Another old song from 2004 today, well it’s three tracks really! But that’s only song co-written by Dan Kelly and Gareth Liddiard above. When Gareth was a member of Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males band he played bass guitar … Continue reading Wicked Songs: River O Tears by Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males
So who does remember his late 2000’s museum shows? Kind-of combining last month Cave’s website The Red Hand Files he list twelve books he recommend to a young writer to read, I’ll copy and paste that list far below but … Continue reading Great Reading: A Pile Of Nick Cave’s Fave Books
OK, it’s back to back book posts yesterday and today, finally at almost the end of this month it’s my little write-up today which is simply a book about another great 80’s Aussie band which I’ve just finished but was published … Continue reading Great Reading: Grant & I: Inside and Outside The Go-Betweens By Robert Forster
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
Reading John Connolly’s novel ‘A Song Of Shadows’ Was looking out my bay window at the stunning Golden Gate Bridge It’s May 12th, 7 p.m. at night And I’m sitting here waiting for you and I don’t like it that … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Shadow
So trying to catch up on everything and blogging about it too of what I missed while away might be totally impossible! But I just have post up this cover by Laura Jean of The Drones epic song from last … Continue reading Cover Versions: The Drones’ Taman Shud by Laura Jean
Charles Bradley has now passed away. 😥 He died on Saturday September 23, 2017, at the age of 68 and diagnosed with stomach cancer in October 2016. Earlier in 2016 he released his third and I guess his last album … Continue reading Remembering: Charles Bradley + Cover Versions: Black Sabbath’s Changes by Charles Bradley
The Drones live @ The Triffid, Brisbane, 6th May 2016 Setlist: Private Execution, The Minotaur, Boredom, To Think That I Once Loved You, Then They Came For Me, I See Seaweed, Six Ways To Sunday, I Am The Supercargo. The Drones live @ … Continue reading Live Gigs: The Drones 2016 Live Recordings @ The Triffid, Brisbane & PBS Radio, Melbourne
So yet even more obscurer Aussie music for my Friday post this week to start the weekend. I don’t know if I should call it old or new because I’ve just got it on seven inch vinyl single just the … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Flappin’ On A Hook by Joel Silbersher
OK, something different tonight and not yet more of my mixtape project. It’s back to just one classic older Aussie track for my very late just after midnight post. The next in the long line from the Tales Of The Australian … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Lightning Scary by Kim Salmon
So at a guess those two HTRK new tracks start at about 5:50 but those tracks before hand are pretty amazing too and only at seven minutes something it’s not very long at all, I always dig their mixes or … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Summer Rain & Untitled by HTRK
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) I Put A Spell On You St. James Infirmary Blues In The Pines Now those last three above are credit to Brian Reitzell featuring ML but he’s done almost all of them before, well two out … Continue reading Cover Versions: 4 Newish Covers by Mark Lanegan
So two posts today again, it’s two days in a row so can I be the first to shout “SNAP!” and slap my hand on the table too! Anyway continuing my never ending blog posts of Mr. Cave with now … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Skeleton Tree by Julia Jacklin
So somewhat following last Friday’s post here’s another one about this very new band called Tropical Fuck Storm which are yet to even release a song! But I do have music in this post and because I get a little … Continue reading Introducing: Tropical Fuck Storm
Now I’m skipping right to the end of the book to see how the story ends, well for the moment until the next updated, revised edition in a year or two. So this Saturday’s post is the selected newest music … Continue reading 1001 Albums Book: 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
After reading Nick’s unmade screenplay on the weekend, I had a look for a couple of his short films and just sharing them here because I’ve not yet. Have you seen these before or not? Plus adding more to my … Continue reading Great Watching: The Cat Piano + The Lonely Giant + Steve McQueen by Nick Cave
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 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
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
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
