In honour of the recent reunion shows by New Zealand’s Headless Chickens, here is their best song Gaskrankinstation which was released in 1990 with a great B-side in Crash Hot. Continue reading VIDEO: HEADLESS CHICKENS – Gaskrankinstation
Bon Iver is winding down a crazy 2008 with a performance of Skinny Love on the Letterman show. It features Justin and three drummers giving a new angle to one of the best songs of the year. We can’t wait for them to get down to Australia as part of the Sydney Festival. Check it out… Continue reading VIDEO: BON IVER performs SKINNY LOVE on Letterman
I saw these guys (and girl) supporting The Ruby Suns on Friday night and was mightily impressed with their indie pop and krautrock inspired tunes. I should have a link up soon for the review for the whole show. You can hear another track and gather important info at myspace.com/ssongsssongs In the meantime check out their video for the catchy ‘Keeping It Clean‘: Continue reading VIDEO: SONGS – Keeping It Clean
photo by Nick Kreisler Primal Scream have added a bunch of club shows to accompany their appearance at Playground Weekender appearance. The ‘Welcome To Your Beautiful Future’ Australia Tour will touch down at the following locations: 4 Feb The Forum NSW – tickets from Moshtix 5 Feb The Tivoli QLD – tickets from Ticketek 8 Feb Billboard VIC – tickets from Moshtix 10 Feb … Continue reading NEWS: PRIMAL SCREAM add extra dates to Australia tour…
Drag City have announced that ‘freak folker’ Ben Chasny (also of Comets on Fire) will release a new Six Organs of Admittance album on January 20th. Entitled RTZ, it will be available as 3LP or 2CD and will feature live, rare and unreleased tracks from the ten years that Chasny has been operating as Six Organs… The tracklisting is: Resurrection: 1. As Voyage, In Voyage … Continue reading NEWS: SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE to release new album…
Chicago’s seminal Jesus Lizard will reform next year for a run of live shows to coincide with the remaster and reissue of Head, Goat, Liar and Down on CD and LP. Touch and Go Records will release the new versions that will be overseen by Steve Albini and Bob Weston. Jesus Lizard were one of the most incendiary and brutal live bands with frontman David … Continue reading NEWS: JESUS LIZARD reform for live shows…
Those Japanese demons of psych, punk thrash and drone have just released the live record Smile, Live at Wolf Creek from their USA 2008 tour earlier this year. Currently it looks like you can only pick up the record from the label Diwphalanx Records for 30USD plus postage for the 2CD or 51USD for a 2CD/t-shirt combo. Boris are currently touring the USA with Nine … Continue reading NEWS: BORIS release live Smile album…
The Australian tour from the man with the famous names started last night in Brisbane and continues tomorrow night at the Annandale in Sydney before heading off around the rest of the country. Doubtful Sounds highly recommends checking out the Daytrotter Session that Justin recorded in September. It’s a great set of raw and rootsy songs that should give you a taste of what to … Continue reading NEWS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE… tour starts yesterday…
Those No Age boys from LA and Jay Reatard from Memphis will be doing two Australian club shows in Australia when they are over here for the Laneway Festival. They will also be hitting New Zealand together for shows in Auckland and Wellington at two mighty fine small venues. No Age put out a great record this year with Nouns and Jay’s Matador Singles 08 … Continue reading NEWS: NO AGE + JAY REATARD shows…
The War On Drugs are currently sitting pretty high in the upcoming Doubtful Sounds 2008 top 20 and in recognition of that, here is the very cool video for Needle In Your Eye from the Wagonwheel Blues record. Directed by Mark Shonenveld: Continue reading VIDEO: THE WAR ON DRUGS – Needle In Your Eye
I recently came across these likely lads out of Portland Oregon and thought this song (and vid) was a blast of refreshing stench filled air. RED FANG are carrying the mantle of stoner rock onwards and they know how to throw some humour amongst the riffs as well. Check it out, it’s directed by Whitey McConnaughy: Continue reading VIDEO: RED FANG – Prehistoric Dog
The Laneway Festival has today announced three sideshows from acts appearing at the Festival in February. Stereolab, Born Ruffians and The Hold Steady will all play their own gigs presented by Fasterlouder, Yen, 3RRR & FBi 94.5FM. Tickets on sale from November 28th. All we need now is a double bill of Jay Reatard and No Age at the Annandale or Metro and the indie … Continue reading NEWS: More LANEWAY SIDESHOWS announced…
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