Don’t miss out on “all the good stuff”… (conclusion)

Don’t let the radio and popular music journalists stop you from experiencing all the other genres and music styles that aren’t being represented in “top 40″ music.
Don’t be afraid to look for authentic, unique music from talented musicians in places other than your local radio or MTV.
Don’t miss out on “all the good stuff”.
 

Concluding statement – top 40 obviously ‘missing the good stuff’

This blog wasn’t made to blatantly critique top 40 music without reason and substantial evidence as to why we were doing so; our aim was to raise awareness about other styles that we feel have more to offer than the commercial and arguably contrived strains of top 40 ‘popular’ music. Furthermore, we feel that our [...]

The Men Who Drip With Germs: Newcastle’s own Gypsy Rock

The Men Who Drip With Germs are a band who play the local traps in Newcastle, NSW as one of very few gypsy rock bands in the area. The line-up is crowded and formidable – lead singer/guitar/melodium, bass/double bass, electric guitar, drums, oboe, clarinet/accordion, trombone, and occasionally cello and violin all feature in a regular set. Band members [...]

Perceived gaps in mainstream ‘Top 40′ music.

There is clearly massive gaps in the music represented in the Top 40 Australian charts. We aim to present you with some alternative performances to ‘Top 40′ music. Each of us has different music interests and we hope through posting information, reviews and research we will be able to illustrate that the alternative  performances available out there [...]