OK, here’s a post for all the movie buffs out there! Or if you need something to watch this weekend? Or whenever you see this? Actually I think, I started to put this list together a very longtime ago kind-of … Continue reading Great Watching: Top 30 Aussie Films
OK, I haven’t done a cover song blog post in a little/long while and I can’t believe I’ve not done this before! But seems they’re well, two main members Fiona Kitschin and Gareth Liddiard now calling The Drones now defunct … Continue reading Cover Versions: All The Covers The Drones Ever Did!
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
Just one old song today of mid-2000’s from an under-rated somewhat forgotten Aussie artist. He once was an very early member of the Aussie band called The Drones, you might remember them? Or notices I’ve blogged about them just a … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Black Brown and Blue by James McCann
I’ve dug up these and now just gotta kind-of re-post more lists of songs and album as named dropped by singer-songwriter Gary of TFS and The Drones. Both thingos are from the year 2010 which was around of his one … Continue reading Gareth Liddiard’s Take Five Songs & Top Three Aussie Albums
After the last art gallery post in July, I realized I’ve only blogged about a couple Aussie visual artists! This series of art posts is somehow now at 40 plus and all linked here under the great art tag. Someone … Continue reading Great Art: Tony Garifalakis’ Selected Work of 2007-14
Jezebel: Dog Eared: I’m Here Now: Words From The Executioner To Alexander Pearce: I Don’t Ever Want To Change: Work For Me: I Looked Down The Line And I Wondered: Are You Leaving For The Country: Sixteen Straws: “I’m recording, … Continue reading M+N’s Article: Gala Mill by The Drones
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, 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, 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
So second post back after last month off blogging, here comes one all about HTRK! So more Aussies, the second or maybe third Aussie act of 2019 in my little TTT posts? In my mind they’re the best long running act … Continue reading Top Ten Tracks: HTRK
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, next up is a Perth, W.A. band which if you were not here or I would like to known if anyone outside of late 90’s Perfff knows it/them? Now, I know if I was smart cookie I should adding something … Continue reading Classic Albums: Space Coyote by The Tigers
AKA Beasts Of Bourbon or members from that Aussie band! Third weekend with gigs in a row too, the first of two I’m going to be blog about! When Beasts Of Bourbon formed back in 1983 or sometime around then … Continue reading Live Gigs: The Beasts @ Rosie’s
So seems it’s the weekend now let’s get a tiny little bit sexually explicit today but because it’s art it’s all mode and made out of tin and aluminium cans! It’s official title is Paradisus Terrestris and there are 23 in … Continue reading Great Art: Fiona Hall’s Sardine Cans sculptures of 1989-90
After not blogging about much gigs for the last six months or something here’s the second weekend in a row now I’m posting about one! Rock Rover is a new venue I told but wasn’t told it’s basically the South … Continue reading Live Gigs: My Disco @ Rock Rover
Here’s something I’ve not done for a very long old while now! Made some mixtapes or well, that’s a CD-rs really because my tape desk is still rooted. I’ve been sending something to this guy who live in Canada at … Continue reading Playlist: 3 Mixtapes I send to Canada last year
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
OK, here comes some new-ish music that I’ve been digging lately and because this first month of 2019 I seem to mainly blogged and my blog contained a lot of old music this month. So let’s end January with something … Continue reading New Music: Self-titled by Moon Rituals
In opening or the very short version this was unbelievable amazing night but off course what follows is the very long version: In the end it was somehow an almost three hour show of Nick Cave greatest which starting just … Continue reading Live Gigs: Nick Cave @ Perth Concert Hall
Where the bloody hell is this gone? After the last post and while I’m at it! Why don’t they just release the full No Country For No Man live movie score/soundtrack sometime? They must have recordings of it, right? I’ve got … Continue reading TFS No Country For No Man original live film score
Right, I’m going to have to blog something about this now! It’s been about or around about 24/48 hours ago King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard posted “NeW. MuSiC. CoMiNg. SoOn. ..” with that feature image. Also below is another … Continue reading Gareth Liddiard + King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard collaboration album
Yes it started when i was cleaning dishes And the phone rang in the hall I was drawn to it against my wishes Ugly memories of the war I didn’t count on mass destruction When i saw you It was … Continue reading Hiding Songs: The Way I Made You Feel by Ed Kuepper
Reading the sad news this morning even if we knew this one was was coming because Wilson himself letting us know about it last year sometime. Still hard reading that he’s no longer with us. So having a look for … Continue reading Remembering: Chris Wilson
Continuing my own version of the history of art or just starting it here on my blog with post number four after the three last week. I’ve now moved on to some dead artists this week, well that is at … Continue reading Great Art: Howard Arkley’s 1999 Nick Cave Portrait & Studies
Introducing a brand new award show this year here on my blog for the end of 2018. Because I dropped my smart phone down the toilet on the weekend, I can’t take a photo of this award but it’s bloody … Continue reading 2018 Artist of the Year: Erica Dunn
Instant underground wicked classic Aussie album! After yesterday post I’ll try harder today or at least tell you the basic facts before talking a pile of rubbish, OK? This is an unbelievable great debut album by a band Little Ugly … Continue reading New Music: Self-titled by Little Ugly Girls
After missing blog posting for a couple of days, here’s another new album I totally dig! This one is pretty new compared to the four I gibbered on about last week, released in early November so maybe I shouldn’t post … Continue reading New Music: The Dome by NUN
So I’ve not really blogged much about new albums this year at all but when I have I’ve really totally love it even if my new music so-called not reviews are bloody useless! I guess, the point is just for … Continue reading New Music: Body by The Necks
Hunters & Collectors – Human Frailty I’m not sure there’s a more important record to me. I mean, not necessarily in the obvious ‘this influenced me’-way but much more generally. It’s certainly the first album I treasured as my own. Sure … Continue reading Baker’s Dozen: Liars’ Angus Andrew’s Favorite Albums
The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers I think this has been a touchstone for a long time. It’s a real classic art-rock album. It’s art-rock which is what I do! It’s a brilliant proto-punk art-rock album and I’ve always … Continue reading Baker’s Dozen: Ex-The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey’s Favorite Albums
We got a couple of brand new HTRK tracks a couple of days ago, off course I’m blogging them today! Right, some artists I listen to no matter what! Most likely blog about them now too! So lately which is … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Dying of Jealousy & Summer Rain by HTRK
Part 1. Geography a. Tell us about your hometown. I still live in my home town. It’s called Warragul. It’s 100 kilometres south-east of Melbourne and I work and live there during the week and play gigs and party in … Continue reading Citizenship Tests: Marcus from The UV Race
Part 1. Geography a. Tell us about your hometown. I was born in Mackay in North Queensland, but grew up just outside of Atherton which is deeper into North Queensland. It’s a predominantly rural area and I didn’t have to … Continue reading Citizenship Tests: Cec Condon from The Mess Hall
Part 1. Geography a. Tell us about your hometown? [Geelong] Big Ford factory, industrial town. Basically a huge country town. In my early 20s, I used to hang around the Torquay vert ramp with the skaters and we used to … Continue reading Citizenship Tests: Adalita from Magic Dirt
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
