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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Busy week for gigs! Last night was the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Hordern Pavillion. Amazing band, visually stunning sound. Karen O has a pretty unique stage presence. Their sound and show is definitely o…
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Swarm presents Mark N
Back in the 1990s a unique music scene formed in Newcastle, a small industrial city a few hours drive or train North of Sydney. A bunch of lads were making extremely aggressive hardcore techno on crap…
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On repeat: Sprints
This great garage punk band popped up in my Discover Weekly feed this week and I've been smashing their stuff ever since. Spiky, energetic guitar with sharp, witty, insightful lyrics. I really like th…
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Let's talk about music
I haven't been posting to this blog much but I'd like to change that. As always, I still listen to a lot of music and go to a lot of gigs. I'm often asks for music tips so I'll try to make a habit of…
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Data Product Managers: links
I'm planning a talk and discussion about Data Product Management for tomorrow's MeasureCamp Sydney. Here's my links to further reading. Why Your Company Needs Data-Product Managers Harvard Business Re…
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The Unravelling - Nomads Like Us
Last night I popped out to see this short gig, The Unravelling by Melbourne composers Nomads Like Us. The show consisted of a number of short pieces synchronised to visuals on in the background. I rea…
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How to protect your privacy online: notes for my paranoid friend
I've got a friend who seems to be paralyzed with fear of the tracking happening on the modern Internet. He barely dares turn on a computer. This is someone who was a very early adopter of the Internet…
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Random albums to mix things up a bit
I've taken to using the "Random Albums" option on my music system to surface music I haven't listened to in ages. It doesn't force you to listen to whatever comes out, that would be painful with the d…
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A month without booze
It's March which means my February booze fast is over. I tried a lot of alcohol free beer over February and there were some real gems amongst them. The real standouts were the Vandestreek Playground I…
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Booze free beer: Sobah Lemon Aspen Pilsener
Sobah use bush foods as flavourings with mixed results. The Pepperberry isn't bad: an interesting flavour in the mix for a beer. The lemon aspen, not so good. It tasted like toilet cleaner, to be hone…
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Booze free beer: Erdinger Weissbrau Alcoholfrei
When holly was pregnant we drank a bit of this so I bought a bunch more for this booze free spell. It's still good, though now that I've discovered better it's not as amazing. Styled as a wheat beer,…
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A gig! EGOISM supported by Ultracrush
Last night Holly, Rachel and I managed to get out for some live music. Amazing after all this time. The band we saw was local act EGOISM who we've been trying to see for a while. The earlier booking w…
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Booze free beer: Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
This is the way. A beer without booze that is no disappointment. It's delicious. Refreshing. Full of body. I'm buying a case! Only downside: it costs the same as high-end craft beer! $80 case + $10 sh…
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Booze free beer: Hawkesbury Prohibition Pale Ale
Ugh. This beer was just plain off. Undrinkable. And on such a hot night last night too!
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Booze free beer: Upflow Pale Ale
Pale Ale tends to be the most common craft beer style and so tends to be the yardstick you measure against. This was always going to be a tough one for alcohol free beer. Upflow have got damn close he…
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Booze free beer: Bakalar Non-Alcoholic Dry Hopped Lager
Not a bad attempt at a lager. Still ends up with that unique thin flavour you get with many of these brews but this one has more body than most. The hoppiness is strong and in your face, which helps.…
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Booze free beer: Upflow Stout
I think this one may be my favourite yet. You could easily drink this and not realise it's got no booze, which is probably only something you could get away with in a dark beer. Fortunately I love dar…
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Booze free beer: Sobah Pepperberry IPA & Big Drop Brewing Pine Trail Pale Ale
Catching up from last night's brews that Holly and I shared. These were both excellent. The Sobah one had a bit of an odd smell from the pepperberry but that's a feature of their brews, Australian nat…
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Booze free beer: Sobah Finger Lime Cerveza
Dry and refreshing but not much going on. I can't taste the finger lime at all. It's acceptable but nothing special.
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Booze free beer: Nort Refreshing Ale
Nice and crisp this one. A bit lacking in body but good flavour and certainly refreshing.