A place where I can write irrelevant anecdotes that make me sound like a pretentious git.
Spurred on by the imminent release of the too-cool-for-school music poll of 2006, I’ve compiled the hottest five individual songs, albums and live acts that I enjoyed over the past 12 months.
The Hottest 5 Individual Songs of 2006 [as taken from the JJJ Hot 100 list - released in the 2006 period]
5. Sodastream – Twin [...]
69 Love Songs. The Magnetic Fields. One of the greatest albums I own, and I daresay one of the best albums of the 90s. A friend of mine once commented on this work saying ‘Its hard to get bored of this album, you attach yourself to three or four songs strayed across the different volumes, [...]
The Decemberists “Picaresque” was my favourite album of last year. Songs like ‘Engine Driver’ and ‘Of Angels and Angles’ became my Saturday night drunk-alone-reflective tunes (you know you’ve been there - weeping for your lost loves/pets). I walked into my local record shop to discover that the Decemberists have released a new album - “The [...]
Venue: Byron Bay, NSW
Date: 23rd/24th of July, 2005
I count myself fortunate that I jumped on the Splendor In The Grass bandwagon so hastily this year, as I can say that it was one of the best festivals I’ve had the priviledge to attend. While I was really only going for two or three acts, the [...]
Venue: Jubilee Hotel
Date: 08/07/2005
Its Valley fiesta time and that means music, specifically of the Brisbane variety. Soobiesta is a ‘Straight Out of Brisbane’ event, promoting over 40 Australian acts over four stages, and nine hours. Amongsts the ones I was fortunate to see included Flamingo Crash, Bit By Bats,Spod and Sekiden.
I had caught the enigmatic [...]
Venue: The Zoo
Date: 01/07/2005
After a brief sojourn at Rics Cafe, me and my two Cremin compatriots, Taz and Gez, hit the Zoo for a night that promises to be, well, interesting at least. This week its Sydney band, Faker, to grace this excellent venue. A few years back, a few Faker tunes had been floating [...]