Children Collide were magic at the Corner Hotel on Friday. I’d already seen the band a couple of times – first time in Texas at South By South West 2010 & last year at Splendour In The Grass. Never really quite got it. But that all changed Friday night.

Children Collide at The Corner (Melbourne) Friday 10Aug 2012.

There was an electricity in the room, the crowd primed with excitement. The band hit the stage & blew the roof off. Haven’t seen crowd-surfing in a pub for a long while.

There’s something really different about Children Collide. Huge sound from a 3 piece. It’s a post punk thing – but it totally rocks out, stunning dynamics, great songs, epic choruses. I tried to buy a t-shirt after the show but they’d sold out. Spent the next hour or so in the public bar talking with other over-excited fans about how great the band were. Haven’t experienced that for a while either. Bloody fantastic. I’m hooked. If you get a chance (the Corner show was sold out) go and see em before they’re too big to play in a club.

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We’re looking for your favourite live video. Today’s entry is from Kate. She sent us this video link – ACDC – ‘It’s a Long Way To The Top 1976’ . OK, we know it’s not quite ‘live’ – but we thought we’d bend the rules for this one (at the risk of a barrage of complaints – it is a classic). ‘Like’ it on our Facebook page or leave a comment here. Send us your favourite live video link & we’ll feature it here (& Facebook). Quick explanation from Kate below…

Kate’s explanation:
“Hey Marty, Here’s my live music nomination for the comp. You can’t get more live than takin’ it to the street on the back of a truck. I saw them live at the Shepparton Civic Centre when I was 15, the first real rock concert I’d been to… Sharpie dancing my heart out along with the rest of the teen population of Shepp. Ahhh… those were the days. The new chap is very good, but for me if it’s not Bon Scott, it’s not Acca Dacca. Enjoy! kate.”

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We’re looking for your favourite live video. Today’s entry is from Graham (Jonesy) Jones. He sent us this video link – Derek Trucks – “Layla/Jam” July 4th 1993. In this video, Derek is just 13 years old. ‘Like’ it on our Facebook page or leave a comment here. Send us your favourite live video link & we’ll feature it here (& Facebook). Quick explanation from Graham below…

Graham’s explanation:
“Derek’s uncle, Butch, is a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.  Trucks bought his first guitar at a yard sale for $5 at age nine and played his first paid performance at age 11.  Before his 13th birthday Trucks had “jammed” with Buddy Guy and gone on tour with The Allman Brothers Band.

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The Vagrants play the ‘Beyond Blue’ benefit roadshow, this Sunday at The Tote in Collingwood. 10 bucks entry, with proceeds going to a worthy cause indeed (depression relief & suicide prevention). The show kicks off at 3pm, the day winds up at 11pm – looks like our friends, The Vagrants, hit the stage around 8pm. Check their site for further details.

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We’re looking for your favourite live video. Today’s entry is from Kerry (Chooky) Brookes. She sent us this video link – Pink Funhouse Tour – live in Cologne. ‘Like’ it on our Facebook page or leave a comment here. Send us your favourite live video link & we’ll feature it here (& Facebook). Quick explanation from Kerry below…

Kerry’s explanation:
“Sober and trapeze … yeah… favourite live so far ….. I am sure you can do something better next china tour :)”

Keep sending those video links!

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Internet out here ain’t good, country-side near infamous Bonnie Doon. Updates scarce for the past few days. Should be good tomorrow. Another favourite live video entry on the way. Checkya then.
Fires out.

We’re looking for your favourite live video. Today’s entry is from Mat Ward who sent us this video link – Alice Cooper live in London. ‘Like’ it on our Facebook page or leave a comment here. Send us your favourite live video link & we’ll feature it here (& Facebook). Read Mat’s explanation below…

Mat’s explanation:
Roight, ere we go – this is a classic. Alice Cooper still going strong after over 40 years as the original shock rock star. This one has it all: World famous classic song, audience sing-a-long, giant balloons, swordplay, fabulous top hat and tails and my favourite ever lyric: “We got no class, we got no principals, we got no intelligence, we can’t even think of a word that rhymes!”.

Keep sending those video links!

CLFO

Send us a YouTube link to your favourite live concert video ever – and we’ll post those videos (one per person) each day on our website & Facebook. Vote for your favourite video, whether it’s yours or someone else’s, by hitting the ‘Like’ button on each post.

The video with the most ‘Likes’ wins. And here’s the prize: If your video wins, we’ll fearture your top 5 videos on our website and Facebook, one per day for 5 days.

But wait, there’s more: If you win, we want you to record a 3 minute video of yourself (on your phone or whatever) telling us why you like each video – and we’ll feature your explanation before each video, Rage-style.

It’s a hunt for the greatest live video of all time, voted by you and presented by you.

To kick things off, check out this sweet little number by Germany’s finest theatrical metalists, Rammstein…

Send us your favourite live video link – entries close sometime soon (maybe late next week).

CLFO

Amazing video: The Prodigy – Firestarter, live in Scotland at ‘T In The Park’, 1996.

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Mick Brown found this video for us. Hilarious – you gotta check this out. Is This drummer at the wrong gig?

Mick Brown (not featured in this video) played drums with us, on and off, from when we started in 2003 til 2007. You’ll hear Mick on the first album, Sky Caves In & on the first EP, Let You Go. He’s also done a stack of live shows with us. These days, Mick’s got a new band and we’re waiting to hear what they’ve got for release…

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