Warpaint were one of the surprise acts at this year’s Laneway Festivals across Australia. They are heading back shortly to play Splendour in the Grass and last week played Later… with Jools Holland. Continue reading VIDEO: Warpaint | Live on Later… with Jools Holland
These guys killed it with the video for their track Prehistoric Dog off their EP and now Red Fang have hired the same director Whitey McConnaughy and matched the comedy and ball ripping riffs with Wires – taken from their brand new album Murder The Mountains. Continue reading VIDEO: Red Fang | Wires
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
Shayne P. Carter played a set spanning his entire career from Double Happys to Straitjacket Fits and through to his current work as Dimmer. Guest reviewer DJ3chord got to experience the night in Auckland, New Zealand… The lovely garden bar beckoned – balmy, calm starry night, happy banter and Stella… I missed the support band, a duo with a drum machine (in anticipation of Double … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Shayne P. Carter @ Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland (14/05/11)
Shihad’s Jon Toogood is set to release his solo album of sorts on June 22nd via Warners. I say ‘of sorts’ as it is comprised of a bunch of collaborations with the likes of Shayne Carter, Julia Deans, Ladi 6, Anika Moa, Tiki Taane, Shapeshifter’s Redford Grenell, Little Bushman’s Warren Maxwell, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks. Carter and Deans will make up … Continue reading NEWS: The Adults announce NZ tour…
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
written by Chris Familton It is hard to dispute the legendary status of George Clinton with his contributions to music over the last forty years. The man who started in 60s doo-wop led two of the legendary funk/soul groups – Parliament and Funkadelic – and provided a treasure trove of samples and beats for the generations of hip hop artists that followed. Clinton is currently … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic @ Metro, Sydney (24/04/11)
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…
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
Number 8 and another mixed bag of aural delights from garage rock to blissed out digi-dub, warm americana to stoner rock. Enjoy and share. You can stream the mix below or click on the right of the player to download… Continue reading MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 08
Chicks Who Love Guns have the headline honours down at The Gaelic this Friday for Purple Sneakers’ Last Night. I’ve been down there the last two weeks and the place has been going off to the likes of Die! Die! Die! and Parades. This week there will be a damn sight more punk and less indie. In a live review last year I described CHLG … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Chicks Who Love Guns
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