There always comes a time with a band or musican where you part ways, havng had fun their direction and your preferences stop overlapping and its time to move on.
Sometimes you fight this urge in the often vein hope they’re redemm themselves by dropping something that tunes you back into that happy place and sometimes they do… this is one of the elements of fandom I guess.
here’s a track that whilst I like it a lot and has brought an act I was pretty much bored with back into my …

Here, for the benefit of all who have stuck with the ‘finger throughout the droughts of the last half year’ is my mix of some tracks from albums I really loved this year.
2011Albums by Bn1
I’m not going to go into details right now but here’s the tracklisting.. I hope if you check it out you hear something you haven’t heard before and maybe something you like a lot.
“The Suck” – Roll the Dice – From ‘In Dust’
“Chrome Vox” – Tropic Of Cancer – From ‘The End of All Things’
“Double …

Here’s some nice things I’ve been listening to. You might like to listen to them as well. Sweet.

Shout out to our buddy Justin Nabbs who recently posted up this mix on his Soundcloud – There’s lots of good stuff in here, including 40 Thieves Ft Qzen ‘Don’t Turn it Off’, Lucky Paul ‘Thought We Were Alone (Money vs Gold Remix)’, Simon Baker ‘Plastik’ & the very excellent John Talabot ‘Leave Me’, whch was recently included on the Permanent Vacation mix ‘If This Is House I Want My Money Back’. Listen/Download Justin’s mix here
Aug mix by JustinNabbs
John Talabot’s interview linked below is worth reading …

There’s been quite a lot of good music coming out of DC lately. The Beautiful Swimmers and now these two, Benoit & Sergio, who i’ve been enjoying since i heard their incredible Walk and Talk on the Wolf and Lamb Vs Soul Clap DJ Kicks; it’s the one with the lyrics “My baby does K all day. She doesn’t wash her hair, doesn’t wash her clothes. When I come home doesn’t even say hello”.
Walk and Talk

The few things they’ve released on DFA have also been pretty nice. Boy Trouble back …

Went and saw Steve Ignorant fom punk band CRASS at the KA last night
it was fab
Here’s a link to footage from a Aussie show he did on his way here and an old fave of CRASS’s for good measure
Steve Ignorant (Crass) – 8 @ Tote, Collingwood (17th June 2011) from Carbie Warbie on Vimeo.

Season 3 of New Zealand’s Next Top Model kicked off on friday. Being a follower of the previous 2 seasons I’m hoping that this one will be similarly entertaining, and may even keep the ‘finger appraised of my thoughts from time to time.. The first episode was the usual first episode cavalcade of screaming wannabe models, micro clips and voice-overs to establish the models’ identities. Amongst all this it was hard to establish any real favourites. I’m hopeful that Bianca (who brought her lucky lizard to …

Sometimes it is sadness that reminds you of greatness.

The recent passing of Gil Scott Heron reminded me just how powerful his music was, and will hopefully continue to be.

This live recording in particular sums up the spine tingling power his music and his message had.

RIP Kenny Hawkes.
Cheers for the tunes
Kenny Hawkes ft. Marcel And Kimra – Dance For Me

When I was younger a friend and I would often indulge ourselves in a game of pool and a lager or two after a days surfing… they were as they say the best of times… and of the music we used to listen two tracks are firmly lodged in my mind – this is one of them, from their debut self titled album which included the simply brilliant Talking To A Stranger Aussies Hunters and Collectors give to you Run Run Run.