tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886Sun, 08 Sep 2024 18:49:58 +0000The Prince of Wales HotelCloud ControlSplit SecondsBindi IrwinDan KellyRichard In Your MindBunburyCurtin UniversityDan SultanJimi HendrixMusicRingo StarrSPODassignmentsdowntimeflaming tornadoesforces of coolgtmintrokeep it chilllive musicthree dollar steakstribal jamsunderwater jamsweb communications 101Adventures in Bunbury-centric online music journalism with Liam Ducey.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Liam)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-7073674313561060220Mon, 31 May 2010 06:34:00 +00002010-05-31T15:13:15.448+08:00BUNBURY’S proximity to Perth makes the town an ideal location for touring local and international bands to play mid-week shows, usually before they play at Perth venues like the Rosemount or Amplifier. It is the ideal warm-up location for mainstream bands like Thirsty Merc to acts as obscure as Richard In Your Mind or Loose Unit. While there are two local papers covering the Bunbury music scene, http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/exegesis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-2794384641115025733Sun, 30 May 2010 08:34:00 +00002010-05-31T15:17:01.672+08:00Cloud Controllive musicRichard In Your MindSplit SecondsThe Prince of Wales HotelCloud ControlOriginally uploaded by South West MusicPics of Cloud Control (pictured), Richard In Your Mind and Split Seconds now up on Flickr.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/cloud-control.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-7665808805721353238Sat, 29 May 2010 06:03:00 +00002010-05-31T15:18:03.419+08:00assignmentsCurtin Universitydowntimeweb communications 101As of Monday, this website is going to see about two weeks downtime while it gets marked, so you'll have to amuse yourselves for a while. It will be back once marked though, so don't cry yourself to sleep just yet.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/downtime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-819864841316384873Thu, 27 May 2010 05:11:00 +00002010-05-31T15:18:54.982+08:00Bindi IrwinDan Kellyflaming tornadoesThe Prince of Wales HotelDan Kelly: Flaming tornadoes not picturedTHE FORCES of cool may shout him down, but Dan Kelly has some gold from ye olde brain town. The singer songwriter's new single, Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam, has attracted attention largely due to the first two words in the title, but the epic underwater jam isn't a condemnation, it's more of a compliment. After all, who better to have as an underwater guidehttp://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/dan-kelly-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-9100128060539841563Thu, 27 May 2010 03:34:00 +00002010-05-31T15:19:50.195+08:00Bindi IrwinDan Kellyforces of coolJimi HendrixRingo Starrunderwater jamsI'm interviewing Dan Kelly in half an hour, and I think it's appropriate to post the lyrics to Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam to give you an insight into the kind of character I'm dealing with. Needless to say, I have high hopes for this interview.THE FORCES OF COOL MAY SHOUT ME DOWNBUT HERE IS SOME GOLD FROM YE OLDE BRAIN TOWNI WAS BUSTING SOME LAPS ACROSS THE PONDBENDING MY THOUGHTS TO A WORLD http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/bindi-irwin-apocalypse-jam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-6615546030246261967Tue, 25 May 2010 05:59:00 +00002010-05-31T15:22:15.795+08:00Cloud Controlkeep it chillSplit SecondsSPODThe Prince of Wales Hotelthree dollar steakstribal jamsRichard In Your Mind: Tribal jams and three dollar steaksSYDNEY'S Richard In Your Mind have been on a great run lately. Their new album, My Volcano, is garnering rave reviews from across the country. They also won the NSW leg of the Big Day Out competition this year, and they've just added a new member, Brent Griffin - the artist also known as SPOD - to their lineup. So it's no suprise singer http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-richard-in-your-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-4036047486603023948Tue, 25 May 2010 03:40:00 +00002010-05-30T15:51:10.320+08:00One of the worst things about being an entertainment journalist is deadlines. I don't have an issue with them, personally, but I think a lot of musicians are kind of lazy by nature. Actually lazy is probably the wrong word, undoubtedly the majority work had on their music, but when it comes to meeting a deadline, they don't seem to concerned. I've learned to live and deal with that and really, I http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/frustration-is-my-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-4500052909713639176Mon, 24 May 2010 07:46:00 +00002010-05-24T16:13:00.382+08:00Massive month for shows. The Strung Out and Gyroscope shows in particular will be brutal and possibly better than this guy:But that's enough of that frivolity. Here are the dates. All doors open at 8pm. THURSDAY MAY 27: Cloud Control, Richard In Your Mind, Split Seconds. $18 on the door.FRIDAY MAY 28: Dan Sultan. $22 on the door.WEDNESDAY JUNE 2: Dan Kelly. Free show.FRIDAY JUNE 4: Strung Out. $http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/big-month-at-prince.