REVIEW: SOULSAVERS – Broken
1 2 3 4 5 Broken hearts, broken minds and broken souls are the constant themes of Soulsavers second album Broken. The dark side is explored and despairs are aired on what is a dense and (for want of a better word) ‘gothic’ album. Helmed by the English duo of Rich Machin and Ian Glover it features an enviable line-up of musicians who have all … Continue reading REVIEW: SOULSAVERS – Broken
INTERVIEW: THE CLEAN
written by Chris Familton The Clean have been an intermittent project for 31 years now and through all that time they have grown in stature while more prolific musicians have been consigned to the back pages of history. Somehow the influence of the Kilgour brothers and Bob Scott has seeped into the consciousness of generations of aspiring garage and indie rock bands. Mister Pop is … Continue reading INTERVIEW: THE CLEAN
REVIEW: WIFEY – Salt Sugar Fat EP
1 2 3 4 5 Sydney’s Wifey at first glance fit neatly into a hybrid of indie and americana with their strumming guitars and violin. On the evidence of their new EP Salt Sugar Fat they are much more than that. Homing is a gloriously catchy opening track that does fit the Okkervil River tag that some have attached to them. It rolls along, comfortable … Continue reading REVIEW: WIFEY – Salt Sugar Fat EP
VIDEO: NIRVANA – School – Live At Reading
Nirvana Live At Reading is out on November 3rd on CD+ DVD and LP on the 17th. From this preview it is going to be brilliant… more about “Amazon.com : Entertainment : Nirvana …“, posted with vodpod Continue reading VIDEO: NIRVANA – School – Live At Reading
TOUR: DIMMER hit Australia…
On the back of their new album Degrees Of Existence, Shayne Carter brings Dimmer back to Australia for two dates in November. Essential viewing… Tour Dates 11th Nov Annandale Hotel NSW 12th Nov Northcote Social Club VIC They also have a run of NZ dates prior to the AU tour: 10th Oct – The Masonic in Devonport with The Naked & Famous 16th Oct – … Continue reading TOUR: DIMMER hit Australia…
VIDEO: BON IVER live @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Justin Vernon and Co played a show in this LA cemetery at the end of September, coming onstage at 5.50am after the crowd had spent the night amongst the gravestones… A truly awesome version of Wolves… Continue reading VIDEO: BON IVER live @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
NEWS: LANEWAY 2010 line-up on its way…
It looks like the Line-up announcement for the 2010 Laneway Festival is about to drop. Next year the festival expands to New Zealand and the organisers there have tweeted that they will be announcing the acts on October 20th. That means Australia will get to hear what they have coming on that day too. In light of the disappointing line-up for the BDO the indie … Continue reading NEWS: LANEWAY 2010 line-up on its way…
SLEEVE ART: IGGY AND THE STOOGES – Raw Power
A classic record sleeve dripping with attitude, androgyny and that glorious orange on black contrast. Photo by Mick Rock. Continue reading SLEEVE ART: IGGY AND THE STOOGES – Raw Power
MP3: Molina & Johnson – Twenty Cycles To The Ground
Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co, Songs:Ohia) has teamed up with Will Johnson (Centro-matic, Monsters Of Folk) to record a self-titled album which will be out Nov 3rd on Secretly Canadian. In the words of Johnson: “For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a little more and shot the … Continue reading MP3: Molina & Johnson – Twenty Cycles To The Ground
REVIEW: DAMIEN BINDER – While The Wind’s At Your Back
1 2 3 4 5 REVIEWED FOR THE DWARF. Damien Binder is a New Zealander now residing in Sydney who has been peddling his wares as a singer/songwriter for a decade now. In a prior musical life he fronted Auckland band Second Child who had were a different type of beast – louder and faster in a post punk, angular indie style. His progression to … Continue reading REVIEW: DAMIEN BINDER – While The Wind’s At Your Back
GIG PICS: JAMIE HUTCHINGS & HIS IMAGINARY CHOIR
REVIEW: TALONS + VIOLENT SOHO @ Spectrum (29/08/09)
It is always interesting to see which bands get the big breaks and which don’t. Violent Soho have recently signed to Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label after he heard their debut We Don’t Belong Here, and they’ve played some showcase gigs in the USA including one exclusive performance for Rick Rubin. Talons on the other hand recently released their debut self-titled album and have been … Continue reading REVIEW: TALONS + VIOLENT SOHO @ Spectrum (29/08/09)
Doubtful Sounds 