Adaptable

One of the things that binds most of the songs in this little exploration is how well structured and adaptable they are. I often find myself imagining metal covers of them, only to then do a quick search and find that I wasn't the only one! This time…

Smooth

No, not MJ, FA. Classic. I think I could listen to Fiona Apple sing for eternity.…

Up late

Halsey might seem like a bit of a harsh juxtaposition to the last few days. I'll be upfront, I came across her artistry through her voicing of Porsha Crystal in Sing 2 (watching with the kids of course at the time!). One cannot deny that she demonstrated some…

Crisis

'Earth Crisis' I think are the proof that my predilection is to be drawn to music because of its riffs and feel, not so much by its lyrics. I really couldn't tell what was going on lyrically or contextually for them. It was in your face.…

Surge

Some 'Latin Jazz' x 'Nu-Metal' for your hump day from Ill Nino. Never seen them live, but I reckon given the A-list band's they toured with back in the day, the festival D-ring and or the club floor would have been surging!…

This is your captain speaking

Another Triple J compilation find. Today's song featured on Triple J's 1997 Live at the Wireless compilation (Volume 4, 'lust for live'). It also did quite well that year in the Hottest 100, reaching number 39. So many good songs in that list... Anyway,…

Are we there yet

An Oz classic today from The Easybeats. I know it's only Monday, but I already have ...…

Vocal Lessons

Many years ago, for either a Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas gift, or as a last-ditch effort to improve his pitch during the regular attention seeking spontaneous outbreaks into song he was known for, Dazza received the gift of vocal lessons** from his then significant other. I remember this from a discussion…