Tunes

thermalben started the topic in Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 at 06:47 pm

Alright, time for some discussion on what yr all listening too. My iTunes inventory is getting a little stale so I'm up for some inspiration.

Currently loving The Drones' album "Havilah".. incredible songwriting and some of the best recorded guitars and drum I've heard in a long time. I'm a little late to the party with this album but it's on high rotation at the moment and will probably stay there a while. I've seen these guys live once (Fowlers, Adelaide) and fortunately they're incredible on stage too. Can't wait to see them again.

truebluebasher Sunday, 1 Sep 2024 at 11:21 am new

[ Lyric Correction ] From previous page...
tbb wasn't happy sharing the "Written Variations on a theme!"
Please Change ...." I was free from Drive / Draft or pre form dry
( As written in several online Lyric texts! )

tbb says not to believe any of that as none remotely fit & tbb apologizes for leading the crew astray!
( Advise to simply Listen for yerselves ... a bit closer to what sounds pretty clear > now Feel the groove!)
Lesson in how lazy all have become to just follow what's on the net...
tbb is happier to fit this more likely Lyric.
Moulded I was Folded, [ I was Pre-Form Packed ] As in the Amniotic Sac.
> .....Plastic Vac > ....Statistic Facts

Try that...feel better now! Also perfectly fits the derived & contrived New Wave Poly Styrene Narrative...

blackers Sunday, 1 Sep 2024 at 11:46 am new

basesix wrote:

Happy Fathers Day fellas!!

(get off yer phones...)

Joyous b6. My kids were surly teens on their own screens by the time I got a smart phone. Had to ask my lad today not wear headphones around the house if others are at home. Then spent an hour talking the ins and outs of a DSLR so he can do a uni project. Taking my oldman out for a respite day, an owl experience. Meet a barn owl and have a chat to it.

Pop Down Sunday, 1 Sep 2024 at 01:06 pm new

Hello truebluebasher

I do love to TRY and follow your Conspiracy Theories , but not " Wise like an Owl " and often " slow as an orangutang " .

Dad says to the kids , " There is an Owl amongst Us" .

One kid says , "Who " ?

Dad looks at his little monkey and eyes narrow .

blackers Tuesday, 3 Sep 2024 at 10:02 pm new

Time to flush this waste.
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basesix Tuesday, 3 Sep 2024 at 10:29 pm new

gotta say @blackers, Adelaide does yer thursday night punk-band reeeeallly well. It's why I liked Last Chance Bar so much, can't wait to go back, just a 2' bigger Crown and Anchor. same/same.. Cranker on a nothing night (or Metro) is soo fun. Last Chance, but in the middle of SA.

think, like Splatterheads or Poppin Mammas, dialled back a notch, that's Adelaide, you got Cull the band and whatcha might call the post Mice-Skulls era of Adelaide nonchalant punkish gathering music : )

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 09:56 am new

Awesome, ol' boys just wanna have fun. Do you have a Burgerama equivalent though? The missus and myself will be doing a bit a tour of SA later in the month, will try to catch something when we are in Radelaide.
As a digression, this clip is from a cruise ship performance. Things are looking up, Hope they are playing on the Sea-Link to KI.
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basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 10:23 am new

I now stay at the nurses' place, when in Melbourne, to be across the road from that punk-fried chicken.
The best equivalent, in terms of comfy, no fuss, tots location, in Adelaide is Majestic Roof Garden, (has no roof garden anymore, so adelaide, haha) down the street from the Cranker (Roxie's beer garden next door is very civilised for wives and oldies like me), East-End Cellars precinct, and 3 Burger joints. Also a casual walk to Le Pas Sage (french cafe), Clarity Records, and Orchard Bookshop. And Rundle St/Mall.
(for the best Indian, Daughter in Law for modern and on point, Jasmine for serene and calm adelaide institution, buy the book while there https://jasmin.com.au/the-book/)
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Juliette Seizure and the Tremor-Dolls, play at the golden wattle fairly regular.
https://www.facebook.com/100063815731206/videos/1521289758812382/?__so_…

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 10:27 am new

Cheers.

basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 10:40 am new

one of life's most glorious pleasures is browsing Clarity Records, after a Le Pas Sage croissant burger. Knowing you have enjoyed a shitty punk gig the night before. Then wandering down to Adelaide Arcade to find a random book.

