Song of the day – 190: Ruby For Lucy
I don’t like it when they go loud. I liked King Of Convenience. I liked Simon And Garfunkel, the darker numbers, and not overlooking the fact Art Garfunkel is just about the most annoying anodyne twat this side of Lionel Richie. I like to hear the strum of the acoustic, and tentative harmonies. I like nervousness especially […]
award ceremonies, pt 2
[Ed’s note: this was originally written as a response to a very long comment from a fellow calling himself Cracker Jack on the “It’s just another shitty music award. Who gives a crap?” thread. It was a well-argued, reasoned and mostly sober response. I suggest you read it first. And then read on…] … and what about […]
Song of the day – 189: Blue King Brown
The deep, desk-shuddering, bass sound and gorgeous use of space between the beats sound like they could’ve been mainlined direct from Don Letts’ dub halls in West London 1979
my advice for aspiring music critics
1. Don’t ever attempt to apologise for holding an opinion. 2. 400 words good. 800 words fucking horrible. 3. Most musicians are cunts. 4. The music industry is not your friend. Unless you choose to make it so. 5. Don’t forget to place value upon what you do. If you don’t, why should anyone else? […]
Song of the day – 188: Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
It’s Charlotte’s birthday. Happy birthday, Charlotte. She requested this song because “it makes the boys happy”.
Song of the day – 187: Prince Buster
So it turns out the assumed stomach cramps I suffered listening to Phil Collins instead of watching Robert Forster were actually something rather more serious – an inflamed gall bladder that for a few days had the surgeons in the emergency ward at the Royal Brisbane Hospital for Women wondering whether it had infected my […]
It’s just another shitty music award. Who gives a crap?
Folk are getting hot under the collar about the recent Jagermeister-sponsored AIR (Australian Independent Music) awards. Particularly the awarding of the “best independent album” category to Cloud Control for Bliss Release, an album distributed by Universal Music. And also particularly at the fact the host of the “independent” music awards was one of Nova 969 […]
Song of the day – 186: Eternal Summers
Here’s the MySpace. Here’s the Blogspot. And here’s the song. Sometimes, I love being a blogger not a critic.
Song of the day – 185: Sky Needle
Without a doubt, Joel Stern is one of my very favourite Brisbane people. He’s enthusiastic, forward-thinking, righteous, good-humoured (so that’s four counts he’s got me trumped on, then). He regularly puts on evenings of improv, noise, punk, esoterica and just plain weird shit at his seemingly omnipresent Disembraining Machine (you can find recordings of every […]
Song of the day – 184: Coolies
This, my friends, is the shit.
