Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Best Albums of 2011 (so far): 1-5
So part two of our two part round up of the year’s best albums so far. Some other things to note about the year. I am sticking to the album format for these lists, even though my favourite song this year is by far (BY FAR) Think You Can Wait by the National, from the […]
The Best Albums of 2011 (so far): 6-10
I’ll be honest. My time for new music this year has not been great. Between going back to lots of old stuff (Loudon Wainwright III, R.E.M. and Cold Chisel mainly) and catching up on a lot of TV, time for music has not been what it once was. Maybe it’s not just me. Seems like previous […]
Wk26: I’m Looking Thru You: Movies vs TV vs more
Trent Reznor said something wonderful once about the changes of music in the last couple of decades. Since the invention of the CD, all musicians have just been creating software*. And now it’s the visual mediums turn to face the same freedom/dilemma. The lines between TV, Movies, Webisodes, Vodcasts, Streams and more are blurring. Is […]
GIG: July 7th – The Union, Newtown + album update
Casey and I are doing another of our sporadic acoustic Reservations shows on 7th July at the Union in Newtown. It’s a new thing the pub has put on to support local, original music, and has been going quite well. On the night we will be opening for Dusty Ravens and Simon + Alannah from […]
Wk25: Pay Your Money Down – the fear of the Scam App Store.
I am scared to buy Apps. For one really simple reason. In-App purchases. Perhaps I’m being overly paranoid. But so many Apps on the App-Store tell horror stories of fraud and swindle, it’s hard to not be scared. Take the Smurfs. A quite high profile case. It is nothing but a swindle. Bright colours for […]
VIVID Sydney podcast: The Money Shot
The talk I did a few weeks ago is now up. Along with Emily Copeland, Ben Briand and Kate Hurst, we discussed the issues of being creative and financially savvy. I learnt a lot myself from the other panelists. Emily Copeland has an excellent blog that really discussed this stuff in detail. You can find […]
Wk24: Ten Questions about iCloud from a music fan.
Apple announced, to much fanfare, the iCloud last week. A dynamic way of controlling files across all your devices, all stored on a central server. I’m worried. Apple has really let their music business fall away in recent years. iTunes LP. Ping. They’ve been living on the success of 2005, and have done very little […]
Wk23: Close Your Eyes – the flagging power of advertising and clickthroughs
Is anyone else worried that there might not be enough advertising money to fund the internet? By all accounts, the online market is STILL growing. Yet, right now, I am already sick of advertising covering just about everything I see online. Is it only going to get worse? Be it apps, social networks or websites, […]
