Archive for the 'music' Category

I’m a soulman, ba-nana ba-nana

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Last night, Kellie and I experienced Guy once more.. and whoa. The guy does not disappoint. He’s still the same kinda Guy he always was - ready to intersperse random chatter about his boots, jeans falling off and what not, in between his songs. This was a rather unique concert; he played a few songs […]

I’ll take you to foggy London town…

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Wow. So it is official: Michael Jackson tour, is ON. It’s difficult to focus right now as I contemplate possibly one of the greatest stars of our time, is going to be performing soon.  The scary part is that it’s a 10 concert tour, and it’s the last one for London. He’s given no indication […]

When Casting Crowns came to town

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

It was their first visit to Australia, and my first time seeing a big time Christian band live… and let me just say, wow. I’m so happy I got to be there with Jamie and simply experience it. I do not know what I had in the way of expectations - I’d heard a number […]

Singing in the rain

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I’ve completely moved into the new place, and it is still quite startling how close everything is:
- Coles and Woolies about a block away
- 3 Asian grocery stores within walking distance
- An Indian grocery store that is as far as the Woolies!
… and work is about a 20-25 minute walk away. That’s right, I now […]

Did you know Davy is STILL in the navy!?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Billy Joel. It’s near 24 hours later, and I am still reeling from the performance; I know not what I expected, but whatever it was, it certainly was not what I got. The word ‘Entertainer’ is more than simply the title of one of his songs — that is simply what he is. A year […]

Black and Gold

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

For the past few days, I’ve had this song stuck in my head. I’ve been trying to work out why. Something about the beat, something about the chorus line… it just drew me in. Hypnotic.
now i’m looking for a reason why
you even set my world into motion
OK, so the proverbial ‘what is the meaning of […]

Summer of concerts (part 1)

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

So, summer has finally drawn to a close: I refused to wear more than a t-shirt yesterday as my own little element of defiance against the elements. Apparently La Nina is to blame for:
- the wettest summer in over 5 years
- the coolest summer on average in over 10 years
- the least amount of daily […]

Not your average kinda Guy

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Recently, Kellie and I visited the latest venue to be graced by Guy Sebastian’s musical talents, one of the places where all performers can be humbled: the Sydney Opera House. It was very much a case of ‘returning to the scene of the crime’, as this was where it all started, where Guy was crowned […]

What a Guy…

Monday, March 19th, 2007

A recent visit to glitzy Star City to see Guy Sebastian on tour with Kellie netted quite an amazing evening. First of all, it was a very different concert to previous ones. There appeared to be less flash and bang… definitely less dancing, yet, an overall richer experience.
It began with, as many people immediately labelled, […]

Quality Assurance for Concerts

Monday, December 11th, 2006

2006 has been a year marked with many big name celebrities visiting Sydney, touting their audio wares in large celebrations of light and sound. U2, delayed by a number of months, Kylie, delayed by a bit longer. Billy Joel and Elton John rounded out the oldies group, and Robbie Williams represented for today’s pop. […]