A journal of the day-to-day adventures of Cap’n McRummy
"The Salary Sombrero". Fun to say but I feel it's time for the joke to end. The NRL's salary cap has reached it's use-by date and an alternative is required. The time has come for a better, fairer and more transparent alternative and that system is "The NRL Points Cap". Read all about it here...
It’s December 1979, Selina’s – Coogee Bay Hotel. The crowds have started to arrive, the bands are backstage going through final preparations and waiting for their call to the stage... A challenge was issued and 32 of Australia’s best pub rock bands from the 70’s have answered the call, gathering in one iconic location [...]
Ever wonder which Aussie song was the best selling single of each year? Well wonder no longer. Here is a list of the best selling Aussie single of each year from 1958-2018
With so many great albums there seemed to be a wide selection of favourites so it got me thinking that there needed to be a way to sort this out once and for all.
With all the great Aussie music we’ve been blessed with over the years I thought it was time to sit down and work out which songs are the best of the best. But where to start? Since 1958 there have been over 6200 songs released by Australian artists that have made it onto on either [...]
A while ago I stumbled upon a song from Brisbane based band “Smoking Martha” titled “Sweet As Honey". The second track from their debut EP was a catchy little bluesy punk rock number featuring some smouldering vocals and some clever musical hooks. Being their first release the EP was, as is to be expected, a little [...]
I’m always looking for new music to add onto the jukebox here at The Mahi Mahi Room but offerings from today’s music scene are few and far between. I don’t listen to the radio or watch TV (unless the footy is on) so I don’t get to hear much newer music. Thankfully ARIA has a [...]
There’s a running joke that the only two times that it’s ok for a bloke to cry is when his footy team loses a grand final or his dog dies. Yesterday it was the later as I had to help my brother bury his dog. He’s a tough bugger and it’s the only time I’ve seen [...]
I was having a chat with a couple of old friends on facebook on the weekend and they both got to talking about “you need a girlfriend”. I actually said I didn’t NEED anything of the sort but trying to tell a woman she’s wrong is...well...lucky for me it wasn’t a face-to-face conversation... I tried to [...]
