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Capt Argo's Online Media Archive

  • My top 10 Albums of 2013

    I have repeatedly listened to these albums this year, I have had a real thirst for constantly new stuff. I have arrived at this list with help from my Last Fm listening statistics, I have manually filtered out some albums that I listened to in the last 12 months that I did not buy or… Read more

  •     This is according to last fm statistics of digital music files being played on a PC or Smartphone (not including vinyl records listened to) Read more

  • It was my birthday recently, I have been busy with some Volunteer work the last couple of months so I didn’t do a Mixed CD yet but I will do soon a bit belated, its going to have ultimate favorite songs from the last 4o years it may be 2 part project so 2 90… Read more

  • I have recently had the pleasure of picking up a vinyl copy of Jen Cloher’s In Blood Memory album. I have to say it sounds great on vinyl and I was also fortunate enough to meet Jen as she was delivering copies of the album to Record Paradise (15 Union Rd Brunswick, Melbourne 3056) where… Read more

  • Over the last month Capt Argo has been working on a new mash up, it has been coming together slowly, Over the weekend he has tweeted news about the new mash and offering an incomplete version of the track for followers to have a bit of a listen to and see what they think. He… Read more

  • Contemplating attempting this project Capt Argo, posed the question To Butterfly Boucher Fans and Butters herself on Twitter, Fans were keen and he went ahead and put the remix together not before, giving the project a few days to breathe before considering what to do with it next. In that time Butterfly Boucher who co… Read more

  • I have received and listened to an advanced copy of Christopher Sprake’s New EP “Firebird” and I am really excited for it’s release. It is a fantastic bunch of tracks and well worth investing in, some great local indie talent here. I am going to see if I can interview Chris for a special Music… Read more

  • New A.I.C Album

    Really enjoying the new Alice In Chains album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. I was skeptical about new vocalist William DuVall a 2007 years ago, before they released Black Gives Way To Blue (2010)  But he really seems to fit in well despite the tragic departure of Layne Staley , I’m glad Jerry is making… Read more

  • Many years ago I used to be involved with a community radio station 98.9 North West Fm, here in Melbourne, at various times in the 90s and early 2000. What I present below is an episode of the “Never On Sunday Program”  which aired on sundays from 2-4pm in the afternoon, In this time slot… Read more

  • I have recorded and may record a few more of these Mini Podcasts over the next few weeks, we’ll see how we go Now the basis of these podcasts is that I discuss a song that reminds me of  another song and then that second song reminds me of a third song. I don’t play… Read more