Scott Gelston

19/08/2026

We love Timmy Rogers, especially when he sings Rogerstein.
On this day 2012.
He turned up to play a little club, who thought they booked a solo set, only for him to bring a full band. Bless.
Shout out for the impromptu cover of Led Zep's Misty Mountain Hop

18/08/2026

People like to talk smack about Courtney Love, but I think a lot of it is people just protecting their idea of cool.
When the Hole frontwoman came to Hobart on the back of her Wedding Day - You Know My Name double A side in 2014 she simply kicked ass.
The refrain of Doll Parts "Someday you will ache like I ache" echoed into the night at the end of a 20 song set that was far more hits than misses.
13 Years ago today btw.

14/08/2026

Some things never made sense. Like why were the Canadian duo Tegan and Sara playing in The Saloon Bar in Launceston?
It's August 2005. 21 years ago today apparently.
Little Birdy were on high rotation across JJJ and brought out Tegan and Sara as supports, not to mention Bob Evans as the opener.
It was from memory a great gig - I spent the weeks grocery money on merch but may have pi**ed Katy Steele off with all my snapping in the front row!
Apologies!

29/07/2026

Unsent Letter is undoubtedly one of the best Australian songs of the last 30 years... Was awesome to chat with Pinky Beecroft about this marvellous creation, his new tunes, his dislike of ABBA and if Tim Freedman is still sending him cheques...

Spend just five minutes on Facebook and you'll see that a lot of people from older generations aren't coping too well with changing times, but you won't find Pinky Beecroft ranting about "the wokes" anytime soon. Best known as the frontman for raunch-n-rollers MACHINE GUN FE****IO, he might write a lot of songs "from a position of grumpiness" these days, but as he tells Sense, if you're not evolving with the times, you might be the problem.

Interview link below!

Pinky Beecroft Jo Corbett Publicity Scott Gelston

28/07/2026

28 July 2015
Blur.
In Australia.
I’m in the photo pit.
How did this happen? When a band you love breaks up and you’re only 17, the gap between then and reforming once you’re 23 seems like an eternity. To have to wait til you’re almost 30 to see them is basically infinity squared.
For three sweet songs I was that close to the band that Damon sprayed water on us. After getting the nudge, I went and cloaked my cameras before making my way back into the crowd, finishing up in the second row for a truly memorable concert.

28/07/2026

Today it's wet and wild outside... The kind of weather that, if encountered enough, makes trees grow sideways. Like this little beauty below Mount Campbell.

21/07/2026

File under life-changing gigs.
Eskimo Joe a full 22 years ago on this day!
Hobart Uni Bar. Little did I know I'd make a lifelong friend that night in Joe and his band Enola Fall.
My mate Andy and I drove my mum and dads car down, went to the Casino for dinner (and won money we then spent on merch) and after the gig crashed on the floor of the hotel room my dad was staying in for work.
Oh and all of this while the Eskies were on the album tour for one of my all time favourite records: A Song Is A City

15/07/2026

This was another pinch-me moment recently. Chatting with Peter Hook about his days writing and recording with Barney and the good and bad of his old bands New Order and Joy Division

Touring Australia for the 25th anniversary of NEW ORDER's "Get Ready", Peter Hook talked some Sense about the controversy surrounding Australian PM Anthony Albanese wearing a JOY DIVISION shirt, and revealed that he's got one with Albo's face on it!

Interview link below!

Peter Hook & The Light Metropolis Touring

15/07/2026

Chatting with Rusty from You Am I - always a delight when the topic shifts to record collecting!

Aussie legends You Am I will be embarking on an east coast run with a string quartet for the 30th anniversary of "Hourly Daily", so it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Sense's rock guru Scott Gelston to get the skinny from drummer Russell Hopkinson (and show off some shots of YOU AM I he's taken over the years!)

Interview link below!

On The Map PR Scott Gelston

14/07/2026

Have you ever called in sick, to fly interstate, and see one of your favourite acts when they’re at the peak of their powers?
I mean, it was 20 years ago to the day so I think the statute of limitations has well passed and I can fess up now.
In 2006 Death Cab for Cutie were at the absolute peak of their powers, Plans was an exceptional follow up to Transatlanticism and here they were in Australia.
I was working for Buzz Magazine at this time and locked in an in-person interview with bassist Nick Harmer on the afternoon before the show.
It was truly surreal then walking with him from the hotel to The Forum so he could start soundcheck and I could line up for my front row spot.
During the gig they started playing Photobooth and Nick pointed straight at me – I’d told him it was my favourite song of theirs and boyyyyy what a memory.
After the gig Ben, Nick, and Chris all chatted with us before they headed off for vegan pizza and I walked back to my accommodation, simply buzzing.
All shot on a Canon T50 film camera from the 80's I think....