Tag: "Pogues"

The Pogues @ Festival Hall
0 Comments. 828 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:05pm.
“In blood and death ‘neath a screaming sky / I lay down on the ground / And the arms and legs of other men / Were scattered all around / Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed / Then prayed and bled some more / And the only thing that I could see / Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me.”   It was enough to send tears from my eyes; raw and haunting sentiments from a... Read More
The Pogues To Tour In 2012
0 Comments. 2,928 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 9:29am.
Seminal Celtic group The Pogues will finally be returning to Australian shores next year. Renowned for their 30 year legacy, The Pogues are often declared by fans as one of the last true punk rock bands. It's been a 23 year wait for Australian fans, after their last tour fell through will the collapse of the Great Escape festival in 2008. Read More
Tom Fun Orchestra : You Will Land With A Thud
0 Comments. 2,415 Views. Posted 28 Jan 2011 @ 8:12am.
A not insignificant part of me wanted Tom Fun Orchestra to be piss-taking orchestral interpretation of classic Tim Finn tracks, each song stripped of its vowels in a vaguely funny, if simplistically offensive attempt to patronise our Trans-Tasman cousins. The reality, however, is different. Tom Fun Orchestra hail from Canada, have nothing to do with New Zealand and – oddly enough... Read More
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