At a glance the media portrayal of Jack Ladder seems to be one comprised primarily of his height, deep voice and the fact that he has opened for some auspicious international acts. In conversation with the man born Tim Rogers it quickly becomes clear that the twists and turns of his short career have shaped him as someone who is focused wholly on the music … Continue reading INTERVIEW: JACK LADDER
1 2 3 4 5 Indie and Americana have spawned two interesting strains of music in recent years. One school is the Eliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens and Jose Gonzales fragile acoustic wanderings that stretch back to the likes of Nick Drake. Their sound is light and emotionally driven but it doesn’t have a depth or generate a great level of connection to these ears. The … Continue reading REVIEW: WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS – The Sparrow And The Crow
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Emerging from England in 2005 were a punk band called Gallows. Two things stood out instantly when you saw this band. The first was their lack of pretension in this day and age of Disney punk, eyeliner and fringes. They seemed to be doing it for the love of the music, pure aggression and testosterone. … Continue reading REVIEW: GALLOWS – Grey Britain
Christmas hasn’t made any stylistic leaps into acoustic singer-songwriter territory here. Instead he sticks close to the unhinged punk-tinged rock moves of The D4, but adds some ‘70s glam swagger and an anthemic modern sheen to the album… Read the full review HERE Continue reading REVIEW: LUGER BOA – Mutate Or Die
Anton Newcombe has a long history of erratic live shows, mixed messages and a revolving door policy with bandmates. Through all the sensationalism, he keeps churning out the music – a point often unfairly overlooked by many critics of his antics. Smoking Acid is a precursor to the next full length from The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and it shows Newcombe in fine psychedelic form. Recorded … Continue reading REVIEW: BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – Smoking Acid EP
Isaac Brock and the rest of the mice release a limited edition 7″ vinyl single on June 23rd. The release is limited to 4000 copies and features the b side ‘Whale Song’. Have a listen the stream of the liltingly hypnotic ‘Autumn Beds’ over at SPINNER. Continue reading NEWS: New MODEST MOUSE song – Autumn Beds
Sydney’s Decoder Ring return from the wilderness of touring and recent Coldplay support with a lovely new instrumental track that you can download below. Its a smooth and breezy track that burbles with electronic mischief and a Mercury Rev/Tortoise ethereal fluidity. It reminds one of the feeling when you are cycling effortlessly down a hill on a warm summers day, unrestricted and free… The track … Continue reading MP3: DECODER RING – Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom
Reunion tours are a common occurrence these days and for the most part they are performed by commercially successful bands trading on nostalgia. In that context it was a pleasant surprise to see Flipper hit Australian shores to remind people of their standing as one of the true originators of US punk and deliver what they themselves called a “true Flipper show”. Perhaps the biggest disappointment … Continue reading REVIEW: FLIPPER @ Manning Bar 13/06/09
Joshua Black Wilkins recently went on tour with JTE and took these beautiful shots of the man on stage and between shows. Check ’em all out HERE Continue reading NEWS: Amazing Justin Townes Earle tour photos…
New Zealand’s finest – Shayne Carter – has a new song ‘Cold Water’ streaming on his MySpace page. Its a nice slow burner with some great ascending/descending guitar work. Check it over HERE Continue reading NEWS: DIMMER – new single streaming…
Flipper – Love The Gutter Twins – Saturnalia Bowerbirds – Upper Air Dinosaur Jr – Farm Sonic Youth – The Eternal Continue reading
At last count, Conor Oberst has released 15 full-length albums under the guise of his various solo and band projects. At only 29 years of age, that is a mightily impressive phy to carry around, and in the Americana genre he is matched only by the equally prolific Ryan Adams. Outer South sees Oberst adding his Mystic Valley Band’s name to the album and dividing … Continue reading REVIEW: CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND – Outer South
