I don’t get K Zildjians
First a bit of history, stop reading now if you don’t care much about cymbals, this could be painful. About 500 years ago a Turkish alchemist concocted a formula which didn’t turn base metals into gold, as he had hoped, but instead created instruments that scared the hell out the enemies of the Ottoman Empire,...
Rehearsal
Someone once said that the rehearsal for the gig was everything you’ve done which has lead up to it. That’s pretty true I think. There’s an art to the rehearsal, both as a participant and an organizer. How do you get the most out of people. How to get people to contribute, to look at...
Wednesday night at Paris Cat
Well, there’s a lot of things that can make someone leave the warm comfort of their home and the latest instalment of The Renovators on a soggy cold Wednesday to take in some of Melbourne’s hard-working musicians doing what they do best. Unfortunately, we weren’t one of them. Too bad, because I think the band...