Day: 17 March 2014

Live Review: Glen Hansard + Lisa Mitchell – Sydney Opera House (17.03.14)

It’s hard to go past a magical Monday evening at the Sydney Opera House, under the light of a full moon with one of Ireland’s most successful and prolific singer-songwriters of all days on St Patrick’s Day. Tonight would be a night where Glen Hansard would showcase early material from The Frames right through to his most recent release Rhythmn…

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SXSW Live Review: The Octopus Project – The North Door, Austin (11.03.14)

Back in 2005, then trio The Octopus Project released their second record One Ten Hundred Thousand Million to critical acclaim. It saw the Austin based group reach ears around the world, including my own, thanks in part to support from blogs like Pitchfork. Since then, the “indietronica” group have expanded to a four piece and…

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the AU interview: Bert McCracken of The Used talks Imaginary Enemy, Australian Bands and Sydney Lock Outs

the AU review talks to The Used‘s Bert McCracken about their new album Imaginary Enemy, living in Australia, Australian bands he loves, the situation with the Sydney Lock Out laws and more… Photo by Kane Hibberd

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SXSW Live Review: Hype Machine's Conflict of Interest Party ft. Tokyo Police Club + Desperate Sound System (PULP DJ Set) + The Colourist (11.03.14)

Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel has been a mainstay at the SXSW Music Festival for as long as I’ve been attending the event, and this year was no exception. At the venue’s opening night, co-presented by music blog Consequence of Sound, a mixed bag of musical delights were shown off for our consumption, alongside some tacos…

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SXSW Live Review: Real Estate + The Districts + St Paul and the Broken Bones – Spotify House, Austin (14.04.14)

Though the bright green Spotify House has been part of SXSW for a few years now (this is the third year they’ve been at the event), 2014 marked my first visit to the venue’s electric lineup. From Blondie‘s Deborah Harry joining Dum Dum Girls to hosting the hottest emerging talents – there was no shortage…

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