Tag: "Bright Eyes"

Bright Eyes - Thursday November 10, The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 1,425 Views. Posted 15 Nov 2011 @ 2:18pm.
Considering Conor Oberst has acquired one of the most devoted fan bases in alternative music (some of whom were lined up outside the venue five hours before Bright Eyes were due on stage), it was unsurprising that Melbourne four-piece The Fuzzbirds were granted the pleasure of performing to a considerably large crowd of new listeners. The youthful group's quick set of '70s-inspired blues-y garage... Read More
Kevin Devine
0 Comments. 1,078 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 7:56am.
On September 17, one of the most important social movements in recent times - Occupy Wall Street - began its valiant course and went on to inspire Occupy-themed protests in almost 1000 cities worldwide. At the time of my interview with Brooklyn singer-songwriter Kevin Devine, it couldn't be more apparent that the majority of people in our respective countries have been rightfully displeased with... Read More
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
0 Comments. 1,202 Views. Posted 11 Aug 2011 @ 3:16pm.
“Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!” Charlton Heston’s memorable line from Franklin J Schaffner’s original sci-fi adventure/allegorical tale about a group of astronauts who crash land on a planet ruled by a race of intelligent apes gets another workout here in a neat inversion of his journey. The 1968 original Planet Of The Apes was successful enough to spawn four sequels and a... Read More
Harvest Festival Revealed
1 Comments. 4,766 Views. Posted 22 Jul 2011 @ 4:55pm.
The worst-kept secret in the Australian music scene has finally been fully revealed, with the lineup to the inaugural Harvest Festival being announced today. Playing the role of indie sister to the massive juggernaut that is the Soundwave Festival, Harvest barges its way into the already jam-packed festival calendar with an incredible lineup of international acts. Headlining will be none other... Read More
M. Ward
0 Comments. 759 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2011 @ 9:21am.
M. Ward's Hold Time is one of those albums that manages to actually hold time - it's… timeless. It could have been made in 2009 or in 1969, and every time one listens to it, it's easy to forget how long you've been listening to it for. So the fact that M. Ward is touring on the back of an album released two years ago now is a little disorienting - but nonetheless quite... Read More
Bright Eyes : Shell Games
0 Comments. 1,845 Views. Posted 27 Jan 2011 @ 2:17pm.
Conor returns to Bright Eyes after noodling around with The Mystic Valley Band for several years, and he’s full of depressed enthusiasm, or enthusiastic depression. There are a few gorgeous things going on here – his quavering voice; the charging, Arcade Fire-style swell; the unapologetic synth accents – but his lyrics, as always, are at the top of the list. Agitated and... Read More
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