King Stingray play the regal Forum
If you have the opportunity to play at the Forum in Melbourne, you better bring it. And the Beddy Rays and King Stingray did just that when they played at th...
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Greek dancing; so much more than the ‘Zorba’
Beloved fictional character Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy famously said ‘every savage can dance.’ It sounds harsh, but Mr Darcy was a particularly proud and snooty ch...
Adieu to the 2022 edition of the Tour de France
When I first watched the Tour de France 9 years ago at my husband’s behest, I didn’t know what I was in for. There was a lot to get my head around, from the ...
Something For Kate make a spirited return with their first album in eight years, ‘The Modern Medieval’
The Modern Medieval is a product of skilled and measured abandon.
Dear COVID-19, go away, I can’t survive without live music
An ode to live music.
Why my blood boils every time someone tells me Covid-19 is only a problem for some
As Australians we’re known to be carefree and relaxed. Our “we’ll be right” attitude has endeared us to people all around the world and our sense of camarade...
You need to listen to Lior’s ‘My Grandfather’ before the end of the decade
When Lior released his debut album, Autumn Flow, back in 2005, lead single ‘This Old Love’ quickly became a favourite for indie darlings across the country. ...
You need to listen to Jeremy Neale’s ‘Lone Tiger’ before the end of the decade
Jeremy Neale has long been touted as one of the busiest beavers in the music biz. He’s released two EPs and a full-length album under his own name, he’s the ...
23 years in and Queenscliff Music Festival is still the benchmark for inclusiveness and diversity
Our take of Queenscliff Music Festival’s stellar 2019 instalment.
Humble and endearing, The Beths delivered a rocking show for their Melbourne fans
It’s no surprise their 2018 album has been so well received.
The evolution of racist language in Australia
Prue MacSween is a loud and opinionated journalist and social commentator. She has a very public profile and she uses that profile and the platform she’s giv...
Review: Wil Anderson is ‘Wil-Informed’ at his 23rd Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Wil Anderson has been dishing out the laughs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for 23 years now and his audience continues to hold out a plate,...
‘Tides’ is a return to form for ex-Powderfinger Darren Middleton
This record is lush and fertile in its instrumentation. Contrary to its title, ‘In The End’ is actually a brilliant opener for Middleton&rsquo...
Weezer’s ‘Christmas With Weezer’ was an enjoyable departure from their classic early sound
The famous rock band produced an admirable effort. Weezer released their six-track EP Christmas With Weezer in December 2008 to some less than f...
Phantastic Ferniture successfully create their own brand on new LP
Phantastic Ferniture is an exciting fusion of garage-pop, 70s rock and succulents. Born from an impulsive desire to create more spontaneous music tha...
Tkay Maidza : Last Year Was Weird Vol. 1
Tkay Maidza has been a major contributor to the Australian hip hop scene ever since her foot-stomping anthem ‘Brontosaurus’ dropped in 2013.&nbs...
Foxing : Nearer My God
With their third album Nearer My God, Foxing have shirked the expectations of their existing fanbase and followed their own creative inclina...
‘Lilac Everything’ showcases a different, but no less beautiful, Emma Louise
Lilac Everything, the third album from singer-songwriter Emma Louise, is somewhat difficult to describe without focusing on its immediately apparent artif...
Riverboats Music Festival decorated a tranquil pocket of the Murray River with Australia’s best music
Featuring the likes of Jen Cloher, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Tex Perkins, The Waifs and more, this was a truly special lineup. From Friday Februa...
After 22 years, Queenscliff Music Festival remains the benchmark of inclusiveness and diversity
It was another incredible festival for all involved. In its 22nd year, the Queenscliff Music Festival was as relevant, exciting, and diverse as ever. He...
Silver linings can be found in those Thunderstorm Asthma clouds
On the two-year anniversary of the 2016 Thunderstorm Asthma event some thoughts and advice by someone who knows what life with asthma is about On 21 Novem...
Jasper Jones - A review by Gleeko
I'm going to be honest with you. I used to think that Australian films were a little bit lame. I know, I know, look, it's an admission I'm not proud of. &nbs...
What Crowded House Mean to Me
It's New Year's Eve and that means that many will be lamenting the year that was, wallowing in regrets, grieving for those gone, and riding the shame of poor...
Music in Darebin and Beyond Featuring Alex Lahey
I have lived in the City of Darebin my whole life. In different pockets sure, but always under the same colourfully embracing gazebo of hipster magnetism. Th...
A Father’s Day story, for the love of stories
Father. Dad. Pateras. Padre. Vater. Otosan. Pop. Bapa. Pere. Daddy. Shakespeare famously said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Billy boy s...
Reflections with Gleeko - things just are what they are
None of us are perfect. I think as soon as you realise that, you start to cut yourself some slack. Unless you're having one of those days where all you seem ...
Big notes, bung notes, and lots of accents…it’s Eurovision!
Wind machines are not tolerated, they are the envy of all contestants suffering from still-hair syndrome, pyrotechnics are expected, nonsensical lyrics earn ...
She didn’t. Did she? Oh yes, she did!
Friends of Gleeko, it’s a new year! And you know what that means? More wonderfully troubling stories and observations of human inconsistency, indecency...
Gleeko’s Guide to Melbourne’s Christmas Lights Part 3
Greetings Friends! Christmas might have come and gone, but that doesn't mean that Gleeko's Guide to Melbourne's Christmas Lights is over; in fact most l...
