Tag: "Thing"

Kaiser Chiefs
0 Comments. 1,010 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 9:35am.
  For all their catchy hooks and festival-friendly choruses, there has always been something a bit dark and misanthropic about the Kaiser Chiefs. Take songs like Never Miss A Beat or I Predict A Riot – superficially bouncy though the music might be, both have lyrics that tap into a deep dissatisfaction with the state of the world. Singer Ricky Wilson agrees that the band’s attitude to life... Read More
Orbital
1 Comments. 923 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 6:49pm.
  Orbital, veterans of the rave made up of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll from Sevenoaks in the UK, have left an indelible imprint on the landscape of contemporary dance music - one of the key figures in its emergence into the mainstream consciousness of the music industry. Having gone underground at the end of 2004 after the release of veritable classics including Halcyon, Chime... Read More
New Found Glory
0 Comments. 718 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2012 @ 7:21am.
  Upon doing research for my upcoming interview with Florida pop punk veterans New Found Glory, the thing that struck me the most was discovering that the band has the same lineup now as when they first burst onto the scene way back in 1997. Considering the number of personnel changes that most bands have to endure during their existence, it certainly is an incredible feat and its one of... Read More
The Shins
0 Comments. 1,307 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 5:49am.
  When I interviewed him ahead of his forthcoming album release, James Mercer and I barely talked about The Shins. We didn’t discuss the new album and barely touched on the end of their deal with Sub Pop. What we talked about, for the most part, was the gap between Wincing The Night Away (2007) and Port Of Morrow (2012) and James’ personal journey in between one record and the other. Two... Read More
Lior
0 Comments. 1,088 Views. Posted 28 Feb 2012 @ 2:20pm.
For most of us, the zoo is one of those places you get taken to when you’re a youngster, either with your family or through school and then as you start to get older you just kind of forget about the place. It’s not until you return as an adult that you realise just how amazing the zoo is and how much fun it is; especially the excellent Melbourne zoo. The Zoo Twilights series further adds to the... Read More
The Count With... Sketch Club
0 Comments. 829 Views. Posted 23 Feb 2012 @ 7:29am.
  Ten bands everyone should know about: Snowden, Drawn From Bees, Expatriate, You Am I, Joy Division, Doves, Julian Plenti, Boxer Rebellion, Wooden Shijps, and um…Sketch Club.     Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Flour, water, salt, garlic, caramelised onion, tomato paste, mushroom, prosciutto, and mozzarella = good pizza, and we... Read More
Tinie Tempah
0 Comments. 1,110 Views. Posted 9 Feb 2012 @ 11:02am.
  Whether you’re a fan of the underground or the mainstream charts – if you haven’t heard Tinie Tempah’s mentioned over the past few years, you clearly haven’t been paying attention. The South-London born and bred rapper, known to his parents as Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu,  might only have released his debut single early in 2010, but that hasn’t stopped him from shredding through the... Read More
Bonobo
0 Comments. 1,383 Views. Posted 6 Feb 2012 @ 4:26pm.
  Effortless, laidback cool is something that seems instinctive to London-born and New York-based Ninja Tune stalwart Simon Green, better known through his production alias Bonobo. With ten years worth of expansive, breezy electronica to his name that’s much-lauded by fellow musicians and music critics, it’s no wonder that news of his first live tour of Australia was met with enough... Read More
Good People
0 Comments. 1,299 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2012 @ 11:00am.
  David Lindsay-Abaire’s stage drama Good People may question the American Dream, but given recent world events such as the global financial crisis, it’s just as relevant to Australian audiences halfway across the planet. According to actress Alexandria Steffensen, who plays the character of Kate, at the core of the play lies the question, ‘Does one’s fortune come down to blind luck or hard... Read More
Pure Genius Exhibition
0 Comments. 1,233 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2012 @ 2:17pm.
There's nothing that we love more than supporting home-grown talent, and the Pure Genius Exhibition is no exception.  The whole exhibition is centred around photo and digital art and is about bringing the art community closer together and celebrating a mutual passion for photography and digital art. Pretty handy with your shutterspeed? Well, this could be just the thing for you. Read More
