Journal
| Title | Date | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Behind the sound: studio favourites that stay tucked away | Picking gear for a tour van is a completely different exercise from picking gear for a record. Onstage we keep things lean, battle-tested, and quick to set up.… | |
| The song we'd remix if the studio door swung open | Every band has that one track they keep turning over in their heads, the one they'd rebuild from the kick drum up. For us, the conversation starts the same way… | |
| How Saving Abel Uses Social Media to Talk With Fans | Social media works best for Saving Abel when it feels like a conversation rather than a digital noticeboard. A tour announcement, rehearsal clip or new-song… | |
| When the stage comes with a rulebook | Touring a country as vast and varied as Australia means the rulebook changes every time the truck pulls into a new city. From the sticky-carpeted pubs of… | |
| The most spontaneous songwriting moment we ever had | There's something about the long highways of Australia that loosens up a riff. When you're bouncing between Brisbane and Sydney with red dirt and road trains… | |
| How a Forgotten Film Score Quietly Rewrote Our Sound | The conversation started in a Brisbane backroom pub, halfway through a soundcheck. A mate threw on a vinyl record of an obscure 1970s thriller soundtrack to… | |
| How We Deal With Nerves Before a Televised Performance | A televised performance brings a different kind of pressure to the stage. The room may feel quiet, but every camera, countdown, monitor and production cue adds… | |
| When A Song Becomes Part Of The Fan Experience | A band can sense when a new track has moved beyond the setlist and into the lives of its listeners. The change may begin quietly: fans sing a chorus before the… | |
| The Song We Reach For When Australian Crowds Roar | Every band has a song that feels built for a room at full volume. For us, it is the track that turns scattered voices into one huge chorus, with guitars… | |
| How we keep our equipment road-ready on tour | A touring rock band asks a lot from its gear. Amplifiers, guitars, drums, microphones, cables and lighting equipment are packed, unloaded, powered up and… |
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