Handy live music reviewing tips from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
It’s not a review unless you comment on the quality of the merchandise.
Brisbane music in 2011 | some cool shit that happened, and some not-so-cool shit
Brisbane has always been great at producing this sort of bittersweet, melodic pop music.
Music criticism in history: President Harry S Truman v The Washington Post’s Paul Hume
Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose
Would-be scalpers foiled by the addition of Coldplay
“How am I going to feed my family now? How am I going to afford my casual drug habit? Chris Martin must pay!”, Simpson said.
Soundcrane
Those partial to Japanese rock and pop AND who have philanthropic streak may be interested in the Soundcrane project. This project aims to get a bunch of musical artists from around Australia to cover of songs by Japanese artists in order to help contribute to the massive relief effort required to get Japan looking a [...]
Give Ben Salter Your Money … OR DIE
Brisbanite Ben Salter is releasing his debut solo record sometime soon. Doing these things on a musician’s wage can be difficult sometimes. As I see it, the cost of production far outweighs the money reaped from sales, something local musicians have to come to terms with early, I wager.
Toni… last night! Only! The Louie Louies!
House parties seem to be the new space where bands are performing nowadays
Spotlight: His Merry Men
I don’t usually like funk or that popular swing type jazz stuff. For instance, I find The Cat Empire are vomit-inducing. However, local group His Merry Men seem an enticing prospect. I randomly stumbled into Rics on Friday evening, drunk, and ill suited for music appreciation (I blame my Irish cousin for my state of mind). [...]
Troubled Thoughts On A Troubled Legacy: Venue Closures in Brisbane.
If musicians have nowhere to perform, how long can scenes hope to survive?
Strange Powers – The Stephin Merritt Biopic
Stephin Merritt is a personal hero of mine. You’ll probably know him from his most significant project, The Magnetic Fields. I love the philosophy behind his songwriting, love his use of melody and think his lyrics clever and engaging, facets that inform my own crude attempts at song-writing. And despite my dislike of ‘concept records’, [...]
Shoot Me Now: More Nominations for the 2010 J Award
Is the J Award truly representative of quality Australian music, or simply some means of self-justifying giving a lot of airtime to a relatively small group of bands?
