Current listening @ T01 Music 31.05.09

EARTH - EARTH 2

The album that launched a thousand copyists.It's stood the test of time well.I personally couldn't give a toss about all the tabloid bullshit that surrounded Dylan Carlson - this is essential...
Found HERE

Current listening @ T01 Music 20.05.09

HTRK - Marry Me Tonight
HTRK stands for HATE ROCK but not of the White Supremacy kind.Hazy,narcotic and sexy.I recommend buying it but of course it's 'out there' for those of you who are resourceful enough to find it.They left Melbourne for Berlin a while back and I can see why...

HTRK MYSPACE

Current listening @ T01 Music

HDU - Metamathics
Apparently they've been called New Zealand's 'Sonic Rock Legends' but don't let that put you off.It's all about texture...mood...drone...and all that other serious post rock stuff.Sounds great in my headphones as I stare out the window into the grey abyss that is the Melbourne skyline.

Found over here.
Then you can buy it here.

Current listening @ T01 - 04.03.09

World Domination Enterprises - Company News EP


Why these guys weren't huge is beyond me.One of the best things during the early 90s / late 80s.They definitely influenced some of the bands I played in...You can get it here
You should also get 'Lets play domination' too ...

Current listening @ T01

The Ruts - Hits
Staring at the Rudeboys

The Human League
Travelogue
The Monochrome Set
Strange Boutique
AK 79
NZ Punk compilation featuring the fantastic 'Saturday night stay at Home' - The Suburban Reptiles

Freak the Sheep

Back in the 80/90s in Auckland , New Zealand my good mate Lisa Van Der Aarde ran a radio show on student radio called 'Freak the Sheep'.It was one of the few shows on the airwaves dedicated to original NZ music and helped kickstart my career as a musician.Lisa managed my old band S.P.U.D for better or worse.A lot of muscians and NZ music in general has a lot to thank her for.Go HERE to read an interview with this legend of Kiwi music...Love you long time Lisa...

Here are the young men

Yes it's all been said about Joy Division.They were pretty crucial to me growing up as a rural punk.They seemed to offer a way forward after the initial punk frenzy had died leaving some of us wanting more.
Anyway - if you haven't already seen it take a look at "Here are the young men" , an official Factory release of some fantastic live Joy Division and try to forget what New Order did to She's Lost Control in New York...

HERE

Like a Dog...

I maintain myspace websites for two of my old bands.
King Loser
SPUD
Recently myspace has blocked songs from both sites citing copyright infringement.
Initially I thought this was a joke - I was a member of both bands and performed on the songs...surely I AM the copyright holder.It's unclear exactly who is claiming ownership of the songs.Myspace is mediating between myself and the other party without offering any helpful information.
It seems this may have entered into the murky realms of publishing deals and contracts signed by both bands back in the nineties.Both bands were signed to Flying Nun Records and would have signed publishing to Festival Mushroom.
Flying Nun Records were consumed by Mushroom/News Ltd ? And now reside under Warner Music.Which is where I suspect the problem is.Warner in an effort to restrict their increasing revenue losses have randomly 'clamped it down'.
Pretty pathetic considering neither band would be moving many units these days.
Stay tuned...

Titorelli from The Trial - "You see, everything belongs to the Court."

The Aftermath

The Bushfires in the Northern and Southern outskirts of Melbourne are the worst in our history.The damage both physically and emotionally has been massive.On Saturday 7th Feb. Victoria , Australia was the closest place to Hell on Earth.

Aloha from Hell

It's like living in a microwave oven...
Melbourne's all-time weather record has been broken and the city is sweltering under the twin effects of high temperatures and hot north-west winds.

The city hit 46.4 degrees at 3.04pm - the hottest day since the Bureau of Meteorology started keeping records 150 years ago.

The previous record was 45.6, set on January 13, 1939 - a day otherwise known as Black Thursday.