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 10:53 am new

I believe this is also a speciality in SA.
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Pop Down Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:07 am new

Hello Base 6

Sounds like U are like a pig in poo , doing the Adelaide Arcade Shuffle , or some head banging moves , u learnt last night .

What book did your wandering lead U2 ?

"Life's most glorious Pleasures " , that's a possible Thread .

We'll get from " mucking around in a boat " 2 "mucking around with blokes" and Everything in/between .

Live music , is a glorious life pleasure , 4 me 2 .

Went down 2 Boneo last Saturday and saw Kerryn Fields perform , 4 the first time , as headline act , 4 a Ninch Night Concert ( their 6th and they are very community focused ) .

Seeing and hearing Kerryn , was like watching an incredibly natural and wonderful , Force of Nature , perform .

The Ultimate , Storyteller !!!

110 people there , just sitting on the floor , a Sell Out in the small Church on The Ranch , with me up the front and I was blown away .

She also made Hand painted Gift Cards , which were great gifts , 4 my girls , mum included .

Being in , "The Good Books" with family , is another of life's glorious pleasures :)) !

basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:18 am new

haha, one of my pet hates is syllables-forced-to-serve-the-tune @blackers. (I admire ernest hemingway/george mackay brown machete-edit minimalism), but when slamming machine-gun syllables works.. it WORKS...
love it: "burnouts in a government car" - bam. My uncle worked for the government, and bragged endlessly that his Newman-style 5c/10c recycling scam worked cos he didn't pay for petrol.

(total pig in poo @PD, when we decided to live in a central location we got pretty good at enjoying the various troughs and slops that cities have on offer. Fun as. The Cranker adjacent thing I've done, maybe a dozen times. Last trip, saw Quicksand or Blood Sucking Freaks, can't remember what records, but I bought a Moomin book, and a Phil K Dick book).

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:09 am new

Clearly a double flush was required.
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blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:17 am new

basesix wrote:

haha, one of my pet hates is syllables-forced-to-serve-the-tune. (I admire ernest hemingway/george mackay brown machete-edit minimalism), but when slamming machine-gun syllables works.. it WORKS...

love it: "burnouts in a government car" - bam. My uncle worked for the government, and bragged endlessly that his Newman-style 5c/10c recycling scam worked cos he didn't pay for petrol.

Disposable fun. Love your unc's work, bet family get togethers were a laugh.

basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:21 am new

he was grouse. played basketball for australia and toured the philippines with the australia team, when they were all 5'6" and threw underarm. (great tunes)

basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 11:41 am new

met a kid yesterday, that's going to see Iron Maiden with his mum, he's excited as. Imagine what that experience will be for a country14 year old?!! So epic! WOTD brought this to mind:

stunet Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 12:13 pm new

basesix wrote:

met a kid yesterday, that's going to see Iron Maiden with his mum, he's excited as. Imagine what that experience will be for a country14 year old?!! So epic! WOTD brought this to mind:

Nice one.

Well here's something Iron Maiden adjacent. The Handsome Young Strangers with Driza Dickinson on vocals and mandolin making him more versatile than his pommy cuz, though old Bruce has arguably got a better range.

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 12:28 pm new

Huge. Truly related? Prefer his range to Bruce's. Will have to try a drop as well, anything to recommend?
https://www.theleader.com.au/story/3567396/shark-island-craft-crew-brew…

Also in related news, my lad scored Oasis tix. Is taking his mum to Wembley.

basesix Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 12:33 pm new

stunet wrote:

here's something Iron Maiden adjacent. The Handsome Young Strangers with Driza Dickinson on vocals and mandolin making him more versatile than his pommy cuz, though old Bruce has arguably got a better range.

that's unreal. just the ticket.

stunet Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 12:34 pm new

Yeah, parents were ten pounders. Dion was two years above me at school - the same one that edumucated Rob Younger, albeit many years ahead of us - and I used to see his first band a lot.

