Weezer Keep Fishin on ukulele

Julia Nunes. Why have I not heard about her before? She's very good at what she does.

Oh my fucking god.

Firstly, for those not in the know: I hate Death Cab for Cutie. I find them to be the most platitudinous band in history. And I can't stand bands who don't accept friend requests from other bands on MySpace. I rated every single one of their records as '1 star: I hate it' on Amazon.

So. My mail notifier pops up with an Amazon recommendation for something called 'Narrow Stairs' or similar. Little did I know what was in store for me as I absent-mindedly clicked on the little red and white envelope:

Amazon had recommended to me EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE RECORD.

Fucking hell. The whole fucking back catalogue.

Fuck. Death Cab for Cuntie.

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Vocoder

Hide and Seek: Imogen Heap

I have to get vocoder into my workflow. Apparently the vocoder in Live works very well.

Is Brisbane devoid of musically creative people to collaborate with?

I'm beginning to think the answer is an unequivocal 'yes'. Is it really necessary for a music producer to move down to Sydney or Melbourne just to find singer/songwriters to collaborate with? I've been through the trials and tribulations of putting bands together, then tackled the subsequent challenge of trying to keep line-ups cohesive for more than six months and it's not my scene anymore.

It's not that I don't ever want to have a live band again. I just think there might be more success in approaching the creation of a body of musical work from the model of a songwriting duo, with a view to recruiting a full band once the foundations are laid.

How is it that so many successful bands and artists have emerged from Brisbane in past decades, yet there seems to be a lack of interest now? Not to discount all the currently established bands doing great work in Brisbane's live music circuit - not at all. However growth seems to be on a sharp decline.