Category: Listening

The Mighty Blues

[Dave Tice with the funny-lookin’ red guitar, and Mark Evans on the right…] Fans all over the world salivate over the tiniest scraps of information which occasionally filter through from AC/DC’s management. But the current band members live extremely private lives, subject to speculation of all sorts (will they ever complete a new album? will… Continue reading The Mighty Blues

Hits and Memories

Saturday morning found me in Rozelle, a suburb of Sydney famous for its fleamarket. Lizzie was on the lookout for a mirror for her room. I didn’t really have anything in particular to search for, except a ceramic butter dish, which we’ve been hunting for ages (those things are rare!) So I just nosed around… Continue reading Hits and Memories

“A door is either open or shut.”

For some weeks I have been meaning to post a blog entry about “quality” in the music of AC/DC. But it’s not ready yet. In the meantime, I want to point to something written by Sydney musician (and 1980s Holden Commodore Station Wagon enthusiast) Dave Aston. Dave is probably best known to local music fans… Continue reading “A door is either open or shut.”

Dirt Cheap

Following Damo’s advice, I went down to Pitt Street looking for “that bargain CD shop near where that vegetarian yum cha place used to be.” Damo had acquired the entire Bon-era back catalogue there at only ten bucks a pop. He said they were imports from Argentina or something. Who knows how the music distribution… Continue reading Dirt Cheap

Driving without Bon

Last week I proposed that driving around is one of the better ways to listen to Acca Dacca: you can turn it up loud without disturbing the neighbours… the stereo in the car is pretty good, and somehow the rhythms of the highway meld with the driving force of the rock rhythms. So to try… Continue reading Driving without Bon