Right now, I’m not feeling quite so smug. As I mentioned earlier, my l33t hax0r skillz allowed me to jump the queue at Oztix, but this year tickets are being sold by some jokers called Qjump. I guess it was destined to happen after the fiasco that was ticket sales last year. In an effort to prevent...

Popular music has always been a popular medium for expressing one’s political views. I’m sure you’ve been subjected to the opinions of Bob Dylan, Bono, Paul Kelly or Peter Garrett (MP). For better or for worse, these people are using their celebrity to push a message. As far back is the...

The first line-up announcement was made on Triple J this morning. Initial thoughts: much better than last year’s first announcement, but again devoid on any single band that I’d push my own grandmother out of the line to get the last ticket for… This year, those lucky enough (or skillful...

Ok, first I have to admit I’ve never seen these guys live. But there is a reason for that – I saw them doing a live track on jtv last year and they were terrible! I love their first album Beams, so I just wrote them off as one of those electronic bands that just doesn’t cut it live. At...

Ok, so it’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog post. More than a month in fact! I find solice in the knowledge no one actually reads my rants, but still, if I don’t make the time to express myself, .. well, I’m sure something bad may happen. What’s been happening? Queens of...