After a loooong hiatus from my relatively short blogging career, I’m back! That’s right, non-existant audience, I have returned to provide my valueless opinion on, well, music in general. It’s been a good year for music in general. It’s also been a good year for live music, notably...

Last week, I saw the Dropkick Murphys and Sick Of It All, two bands I’ve listened to for a very long time, but never seen live. I discovered Sick Of It All like I discovered a lot of new music, from snowboarding movies. The Dropkick Murphys, I discovered in a drunken haze somewhere or other .. possibly...

On June 21st, Brisbane will host Fête de la Musique for the very first time. Fête de la Musique is a free multicultural, multi-community event which began in Paris in 1982. Every year on June 21st, hundreds of cities worldwide celebrate this event. Presented by Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Marketing...

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...