by Chris Familton Since his days in seminal US punk band Hüsker Dü in the 1980s, Bob Mould has led a varied path from the introspective Workbook to the anthemic raw guitar sound of the band Sugar in the mid 90s. He also briefly worked as a professional wrestling scriptwriter, penned a memoir and dabbled in DJ’ing and electronic music. There were solo albums released … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Bob Mould | Silver Age
by Chris Familton Expectations of another album of Donny Benét’s earnest synthetic funk pop weren’t high given that his debut was in such a specific and narrow style. Surprisingly and thankfully those concerns have been comprehensively allayed on Electric Love. This is an album that takes the template of Don’t Hold Back and stretches it, bends it and reconfigures it into refreshingly exuberant shapes. The tools are … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Donny Benét | Electric Love
by Chris Familton Now into their third decade, Redd Kross have delivered their seventh album that has them sounding as vital and visceral a power pop band as ever. Researching The Blues has certainly been a long time coming since the band reconvened in 2006 after a decade long hiatus. The quality of songwriting shows that time was put to good use, allowing them to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Redd Kross | Researching The Blues
Dan Deacon is one of those mad musical scientists who can harness corrupted instruments, perverse melodies and an innate sense of unbridled fun and create truly unique and original music. He first burst onto the scene when his album Superman of the Rings got picked up internationally, allowing him to take his solo live show to the masses outside of Portland, Oregon. Since then he … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: Dan Deacon | True Thrush
The first list of acts performing at this year’s Meredith Music Festival in Victoria has been announced and as usual it looks to be a great mix of electronic, psychedelia, rock and hip hop. Check out our Rdio playlist featuring bands appearing at the event that takes place from December 7-9th. There is a ballot happening so if you want to increase your chance of … Continue reading NEWS: The line-up for Meredith Music Festival 2012
by C. Familton Local gent Flume had the task of warming up the arriving punters at the Metro and he received a surprisingly generous response from the audience. Not surprising because he didn’t deserve it, more that support acts and particularly ones at electronic gigs often get ignored and treated as glorified DJs. In Flume’s case he had the floor nodding their heads to his … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The xx, Flume @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (20/07/12)
Pond have been getting mad props all over the place with their debut album Beard Wives Denim and now they’ve released the self-made clip for Moth Wings. Check the insanity below… Australian Tour Dates Friday July 27th – Splendour In The Grass Festival, Byron Bay Saturday September 15th – The Bakery, Perth, Thursday September 20th – Metro Theatre, Sydney Saturday 22nd September – Fat As Butter … Continue reading WATCH: Pond | Moth Wings (Video)
by C. Familton New Zealand’s Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) set himself up as an exponent of literate pop on his second album Chant Darling and though it was a clever collection of songs there were moments when they veered into quirky territory that felt a tad contrived. He has learnt from those missteps and taken his writing and arranging to an impressive place on his … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Lawrence Arabia | The Sparrow
by C. Familton Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) was in town to do some pre-promotion for his about to be released new album The Sparrow but up first were locals Bearhug who greatly impressed with their interweaving guitar sound and a nice handle on group dynamics. They are a fairly unassuming bunch but their music made a statement by filling the room with Pavement-like chord changes … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Lawrence Arabia, Bearhug @ Green Room Lounge, Sydney (03/07/12)
Zola Jesus played a stellar show at the Sydney Opera House recently and continues to release videos from acclaimed Conatus album. Here is the bathed in white clip for the four to floor synth workout Seekir featuring some of the same smoke visuals that she uses heavily in her live performances. Continue reading VIDEO: Zola Jesus | Seekir
EVERY WEEK WE’LL BE POSTING OUR FAVOURITE SONG OF THE WEEK. THIS WON’T NECESSARILY BE A NEW RELEASE BUT RATHER A SONG WE’VE HEARD THAT HAS STUCK IN OUR HEAD AND REFUSED TO LEAVE. There are a ton of bands coming out of Melbourne at the moment with a distinct jangly indie guitar sound that feels lo-fi but a lot of the time isn’t. Bands … Continue reading Song of the Week: Lower Plenty | Nullarbor
Every week we’ll be posting our favourite song of the week. This won’t necessarily be a new release but rather a song we’ve heard that has stuck in our head and refused to leave. This week we’ve chosen The Jam’s That’s Entertainment as our Song of the Week. Originally appearing on their 1980 album Sound Affects, it was never officially released as a single at … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: The Jam | That’s Entertainment
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