I did say punk rockers for my weekly fave 10 song but here in today’s blog post I move pretty quickly into post-punk! Also moving last weeks from New York City, America to London, England as … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd./John Lydon
‘Cherry Cherry’ I went into this album with a clearer set of ideas of stories that I wanted to tell and themes for songs. In my notebook, above the title ‘Cherry Cherry’ I wrote a little note to myself that … Continue reading Track By Track: To the Dollhouse by Melodie Nelson
The Gun Club – Miami I’d never heard anything like it. I love it but it’s also very scary; I’ve described it before as ‘serial killer music’. It’s their second album and the songs are a lot more personal and … Continue reading Baker’s Dozen: Mark Lanegan’s Favourite Albums
Miles Davis – On The Corner I didn’t discover that until ten years ago but I love the grooves on it and it’s interesting in that there’s no melodies. It’s sounds like electronic music, except it has the fortunate aspect … Continue reading Baker’s Dozen: Swans’ Michael Gira’s Favourite Albums
Bill Callahan – So Long Marianne Father John Misty – One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong OK, This is the very last post about Mojo mag because I’ve blogged it to death and now it’s really about time to do … Continue reading Cover Versions: Leonard Cohen’s So Long Marianne by Bill Callahan & One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong by Father John Misty
Hurtsville, They say an ex should always be mad at how much better they made you, as a person. Your ex found you, as you used to be, saw love in you, or at least the potential for it. They … Continue reading Love Letter A Record: to Hurtsville by Jack Ladder from Alex Cameron
Continuing with my fave albums list today and it does seems right doing this one after Van Etten dropped her brand new song a few days ago from her coming early next year album, linked here if you haven’t heard … Continue reading Classic Albums: Tramp by Sharon Van Etten
I just got to have Scott Walker but it’s not off course his old 60’s or 70’s stuff I love the most, really it’s latest is his greatest. Well, for me at least so how about you? In 2012 is … Continue reading Classic Albums: Bish Bosch by Scott Walker
Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O come to me, Come to me, O … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Game
Watch the road Please Pinky watch the road Please Pinky will you watch the road Please Pinky watch the road Please Pinky Pinky Pinky’s Dodge Going fast away Purple, going up away Orange, blown away Pinky’s dream, glowing away Pinky … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Dream
Lunacy lyrics by Micheal Gira, as preformed by Swans which is the opening track from the album called The Seer (2012) and the words are these: In the mind Of no one Forming sun Forming love Break the chain Hide within … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Madness
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
I guess this is a no brainier after yesterday’s post. I’ve wanted to for a while now to put all these together in the same post but haven’t for some reason. So with a couple of extras here it is … Continue reading Cover Versions: The Drones’ Shark Fin Blues by Ben Salter & Missy Higgins
So here’s a Friday arvo post, still trying to get back into this blogging thing but not been a total success. Anyway here’s a song and then the album too. This still got to be my fave Gizz song, even … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Garage Liddiard by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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
