The Clean – Mister Pop (great new laid back indie jangle) Modest Mouse – No One’s First And You’re Next (shows they still have it) King Khan & The Shrines – The Supreme Genius Of… (crazy funk n soul, garage rock psych from Canadian Indian in Berlin) Tiny Vipers – Life On Earth (dark and desolate but strangely comforting) Danzig – Danzig (solid primal churning … Continue reading Listening to…
1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for The Dwarf Roland K Smith, previously the singer of hard rock band Walrus, has branched out as a solo act of sorts with backing band The Sinners. Taking from the more American strands of rock n roll, alt country and power pop, his calling card comes in the form of the EP Straight To Hell. Each song takes … Continue reading REVIEW: ROLAND K SMITH & THE SINNERS – Straight To Hell
Sydney’s Shady Lane release their debut album Here We Go, Down The Black Hole on August 15th via Rice Is Nice. They play a nice mix of melancholy indie pop that has touches of Postal Service with its sweet vocal melodies and mix of electronic and organic instruments. MYSPACE Below are their album launch tour dates… Continue reading NEWS: SHADY LANE release new album…
Pitchfork has scored some great pics from the weekend’s debut performance from the Grohl, Homme, Jones collaboration Them Crooked Vultures. Grohl looks to be relishing being behind the kit again. We are all looking forward to hearing how all sounds, so far the fan footage from the show is pretty sketchy. Click HERE for more photos. Continue reading NEWS: THEM CROOKED VULTURES photos…
The Bats played a stellar set at the Hopetoun on Saturday night, supported by a stripped down Songs and The Crayon Fields. The Crayon Fields had some nice guitar pop moments; a few 60s influences mingling with some 80s synths and melodies and a tasty cover of Fred Neil’s Everybody’s Talkin’. The Bats set featured new tracks from the recently released Guilty Office as well … Continue reading GIG PICS: THE BATS + Crayon Fields @ Hopetoun, Sydney (08/08/09)
Due to a media leak the organisers have now confirmed the first list of acts who will play the Victorian festival on New Years Eve. Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear tweeted today that… “Finally some info is out! We are indeed coming to the Falls Festival in Australia!! So excited!!!” Doubtful Sounds is pretty excited about a few of the acts (in red) and hopefully … Continue reading NEWS: FALLS FESTIVAL lineup announced…
On the back of his great new Further Complications album, the ex Pulp singer will be visiting Australia in December for a run of dates and a probable appearance at the Meredith Music Festival. His new website is looking cool with some amusing video embedded in the pages… jarviscocker.net Tour Dates 5 Dec – The Hi-Fi QLD 7 Dec – Metro Theatre NSW 8 Dec … Continue reading NEWS: JARVIS COCKER to tour Australia…
While they were playing at SXSW earlier this year Wild Beasts dropped into Daytrotter and recorded a 4 song session. It is up on their site now, check it out as they are one of the most underrate UK bands at the moment, along with Pete + The Pirates. Wild Beasts new album Two Dancers is out now… WILD BEASTS – DAYTROTTER SESSION Continue reading MP3: WILD BEASTS Daytrotter Session…
The lads who recently released their Grey Britain album to rave reviews were due down here toward the end of September but it seems that promotion and the tour have been cancelled. No official statement has been released from the promoter as yet. UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Gallows will instead be one of the headliners for Soundwave 2010. This years festival was … Continue reading NEWS: GALLOWS cancel Australian tour… but they are still coming…
The rumours have been circulating for a few weeks now but it seems the trio have started unveiling the project with Myspace, Twitter and Facebook pages being setup under the name THEM CROOKED VULTURES. Stay tuned for more info… Continue reading NEWS; DAVE GROHL, JOSH HOMME, JOHN PAUL JONES Supergroup…
Reviewed for LiveGuide It seems like Salmonella Dub are popping up in Australia every few months these days and on further investigation it appears that this Freak tour is something like their 30th visit these shores. As usual they attracted a sellout crowd and proceeded to twist the melons and move the feet of pretty much everyone in the Metro. Another feature of Salmonella Dub … Continue reading REVIEW: SALMONELLA DUB @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (06/07/09)
Reviewed for LiveGuide. Vic Chesnutt and Victoria Williams have been recording and performing for two decades and they have both had their share of physical setbacks. Chesnutt ended up paralysed after a car crash aged 18 and, as an adult, Victoria Williams learnt she was suffering from multiple sclerosis. These conditions made for interesting and at times moving performances from the two Vics at the … Continue reading REVIEW: VIC CHESNUTT & VICTORIA WILLIAMS @ Factory, Sydney (10/07/09)
