A few assorted things from the dim dark past…

On 02/01/2026 at 20:37, red and blue forever said:

A couple of amazing Classics

Croatian Prog Rock

Hmmph! Triple M play Croatian prog rock all day! 😂

I like clever pop music, harmonically rich and interesting arrangements ...as well as lots of other stuff.

A trivia question '@hardtack '...do you know which member of the Flood played with Skyhooks?

9 minutes ago, rjay said:

A trivia question '@hardtack '...do you know which member of the Flood played with Skyhooks?

I didn’t know that any of them did, and none of their names strike a chord (pun unintended) when I think of the Skyhooks. I’m pretty sure that they’re a Sydney based band as as I see them listed in gig guides every now and then, often a pub somewhere around the Lidcombe(?) area.

The only former Skyhook I know that’s living in Sydney, is Bob Spencer, and he’s got no connection with them at all.

14 minutes ago, hardtack said:

I didn’t know that any of them did, and none of their names strike a chord (pun unintended) when I think of the Skyhooks. I’m pretty sure that they’re a Sydney based band as as I see them listed in gig guides every now and then, often a pub somewhere around the Lidcombe(?) area.

The only former Skyhook I know that’s living in Sydney, is Bob Spencer, and he’s got no connection with them at all.

Actually I think Bob does have a connection.

Pretty sure he was in a band with KB called the Honeymoon.

The Skyhooks connection is James Gillard, the bass player...originally from WA in a band called Western Flyer then in Mondo Rock.

Apparently James filled in for Greg Macainsh when he had suffered some injury (I think wrist or hand).

Edited January 11Jan 11 by rjay

1 hour ago, rjay said:

Actually I think Bob does have a connection.

Pretty sure he was in a band with KB called the Honeymoon.

The Skyhooks connection is James Gillard, the bass player...originally from WA in a band called Western Flyer then in Mondo Rock.

Apparently James filled in for Greg Macainsh when he had suffered some injury (I think wrist or hand).

Ah, I hadn’t realised that Bob was linked (he’s also played with a great little band called Los Romeos Oxidados 😉), and I’d never considered that Greg Macainsh would have sat out injured. Thanks for those snippets!

Nice Selection @Gorgoroth

Just because these are awesome

and some Zombie Western

Post Folk Metal

Space Music - Nurse with wound

And Just for Fun the remixed, slowed down and amplified Bug and Insect Sounds made into a Auditory Experience in music.

On 12/01/2026 at 18:29, Fork 'em said:

Edited January 13Jan 13 by red and blue forever

A Must Listen.,,

The Unknown, Clutchy Hopkins.... no one knows who this really is!

Then this Tommy Gurrero, Awesome slow skater Rock

Edited January 13Jan 13 by red and blue forever

The Legends of Dance/electronica, Underworld. (Born Slippy - Trainspotting)

With Iggy Pop....

Fun!!

List One. some rarer Old classics for gentle relaxing times...

Some rare Pink Floyd to start, Nick Mason in 1966 writing the song .

And some rare Syd Barrett

Then Some Ozgur Baba... Turkish Folk Relaxing

Jake Shimabukuro, with his Ukulele rendition of the beatles classic while My guitar gently weeps

and Pantera with there Melodic Classic cover of the Sabbath Song Planet Caravan

List Two... The Had a hard day brutal nasty music playlist for those troublesome times

Starting Softly with Henry Rollins.

Rough Techno of Gantz Graf

then get some Discipline

Want More... You Don't Have to say Please.....

and finally melt your brain with the tortured scrams of people in a mental asylum with Stallagh

List 3. Laugh it off with some Comedy

Edited January 13Jan 13 by red and blue forever

hAHaha, my comedy list has to wait for approval... considering the previous list.....

On 13/01/2026 at 23:59, red and blue forever said:

hAHaha, my comedy list has to wait for approval... considering the previous list.....

Thanks for the introduction to some new material and a reprise of some.

I think I may have seen Ozgur Baba at Womad, or at least someone very similar.

A Mix for the Higher Times🍄

Edited January 15Jan 15 by red and blue forever

On 29/12/2025 at 11:11, binman said:

I predominantly listen to recently released music - music by recent/new bands, or new music from bands that have been around for a while.

One of my go to sources for new music, particularly from new artists, or artists I don't know, is the line-up at Golden Plains each year.

It's announced in aprox mid November, and I do a deep dive on all acts for aprox 5 months (GP is in March, on the Labor day weekend).

Those i really dig stay on my listening rota post GP.

I've been to all but one Golden Plains and IMHO next year's line-up is one of, if not the best, ever.

If interested in hearing some new music, the line-up includes some terrific newish international and local acts.

This sequnced playlist has a track from each of the 28 acts playing at GP 2026*.

Each track, bar 2 or 3, was released in the last year or so.

(* as a card carrying pedant, I'll note that i couldn't find a track by two of the DJs playing, Ok Williams and Pacquito Gordon, so i selected a deep track for each from a set list from one of their gigs).

I’ll be playing guit/keys with Marlon at GP, Bin. If you jump up on stage I’ll vouch for you.

35 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

I’ll be playing guit/keys with Marlon at GP, Bin. If you jump up on stage I’ll vouch for you.

Awesome.

At some point over the weekend I always wear my dees guernsey

I'll make sure I'm wearing it during Marlon William's set.

I can almost guarantee that if you look out at at the crowd and see some wacka in a short sleeves dees guernsey it will be me!

How can I introduce myself I am collection of ceeeeeelllllllllsssss

On 13/01/2026 at 22:22, red and blue forever said:

Rough Techno of Gantz Graf

Always love seeing Autechre out in the wild. Chiastic slide is one of my favourite albums.

On 13/01/2026 at 22:31, red and blue forever said:

List 3. Laugh it off with some Comedy

My humour laden songs:

And finally, for this one, DO NOT listen if you are easily offended, it’s pretty offensive in so many ways…