I think the “laid back ocker” cliche lost its currency about 50 years ago.

Dylan, Townsville in 1998 or so. Just dismal and the worst live music performance I’ve heard, primary school band recitals included. Dylan played the same ham-fisted Chuck Berry lick over every song, seemingly d […]

Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
The Who – Who’s Next
Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Going On
The Beatles – Abbey Road
Radiohead – OK Computer

It’s funny, as I consider myself to have more subtle and […]

You know, I’ve seen this video 100 times and I genuinely still have no idea what they thought they were doing. Every shot, every move, is inexplicable. Just think of how many sets of eyes saw this before it was […]

And I have the pleasure of Peter Dutton as my local member for another term.

Audiences in Australia may have been a tad more demanding. It pretty much killed Star Wars dead at my school, as even at that age we could tell that the film content had been driven by marketing department. Also, […]

I’m not a particular fan of his, but I also think the public perception that he fobbed off with his adopted daughter is a bit sad. It seems pretty evident that he played no part in her childhood.

As a kid who grew up with Star Wars (released when I was 6) I can confirm that Jedi was considered a complete stinker and a massive let down amongst the kids at the time. It’s only because of the prequels that i […]

Agree it has no discernible reason for existing, but to be honest, this sounds no better or worse than much of the music that made the UK charts in the 80s. Listening to the Chart Music podcast and many of the […]

Ok. Took your advice and made it to the Mr Whippy bum gyrations. I have a low tolerance for carefully manicured kookiness.

I lasted through about 20 seconds of her dancing before I had to can it.

You sure it isn’t your cable at fault? Seems a bit odd that you’ve had several not work.

Listened to decipher sci fi on a 5 hour bus trip and enjoyed very much.

Lots of good options, thanks. Some I have tried, many I have not. I am travelling for work again this week so will test some out.

I hadn’t heard of Master Tapes, so will give that a crack, thanks.

Look on this, mere mortals, and play descending circle of eighths arpeggios over a Bmin11aug5th bed for 28 minutes.

They usually go for the nose.

Here is the first of 5 videos my wife shot of a large carpet python (3-4m) eating a pademelon (2-3 foot tall wallaby) in my front yard a couple of years ago. If you skip through all five, you see it find and start […]