NEWS: Budweiser and AIMAs search for Australia’s Producer/DJ of the Year
There seem to be a ton of music comps doing the rounds at the moment, whether it is the soulless plasticity of TV talent shows, songwriting competitions or industry led initiatives at unearthing new artists. At the good end of the spectrum is a new search for Australia’s best electronic DJ/producer led by the Australian Independent Music Awards (AIMAs) in conjunction with beer titans Budweiser. Hooking … Continue reading NEWS: Budweiser and AIMAs search for Australia’s Producer/DJ of the Year
TOUR NEWS: The Golden Awesome announce Melbourne shows
Wellington, NZ band The Golden Awesome are heading to Melbourne for a handful of shows in October after they support Beach Fossils in their hometown later this month. If you’re a fan of dense, layered hypnotic rock music then you’ll want to get along and check them out. They continue the same psych lineage of bands like MBV, Lush, Ride and JAMC while also tipping … Continue reading TOUR NEWS: The Golden Awesome announce Melbourne shows
NEW MUSIC: Ministry | PermaWar
It’s good to see Uncle Al Jourgensen ageing disgracefully in the clip for PermaWar, the first single from what is purportedly the final album under the Ministry name. As usual Jourgensen has made a play on words calling the album From Beer To Eternity. The song itself ticks all the industrial metal boxes and it chugs along with just the right balance of menace and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Ministry | PermaWar
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 13th, 2013
The big single released this week was Reflektor, the title track to the new Arcade Fire double LP due out on October 29th and it sees the band stretching out into a more rhythm based realm. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) is all over the track with its indie disco vibe and its nod to bands like Talking Heads. I’ve got to say the first time I … Continue reading EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 13th, 2013
NEW MUSIC: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | I’m Not A Man Unless I Have A Woman
If you see King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard live odds are you’ll be smitten with their rambling garage psych rock. It feels loose but it hits hard. Their debut LP 12 Bar Bruise was mighty fine and then they went and followed it up with the mystifying and not particularly great concept LP Eyes Like The Sky. Now you can hear the excellent I’m Not … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | I’m Not A Man Unless I Have A Woman
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 6th, 2013
This week I got to listen to a preview stream and review the new LP Dream River by the always reliable Bill Callahan. The review will be in The Music next week (and online) so I won’t give too much away other than to say it is a wonderful album, a very, very good record and a stylistic change for him in some ways yet … Continue reading EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 6th, 2013
VOTE for Doubtful Sounds in the 2013 Pedestrian.TV Ultrabook Blogster Awards
For the last three years Pedestrian.TV have been hosting the Australian Blogster Awards which cover a range of subject matter including music, food, fashion photography and more. Last year Doubtful Sounds was honoured to be included in the music finalists and the good news is that DS has again made the final list of nominees. Just as exciting is the fact that our Americana blog Post To Wire has … Continue reading VOTE for Doubtful Sounds in the 2013 Pedestrian.TV Ultrabook Blogster Awards
SONIC KICKS: Greta Mob
Sydney’s Greta Mob are picking up some great gigs at the moment (Beasts of Bourbon) and building some buzz around their music which is built on a visceral mix of Australian swamp rock and dirty post punk blues. We recently caught up with drummer Luke Millar who plugged in the memory card for Sonic Kicks and took a look at some of the albums that … Continue reading SONIC KICKS: Greta Mob
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: August 30th, 2013
by Chris Familton Welcome to the inaugural Eight Days A Week column where every Friday morning I’ll round up what caught my ears and eyes over the week, what is coming up in the near future in terms of gigs, new releases, news etc. plus any other goings on in my music dominated life. This week much of the internet chatter surrounded the flatulence of … Continue reading EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: August 30th, 2013
ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost Wave | Ages
by Chris Familton The years roll by but New Zealand seems to have the consistent knack for throwing up bands that continue the lineage that was formed in the early 80s while still carving out a niche for themselves in the overcrowded world of left-of-centre guitar rock. Popstrangers have already released a stellar record this year and now Ghost Wave have turned potential into an … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost Wave | Ages
LIVE REVIEW: Bryan Estepa @ Union Hotel, Sydney (08/08/13)
Luke Russell and his band the Proposition opened the evening with a set of sixties flavoured guitar pop peppered with quirky song titles like My Girl’s Prematurely Grey. The Proposition, who include a Wiggle (Murray Cook) on guitar, show a deft melodic touch when it comes to building a playful musicality to Russell’s songs, shading them in soulful retro-pop colours. The Nature Strip took the … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Bryan Estepa @ Union Hotel, Sydney (08/08/13)
ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Holter | Loud City Song
by Chris Familton Over the space of a few years Julia Holter has quickly established herself as a composer, songwriter and singer with a special talent for creating sonically exquisite music. Hers is a musical style that channels classical, jazz, folk, electronica and the avant-garde and Loud City Song stands as her most fascinating and fully realised album to date. There is a feeling akin … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Holter | Loud City Song
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