NEWS: The Rolling Stones officially release 1975 live bootleg
Last year The Rolling Stones released the 1973 bootleg The Brussels Affair with vastly improved sound compared to the bootlegs that have been floating around for the last 35 years. Now they have announced the digital release of L.A. Friday (Live 1975). The concert was part of the Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, and celebrated the newest addition to the Stones: Ronnie Wood. The tour festivities … Continue reading NEWS: The Rolling Stones officially release 1975 live bootleg
NEWS: Talk Talk tribute album and book due in May
UK label Fierce Panda are set to release a double album celebrating the work of UK band Talk Talk this May. The compilation will be comprised of covers by a huge list of artists such as King Creosote, Alan Wilder, Jason Lytle, Zero 7, Crispin Hunt, Linton Kwesi Johnson, White Belt Yellow Tag, Electric Soft Parade, Joan As Policewoman, White Lies, Goldheart Assembly and many, many … Continue reading NEWS: Talk Talk tribute album and book due in May
ALBUM REVIEW: Bambino Koresh | Up And Left
written by Chris Familton The pervasive winds of nostalgia are blowing stronger than ever across pop music and electronica yet they haven’t subjected guitar music to quite the same blatant level of shallow regeneration. Indie and rock music is always recycling and self-referencing itself of course but it takes a great band to be able to bottle the mood and atmosphere of another time. Sydney’s … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Bambino Koresh | Up And Left
LIVE REVIEW: WOODEN SHJIPS @ OAF, SYDNEY (24/03/12)
written by Chris Familton Newcomers DCM (Wolfmother’s Chris Ross and Daniel Stricker of the Midnight Juggernauts) set up their keyboards and effect units on the dancefloor in front of the stage and opened the evening with some glorious kraut-tinged electronica that was the perfect sonic calm before the storm to come. They showed a nice balance between pseudo ambient washes of sounds and some harder … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: WOODEN SHJIPS @ OAF, SYDNEY (24/03/12)
LIVE REVIEW: Charles Bradley @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (16/03/12)
written by Chris Familton Warming up the arriving punters was ten piece band The Cactus Channel, fresh out of Princes High School in Melbourne. Even before I knew their history their young appearance and demeanor felt like that of a school band but as soon as they started playing any notion of a curriculum music project went out the window. All were great players, especially … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Charles Bradley @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (16/03/12)
LIVE REVIEW: Michael Rother @ OAF, Sydney (17/03/12)
written by Chris Familton Melbourne’s Baptism of Uzi opened the night with their heavily krautrock influenced take on instrumental rock. With busy and propulsive drumming and wonderfully swirling psych synths they took the music into a decidedly human realm rather than the robotic nature of much of the music of that genre. Guitarist Bojan Stojanov kept the sound riding high and melodic with his … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Michael Rother @ OAF, Sydney (17/03/12)
INTERVIEW: Tiny Ruins
HUMAN FRAILTY SINCE HER LAST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA TINY RUINS’ HOLLIE FULLBROOK HAS BEEN PONDERING HER NEXT MUSICAL MOVE AND CRASHING SCOOTERS. SHE SHE FILLS CHRIS FAMILTON IN ON ALL THE DETAILS. Imagine traveling to a far flung part of the world like Zanzibar to visit someone close to you and with a head full of intrepid explorer ideas, hiring scooters and in the flash … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Tiny Ruins
ALBUM REVIEW: Xiu Xiu | Always
written by Chris Familton Never one to shy from displaying his emotions, Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart returns with his eighth LP Always. The album title suitably sums up his continued obsessions with damaged emotions, the human body and oppression. He wraps it all up in what has become a trademark sound of dark electronica full of swoon and suffocating catharsis. The reference points of 80s … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Xiu Xiu | Always
ALBUM REVIEW: Deep Sea Arcade | Outlands
written by Chris Familton Some bands arrive in a blaze of glory and media attention, still young and in their formative stage but with sparks flying and a need to get that initial brace of songs recorded and released. Others take their time to nurture the songs, tease them out and live within them until they feel and sound just right and have in a … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Deep Sea Arcade | Outlands
ALBUM REVIEW: My Best Fiend | In Ghostlike Fading
written by Chris Familton Warp Records continue their foray into non-electronic acts with this debut release from Brooklyn natives My Best Fiend. In Ghostlike Fading may be made by a bunch of Americans but it has a decidedly English sound and mood. The songs swell and churn, wander and slow-burn with winding narratives that make the album feel a lot longer than its 47 minutes. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: My Best Fiend | In Ghostlike Fading
ALBUM REVIEW: Sinead O’Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
written by Chris Familton After the recent and strange happenings in the life of Sinead O’Connor (alleged suicide attempts, advertised marriage and subsequent divorce) one could be forgiven for expecting a new album to be a train wreck from an artist on the slide. Remarkably the opposite is true as How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? is as strong as anything she … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Sinead O’Connor | How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
NEWS: 2012 Vivid LIVE Festival Program Announced…
This year the Sydney Opera House based festival Vivid LIVE has done away with a guest curator, in the past using Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno and others. From 2012 onward the festival will be overseen by the Sydney Opera House’s programming team, led by Head of Contemporary Music, Fergus Linehan as Festival Director. The full line-up for this year has been announced today … Continue reading NEWS: 2012 Vivid LIVE Festival Program Announced…
Doubtful Sounds 