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 – Holding Something The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Holding Something“. It seems to have gone off on a bit of a tangent this week. What’s different to any other week I hear you say? Point taken! JVG is back in control. Such as it is, I don’t think he really liked last week… Read More Bland On Bland – Civil Disobedience The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Civil Disobedience“. In the finest tradition of “be careful what you wish for”, last week, I stupidly suggested this weeks theme. Now, most of you playing along at home would have assumed that if I was going to open my mouth that I would have… Read More Bland On Bland – Traffic Management The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Traffic Management“. Another poem from lockdown and after the strangeness that is the 3RRR Radiothon, JVG has decided to relax back into his usual toying with us all and chose “Traffic Management” as the theme this week. I ask you, what the hell am I… Read More Bland On Bland – 3RRR RADIOTHON 2020 (Parts 1 & 2) The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “3RRR RADIOTHON 2020“. I could go back and plunder one of the last 10 years worth of Radiothons as to why you should help out but this year Matt Quinn, bassist of “The Miserable Little Bastards”, over on Facebook has put it beautifully Before restrictions… Read More Bland On Bland – Conspiracy Theories The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Conspiracy Theories“. Obviously the lockdown is getting to Jon. The choice of themes is just getting… how can I put this… out there? This week isn’t a poem, its more a “film noir” radio play ( obviously without the film – its radio) but given… Read More Bland On Bland – Relinquishing Control (Reprised) The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Relinquishing Control (Reprised)“. After the issues with last weeks show JVG decided that seeing as though I was the contributor who made it to air, hew was going to reprise the theme so that every else who had worked so hard last week could get… Read More
Bland On Bland – Holding Something The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Holding Something“. It seems to have gone off on a bit of a tangent this week. What’s different to any other week I hear you say? Point taken! JVG is back in control. Such as it is, I don’t think he really liked last week… Read More
Bland On Bland – Civil Disobedience The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Civil Disobedience“. In the finest tradition of “be careful what you wish for”, last week, I stupidly suggested this weeks theme. Now, most of you playing along at home would have assumed that if I was going to open my mouth that I would have… Read More
Bland On Bland – Traffic Management The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Traffic Management“. Another poem from lockdown and after the strangeness that is the 3RRR Radiothon, JVG has decided to relax back into his usual toying with us all and chose “Traffic Management” as the theme this week. I ask you, what the hell am I… Read More
Bland On Bland – 3RRR RADIOTHON 2020 (Parts 1 & 2) The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “3RRR RADIOTHON 2020“. I could go back and plunder one of the last 10 years worth of Radiothons as to why you should help out but this year Matt Quinn, bassist of “The Miserable Little Bastards”, over on Facebook has put it beautifully Before restrictions… Read More
Bland On Bland – Conspiracy Theories The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Conspiracy Theories“. Obviously the lockdown is getting to Jon. The choice of themes is just getting… how can I put this… out there? This week isn’t a poem, its more a “film noir” radio play ( obviously without the film – its radio) but given… Read More
Bland On Bland – Relinquishing Control (Reprised) The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Relinquishing Control (Reprised)“. After the issues with last weeks show JVG decided that seeing as though I was the contributor who made it to air, hew was going to reprise the theme so that every else who had worked so hard last week could get… Read More