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Why you should judge a record by its cover; 2 weeks with 2,000 records
Given it's our e-Birthday this month and we turn 5 (online), we're having our second pop-up this Saturday at The Jade! We recently came into a tonne of amazing secondhand records (titles and gradings are excellent!) so I had the task of going through every single one and checking 'em out to make sure they're up [...]
Get excited: Crowded House announce full back catalogue DLX re-issues on Vinyl and CD
Thirty years ago, in 1986, Crowded House released their first album, and we all fell madly in love. After almost two million units sold (more than 26-times platinum), 16 top-fifty singles and five #1 albums in our country, it seems a crowded love affair will stand the test of time. The Crowded House 30-year celebration kicks off [...]
Revolver: A monochrome walk towards the sunshine {50 year anniversary}
We can't believe it. Jak Housden is writing for The Muses! If you don't know him by name, then you'll certainly recognise him by ear. Jak's guitar stylings have inevitably tickled your eardrums via the Badloves and the Whitlams - not to mention his own solo projects, prolific producing and every conceivable musical skill and cameo under the sun. He's [...]
Why Fridays matter if you love new music
Our new goal is to create, edit and upload blog posts in the time it takes to play 1 vinyl side.Who says rock & roll doesn’t help you get shit done?(We’ve whacked on ELO and have approx. 21 minutes to make this post happen). Anyway, this Muses installment ain’t about life hacks and efficiency. It’s about [...]
Album Spotlight: ‘The Names’ by Baio
Hayden Burke shines the spotlight on BAIO's independent solo debut.Chris Baio is commonly known as the Bass Guitarist for hit N.Y. based indie super-group, Vampire Weekend. More recently, Baio was hard at work away from Weekend, working on his first solo record, ‘The Names’.Now, I am a massive Vampire Weekend fan, like…huge. I can’t exactly [...]
‘Room’ Review: Out Now on Blu-Ray!
Hayden Burke takes an in-depth look at one of this year's most anticipated releases. It’s hard to believe that some of the youngest in the film industry are some of the most talented in recent history.‘Room’ stars Brie Larson in a role that won her the Oscar for Best Actress at this year’s Academy Awards. [...]
Paul Carrack at 65!
Luke fills us in on Paul Carrack's living years (so far).As he hits retirement age (65 on April 22nd), I thought it might be an opportune time to briefly reflect on the popular culture legacy of a relatively unsung hero of popular music, Mr Paul Carrack.The name Paul Carrack is fairly likely to elicit a [...]
Introducing: Luke
Tonight we’re honoured to introduce you to a lovely human: Mr Luke Ashby. Paul and I have known Luke for about 20 odd years. We all met on the live music scene in Adelaide at around the same time and played plenty of shows together. Luke’s a music & movie heavyweight. Suffice to say, be [...]
All hail Fargo
The best black comedy of all time?It’s been 20 years since the release of Fargo.And I still remember watching it for the first time.At 9 or 10 years old, neo-noir comedy didn’t translate. It was even more sinister than the serious stuff; infused with a cold absurdity that made the world seem random, violent, unpredictable.As [...]
Let Emitt Rhodes be YOUR musical gastro
Pauly explains what Emitt Rhodes and Norovirus have in common.Snacks and drinks. Mmm snacks. Aahhh drinks.That’s what our friends were bringing to our home each week back when Tori and I were hosting a weekly Twin Peaks marathon, some 12 years ago. And that would have been enough; however one week our friend Lukebrought [...]
