Tag: "The Mars Volta"

The Mars Volta : Noctourniquet
0 Comments. 1,687 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2012 @ 5:33am.
  To a large portion of their fans, The Mars Volta have always been a victim of their own early successes, with their first two albums Deloused In The Comatorium and Frances The Mute so groundbreaking and brilliant that many fans, if not most, yearn for the band to return to that sound. This, however, would contradict the principle philosophies of the band: innovation and revolution, and it... Read More
Mogwai: Earth Division EP
0 Comments. 1,114 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 10:43am.
Scotland’s hardest working merchants of distortion are back with a follow-up to their mostly acclaimed Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. In typical Mogwai fashion, the five man band have taken what is perceived to be their sound on yet another detour. The Earth Division EP finds their tried-and-true aggression being expanded to explore all of its melodic scope. Hell, you could go as far to... Read More
Omar Rodríguez-López
0 Comments. 7,039 Views. Posted 8 Dec 2011 @ 8:49am.
It was a peculiar feeling preparing for my interview with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, leader of my favourite band The Mars Volta. I had likely read close to a hundred of his interviews since 2001 and I knew the generic answers he had stockpiled for common questions about his music . What he didn't have, however, were generic answers about himself as a person , and it was through... Read More
Le Butcherettes
0 Comments. 1,270 Views. Posted 7 Dec 2011 @ 8:06am.
In Arizona in June, Le Butcherettes guitarist/vocalist Teri Gender Bender (bornSuaréz ) reportedly urinated onstage out of boredom. In a performance in Seattle, she smashed her head so furiously against a cymbal that blood began dripping down her face. She's wild, she's exciting, and she's also a talented musician and passionate feminist. In short, she's the perfect interview subject. "My... Read More
Metalocalypse - October 26, 2011
0 Comments. 1,154 Views. Posted 26 Oct 2011 @ 10:02am.
RAWR! You know what's weird about music, is that it's way less melodramatic behind the scenes than those two other forks in the entertainment trident. You've got billion-dollar video games publishers being as corrupt as anything and those endless miles of self-important bullshit in Hollywood, but rarely do I encounter the same when communing with men and women of music these days. Tell you why... Read More
Jim Ward At The East Brunswick Club
0 Comments. 1,748 Views. Posted 23 Aug 2011 @ 2:25pm.
When Jim Ward toured Australia with At The Drive-In in 2001, he befriended a pre-Bono Chris Martin, also here on the Big Day Out tour. There was even talk of a side-project between the two, boggling the mind as to what sort of sound the then two polar opposites could come up with. Ward has since toured with Coldplay in another of his post-ATDI bands, Sleepercar, and moved slowly away from the... Read More
The Mars Volta, Sunday August 7, The Palace Theatre
0 Comments. 1,515 Views. Posted 16 Aug 2011 @ 11:54am.
Vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala nonsensically yet somehow fittingly labelled The Mars Volta's new material as "future punk". If what I witnessed was "future punk", then someone get me a fucking DeLorean, because that was unbelievable. The band debuted amazing new shit but only played four tracks from their records (Son Et Lumiere, Inertiatic ESP, The Widow and Goliath). This new material, however... Read More
The Mars Volta
0 Comments. 4,162 Views. Posted 4 Aug 2011 @ 9:16am.
The Mars Volta are pulling their touring socks up again soon and landing in Australia for Splendour In The Grass (and select sideshows), before releasing their sixth album later this year. Vocalist and lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a bewitching feller to watch perform, so why shouldn't his conversations be any different? Are you aware of the Splendour In The Grass lineup? "Well, James... Read More
Splendour Sideshow Round Up
7 Comments. 2,492 Views. Posted 3 Aug 2011 @ 2:23pm.
Woah, what a crazy time of year! How's your wallet travelling after all these amazing Splendour sideshows? While we only have a few acts left to wrap up their sideshows during the week, we thought we'd take a look back on the amazing calibre of acts to hit town in the past week or two. Let us know in the comments what your favourites have been! Foster The People - Review   Glasvegas -... Read More
