Nubya Garcia – Oxford Arts Factory Iron Maiden – Qudos Arena The Mood Lifters (Rush tribute band) – The Factory Air – Sydney Opera House Beth Orton – City Recital Hall There may have been a couple of prog […]

Saw my first gig at the Lyceum. Queen in 1979 on their Crazy tour of smaller venues. I only have a vague memory of the actual gig, but I do remember one of the bouncers lifting short-arsed 12 year old me up […]

I’ve liked Lizzy since mum and dad bought me, on my brother’s recommendation, a copy of Live and Dangerous on my first day starting high school. I’ve still got my copy of Jailbreak with the cut-out sleeve. This […]

Kilbey has released a bunch of albums with Martin Kennedy of All India Radio. Glow and Fade and Jupiter 13 being the cream of the crop.

Stovetop and a decent hand grinder works for me (and good beans of course). Although James Hoffman’s YouTube channel has meant a cupboard full other coffee related gadget. Best avoided if you want to remain solvent.

I saw Tori Amos perform with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the SOH a few years. I’m pretty sure she knew they were in the room (she can be a little off in her own world).

Love XTC, from the spiky punk-pop to the pastoral splendour. Saw this lot a couple of years ago, what a fine job they do

My wife and I both went to the same inner London comprehensive school, where education was the last thing on anyone’s mind, it was more like crowd control. We had a mix of good and bad teachers (maybe not bad, […]

Started Pilates about 10 years ago, found this the best exercise for stretching and strengthening parts of the body I didn’t know existed. A class once a week supplemented by various bits of stretching (including […]

I don’t usually bother queuing at places in Sydney, but we were in Tokyo for a few days. Picked up the Steven Wilson and Thin Lizzy albums. Queued for the tiny lift to get up to Disk Union. Given a ticket and […]

Thanks Bingo, much obliged.

1. Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex 2. The Necks – Travel 3. Mike Nock – Hearing 4. Lankum – False Lankum 5. Syntax Error – The Vanishing Existence 6. The Silversound – The Silversound 7. Yussef Dayes – […]

Amazon Aus had this on pre-order for $38. It’s now up to $54, still a great price. I fully expect them to say it’s on back order for the next six months then cancel it. Same goes for this.

They were great. Heavy on track from The Hypnagogue, which sound better live, and a good selection across their sprawling catalogue. Tim Powles back on drums, swapping between skins and percussion with Nick […]

I was at the Thursday show. My son was ill and couldn’t make it so my wife came. She’s not a fan of the Syd era (she finds it too disturbing to listen knowing his mental state), but she loved it. Seeing the […]

Oh alright then says ChatGPT. It’s not exactly Guthrie or Dylan, or Bragg for that matter. (Verse 1) In the heartland, where the cornfields grow, There’s a feeling that we can’t let go, The disestablished, […]

Depending on the artist I sometimes have to buy tickets at the back so my wife can get up and dance. She’s loves dancing at gigs and if she can’t there’s a distinct possibility she’ll nod off, usually through no […]

Why did the music critic refuse to play hide and seek with the orchestra? Because every time they found a good hiding spot, they couldn’t resist giving it a glowing review! And the strings section just couldn’t […]