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So on Wednesday night after a delicious dinner at the Golden Triangle, Ash and I made it to the Northcote Social Club just before the Dirty Three started. Which gave me just enough time to stock up on merchandise, including the two CDs I don't have, Whatever You Love, You Are and She Has No Strings Apollo. They had vinyls there but I restrained. ( Read more... )

Favourite gigsArt of Fighting/redsunband/Holly Throsby @ the Hi-Fi Bar [March ( Read more... )

Early New Year's Resolution: Update journal more often.

Last Saturday night I went to Heligoland's new single launch at the Rob Roy, with Ash as special guest on keys. The new songs sounded wonderful, and I can't wait for the new album to come out next year. Ash's contributions were lovely (in my humble, unbiased opinion), although I found it hard ( Read more... )

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LJ Interests meme results

1. bootlegs:
   No, not the jeans. Band bootlegs. As in music. As in crackly, low-quality recordings of gigs you may or may not have been at, containing live versions of songs you love.
2. dictionaries:
   I think lexicographers have incredibly important jobs, not so much for the nit-picking about variant spellings (although that can ( Read more... )

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The other day I ate lunch in Nando's (Portuguese-style chicken, for the unacquainted). And they had on this great music which took me right back to a day a few months back...


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