We Jam Econo, the documentary about the Minutemen, is finally released on DVD on June 27th. Details of the release is on their website and it looks like a pretty indie venture. The flyer above was for a preview screening organised by a bunch of punk loving kids in a space in Surry Hills that […]

A friend recently played me highlights of his own, personal, best of Elliott Smith. 24 tracks. Lots of things had to be cut obviously. Things that came out of our little chat: * I still don’t know the first album very well. The nameless songs drive my head in.* Neither of us own any Heatmiser.* […]

The Crustaceans are a Sydney pop band who have been around for a few years now. I’ve always liked them, but with so much coming out at the end of the calender year, their album I’m Happy If You’re Happy, on got a few plays before I moved on, probably back to the Magic Numbers […]

Go and cheat at solitaireI don’t careLie to yourselfTil your blueTil it’s true

I’m not going to pretend I know very much about this man. So I hope I don’t deeply offend any Cohen fans out there. I really haven’t given him the time he is due. Here’s what I do know:* He looks a bit like Leonard Nimoy, and the first name thing confused me for a […]

Let’s talk Robert AltmanLet’s talk David BowieLet’s talk The Original SeriesLet’s swoon

The above FANTASTIC Only Ones photo is from Rebel Rebelle. And many more can be found on there, You get to a certain age I think, and you just have to get some sort of punk era singles compilation. For me, it was EMI’s Best Punk Album In the World Ever, a 2CD set I […]

I finally watched PT Anderson’s wonderful movie Boogie Nights (1997). Anderson is almost famous for Magnolia (1999) and Punch Drunk Love (2002), two movies I love very much. The music in Anderson’s movies are always fantastic, and for the last two, it’s in a large part due to Mr Jon Brion. For those who might […]

Your racist catAnd your alcoholic friendsLive life like you chose it!The big brother figures you haveCompromise your confrontaionsPut yourself in her shoesAnd no one ever callsAnd no one ever explainsSo maybe it’s your parentsOr the jokes you play on your brotherI’m going to close the doorTo let out your racist cat

Hawksley Workman perforrmed at the Vanguard in Newtown on 24/05/06.Now, Hawksley Workman is someone I knew barely anything about. I heard good things from a few people. And he was fantastic.The closest comparison I can make for the Canadian singer is Tom Waits. But with a Jeff Buckley voice (cliche I know). Great storyteller, great […]