Month: January 2024

A new era for New Internationalist in Australia

Posted on by Brian Loffler

January 2024 marked the end of a very long and noteworthy era for the New Internationalist magazine in Australia. 

In charting how it unfolded, I want to thank those who made such a special contribution to extending the reach of the New Internationalist magazine into so many homes, schools and tertiary classes. The magazine reports on action for global justice. It promotes putting people before profit, climate justice, tax justice, equality, social responsibility and human rights for all.

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The power of the intro… (no not that one)

Posted on by Brian Loffler

If you’ve ever played in a band you’ll be familiar with the MD calling “last 8 bars intro”. It’s an easy sure-fire way of getting a song started in the right key and at the right tempo. But it’s also a bit lazy and boring.

A truly great intro can be so much more.

So what are your favourite intros?

I’m going to jump straight to an intro that for me ticks every box: it’s stunningly beautiful; it epitomises the song without giving it all away at the start; it powerfully reappears as an outro; in a handful of bars it deliciously melds the collaboration of arranger, rock artist and orchestra.

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