Vengaboys
0 Comments. 2,257 Views. Posted 11 Jan 2012 @ 9:36am.
After speaking to Vengaboys' Kim Sasabone from her hotel in Norway and sadly not from the Vengabus where I imagine she became tired of constantly picking up strangers and occasionally stopping to perform synchronised dance routines around the bus, I can confirm that the group still like to party. The Dutch group were once worldwide pop music icons, selling 15 million albums and reaching number... Read More
360
0 Comments. 5,053 Views. Posted 11 Jan 2012 @ 7:43am.
It might sound corny as all hell to talk about vision boards and the law of attraction, but in Matt Colwell’s case it’s definitely not baloney. Also known as Aussie hip hop phenomenon 360, the rapper reckons his biggest challenge right now is thinking up new goals to accomplish in the New Year. A Top 5 ARIA-charting album? Check. Bringing in New Year’s Eve on stage at Falls Festival? Been there.... Read More
Toxic Holocaust
0 Comments. 714 Views. Posted 9 Jan 2012 @ 8:37am.
  You could be forgiven for thinking that Toxic Holocaust just arrived via DeLorean. They have all the hallmarks of '80s thrash, from raw sound and punk energy to the apocalyptic typeface and artwork that are synonymous with this ilk. There has been a thrash revival throughout the noughts and Toxic can be counted as one of the contemporaries breathing new life into the three decade old genre... Read More
Moriarty
0 Comments. 949 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 9:29am.
  Taking their name from the lead character of Jack Kerouac’s absolutely brilliant classic work On The Road, Moriarty, a six-piece theatrical old world musical troupe (with country underpinnings!), first formed in 1995 in France. Consisting of members born mostly to American parents, their music is nearly impossible to describe. Equal parts French pop, Irish folk, country and western, soul... Read More
Washed Out
0 Comments. 1,676 Views. Posted 9 Dec 2011 @ 8:28am.
After two years of touring, Ernest Greene, the man behind synthpop act Washed Out has discovered the key to a great performance : alcohol. "Normally the drunker we are, the more like energetic we are on stage but we're also much messier and we'll fuck up parts. If we're too sober, we're kind of stale but we play all the parts right so somewhere in between is where we like to be. So you'... Read More
Shabazz Palaces
0 Comments. 1,320 Views. Posted 8 Dec 2011 @ 8:07am.
The word 'hype' can be used to surround many acts, but the fact of the matter is, at the best of times, we don't see those acts living up to that standard. Shabazz Palaces isn't one of those acts. Rather, they're the type of act that keeps listeners on their feet as they portray the rare ability to constantly keep their audiences guessing. Now getting ready to head down under for the Sugar... Read More
Ciecmate
0 Comments. 853 Views. Posted 18 Nov 2011 @ 9:15am.
It was probably about 15 years ago that Ciecmate was hanging out with mates while having a few drinks. One of his boys had a rap book - a book of rhymes. He explains, "We were all messing around with graffiti and stuff but I was immediately taken aback. I got my own book of rhymes and got some cash together and bought basically the worst equipment I could buy! I had this crappy Boss drum machine... Read More
Husky
0 Comments. 1,940 Views. Posted 17 Nov 2011 @ 8:43am.
You could forgive Husky Gawenda and Gideon Preiss for being nervous. Their self-produced debut full-length, Forever So , is just days away from release. Yet in the late afternoon sunshine at Southbank, vocalist/guitarist Gawenda and keyboardist Preiss sound remarkably self-assured and mature, all things considered. Over a few ginger beers and chips, half of Husky don't look like a young... Read More
Q&A: Rich Davies & The Devil's Union
0 Comments. 1,266 Views. Posted 11 Nov 2011 @ 9:44am.
So then, what's the band name and what do you 'do' in the band? Rich Davies & The Devil's Union, my name is Rich and I assume the role of singer-songwriter- guitarist.   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?   It can be dirty and pretty. It's difficult to say, somewhere between Arcade Fire, Nick Cave & The Bad... Read More
Q&A: The Kritzlers
0 Comments. 1,103 Views. Posted 10 Nov 2011 @ 9:34am.
What's your name then? Tom.   Oh. And the name of your band? The Kritzlers.   And what do you do? Take listeners on a kaleidoscopic ride through all things shoegazey dreamy and lush by fusing genres into a lush hallucinogenic wall of sound.   When did you start doing that? Around 2007.   Why did you start doing that? There weren't enough songs about with heavily... Read More
