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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Photos, Live Reviews, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Iowa @ Fbi Social, Kings Cross Hotel, Sydney (16/08/12)

  by C. Familton Narrow Lands were the first of the four guitar-heavy bands to grace the stage and they impressed with their aggressive, controlled playing that inhabits the dark and heavy end of post-rock. The bass-led Waste of Weekend in particular balanced groove and dissonance to great effect. Lyyar also deal in grand guitar dynamics but theirs was a much more nuanced and textured … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Iowa @ Fbi Social, Kings Cross Hotel, Sydney (16/08/12)

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NEWS: The line-up for Meredith Music Festival 2012

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

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Mark Gardener, Underground Lovers, Sky Parade @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (04/08/12)

by C. Familton Touring as backing band for Mark Gardener has its benefits when you can also open the show with your own set as did Los Angeles’ Sky Parade. Their set didn’t start well with a bad mix and a sparse early crowd but as the sound improved and the room filled they found their way with some dark psychedelic guitar rock in the … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Mark Gardener, Underground Lovers, Sky Parade @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (04/08/12)

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LIVE REVIEW: Django Django, The Cast of Cheers @ OAF, Sydney (01/08/12)

by C. Familton Fresh from a weekend of Splendour, both of tonight’s bands were in town to play sideshows and build on the justified hype of their debut albums. The Cast of Cheers were in support yet they showed no signs of just being there to warm up the sold out audience. From the get-go they played fast, enthusiastically and with an endearing sense of … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Django Django, The Cast of Cheers @ OAF, Sydney (01/08/12)

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Experimental, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, News, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Psych, Tour/Live

NEWS: ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror Melbourne’ curated by ATP and The Drones

Last night All Tomorrow’s Parties announced its return to Australia for a Melbourne only event curated by ATP and The Drones. Taking place on February 16th and 17th at Westgate Entertainment Centre and Grand Star Reception in Altona. Line-up  Saturday February 16th curated by ATP my bloody valentine Godspeed You! Black Emperor Swans The Dead C HTRK Thee Oh Sees Sleepy Sun Standish/Carlyon Sunday February … Continue reading NEWS: ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror Melbourne’ curated by ATP and The Drones

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LIVE REVIEW: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (31/07/12)

by C. Familton With a new album Oceania under his belt it feels like this is a consolidation period for Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins.  He weathered the storm of indifference to the comeback album Zeitgeist and proved he was still the master of grand themes and dreams by announcing the massive ongoing Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project. He has diverted from that to release … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (31/07/12)

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LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Regular John’s new single ‘Slume’

I caught Regular John at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel recently and they were damn impressive. It was the first time I’d seen them with their new guitarist Miles Devine and a much more pronounced role for Ryan Adamson who sings and plays guitar and synths and they definitely kicked up one hell of an epic psych rock noise. They have a new album Strange Flowers coming … Continue reading LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Regular John’s new single ‘Slume’

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LISTEN: Tame Impala | Elephant (single)

Here is the first official release from Tame Impala’s new album Lonerism, out on October 5th via Modular Recordings. This thing rocks like its lumbering namesake and casts a nod to Black Sabbath amid its bouncy glam riffing and tripped out middle sequence where the keyboards take centre stage. It is the perfect balance of calm and tripped out cosmic psych rock with kosmiche flourishes. … Continue reading LISTEN: Tame Impala | Elephant (single)

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LIVE REVIEW: The Mess Hall, Regular John, Kill City Creeps @ Annandale Hotel (13/07/12)

by C. Familton The Mess Hall were only playing one show in 2012 and it was nice to see them raising their heads to honour the Annandale on its birthday and its new lease of life care of the imaginative ‘Buy A Brick’ campaign. Kill City Creeps were up first and their frequent live shows are paying dividends with a confident set of loose-hipped swaggering … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Mess Hall, Regular John, Kill City Creeps @ Annandale Hotel (13/07/12)

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NEW MUSIC: The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

On October 1st Universal will be releasing a deluxe edition of The Velvet Underground & Nico to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the album. The main point of note with this version over previous re-releases is the inclusion of the Scepter Studios acetate version of the record which has been fetching the insane amount of $155,401 on eBay. The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Verve/UMe, … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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WATCH: Dig It Up! sets from Sunnyboys, Died Pretty, Red Kross and more…

The Dig It Up! festival held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth earlier this year was a huge success both critically and in terms of the vibe and attendance. The festival was curated by Hoodoo Gurus to commemorate their 30th anniversary and featured the likes of The Sonics, The Fleshtones, Sunnyboys, Red Kross, Royal Headache and Died Pretty. Now you can relive or experience … Continue reading WATCH: Dig It Up! sets from Sunnyboys, Died Pretty, Red Kross and more…

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