I actually reviewed a lot of things here this year. Some of my best: Best music: The Hold Steady, Stay Positive. Reviews Best movie: Wall-E.…
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Finally! After nearly three years, The Hold Steady have been announced as part of the bill for the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, held around February…
Leave a CommentThe Hold Steady get a good write-up in the Sydney Morning Herald (written by a critic that I don’t find particularly agreeable): Grand Ambitions THERE…
Leave a CommentSo I was at the Pet of the Year party, and I got talking to a colleague of mine about music, and he asked me…
Leave a CommentI’ve basically worked out that there’s something stopping me from writing. I’m so certain that putting the right work in there will do me so…
Leave a Comment“Let this be my annual remind, that we can all be something bigger”… The Hold Steady. Suddenly it appears to be Summer. Or at least…
Leave a CommentI’ve decided that I need to be more of a fan. Sure I like lots of stuff, but it’s been years since I was a…
Leave a CommentYes, I’m listening to The Hold Steady quite a lot recently (hence the title). And there’s a lot of really depressing crap I could write…
Leave a CommentIt’s good to grab any moment of joy that you can find, even if it’s fleeting, and even it’s while sitting on a packed train…
Leave a CommentAfter Wednesday’s disappointment of discovering emusic was denying me “Stay Positive”, I’ve had the sudden unexpected joy of finding the CD (with three extra tracks!)…
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