Cronulla Point Ale is good. Haven't had it for a while, very hard to get down here, and if memory serves me well it wasn't quite dark and heavy enough for me. Stout or porter or GTFO.

blackers Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 12:41 pm new

Nice one. Dig the mandolin flavour. On beers, if you're into the dark side try this crew.
https://www.boatrocker.com.au/collections/barrel-aged-beer

Jelly Flater Wednesday, 4 Sep 2024 at 10:13 pm new

…raygun tribute ;)

southernraw Thursday, 5 Sep 2024 at 09:17 am new

Jelly Flater wrote:

…raygun tribute ;)

Holy shit! What did i just watch!!?? haha. That was absolutely epic!
Cool song too.
What kind of mind makes a clip like that. Brilliant!

blackers Thursday, 5 Sep 2024 at 10:14 pm new

Some more mandolin in here.
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seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 12:54 am new
udo Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 12:40 pm new
seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 01:22 pm new

The Zoo.
Fuck knows when. Tex, in what incarnation I don’t know, supported by Magic Dirt.
Maybe Tex was supporting, I can’t remember.
Some guy got kicked out for yelling ‘show us your….to Adilita, while we were all thinking it.
Tex and the Incarnations were playing and some chick front and centre was grabbing his legs and going for the block and tackle.
I remember he showed restraint for a couple of songs but lost it and face planted her with one of those old school mic stand bases.
The look of instant regret on his face was palpable.

blackers Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 09:14 pm new

.Liked that cover by tex. On point range wise. Toons.
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blackers Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 09:51 pm new

One more.
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seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:11 pm new

^^ oh yeah nice one Blackers

basesix Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:19 pm new

that last one is sooo seeds @blackers, it leaks lickety-steel-splittin, dobro-spittin, sideburne-shinin, national-axe baked, shaker-bass-tom, boomtown-booyah, fuckety-twang, trailer-bang yeeeeehaaaaahhh!!!

(good track)

seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:27 pm new

Hehe you’re starting to sound like Donald Dump.
Steel dobro too.
Make Blues Great Again

blackers Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:35 pm new

They go alright eh?

basesix Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:45 pm new

anyone know what happened to cw stoneking? so much appropriation-blurring.. NT boy, does Creole Gilligan stoner after-party pantomime.. black-face woulda kinda worked in this post-everything ironic context..

seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:46 pm new

@blackers Lickety split they do!
But I like lickety split if you know what I mean.

(Stu, please delete if necessary but it’s after a quarter to six)

blackers Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:46 pm new

CW is still giggng. Queenscliff Festival in November. Meet up with AW and try some of his poppies.
https://www.cwstoneking.com/live

basesix Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 11:01 pm new

https://www.qmf.net.au/
ha - so he is @blackers! looks fun. how good is the alphabetical artist listing?
never gets old ("sorry mate, someone had to say it.. sooory"):

seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 10:56 pm new

Woot woot!! ;);)
Saw em again a couple of months ago
(Mick Franti still going. Always good)

seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 11:00 pm new

XR’s latest I heard on radio was ordinary.

basesix Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 11:01 pm new

xr are the mob you posted that played with boings?
they were good, well the tracks posted were,
and you reported good live-ness.

seeds Friday, 6 Sep 2024 at 11:13 pm new

No. Meaning Xavier Rudd.
That was Radium Dolls. Missus saw em last week in Brisbane. They go alright!

Their banger
(the farm is at Kyogle)

basesix Saturday, 7 Sep 2024 at 12:23 am new

nice land acknowledge at the beginning, normal blokes, normal thing to do. and do sincerely and kindly. why not? the most astonishing comment i've read on swellnet in a while (I think from an 80 year old wearing a cravat) was: 'musicians are naturally left leaning, cos they are out of touch with common people.' hahahahahahahahahahaha.

tradies, maybe. but I wouldn't be such a tool as to suggest that.

when did you last meet a muso that had any money, or didnt have diverse social connections?
(most musos are tradies, too.. or something useful, to support their family.)
..or didn't muck in with his community, and listen well?
(most are meeting people from all life's walks. If they gig or tour.)
fucking comic book stuff. do you mean, like, Bono?

anyway, yeh, @seeds, that's the lads, good stuff.

seeds Saturday, 7 Sep 2024 at 12:13 am new

You’re on the money mofo.
As usual!

Jelly Flater Monday, 9 Sep 2024 at 04:57 pm new
Jelly Flater Monday, 9 Sep 2024 at 11:00 pm new

;)

seeds Monday, 9 Sep 2024 at 11:08 pm new

Not a sweet loving death
More a good riddance death.
Jimmy S too.

Jelly Flater Tuesday, 10 Sep 2024 at 10:00 am new

… no more sweeping it under the rug
- time to iron out the bugs ;)

Jelly Flater Tuesday, 10 Sep 2024 at 10:10 am new

;);)

udo Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024 at 05:31 pm new
Jelly Flater Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024 at 08:28 pm new