The soundtrack to the inside of my head over the last year | Alex Gillies
Maybe, just maybe, I’m not the only one in this world with these fears and desires … and that’s what makes music so special.
Rant in B-Minor
This past week I’ve been spending my time in the trendy inner northern suburbs of Melbourne. Last weekend I flew down with some bands I play in for a show at a bar in musical hotspot Fitzroy, and tonight I’ll be seeing the second of two shows at The Forum as part of the Melbourne […]
Song of the day – 181: Useless Children
This is punk as I understand it. Fast. Female-led. Uncompromising. Melodic underneath a welter of bruised fists and egos. Fast. Brief. Angry, doubtless. Not polite whatsoever. I’ll play Useless Children‘s new six-song Exo Records EP three times max, lose it down the back of the computer, find it in five months time, shove ‘Sounds’ on […]
Cured Pink + Psy Ants + Fangs Of + Die On Planes @ Burst City, 29.08.10
Back to Burst City… definitely the best place to spend a Sunday afternoon in Brisbane. $5 entry, 4 bands, what a good deal. For this show I tried something new and used a better video camera (courtesy Adam Rogers of Heart Flew fame), featuring widescreen, night mode etc. It’s bloody nice is what it is, enjoy […]
Loose Grip/Gravel Samwidge @ Burst City, 14.08.10
A Benefit show to help raise funds for Burst City to keep going, a damn good cause. Only 3 bands, Slug Guts played last and it was the best set I’ve witnessed from them, I was completely lost in that blurry moment and was unable to film it. LOOSE GRIP The first time Loose Grip have played […]
