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 […]
Category: rock gods
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 […]
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 […]
Thank god for WXPN – as usual they’ve brought the goods with NPR’s latest World Cafe show, featuring Counting Crows live, previewing eight (yes, I said eight) songs from their forthcoming album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. (Counting Crows previewed Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings on WXPN World Cafe) We’ve already previewed some of the […]
Yeah, yeah; I know the elitest snobs will have something to say about such a mainstream band appearing on this blog, but cmon… who here can honestly claim that Counting Crows didn’t soundtrack much of their life? While Hard Candy was certainly a slight falter in the Counting Crows trajectory (apart from, of […]
On Friday night, I achieved one of my life’s goals (dramatic, perhaps… but nonetheless true), and saw State Radio perform live, at the Tivoli in Brisbane. I almost cried, I was so happy. Some background: Perhaps my favourite band of all time, was (and is) Dispatch. Darlings of the indie scene, who never caved to […]
On Saturday I was lucky enough to see gods in action; Crosby, Stills & Nash, performing in Brisbane at the Riverstage. It’s been about 10 years since I last saw these guys live. The last time was in South Africa, on a night where a sudden downpour in an open arena had the sound washed […]
Sonuvabitch. I’m sorry, I hate short posts as much as anyone; but you have to go and read this article about Led Zeppelin’s show last night. It is also important to note that Zeppelin left the building without making any reference to their future together, if there is one — no “See you next year!” […]