VIDEO: PJ HARVEY + JOHN PARISH – Black Hearted Love
First single off their new album and PJ volunteers her soul for murder… very generous of her! Continue reading VIDEO: PJ HARVEY + JOHN PARISH – Black Hearted Love
NEWS: MODEST MOUSE debut new single
Isaac Brock and Marr-less band played Letterman a few days ago and performed their new single ‘Satellite Skin‘. It features the typical Brock gruff vocals and a drunken woozy guitar line. The single will be available as a four track EP and features unreleased songs from the sessions of their last two albums. A limited edition 7-inch single of ‘Satellite Skin’ and ‘Guilty Cocker Spaniels’ … Continue reading NEWS: MODEST MOUSE debut new single
REVIEW: WHITE LIES – To Lose My Life…
Sometimes it is a fine line between creating music that is honest and original versus music that treads the waters of mediocrity. Some bands can create their own unique sound that becomes their trademark but, inevitably, others will follow in their footsteps, cherry-picking the best or most commercially viable aspects of the music and recycling it under their name. Granted, no band these days is … Continue reading REVIEW: WHITE LIES – To Lose My Life…
NEWS: EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING wins AMP
Melbourne’s Eddy Current Suppression Ring have taken out the 2008 Australian Music Prize and the 30k prize money for their album Primary Colours. Their back to basics post punk sounds are built on melody and refreshing simplicity. Check out the video and mp3s on their WEBSITE. The band beat The Presets, Beaches, Cut Copy, The Drones, Cut Copy, C.W Stoneking, Jack Ladder, Tom Cooney and … Continue reading NEWS: EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING wins AMP
NEWS: NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES release date set…
A new date has been set according to the folks over at the fantastic Thrashers Wheat but please don’t hold your breath! June 2nd 2009 Includes: – Bluray, DVD, & CD editions – BD and DVD with free mp3 download of the tracks – Ability to buy a full set or any disc in all formats individually. – Ability to buy the book or poster … Continue reading NEWS: NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES release date set…
NEWS: JACK WHITE has a new band…
That busy Mr White has put together a new band called The Dead Weather featuring Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and Dean Fertita (QOTSA/Raconteurs). They have an album recorded and ready for release in June title Horehound and you can hear the first single over at their website HERE… Apparently Jack is playing drums and singing in the band… Continue reading NEWS: JACK WHITE has a new band…
REVIEW: BLACK MOUNTAIN Live
Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW 5th February, 2009 Canada’s Black Mountain are a band of many peaks and valleys and they brought their retro psych rock sound to the Annandale for the second of two packed nights. On the back of last year’s In The Future they hypnotised the audience with a big, bold and at times deafening set that covered all corners of their music. … Continue reading REVIEW: BLACK MOUNTAIN Live
REVIEW: SUMMERTONES Festival Live
Dan Deacon, Beaches, High Places, Lawrence Arabia, Mark Barrage. Oxford Art Factory February 27th 2009 Mistletone had a big year in 2008 releasing a raft of indie albums from Beaches, High Places, El Guincho and Beach House. They’ve started off 2009 with a bang and should be commended for putting on the Summer Tones festival in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, which highlighted a nicely varied … Continue reading REVIEW: SUMMERTONES Festival Live
REVIEW: TAME IMPALA Live
Oxford Art Factory, NSW 26th February 2009 Tame Impala are surfing the wave of hype at the moment and their sold out Sydney show was a chance to check out what all the fuss was about. Did they live up to the press plaudits, do they have the songs and the performance to justify their recent signing to Modular? First up were local shoegazers The … Continue reading REVIEW: TAME IMPALA Live
GUNS N ROSES – Paradise City
They came storming out of LA in the late 80s with their punk metal sound that combined elements of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols and Aerosmith. They had a leader that developed an out of control ego and dictator behaviour and members that developed hardcore drug habits. They were probably the last great rock n roll outlaws we have seen. Here we pay tribute … Continue reading GUNS N ROSES – Paradise City
VIDEO: BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY – I Am Goodbye
Drag City have premiered the new video for Will Oldham on their site and it is a tasty entree for what is to come on the new album Beware! due later this month. Oldham is looking big of beard and like an alien as he strolls and swaggers through the evening city streets. WATCH HERE… Continue reading VIDEO: BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY – I Am Goodbye
NEWS: New BOB DYLAN album due in April…
That’s right, he does tend to sneak up on you sometimes. Word on the interstreet is that Dylan will be releasing his followup to Modern Times in late April (yes, only 6 or 7 weeks from now!). The untitled album was recorded after Dylan wrote a track for the new Olivier Dahan film My Own Love Song and decided to leave the tape running while … Continue reading NEWS: New BOB DYLAN album due in April…
Doubtful Sounds 