Ice Cold Melbourne Winter

I Love Swedish bands! Especially The Radio Dept. The group named it after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called "Radioavdelningen" (The Radio Department in Swedish). I first heard of them when i was in Thailand of all places and saw their 'Pulling Our Weight' music video on television. With I think 8 Ep's and 3 albums since 1995, The Radio Dept. have gone through alot of changes. Starting out as a 2 piece, then going through 7 other members, they are now a 3 piece consisting of Johan Duncanson, Martin Larsson and Daniel Tjader. The sound they produce has a kind of a raw vibe to it with a subtle ambience feel. To some of their songs, I'd say its like having a whole bunch of Soothers in your mouth, then drinking a glass of ice water on a cold, frosty Melbourne winters day. Now Thats Ice Fresh! So, heres a couple of finely selected tunes for you.

I Wanted You To Feel The Same

Pulling Our Weight

Always A Relief

Freddie And The Trojan Horse

Where we ridin...........?

I was just doing my daily browse through Myspace and came across this catchy party fun boppin' band from sunny Queensland. They remind me of Melbourne's Gameboy/Gamegirl, however, BMX are a band totally inspired by the '84 classic film 'BMX Bandits'. BMX's sound is so distinctively 80's that when you listen to their song 'Theme To BMX' you'll want to put on that old racing suit you've had at the bottom of your cupboard for 30 years and hop on your old blue BMX on a nice sunny day with blue sky's and pop a few wheelies on the way to my house.
And when you get there, you'll tip the bike upside down on my lush green lawn to make a few adjustments and admire your wonderful wheels while i bring out red cordial in colored plastic cups. Those were the days...........

Theme To BMX - BMX