THE VACCINES ARE BARELY A YEAR OLD YET THEY ARE ALREADY TOURING THE WORLD, GAINING KUDOS FOR THEIR DEBUT ALBUM AND UNDERGOING MEDICAL OPERATIONS IN THE NAME OF MUSIC. DRUMMER PETE ROBERTSON TALKS TO CHRIS FAMILTON ABOUT THEIR RAPID ASCENT. From YouTube to blogs, magazines and TV, The Vaccines seem to be everywhere at the moment and one could be forgiven for some skepticism at … Continue reading INTERVIEW: The Vaccines
Back once again with a another eclectic mix including Seattle 60s funk, 80s Scottish post punk, Adelaide indie, crawling krautrock and americana with a disco undercurrent… stream it, download it, dig it, share it and comment on it. Continue reading MIXED FEELINGS 09 | A Doubtful Sounds Mixtape
Droning SF psychedelicists Wooden Ships will release their new album West via Thrill Jockey on August 15th. Tracklisting Black Smoke Rise Crossing Lazy Bones Home Flight Looking Out Rising Check out For So Long from their Dos album… Continue reading NEWS: Wooden Shjips to release new album in August…
Their previous album didn’t doing anything for me but this new one – In Love With Oblivion – sounds damn good. Going to get my hands on it shortly and give it a spin. Based on the three tracks I’ve heard it has to be a winner. Check out Through The Door below… Continue reading VIDEO: Crystal Stilts | Through The Door
This live video cam footage has just appeared online and it shows how incendiary Nirvana were when they were on it live. I saw them in New Zealand on the same tour and though it was sloppy at times the pure rush and energy as pretty amazing. Continue reading VIDEO: Nirvana | Aneurysm, live @ Phoenician Club, Sydney 24/01/92
written by Chris Familton Purple Sneakers’ recent move into gig nights showed they aren’t content to rely on just the pulling power of indie DJs and a nightclub atmosphere. It reconfirms their commitment to live music and with their Last Night event they’ve been showcasing some of the best local and international acts making waves in indiedom. Bleeding Knees Club have been building a reputation … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! @ The Gaelic, Sydney (01/04/11)
written by Chris Familton Recent visitors to these shores, Those Darlins impressed with their loose and rollicking live shows and they’ve followed it up with a great sophomore album in Screws Get Loose. This time round they’ve found a better balance between tongue in cheek lyrics, rocking guitars and their blend of garage rock and country music – barn rock? The album opens with two … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Those Darlins | Screws Get Loose
Choice new vid from Surf City… Continue reading VIDEO: Surf City | See How The Sun
written by Chris Familton With recent tours from The Bats and The Verlaines, the prominence of 80s NZ bands has never been higher but the act many have been waiting for is of course The Clean – that seminal Velvets/krautrock/psych trio that pretty much kickstarted the NZ scene in the late 70s. San Francisco’s Sonny & The Sunsets opened proceedings with a fun and artful … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Clean @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (09/03/11)
written by Chris Familton It was a night for the girls on stage at Oxford Art Factory with only Best Coast’s Bob Bruno representing the male form. Super Wild Horses were up first and though they seemed tentative and a little thin on sound for the first few songs they quickly built up a great vibe with their Sonic Youth guitar tones and sometimes chanting, … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Best Coast @ OAF, Sydney (07/03/11)
A TELECASTER-WIELDING SONGSTRESS ANNOUNCES HER ARRIVAL WITH AN ALBUM SOAKED IN CRITICAL ACCLAIM. CHRIS FAMILTON INTRODUCES US TO ANNA CALVI. Anna Calvi isn’t a name that many here in Australia may be familiar with but in Europe her debut self-titled album has received widespread acclaim and the tag of one the most promising new artists to emerge in recent times. Calvi indeed possesses a voice … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Anna Calvi
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