INTERVIEW: Justin Townes Earle (2009)
“If I want to connect to the crowd I’ve got to connect with the fucking business too.” Justin Townes Earle is right in the middle of promotional duties for his new album Midnight At The Movies and it is clear he understands what needs to be done in order to get his music out to as many people as possible. “Anybody who wants to write … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Justin Townes Earle (2009)
REVIEW: PAPERCUTS – You Can Have What You Want
Papercuts (primarily Jason Quever) may or may not see themselves as part of a burgeoning scene but one can quite easily place them in the midst of other contemporary acts like Vetiver, Beach House and BrightBlack, All these groups share a commonality in folk music though they each stretch and tease the standard version of folk that we have come to know. Papercuts are also … Continue reading REVIEW: PAPERCUTS – You Can Have What You Want
INTERVIEW: BLACK LIPS
Black Lips are probably more infamous for their riotous and ramshackle live shows than the music they make. Those shows regularly descend into chaos with stage invasions, man kisses, vomiting and nudity but behind it all is a finely tuned songwriting aesthetic that combines the garage, punk, country and psych influences that make up their fifth album 200 Million Thousand. During the early stages of … Continue reading INTERVIEW: BLACK LIPS
INTERVIEW: PLANTS AND ANIMALS
We interviewed these Canadians recently for our esteemed colleagues over at FasterLouder… What has been the most amusing reaction or response you have had to Parc Avenue? Hmm, I suppose it was my own reaction. The only time I ever heard one of our songs outside in the real world I was at the casino in Vancouver losing badly. Then Bye Bye Bye came on … Continue reading INTERVIEW: PLANTS AND ANIMALS
REVIEW: RICHARD SWIFT – The Atlantic Ocean
written by Chris Familton Secretly Canadian have had a pretty high success rate of late with releases from Antony + The Johnsons, Jens Lekman and The War On Drugs. Their most recent is The Atlantic Ocean, Richard Swift’s fourth album, and it is a bold collection of songs that take the listener on a kaleidoscopic trip through the quirkier side of pop. This time round … Continue reading REVIEW: RICHARD SWIFT – The Atlantic Ocean
Review: V Festival @ Centennial Park, Sydney
The V Festival drew criticism this year from many people who saw it as having a weak lineup. Not weak in terms of the popularity of the bands in a commercial sense but more in the musical quality of the headlining acts. There was definitely an anglophile slant to the lineup this year with many of the bands being darlings of the middle of the … Continue reading Review: V Festival @ Centennial Park, Sydney
NEWS: New Magnolia Electric Co album due…
Jason Molina and the rest of the MEC recorded with Steve Albini last year and the results have been named Josephine. The record is due out in July on Secretly Canadian and the band is due to kick off some touring in the USA from May. In other Molina news, he is due to release a new EP It’s Made Me Cry to benefit the … Continue reading NEWS: New Magnolia Electric Co album due…
NEWS: New DINOSAUR JR album…
J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow release their new album Farm on June 23rd on Jagjaguwar. The 12 song followup to the brilliant Beyond from 2007 promises to be a goodie… Continue reading NEWS: New DINOSAUR JR album…
NEWS: 3/4 SOUNDGARDEN Reunion gig…
Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd played a few songs at Seattle’s The Crocodile as part of Tom Morello’s Justice Tour. Tad Doyle (TAD) joined Soundgarden to provide vocals on tracks like Spoonman. Other artists that participated included Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer and Mark Arm. More photos can be see here… ||||||||||||| UPDATE: Here’s footage of them performing Spoonman, pity the audio quality of … Continue reading NEWS: 3/4 SOUNDGARDEN Reunion gig…
VIDEO: BON IVER interview…
ABC NEWS has interviewed Justin Vernon to get a 5 min insight into his music and how he created For Emma, Forever Ago… ABC INTERVIEW Continue reading VIDEO: BON IVER interview…
VIDEO: DAN DEACON interview…
Dan Deacon was interviewed for ABC tv, check out the video interviews below… ABC INTERVIEW #1 ABC INTERVIEW #2 Continue reading VIDEO: DAN DEACON interview…
MP3: GRIZZLY BEAR – Cheerleader
Here is the new single from The forthcoming Grizzly Bear record Veckatimest due out on Warp 23rd May. A simple drum beat masks a subtle vocal from Ed Drost and some lovely falsetto moments… GRIZZLY BEAR – CHEERLEADER MP3 Continue reading MP3: GRIZZLY BEAR – Cheerleader
Doubtful Sounds 