Lists, memes, Necks and postpunk articulations

Not sure if anyone visits here, but in case someone pokes their head around the door for a quick look - and listen - there are some posts on musical matters over at the blog that I give most of my procastinating time to -eurhythmania

audio meme

One of them tag games that gets passed around - name current 7 favourite songs. I've put u-tube links up for most of these.

a couple of long necks

Sydney experimental trio have some live performances available for downloading - free. Post-fordist improvisation that moves me to purple prose and widely extravagant interpretations. Better to have a listen or even go and see them if you get the chance. 'Nuff said!

independents day
A poll of Australian independent Record Label releases currently being taken, which will be announced 4 July 2008. Ironic much! The short-list is heavily slanted toward the golden age of Independent records: 1980s to mid 1990s. Excellent.
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Christos Tsiolkas and post-punk
Tsiolkas is a brave and ferocious writer of fiction. His debut novel Loaded is one that features in the thesis I should be working on now rather than writing this up for fuck knows who. This post links to a talk he gave at the recent Sydney Writers' Festival on the theme of influences, of which he mentions postpunk music of the 1980s. Go Christos!

"Dude.

Meeting over."

- Anthony Junior to Meadow Soprano after dropping one.
The Sopranos