by Burgo on August 15, 2008
It’s been a while, I know… but hey, as some would say, “Shit got real“, you know? And, unfortunately, blogging has had to take a second seat lately. Hopefully, this won’t be the case for too much longer… but for the next week, at least, things will continue to be pretty quiet around here.
That said, [...]
Tagged as: jason mraz, live music, tivoli
by Burgo on August 6, 2008
Under The Radar is a column inspired by material sent in by the readers of Burgo’s Blog, alerting me to music that I may not have otherwise heard. If you’d like to let me know about some of your favourite tunes that I may not know about, then drop a line to the email address [...]
Tagged as: cop light parade, high on stress, moonlight girls, the replacements
by Burgo on April 25, 2008
Wow. That week went fast. I can’t believe it’s time for another Live Music Friday. Following on from our Alex & Angela Dezen/Damnwells post here, I thought that today we’d feature a show from The National.
The National Black Sessions
The National (image credit: David Greenwald)
Aah, those Frenchmen. I swear, whether it’s my favourite La Blogotheque videos [...]
Tagged as: black sessions, the national
by Burgo on March 17, 2008
As mentioned yesterday, on Sunday I headed across to the Brisbane Riverstage, for an evening with Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, and Will Conner. And – despite my longtime love affair with Jack Johnson, and my (extremely) tenuous connection with him via my friend Farryl Purkiss (Farryl and Jack once composed a song together, a fact [...]
Tagged as: brisbane riverstage, jack johnson, matt costa, will conner
by Burgo on January 29, 2008
So, following on from yesterday’s post, there are two more quasi-hip-hop songs that I think you should hear. And the first of those is this one:
Nina Gordon – Straight Outta Compton (NWA cover)
Nina Gordon may still be most well known for her days with Veruca Salt, but since leaving the band in the 90s, she’s [...]
Tagged as: covers, nina gordon, nwa, straight outta compton, veruca salt