Australia Day at HMB Basement — Nux Vomica, Prefix, King Mungi, Ochre, Full Scale, Japunga

If it’s one thing Ochre believe, it’s that Luke from Cog is a sexy bitch. I want an amp like theirs that can display messages such as that. From the relatively primitive amps I currently own, there’s a long way to go.

The Stewart Hill fanclub got what they came to see, but the evening surely belonged to drummer Tony, allowing himself to cut loose and obliterating his bass drum in the process. Nice one.

Melbourne’s Full Scale were a success, and I’ve never heard a rock band appeal to the crowd for noise so often. The bombastic lead singer is this band’s best asset, screaming from atop a very flimsy guardrail separating the stage from the audience, clasping hands with random members of the audience—including myself—and jumping into the audience.

The lyrics are saturated with politics and I’m not generally into political rock, but the music makes a sufficient case for you to oscillate your cranium.

Tell you what, it was oscillating in the morning.

Triple J, making fun of Nelly in your Hottest 100 broadcast yesterday was very mean. He has feelings just like everyone else. If he never comes to Australia, I place the blame squarely on YOU.