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INTERVIEW: Light Asylum

Light Asylum duo Shannon Funchess and Bruno Coviello tell Chris Familton about their formation and the philosophy behind their industrial and primitive synth based music. If you’ve heard Light Asylum’s first single Dark Allies and thought you were hearing a new song from The Sisters of Mercy you wouldn’t be alone. The deep foreboding intonations strongly resemble … Read more

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WATCH: The Cure unveil new guitarist Reeves Gabrels

The Cure played PinkPop Festival on the weekend and as well as playing a stellar set of hits and and few surprises (Bananafishbones from The Top) they also debuted their new guitarist Reeves Gabrels who is best known for his work with David Bowie in Tin Machine and on his Outside, Earthling and Hours albums. … Read more

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WATCH: Neil Young & Crazy Horse | God Save The Queen

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have released the fourth video from their new LP Americana which is due to be released June 5th. God Save The Queen casts the English national anthem in a new light with backing choir and that iconic stomping Crazy Horse rhythm section. Though not as good as the first songs we’ve heard (Clementine, Oh Susannah and Jesus’ Chariot) … Read more

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SONG OF THE WEEK: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding | Footscray Station

* Every week we’ll be posting our favourite song of the week. This won’t necessarily be a new release but rather a song we’ve heard that has stuck in our head and refused to leave. Hopefully you’ll like it too and check out more of the artist’s music on the links we’ll include. Scott & … Read more

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WATCH: The Peep Tempel | Mister Lester Moore

We are always on the lookout for new bands who can put a new or refreshing twist on noisy rock n roll guitar music. Among the mass of standard copyists the good ones always stand out and locally here in Australia acts like Iowa, Money For Rope, Charlie Horse and others are flying the flag. … Read more

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ALBUM REVIEW: Father John Misty | Fear Fun

by Chris Familton Many will know Josh Tillman as the ex drummer for Fleet Foxes but for those who have followed his solo work over seven albums of stark folk music will know him better as a fine purveyor of intimate and emotional songwriting in the vein of Will Oldham, Vic Chesnutt and Damien Jurado. … Read more

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Vote for us in the 2012 Ultrabook Pedestrian.tv Blogster Awards

We are pretty stoked to be selected as one of 20 finalists in the music category of the 2012 Ultrabook Pedestrian.tv Blogster Awards. If you like what we do then we’d love it you could take a few seconds to hit the link below and simply click on the LIKE button to register your vote … Read more

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LIVE REVIEW: Prince @ Allphones Arena, Sydney (11/05/12)

by Chris Familton Artists get hyped beyond belief in this day and age so when a true legend whose discography spans thirty two years announces a rare Australian tour, his diehard fans and the wider public quite rightly get excited. Prince’s aversion to the media and interviews has given him an aura of mystique, much … Read more

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WATCH: Royal Headache | Girls [Video]

Royal Headache are about to head back to the USA for some shows (after they sort out some visa issues) so in the meantime you can get your fix with the video of all 1:35 of the track Girls.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Beach House | Bloom

by Chris Familton Definitions of the word bloom include ‘the time or period of greatest beauty or artistry’ and the flowering of a plant. Both feel appropriate in terms of the title of the new album from Baltimore’s Beach House with the songs roaming through themes of living in the moment, self determination and the … Read more

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ALBUM REVIEW: Grinderman | Grinderman 2 RMX

by Chris Familton Nick Cave and co aren’t known for sending out their songs for remixes but in light of the band’s recent dissolution this is perhaps a loosening of the reins, an opening of arms to collaboration and reinterpretation of songs from their 2010 swansong LP Grinderman 2. The first thing that catches the … Read more

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Wedding Present | Valentina

by Chris Familton The Wedding Present are back with their eighth full length album and somewhat of a return to the sound of their glory years in the late 80s and early 90s. The band has always revolved around main-man David Gedge, he of the strangled vocal style and love song obsessive and on Valentina … Read more

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