Suzy Connolly’s highly recommended debut album Night Larks that came out near the start of the year is still one of the best releases of 2012 so we wanted to delve into her musical history to find out what influenced her and which albums were landmarks at various points of her life. The first album I bought… The Police | Regatta De Blanc. I come from … Continue reading SONIC KICKS: Suzy Connolly
It seems like it there is a reissue avalanche at the moment, what with the My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave, Bowie, Ride and The Velvet Underground among the plethora of others getting remastered, remixed, buffed and expanded. The latest is the Sex Pistols landmark Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols which is turning 35 this year. This is the first time the punk … Continue reading NEWS: Never Mind the Bollocks gets 35th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set
Here is the first official release from Tame Impala’s new album Lonerism, out on October 5th via Modular Recordings. This thing rocks like its lumbering namesake and casts a nod to Black Sabbath amid its bouncy glam riffing and tripped out middle sequence where the keyboards take centre stage. It is the perfect balance of calm and tripped out cosmic psych rock with kosmiche flourishes. … Continue reading LISTEN: Tame Impala | Elephant (single)
by C. Familton The Mess Hall were only playing one show in 2012 and it was nice to see them raising their heads to honour the Annandale on its birthday and its new lease of life care of the imaginative ‘Buy A Brick’ campaign. Kill City Creeps were up first and their frequent live shows are paying dividends with a confident set of loose-hipped swaggering … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Mess Hall, Regular John, Kill City Creeps @ Annandale Hotel (13/07/12)
On October 1st Universal will be releasing a deluxe edition of The Velvet Underground & Nico to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the album. The main point of note with this version over previous re-releases is the inclusion of the Scepter Studios acetate version of the record which has been fetching the insane amount of $155,401 on eBay. The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Verve/UMe, … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
The Dig It Up! festival held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth earlier this year was a huge success both critically and in terms of the vibe and attendance. The festival was curated by Hoodoo Gurus to commemorate their 30th anniversary and featured the likes of The Sonics, The Fleshtones, Sunnyboys, Red Kross, Royal Headache and Died Pretty. Now you can relive or experience … Continue reading WATCH: Dig It Up! sets from Sunnyboys, Died Pretty, Red Kross and more…
Damien Jurado is on a roll at the moment with the recent release of his brilliant album Maraqopa, the follow-up to the equally impressive Saint Bartlett. This time around he has collaborated with Richard Swift, a great musician in his own right, and added some density and electricity to his beautifully weary songs. The duo released Other People’s Songs Volume One, an album of … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: Damien Jurado | Nothing Is the News
Ahead of the release of his long awaited debut album Breaking Hearts and Saving Souls on August 1st, Roland K Smith of Roland K Smith & the Sinners takes us through some of the albums that shaped his musical life. The band will be doing a run of dates to celebrate the release of the album, check the details at the end of this post… The first album … Continue reading SONIC KICKS | Albums That Shaped Me
Columbia Records announced today that Bob Dylan’s new studio album, Tempest, will be released on September 11, 2012. Featuring ten new and original Bob Dylan songs, the release of Tempest coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the artist’s eponymous debut album, which was released by Columbia in 1962. Tempest is Dylan’s 35th studio album and his first since 2009’s Together Through Life. The album was … Continue reading NEWS: Bob Dylan announces new album Tempest
In this first instalment of SONIC KICKS, Iowa’s Dylan Stewart takes us through some of the albums that shaped him. The first album I bought was… Chuck Berry – Greatest Hits. It was the cassette version with an orange cover. I played the heck out of this! Classic tunes with great blues solos. The album that soundtracked a relationship was… Doves – Lost Souls. Such an amazing record that … Continue reading SONIC KICKS | Albums That Shaped Me…
by C. Familton For many, Graham Coxon is inextricably linked to his tenure as guitarist in Blur but since his departure from the band a decade ago he has increasingly carved out his own distinct discography as a solo artist. His work has swung from the blues/folk leanings of Crow Sit On Blood Tree to the noisy thrash pop of The Golden D. The impression … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Graham Coxon | A+E
by C. Familton When news first broke that Neil Young & Crazy Horse were reconvening there was a palpable sense of excitement in the virtual air online yet for many that initial burst of joy quickly turned to apprehension when word seeped out that their first new release was going to be a collection of traditional folk songs, many of which are staples of childhood … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Americana
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