Video-Philes: Pond + NO ZU + East River + I, a Man
I’ve had a rough decision just choosing the video clips for this session, there are so many great little videos floating around it’s hard to conjure up just four. Alas, for this installment I’m rocking with Perth’s Pond, NO ZU and I, a Man from Melbourne and Sydney’s East River. NO ZU emotion...
Tame Impala – ‘Elephant’
‘Elephant’ is the first official single from Tame Impala’s second album titled Lonerism. The album, due out in October, once again was written and recorded mostly by frontman Kevin Parker at his home in Perth, Western Australia. ‘Elepahnt’ has a real Beatles feel about it, but in an interview with Mess+Noise, Parker noted that Rundgren’s...
Short Story: Bad Dreems + Community Radio + Red Aces + Sparkspitter
You may know Adelaide’s Bad Dreems‘ track ‘Chills’, it reminisces of a summer spent in Adelaide, hot weather and not a whole lot to do. The quartet are back with some more ‘downer pop’ tunes for us to nod along to. ‘Too Old’ is a little more upbeat than what I was expecting, it’s got...
The Cairos @ NSC
Photo: charlesmorley, gallery here. Having all ready seen these guys strut their stuff as support for Deep Sea Arcade earlier in the year, I was pretty keen to see what a headline show would mean for The Cairos. After the joys of living in Preston prevented my timely arrival, I entered NSC just in time...
D.D Dumbo – ‘D.D Dumbo’ EP
I grew up in a small little town in central Victoria. It was a hub for musicians and artists alike. Our town always had a vibrant music scene, every couple of years big acts would come to town and play at the iconic Theatre Royal, but the highest caliber of musical endeavors usually came from...
Mining Boom – ‘Dining Room’ EP
It’s a great feeling I get when I’m contacted by a band with a small group of dedicated followers, they’re fairly new on the block, but their music is undoubtedly amazing. Mining Boom are this band. After listening to the first track off their debut release, Dining Room, names like Royal Headache, Boomgates, Total Control...
Jonathan Boulet Remixes Dads – ‘Life, Oh Life’
Two of Australia’s most prolific songwriters going head-to-head? What do you get? Tom Iansek is known widely for making up half of Melbourne’s Big Scary, but his solo project, Dads, is where Jonoathan Boulet has unleashed on Iansek’s ‘Life, Oh Life’. Boulet has done big things to this track, layers, big bass and some glitchy...
Short Story: Good Heavens + Bitch Prefect + White Australians + Pop Singles
I don’t know about everyone else, but I am getting some real Karen O vibes from Sarah Kelly at the moment. Her latest project Good Heavens, has seen her teaming up with ex-Wolfmother lads Chris Ross and Myles Heskett. ‘It’s Not Easy Being Mean’ is the first single from the groups debut record titled Strange...
Video-Philes: Dick Diver + Major Napier + Alpine + Love Connection
This instalment of Video-Philes is a bit of a recap. One of mymost treasured duo, Love Connection, are leaving for the big apple. They played thier last show in Melbourne a few weeks back and it was blistering with energy and overwhelming respect for both the talented two. So with this in mind, I thought...
Tehachapi – ‘Land of Four Seasons’
Words by Sigrid McCarthy This four-piece band from Melbourne, which released its melodic EP Land of Four Seasons independently in February 2012, delivers a truly mesmerising show, with all members making solid contributions to the overall hypnotic sound. Playing tonight at the Regal Ballroom, Northcote, they were embraced by the small intimate crowd and successfully...
Hot Palms – ‘Hot Palms’ EP
Hot Palms are Melbourne based purveyors of sometimes instrumental, slightly drone-ish tracks with a good measure of psychedelic hooks. Made up of Alec Marshall and Emma Russack, the duo formed in Wollongong, where Alec grew up and consequently met Emma. You may have known them previously as Emma and Alec, under which they released their...
Short Story: Terrible Turths + Go Violets + Velcro
This new little segment is purely just a brief round up of some great releases that I’ve missed or been to lazy too post up of late. What better way to kick it off than with Adelaide’s Terrible Truths. I have been blown away by everything these guys have put out of late, I was...
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