Music

This is quite possibly the coolest image I’ve ever seen. I hope the guitar made it to the ground OK. But it’s here to promote one of the most interesting festival I’ve heard about in recent years. On Saturday 16th October, 2010, at the Ramblers Drop Zone on Brisbane Valley Highway in Toogoolawah (near Esk, an hour and…

Just like a bus in peak hour traffic, Sidetrack Theatre’s Stories from the 428 has had audience members asking to fill the aisles so they catch the show!  Due to popular demand, the show has had its Sydney Fringe season extended – with Saturday 25 September, 2:00pm the very last chance to jump on board. …

I entered the Spectrum to the sweet sound of Melbourne duo Owl Eyes. Lead singer Brooke Addamo accompanied by the slick guitar moves of Geordie Hewitt proved a powerful combination. Unfortunately I only heard the final track, but it was a cracker. And having listened now to their debut EP, I have to say that Brooke’s voice…

While he was on tour around the country, I spoke to a tired Jim Finn, the man on the keys, bass guitar and backing vocals from Sydney’s explosive electro-rock crew Art Vs Science. Like The Presets before them, Art Vs Science are growing in popularity with each song they release – and they don’t even…

There is no structure to this review. Time is not a constant or linear thing, it is disjointed and re-arranged as my brain pieces the night back together. Some might even claim the following is a social commentary. You’ll get used to it. Returning from a food break to re-partake in IVY LEAGUE fun times at…

Laura Imbruglia. The enigmatic Sydney solo artist has recently announced that she’s moving to Melbourne, and will be undertaking a residency there in November. So while we’ll all miss her in Sydney, we thought what better time to get the hype rolling that now! To do this, we look back to a few weeks ago, when she…

Since 2005, instrumental alchemists AKANAME have been distilling their sound, dissolving genres, coagulating rhythms and unifying frequencies to crystallize the musical Philosphers Stone.  This October the band unveils the culminative 5 year labour of their art: ‘Akaname’ – their debut self-titled full-length album. An explosive delivery of fractal rhythms, angular riffery, labyrinthine textures and cosmic…

In 1850, Jack Daniels came into the world and would grow up to become a semi-decent whisky maker. In 1972, the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street album came into the world and would grow up to be regarded as one of the best ever. The celebration of the former was marked by a special…

Having arrived at Rosemount not having heard anything of the first two bands in the bill, I had goosebumps before I got through the door with the haunting strains of Scott Nicholas paired with the lustful soul of Gabrielle Harter drifting down the alleyway. It took me a while to reach for my camera as…

A small crowd ventured out on a freezing Wednesday night to take in the sounds of two up and coming local artists Goodnight Owl and Dan Webb.  Goodnight Owl take my breath away with their sweeping, electronic ambience that never fails to deliver live. Eddie Alexander has a disarming stage presence and put on a…

Holy Shit! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Soundwave have brought the awesome in their 2nd and final artist announcement for the 2011 series. And this is before Big Day Out have even announced their first round! Are you excited? We certainly are. Joining Iron Maiden and Queens of the Stone Age…

Due to overwhelming demand, Cloud Control are pleased to announce a third additional Melbourne show at the East Brunswick Club on Monday, 4th of October. This new show will give Cloud Control fans the chance to see the band in a more intimate setting. Joining them are Seekae and Ivy League’s latest signing, buzz band…

It has been a spectacular year for WA soulstress Mama Kin. What with the release of her debut album Beat and Holler, international dates with Gurrumul and the John Butler Trio, not to mention a rollicking nationwide tour with The Cat Empire, the femme fatale of foot-stomping, swampy soul, Mama Kin, is capping off 2010…

In a scene flooded with bands that choose to focus on anger and apathy, BREAK EVEN separate themselves from the pack by encouraging the listener to find the bright side in everything, whether it be in life, in dreams, or in loss.   With an impressive touring history including several successful headline tours and supporting…

What Field Day is to Sydney, Summadayze is to Melbourne – a kick arse way to open the new year!  This New Years Day already will see the likes of David Guetta, N*E*R*D and Justice ringing in the day. How Justice are playing both Sydney and Melbourne on New Years Day I’m not sure… maybe one…

