Back once again with a another eclectic mix including Seattle 60s funk, 80s Scottish post punk, Adelaide indie, crawling krautrock and americana with a disco undercurrent… stream it, download it, dig it, share it and comment on it. Continue reading MIXED FEELINGS 09 | A Doubtful Sounds Mixtape
written by Chris Familton It is hard to dispute the legendary status of George Clinton with his contributions to music over the last forty years. The man who started in 60s doo-wop led two of the legendary funk/soul groups – Parliament and Funkadelic – and provided a treasure trove of samples and beats for the generations of hip hop artists that followed. Clinton is currently … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic @ Metro, Sydney (24/04/11)
written by Chris Familton Wistful reminisces abound on the new Destroyer album Kaputt. It is Dan Bejar’s ninth album under the Destroyer moniker it feels like a wave over the shoulder or a long lazy sunday spent poring over old VHS cassettes. Bejar went about creating a holistic 80s sound for the record, complete with dreamy washes of chorus guitar, horn solos one degree removed … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Destroyer | Kaputt
written by Chris Familton Fantine was a great choice to open Electric Empire’s gig with her impressive soul, funk RnB and hip hop sound with some subtle indie sensibilities stirred into the mix. What sets her apart from many in the same market is her live band that makes the performance feel like a group effort, even though she is the undeniable centre of attention. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Electric Empire @ OAF, Sydney (18/03/11)
Filmed in 1974 this 53 min BBC doco covers the period of Bowie’s career when he was in the eye of a cocaine storm and includes hotel and limo footage plus rare live film of his US Diamond Dogs tour. Essential Viewing! Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the Bowie doco – Cracked Actor
written by Chris Familton It is rare these days that a debut album comes along that pricks up the ears and makes you stop what you are doing and take a closer listen. Sure there are heaps of great first time releases coming out all the time but they usually fit into ‘flavour of the month’ boxes or have been hyped so we already know … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi
written by Chris Familton As M. Ward admitted tonight it had been a while since his last visit and he was touring to promote his album Post War that came out two years ago. That didn’t make for much of a deterrence to the fans who packed out a reduced ‘intimate’ Enmore Theatre for a solo performance. Holly Throsby played a set that showcased some … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: M. Ward @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (20/02/11)
written by Chris Familton The opening set in the surrounds of Raval’s lush lounge bar was a last minute addition in the form of the Boom! Bap! Pow!’s bass player – Clint Bracknell – playing a solo set on acoustic guitar. Bracknell possesses one hell of a voice with deep, rich tones akin to Ray LaMontagne as well as being a sweet guitarist. It was an … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Boom! Bap! Pow! @ Raval, Sydney 21/01/11
Joan Wasser is set to release her new album The Deep Field next week. Here’s the muscles and fish first single The Magic as well as a sort of EPK about the making of the new record. YouTube has a couple more of these exploring the album’s influences, musicians etc… Continue reading VIDEO: Joan As Policewoman | The Magic
Great concept, great results… check out this free album of Motown songs stretched, chopped, looped and distressed. In the words of label Gigante Sound: The Motown Meltdown series is born from a special collection of discs called the Motown Master Recordings Karaoke by Singing Machine. Each of these extraordinary discs contains “8 classic hits by the original artists”. These are the ORIGINAL classic Motown recordings … Continue reading MP3: Motown Meltdown Vol. 2
written by Chris Familton Afrobeat has undergone somewhat of a renaissance in circles outside the normal purveyors of world music. In particular there have been some stellar compilations on the Soundways label that have exposed many unsung heroes of afrobeat and its various versions of psychedelic, disco, rock and funk. The figurehead of the genre was Nigeria’s Fela Kuti who reigned supreme in the 70s, … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Femi Kuti @ Metro, Sydney 20/11/10
written by Chris Familton It was somewhat surprising to see that Dengue Fever were playing the Factory, given that their profile is fairly low in Australia. As it turned out those concerns were realised with a small crowd spread sparsely across the Factory. The upside was that by the end of the evening they attendees wholeheartedly made up for it with their enthusiasm. Transat were … Continue reading GIG REVIEW: Dengue Fever @ Factory Theatre, Sydney 15/10/10
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