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  • simon li top ten1. The Sunnyboys / The Flaming Hands / The Shy Imposters - Enmore Theatre
    2. Descent into the Maelstrom : The untold story of Radio Birdman
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    4. Son Volt - Factory Theatre
    5. Steve Earle - So You Wannabe An Outlaw CDLP
    6. Tift Merritt - Stitch of the World CDLP
    7. Lindi Ortega - "Til the goin' gets gone" EP
    8. Ghost on The Highway : A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
    9. Beware of Mr. Baker (Ginger Baker documentary)
    10. (Far from) honorary mentions - 
    - The Phringe Dwellers - recording new stuff with current line-up
    - Dave Favours and The Roadside Ashes - releasing and launching 7" single + recording songs for vinyl LP
    - Releasing my solo CD #4 "From Beth to Evie"

  • simon li 2022

    The Crusaders : The Kids Are All Wrong(Documentary)

    Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche (Documentary) screened on NITV

    Devolution: A Devo Theory (Documentary) screened on ABC TV 

  • edwin garland 2023

    I have been making lists and, damn, it has been a huge year of music for me; so many records and so many gigs.  I cannot think of a year so jam-packed.  I could have made a Top Ten list by August this year. Best that I don’t count these off or it could be limiting.

    1. Loud Hailers at the Hollywood Hotel, Surry Hills, NSW
    Ben Fink
    is one of the most tasteful and sonically powerful guitarists in town, evoking Blind Lemon Jeffersonand Jimmy Page. Then there’s drummer Jordon. And vocalist Christa Hughes,who mixes it up, referencing everyone from Nina Simone to Lydia Lunch to a deranged Lisa Minnelli. Confrontational and soulful. Their gigs at the Hollywood set the place on fire. The Sydney inner city band to catch in 2024.

    2. Fabels at the Hollywood
    Ben Alyward and Hiske Weijers have been making music together for 13 years and have developed a cult following both in the inner city and Europe.  It’s a creative, surreal form of shoegaze with a huge palette of influences. They sit in their own space and avoid the pub rock tradition, forging their own identity and sound.