The Morning Benders delivered one of the more interesting indie pop albums of 2010 with Big Echo and they are heading this way to play some festivals over the new year… plus some sideshows. SYDNEY – Oxford Art Factory -January 4 MELBOURNE – The Corner – January 5 FALLS FESTIVAL – Lorne, Victoria – Dec 29 – 31 + Marion Bay, Tasmania – December 28 … Continue reading ON TOUR: The Morning Benders in Australia…
You lucky monkeys in Auckland, Christchurch and Melbourne get to experience PE play their classic album Fear of a Black Planet as ’10 becomes ’11. Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, DJ Lord, the S1W1s and a SUPER NASTY FUNK BAND will play the entire album and Public Enemy classics… Melbourne – Corner Hotel – Dec 29th Christchurch – Isaac Theatre Royal – Jan 7th … Continue reading ON TOUR: Public Enemy play Fear of a Black Planet…
It seems like there has been even more debate, speculation and rumours than ever regarding the 2011 Big Day Out. Like a rock n roll circus heaving across the country it shows no sign of slowing down, even in the wake of a less than exciting roster this year. 2011 will see another new batch of kids experiencing a rite of passage with… Tool Iggy … Continue reading NEWS: Big Day Out 2011 first announcement…
Future Bass! Post-Dubstep, post-House, post everything! Four Tet, Mala, Untold, Black Chow (Kevin Martin/The Bug’s latest project), Coki and loads more all-exclusive new tracks on this new album for Soul Jazz Records. Soul Jazz Records have brought together some of the UK’s most pioneering producers of the day to create an album that can only be defined as future music. All new exclusive tracks from … Continue reading NEWS: Soul Jazz release new compilation of bass beats…
Howe Gelb is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Giant Sand on October 25th with a brand spanking new album Blurry Blue Mountain and a thirty album strong reissue series on Fire Records. About the new record Gelb says… These recordings were done in the space between the waking world and the sleeping one. there exists a point there with a broad landscape that has seldom … Continue reading NEWS: Giant Sand release new album plus reissues…
White Denim have been hard at work on their third record which they expect to finish later this month and – with a surplus of songs – have decided to give a bunch of them away as a free album – last day of summer. DOWNLOAD ALBUM Continue reading NEWS: White Denim give away free album…
Since recording the last album Wayward Ways and relocating to Melbourne, mainman Nick Kreisler has recruited a new lineup and will be unveiling the new look band this week at Melbourne’s IDGAFF. the new lineup is: Nick Kreisler, lead vocals and guitar Gareth Eunson, lead guitar and vocals Carl Willebrant, Fender P Bass Tony Hughes, Drums Nick formed the Pet Rocks in 1994 with Simon … Continue reading NEWS: The Pet Rocks – new lineup and gig…
It’s a big Neil Young day today with the unveiling of the first track from his new record Le Noise, recorded solo with Daniel Lanois providing studio effects. Angry World is a fantastic swirling sonic wash of Neil’s gritty guitar, vocal effects and typical railing against the world lyrics. Definitely a departure from the recent garage rock and country folk and it sounds brilliant! You … Continue reading VIDEO: Neil Young | Angry World…
Exciting news in the world of Neil Young with the announcement of this year’s Bridge School benefit concert line-ups. The biggie is that three of the surviving members of Buffalo Springfield will reunite for 2 sets, something they haven’t done for 42 years. Buffalo Springfield was Young’s first entrance into the contemporary music scene in the US in the late 60s. The band featured Young, … Continue reading NEWS: Buffalo Springfield to play Bridge School Concert…
On the back of their stellar Forms album, Kiwi noise pop lads Die! Die! Die! return to Australia for a pretty healthy looking tour in October. Presented by Polaroids of Androids… Thursday, October 7: Grand Hotel, Wollongong Friday, October 8: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney Saturday, October 9: Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne Sunday, October 10: Karova Loungem Ballarat Tuesday, October 12: Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle Wednesday, October 13: … Continue reading Die! Die! Die! tour Australia…
In the worlds of Jeck’s label Touch… Philip Jeck works with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops turning them to his own purposes. He really does play them as musical instruments, creating an intensely personal language that evolves with each added part of a record. Philip Jeck makes geniunely moving and transfixing music, where we hear the art not the gimmick. Philip … Continue reading NEWS: Philip Jeck releases A New Ark For The Listener…
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