oz music month

there was a time when if anyone asked me what kind of music i liked, my answer would be 'australian music'. that time is pretty much still now, and the bands i like are still the same, they've just been added to

i had this idea yesterday about writing about an australian band every day in november. ive tried blogging more, i've tried nanowrimo, im thinking of this as something a little in between.

i thought i'd do it alphabetically, and do a letter a day, but its already the 2nd of november, and there are more than 26 days in the month, so i'm gonna give myself a vague plan.

alphabetically
1 letter per day
as many bands as i can be bothered writing about
if i cant think of a band i like starting with that letter, i'll just write about a band i like
since there are more days than letters and i am lazy and unreliable, its ok to have days off

day 1

augie march

There's No Such Place

There is no such place, o yes I have seen it too
Just a little different from how you do,
A river winding blue among the dunes and a marble bed
A sun that doesn't set but settles.
There is no such place.
If I lower mine to yours would you kiss me on the face?
If you're looking for an unmarked place,
There is no such place -
Blasted in appearance and a composite of fearful minutes
Frozen in the waking instant

Longing, things I long for,
Peaceful nights, strangers at the door,
O come in, come in,
You've been here before.

There is no such place, so perhaps we have a reason
For our long and falling face,
Above all it would be warm but we would keep our heads all
Clear as Winter, storms would be a sight to make us shiver
But without the chill
Of thinking all is hither-thither -

Longing, Things I long for,
Peaceful nights, strangers at the door,
O come in, come through the door,
You've been here before,
You've been here before

There is no such place, o yes I have seen it too
Just a little different from how you do,
A house upon a hill with no windows
Just a can upon the sill
To catch your tears
To feed your garden.

augie march are one of those bands that remind me of living with voldemort, but in a good way. one or more of their albums were always in the cd player; thanks for the memes, waltz, or sunset studies. i remember him being at work one year on the same day as the big day out, and calling me because he could hear augie march playing down the road. i remember seeing them at a big day out too, and they played 'the train song' (that was what they called it) and it was amazing. loud and rhythmic and stomping and fun.
it also reminds me of voldemort because when he went to see another band play, glen richards, the singer from augie march, was the support act, and when voldy told him he'd come to see him, he was so humbled and amazed.
we were supposed to play with glen richards when we supported clare bowditch the other night, but he was sick and couldnt make it