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Music journalism e-zine from Sydney writer A.H. Cayley.

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  • Chairman of the Bored. on Sep 26, 2009 in AustralAsian Music Business Conference AMBC

    At the end of August, I attended the 18th and final AustralAsian Music Business Conference, and covered it for Mess+Noise.I went in to bollock the conference; rip it to shreds (fucking suits in a circle jerk collecting money from naïve wannabes, etc...

  • Young Folks on Sep 12, 2009 in Review Nice Folk Devil At My Door

    Here's my review of The Nice Folk's debut studio rekkid, Devil At My Door, for Mess+Noise.Really great band; be sure to see them when they're in yr town.

  • The Curse of Zounds on Sep 12, 2009 in Review Zounds Dappled Cities

    My review of Dappled Cities' Zounds for M+N. It's an amazing rekkid, and I've fallen completely in love.Just beautiful. The album, that is, not the review. Although...

  • Do The Pop (Blurbs) on Jun 25, 2009 in Blurbs Chart Audio C-Pop SBA

    Okay, here are the blurbs. Don't judge me; I do it for money.I don't know enough about C-Pop to be funny. Sorry:C-Pop(MMS Audio Program)Enticing, earnest, and spanning some of Chinese Pop’s brightest stars is our new MMS audio library “C-Pop”!

  • You Wanna Go Get Some Chinese Rocks? on Jun 24, 2009 in Blurbs Writing Exercises C-Pop SBA Chinese

    At my day job, I get to listen to some pretty awesome things. Sure, there are the latest pop charts (and hey - pay attention to them and they'll surprise you), the club remixes and the slow jazz covers which involve such travesties as an unnecessary...

  • Know Your Product on Jun 23, 2009 in SBA USyd Spectrum Linguistics English

    It is with great trepidation that I decide to create an e-zine (let's avoid the term "blog" from here on in). Not skilled enough to make a website; not enough time to make a physical zine. Not humble enough to believe people won't give a shit. 'Cours...

  • Rock 'n' Roll (Reviews Are) Where I Hide on Jun 23, 2009 in Dave Graney Review Sando

    Just over a fortnight ago, I reviewed Dave Graney's latest effort, Knock Yourself Out (Cockaigne/Fuse). It was a hard review to write, as I found myself displeased with everything I wrote. The album's just too good. I was also fearful of what Graney...