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Top 50 of 2011. Cos 10 just can't be enough 10 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
2011 provided more than its fair share of despair, frustration, anxiety, sadness and anger on a scale which I’ve never really faced before. From catastrophic world-events in my old hometown of Brisban...
This, precisely, is what's wrong with Australian music 10 Jul 2011 | 09:24 pm
There are very many things to rage against in the meaningful meaninglessness of this poll, but the Number 1 album pretty much sums it up. At the risk of sounding old and angry, I'm going to suggest th...
Business as usual, then? 28 Jun 2011 | 07:46 pm
So, to re-cap an entire afternoon's worth of productivity sapped away by Twitter: @DocYobbo thinks we're all far too over the hill to even be discussing such things as radio polls; @beeso thinks we'...
Vale the best sax offender around 19 Jun 2011 | 02:53 pm
Sax is overdue for a revival in modern music. The soul-revivalists like Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings and Black Joe Lewis are doing their darnedest, but by Jesus a saw solo like this absolutely needs...
My Pals, yeah. 18 Jun 2011 | 01:00 am
Some shit's just magic to witness, isn't it? Luckily the prophecy wasn't true - the Tote's still alive and well (even though I've yet to be fully immersed in its sticky-floored greatness) YouTube - L...
Man crushes can really creep on you, can’t they? 19 Mar 2011 | 12:56 am
Musically I tend to fall for the enigmatic frontman, generally one who can turn a hefty phrase plus also know there way around a fretboard or two. It’s not hard to see why - music, for me, is fundamen...
Musical flashbacks: aren’t they great? 15 Mar 2011 | 11:00 pm
Since I self-satisfyingly maxed out my old iPod and was forced to replace it with a bigger model, I’ve gone through the obsessive-like mission to relisten to every song I own. And I’m loving every sec...
Escaping the sinking ship 12 Jan 2011 | 10:59 pm
I've been in Melbourne six months now, and was commenting just the other day to a very recent escapee of Brisbane how much I did not miss the tropical city. It's true - I'm absolutely head over heals ...
Top 10 Albums of 2010 15 Dec 2010 | 11:24 pm
It’s Top 10 time. It’s been a sweet little year music-wise, with Brisbane’s gorgeous pop-driven sunlit sound dominating the ear-holes early on, but some new sounds thanks to my new surrounds have star...
The Palace adds pizazz to your rock pig moments 20 Nov 2010 | 03:45 am
Name: The Palace Theatre Size: Mid to large. About 1900 packed in. Who Plays There: Mid to large cultish type bands. Artists keen on presenting an "experience". I reviewed Weddings, Parties, Anything ...
