VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! – Angel
Die! Die! Die!’s S W I M album released earlier this year was a fine addition to their always strong discography and one of its highlights is the song that soundtracks this clip… ‘Angel’. Under three minutes and overflowing with oohs, see sawing guitar and lurching bass. Continue reading VIDEO: Die! Die! Die! – Angel
NEWS: Glide tribute show for Melbourne feat. members of The Church, You Am I, Crow, Bluebottle Kiss and Even
On Saturday Dec 20th a tribute to Sydney band Glide will be happening at The Workers Club in Melbourne. Like the excellent Sydney event a few months ago this will be an all-star show remembering the band’s singer, guitarist, songwriter William Arthur who passed away fifteen years ago. Perfoming will be: Steve Kilbey (The Church) The Croons (early Glide lineup) Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss, Infinity Broke) Peter … Continue reading NEWS: Glide tribute show for Melbourne feat. members of The Church, You Am I, Crow, Bluebottle Kiss and Even
DS 40 Favourite Albums of 2014
Another bumper year of music eases to a close with pretty much all the year’s albums now released. This year we’ve collated our 40 favourite LPs that we heard over the last 12 months. Of course there are bound to be a few gems that we didn’t get round to hearing that we’ll discover in the months to come but as of now these are … Continue reading DS 40 Favourite Albums of 2014
ALBUM REVIEW: Infinity Broke – River Mirrors
Over a couple of solo albums Jamie Hutchings has been ploughing fertile ground with more introspective and quieter material than that of Bluebottle Kiss, his band from 1993-2007. Now he’s convened a new band featuring ex-BBK drummer Jared Harrison and headed back into dense, noisy, exploratory and discordant rock music. River Mirrors takes many twists and turns such as the meditative Necks-ish mood on Termites (a … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Infinity Broke – River Mirrors
VIDEO: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders – Her Hands
Here’s the latest clip from Jack Ladder’s 2014 album Playmates. Her Hands finds him in a game of coy, anxiety-ridden cat and mouse through the corridors of the Sydney Town Hall. Continue reading VIDEO: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders – Her Hands
VIDEO: Beach Pigs – 333
Auckland quartet Beach Pigs have released a new clip for their song 333, taken from this year’s mighty fine LP Grom Warfare. The track is one of the many highlights of the album of which we said: The band’s strength is in the way they combine post-rock tonality with lush Byrdsian harmonies and the structural curiosity of a band like Pavement. That band was always … Continue reading VIDEO: Beach Pigs – 333
EP REVIEW: Hope Springs – Sooner Or Later
For a couple of years now there’s been talk of a 90s revival in music from the slacker tones of Yuck to the many vying for the title of the new Dinosaur Jr (J is still the king). Locally here in Australia there doesn’t seem to be quite the same desire to slavishly replicate the heroics of past compatriots from that era but those doing … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Hope Springs – Sooner Or Later
NEW MUSIC: Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists (video)
Mogwai are sneaking a new EP Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. out before the end of the year with a trio of previously unreleased songs that came from the same sessions as their Rave Tapes LP plus remixes of three Rave Tapes tracks by Blanck Mass, Nils Frahm and Pye Corner Audio. ‘Teenage Exorcists’ is one of the straightest song based tracks they’ve recorded with … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists (video)
NEW MUSIC: Desperate Journalist – Control
Here’s a great new track from London quartet Desperate Journalist that sounds like The Smiths jousting with Life Without Buildings. ‘Control’ has a real rush and urgency to it, nervous energy that converts to grandeur in the choruses. Play it and then play it again… Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Desperate Journalist – Control
INTERVIEW: Philip Selway
As Radiohead prepare to start work on their ninth studio album, Philip Selway is quietly enthusiastic as he talks to CHRIS FAMILTON about the writing and recording process of his second solo album, scoring for contemporary dance and pauses to reflect on nearly thirty years as a member of the Oxford quartet. Philip Selway first emerged from behind the Radiohead drum kit in 2010 with … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Philip Selway
NEWS: J MASCIS ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIA & NZ TOUR
Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis has announced a full run of dates across Australia and New Zealand next February on the back of his album Tied To A Star. Read our review HERE Tour Dates Melbourne @ Melbourne Recital Centre, Friday 13 February 2015 – Tickets $44.00 + bf Special Guest Adalita www.melbournerecital.com.au, Adelaide @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe, Saturday 14 February 2015 – Tickets $49.90 www.adelaidefringe.com.au Hobart @ Republic Bar, Sunday 15 February 2015 – Tickets: $35.00 … Continue reading NEWS: J MASCIS ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIA & NZ TOUR
LIVE REVIEW: Donny Benét, You Beauty @ Brighton Up Bar, Sydney (10/10/14)
You Beauty released their rugby league-themed album Jersey Flegg earlier this year and it slowly but surely garnered attention leading to its imminent vinyl pressing. Their opening set showed they can nail the sound of the album in a live context with chorused guitar picking out lazy hooks and the rhythm section hitting a ‘Strokes and The Cure on the dancefloor’ sweet spot. Frontman … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Donny Benét, You Beauty @ Brighton Up Bar, Sydney (10/10/14)
Doubtful Sounds 