MAN ABOUT TOWN

Just home from seeing Glaswegian band The Delgados, who were playing the last gig of their first Australian tour at Richmond's Corner Hotel tonight. Not a huge crowd, and one who seemed more curious than passionate, but the band were having fun - which may have had something to do with the fact that the tour managers had taken them all out to dinner before the gig and covered the bar tab! They all seemed happily lubricated... I'm not exactly a fan, but I very much enjoyed their tunes - a nice midpoint between Belle and Sebastian-style wistful indie and the power-pop of fellow Scots Idlewild. Now I'm at home having just finished my weekly music review column for the gay and lesbian newspaper MCV - which stands for Melbourne Community Voice. I do the 'Alternately' column, which focuses on 'alternative' music; as opposed to the other music writer who focuses on boy bands, ultra-pop and dance music. Here's a taste of what I write: "Picaresque – The Dec...

Well I had every intention of keeping this blog regularly updated, and then of course got so busy with all my other committments that I totaly forgot about it until today, when someone gently reminded me about it (thanks Brett!). Part of me is thinking: is this just self indulgent? Do I even have time to update my life? Aren't blogs like, soooo 2001? The other half of my brain (well, actually the quarter that I have spare at any given time that's not preoccupied by thoughts of work, sex, volunteer work and other committments) is saying: Make your mark! Write something! Document your life before you destroy all your brain cells or develop early Alzheimers or get hit by a bus! So I'll try a little harder, I promise. So, what have I been up to lately? Well, the football season is about to start, with the pre-season tournament The Wizard Cup starting this Friday night, but because I've committed to going to see a new piece of physical theatre about Australia's mandatory...