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The Palais in St Kilda, as Weird Al has said himself on many occasions, is one of his favourite places to play, having played there on each of his Melbourne visits. And what a venue it is. This tour, eloquently named "The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour" is quite different to previous tours. It's relatively... Continue Reading →
You may have seen how pitiful my Spotify wrap was this year. I don't really listen to Spotify, as I generally prefer to buy physical CDs or buy albums via Bandcamp as the artists get more money that way (and not Spotify's CEO). So I figure I would do the inaugural Trash Disco Yearly Wrap... Continue Reading →
Duran Duran’s latest concert film, “A Hollywood High”, arrived in cinemas worldwide on November 3, accompanied by much hype and publicity. At just under 75 minutes long, it isn’t a long film, and a good portion is taken up at the start with band members Simon, Nick, John and Roger recounting stories of when they... Continue Reading →
As the song goes... "It was twenty years ago". It was a cold Friday night at midnight on the night of September 13 2002 that the first episode of Trash Disco went to air. Songs were played and mistakes were made. But how did it even get started? I always had an interest in radio,... Continue Reading →
It was twenty years ago, Trash Disco started to play... yes, I've slightly ruined those lyrics. We're up to 2015 now, if you want to read the show's history from the beginning, click here. It's early 2015, and while I've been keeping the Trash Disco flame alive on social media for a while, the opportunity... Continue Reading →
Sunday, March 27 saw the final gig in the month-long residency of Johnny Hunter at the Old Bar in Melbourne. After I had been playing their music on Trash Disco for a year or three, I finally got to see them in person. The Old Bar is a small but vibrant venue, with posters everywhere... Continue Reading →
Abba has reunited after 40 years and have brought with them new music. They always said they never would, but here they are, and the world has collectively lost its mind. The reasons why they are doing it now, or why do it at all are almost immaterial. A lot of people are Abba fans... Continue Reading →
In the mid-80s you had plenty of choice. You could be with the ultra cool crowd and be part of the new wave or post punk movement - going around with big hair, fancy clothes or goth clothes. Or you could be part of the hair-metal brigade. Or you could be into the big guns... Continue Reading →
A long time ago (in the 1990s) I played in a band. Originally on guitar, I later switched to bass guitar, despite having never actually played a bass before. Having no style of my own, I drew inspiration from the bands I loved, following bass players I considered heroes, experimenting and combining styles to create... Continue Reading →
There are lots of reasons to become a Trash Disco SuperFan, which vary depending what level of SuperFan you become: Access to previous shows, even after they drop off the Plenty Valley FM website Access to archive shows archives from the past, including shows from Trash Disco version 1 (2002-2004) and The Arkive (TD's predecessor... Continue Reading →
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