It’s difficult for a music enthusiast to keep track of all the new talent in Melbourne, particularly when the bands keep changing their names. Swiss have been making waves since they first popped up on the local scene late last year, and the six piece who are now known as Alpine are finally unleashing their…
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Getting to chat to a legend of the industry isn’t something that comes around everyday – so when I was given the oppertunity to talk to iconic Grammy award winning Canadian musican and “uber-producer” Daniel Lanois, off the back of his recent Neil Young production, and ahead of the release of his new project Black Dub…
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Truly long running music festivals in Australia are few and far between. To most observers, Big Day Out would take that cake – kicking off in 1992. But when placed against a festival like Glastonbury, which started out in some form over 40 years ago, it pales in comparison. But believe it or not, we…
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You’ve got to love Melbourne and their enthusiasm for the arts, which is so strong that even mild flooding in the CBD and a 24 hour torrential downpour wasn’t enough to deter eager punters from heading along to the Workers to see Kyü launch their debut record. Supporting the Sydney siders on their big night…
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Damon Gough’s alter ego, Badly Drawn Boy released his debut album in 2000, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, and was met with critical acclaim. Following-up with the release of the soundtrack for the film About A Boy, Badly Drawn Boy appeared to be shaping a career around optimistic pop songs with folk sensibilities. The new album,…
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Further to the release of her fourth album, Modern Day Addiction, and a recent live performance with MySpace Secret Shows at Melt Bar, ARIA award-winning singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch returned to Sydney and rocked out Saturday, October 23rd at the Metro Theatre. First to open the night was local singer-songwriter Andy Bull, accompanied by his guitarist,…
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It has been over thirty years since Crowed House first formed and came into their own, after releasing the International hit “Don’t Dream Its Over”. When I listen to this song, it seems to encapsulate my idea of the 1980s so entirely. I am a child of the ’80s, and therefore grew up with Crowded House’s music…
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It’s a very rare occasion that you turn up to an event to find it completely empty. While I arrived an hour after it had kicked off and knew that was pretty early, to find a completely empty Brighton Up Bar was a bit strange. Literally a DJ, a bar tender and 2 guys at…
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How are you Wons? How’s everything going for you? Pretty well, I’ve been good, just getting everything ready. Got some photos sorted out the other week. You’ve got so much stuff going on at the moment and obviously you’ve got the new EP Tonight. Can you talk a little bit about that and how…
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Firstly, how would you describe your sound to listeners unfamiliar with Flying Scribble? Beats, keys and voice. Like an art opera being performed on a paper boat floating down a river, with all different kinds of parties happening on the banks. Please explain how you approached the recording of your debut LP We’re A Chameleon…
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Sydney’s Jinja Safari – who just recently announced a national tour for November – have premiered their new video for the infectious Forest Eyes. Here’s the story behind the clip, as told by co-frontman Marcus Azon: “This Forest Eyes video is a hybrid of two separate adventures, in different seasons of 2010. Half of it…
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It’s been a long time coming, but Hungry Kids of Hungary‘s debut album, Escapades, has finally hit record stores around the country to rave reviews and even a feature album spot on Triple J. You really don’t get much better than that. So now that we can call this an album with a succession of…
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For the last year, London-born Sydney songwriter Emma Davis has worked with acclaimed troubadour Brian Campeau (Angus and Julia Stone, Melanie Horsnell, Elana Stone, Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers) to piece together a record of her stories and give her sweet melodies and subtle turn of phrase the delicate treatment that they deserve. Amanda Picman caught…
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I love Deep Sea Arcade. They’re a band of increasingly impressive talent who are certain to go far. So the fact I missed them was quite upsetting – but I’m sure I’ll see them again soon enough! Thankfully, however, I did arrive just in time for Sydney based electronic trio Seekae. They were an odd…
