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WATCH: Eleanor Friedberger | Heaven [Video]
Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces) played a fantastic solo show at The Famous Spiegeltent on the weekend and one of the highlights was Heaven from her debut solo record Last Summer. We’ll have a full review of the show up soon but in the meantime here’s the brand new video for Heaven…
ALBUM REVIEW: Lawrence English | The Peregrine
written by Chris Familton Lawrence English’s music is never merely a collection of musical pieces or songs in the traditional sense. The sound artist sculpts his audio work based on concepts, themes and source material that while it is isn’t essential to be familiar with, greatly enhances the listening experience. The Peregrine is English’s homage … Read more
TOUR NEWS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ANNOUNCES NZ DATES…
On the back of his Australian tour JTE has also announced a run of dates through New Zealand. He’ll have his fresh new record Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now under his debonair arm. NZ Tour Dates Thurs 19th April – Dux live, Christchurch Fri 20th April – Bar Bodega, Wellington Sat … Read more
WATCH: The War on Drugs | Brothers
The War on Drugs continue to deliver some brilliant post-Springsteen/Velvets jangle, drone folk on last year’s Slave Ambient album. Here’s the latest video to come from that LP – Brothers.
LIVE REVIEW: CANT @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney 14/01/12
written by Chris Familton Chris Taylor is a seasoned Sydney Festival performer with appearances as a member of Grizzly Bear. This though was the first of his Sydney shows in his solo guise CANT. With so many shows selling out at The Famous Spiegeltent it was a bit worrying when the venue was only half … Read more
INTERVIEW: With the directors of Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
written by Chris Familton On the eve of the cinematic release of Autoluminescent, the new feature length documentary film about the life and music of Rowland S. Howard, FasterLouder chatted to directors Richard Lowenstein and Lynn-Maree Milburn about the global process of creating the visual document, their memories of Howard and the emotional journey … Read more
NEWS: Farewell to three music legends…
This week saw the departure from this world of three stars that made a huge impact on soul, funk and r&b. Jimmy Castor came to fame as a singer, saxophonist, percussionist and bandleader who dabbled in everything from funk to latin music, always with a keen sense of humour in songs like Troglodyte and The Bertha … Read more
NEWS: Hoodoo Gurus curate their own 30th Anniversary parties…
Hoodoo Gurus have decided to celebrate their 30 years together in fine style with a run of shows across Australia featuring some impressive acts and a best of compilation titled Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats. The Sydney show in particular will be a blast with Hoodoo Gurus performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash … Read more
INTERVIEW: CANT
POLYMORPHOUS MAN GRIZZLY BEAR CHRIS TAYLOR TAKES TIME OUT FROM HIS GROCERY SHOPPING TO CHAT WITH CHRIS FAMILTON ABOUT HIS NEW SOLO PROJECT CANT. Chris Taylor is a man with many strings to his bow. As well as being producer, bassist and multi-instrumentalist for Grizzly Bear he also runs his own label Terrible Records, produces … Read more
On The Turntable Today…
WILCO - The Whole Love
THE FIELD - Looping State of Mind
THE KINKS - Arthur (Deluxe)
GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
ZOMBY - Dedication
