This week it is the sparkling sounds of Parades that head up Purple Sneakers’ Last Night down at The Gaelic. They’ll be launching their new single Water Stories and alongside them you can catch the usual indie DJs plus Little Scout down the highway from Brissy. Parades are doing big things and garnering a bunch of good press for their forward thinking indie sound. We … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Parades
Wow, this one came out of nowhere but damn it is a great track. Featuring the combined talents of Jon Toogood (Shihad), Shayne Carter (Dimmer, Straitjacket Fits), Gary Sullivan (JPSE, Dimmer) and Ladi 6 the song is like some futuristic sci-fi soul track with some heavy rhythmic mood and a mind altering guitar riff courtesy of Carter that gives it some real bite. The track … Continue reading VIDEO: The Adults | Nothing To Lose
Here are a few of the shots from the great Die! Die! Die! / Bleeding Knees Club gig down at Last Night on Friday. Review will be up soon… For more shots see our Flickr page. Continue reading PHOTOS: Die! Die! Die!/Bleeding Knees Club @ The Gaelic (01/04/11)
The new Boris album (well, one of a few …) Heavy Rocks is set to drop on May 24th and the first track off it has hit the blogosphere… take a listen/download Riot Sugar featuring Ian Astbury on backing vocals. Boris… such a fucking great band! MP3: Boris | Riot Sugar Continue reading MP3: Boris | Riot Sugar – from the new album Heavy Rocks….
Mike Noga is back in the country after playing a string of dates supporting Band Of Horses in the US. To celebrate the release on April 1st (tomorrow!) of his new album The Balladeer Hunter he will be playing the following dates. I’ve been playing the new album a fair bit over the last week and it is shaping up as a great record… SATURDAY … Continue reading NEWS: New Mike Noga album and Australian Tour…
Here’s the new video for the best track off Mascis’ new solo album. The track features vocals from Ben Bridwell (Band Of Horses), Kurt Vile and Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) and the video is the work of Chad VanGaalen – a great songwriter in his own right. I’ll post something of his shortly. Continue reading VIDEO: J Mascis | Not Enough
Jane’s Addiction are currently touring Lollapalooza in South America and Perry Farrell debuted the track End To The Lies on Chilean radio. The song comes from their forthcoming album The Great Escape Artist which was produced by TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek who also played bass on the record. Bassist Chris Chaney has returned to JA for the current tour. Continue reading NEWS: Listen to a new Jane’s Addiction song…
Choice new vid from Surf City… Continue reading VIDEO: Surf City | See How The Sun
taken from his debut album Forever Dolphin Love, this is a taste of the psych pop wonder that is Connan Mockasin… Continue reading ds recommends…. Connan Mockasin | It’s Choade My Dear
written by Chris Familton Fantine was a great choice to open Electric Empire’s gig with her impressive soul, funk RnB and hip hop sound with some subtle indie sensibilities stirred into the mix. What sets her apart from many in the same market is her live band that makes the performance feel like a group effort, even though she is the undeniable centre of attention. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Electric Empire @ OAF, Sydney (18/03/11)
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