Gleeko’s guide to Melbourne’s Christmas lights Part 2
True to my word, I have been cruising the suburbs of Melbourne to hunt down the prettiest Christmas lights and festive displays for you. Tonight I bring you ...
You don’t have to be a sleuth to figure out that the #Stonersloth is a flop
The Stoner Sloth has gloriously reaffirmed what we've all suspected (read known) for a very long time; that our Pollies are on dope. They must be on dope bec...
Gleeko’s guide to Melbourne’s Christmas lights
I'm cutting straight to the chase with this post folks. It's Christmas time and I'm not going to lie, I love it! Over the next few days, I'm going to p...
It looks like a human, sounds like a human, but smells like the toilet floor of someone who didn’t have time to make it to the bowl.
You know what's absolutely delightful during Summer in Melbourne? Trams. And people. Trams and people really do make for a winning combination any time of ye...
Overexcited and preemptive sit down syndrome
It's a special festival that results in its attendees rocking pens and notebooks instead of glow sticks and wristbands. And the Melbourne Writers Festi...
Oh Kelly!
On the train heading home from the city a couple of weeks ago, in the company of my friend, I had a peculiar conversation with a young woman named Kelly. We ...
Here’s hoping history repeats. No!
The people of Greece are tonight gearing up for the ultimate climax in what has been a monumental and historical build up in this so called Greek c...
RONNY CHIENG – YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
Ronny Chieng is a funny guy. There. That’s it. What else is there to say? He is a funny guy that you should go and see perform at the Melbourne Inter...
MICF - BUCKET’S LIST
Buckets. Not what you would expect a comedy show to be centred around, right? And who could blame you? Not me, I mean buckets don’t seem particularly a...
The Horror That Came
Those visiting Blues. The curse of that news. The night sky unnaturally golden. That tremble of hand. The hostile luck of that land. The breath from my body...
Road Tripping with Gleeko - Day 2 - Maits Rest
All the coastal towns along the Great Ocean Road boast beautiful views, sand, surf, and forest. Apollo Bay is one such picturesque town. There is plenty to s...
Twinsies! … Ugh.
Yesterday I was in the bathroom at work washing my hands when I had a face-off, or rather, a top-off (this will make sense in a minute) with a woman that I h...
Road Tripping with Gleeko - Day 1- The Journey
It's been a tough year for Gleeko - between gastro, a chest infection, a persistent fever, severe sciatica and minor eye surgery, there has been little time ...
Assistance or Nuisance?
Yesterday I stepped into a store known and loved by many of us. Let's call this store Costline, since it closely resembles the name of the store I walked int...
28 October 1940 - No means No!
Today, we stand tall; we stand firm; we stand strong. We say ‘NO’. A resounding ‘No.’ It’s October 28 1940. The Second World W...
The luck of the…GLEEKO
Sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes, when you look back at a horrendously bad time in your life from the comfort of a future safe place, events don't see...
4 push-ups later
I did four push-ups yesterday and my arms are really sore today. And before you ask, no that wasn't a typo. I did four push-ups. Not forty-four. Not four hun...
SPAM – Unwanted bulk messages from faceless advertisers or wanted blog traffic from loveable and quirky internet friends?
Isn’t there already enough negativity in the world? Does every stranger, or more relevantly here, every spammer, have to be feared and loathed? To thi...
“Trouble Town” - a poem
I heard some words spoken and they sent me straight to Trouble town. The words they echoed in my mind and they crinkled my brow. Oh Trouble town was a dark p...
And the leaves that are green turn to brown…
The months of Autumn are usually my favourite of the year. Autumn months bring crisp mornings and glorious days filled with streaming sunshine and hopeful bl...
Silence can be golden
I have been a little quiet of late. "Why is this Gleeko?" I sense that you are asking me in an internal dialogue that only you can hear but somehow I can 'se...
Gleeko Etiquette #2 - Coexisting
It’s a known fact that people need space to feel happy; space from other people, from societal rules, from noise, from congestion and from agitation. T...
Ken Stringfellow
In 2005 I was a 20 year old university student excitedly looking forward to seeing Ken Stringfellow play a gig at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne wit...
Small-talk. What is it, and do we need it?
Other than it generally being a mundane, menial and laborious social task forced upon us under the guise of keeping polite society, I don't know of it having...
Gleeko Etiquette #1
Welcome to Gleeko Etiquette. Disillusioned by my daily exchanges with members of society, mostly involving countless examples of poor etiquette and general ...
Valentine’s Day!
Valentine's day - 14th of February right? Wrong. Valentine's day is celebrated on the 14th of January...well, at least by my husband and I. And let me just ...
Really?
I was at a party recently where I had a conversation with a young woman previously unknown to me. She noticed that my engagement and wedding ring were ...
Delicious!
The other day I went into an eatery near my work to buy some lunch. "My good lady, would you be so kind as to make me a cheese and tomato sandwich? And...
Gotta start somewhere
I've always had a love of writing. I knew this as a four year old when my parents handed me a pile of paper and a variety of coloured crayons with which to...
- Can it be?
I've always been a little baffled by all the excitement surrounding the beginning of a new year. Maybe it's just me but I find it all a little sc...
Welcome
So I’ve been delaying and postponing my very first post on my very first blog because I wanted it to express the right sentiment. I wanted to sh...