Aussies, time to do your duty

Ronald Kirsch wrote:

depthcharge wrote:

Controversial!

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I have to agree with CTB on this one. JB went and took over our one and only truly decent independant record shop. So there's not going to be any more special imports here in Canbera, and I have to go interstate for those. Hence I have a reason to hate them. I still shop there though.

BTW is this my most popular thread yet? Very strange.

BTW also look out for the Base Player mag featuring Hookey.

Has Hooky taken to base jumping? Baseball maybe?

Don't think you can blame JB entirely for the closure of your indie store. They were the ones who sold out.

It's funny that people rat on JB so badly. Everyone loves to get their CDs/DVDs cheap and JB are the prime reason this now occurs. CD prices in this country used to be amongst the worst in the world, now we're on par with everyone else.

I hate seeing indie stores close down but if the market's big enough it should be able to sustain both types of retailers.

If you want more range, buy online. It's the future. Why limit yourself to what your local store has in stock?

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What no thanks for the info?

Ah well bass if you must.

Ronald Kirsch wrote:

depthcharge wrote:

CTB wrote: Oh, and JB are better than Sanity every time - but mark my works; JB are still basically shit. CTB

Controversial!

:\pimp3:

I have to agree with CTB on this one. JB went and took over our one and only truly decent independant record shop. So there's not going to be any more special imports here in Canbera, and I have to go interstate for those. Hence I have a reason to hate them. I still shop there though.

BTW is this my most popular thread yet? Very strange.

BTW also look out for the Base Player mag featuring Hookey.

Not only did they take your beloved indie store, Ron - but the bastards appear to have stolen one letter 'r' from the towns name if the above is true. They are evil, I tell's ya CTB

Ronald Kirsch wrote: Ah well bass if you must.

So it's not actually base jumping or baseball but bass fishing, Ronny? I wonder if he's angling for a spot on Barney's yacht.

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Ronald Kirsch wrote:

BTW is this my most popular thread yet? Very strange.

I love our local thread for local people!

I hate Sanity though. My local, an indie (owned by a chick who looks far too young to have such a cool & bustling business, or is it me getting older?), says mine is coming on Monday, didn't realise there'd be so much hassle. Is she lying to me? Never has before...

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PS Thanks brade27 for the reassurance about the current GoB line up; was worried they would be no good...will report back. watch this space.

Recieved the UK CD single with vid & U-MYX today-lotsa fun to work with-sim. concept 2 an interactive thing I played with years back at the touring "Real Wild Child" Aussie music tribute where you could fiddle with the faders on a mini-mixing desk and "mix" a different version of Icehouse's "Great Southern Land"

Tinny wrote:

Ronald Kirsch wrote:

BTW is this my most popular thread yet? Very strange.

I love our local thread for local people!

I hate Sanity though. My local, an indie (owned by a chick who looks far too young to have such a cool & bustling business, or is it me getting older?), says mine is coming on Monday, didn't realise there'd be so much hassle. Is she lying to me? Never has before...

t

PS Thanks brade27 for the reassurance about the current GoB line up; was worried they would be no good...will report back. watch this space.

It seems they pressed far fewer Oz Jetstreams then they did Kraftys. even the shop where I got mine only had one copy.

brade27 wrote:

Tinny wrote:

Who's from Sydney? I wanna go see Go Betweens at the Metro next month, anyone else going?

t

They're on the same night as Interpol here in Adelaide. Typical. Good bands either bypass us completely or they come in a deluge. Interpol and the Doves in the same week - whoo hoo! I've seen the Go-Bs (current incarnation) a few times too and thoroughly recommend them.

When are these touring in Adelaide??

Hi Peter and welcome.

I must find out when these gigs are taking place. Thought I spotted The Go-Betweens mentioned in weekends papers, end of July I think.

Still no jetstream single from those cnuts at Sanity, last tme they get my dollars