Category Archives: Music

Prince Live at Perth Arena February 25th 2016

Since my youth I have been a Prince fan but never a Prince FAN!! That said I have maintained in recent years that ‘if Prince comes again we should go to Sydney / Melbourne and check him out’. I meant … Continue reading

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The Papa Roach Discography: An OGR Musical Timeline

At first glance Papa Roach are instantly and understandably hateable. Actually they are at second glance also. A bunch of pasty tattooed white boys with carefully unkempt hair and just the right amount of fashionable disenfranchisement, they seem purpose built … Continue reading

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Buck 65 Gig Review – Mojo’s Bar Fremantle 26th October 2014

Mojo’s bar Fremantle. Sunday night. Hippies and hipsters. Thick beards and thin moustaches. Eye-catching hats to be regretted later. Twelve guys who could have appeared in a Zach Galiafinakis lookalike contest; and all won. From amid the perspiring throng stepped … Continue reading

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David Gray Discography Review – A Musical Timeline

2001: San Francisco. Some nondescript pub on the corner of a city street. A jukebox. Someone else’s quarter. That was how I came to learn about the simple majesty of David Gray. Killing 15 minutes in a dodgy, nearly empty … Continue reading

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Massive Attack Discography Review – A Musical Timeline

The fact is I could (and did) put together much of this article without referencing my CDs or the internet. The works of Massive Attack are so important to me that the stats and song titles simply roll off the … Continue reading

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Outkast Discography Review – A Musical Timeline

Outkast should be my favourite group – by far – instead of the very different ‘one of my favourites’. They should be as famous and celebrated as The Black Eyed Peas and as respected and credible as… Not The Black … Continue reading

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You Am I “Hi-Fi Daily Double” gig review Astor Theatre

A few years ago You Am I toured in support of their self-titled album. While the album was decent enough the gig I attended in Freo was sadly lacking. The band seemed to treat the gig as an unwelcome interruption … Continue reading

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An OGR List: 6 so-called ‘Novelty acts’ that create genuinely cool music

To me a ‘novelty’ is something with immediately identifiable charms but lacking in genuine quality and long term appeal. When I think of novelty value my mind goes straight to such ‘classics’ as ‘Who let the dogs out?’, ‘The Macarena’, … Continue reading

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An OGR List: 10 hip-hop remixes that better the originals

Remixes have been around since hip-hop. There is a stellar remix of De La Soul’s Saturday’s in my collection from 1990s. I ultimately ruled this one out as the original was already a hands down ***** classic, but it’s in … Continue reading

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People Under the Stairs Discography – A Musical Timeline

Like Outkast before them, People Under the Stairs – PUTS from here out – flourished for many years unbeknownst to me. And like Outkast I have done everything in my power to spread the gospel after my belated and embarrassing … Continue reading

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