Upcoming Gigs No shows booked at the moment. Album and Book Now Available <a href=”http://music.ianbland.com.au/album/everything-and-nothing”>Everything And Nothing by Ian Bland</a> If you are in Melbourne both are available at Basement Discs Thanks for your support, it really is great to see you at the gigs. Occasional Updates here and on Facebook and Twitter. Recent Bland On Bland poems… Bland On Bland – Rare Things The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Rare Things“. Not sure what prompted the theme this week. Possibly the fact that Dan Warner had been doing Warner Corner on the show for 20 years and Jon wanted to somehow celebrate the rarity of that or Jon was just being perverse as usual.… Read More Bland On Bland – Closing your eyes The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Closing your eyes“. Well, this is JVG really rolling the obscure theme dice again this week. Some times you have to wonder where he comes up with them. But it does make you dig deep for an idea. Well normally it would, but I had… Read More Bland On Bland – Protest The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Protest“. A great theme this week, jvg AND i discussed the long history of protest music and the recent resurgence of songs that are challenging the existing structures. One of those topics worth revisiting again Ed Bates provided the guitar backing, have a listen to… Read More Bland On Bland – Blue Things The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Blue Things “. A combined poem and prose piece was my eventual response to this weeks theme. I was thinking about how some weeks people will ring up or send an email about the week’s poem and other weeks there won’t be anything Its very… Read More Bland On Bland – Timing The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Timing“. Timing. Good one JVG. Found the irony button again I see. I am reminded of the old joke, “whats that whistling sound I keep hearing? tinnitus? No deadlines as they go sailing past. But I digress. I did find enough time to write a… Read More Bland On Bland – George The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “George“. A good show this week, and a theme that gave me a chance to finish off a story that I started writing some time back. So for those of you sitting there going “hang on that’s, not a poem” Well spotted. You’re right But… Read More
Bland On Bland – Rare Things The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Rare Things“. Not sure what prompted the theme this week. Possibly the fact that Dan Warner had been doing Warner Corner on the show for 20 years and Jon wanted to somehow celebrate the rarity of that or Jon was just being perverse as usual.… Read More
Bland On Bland – Closing your eyes The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Closing your eyes“. Well, this is JVG really rolling the obscure theme dice again this week. Some times you have to wonder where he comes up with them. But it does make you dig deep for an idea. Well normally it would, but I had… Read More
Bland On Bland – Protest The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Protest“. A great theme this week, jvg AND i discussed the long history of protest music and the recent resurgence of songs that are challenging the existing structures. One of those topics worth revisiting again Ed Bates provided the guitar backing, have a listen to… Read More
Bland On Bland – Blue Things The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Blue Things “. A combined poem and prose piece was my eventual response to this weeks theme. I was thinking about how some weeks people will ring up or send an email about the week’s poem and other weeks there won’t be anything Its very… Read More
Bland On Bland – Timing The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Timing“. Timing. Good one JVG. Found the irony button again I see. I am reminded of the old joke, “whats that whistling sound I keep hearing? tinnitus? No deadlines as they go sailing past. But I digress. I did find enough time to write a… Read More
Bland On Bland – George The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “George“. A good show this week, and a theme that gave me a chance to finish off a story that I started writing some time back. So for those of you sitting there going “hang on that’s, not a poem” Well spotted. You’re right But… Read More