Non-Mainstream Bands reaching across Cultural Boundaries

             Ethnomusicologists, involved with the “study of music in and as culture” (Pegg, 2008, IV-1), have investigated many issues involving the socially integrative effects of music and dance. A recent article in Oxford Music Online “Ethnomusicology: Contemporary theoritical issues” (Pegg, 2008 ) suggests that many Ethnomusicologists, and other academic writers alike, perceive music as a kind [...]

Days Unknown: HOT STUFF! (Chilli Lounge, Wyong) Gig Review

On the 15th May 1991 Edith Cresson became France’s first female prime minister, in 1940 Nylon stockings went on sale in America, and in 2008, equally important (:p), Central Coast Band “Days Unknown” played a totally under-rated gig at The Chilli Lounge, Wyong.
I convinced my sisters to attend and after I assured them that not EVERYONE [...]