In which I list what I love. |
I have a new blog at kristenhaynes.tumblr.com. Come and have a look-see.
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:11:00 GMT |
Enable my musical habit - and feed your own. |
Finally! It's time to turn this music lark into a money-making enterprise.I have two tracks up for sale on my Keytone page. All you need to do is join up, buy some Keytone dollars ("keys"), and splurg...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:16:00 GMT |
Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere, but where's the monash? |
I am a musician. Brisbane is home to my music scene, where I studied music, where I made all my connections. I have, if I am lucky, a gig a week. I struggle to survive as a performing artist. I'm goo...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 19:51:00 GMT |
International acclaim! (or Why I love the Internet) |
I can't remember how old I was when I first used the internet (we don't have to capitalise it anymore, do we?). It just seemed part of growing up, getting older - like how boys used to grow out of sh...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 14:26:00 GMT |
A manhandled maypole. |
Hurrah! I have been on MySpace for one month now, and have suffered little-to-no injury. And it's also May Day! In the name of celebration, here are some links: Takeshi Ishiguro is a madly inventive ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 May 2006 06:45:00 GMT |
Scoop! |
I don't know what it's like to be a man. I don't know what it's like to be white. However, as a purely anthropological exercise, I have been observing white male musicians of my acquaintance, and I ha...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:40:00 GMT |
The magic of song; or, How I became Australian |
There is an enduring gig joke that seems as inextricably linked with club performance in Australia as, say, being offered a bar tab instead of payment. You play a song. There is a gap between numbers....
Posted by on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:46:00 GMT |
Martha, my dear. |
Sweet, sweet Lord. I saw Martha Wainwright play at the Tivoli this weekend. She is my patron saint of singerhood - whether she's up or down or somewhere in between, there's nowhere that she won't ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:49:00 GMT |
The welcome wagon lost a wheel. |
So, I have no originals up at the present time, but please enjoy these ultra-deluxe, personally-selected covers. "Who Is He And What Is He To You" is a Bill Withers tune, played here by The Line, with...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:57:00 GMT |
