REVIEW: SIMON CARTER | The Black Book Of The Universe
written by Chris Familton In the mid 2000s Simon Carter was songwriter and frontman for Sydney’s The Cops. Their route to market was a certain power pop with some UK glam and britpop influences that made them popular on the live circuit and achieved a fair amount of radio play. Sine the dissolution of The Cops Carter has been bunkered down in Summer Hill concocting … Continue reading REVIEW: SIMON CARTER | The Black Book Of The Universe
VIDEO: The Pop Group reunite | watch trailer for Mark Stewart doco…
After 30 years The Pop Group have reunited for some tour dates and an album in September. The line-up features original members Mark Stewart on vocals, Gareth Sager on guitar, piano, and sax, and Bruce Smith on drums, along with former member Dan Castis on bass. Below is the trailer for a doco on frontman Mark Stewart who has since recorded for ON-U Sound and … Continue reading VIDEO: The Pop Group reunite | watch trailer for Mark Stewart doco…
FEATURE: FOLK MUSIC | ACOUSTIC GOLD
Here’s a piece I wrote for an issue of the fantastic print mag One More Robot. Follow the link at the end of this post to download the full article including some great photos by Eimear Forrestal. Unlike many other musical trends and genres, folk music never disappears and new artists are consistently emerging. Chris Familton discusses the history of the genre and why it … Continue reading FEATURE: FOLK MUSIC | ACOUSTIC GOLD
NEWS: NEIL YOUNG’S Archives Vol II first glimpse…
It seems that Neil Young’s team are hard at work on NYA Volume II and the first titbit of info that has come to light is that there will be 4 unreleased albums from the late 70s/early 80s that will see the light of day. From NY Times… Four unreleased albums from this period are being rebuilt and will be available in the NYA Special … Continue reading NEWS: NEIL YOUNG’S Archives Vol II first glimpse…
NEWS: Listen to Doubtful Sounds on Blip.fm
We’ve hooked up with Blip.fm which means we now play DJ and radio selector with our favourite tracks and videos and you listen and follow along. There will be new releases, classic cuts and few guilty pleasures thrown in for fun… Join us. http://blip.fm/DoubtfulSounds Continue reading NEWS: Listen to Doubtful Sounds on Blip.fm
VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Neil Finn’s The Sun Came Out…
Check out the trailer for the film about the making of Neil Finn’s Seven World’s Collide project #2 The Sun Came Out featuring members of Radiohead, Wilco, Johnny Marr, Bic Runga, Lisa Germano etc… Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Neil Finn’s The Sun Came Out…
NEWS: FLYING NUN website/store up and running…
After a false start a couple of months ago the Kiwi label has finally got their new online stuff sorted out with a brand spanking new site. It looks mighty fine and is chock full of artist bios. links to purchase etc. New signings Die! Die! Die! feature and I highly recommend their new album Form for classic FN sounds and stylings… http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/ Continue reading NEWS: FLYING NUN website/store up and running…
MP3: Zola Jesus | Sea Talk
Grab a free MP3 of Sea Talk, one of three bonus tracks from the expanded European version of Zola Jesus‘ Stridulum EP, cleverly titled Stridulum II. It’s out this August via Sacred Bones. Here is what we said about the EP in our Mid Year Best Of list… Appearing like a ghostly Siouxsie she has a haunting, gothic voice that conjures up dark romance and … Continue reading MP3: Zola Jesus | Sea Talk
MP3: Jesus Lizard live @ ATP NY 2009
Jesus Lizard were one of the great alternative bands of the 80s/90s with a buttocks-clenched rhythm section, livewire frontman in David Yow and coruscating guitar lines. Last year they reconvened for a run of shows including a headlining slot at ATP New York. Here’s a great recording of the show… DOWNLOAD Continue reading MP3: Jesus Lizard live @ ATP NY 2009
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REVIEW: Damien Jurado | Saint Bartlett
written by Chris Familton Over-population in the male singer songwriter realm of americana and folk is a constant risk and there are many pretenders who attempt to step up to the standard set by the likes of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jason Molina, Phosphorescent and more recently J. Tillman. Damien Jurado is another who is treading the same forest path and has been for fifteen years … Continue reading REVIEW: Damien Jurado | Saint Bartlett
Mid Year Best Of… Track Selection – Tame Impala | Solitude Is Bliss
Perth’s Tame Impala lived up to all the expectations on their debut full length.. Here’s the first single from Innerspeaker – Solitude Is Bliss… The video isn’t great but the song weirdly manages to blend Madchester and 60s psych… Continue reading Mid Year Best Of… Track Selection – Tame Impala | Solitude Is Bliss
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