So I was all set for a Calexico “Live Music Friday” post today, and then at the last minute, an email came through pointing me towards this NME article, which in turn led me to the BBC Radio 1 site, which - finally - pointed me towards this set: Coldplay, performing live from the Brixton […]

Possibly the post that I receive the most emails about on this blog was my past post about the Counting Crows performance on WXPN’s World Cafe Friday.
I don’t think that a a single week has gone by, since that post was published, where I don’t get an email asking me for the rest of […]

Just so that everyone knows, my iPod has officially given up the ghost, completely and utterly without warning. With most of my music on there, this is severely going to impact posting, and - quite frankly, more importantly - completely bums me out. Anyone want to start a “donate to help Matthew buy another iPod […]

… and although we’ve heard this before, I think it’s for real this time.

Ryan Adams says goodbye to Foggy in his latest post…
This follows an earlier post today where Ryan wrote:
“The Sad Truth Is This Blog, It’s What Happens When One Day You Don’t Have That Person You Talk To Everyday Anymore. They Leave. Any […]

Shannon Hoon with Blind Melon at Woodstock ‘94.
After a 12 year hiatus following Shannon’s death, Blind Melon are back.
Blind Melon, possibly one of the most influential bands in my life, are back, and releasing a new album at the end of this month. And I’m not sure how I’m feeling about this…
Shannon Hoon, the original […]

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and Oasis are going to be doing a short run of Canadian and American shows together.
From Oasisnet:
Oasisinet are happy to announce that Oasis will be performing a short run of Canadian and US shows with special guest Ryan Adams and the Cardinals prior to their headline appearance at the Virgin […]

Ryan Adams is a maniac. The output on his blog (mentioned back here… so if you haven’t yet subscribed to his RSS feed, I don’t want to talk to you anymore) is ridiculously fast-flowing. Given the prolific nature of Ryan, this shouldn’t come as a surprise… after all, this is the guy who has, in […]

So after a few days off down the coast, I know this entry is popping up late; but on Sunday evening, I accomplished one more of my “band goals”, with a night at the Tivoli. This entry is being composed on the long train back to Brisbane… so excuse some grammatical errors, which I have […]

Ryan Adams has a new blog. Awesomeness.
Ryan Adams has a new blog. He’s only had it for a day, but has posted 14 times already.
Can I just say how absolutely awesome this is going to be?
I give it a week.
***
(postscript: don’t take this post the wrong way. Ryan Adams is one of my absolute heroes. […]

So if you’ve read my past post, “30 South African bands you SHOULD hear”, you would know my extreme love for the band, Perez. If you haven’t read it though (and can’t be bothered to click through to that link), here’s a short recap:
Perez were, without question, my favourite South African band of all […]