The Fall continue to surge along with a fairly stable line-up at the moment. The band will release Ersatz G.B via Cherry Red Records on the 14th November. It is already up on their site for pre-order. Tracklisting 1. “Cosmos 7” 2. “Taking Off” 3. “Kennedy” 4. “Mask Search” 5. “Greenway” 6. “Happy Song” 7. “Monocard” 8. “Laptop” 9. “I’ve Seen Them” 10. “Change” Continue reading NEWS: The Fall to release 29th studio album…
Romance is the standout track on the debut Wild Flag LP – one of those songs that feels almost perfect in its construction, energy, delivery and hooks… Continue reading WATCH: Wild Flag | Romance
When I saw Warpaint play live earlier this year they were damn impressive so it is a real treat to see them play a Rough Trade Sessions set. Beautifully shot and sounding great these clips are worth checking out if you want more Warpaint or haven’t succumbed to their music yet… Continue reading WATCH: Warpaint | Rough Trade Sessions
Following last year’s Lose Yourself single Melbourne’s Iowa have just released their new single Complete Control which you can download for free from their Bandcamp page. This time round they harness the surging, sonic sway of bands like Swervedriver with impressive results… DS RECOMMENDS! Continue reading FREE DOWNLOAD: Iowa’s new single Complete Control
Popstrangers are the latest addition to the revamped and revitalised Flying Nun Records label. The Auckland trio have previously issued a couple of EPs and a split 7″ . Check them out on BANDCAMP and now they have released their debut single for FN – What Else Could They Do. Continue reading NEWS: Popstrangers sign to Flying Nun and release new single…
Fans of The Smiths will be salivating over this, though no doubt they will already own most of it. Here they can get it all in one limited edition (4000 worldwide) boxset for only $500 US. There will also be CD and LP only versions available. DETAILS Individually numbered collectible edition (4000) All 8 albums on CD and Vinyl with replica packaging Remastered by Johnny … Continue reading NEWS: Rhino releases The Smiths deluxe boxset…
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)
The Jesus and Mary Chain’s seminal 1985 debut is a classic of that decade (or any other) with its amalgamation of The Velvet Underground, narcotic drones and hazy pop sensibilities,. Rightfully so it now gets the makeover with a ton of extras. Here’s the lowdown with the trailer at the bottom… THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN — PSYCHOCANDY — Expanded Edition. 2 CD + DVD in … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the reissue of JAMC’s Psychocandy…
Zola Jesus has followed up last year’s Stridulum II pretty quickly with the upcoming Conatus, out October 4th via Sacred Bones. Stridulum II was a dark and lush trip through pop electronica and goth with Nika Roza Danilova’s voice a commanding presence throughout. Conatus sounds like it will continue that vibe but perhaps with a little less bombastic mood more finely tuned song construction. Head … Continue reading LISTEN: To Seekir from the new Zola Jesus album…
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…
The Adults @ OAF, Sydney 01/09/11, a set on Flickr. Continue reading PHOTOS: The Adults @ OAF, Sydney 01/09/11
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