Australian euphoric pop quartet, Crayon Fields, have a busy busy October ahead of them. They’re heading off to the US on their ever proper American tour, after a brief trip to SXSW, LA and New York in March. This time the band are really hitting the road, playing up and down both coasts and stopping…

You’re now two shows into the Boho Ball tour – how did the first two go? They were smoke-filled, silk-draped and sensational! It’s a crazy troupe of cats in a rainbow coloured bus traveling the road and creating mayhem and art so the shows are always fun, and so far the audience have joined the…

Just after Klaxons touched down in Sydney earlier this month, I received an unexpected phone call from guitarist Simon Taylor. Good thing I’m a fan! We had a little chat about the new album, Surfing the Void, their then upcoming shows in Sydney and Melbourne – and of course their appearances at Falls Festival and…

Dress in your best ghoulish costume and get into the ‘spirit’ because Sydney’s premiere Halloween event, Halloween Monster Mash is back this October! This is not a trick, it’s a treat! (yes, we seriously just said that) Following on from the successfully sold-out event last year, this exciting live music event will bring Sydney’s ghosts…

The sophomore album of jazzy Melbournian Dan Webb is Hyperspace Clearance, a four track EP. Hyperspace Clearance carries a sweeping dynamic throughout its four tracks, with each song smoothly introducing the next. Opening track “Way Out”, resonates a strong Beatles-esque sound, with chiming piano riffs and a sharp drum beat. Webb’s vocals pitch to an…

Is December usually this amazing for international tours? Gorillaz, U2 and now… Linkin Park. Under the heat of the summer sun Linkin Park will reign over Australia this December, playing major arena shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets for these blisteringly hot shows go on sale on Friday, September 24. The tour…

They’re the headlining Australian presence at next weekend’s Coaster Festival in Gosford, so we felt it only necessary to have a chat with Birds of Tokyo before they set off on their next grand adventure. So a week or so ago, as he was sitting at home in Perth, Larry Heath chatted with drummer Adam…

It’s been a hell crazy couple of weeks for Adelaide indie band CITY RIOTS…and it just got a whole lot crazier!! City Riots have been handpicked by Billy Corgan to support the SMASHING PUMPKINS on their upcoming national Australian tour in October! Yes, the Smashing Pumpkins, the same band that City Riots producer Bjorn Thorsrud (Dandy…

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Back in 2001, Lazy Susan burst onto the scene with their debut album Long Lost, touting the catchy-as-all-heck singles “Bobby Fischer” and “Canada”, and quickly earning props for their classic-sounding pop songs. Nearly ten years, and another two albums later, the Sydney band is still quietly flying the pop music flag. Places That Made Us…

It seems only fitting that in these first heady days of spring that we celebrate the new and distinctly floral.  As such, Perth-born now Melbourne-based, Institut Polaire, offer their hotly-anticipated debut release, MAKE YOUR OWN MAYFLOWER. You can listen to the full album below courtesy of Show Off Services. As luscious and delicately flavoured as…

Later this month Byron Bay’s Parkway Drive returns home for the “Deep Blue” Australian Tour.  These homecoming shows are the first on home soil since their landmark album Deep Blue debuted ARIA #2 and #39 in the US Billboard 200. With the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney and the Showgrounds in Hobart now sold out, tickets…

THIRSTY MERC have announced dates for their national SPRING Tour, which will see them play twenty-four dates through seven states and territories this October/November. Kicking off in regional New South Wales, the tour gives the homegrown four-piece an opportunity to deliver new hits and old favourites to fans around the country.  Following on from the…

If you had the pleasure of experiencing 2MANYDJs at Field Day this year, you know just how amazing their new live show is. So the fact they’ve just been added to the Parklife lineup gets us quite excited. Although not nearly as excited as we already were to see Soulwax again.  In other news, apparently…

Be sure to act quickly when tickets for Pyramid Rock Festival 2010 go on sale at 9am THIS Tuesday – September 14. Put a reminder in your diary, or your iPhone, or whatever it is that the cool kids have these days because with a line up as exciting as this everyone will belining up…