Bleeding Knees Club
0 Comments. 1,037 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 1:23pm.
  Outside the Liberty Social House, scores of young hipsters smoke their weight in rolled cigarettes, laughing entirely too hard at tasteless jokes. The underground club may be located deep in the heart of Melbourne’s business district, but on this evening, the alley has the distinct feel of a house party that’s just minutes away from imploding.   Descending down the stairs into a... Read More

Blood Line
0 Comments. 1,052 Views. Posted 10 Apr 2012 @ 10:48am.
  Winning a band comp can certainly kick-start a career. It worked wonders for Silverchair, Grinspoon and Killing Heidi, and local metal/hardcore troupe Blood Line are hoping it will happen for them too. They recently took out first place in the prestigious Gunn Music Showcase at the Espy in St Kilda, and bigger and better shows and some serious notoriety are sure to ensue. Guitar player... Read More

Eagle And The Worm
0 Comments. 778 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2012 @ 9:17am.
  “Push Over 98 was one of the first gigs I sort of went to which was a pretty big deal. It was huge, it was at the Sidney Myer Music bowl I think and [had] Rancid, Snout, The Avalanches,” remembers Eagle and The Worm’s front man Jarrad Brown. “Like any kind of event, especially when it’s all ages orientated, it's kind of special now in Victoria, and I suppose anywhere because there’s just... Read More

60 Seconds With... Young Maverick
0 Comments. 785 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2012 @ 9:14am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? The band is called Young Maverick, my name is Will, and I play Drums.   What do you think people will say you sound like? We get some Vampire Weekend references, but I don’t really see that too much. We’ve branded our style as ‘Holiday Pop’, so hopefully that catches on.   What is “Holiday Pop”? It’s pretty much exactly... Read More

The Charge
0 Comments. 1,089 Views. Posted 12 Jan 2012 @ 8:55am.
The Charge are a tricky band to pin down. Sure, there are elements of grunge which reveal themselves quite readily - imagine an unholy Chimera featuring parts of Alice In Chains, Nirvana and Soundgarden, mixed with earlier and later sounds of Sabbath, Mastodon and QOTSA - but that doesn't tell the whole story. There's a uniqueness and directness to their compositions and delivery which definitely... Read More

Total Control
0 Comments. 3,464 Views. Posted 7 Dec 2011 @ 8:06am.
If bands like Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The UV Race and Twerps have collectively proved anything, it's that Americans love a good helping of candid, Aussie garage rock. Various installments at different American music festivals, coupled with releases on renowned international labels like Goner and Iron Lung, records have seen the proliferation of these Aussie bands in the thriving American... Read More

Q&A: FANGS
0 Comments. 1,002 Views. Posted 22 Nov 2011 @ 10:56am.
What's your name then? Oh. And the name of your band… Glenn, our band is called FANGS.   And what do you do? I hit the skins.   When did you start doing that? We started FANGS in early 2010 - I cant remember much about life before then!   Why did you start doing that? We've all played together in other bands for years, we wanted to focus on something that drew from our... Read More

The Bloody Hollies
0 Comments. 1,331 Views. Posted 11 Nov 2011 @ 9:03am.
To hear The Bloody Hollies is to hear the kind of rollicking, devil-may-care attitude that harkens back to the days when sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll were more than just a catchphrase; they were a way of life. This fearless aesthetic is prominent not only on Yours Until The Bitter End , their fifth and latest full-length but also in their bombastic live show. But there's more to The... Read More

Q&A: The Simon Wright Band
0 Comments. 1,562 Views. Posted 18 Oct 2011 @ 11:19am.
So you're playing Alcatraz this Thursday night at The GH. Have you seen the venue since it's multi-million dollar transformation? Not with my own eyes. I wanted to be there last week as my brother's band was playing (Engine Three Seven) but I was otherwise committed. I saw the photos, the place looks amazing, and the boys told me the sound there is next level. I'm looking forward to seeing Sir... Read More

The Kooks Return
0 Comments. 1,615 Views. Posted 4 Oct 2011 @ 10:23am.
One more Falls sideshow today for good measure? Hey man, why not!  Brit-pop masters The Kooks will be gracing the 3000 with their third album Junk Of The Heart under their belt. Jam-packed with their trademark breeziness and catchy hooks, Junk Of The Heart underpins The Kooks role within the seminal contemporary British scene. An album that reflects truly to the bands live... Read More

The Damned Things
0 Comments. 1,332 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

Q&A: Buckley Ward
0 Comments. 1,091 Views. Posted 22 Sep 2011 @ 9:33am.
Define your genre in five words or less: We are a pop band.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “…then the hairy one is yelling at the one on its back and it’s like all chaos and bees are freakin’ everywhere and I’m just running man, running for my life. Later when it all calms down I’m still... Read More

Anberlin
0 Comments. 2,065 Views. Posted 24 Aug 2011 @ 10:55am.
Some bands claim Australia is their 'favourite place to tour', and while it's almost become a cliché phrase, Florida pop-punkers Anberlin actually mean it - and they've been consistently proving it by making their way halfway across the world at least once a year. It's a special connection, alright, and that's why drummer Nathan Young claims their Aussie fans deserve "a special show." "It's... Read More

Sounds of Sirus
0 Comments. 1,666 Views. Posted 12 Aug 2011 @ 9:16am.
Sounds Of Sirus have been around for approximately four years, and listening to their recently released EP Singularity , it's easy to see why they're being touted as heirs to the throne in the Aussie alternative rock scene. The sound is slick and powerful, and the songs are dark but accessible. They recently returned from a national tour in support of the EP, and guitarist Rory Bond spoke... Read More