The BBC have been doing a brilliant job over recent years with their Britannia series focusing on a different genre of music that has impacted culturally on Britain. Reggae Britannia is essential viewing for anyone into the ska, reggae and dub sounds of Jamaica, the Two Tone scene of 70s/80s UK and the ragga and lovers rock trends that followed. The same BBC Four series … Continue reading VIDEO: Reggae Britannia
PJ Harvey has been gradually releasing a separate video for each of the tracks from her recent and brilliant Let England Shake. The latest is The Colour Of The Earth featuring an a capella intro by the band. The videos have all been directed by Seamus Murphy. Head over to LetEnglandShake to see the rest of the films… Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the latest film from PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake
Check out this way cool documentary dedicated to the wah wah pedal… Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its … Continue reading VIDEO: ‘Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World’ documentary
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
The Vines are back with a new single – the sub 2 minute Get Free-ish Gimme Love and an album Future Primitive. In recent years their activity has been restricted by issues surrounding frontman Craig Nicholls. By all reports he is healthy and going on their set at the Sydney Big Day Out it looks like he has finally found a balance between his self-destructive on-stage … Continue reading NEWS: The Vines are back with a new album…
Want some crunchy metallic psych pop? Tweak Bird do it so well with their 60s vocals reminding me of Red Kross with a great heavy sludge of rock heaving away underneath. Caleb and Ashton Bird are the band (guitar/drums) and they released their 2nd and self-titled album in 2010 (their 1st was Reservations) on Volcom featuring the production work of Dale Crover (Melvins). Check … Continue reading ds recommends… Tweak Bird
So The Clean are playing around Australia at the moment and I got along to their Sydney show. It was only the 2nd time I’ve seen them play – the 1st was at the Strawberry Fields Festival in the mid 90’s just out of Hamilton, just as the sun was setting behind the stage as a pink glow and it looked and sounded fucking great. … Continue reading VIDEO: The Clean | Anything Could Happen (live in Brisbane)
Megastick Fanfare unleash their indietronica on Last Night this Friday at The Gaelic. They’ll be playing live alongside MNDR from the USA so it is bound to be a night of rhythm and melody. Megastick Fanfare’s Sam Goldsmith took a run at DS’ Q+A and here’s what he had to say… 1. Do any of you have any pre-gig rituals? Occasionally we … 2. What … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Megastick Fanfare
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
Those whacked out ganja punks Wavves have a new video for the title track from their last album King Of The Beach featuring some impressive seaside bling… Continue reading VIDEO: Wavves | King Of The Beach
Great 40 minute live concert interspersed with some interview footage with members of the band and their agent. Includes a great version of Alcohol from The Kinks’ 1971 album Muswell Hillbillies. Continue reading VIDEO: The Kinks live @ Rainbow Theater 1972
These Italians are whipping up some serious washed out psych pop sounds with their debut album Elephant At The Door – check the singles below and order via Bad Panda Records… Continue reading ds recommends… Dumbo Gets Mad
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