Well, "Listen" are on a break at the moment; Leighton has headed off to New Zealand for a couple of weeks, and in the meantime, Jamal is looking to unleash "Capricorn 15" - a little side-project he has running away from the band which is an outlet for his electronic noodlings - basically sounds which would have a life in Capricorn 15 which ( Read more... )

As we speak right now, Javed is putting down the vocals for "Little Princess" one of our rocker tunes, and the tune that was best received when we played the Varsity band comp. But this is the studio environment; we're no longer playing live. The notes need to be hit on the button, and they need to be hit at tempo - something Jav is having ( Read more... )

Stockholm Syndrome - Muse ( Read more... )

Been hating work. A lot. Actually, today was ok-ish if it wasn't for the fact I had no sleep overnight. And still hven't. I have to move flat tonight and tomorrow, and I just don't want to do it.

<> will start recording their demo as of next Wednesday the 15th of September. Leighton and Jamal are on a "songwriting" trip up to Newcastle.... ( Read more... )

Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics - these are some questions people the world over are asking ( Read more... )

Around in Dover Heights, we did an acoustic set, just to time ourselves. We played the Manning Bar set, and then straight away kept going into the Excelsior set. Funny hearing the rockier songs like "Little Princess" and "Better off Dead" without a bass drum. Or ANY drum except the snare, for that matter, lol ( Read more... )

"Listen" are through to the semi-finals of the University of Sydney band comp ( Read more... )

god - this song has really been turning the cogs of my mind. I can't get this "Futureproof" out of my head. It goes round, and it goes round - and there's venom there - real venom....Neil Davidge and Robert Del Naja have cooked up something something brilliant for my senses. The track just inspires a million music lines for me - it's the height ( Read more... )

Today's practice felt like training. Like I'm a half-back for a rugby club, and I went through five hours of the most gruelliing training I can imagine. Sweated from head to foot - I had to wipe my face twice so that I wouldn't get my own sweat in my eyes. Was always wiping down my hands so that the drumsticks wouldn't slip out of them - ( Read more... )

The band is getting there. We have two practices, or roughly 8 hours left in which to hone our four songs we're going to take to the Quarter Finals of the University of Sydney band competition. Our final song [if I haven't mentioned it previously] is going to be "There between you and me" - a song which I had always wanted to play for the Quarter ( Read more... )