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Whelp, we did see Dappled Cities live again tonight, and they were fantastic.
So tight, and a great setlist of some old favourites and new songs that they really brought to life live. Also a lot of fun in a small venue, where we could chat to the band members afterwards.
This time it was with the offspring, who had three of their albums in the soundtrack to her teenage years. So good to see her enjoy it that much.
♬ Jaimme's got a girl / don't think things are gonna be the same / he aint coming out and drinking tonight / think he's gonna change his name / we can't work it out ♬
#OzMusic / #YouAmI / #Pop / #PowerPop / #rock / #RockMusic < https://youtu.be/tpU_oTmjm04?si=2GmP2AVV4KhXKrNh> / (remaster) < https://youtu.be/7LVUT6qnFSE?si=_yCJV6yJIJrtAXKj>
♬ dark specter of espionage / hangs over fair Hawaii / McGarrett's one cool guy / the guilty will not go free / Steve and Danno / they made the scene / the agent had done his deed / caught with a stiff and a silenced gun / he said / "Book him Danno, murder one" ♬
#OzMusic / #RadioBirdman / #IndieRock / #GarageRock / #punk / #PunkMusic / 1978 / #straya / #Danno 🏄♂️ / 🌊 #Steve / #FiveOh / #BookHimDanno / #MurderOne <https://youtube.com/watch?v=ETmcaPBKkDA>
♬ if half of what I'm sayin' / of what I'm saying is true / would you rub my head / make it all shiny and new? / and you drag my coat tails, drag my coat tails down / and I'll be the only cold assed king around ♬
#YouAmI / #OzMusic / #Rock / #Pop / #RockMusic / #TimRogers <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQOKF-sST8k> / <https://youtu.be/Nwsyr5gAEuM?si=Nj3e2c5LLzrgv52O>
As an alumnus of the National Art School, the Mentals have a special place of pride in the school's history. Although the article says they studied at SCA, Reg is a fellow NAS alumnus.
Headline pic. from the Guardian's story is the NAS Cellblock Theatre.
#BandcampFriday is a good day to pre-order the new Dappled Cities album, The Aquarium.
I'm tempted to get tickets to see them live when they tour soon. Only sixteen years since I first (last) saw them perform. 😳
9 track album
♬ Psychopath, young man / dedicated to efficiency / 17, 28, 59 / looks like it's comin' down on me ♬
#TheAngels / #DocNeeson / #Rock / #OzMusic <https://youtube.com/watch?v=sI_qMtZeuVY >
Niche toot into the void for any #AusMusic people here. Dappled Cities have announced a new album and they're touring this April.
For those new to the band, their middle three albums are masterpieces of quirky pop and lush production. Granddance, Zounds and Lake Air. Try the song The Price.
Album - The Aquarium
https://dappled-cities.bandcamp.com/album/the-aquarium
Tour - Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Wooloongong
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/e8ea14a0-6dac-45bd-9886-debb82f67516
9 track album
YABUN
FESTIVAL of MUSIC & CULTURE
26 January 2026 | 10am to 7pm | Victoria Park, Broadway
Yabun means ‘music to a beat’ in the Gadigal language
#Sydney #SurvivalDay #Yarbun #AusMusic #MusicFestival #OzMusic #Australia
“Ask #MidnightOil fans what drummer #RobHirst will be remembered for, and the most likely answer will be his drum solo on Power and the Passion, one of the band’s big early hits. It’s an explosive minute of almost literal madness – Hirst was on the verge of a breakdown when the track was recorded in 1982, for their breakthrough album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.”
#AndyStafford / #Music / #AusMusic #OzMusic / #RockMusic #SurfMusic <https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/20/rob-hirst-was-a-force-of-nature-a-born-showman-who-led-midnight-oil-from-the-back>
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