Category: Guitar Rock

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WATCH: The trailer for The Rolling Stones | Some Girls Live in Texas 1978

Released November 21st on DVD/Blu Ray, Some Girls Live in Texas will be the third concert film that has come out in the last year following Stones in Exile and Ladies and Gentlemen. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Forth Worth, Texas in 1978 this shows the band on top of their form as Some Girls hit the top of the USA album charts. Originally … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for The Rolling Stones | Some Girls Live in Texas 1978

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, News, Pop, Video

NEWS: Avalanche City’s ‘Love, Love, Love’ wins the NZ APRA Silver Scroll Award…

Avalanche City have taken out the 2011 Silver Scroll Award for songwriting with their hit Love, Love, Love. Voted for by the members of New Zealand’s APRA the song was up against The Adults (Nothing To Lose – should have won!), Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Ffunny Ffriends), Bachelorette (Blanket), Delaney Davidson (Little Heart). Pub Rockers Hello Sailor were honoured with a place in the NZ Music … Continue reading NEWS: Avalanche City’s ‘Love, Love, Love’ wins the NZ APRA Silver Scroll Award…

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, News, Pop

NEWS: Australian Independent Music Awards – and the nominees are…

The nominees for the 2011 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards have been announced with a date for the awards still to be advised. Last year Cloud Control took out the Independent Album award – who will it be this year? Our money is on Seekae but hey that’s just our fave. Check out the other previous category winners HERE. BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST Abbe May Adalita Art … Continue reading NEWS: Australian Independent Music Awards – and the nominees are…

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Electronica, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Post-Punk

LIVE REVIEW: The Adults @ OAF, Sydney (01/09/11)

written by Chris Familton The Scientists of Modern Music is a fairly pretentious name at best but once you see/hear this Tasmanian duo it kind of makes sense. They don’t do anything by halves and delivered a strong set that was high on 80s electro pop anthems, a barrel of fun and an infectious stage presence. There were seemingly no boundaries to their healthy embrace … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Adults @ OAF, Sydney (01/09/11)

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Funk, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop, Post-Rock / Instrumental

LIVE REVIEW: Pinback @ Manning Bar, Sydney 22/08/11

written by Chris Familton Melodie Nelson was in solo mode for her support slot which was a shame as her band are really starting to find their legs. Playing to backing tracks courtesy of her iPod and filling in the gaps with keyboard and guitar she did however draw the audience further into her simple yet warmly enveloping songs. There is a real melodic richness … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Pinback @ Manning Bar, Sydney 22/08/11

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Americana / Alt-Country, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Abbe May @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 25/08/11

written by Chris Familton Oh Willy Dear! are singer Daniele Marando and guitarist Dan Babekuhl playing predominately bluegrass styled country music – a departure of sorts from the swampy rock n roll blues of their other band The Maladies. They played a mighty impressive set of covers and originals with some quite stunning guitar work from Babekuhl and a reminder of how outstanding Marando’s voice … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Abbe May @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 25/08/11

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Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Video

WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…

Finally one of the seminal documents of the early days of the 90s punk/grunge/garage rock boom gets a release on DVD – right on the 20th anniversary of its original issue. Featuring performances, footage, interviews with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Dinosaur Jr this is essential viewing. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…

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Album Covers, Album Reviews, Americana / Alt-Country, Folk, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Leader Cheetah | Lotus Skies

written by Chris Familton After the success of their 2009 debut The Sunspot Letters, Leader Cheetah ran the risk of ‘going big’ by building up their recordings with excess guitars and grand themes. Similarly they could have gone down the Powderfinger avenue chasing mass appeal and in the process losing some of the subtle and special musical traits that they displayed on that first LP. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Leader Cheetah | Lotus Skies

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Album Covers, Album Reviews, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Pop, Post-Punk

ALBUM REVIEW: Male Bonding | Endless Now

written by Chris Familton London’s Male Bonding generated a fair amount of buzz with their 2010 debut Nothing Hurts and it sat well alongside the similar noise pop of other bands like Wavves. The second album dilemma that faced them was whether to bash out another set of short, sharp songs or go for something different. It turns out that familiarity was too much of … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Male Bonding | Endless Now

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Video

WATCH: Drawn From Bees | Of Walls and Teeth

Brisbane band Drawn From Bees are set to followup their most excellent Fear Not the Footsteps of the Departed LP with a new record The May King and His Paper Crown in 2012. Before that we get to hear the new single Of Walls and Teeth with its glorious harmonies, some infectious guitar hooks and one of their trademark soaring choruses… Continue reading WATCH: Drawn From Bees | Of Walls and Teeth

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Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Super Wild Horses/Straight Arrows @ GoodGod, Sydney 12/08/11

written by Chris Familton The Gooch Palms set off the evening with some nudity, tattoos and wild garage rock and it was impressive stuff for a two-piece of just guitar and keyboards. Granted there were some pre-recorded drums thrown into the mix but most punters probably didn’t notice the lack of a drummer with the over-the-top antics of frontman Leroy Macqueen. With an impressive chest … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Super Wild Horses/Straight Arrows @ GoodGod, Sydney 12/08/11

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