M83 Announces New Album
0 Comments. 1,637 Views. Posted 26 Jul 2011 @ 7:07pm.
Electronic dream-pop artist M83 aka Anthony Gonzale) has announced he will release his epic new double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, this October 14.  Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnson (Beck, NIN, The Mars Volta) and including contributions from Brad Laner (from 90s band Medicine) on guitar, Saturdays=Youth vocalist Morgan Kibby, and guest vocalist Zola Jesus, Hurry Up, We’re... Read More
Jim Ward Solo Tour
0 Comments. 2,871 Views. Posted 23 Jun 2011 @ 10:26am.
Front man of Sparta and former member of At The Drive-In, Jim Ward, is returning to Melbourne to treat fans to an intimate performance showcasing tracks from his debut solo album. Jim Ward last visited Australian shores for the 2008 Soundwave tour, which saw him as somewhat of a dark horse on the line up, performing his earlier solo works acoustically amongst the predominately metal and hard-rock... Read More
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez : Telesterion
0 Comments. 2,402 Views. Posted 9 Jun 2011 @ 4:28pm.
What on earth are you doing, señor? One of the most gut-bustingly productive musicians of his generation attempts to distill eight years and nineteen albums (nineteen solo albums, that is) into two hours of double-you-tee-effery on most sonic fronts. I will be stabbed if I call poor form on this release, but… it's puzzling, nonetheless. It's not like there's any need for Omar to resort to... Read More
Protest The Hero : Scurrilous
0 Comments. 2,761 Views. Posted 7 Jun 2011 @ 10:51am.
Canadian outfit Protest The Hero are the kind of band that you could call the quiet achiever. Despite garnering huge critical acclaim for their first two albums, the five-piece still remain a somewhat underground act, with an ever-growing diehard following. Now returning with their third effort Scurrilous, it looks like Protest The Hero may have a chance of making a bigger dent in the... Read More
OMAR Rodriguez-Lopez : Telesterion
0 Comments. 2,775 Views. Posted 3 Jun 2011 @ 3:03pm.
What on earth are you doing, señor? One of the most-gut-bustingly productive musicians of his generation attempts to distill eight years and nineteen albums (nineteen solo albums, that is) into two hours of double-you-tee-effery on most sonic fronts. I will be stabbed if I call poor form on this release, but… it's puzzling, nonetheless. It's not like there's any need for Omar to resort to... Read More
The Mars Volta announce headline show
0 Comments. 2,721 Views. Posted 31 May 2011 @ 3:14pm.
In lieu of their trip down-under for Splendour, prog-rock pioneers The Mars Volta are set to play a headline show at The Palace Have you seen them live? Seriously, do yourself a favour.   The band's live shows are meticulous yet impulsive, showcasing their colossal material with a relentless energy and thrilling spontanaeity that both critics and fans alike can attest.    if you... Read More
Core
0 Comments. 2,366 Views. Posted 31 May 2011 @ 10:57am.
So Soundwave have confirmed those long-lingering rumours of a Title Fight / Touche Amore tour. Oddly, they also confirmed that the Melbourne show is scheduled to take place at one pretty big venue (Billboard) for two pretty teensy tiny bands. Excuse me for a moment while climb up on my high horse, and pensively stroke at my fictional moustache but this doesn't seem like an entirely sound decision... Read More
Funeral Party's Party Down Under
0 Comments. 2,786 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2011 @ 2:46pm.
Full-throttle Los Angeles five-piece, Funeral Party are bringing their party tricks to Melbourne this August with their very first Australian headline tour to promote their debut album, Golden Age of Knowhere. Whoever said nothing good can come of alcohol was wrong. Notoriously known for naming themselves after a Cure song, the LA party scene band, Funeral Party was formed late one night during a... Read More
One Day As A Lion at the Prince Bandroom
0 Comments. 2,658 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2011 @ 10:52am.
It baffles me that with Soundwave only a week after this gig and a city bursting with talented local artists, they couldn't find a suitable supporting act for One Day As A Lion. The sold-out gig attracted a room full of heavy metal band t-shirts and full-sleeve tattoos, and yet we were forced to stand around for an hour listening to a DJ set comprising of cheesy '80s disco and flaky techno... Read More
Foster The People
0 Comments. 16,748 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2011 @ 8:38am.
Lying beneath the shimmering melody of Pumped Up Kicks is an arresting account of a deeply disturbing societal crisis. Various interpretations have been applied to Foster The People's massive hit - most of which concern a deranged homicidal teenager, sociopaths projecting themselves into imaginary notions, reckless revenge, and an attack on our trend-driven culture - but the LA... Read More
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