A TELECASTER-WIELDING SONGSTRESS ANNOUNCES HER ARRIVAL WITH AN ALBUM SOAKED IN CRITICAL ACCLAIM. CHRIS FAMILTON INTRODUCES US TO ANNA CALVI. Anna Calvi isn’t a name that many here in Australia may be familiar with but in Europe her debut self-titled album has received widespread acclaim and the tag of one the most promising new artists to emerge in recent times. Calvi indeed possesses a voice … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Anna Calvi
There is a new Nirvana exhibition opening next month in Seattle at the EMPSFM Museum. Running from April 16th, 2011 – April 22, 2013 you can check out a bunch of Kurt and Nirvana related memorabilia. Exhibition Highlights: Kurt Cobain’s never-before exhibited, high school painting of two aging, Reagan-era punks in the post-apocalypse, informally known as “punk American gothic.” The Teac reel-to-reel tape machine owned … Continue reading NEWS: ‘Nirvana: Taking Punk To The Masses’ Exhibition coming to Seattle
This week’s Last Night features Perth kids Young Revelry (plus Radio Star) who are coming off a big 2010 where they released their debut EP You And I and scored some sweet support slots with the likes of Shihad and Yves Klen Blue. The lead single from the EP is a catchy as hell post punk tune with faint echoes of The Wedding Present and … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Young Revelry
Melbourne’s Iowa sound great… heavy, chunky distorted guitars that come in waves like Dinosaur Jr and Crazy Horse soaked in shoegaze. Indecipherable vocals moan and yearn with just the right amount of angst and ache and you get that warm sense of familiarity comforting and invigorating your ears. They have a new red 7″ of Lose Yourself/Reasons out now and you can order it or … Continue reading ds recommends… Iowa
In honour of The Clean’s first Australian tour in 20 years, here is an interview I did with David Kilgour last year plus a review of their last album Mister Pop. The good news is that currently the band are also in the studio recording some stuff for a probable EP release before they head back to their respective parts of the world. DAVID KILGOUR … Continue reading The Imminent Arrival of The Clean…
Another sparkling indie pop band emerges from New Zealand… Ghost Wave are signed to Arch Hill Recordings, home of Surf City and Street Chant and David Kilgour. With a propulsive psych pop sound they look to be continuing the lineage of great off-centre music to come from Aotearoa. The band have an EP due out April 4th. Continue reading VIDEO: Ghost Wave | Sunsetter
written by Chris Familton There was a fair amount of anticipation about the return of Swervedriver to these shores – in terms of whether they would live up to the expectation of those who revered the albums but had never seen them live, mixed with a small dose of skepticism about reforming bands trading on past glories. Albums like Raise and Mezcal Head are held … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/02/11
Wild Beasts are quick to follow up their 2009 brilliant album (and our fave of the year) Two Dancers with Smother. The record is due out May 9th via Domino was produced by Richard Formby (Spaceman 3, Mogwai). Tracklisting 01 Lion’s Share 02 Bed of Nails 03 Deeper 04 Loop the Loop 05 Plaything 06 Invisible 07 Albatross 08 Reach a Bit Further 09 Burning … Continue reading NEWS: Wild Beasts announce new album…
Purple Sneakers are currently running their weekly Last Night at The Gaelic and we’re taking the opportunity to hook up with one of the headliners each week for a quick chat. This week it is those Brisbane miscreants DZ Deathrays who will be performing alongside King Cannons, DJs from Red Riders, Jane Gazzo and of course the Purple Sneakers DJs… Do any of you have any … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night…
written by Chris Familton When Nick Cave took a couple of his Bad Seeds and gave birth to Grinderman a few years ago there were suspicions that the side project would be a fleeting affair, a stroppy regression to Birthday Party-esque guttural blues and lascivious shock value. That was the sense the album, videos and artwork gave and though Cave stressed it was a project … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Grinderman @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 28/01/11
written by Chris Familton In the last six months The Naked And Famous have achieved a #1 album in their homeland of New Zealand, international radio-play and YouTube viewings reaching into the millions for their single Young Blood. After a quick visit to these shores late last year, the band secured a slot on the Big Day Out and threw in a few sideshows for … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Naked & Famous @ OAF, Sydney 02/02/11
Great gig last night from all three bands, review will be up soon but in the meantime here are a couple of shots from the evening. Check out more over at FLICKR. Continue reading LIVE PHOTOS: Deep Sea Arcade/Surf City/Step Panther @ OAF, Sydney 11/02/11
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