Whither Pick Withers, though? There’s a gentle sophistication in the original fill at 4.24 that just can’t be beat.

Me too. Second time around. Keeping the invaluable “A Sea of Words: Lexicon and Companion” by Dean King close at hand, together with the bowl of figgy-dowdy.

The Cure: Inbetween Days. Start as you mean to continue. The intro fill at 0.00

Mother of God. I’d forgotten about that Luka Bloom cover. Shivers of horror.

Just make sure to leverage your core competencies while doing so.

Here in Melbourne, sports capital of the universe, it’s very much the fashion to ask what team you’re “versing” over the weekend, a reworking/corruption of “versus.” And it’s not just with the little nippers, […]

Similarly in Melbourne. Mrs. Dadwardo (she’s an Aussie, I’m a Paddy) demands that jam lives in the fridge. Unconscionable.

That’s just fabulous. Chapeau!

The immortal Reg Kehoe and the Marimba Queens. Perfect antidote to morning grumpiness. Won an award a few years ago in the States and used this as my walk-up music, much to the horror of the assembled audience of […]

So I suppose my boozy signature dish is a heretical jambalaya take on paella. After frying off a ton of chorizo, chicken and whatever-you’re-having-yourself in a big paella pan, the meat comes out and into the […]

I’ve got a Dyson—assembled here in Melbourne, down the road in Moorabin—entirely unaffiliated with the hoover chap. It’s bulky, very heavy and fantastic fun. I’ve done 4000k on it in the past year: mainly my 18k […]

Just joyously getting on the good foot. The push off the wall about halfway though… sublime!

Strongly agree Junior. It’s melodic, fluid, dextrous, showy-offy and, most of all, uniquely Prince. The egging-him-on reaction of the veterans on stage with him says everything. My only question is: where does his […]

Gorgeous tune from the underrated Hearts and Bones record.

My Aussie wife (who’s admirably and enviously stoic in the face of all Victorian wildlife) absolutely freaked the fuck out at this clip. Super work!

Huge fan of the Teskey Brothers studio records but as you say Junior, they always fall down live. Don’t know if it’s an Aussie things? I’ve always felt the same way about the fabulous Powderfinger too. If Bernard […]

Junior Wells has kept everyone up with the numbers here in sunny (34 degrees today!) Melbourne. We’ve just recorded our 28th day in a row with zero cases. Other than vaccination the only way out of this, it’d […]

I might jump in as an irredeemable Princess Bride bore but you seem to have arrived at a happy confluence of two different lines: “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” and “I […]

“Jousting sticks?”

“Tell him he’s dreamin'”…

Part of your entrance exam to ‘Straya. Essential!

For consistency, longevity and overall rat-a-tat fabulousness, Cheers has my vote. Still stands up remarkably well. Just rewatched the episode where Sam is introduced to Rebecca for the first time. His reaction […]