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While they toured our country, we shot off a few questions to New Zealand’s favourite sons- Die! Die! Die! I’m going to start with a broad question. What do you think has attracted people to your band over the years? Chaos, disorder, good times, sometimes not such good times, a shared link between the bands…
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As I entered Luna Park’s Big Top, I have to say I got a little bit excited. Growing up, The Smashing Pumpkins were one of my favourite bands. Even now, I would rate ….Infinite Sadness and Siamese Dream among my all-time favourite album list. Sure, Billy has been a bit inconsistent when it comes to…
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Following the festival it was time to head up into the city for the last night of showcases, and the last night of One Movement 2010. First up for the night was Ernest Ellis, who unfortunately had to cancel his appearance at the Dew Process showcase earlier in the week. From the sounds of…
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Sunday and Day Two/Three (or in my case Day 4) of the One Movement Festival, and much like the previous days there was much on offer; with a staggering amount of music to choose from once again. The only difference between the two days of the main festival, where Saturday was warm and sun kissed…
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Following the festival on Saturday, it was time to move onto the showcases for the evening. Rather than sticking at one, I decided to spread my time between two. Like I mentioned in a previous review, these showcases are great because they provide an opportunity to see new and varied music in some pretty…
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Saturday for me did not start off at the festival site, instead I attended a “bed in” at the Parmelia Hilton, and it was planned as a re-creation of the famous bed-in’s of John Lennon and Yoko Ono back in the 60s and 70s. The purpose however on this day was to commemorate the…
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It’s not unreasonable to suggest that Carl Barât‘s sole aim in life is to prove himself more successful than ex-bandmate Pete Doherty, and that’s not too difficult a feat to achieve. With an eager following of fans leftover from The Libertines days, Carl Barât’s side projects have always seen steady, though not necessarily well-deserved, success….
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About 40 days ago, Nicolas Jorquera got started on a pretty epic plan: be a part of 80 gigs in 80 nights in the bustling Melbourne music scene. It goes to show just how much amazing live music there is out there… but such a task is no easy feat. But we think it’s an…
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It was obvious as they took to the stage that this was big gig for City Riots. Playing to their home crowd, the well-groomed, Adelaide quartet were giving it their all, and played a tight and tidy set. The band recently toured in the United States, playing the Cultures Collide Festival, and have also recored…
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Having already released her country-folk sounding debut album Sugar Lights and supporting both Magic Dirt and Mark Lanegan (of Screaming Trees) on recent tours, Amaya Laucirica has definitely come in to her own, and has developed a sound that is unique unto itself with her latest release, Early Summer. The album begins delicately with “Most…
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AFRO CELTS & ANGUS & JULIA STONE TO PLAY WOMADELAIDE 2011 11-14 March 2011, Botanic Park, Adelaide WOMADelaide – Australia’s favourite outdoor festival of music, arts and dance from around the globe todayannounced a sneak preview of its 2011 festival line-up with legendary supergroup AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM andAustralia’s famed folk pop darlings ANGUS AND…
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Friday night at One Movement Festival saw me heading to the showcase organised by indie label Dew Process. One of the things I love about these showcases are the weird and wonderful places they are set up – though the common theme seems to be that of car parks and laneways. But what is so…
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It was a warm and clear night, that saw me head down to the first of many showcases for the One Movement Festival. In many ways it was a perfect night to listen to great music under the city lights. Presented by Canadian Music Week, there was of course an undeniable focus on many of…
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The Trews are a great rocking band hailing from Canada, over in Australia for their first ever Australian tour. They have been much touted as Canada’s seminal rock band, and judging from their live performances over the weekend this is entirely justifiable. Here, Simon Clark has a chat to them about their music, opening for…
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JP Hoe is a singer/songwriter from Winnipeg, Canada. With a great voice and so many great songs, he’s in Australia to entertain audiences across the country. While in town, Simon Clark had a chat to JP about his music, his influences, and his thoughts on the current popularity of Canadian Music. How are you looking…
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