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Perth is dead at the best of times tbh I was once in a place in New South South Wales (small coastal town called Ulladulla iirc) where the shops closed on a Saturday afternoon - wtf? Ulladula small fishing village 5 hours south of Sydney. Bet the pubs were open?

"One man's art is another man's wank"

I've been reading an interesting biography on Joy Division and something that was mentioned in it has really struck a cord recently, so I was wondering what other people's opinions are on the subject? The author was talking about the band with Martin Hannett's production ability to produce a journey through each side of the albums, Unknown pleasures and Closer, something which they point out is now being lost first through the CD format's ability to be a whole release (no pause as you turn it over) and more so with mp3, etc and how less and less people actually listen to a whole album, instead chosing to create compiles of their favourite songs. Further more Hannett's demise in the industry was his inability to get his head around the fact that CD releases were no longer a musical journey but 14 singles packaged onto one release, which must apply even more to the current medium. Also gone is the art of run off track releases, anyone ever heard The Glove's (Robert Smith and Steve Severin's band) musical interludes on the LP Blue Sunshine between each track? Very entertaining. So that, the cover/inner sleeve artwork and the run off track messages on vinyl, are a whole musical art form that is being lost. So what do you think? Is it better to get that song you like cheap through whatever site you use or is it important to maintain the whole "album" release concept? Would releases by Sigur Ros or Radiohead (examples only people if you don't like them then think of someone's work you do like) be as effective/interesting/appealing if you only heard the one track? Or is it so much better not having to listen to that track 8 (and it's always track 8 because all musos know you've just got settled in by that stage and aren't going to get up and forward past it), which is obviously just arty wank for the sake of arty wank?

the birthday party - hits Nick Cave was so much better when he was being crucified on the end of a needle.

Strange but true. I remember whilst studying American classic literature it was mentioned that the american accent and phonetic pronunciations were actually closer to old english than modern English english. Allegedly it's the result of mass migration of English religious minority communities (which explains a lot more about the fuckers) and their insular ways. Now the australian accent is the result of all us english/irish/scottish convicts being smacked in the face to much by the english gentry when we first arrived and the noo zeelenders learning to not pronounce U in fear of their girlfriends getting wind of whats about to happen and scampering off further up the paddock.

He is but I don't think his history with Liam Reddy and Ante Millisivich did him any favours when he went to Newcastle and they left because of it. That and any team with Remo Nogaroto as chairman is as big a timebomb as any team with fat Freddy Shepherd as chairman! Re the cove, that's just the name of the area they sit - "fuckwits with just one song" is what they are called. (Forgetting the Sydney Melbourne rivallry I think you might find the rest of the country looks upon all who live in both cities as "pretentious twats" )

Have you no shame? You have forgotten to mention the mighty Newcastle United (let's try and forget the Jets shite) return to form. Sack their coach, sorry Nick Theo but something must of been wrong, and then the interim coach takes 6 points from the next two games including Brisvegas away! By the way woody, I've got Sydney season tickets and with every game I sit amongst those fucking idiot fans and watch the fucking dross Sydney turns out under Butcher's instructions makes me want to see Adelaide beat both Melbourne and Sydney to the title. Both big cities clubs are full of nothing but fair weather fans!

Fucking hope not. It would cost a fortune to have ramps going all the way up to the board room & directors' box. Health & safety nightmare, tbpfh. Maybe but at least the old bugger knows something about passing!

The best posts are always the ones that state how pointless the thread they're posting in is. I feel it really raises the bar. Possibly but you have to agree the best threads are always the ones where someone decides to display their bigotry and ignorance, allowing perfectly good forums the opportunity to attain the heights of the tabloid press. And for this verlaine we thank you

Must pointless thread ever. If you don't like the station change the channel.

Blatent euphemism. Well they do say a calzone is only a bun with filling

my brand spanking new 140 gram pressing of psycho candy by the jesus and mary chain - oooooh vinyl. I was wrong it's a 180 gram pressing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!

Best interview subject I've ever meet. By the way before I'm asked, no I'm the person behind the camera taking this shot.

