I got my Midnight Oil tickets! I can't tell you how excited I am. I have never seen them live. I do not know how that happened. I remember listening to a guy talking about the nature of memory (I know). He said no other music will evoke memories in the way the music of … Continue reading Music and politics
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What I learned from Bobbie Gentry
I grew up with limited television. We had two channels, and when I was at boarding school, one television for 100 girls (and the same two channels). We did not go on too many holidays, but when I was about 13 we spent a week or two at the beach and I luxuriously watched all … Continue reading What I learned from Bobbie Gentry
Story and song #4 Hilltop Hoods
I have my son to thank for introducing me to Australian hip hop music. I dismissed all that rap crap because of some stigma associated with Gangsta Rap. I don’t even know what that is. But my son, being the obsessive that he is, when he in to something he is totally engaged and nothing … Continue reading Story and song #4 Hilltop Hoods
When a story is a song #3 Space Oddity
I thought this week I would continue to be inspired by space. When I was 15 I played this song over and over, it is a wonder the girls in my dorm didn't smash the tape to smithereens. What I did not know until today was the song was originally released in 1969 just nine … Continue reading When a story is a song #3 Space Oddity
When a song is a story #2: A Dark Place
I have been thinking more about stories in songs and to contrast to my last offering From Little Things Big Things Grow which is uplifting, I thought - let us go visit the dark side and my personal king of darkness Nick Cave. His album Murder Ballads has a enough dark stories for any fan … Continue reading When a song is a story #2: A Dark Place
When a song is a story #1
I have been lucky enough to spend my Easter long weekend at Bryon Bay Bluesfest. Sweating and dancing in a humid tent with great music and mud and people you love - there can't be anything else better in the world. The festival got me thinking about my favourite childhood songs. Australian folk songs like … Continue reading When a song is a story #1