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Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Electronica, Funk, New Release, Pop

ALBUM REVIEW: Donny Benét | Electric Love

by Chris Familton Expectations of another album of Donny Benét’s earnest synthetic funk pop weren’t high given that his debut was in such a specific and narrow style. Surprisingly and thankfully those concerns have been comprehensively allayed on Electric Love. This is an album that takes the template of Don’t Hold Back and stretches it, bends it and reconfigures it into refreshingly exuberant shapes. The tools are … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Donny Benét | Electric Love

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ALBUM REVIEW: Edward Deer | About Monsters

by Chris Familton Edward Deer is a relative newcomer to the local scene yet his age and experience belie the maturity of songwriting and performance on his debut album About Monsters. Deer’s style is many faceted and on first listen many will peg him as a singer songwriter of the heart on sleeve confessional type yet this is an album that slowly unveils itself and … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Edward Deer | About Monsters

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Guitar Rock, Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Shihad @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 07/09/12

by Chris Familton A night of celebratory rock was kicked off by locals The Upskirts and though at first coming across as fairly generic alt rock they soon revealed a real mixture of influences. They swung from Arctic Monkeys guitar pop to a a great dirgy track sung by drummer Thomas Kell that sounded like The Cure. They approach basic rock songs with an inventive … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Shihad @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 07/09/12

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Two to Tango: A panel discussion on musicians and venues

Last night at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel a panel of musicians, venue owner/bookers and industry people was convened to discuss the state of the live scene in Sydney and in particular the relationship between musicians and venues. The genesis of the discussion was a FasterLouder opinion piece by musician Brendan Maclean detailing his frustrations with The Sandringham Hotel when news came to light about their current … Continue reading Two to Tango: A panel discussion on musicians and venues

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Folk, Indie Rock, Video

WATCH: Piers Twomey | The Mountain Song

Taken from Piers Twomey’s 2012 album Strange Advice comes the gently shuffling The Mountain Song, a wonderfully breezy song that incorporates Sparklehorse/Grandaddy percussion and Twomey’s lilting folk voice that occupies similar territory to Grand Salvo’s Paddy Mann. It is a delightfully simple song with some clever shading and great textural variation. Live Dates Sept 9th – Annandale Hotel, Annandale, Sydney Oct 11th – Green Room Lounge, … Continue reading WATCH: Piers Twomey | The Mountain Song

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NEWS: Attend a panel discussion on live music in NSW

In response to the continued loss of live music venues in Sydney some proactive heads have got together and organised Two to Tango, a panel discussion on the topic, to be held at The Annandale Hotel tomorrow night (Wed 5th Sept) at 7pm. Presented by The Annandale Hotel and Music NSW, the event comes in the wake of the (successful) struggle for The Annandale to … Continue reading NEWS: Attend a panel discussion on live music in NSW

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Mark Gardener, Underground Lovers, Sky Parade @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (04/08/12)

by C. Familton Touring as backing band for Mark Gardener has its benefits when you can also open the show with your own set as did Los Angeles’ Sky Parade. Their set didn’t start well with a bad mix and a sparse early crowd but as the sound improved and the room filled they found their way with some dark psychedelic guitar rock in the … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Mark Gardener, Underground Lovers, Sky Parade @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (04/08/12)

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Electronica, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Django Django, The Cast of Cheers @ OAF, Sydney (01/08/12)

by C. Familton Fresh from a weekend of Splendour, both of tonight’s bands were in town to play sideshows and build on the justified hype of their debut albums. The Cast of Cheers were in support yet they showed no signs of just being there to warm up the sold out audience. From the get-go they played fast, enthusiastically and with an endearing sense of … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Django Django, The Cast of Cheers @ OAF, Sydney (01/08/12)

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Guitar Rock, Live Reviews, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (31/07/12)

by C. Familton With a new album Oceania under his belt it feels like this is a consolidation period for Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins.  He weathered the storm of indifference to the comeback album Zeitgeist and proved he was still the master of grand themes and dreams by announcing the massive ongoing Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project. He has diverted from that to release … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (31/07/12)

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Audio Stream, Guitar Rock, MP3, New Release, Post-Punk, Psych

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Regular John’s new single ‘Slume’

I caught Regular John at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel recently and they were damn impressive. It was the first time I’d seen them with their new guitarist Miles Devine and a much more pronounced role for Ryan Adamson who sings and plays guitar and synths and they definitely kicked up one hell of an epic psych rock noise. They have a new album Strange Flowers coming … Continue reading LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Regular John’s new single ‘Slume’

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Electronica, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop, Post-Punk

LIVE REVIEW: The xx, Flume @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (20/07/12)

by C. Familton Local gent Flume had the task of warming up the arriving punters at the Metro and he received a surprisingly generous response from the audience. Not surprising because he didn’t deserve it, more that support acts and particularly ones at electronic gigs often get ignored and treated as glorified DJs. In Flume’s case he had the floor nodding their heads to his … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The xx, Flume @ Metro Theatre, Sydney (20/07/12)

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