It is the 21st anniversary of the festival and this year on 9-11th December it’ll feature Grinderman playing during a lunar eclipse – what the? GRINDERMAN * CUT/COPY * KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS * MUDHONEY * ICEHOUSE * GANG GANG DANCE * EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY * LADYHAWKE * BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS * OFF! * ADALITA * FUTURE OF THE LEFT … Continue reading NEWS: Meredith Music Festival line-up announced…
Sydney trio Step-Panther have been impressing many with their bratty surf punk tunes over the last year and they’ve got themselves organised to record their self-titled debut LP which will be out November 4th via Speak n Spell/Inertia. Have a listen to the short, sharp track No Fun. Tour Dates Sydney: 27 August @ Metro Wollongong: 1 September @ Wollongong Uni Newcastle: 2 September @ … Continue reading LISTEN: Step-Panther share the first track from their debut album…
written by Chris Familton Albums like there always run the risk of pastiche or shallow imitation when they attempt to replicate a style so specific and firmly rooted in the past. Many have taken the swamp rock angle (The Cramps, The Gun Club, Scientists, Birthday Party) and made something new and dangerous so Mikelangelo and the Tin Star decided to work some new life into … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mikelangelo and the Tin Star | The Surf ‘n’ Western Sounds of
Hot off the press here is the new video for the first single to come from the new Girls record Father, Son, Holy Ghost due out Sept 12th via Matador. Vomit is an epic track that sounds like Sonic Youth, Pink Floyd and Wilco at various points and marks an intriguing departure from the debut album. Continue reading WATCH: Girls | Vomit
Wild Flag are Carrie Brownstein (Sleater Kinney), Janet Weiss (Sleater Kinney/Quasi), Mary Timony and Rebecca Cole and they are about to drop their self-titled debut album on September 9th. Check out this fantastic version of first single Romance performed live for KEXP. Continue reading NEWS: Wild Flag to release debut album…
written by Chris Familton Under the banner Sing Along 2011 this was a night that celebrated a bunch of musicians who for the most part began creating music in the 90s. Duncan Mitchell, one half of Grand Tango Fandango opened the night with a solo acoustic set of songs that fell somewhere amidst the sound of Paul Kelly and Evan Dando. They were high on … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Sing Along 2011 @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 16/07/11
Deluxe and Super Deluxe reissues of Nirvana’s Nevermind will be released on September 26th to mark the 20th anniversary of the record. The 2CD Deluxe edition will contain a remastered cut of the original album plus B-sides as well as a CD featuring the Smart Studio Sessions, The Boombox Rehearsals and BBC Sessions. The 4CD + DVD Super Deluxe edition will contain these two CDs, plus a CD of the previously … Continue reading NEWS: Details of Nirvana’s 20th Anniversary Nevermind release.
I’ve been raving about the new album Pleasure from Pure X and here’s why… check the video for Easy with its hazy, slacker, psych garage pop vibe that drifts along on on a sea of soothing noise. Continue reading WATCH: Pure X | Easy
A Thousand Mistakes will be released on Sept 12. Over 4.5 hours of The Drones to take home on DVD, including an intimate live session of rarely played songs, a full live show from one of Melbourne’s The East Brunswick Club and a bonus disc featuring rare live footage filmed 2005-2010, in Germany, France and Australia. Continue reading WATCH: The trailer to The Drones DVD – A Thousand Mistakes…
Mixed Feelings 10 :: Another Doubtful Sounds mixtape journey into our varied musical tastes. This instalment veers from surging Danish post punk to heart warming americana, digital r&b, Sydney garage rock and a slab of shoegaze… Continue reading DS MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 10
Finally Sydney psych shoegazers The Laurels get round to releasing their debut EP after playing a ton of gigs over the last few years. Definitely one of the best live bands on the Sydney scene they deserve to get a lot more attention from the release of Mesozoic on July 8th. Continue reading LISTEN: The Laurels | Black Cathedral
written by Chris Familton Texans White Denim are onto their fifth album if you include the free LP they released last year and here they continue the endless cascading deluge of ideas, riffs and melodies that have become the hallmark of their eclectic sound. This album is significant in that it is their most cohesive album to date. Previously they would swing from dub to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: White Denim | D
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