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)
LISTEN: Bob Mould | The Descent – from the new LP Silver Age
Bob Mould (ex Husker Du / Sugar) releases his new LP Silver Age on September 4th via Merge Records and here is the first taste of it – the sonic surge of The Descent that sounds like Mould is in fine noisy form. Preorder Silver Age Continue reading LISTEN: Bob Mould | The Descent – from the new LP Silver Age
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
LISTEN: Stream the new Bailterspace album Strobosphere
Ahead of its release date of August 17th you can stream the new Bailterspace album Strobosphere in full over at the NZ Herald website. There are also pre-order options available from the band’s label Arch Hill Recordings. The album is also out internationally on Fire Records on August 20th. STREAM: Bailterspace | Strobosphere Continue reading LISTEN: Stream the new Bailterspace album Strobosphere
NEW MUSIC: Listen to Cat Power’s Cherokee.
Cat Power’s first single Ruin was fantastic catchy track and now a second song from her new album Sun has been released. Cherokee features her trademark piano swirl but now fleshed out with additional electronic and string flourishes. Also below you can listen to a remix of the track by Nicolas Jaar. Sun is released August 31st. Cat Power | Cherokee Cat Power | Cherokee … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Listen to Cat Power’s Cherokee.
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)
LISTEN: The Pet Rocks pay tribute to Robert Hughes
Sad news today about the passing of art critic Robert Hughes who had written countless critiques for Time over the last thirty years as well as penning important works on Australian history and his great love of fishing. The Australian born writer was part of the Push, the group of Sydney academic rebels of the 1950 and 60s that also included Germaine Greer, Clive … Continue reading LISTEN: The Pet Rocks pay tribute to Robert Hughes
ALBUM REVIEW: Daughn Gibson | All Hell
by C. Familton Pennsylvania native Daughn Gibson is a new artist who has seemingly appeared fully formed out of nowhere. The most unique thing about his debut album is the way it morphs between different styles, often quite different realms such as country and soulful electronica but it somehow all hangs together wonderfully and as a result Gibson paints himself as a fascinating chameleon-like musician. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Daughn Gibson | All Hell
ALBUM REVIEW: M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion
by C. Familton When Matthew Ward began to gather curious listeners and build his audience with his fourth album Transfiguration of Vincent in 2003 he felt like somewhat of a mysterious figure with that husky, otherworldly voice that conjured up images of dusty country roads, dimly-lit juke joints and back porch sunset strumming. As his profile has grown and he has ventured into side projects … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: M. Ward | A Wasteland Companion
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’
ALBUM REVIEW: The Lumineers | The Lumineers
by C. Familton The Lumineers are a trio from Denver, Colorado who deal in folk-leaning americana and on this, their debut album, they’ve managed to capture the essence of their sound pretty effectively. They work in a similar realm to the Avett Brothers with various 60s pop influences infusing the songs with heady melodic pop phrasings and a simplicity to arrangements that gives the album … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: The Lumineers | The Lumineers
SONIC KICKS: Suzy Connolly
Suzy Connolly’s highly recommended debut album Night Larks that came out near the start of the year is still one of the best releases of 2012 so we wanted to delve into her musical history to find out what influenced her and which albums were landmarks at various points of her life. The first album I bought… The Police | Regatta De Blanc. I come from … Continue reading SONIC KICKS: Suzy Connolly
Doubtful Sounds 