posted by david on Thu 28 Feb 2002 @ 03:30 PM

I thought I'd seen all of the quirky musical websites out there by now but then Cos quietly drew my attention to Art of the Mix. I haven't explored it in detail just yet but it appears to be a place where music nuts can post the track listings, liner notes etc of mix tapes/CDs they've created for themselves, friends, strangers or whoever. Normally I would smirk at sites devoted to such an odd activity but in this case I would only do so with a certain amount of guilt as I must admit to having spent hours compiling and sequencing a number of compilations myself. Why do we do it? I'd suggest reading/watching High Fidelity for one explanation...

posted by david on Tue 19 Feb 2002 @ 04:12 PM

With various performers heading out to Australia for the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, it's not surprising that some of them are taking the opportunity to hit a few other cities around the country. Christy Moore's brother Luka Bloom is playing Melbourne 22 March, Steve Earle plays 4/5 April and the quirky Scottish duo The Proclaimers play 20 March. But we don't have to wait a month for all of the interesting gigs, with cult jazz group The Necks playing the Cornish Arms this week (20/21 Feb). Also hitting town in March (23/24) are the Go Betweens, playing what I think is their first proper Melbourne show since the release of their 'The Friends Of Rachel Worth' album. If I get off my butt to get tickets to all of these shows, that weekend in March could be busy because Midnight Oil are also in town to promote their new album 'Capricornia'. update: Oops, I goofed - the Oils are playing Melbourne this weekend (Feb 22), not March.