DIGITALISM [DJ SET], SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, DENNIS FERRER, RIVA STARR & GOODWILL PLAY HARBOUR PARTY 2010 Days are getting longer, sleeves are getting shorter and the signs of spring are all around with summer hot on its heels. Summer means treadmill queues longer than a nightclub toilet, and frantic planning for NYE. NYE means the…
Ready for yet another exciting announcement? the church have announced they’ll return to Australia in November – December 2010 for “An Intimate Space” 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour. The band will be performing one song from each album over the last 30 years in reverse chronological order. Starting with a track from their critically acclaimed most recent album…
Melbourne’s Little Red have taken the ARIA charts by storm with an incredible Top 5 debut for their acclaimed new album Midnight Remember. The band’s sophomore album has received widespread critical acclaim in recent weeks and punters have similarly given the album a massive thumps up. Midnight Remember also holds the coveted #1 position on…
The Brow Horn Orchestra are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Perth right now. They play a pretty eclectic blend of music with everything from Ska to Hip Hop, with a whole host of other genres chucked in for good measure. They are a band becoming fast renown for the intensity and…
Indulging in life’s superficialities on a week night, with a glass of red wine and company from hopeless house-mates, is a form of dim relaxation taken for granted by Australia’s masses. Being confronted by a pizza delivery man revealing the world’s end to you and the pathetic group of people you live with isn’t really…
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…
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. …
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…
Summer 2011 is about to get even hotter for music loving Sydneysiders with Future Entertainment, today proudly announcing a one-off show that’s sure to be the talk of the town … Boasting a mouth-watering line-up of heavyweight international superstars – N*E*R*D, Chromeo, Boys Noize and Tinie Tempah – this sizzling all-star gig is set to…
When the St Jeromes Laneway festival premiered in Melbourne in 2004, it created headlines throughout the Australian music industry – an amazing mix of musicians playing to a crowded laneway (Caledonian lane); a day people would continue to talk about well beyond its 2nd incarnation. Years later, it’s not so much a laneway festival anymore,…
Harbourlife has quickly become one of the must have tickets of the year, and so it should come as little surprise that Fuzzy is extending the brand. And their first port of call? The Gold Coast. Headliner The Temper Trap had already been announced, with Metronomy, Knightlife and Yacht Club DJs now revealed to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
