Tag: Music
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Correcting a (personal, made-up) Travesty
I’ve listened to Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown for decades. Long after I grew out of being the target demographic, I’ve enjoyed it as a small window into what’s popular just a little outside of mainstream, and I make an effort to listen to the entire countdown every year. This year I had a hashtag-proud-dad…
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What I’m Listening To
That 1 Guy – Packs A Wallop! Heavy metallic beats, rocking guitar, gravel filled voice – there’s no mistaking this for anything other than That 1 Guy‘s latest album. Unlike his previous albums, which consisted of songs that had been performed and refined in front of audiences, Packs A Wallop! was composed and constructed entirely…
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V Festival
While not as popular as its bigger cousin Big Day Out, V Festival always manages to sign on the big names, this year being no exception. While the day didn’t start out spectacularly (it seems one of the promoters forgot to pass the door list I was on over to Ticketek), the show itself went…
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Gig Of The Year: Pillowtalk
I know, it’s pretty early on in the year to be making that claim. But, I think it’s justified. First of all, the performers: Tim Freedman, of The Whitlams Pinky Beecroft, formerly of Machine Gun Fellatio, now of Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians Dave McCormack, formerly of Custard, now of Dave McCormack and the…