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
written by Chris Familton Perth’s Young Revelry have been gaining attention of late, particularly on the back of their stellar single You And I which was the strongest song of their short opening set. They inhabit a post punk space that allows for a caustic smears of guitar to flail over a watertight rhythm section. As a three piece they delivered a big sound to … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Jebediah @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (27/05/11)
written by Chris Familton If ever a band is going to successfully transition from playing clubs and theatres to the iconic surrounds of the Sydney Opera House, Spiritualized would be high on the list. The music of Jason Pierce (J. Spaceman) is perfectly suited for a a seated audience who can sit back and soak up the epic wash and dark psych bruises that populate … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Spiritualized @ Sydney Opera House (28/05/11)
ON A MISSION MONA ARE A BAND WITH AMBITION AND SELF BELIEF WHO ARE BUILDING A REPUTATION FOR THEMSELVES IN THE UK BEFORE THEY TAKE A RUN AT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS BACK HOME IN THE US. THEIR LEADER NICK BROWN STATES THEIR CASE TO CHRIS FAMILTON. There has always been a grand tradition of American bands gaining success in the UK before being welcomed back to … Continue reading INTERVIEW: MONA
Setlist: The Cure, ‘Reflections,’ Vivid Live Festival, Sydney Opera House, 5/31/11 1st Set: Three Imaginary Boys 1. “10:15 Saturday Night” 2. “Accuracy” 3. “Grinding Halt” 4. “Another Day” 5. “Object” 6. “Subway Song” 7. “Foxy Lady” 8. “Meathook” 9. “So What” 10. “Fire In Cairo” 11. “It’s Not You” 12. “Three Imaginary Boys” 2nd Set: Seventeen Seconds (w/ Roger O’Donnell) 13. “A Reflection” 14. “Play for Today” 15. … Continue reading Setlist & video from The Cure’s 4 hour Opera House show…
THE TWILIGHT SINGERS – EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR 6/25/11 Pilton, UK – Glastonbury 6/26/11 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje 6/28/11 Utrecht, NL- Tivoli 6/29/11 Hamburg, DE – Knust 6/30/11 Gdynia, PL – Heineken Open’er Festival 7/02/11 Bonn, DE – Rheinkultur 7/03/11 Basel, CH – Sommercasino 7/05/11 Madrid, ES – Caracol 7/06/11 Oeiras, PT – Optimus Alive Festival 7/07/11 Bilbao, ES – BBK Live 7/09/11 Kinross, UK – … Continue reading NEWS: The Twilight Singers announce European summer dates…
Pure X hail from Austin, Texas check out the track Twisted Mirror from their debut album Pleasure due out July 5th on Acephale Records . Think slow, jammy, druggy, spaced out jams that meander and rattle. They kinda feel like Kurt Vile on downers but with some fantastic melodies sparkling beneath the foggy gauze of sound. Continue reading ds recommends… Pure X
written by Chris Familton It seems this quartet are being pushed blinking into the spotlight by both their major label and the music ‘tastemakers’ in the UK, such is the feeling of organised marketing that surrounds Mona’s debut release. Their story tells of three of the band having strict church upbringings in America’s southern states before their souls were rescued by rock n roll. To … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mona | Mona
Fine and Dandy | written by DJ3Chord It is just dandy when the day before you leap the ditch for a weekend in Melbourne you discover they are playing and yes, there are still a few tickets left! Even dandier when Tram 96 rattles up Bourke St and pulls up directly outside the door of the Palace Theatre. What a magnificent venue, three tiered, cavernous…packed to … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Dandy Warhols @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (27/05/11)
written by Chris Familton “Good question son, it is kind of everything these days but in the good old days it actually meant something tangible”. It always fascinates me how musical genres are constantly invented then warped, diluted and eventually rendered inert as valid descriptions of a style or movement in music. Rock n roll was a clearly defined take on blues and country that … Continue reading FEATURE: Daddy, What is Indie Music?
written by Chris Familton This was an evening set to complete the circle of reinvention for Jack Ladder. With a new album Hurtsville just round the corner Ladder was here to show that the soul and blues of Love is Gone has indeed gone and in its place a starker and more beautifully brittle sound is soundtracking his songs. Melodie Nelson performed an engaging yet … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Jack Ladder &The Dreamlanders @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (13/05/11)
Doubtful Sounds 