A place where I can write irrelevant anecdotes that make me sound like a pretentious git.
Years ago in an undergraduate history class I undertook a study into one of the many dark patches of the 20th Century, and wrote a small essay regarding the ‘denial of the Armenian genocide’ with a particular focus on Turkey. I was amazed that such a mass relocation and slaughter of an ethnic group could [...]
I had the distinct pleasure to catch some snippets of the Australian Idol “britpop” episode last sunday night.
Naturally, I was expecting badly perform covers of songs from Blur, Oasis, the Verve, or Pulp. Surprisingly, the Australian music public received badly performed covers of the Police, the Beatles, the Kooks, and Queen, but also took [...]
It’s like all my Christmas’s have come at once. This weeks Timeoff Magazine featured a review of an album by the name of “Curses†by a band called “Future of the Leftâ€. Never heard of this band, but I had heard of the band two of the members used to be in ….rejoice! mclusky have [...]
“The world’s drinking from a cup that no one wants to shareâ€
“A Book Like This” is a standout Australian album. And with that, I have to breathe a sigh of relief; finally 2007 has seen a new Australian release that rises above a crowd of generally mediocre releases.
A quick visit to their wikipedia page [...]
Oh my! Okkervil River’s fifth album has been leaked upon the interweb. Not due for release until August 5th, I managed to lend my ears to it, to discern the quality, if apparent, it contained. My initial feelings (after one listen) contained traces of so-so-ness. Is it as good as “The Black Sheep Boy� Hrmm, [...]
Last night, I had the pleasure of catching Neko Case at the Troubadour. In conclusion, the show was of such high quality that it temporarily destroyed my ability to compose prose with respect to proper tenses.
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