VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! videos from new album Form…
New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! have already released two vids from their stellar new album Form. Check them below… It is pretty hard to go wrong when you quote your influences as: JOHN LENNON YOKO ONO RAMONES DEAD C NIRVANA COOLIES 3DS LOVE SKEPTICS GORDONS MBV Continue reading VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! videos from new album Form…
VIDEO: Tall Dwarfs | Turning Brown & Torn In Two
With all the talk at the moment about hypnagogic pop and hauntology as genres of music with a nostalgic hazy bent it is important to remember that bands have been doing this for years, decades even. Example #1 is this brilliant Chris Knox video for Tall Dwarfs Turning Brown & Torn In Two from the Canned Music EP in 1983. Continue reading VIDEO: Tall Dwarfs | Turning Brown & Torn In Two
MP3: Wavves | Post Acid
Nathan Williams aka Wavves has got his shit together, picked up Jay Reatard’s rhythm section and recorded his best record to date in the upcoming King Of The Beach – due out 3rd Sept via Pod/Inertia in Australia. You can already grab a digital copy over at iTunes… I’ll let you do the searching. In the meantime here is a taster in the form of … Continue reading MP3: Wavves | Post Acid
NEWS: Meredith Music Festival line-up…
Another day, another festival line-up announced. This time it is the turn of the Meredith Music Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary with a pretty tasty lineup of bands including DS faves Girls, The Fall, The Field, Dirty Three and Pantha Du Prince… The festival takes place between the 10th and 12th of December at The Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre is situated on the edge of a … Continue reading NEWS: Meredith Music Festival line-up…
NEWS: Robert Scott releases new solo record…
Robert Scott (The Bats, The Clean, Magick Heads) has a new album due out in September via the rejunvenated Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and Mistletone in Australia. Ends Run Together is Scott’s 3rd solo record and includes Dale Cotton on production and guest appeareances from David Kilgour (The Clean) and Lesley Paris (Look Blue Go Purple). Flying Nun have a free download of … Continue reading NEWS: Robert Scott releases new solo record…
REVIEW: Simon Carter @ The Annandale, Sydney 05/08/10
written by Chris Familton Simon Carter’s debut solo album The Black Book Of The Universe has been out for a couple of months now so fans have had some time to get their heads around his new sound. As a result the small but appreciative crowd at The Annandale rose and fell with Carter’s bold and beautiful new direction into americana-tinged indie with more than … Continue reading REVIEW: Simon Carter @ The Annandale, Sydney 05/08/10
MP3: Download The Bats 09 Primavera set in full…
From what I’ve found, New York City’s WFMU looks to be pretty much the best radio station in the US (tell me if I’m wrong!) and they do a great job at recording gigs and posting them online. Primavera last year saw a brilliant lineup and resulted in the posting of the full set from New Zealand’s The Bats. Full of some of their best songs … Continue reading MP3: Download The Bats 09 Primavera set in full…
PHOTOS: Loene Carmen @ Excelsior Hotel 12/08/10
Loene Carmen played a great gig last night at the Excelsior to belatedly celebrate the release of her album It Walks Like Love that came out at the tail end of 2009. A review will be in next week’s Drum Media for those of you in Sydney and a copy wil be posted here the following week. In the meantime chek out the rest of … Continue reading PHOTOS: Loene Carmen @ Excelsior Hotel 12/08/10
REVIEW: THE RED EYES | RED ARMY
written by Chris Familton Melbourne’s The Red Eyes have just released their second long player and in the process have cemented their status as one of Australasia’s greatest exponents of dub reggae. Red Army is an hour of deep and solid grooves that easily matches the standard set by similar acts from New Zealand like Salmonella Dub, Black Seeds and Fat Freddy’s Drop. Red Army … Continue reading REVIEW: THE RED EYES | RED ARMY
TOUR: Falls Music & Arts Festival and Sunset Sounds 2010 line-up…
We’ve hardly taken a breath and recovered from all the summer festivals when the announcements start coming for 10/11 festival season. The latest is the line-up for Falls Music & Arts Festival and Sunset Sounds which boasts some big indie names in The National, The Soft Pack, Interpol, Klaxons, Tame Impala, The Rapture, Cold War Kids, Sleigh Bells, Hot Hot Heat, he Morning Benders and … Continue reading TOUR: Falls Music & Arts Festival and Sunset Sounds 2010 line-up…
NEWS: SOUNDGARDEN to release retrospective Telephantasm…
Fresh from their Chicago club show (see video at end of post) and return to Lollapalooza over the weekend, Soundgarden have announced that they will be releasing a retrospective called Telephantasm on September 28th. In their own words: It is with great pleasure that we can finally let you all know what we have been working on. On September 28th, we will be releasing a … Continue reading NEWS: SOUNDGARDEN to release retrospective Telephantasm…
NEWS: Boris & Sunn O)) perform Altar live alongside BXI…
Good news for all you fans of Boris and Sunn O)) living near Brooklyn – The two lords of drone and ecxperimental metal are performing their album Altar for All Tomorrow’s Parties at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on September 7th. Joining them will be Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter and for their debut US performance, BXI – the new collaboration between Boris and The … Continue reading NEWS: Boris & Sunn O)) perform Altar live alongside BXI…
Doubtful Sounds 