Q&A: The Havelocks
0 Comments. 1,399 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 10:17am.
What's your name then? Oh. And the name of your band… Luke from The Havelocks. And what do you do?   I hit things with sticks in a semi melodic fashion while the other guys pluck strings and sing harmonies.   When did you start doing that?   We started the band in 2009.   Why did you start doing that?   We started because we share a passion for late night... Read More
The Qemists
0 Comments. 736 Views. Posted 6 Oct 2011 @ 11:36am.
Drum and bass isn't easy. It's one of those genres - bit of a love it or hate it type thing. But The Qemists - like their compatriots Kosheen and Pendulum - have found their niche. It's music that is alluring, deep and heavy. "It's pretty straightforward," explains Liam. "We'd been friends for years. We all actually went to school together. And music became an important part of our lives... Read More
Assembly
0 Comments. 1,215 Views. Posted 4 Oct 2011 @ 9:46am.
It's a technology-obsessed world, there's no doubt about it, but in a time where the human population has come to rely on computers and machines to execute even the everyday basics of life, the body has almost been forgotten. In Assembly , renowned choreographer Gideon Obarzanek explores the wonder of the voice and the body in his final work as the head of contemporary dance company... Read More
The Damned Things
0 Comments. 1,335 Views. Posted 28 Sep 2011 @ 9:47am.
It might sound weird on paper, but Damned Things’ guitarist Joe Trohman insists it makes sense when you put it all together in rehearsal. Consisting of Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax, Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, and Andy Hurley and Trohman of pop-punkers Fall Out Boy, Damned Things is a metal juggernaut and it’s coming to rip your face off at Counter Revolution. “A supergroup?... Read More
Alesana
0 Comments. 1,505 Views. Posted 27 Sep 2011 @ 12:10pm.
The abridged version of the juggernaut that is the Soundwave Festival is upon us. After a somewhat stuttering start, The Soundwave Counter Revolution festival tour was scaled back a little, but has now commenced with full force. One of the drawcards of the festival is North Carolina based post-hardcore act Alesana, and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Shawn Milke filled “Oh it’s going very well,”... Read More
Nicky Bomba
0 Comments. 1,792 Views. Posted 23 Sep 2011 @ 9:06am.
Nicky Bomba is a self-described juggler. Normally with at least four balls up in the air simultaneously, when he’s not behind the drum kit for John Butler Trio, Bomba is recording solo material or fronting his own band Bomba. At this year’s Australasian World Music Expo, it’s his other project, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, that will see Bomba on the stage with Jamaican reggae legend Stranger Cole... Read More
Hellogoodbye
0 Comments. 1,521 Views. Posted 16 Sep 2011 @ 10:12am.
As Hellogoodbye prepare to touch down for Soundwave Counter-Revolution, the Californian power-pop quintet draw nearer to an important milestone. With two acclaimed studio-albums and a bunch of EPs to satiate fans across a stellar career, Hellogoodbye have reasons aplenty to celebrate ten years together. In some ways, according to front man Forrest Kline, the band have come full circle. “We haven... Read More
The Aerial Maps
0 Comments. 1,804 Views. Posted 15 Sep 2011 @ 9:17am.
People often define their travels by communal experiences, but it’s often the solitary journeys that prove most significant. Frontman Adam Gibson embarked on a three-week journey from the west coast of Australia to the east coast for the writing of The Aerial Maps’ expansive sophomore album, The Sunset Park. “It was actually an incredibly lonely and insular trip,” says Gibson of his solitary trip... Read More
Q&A: Tully On Tully
0 Comments. 2,072 Views. Posted 14 Sep 2011 @ 10:28am.
What’s your name then? Oh. And the name of your band… Natalie Foster – Tully On Tully   And what do you do? I write songs and then sing them.   Why did you start doing that? To let out a little of my crazy and explore my thoughts and my surroundings.   Do you think you’re good at doing that? Of all the things I do, this is what I enjoy the most and am really passionate about.... Read More
Frenzal Rhomb
0 Comments. 2,099 Views. Posted 31 Aug 2011 @ 8:44am.
It's pretty much a nightmare scenario if you happen to be a vegetarian or vegan - but Frenzal Rhomb lived through it to tell the tale. Recording and living in Bill Stevenson's pet food factory-located studio in Colorado was the worst possible location for the Aussie punkers to churn out their new record Smoko At The Pet Food Factory , and as frontman Jay Whalley explains, the horrifying... Read More
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