The amp cab seen in the clip is the same one Chris Knox took to Oz in the 70’s with Toy Love… Shot in Dunedin and Port Chalmers on 16mm, some bathroom developing and a shitload of of painting and scratching by the band – all cut on the dinner table and transferred to tape in the garage. Continue reading VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! | Wasted Lands
written by Chris Familton Brisbane’s Drawn From Bees have taken somewhat of an indirect career path by playing a number of industry showcase events and conferences over the last year. It has seen them reach a wide audience but probably not a large one – a point confirmed by a disappointingly low turnout for their Sydney show. Made In Japan played a precise and tight … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Drawn From Bees @ Melt, Sydney 05/11/10
The Sydney Festival program was anounced today and we’ve gone straight to the musical line-up to see what they’ve got planned for 2011. Opening Night will be headlined in the Domain by Emmylou Harris while Arrested Development, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis and others will perform across the city. The rest of the festival is packed as usual with great acts with Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, The … Continue reading NEWS: Sydney Festival 2011 program launched…
Wellington folks who can’t make the trip up to Auckland for the 2011 Laneway Festival will be mighty stoked this morning to wake to the announcement that a selection of the bands will play a show at the Wellington Town Hall on Tuesday Feb 1st. Line Up LADYHAWKE YEASAYER DEERHUNTER BEACH HOUSE BLONDE REDHEAD ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFITTI Tickets on sale 8th Nov via Ticketek. … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway selection to play Wellington show…
written by Chris Familton On the opening track Caseman, Andrew Wilson sings “I’m not giving up on our love” and it sums up the approach Die! Die! Die! have taken on their third album Form. They still sound vibrant with that heady, controlled rush of chaos, tinged with desperation and angst. With the greatness of their second album Promises, Promises the band didn’t receive anywhere … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! | Form
The Paper Scissors return with new single Lung Sum this month, taken from their forthcoming second album In Loving Memory. The song kind of reminds me of Wild Beasts or Frightened Rabbit with the vocal sound and melodies… If you are in Sydney you can catch the trio winding up their national tour at Hermann’s this friday night… Continue reading VIDEO: The Paper Scissors | Lung Sum
The flood of stellar summer shows continues with the announcement this morning that Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti will play Laneway sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney (so far)… Tour Dates SYDNEY: Mistletone + 2SER + The Brag present Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti @ Manning Bar, Wednesday Feb 9 MELBOURNE: Mistletone, Triple R + Beat present Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti @ The Hi Fi, Thursday Feb 10 Tickets on … Continue reading ON TOUR: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti lock in Australian dates….
written by Chris Familton Subscribing to the punk aesthetic of anyone can create music, Coolies emerged from South Auckland, New Zealand in the mid to late nineties with a rough and ready sound that combined splatter punk, deconstructed art rock and no-fi hip hop. They played shows, released a 7” and became underground heroes. Master collects a bunch of songs the trio recorded over the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Coolies | Master
written by Chris Familton Two newish Sydney bands were on the bill with Kiwi noise-niks Die! Die! Die!, both of them having risen from bands that bit the dust in the last year. Up first were Myth & Tropics featuring ex The Scare guitarist Liam O’Brien with his new three-piece. Essentially they are mining some of the same territory of his previous … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! @ OAF, Sydney 08/10/10
So you think Grinderman are still too tame and don’t generate enough of a racket? Check out the searing feedback drenched remix by industrial shoegazers A Place To Bury Strangers… Continue reading STREAM: Grinderman | Worm Tamer (A Place To Bury Strangers remix)
In our books Laneway is always the most interesting and anticipated Austalia/New Zealand festival of the year and 2011 looks as great as ever with today’s announcement… Deerhunter Yeasayer Les Savy Fav Beach House Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Blonde Redhead Holy Fuck !! (Chk Chk Chk) The Antlers Bear In Heaven Cloud Control Cut Copy Violent Soho Foals Gotye The Holidays Jenny & Johnny Warpaint … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway Festival 2011 line-up revealed…
written by Chris Familton The new Interpol album appears at a definite junction in the band’s career. Over their first three records they gradually evolved a Joy Division, gothic indie rock sound from dark corners into widescreen epic gestures. One senses that Interpol heralds a re-stating of their intent, both with the name of the album and the singular theme of the artwork, focusing all … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Interpol | Interpol
Doubtful Sounds 