We’re not born into the universe; we’re born out of it. We are inextricably connected to the infinite causes and conditions of the universe, all of which culminate in the present moment. This process remakes […]

My dad was only 8 when his family emigrated to Australia from Italy, so his conversations with my grandfather were peppered with English words that either had no translation or that were outside his Italian […]

It is indeed a thing of beauty. I’d only just started listening to vinyl again. My band had just an unexpectedly well-paid corporate gig that landed me the 500 Australian bucks the set cost here. Done. […]

My immediate reaction to the OP was that, such is the enormity and cultural heft of the group, that Ringo and Paul (and lets face it John and George) are forever The Beatles. If that was the intention, I agree: […]

Some good reading this morning also about the result being a reflection of a waning influence of right-leaning mainstream media (which most Sydney press is at least). We all know at a gut level that not many of us […]

All artists of longevity rely on a relationship with their fans in which the artists life is absorbed into their work: it’s not ‘just’ the music; it’s the story. I can’t think of an artist whose current cultural […]

As with many of these complexities around race and culture, power imbalance is the point of contention. Has the complexity and dignity of the source culture been cheapened or lessened by the association? Does the […]

On looking at the clip again, that’d definitely an electric kit. Also, I just remembered reading about Townshend’s knee replacements, hence the knackered gait I suppose.

Don’t you all mean The Baba O’Reilly Hitmakers (as I’ve now heard them referred to at least once in every article)? The BO’RH? I found the first few minutes difficult enough with Townshend’s knackered gait over […]

Ooh, you lucky bahstards! Just the one for me, and a video not an album. U2 Zoo TV Live from Sydney. You can see me: I’m the guy in the crowd clapping and cheering.

Nothing wrong with a bit of theatrical convention. No audience member interrupts To Be or Not to Be by shouting “‘ang on! He’s talking to himself! Why’s he looking at us in the audience?”, or interrupting a […]

Like all schoolteachers, it was a stark reminder than we got into the job for the connections with people. It was like teaching with all the good parts taken out. Currently, we’re managing behaviours in 17 and 18 […]

Would?

Those dollying shots from behind the backline about 4’50” remain killer.

Immediately this.

Vinyl for dedicated listening for me, and Apple Music for non-committed background auditioning and other streaming. The main discriminator for me with Apple Music is their hosting of surround mixes. Given that […]

I always feel dutybound to defend Street Fighting Years when the Minds come up. Yes, it’s a few songs too long, and Steven Lipson’s production is a little of its time, but think it’s inherited some of its […]

Are “Cars” Electric?

Does a couple of glimpses of Mousey on the TV count? I can’t speak for the others in the Antipodean contingent, but I’ve always felt my geographical far-flungedness (along with the time delay) lends the good […]