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-3314090929004582851Mon, 24 May 2010 07:02:00 +00002010-05-24T15:06:34.599+08:00Fresh from performing to sell out audiences with the Rockwiz Stage Show at the Concert Hall earlier this month, Deborah Conway returns to WA in August with long time song writing and personal collaborator Willy Zygier plus band to launch their new album Half Man Half Woman. Playing a selection of new and old tracks these shows promise to showcase the rare talent and accomplished songwriting of http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/deborah-conway-tour-announcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-2621022798032254148Mon, 24 May 2010 04:46:00 +00002010-05-24T12:54:44.039+08:00 Just landed on the SWT entertainment desk. Should be a ripper. Also reviewing The Devil Rides Out - The Heart & The Crown. I like to let albums really sink in when I'm reviewing them, so these reviews are about a week, two weeks away. I remember when Clutch released Beale Street To Oblivion, the first three listens I was convinced it was the worst thing they've ever done, which is a pretty http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/tame-impala-innerspeaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-2714247151455420135Fri, 21 May 2010 04:58:00 +00002010-05-21T13:06:43.597+08:00 Sean Pollard - Pretty good at songs, not so good at press pics.IF you do anything - even something you love - under stressful conditions for long enough, you'll eventually begin to hate it, and that's the kind of situation Split Seconds frontman Sean Pollard can definitely relate to. Pollard, best known as the frontman for the much loved Perth country/folk/rock combo New Rules For Boats, said http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/split-seconds-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-6917283343760012880Thu, 20 May 2010 04:27:00 +00002010-05-20T12:35:47.221+08:00Will Stoker & The EmbersSelf TitledShock RecordsReview: Liam DuceyI HAVE always considered the best kind of music is the kind you can't really pin down. The kind that doesn't belong to any easily-identifiable sub-genre, but rather fits in between the cracks of music that we're comfortable to label punk rock, indie, hardcore or whatever other genre you want to go with. The kind of music that http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/album-review-will-stoker-embers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-1735700916992599754Thu, 20 May 2010 03:13:00 +00002010-05-20T11:24:48.822+08:00THE AMITY AFFLICTION THE YOUNGBLOODS TOUR - THE EXTENDED VERSION!The Amity Affliction are locked and loaded. After finishing the recording of Youngbloods, their new, second album in New York last week with uber producer Machine, the band are back home and plotting local domination.Two weeks ago we announced the main course for The Amity Affliction Youngbloods album tour…this week it’s dessert http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/amity-affliction-tour-announcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-5862393994762002867Thu, 20 May 2010 01:13:00 +00002010-05-20T12:53:43.458+08:00In honour of Dan Kelly coming to Bunbury, I've decided to put my favourite DK song, Drowning In The Fountain Of Youth, in the favourites section of my youtube channel. You can find that in the nodes section to your right. It's a great song - personally I love it because it sounds like Custard. Now if only he'd make a clip for Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam.THE FORCES OF COOL MAY SHOUT ME DOWNBUT HEREhttp://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-honour-of-dan-kelly-coming-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-481804328942083872Thu, 20 May 2010 00:30:00 +00002010-05-24T16:37:02.876+08:00Remember how I said some pretty good bands come to Bunbury? Well, other bands come to Bunbury as well.Case in point: Thirsty Merc, July 21 @ Prince of Wales. MOR has never sounded so...MOR.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/oh-god-what-have-i-done-to-deserve-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-1058656687884377097Wed, 19 May 2010 06:16:00 +00002010-05-20T09:23:15.732+08:00Dan Kelly Announces First Single From New Album and National TourDan Kelly is back and he's rolling out a new ocean groove sourced somewhere between Williamsburg, Ibiza and the Tote Hotel.Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam, is the first single from the forthcoming album Dan Kelly's Dream. It's a good time apocalyptic fantasy fuelled by wave power and the futuristic undersea chops of environmental http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/possibly-best-press-release-ive-had-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-3297268818841700208Wed, 19 May 2010 06:12:00 +00002010-05-19T14:14:02.062+08:00I do live reviews at the Prince of Wales reasonably often, and most of the time I take a couple of photos. I've found a home for them over at Flickr, so if you're visually inclined, take a look over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/southwestmusicI've added this to the nodes as well.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/flickr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-3314441633183491149Tue, 18 May 2010 08:58:00 +00002010-05-31T15:15:33.356+08:00So I've created a youtube account. I'm going to post music videos of bands that are playing at the Prince of Wales soon in the favourites section. As a start I've put up some stuff by Richard In Your Mind and Cloud Control. Enjoy here: http://www.youtube.com/user/southwestmusicI'll also put this link in the NODES section to the right.http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/so-ive-created-youtube-account.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-679933414416610974Mon, 17 May 2010 08:23:00 +00002010-05-31T15:16:28.704+08:00BunburyCloud ControlDan SultanMusicRichard In Your MindSplit SecondsThe Prince of Wales Hotel Dan Sultan, bein' all swarthy and handsome.Big weekend of shows at the Prince of Wales next week. We've got Cloud Control - psych pop from the Blue Mountains - Richard In Your Mind - really, really bizarre psych rock from Melbourne, really as strange as the name suggests - and Split Seconds - new Perth band featuring members of New Rules For Boats - playing on Thursday night. Should be a rippinghttp://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/next-week-at-prince.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843167888935857886.post-9125209651989462686Mon, 17 May 2010 07:24:00 +00002010-05-25T14:25:15.197+08:00gtmintroWelcome to South West Music. My name's Liam, in an entertainment journalist with the South Western Times, and I'm a music nerd. I've got a pretty sweet job - I basically get to write about bands coming to Bunbury, and what do you know, a lot of pretty good bands come to town. I've started this blog so you don't have to wait for the paper. This will be a bit different from the SW Times version http://musicsouthwest.blogspot.com/2010/05/welcome-to-south-west-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Liam)0