The list is long: Swervedriver @ 1996 Metro theatre x 2 & Manly fisho's (I kid you not.) Elvis Costello @ 2002 The State theatre Rollercoaster tour @ 1992 Brixton Academy JMC Australian tour @ 1990 Selina's & Enmore Theatre Nirvana @ 1990 Selina's My Bloody Valentine @ 1992 Sydney Uni - the venue had so much reverb it was an even bigger wall of sound. Sugarcubes - 1991 Enmore Theatre The Style Council - 1985 Horden Pavilion BB King @ 1986 Entertainment Centre (intimate audience staging) Mudhoney @ 1989 Kardoma Cafe Dinosaur JR @ 1988 Master Builders Club (often refer to as the masturbators) Morphine @ 1995 Phoenician Club The Triffids @ 1987 Sydney Cove Tavern Supergrass @ 1999 Metro Theatre (And they're the ones I can remember).

Not what David Byrne would say about that album. Stop Making sense is the definitive live album and is also the definitive live concert video. 182581[/snapback] Are you claiming that is the defintive live album or the defintive live album by the Talking Heads. If its the latter fair enough but the former would be a bit of a stretch 182590[/snapback] Definitive live concert video. Its the whole package from the meticulous build up of imagery with every set shot in Demme's film carefully sketched out before hand and his desire to give the sound production a new edge. You could argue that musically The name of the band is better but that would be like trying to force a rizla paper into my crack hole using tension alone. They are both great. By the way if anyone has a vinyl copy of More song about buildings would be interested. 182638[/snapback] The thing about Stop Making Sense is it is a drama as much as live concert. Demme shot it as he would one of his features, starting slowly and building to a climax in the plot - finishing with a resolutuion. It's not like a standard live program. If you just look at the direction of cinematography, the cameras move, changing shot constantly, where as if you look at a general live concert production or even a live tv music production the cameras are generally static and the movement is in the changing of cameras and thus angle. Then you have the building of the band, the plot and its' cronological progression of music and characters! As for which is better Django Reinhardt is correct The Name of the band is a far better account of talking heads live but it also misses out on the whole Speaking in tongues transition of the band. Stop making Sense is a film relying on its' mise-en-scene and plot progression which is lost in the music only release vinyl/cd/tape, if you have seen the film then you can get the album otherwise it is just another live release. As for the original question, the answer could be any of their albums prior to Little creatures which was the beginning of the end for the band, although the often overlooked Naked was a bit of a return to form. People talk about the effect Brian Eno had on U2 but his work with Talking Heads was what marked his career as a producer and Byrne often referred to him as the 5th band member between More songs... and Remaining in the Light to the chagrin of the other four members. It's interesting because if you look at the period after Remining in the light when the band all but broke up, all four members produced amazing but completely different solo projects, Byrne with Eno My life in the bush of ghosts, Byrne by himself The soundtrack to the Catherine Wheel and later the tuba solo inspired Songs for the Knee plays, even his vocals/lyrics for Robert Fripps God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners all showed the diversity of Byrne. But it was the work of Weymouth and Fantz with the Tom Tom clubs' first two albums, Tom tom club and Close to the bone that changed the sound of talking heads for their next release Speaking in tongues with the now established sound influenced by Weymouth and Frantz's propensity for hip hop/dance rhythms. Chezgiven, I've got a mint original pressing of More songs... but sorry it stays in the collection next to the artist Robert Rauschenberg created plastic envelope package with clear discs that could spin around for Speaking in tongues and a host of picture discs and limited addition 12' remixes they released.

bob evans - suburban boy

at the drive-in - relationship in command

The fact that it could be anything more than one-dimensional is lost on some people tbh 175458[/snapback] Of course it's one dimension, it's television! Dead like me and Huff are canny if you like quirky (Boston Legal, Boston Public).

bump 175133[/snapback] Brilliant, the best British comedy for years. I think of it as cross between Python, Friends & Scrubbs. 175136[/snapback] Thanks

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Re Cold Case, it's alright for the odd episode, but I got bored about two thirds into the first series. It started off as a really good idea and now and again the stories are good, but it's let down by weak plots in most of the episodes - they rely too much on the cutting backwards and forwards between then (when the crime was committed) and now (when they're trying to solve it), and not enough on a decent story. Good use of old music/fashions though in the flashback scenes. Without a Trace is good, but I always forget it's on. Anthony La Paglia is nails. 175108[/snapback] Did you know he's the chairman and part owner of Sydney FC? Boston Legal is good if you like something quirky. Can anyone tell me what Green Wing is like?

Big Black doing the Model

killdozer - unbelievable cordory - motorhead charlie hunter trio - come as you are Most of the Nouvelle Vague covers bauhaus - ziggy stardust dread zepplin - all their covers were class dinosaur jr - just like heaven christopher o'reily's radiohead covers