RIP Grant McLennan 1958-2006
Grant McLennan died on May 6th. I don't think my musical history would be the same without him and The Go Betweens. Discovered them way back in my teenage years when I was house sitting solo, during summer time and didn't want to be outdoors. My first favourite song was River of Money. Only saw them play once-last year at Homebake; and saw Jack Frost, his project with Steve Kilbey, perform in Adelaide about 1996. Sad I didn't see them play more often; pleased I saw them play at all. Grant's music was elegant, urbane, Australian, civilised, humourous, thoughtful, lyrical, beautiful. "RIVER OF MONEY It is neither fair nor reasonable to expect sadnessto confine itself to it's causes. Like a river in flood,when it subsides and the drowned bodies of animals have been deposited in the treetops, there is another kind of damage that takes place beyond the torrent.At first, it seemed as though she had only left the room to go into the garden and had been delayed by str...