Scott Gelston

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....

14/07/2026

You don't have to ask me twice if I still like shooting sport ⚽️
Was great to be back on the sidelines for this match and day out!

13/07/2026

Sam Neill came to Launceston as part of BOFA, for a retrospective screening of My Brilliant Career and the obligatory press commitments a film festival appearance entails.
He arrived at the main press call at QVMAG early, and thankfully so did I.
After showing him the Rolleiflex I was using for the Positive Impressions series of images he agreed to pop out into the courtyard where the morning light was glowing and the rustic sheds provided the perfect backdrop for some portraits.… he was warm, funny and genuinely giving of his time.
My favourite part of the whole morning was my phone ringing multiple times. Eventually I answered and one of the journalists inside was calling to say the TV crews had arrived and could I bring Sam in:

SG: “Uh, the Television is here so we better go inside.”
SN: “Did you need any more pictures, I’ve got time?”
SG: “Up to you”
SN: “F**k the Television”

I’m glad he had time. x

10/07/2026

People loved seeing the old gigs from twenty years ago, so now it’s Louder than Bombs turn.
Slightly less chaotic than the Cabaret gigs, these shows at the Pilgrim were always packed with punters.
Grrrrr, Foreign Films, Dirty Harry, Prism… If only I could remember all the bands that played but you know… it was loud, I was young, and despite keeping an organised archive, my notes are pretty much non existent!
Lots of friends, loads of fun, and Louder than Bombs, obviously.

01/07/2026

I do miss the odd Saturday afternoon sitting on the boundary... Driving between local games and listening to ABC Grandstand in the car.

It's been six years since I was there on the tools, but it was nice to see a bunch of my pics from The Examiner Newspaper, Launceston pop up in this story.

The full list revealed after a three-part series.

26/06/2026

Palm This didn’t live in a vacuum.
There were multiple gigs that supported new and emerging bands, but Eggy’s Cabaret of Toxic Waste were the wildest.
All ages, no permits, no booze, no crowd limits, just a lot of Pepsi and even more punters.
The old school free street press supported everything, Buzz Magazine, Sauce, The Dwarf all featured stories about up and coming acts.
Bands like The Reactions, who got a review in Rolling Stone, played alongside bands that might have only lasted a few weeks.
As someone fresh out of a band myself, I loved every minute of these shows.
I took my camera along religiously, learning on the run at what makes for a good concert pic, snapping photos of friends – some of who I still talk to today.
I can’t go back, but I can remember the days of the Pilgrim and Polish Hall shows, shooting promo shots in Launceston’s alleyways, and of course that huge house party at my place in St.John Street – good times in the world before social media made everything being online so blasé.

25/06/2026

Palm This.
The greatest band you never saw.
In the pre-streaming, MySpace era, Palm This were a tour de force.
These crazy lads put on a live show that was electric, theatric, humorous, punk, and above all unique.
A little bit ABBA, The Ramones, Devo, and Toy Story 2, Palm This were more than the sum of their parts.
I'm not sure where everyone ended up, or how tight the friendships stayed, but for those couple of years they were the best party in town.