Ten favourite songs beginning with the letter E. Why?

E is for Emo,
We're crying in a tree
E is for Emo
Black poetry for me

Yeah, no idea.

Anyway, it's all Gumby's fault.

East Hastings - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: 16 minutes of spine-shivering instrumental post rock. And it's registered on my Last-fm 95 times so far.
The Edge - Clouds: ( Read more... )

Splendour in the Grass
Byron Bay
22 July, 2006

Under the Supertop, three-piece Brittle fex deliver with some blistering punk rock. With riffs as muscly as their impressively toned biceps, the Ballina-based trio power through a high-intensity set and aren’t afraid to put in the hard yards and try to rev the gradually building crowd. A small pocket ( Read more... )

Something for Kate
The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
December 2, 2005

Melbourne quartet Ground Components put on a brash opening set for the punters who show up early at the Corner. Mixing aggressive guitars with raspy vocals and hard-hitting drums, you'd think they're just another punk knockoff, but then they throw in a reggae-tinged number and some ( Read more... )