Shihad have been fully committed to ‘rock’ for 21 years and over that time they have had their fair share of ups and downs with the death of their manager Gerald Dwyer during 1995s Big Day Out tour and the ill fated name change to Pacifier in a bid for more commercial success. 2009 sees an interesting time for the band with a new album … Continue reading REVIEW: SHIHAD @ The Annandale, Sydney (18/09/09)
1 2 3 4 5 Reviewed for Cyclic Defrost Square Root Records describes this release as 21st century lo-fi, a fairly apt phrase as Conifer Rock fuses electronic technology with guitars and ends up with something that sounds like it was recorded on a 4-track cassette machine. Exploded Views is his latest EP release. Conifer Rock is the sole creation of Trevor Edmonds, his guitar, … Continue reading REVIEW: CONIFER ROCK – Exploded View
by Chris Familton Jarvis Cocker, that postmodern man for all seasons, is on the line from his apartment in Paris where a pneumatic drill is piercing the early morning calm. Seemingly shutting out the distraction, Cocker maintains his dry and considered Sheffield drawl and proceeds to discuss the merits of what makes a great song and dispel the impact his recent divorce had on his … Continue reading INTERVIEW: JARVIS COCKER
Baltimore’s Beach House who released the magnificient Devotion album last year, are set to release their follow-up Teen Dream on January 26th via Sub Pop. The albums was produced and engineered by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear) Tracklisting 01. Zebra 02. Silver Soul 03. Norway 04. Walk in the Park 05. Used to Be 06. Lover of Mine 07. … Continue reading NEWS: BEACH HOUSE new album in January…
Fantastic main announcement for the Laneway Festival in 2010! Highlights for Doubtful Sounds have to be Black Lips, Wild Beasts (our potential album of 09), Daniel Johnston, Echo And The Bunnymen and The XX who we have had on rotation recently. Echo & The Bunnymen Florence and The Machine Black Lips The XX Daniel Johnston # Sarah Blasko N.AS.A Eddy Current Suppression Ring Hockey Dappled … Continue reading NEWS: LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2010…
Sunday night is always a hard night to ‘rock’ with the thought of work the next day or just the previous 48 hours catching up with you. Sometimes though it can be a refreshing blast of sound that clears out the cobwebs and reconfirms how truly invigorating rock n roll can be. Monster Magnet was all of these things in a near two hour set … Continue reading REVIEW: MONSTER MAGNET live @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (06/09/09)
Unfortunately I missed Leena due to EMI’s published stage times being completely wrong. She did make a guest appearance during Paul Dempsey’s set and provided some gorgeous backing vocals that blended effortlessly with Dempsey’s huskier tones. Parallel Lions is the new band for Ollie Browne from Art Of Fighting alongside a couple of friends in drummer Sam Bates and guitar/keyboards/backing vocalist Hamish Michael. Art Of … Continue reading REVIEW: PAUL DEMPSEY @ Manning Bar, Sydney (19/09/09)
An evening worth checking out is coming up towards the end of the month at El Rocco’s Jazz Cellar featuring Daisy M Tulley (Bridezilla) and JuliaWhy? who was recently featured in our Future Legend series. Press Release… Writers That Sing Sydney, NSW, 28th October, 2009 – Do you tire easily from musicians that substitute lyricism with clichés and skinny jeans for substance? Are you longing … Continue reading NEWS: AN EVENING OF SONG…
Blitzen Trapper talk about their influences and approach to music ahead of their November Aussie tour… Continue reading VIDEO: BLITZEN TRAPPER Australian tour promo…
The Soft Pack are a new quartet out of San Diego that are attracting some hype in the blogosphere at the moment. Alongside Girls and Drums they are seem to be the next wave of bands to emerge from the noise pop mini scene of the last 2 years. That scene spawned No Age, Vivian Girls, Wavves, Times New Viking and Blank Dogs and was … Continue reading NEWS: THE SOFT PACK album preview…
The Veils have announced dates down the East Coast on the back of their Sun Gangs album that was released earlier this year. Wednesday 25th Nov – The Zoo, Brisbane Oztix 1300 762 545 Friday 27th Nov – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney Moshtix 1300 Get Tix (438 849) Saturday 28th Nov – The Toff In Town, Melbourne Moshtix 1300 Get Tix (438 849) Continue reading NEWS: THE VEILS tour Australia…
