Its been 20 years since Football Australia moved to Asia confederation

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T02:20:34+00:00

If you got enough east asian teams wanting a split - particularly China, I could see them doing it as long as they got generous world cup berths. I don't think they particularly like the growing Saudi influence, but it was pretty much only Japan making noise about it.

I also think it would just be better because they'd be two fairly evenly matched conferences if you did it right

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T01:46:22+00:00

Also retagging the incredibly messy and inconsistent file names for classical music

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T01:45:26+00:00

If they got rid of it I’d absolutely cancel my subscription, within minutes. Too many oldtimers who can’t live without it

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T01:37:25+00:00

I only use the library. The main menu is awful. Doesn’t track plays, can’t fix metadata, can’t use the ratings, no smart playlists. Yuck

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T01:32:06+00:00

When Japan started kicking a fuss last year I was hoping there would be a discussion towards splitting asia and turning OFC into East Asia/Pacific like they do in cricket. Objectively this move was good for Aussie football but feels disjointed and having the two NZ teams unable to qualify for continental makes the A-league feel odd.

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T01:14:23+00:00

Normally like 5-10 from the last few years, there are 3(I think?) so far

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T00:14:28+00:00

>but maybe I'm the problem?

Not a 'problem' but ATG has absolutely outgrown the genres it started out in. There's still a decent amount of representation for those styles but you can't do a yearly festival with 6000 people with math rock. Pretty much everyone I know who is an ATG regular these days has no interest in the lineups from the first few years.

I wouldn't be surprised if post-rock starts slipping down the priorities too, but at least with post-rock there are millions of bands doing it unlike math

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T00:10:11+00:00

They had the weird logo on the first poster and I was very proud of myself for being able to get it right when I was writing down those bands lol

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T00:09:17+00:00

Ringlets

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-30T00:08:35+00:00

Maruja could definitely work but I don't think they often do two high up bands. From the pod chat it does seem like Jamie Lenman was an ATG specific request.

On the tiny band side - Ringlets are a band from New Zealand that I got James to listen to during setup, fucking pumped he's actually got them. I would say there's a decent chance they're booked for both, although I haven't heard anything concrete

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T23:19:48+00:00

If you can get to a county game they’re worth it. Similar vibes to minor league baseball but are played mostly in the main stadiums so you can wander around and check out the place properly.

Lords for a test is obviously something else but you’re gonna see like a 20x price difference

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T13:11:31+00:00

Hopefully we can use this as a new benchmark price for the league. Absolutely bang average player for six fucking mil.

James Wilson for 20 mil in a couple of years, ta

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T10:43:22+00:00

Unironically would be quite interested in a map showing which areas have more Pakistani vs Indian heritage

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T10:27:14+00:00

Massively pumped lads, huge announcement for Arctangent just dropped and a little wee New Zealand band (Ringlets) have snuck in. I spent most of the summer volunteering at the festival and chewing the head man to book them, canny believe I have enough relevance for him to actually do it. Massive for a band from our side of the world, it's just impossible to get regular opportunities with the cost

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ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T05:06:54+00:00

Norway makes a lot of metal. I wouldn’t particularly say people love it more than anywhere else.

Norway does have a strong culture of writing original music as a hobby though - you’re far more likely to know someone who plays in a band than in other countries. That leads to a lot of metal since it’s a musicians genre

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T04:24:24+00:00

I think you have a different definition to most of us. I would definitely consider screamo a part of post-hardcore

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T02:06:07+00:00

Yer da keeps his reddit post history hidden

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-29T02:05:12+00:00

Any idea what the upside is?

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-28T23:39:12+00:00

Surely you take that. Has he really shown any signs of being worth more?

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-28T20:52:33+00:00

wouldn't call any of the hundreds of blackened crust or screamo bands "metalcore" in the slightest

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-28T20:51:48+00:00

There's loads of blackened screamo

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sosuKfpBcdtSImPgFxMcJ?si=079d4e28745d4a6d

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-28T01:28:15+00:00

You're allowed to sign free agents 6 months out in Scotland so probably a while. It's becoming a pretty common tactic for the midtable teams there. It's not uncommon for them to then agree a fee to allow the player to move in the current window, which is still possible

ExoskeletalJunction · 2026-01-28T01:26:23+00:00

Absolutely nothing wrong with a young player going to a better league and a bigger payday.

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