one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
The race is on in the UK to find David Cameron’s successor as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has seen his own MPs pass a motion of no confidence in his leadership.
FBI Allnighta tracklist Nov 7 2003 w/ ADam Connors
Peso Playlist, Friday December 12, 2002
TAIPEI–Three new-spankin’-new playlists from Peso. Note new Humbug single, For the Birds, available MP3-only from www.humbugmusic.com. New song each week ’til album launch. Peso playlist Friday August 16, 2002 Mogwai – New Paths to Helicon Pt 1 Mogwai and David Pejo – Take Me Somewhere Nice Shino Lin – Track 7 [Req. Bad song on … Continue reading “Mental Notes: August 2002”
Peso playlist Friday July 5, 2002 Coldplay – Yellow Teenage Fanclub – I Can’t Find My Way Home Ride – Leave Them All Behind The Charlatans – I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There Turn On – Ru Tenone Sheena Ringo – Track 1 Basement Jaxx – … Continue reading “Mental Notes: July 2002”
Peso playlist Friday June 7, 2002
A louder, gnarlier set for a Friday night **actual** crowd. Got into HK last night, immediately fell back into old habits re: behind Deli Lamma quaffing Tsing Tau ’til dawn with BArnaby, Darren, Em and “Geet”, who strangely knew me from Perth radio days. Ai is happy. Has a man! Still looking for a housemate … Continue reading “Mental Notes: May 2002”
Article for The Australian – Western Australia feature (Sept, 1996): WA music industry It was during a small, suburban park cricket match in late 1995 that many of us finally realised that Western Australia’s largely unheralded music ‘renaissance’ had finally broken through. Halfway through the Treadmill Eleven’s dashing batting effort on a slow but true … Continue reading “Tyranny of Distance? Save your Pity For Yourselves”
A dash of guitar grunt, a sprinkle of exquisite harmony, a few deft lines of lolling bass, all topped with some hit-squad homey humour … this year’s campus band competition ran the full gauntlet. And after experiencing simply a smidgin of the WA contingient, I’ll wager a barrel of pickled fish on each and all … Continue reading “The NAD Campus Band WA State Final, Planet, August 7, 1996”
I get a little misty-eyed when a totally empty room at about 8pm suddenly transforms into a happening gathering by about 10, all in the name of seeing some virtual unknowns make a hell of a racket. From being the sole punter, trying to raise the barkeeper’s hopes, I was soon happily engulfed by an … Continue reading “Prickle; Kerb; Tucker Bs; Freud’s Pillow, MX, July 13, 1996”
