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The Barman has sent out the call for Top Tens. I have ditched my Imperial Wardrobe to deliver a stripped-down Metallic KO Top 10. Lean on words and mean on content – old, new, stolen, and blue – five live and five vinyl – here we go for the tip of the iceberg of my musical stuff of 2025. Time won’t permit my top 500.
Live
1. Run Run Run – live from China – at The Odeon
2. The Stranglers – live at The Forum, Melbourne
3. The Gnomes – live at The Brunswick Ballroom
4. Russel Morris – live at Hamer Hall
5. MJ Halloran – live at Merrie Creek Tavern
Vinyl
1. Kim Gordon – "The Collective"
2. Patti Smith – "Horses" - 2 album reissue
3. Run Run Run - "Five Thunder Heart Palm"
4. The Gnomes – "The Gnomes"
5. Aerosmith - "Get Your Wings"
Folks, if you’re talking you ain’t listening .
Gg XO
