Check out The Raveonettes and their Black Cab Session. Many would love to share the back seat of a cab with the delightful Sharin Foo.. more about “The Black Cab Sessions.Chapter Twenty…“, posted with vodpod Continue reading VIDEO: The Raveonettes – Dead Sound
Here is the first video from the new The Crying Light album. It starts out well but then goes a bit creative dancing for our liking, with pagan Lord of the Rings stage show costumes. Make up your own mind… Continue reading VIDEO: ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS – Epilepsy Is Dancing
Here is the fantastically trippy new video from Animal Collective from their crazily high rating new album Merriweather Post Pavilion. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – MY GIRLS Continue reading VIDEO: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – My Girls
Cohen returns to Australia this month and here is a reminder of how great he is. Hallelujah is one of the best songs ever written and here is why… Continue reading VIDEO: LEONARD COHEN – Hallelujah
“There’s a bailout coming but its not for you”. Neil continues his ridiculously prolific run of releases with a new track that debuted at recent shows. The video is Neil at his brilliant best with a pair of headphones literally plugged into an ‘Apple’ and some searing air guitar. It is his latest state of the nation address and as usual he is right on … Continue reading VIDEO: NEIL YOUNG new song ‘Fork In The Road’…
Here is the video for the first single from his forthcoming album ‘Years Of Refusal’ and it is hard to keep a straight face as he earnestly dances and prances around the room with an ugly dog, the guitars work exceptionally well without being plugged into amps and the drummer performs a swan dive over his kit. All a little tongue in cheek Mr Morrissey..? Continue reading VIDEO: MORRISSEY – I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Reforming to play All Tomorrow’s Parties, Laughing Clowns were the project that Ed Kuepper created after the dissolution of The Saints. Classic chiming indie post punk pop with jazz and experimental flavours is a good long winded summary of their sound. This song in particular is a great example of the type of mid 80s music from outside the mainstream that hasn’t dated. Seeing both … Continue reading VIDEO: LAUGHING CLOWNS – Eternally Yours
They are here in Australia for All Tomorrow’s Parties at the moment and playing at the Oxford Art Factory this Thursday with Afrirampo and Fuck Buttons. Check out their hazy sounds and later afternoon sun drenched video for At Her Open Door… Continue reading VIDEO: DEAD MEADOW – At Her Open Door
Check it out here, great sound and video work on these live in-studio performances… http://www.livedaily.com/sessions/10.html Continue reading VIDEO: THE DODOS – LiveDaily Sessions
3RD JANUARY 2009 For most people this gig was the first of the new year and in many ways the Fleet Foxes were the indie band of 2008 with their self titled debut appearing at the top of most ‘end of year’ lists. It seemed like the perfect way to kick off a truly packed month or two of shows in Sydney and the style … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: FLEET FOXES + THE DODOS @ Metro Theatre
This week has seen three concerts in Auckland, New Zealand led by Neil Finn and featuring a stellar lineup that includes members of Radiohead and Wilco plus Johnny Marr, Liam Finn, Bic Runga, KT Tunstall, Don Mclashan, Lisa Germano and Sebastian Steinberg. The last of the shows is tonight at the Powerstation in Mt Eden and will be followed by an album of original material … Continue reading NEWS: NEIL FINN’S 7 Worlds Collide super lineup…
1. The catchiest album of the year gave us the single She Doesn’t Belong To Me… 2. The ever elegant Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds produced the slo mo wordy swagger of More News From Nowhere… 3. Bon Iver was the shooting star of 2008 and this was one of the most beautiful songs of the year… Skinny Love…. 4. M38 delivered a convincing … Continue reading OPINION: FAVOURITE SONGS OF 2008
Doubtful Sounds 