a new Deadnotes + The Legend! song

I swear to Bangs, this is just about the most incredible piece of music I've ever been associated with!

Song of the day - 134: David & Jad Fair

"My friend Jad Fair," begins perhaps the best-loved Legend! and Deadnotes song, " once told me that there are only two types of songs."

The great 'lost' Legend! album

OK, so arguably it's not great nor is it lost, but I like it.

Song of the day - 112: The Native Cats

Time to spread a little Tasmanian love.

another review of the legend! and some bunch of anonymous backing musicians

Taken from Rave Magazine - and notable for being my first favourable review in the Brisbane street press.

Joan Jett anecdote

All this talk of a Runaways movie reminds me... Joan Jett sent me a thank-you letter once.

Song of the day - 54: The Moonbears

It's very 1975, like I imagine Todd Rundgren to sound but I bet he doesn't. I don't know why I don't find this more surprising. Should I?

Song of the day - 22: Electrelane

Well, I was thinking of posting some music from Zola Jesus - very Gothic, but with a good 'G' - especially as I've been admiring old clips of Siouxsie And The Banshees on Top Of The Pops.

Song of the day - 2: The Deadnotes

Today is a Friday. This means I have the recordings of The Deadnotes (with The Legend!) from the previous week to listen to. This means that - if I'm being honest with you - I rarely listen to anything else. And this was a particularly fine session.

The Cribs + The Legend!

Well... a Crib + The Legend!

(Photograph borrowed from The Cribs on Twitter.)

The Cribs live @ The Zoo

So this happened.

ET Recommends - 50: The Art Museums

I kind of had to give a shout-out to these guys.

Death To Trad Rock (faster! louder! harder!)

I scuppered the first draft of this review. Too personal, too tangential. It mentioned ancient rivalries that could only be of interest to fading music critics. It touched upon the fact that control of the past becomes increasingly important, the less one does.

two news items

For Brisbane residents, I guess...

The Legend! + The Deadnotes, live at the Troubadour

Thanks to Matt.

(interlude)

Oh yeah, The Legend! + The Deadnotes played last night too.

Patrik Fitzgerald (the tribute album)

...and so, I figured that I'm never going to get round to posting up all this news concerning Patrik's tiny corner of the world and... well, that bothered me. So what I figured I'd do is carry on reprinting emails from my correspondents. Not least because this one is so comprehensive!

This next one is from the very likeable Torgeir Lund, the man behind Crispin Glover Records (and Torgeir, you have my abject apologies for not doing a detailed run-down on this album like yours but really I felt is was unnecessary after yours, plus I just think the whole project is great, top-notch)...

the legend! and some bunch of anonymous backing band musicians

The videos are here.

the legend! in '84

At a Membranes/Three Johns concert at Hammersmith Clarendon, apparently.

Vivian Girls, last night

First, a brief shout-out to Brisbane ladies, Feathers. Only saw half a number, following a rather traumatic 12-hour car drive from near Rockhampton to be at the show, and it seemed a little (dare we say) post-Vivian Girls, but what I saw was easily enough to intrigue. Seemed like my kind of folk. Possibly. Oh, whatever.