2017 was a tough year. Personally. Creatively. 

I wanted to leave that behind so 2018 was supposed to be "different" - indeed, adopting the philosophy of someone close to me in choosing a word to define a year, "different"…

Things I'm excited about lately 
*2019 
*Game of Thrones return 
*The new album from the 1975 
*Seeing Gang of Youths live a few weeks back 
*A summer holiday 
*Finishing my record and getting it to your ears 

I'm thankful…

I recently got a mention in the Q&A of this CD Baby podcast - I was asking a question about a previous episode that talked about cover songs. 

I've been called stupid, stubborn and short-sighted for not previously incorporating covers into…

I’m about to watch the ARIAs (with interest) for the first time in maybe 5 years. I’ve been reading lately all sorts of things about us being in the midst of another wave of great Australian music. 

Sounds good…

Well do you? Do you love it? Do you tolerate its place in society quietly fuming while the person in charge of the car entertainment system lets your Audible subscription go to waste? 

I’ve been contemplating this a lot…

One of the best things about being part of a local music scene is when you get to see a project grow and watch it realise what it could become. 

Last Saturday night I was very happy to be…

Building an Empire

A covert mission unfolds, Apparently You’ve been assembling an army, Building an empire, With your King and Queen, He’s gonna topple a population, If you don’t keep an eye on him, Again around the sun we…

A few words about 4 on the 4loor and War4Water Concert coming up this weekend... a few apologies though, I didn't fact check - 4 on the 4loor - Orange has been going TWO decades which blows my mind. The…

A 2 minute chat :)

On and off over the past 2 or so years I've been working on a couple of different projects (there's that theme again!) and I thought it'd interesting to get some thoughts, now these are only early stage snippets but…

I’ve been reading a lot about just getting things done. Perfect doesn’t matter if you never finish it, in fact aiming for that probably means we never start. 

Last year I had this idea of making “Pieces of Different…

For 2018 I committed to approaching things differently, in fact, my recent approach has been to choose a word to drive my year - last year it was create, and I did - this year it’s “different” because I’m trying…

#19 - #25(ish) can be found here

#12 - #18 can be found here

#2 Kingswood — After Hours, Close to Dawn 
Perhaps a surprising choice, this one didn't get near the love of their first record, possibly…

Top 25 of 2017 (based on most listens - updated daily from Nov 30 - Dec 24) 

#25 - #19 can be found here

#12 Sean Rowe — New Lore - You know I have absolutely no idea…

Check out the playlist on the main blog page as I keep updating this post to reflect the countdown :)

Top 25 of 2017 (based on most listens - updated daily from Nov 30 - Dec 24)

#19…

Over the next few weeks I'm going to be counting down my favourite records released in 2017 - although the definition is a bit sketchy... I said "best" in the title 'cause it's more catchy but it's more like "most…

I read something the other day which basically destroyed the way I work. But, it turns out it's a good thing, something I needed to realise.

The record I'm working on at the moment, "Pieces of Different Puzzles"…

What a journey (for us all, I suspect!) - here is Part 4

Gig #4 – Coonamble 

Outback Arts did so much work in putting this tour together and have been especially encouraging of my ideas of bringing…

With 1/16th of a tank of petrol and paying no attention to the fuel gauge the journey continues...

Gig #3 – Lightning Ridge 

The forecast was for a 42 degree day. In September. Normally I would veto any…

Part 2 finds our fearless troubadours headed for Bourke

Gig #2 – Bourke 

I’d never been to Bourke. Heard lots about it, probably only 50% or less of which is true, like anywhere, so I was keen to…

Welcome to "How The West Was (Probably Not) Won (This time… but may well be one day)" - my multi-part recounting of the adventures I had with a good friend on a recent tour of Western NSW... hope you like…

To do list:

• Before we get to everything I want to say, I have to recommend the new Gang of Youths album - Go Farther In Lightness, seriously, go listen now, it's that good - Australian music is…

Anyone who's been part of a music scene knows you can't do it alone - thankfully in Dubbo, we don't have to and periodically I'll have a chat to other local musos and share them with all of you! 

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