Mental Notes: June 2002
Peso playlist Friday June 7, 2002
Like a Rock
Mental Notes: May 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”
The Sounds of Science
With music mixing as easy as logging on to a website and typing on a keyboard, everyone is getting into the act There was a time when music’s cutting edge was all about jamming. Performers would gather in a room and just play, picking up on one another’s riffs and rhythms, on the moods and … Continue reading “The Sounds of Science”
Toolbox: A Site of Your Own | Asiaweek
Creating a slick Internet homepage is not rocket science, and all the tools are at hand. Just open up your browser. Of all the SNU (Stuff Nobody Uses) buried in your Web browsing software, there is a program worth noticing. You may not realize it, but both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator – the … Continue reading “Toolbox: A Site of Your Own | Asiaweek”
RTR FM 92.1 Now On The Internet | RTRFM Static Newsletter
Note that the RTRFM web address is now rtrfm.com.au and that this is about how precise my user documentation ever gets.
Beasts of Bourbon
Interview with Brian Hooper There is a song called Fake on the new Beasts of Bourbon album, titled Gone, which has Tex Perkins screaming ‘don’t know myself, don’t own myself, I’m a fake’. The power, venom and dirge of the Beasts’ traditional blue-collar sound permeates Perkin’s personal attack on himself, Fake being a song which … Continue reading “Beasts of Bourbon”
Dinosaur Jr, Sunday September 28, 1997
Metropolis Perth For the many kids who saw the end of the pop and pulp Countdown generation mutate into the all-embracing Rage regeneration, Dinosaur Jr has alway signified low-brow indie rawk and roll. In its early years, ABC TV’s Rage would screen the video of Dinosaur Jr’s Freak Scene every weekend as the epitome of … Continue reading “Dinosaur Jr, Sunday September 28, 1997”
interview | Shonen Knife, Interview with Naoko Yamano
“Monday I go to watch Sumo wrestling/It’s an easy day to get a good ticket” (One Week from Brand New Knife, 1996) Their songs bounce from jangling, smiling pop all the way through bashing, smashing punk. They are Shonen Knife, three Japanese grrrls who mix topics of buying Barbie dolls, drinking beer and watching Sumo … Continue reading “interview | Shonen Knife, Interview with Naoko Yamano”
Brenda and Eddy: Young Love Shattered | Metior
Brenda and Eddy: Young Love Shattered By ADAM CONNORS and ALISON HUMPHRY NB 2003: Notes follow in italics. Explanation at bottom. Chris, the following is the photolisting and basic storyline, ‘go hard’ entwining ya narrative with elements of current events: Romeo and Juliet, the Paxtons, young wedding, Crash, liquor licensing laws, Elle’s WA ads shot … Continue reading “Brenda and Eddy: Young Love Shattered | Metior”
Tilt; Spooky, Harbourside Hotel, December 30, 1996
T’was the night before New Year’s Eve and pretty early on it seemed that the gig-going public was staying at home to do some of the more important things in life – taking down Xmas decorations, touching up gravel chips on the car duco, having a late night root canal, etc. Soldiering on, Spooky and … Continue reading “Tilt; Spooky, Harbourside Hotel, December 30, 1996”