Monday morning and even more newish Aussie music again. After not posting anything on the weekend I’m back, did you miss me or what? Sodastream first new music in a very long time, Three Sins single has been out since … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Three Sins by Sodastream
A belatedly post today about my little view on the latest in a long line of pretty amazing soundtracks by this duo. By now you’ll know if you read my blog I’m fan and I love these albums, I’m going … Continue reading New Music: Mars (Soundtrack) by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
DISPOSSESSED from what I can tell are the greatest newish band to come out of Australia for a couple of years so I should blog about them, hey? Yes it’s written in caps lock, if they could write their name with … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Light Part II & Thronebreaker by DISPOSSESSED
So that’s two songs above! It’s both Where It Ends and then Too Late To Die Young which was the single from last year’s new album You Yang, it did take out my album of 2016 award. So my continuing posting of … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Where It Ends by Lost Animal + Live Gigs: NEWS Lost Animal Tour
Post number 2oo today! So I think I might cover a few things on this page, more that just the title says, OK? I know what it says but can’t think of a better song to finish this year on … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Wolves by Kanye West
WHAT? Princess Leia and/or her real life name Carrie Fisher has died too, that’s just totally unbelievable! So today after reading that very sad news about her for some mad reason I when looking for an Aussie cover of George … Continue reading Cover Versions: George Michael’s Careless Whisper by Kate Miller-Heidke & Paul Dempsey
OH MY GOD! Well, the singers just keep passing away and even on Christmas day this year, what a year it’s been but it’s not over yet. One week left of the year and today Boxing day, it was just … Continue reading Remembering: George Michael + Wicked Songs: Too Funky by George Michael
So before the end of this year I’m going to post up just a few songs I’ve really dug this year but did not write anything on this blog so far, better late than never hey? First up is most … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Trust feat. Isabella Manfredi by Flume
Well, I’ve going try something a bit different today and write about a great new novel I’ve just finished reading this weekend. I know I say this only a music blog but does anyone out there think maybe I should … Continue reading Great Reading: Goodwood by Holly Throsby
So the brand new video clip is out now and because I’ve already done a whole post about just the song, What Do You Say? by Holly Throsby Feat. Mark Kozelek when it was release a month or so ago. I’ll just say video … Continue reading Shall Be Released: After A Time by Holly Throsby + Cover Versions: Red House Painters’ Mistress by Holly Throsby
Right, I’m going to try something different today and start the post with a non-music video clip and then go from there but it’s got a muso or two in it. Laura Imbruglia has albums out but my fave has got … Continue reading Great Watching: Amateur Hour’s Holding The Tail starring Laura Imbruglia & Gareth Liddiard
So it seems that it’s time of the year that everyone is posting end of the year reviews and/or the year overall lists now. Looking at them all I figure I might as well do my own too because none … Continue reading Year Review + Playlist: 2016
Well, Mark’s been at it again this time on the US Jesu/Sun Kil Moon tour with Leonard Cohen’s Famous Blue Raincoat song. Two versions have turn up on YouTube in the last week or two so I’ve just got to … Continue reading Cover Versions: Leonard Cohen’s Famous Blue Raincoat by Jesu/Sun Kil Moon
“OK, let’s try this!” is what is said in the opening number on this soundtrack of new music from Scott Walker. I can’t believe this is my 180 post today but this is the first appears of Scott Walker here on … Continue reading New Music: The Childhood Of A Leader by Scott Walker + Cover Versions: Bob Dylan’s I Threw It All Away by Scott Walker
Well, the hits just keep on coming in 2016. If don’t know by now Sharon Jones passed away last night/yesterday, losing her long battle with cancer at 60. I’ll write a little about her here now and included my fave track/video … Continue reading Remembering: Sharon Jones + Wicked Songs: 100 Days, 100 Nights by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
I knew it was going to be a very sad times when Leonard Cohen passed away but this is almost impossible. I guess should have known it was coming soon because of what he’s said lately but still it did … Continue reading Remembering: Leonard Cohen + Classic Albums: The Future by Leonard Cohen
