Day: 30 May 2012

Live Review: My Brightest Diamond – Northcote Social Club (28.05.12)

I’m a recent convert to the work of Shara Worden who is better known as My Brightest Diamond and while I’d heard rumour of her live performance spectaculars I was not fully prepared for the insane levels of awesome that ensued during her show, nor do I feel adept to be writing this review as…

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Live Review: Playwrite + I, A Man – The Phoenix Public House (26.05.12)

Locals I, A Man have a good sound and their sweeping, spectral arrangements are incredibly dreamy live. Opening with “Five Four” from their latest EP You’re Boring Us All the band immediately got the crowd’s attention with the ambient beauty of their music. I, A Man definitely aren’t show ponies with the four piece possessing…

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the AU interview at SXSW: Ariane Moffatt (Montreal, Quebec)

Just after she finished up her last show at SXSW (as part of the Planet Quebec event), I caught up with Montreal based singer/songwriter Ariane Moffatt to talk about her latest bilingual album MA, the festival, Australia and more… Welcome to Texas! Thank you! You were just saying you just finished up your last show…

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Tour Announcements: Shai, Barry Morgan, Tigertown, Joe Bonamassa, Todd McKenney and Dave Graney and The MistLY.

JOE BONAMASSA Award-winning blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his world-class touring band are returning to Australia for a series of concerts. The tour is in support of Bonamassa’s brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight as well as the recently released DVD/Blu-ray Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York,…

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New Music Video: Jay-Z and Kanye West "No Church in the Wild" (2012)

With one of the most killer beats on their record Watch The Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West have delivered a killer music video for their track “No Church in the Wild”, featuring Frank Ocean. Inspired by the London Riots, this is an epic music video, well worth the wait…

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