REVIEW: DRIFTING IN SILENCE – Facewithin
Reviewed for Cyclic Defrost Based in Chicago, multi-instrumentalist and composer Derrick Stembridge has taken a step back in time with this release – Facewithin. It sounds like Depeche Mode must have been a big influence on his formative musical years, such is the way in which he uses rhythm and darker synths to create these 6 tracks (plus 3 remixes). Twinkling melodies hang in the … Continue reading REVIEW: DRIFTING IN SILENCE – Facewithin
INTERVIEW: THE BLACK CROWES
Interviewed for FasterLouder The Black Crowes have experienced all of the ups and downs of being a successful rock band. Over twenty years they have sold 20 million albums, split up, reformed, endured multiple lineup changes and built a rabid following of their live shows. on the eve of the release of their eighth album Before The Frost… original member and drummer Steve Gorman chatted … Continue reading INTERVIEW: THE BLACK CROWES
VIDEO: THOM YORKE solo with friends…
Thom Yorke has has hooked up with friends Flea, Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker to play some solo shows that include all of his album The Eraser. Check the video for a new song Judge, Jury & Executioner… Continue reading VIDEO: THOM YORKE solo with friends…
REVIEW: VIVIAN GIRLS @ Spectrum, Sydney (25/09/09)
Hype can be a poison arrow sometimes with excess praise heaped on a band by high profile dictators of taste. In the case of Vivian Girls, their rise to fame has polarised many. Some people love their hazy droning jangle pop that filters detuned girl-group harmonies through garage rock and indie while others dismiss them as tuneless, repetitive and atonal. Their Australian tour gave us … Continue reading REVIEW: VIVIAN GIRLS @ Spectrum, Sydney (25/09/09)
REVIEW: THE DODOS – Time To Die
1 2 3 4 5 Reviewed for FasterLouder Indie folk bands are a dime a dozen these days. You’ve got the likes of Vampire Weekend and Yeasayer taking african pop flavours and mixing them with danceable indie and then you have the likes of Iron + Wine and Devendra Banhart who take traditional folk, add a dash of indie and create their own tweaked and … Continue reading REVIEW: THE DODOS – Time To Die
VIDEO: SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE – 7
Sunny Day Real Estate killed it this week on Jimmy Fallon… we can’t wait for their set at the Soundwave Festival in February. Continue reading VIDEO: SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE – 7
MP3: DAS POP – Never Get Enough
Want some sweet summer pop to blast away the hay fever and replace those extra coffees you’ve been drinking? Das Pop’s new single Never Get Enough is like Phoenix on uppers and is about to be everywhere and you can get it here first… DAS POP – NEVER GET ENOUGH Continue reading MP3: DAS POP – Never Get Enough
REVIEW: PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY – Hope Is For Hopers
1 2 3 4 5 I first saw The Phillies (as they are affectionately known) at the Laneway Festival and they stood out early in the day as a band in sync with each other and harnessing a good slab of enthusiasm in their music and performance. Cut to the first time I heard them on the radio and the one disappointment I had was … Continue reading REVIEW: PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY – Hope Is For Hopers
NEWS: JAMIE HUTCHINGS change of venue…
In light of the temporary closure of the Hopetoun in Sydney, Jamie Hutchings & His Imaginary Choir have moved their show this Friday (Oct 2nd) to The Bald Faced Stag in Leichhardt.., a stones throw down Paramatta Rd from The Annandale. The Bald Faced Stag Hotel -345 Parramatta Rd Leichhardt- New South Wales -02 95607188 Line-up Jamie Hutchings and his Imaginary Choir + Mark Moldre … Continue reading NEWS: JAMIE HUTCHINGS change of venue…
REVIEW: MINUIT – Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death .Com
1 2 3 4 5 Reviewed for The Dwarf… Minuit have been playing their dance-pop electronica in New Zealand for over a decade now and with this their third album they have come of age musically. In saying that, not everything works on this record. First single Wayho is a promising start with its bouncing buzzing bass and off beat toms. Singer Ruth Carr intones … Continue reading REVIEW: MINUIT – Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death .Com
REVIEW: HEALTH – Get Color
1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for FasterLouder HEALTH are yet another band to step up to the plate from the semi-legendary Smell venue in Los Angeles. Their first album got the bloggers and the indie underground excited with the way they took the DIY electronic sounds and added some choreographed aggression and a hazy sheen. They straddled multiple camps of indie, electronic, experimental and … Continue reading REVIEW: HEALTH – Get Color
REVIEW: 7 WORLDS COLLIDE – The Sun Came Out
1 2 3 4 5 Reviewed for FasterLouder It is surprising that musicians don’t do this kind of thing more – getting together for the sake of the music, collaborating and sharing the experience of songwriting. One way to do it is the ‘supergroup’ which can either work (Them Crooked Vultures, Temple Of The Dog) or can be a turgid affair (Chickenfoot, Tinted Windows). The … Continue reading REVIEW: 7 WORLDS COLLIDE – The Sun Came Out
Doubtful Sounds 