Welcome back everyone and thank you to those who continue to read these musings. I appreciate it greatly.
Kylie Minogue has a new album of disco tracks imaginatively entitled, Disco. I've listened to the entire album four or five times now. I wanted to make sure that once the initial sugar hit had worn off that I still liked it. And I do. This may be Kylie's best album since 1997's classic, Impossible Princess. Disco isn't the yawn inspiring "doof-doof" stuff that you hear coming out of clubs or from the huge stereos of crappy Mitsubishi Lancers. Disco is a well-crafted, smooth and danceable collection of tracks. If there's beauty in disco then it's on this record.
Kylie - Magic (live) - https://youtu.be/Gtiwrz9flSA
Hang on tight as on Friday (the 13th) both AC/DC and Death Dealer will release molten slabs of rock music. Death Dealer are an international collective of great musicians who like their heavy metal in the classic style. If bands like Dio make you raise your fist and yell then this should be a no brainer for you. Expect the highest production quality as well as a band that engage really well with their fans. As for AC/DC…..you know it's going to rock.
Death Dealer - Running With The Wolves - https://youtu.be/mtIO5w2wFKs
My brother surprised me this week with a Spotify playlist he'd made from a mix tape I sent him in 1995. You can check it out here. All these years later I still think it's a decent collection of tracks. Here's a couple that I really enjoyed listening to.
Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes - I'm Gonna Release Your Soul - https://youtu.be/WJG6LtwgNZk
Painters and Dockers - The Boy Who Lost His Jocks On Flinders Street Station - https://youtu.be/ym2bvFrpQ6E
Billy Bragg has now rescheduled his concert tour all the way into the start of 2022. That's a long wait but at least it's not been cancelled yet. The bonus for me, seeing him in Wellington New Zealand, is that the show is now going to be at a seated venue. Old legs, knees and arms will be very thankful especially since we're going for two of the three nights.
Billy Bragg - The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions - https://youtu.be/9nr68LZcXM4
Roxette are releasing a series of albums containing outtakes, unreleased stuff and live tracks. The first is available now and it's not bad at all. This version of Joyride is tons of fun and even more so when you realise where they've borrowed the drum track from…
Roxette - Joyride (Brian Malouf US single mix) - https://youtu.be/w87G4qnVha8
Sad news the other day was that Midnight Oil's bass player, Bones Hillman, has passed away as a result of cancer. Bones joined the Oils for the Diesel and Dust tour and has played on all their recordings since including The Marrakatta Project which was only recently released. Whilst his bass work is excellent, the addition of his backing vocals gave many of the Oils' songs greater depth and beauty.
Midnight Oil - Barest Degree - https://youtu.be/y8C6jDWCMNY
Lastly, a quick word about TV. Star Wars fans should do whatever they can to ensure that they watch The Mandalorian which is into its second season on Disney+. It's fun, it respects the canon and did I mention it's fun? The other show which I believe everyone is already raving about is The Queen's Gambit streaming via Netflix. If you'd told me that I might enjoy a show about a young girl in 50s USA who plays chess then maybe I would've thought you to be misguided. It is, however, excellent, intriguing and enthralling. Watch it now.
Rock on,
Rob
"...one nation controlled by the media
Information Age of hysteria..." Green Day, American Idiot, 2004.
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