Tag: "music"

You Am I
0 Comments. 1,437 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
“ I can’t speak for the other lads, but I think it’s the best one I’ve been involved with.” You could be forgiven for thinking that this bold statement from guitarist Davey Daniel Lane is merely typical publicity hype for his band’s new album. But many longtime You Am I followers (and critics, it seems) are in... Read More
Kaiser Chiefs
0 Comments. 350 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
Michael Rother @ The Corner
0 Comments. 136 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 12:20pm.
So much can be said of Krautrock’s influence on modern music. Although many of the musicians affiliated with the scene don’t identify themselves as Krautrock; (a term coined by English listeners) the German experimental music scene of the '70s facilitated the growth of future electronic, ambient, post rock and noise movements. It’s stimulus on music and sound art is undeniable. Having seen... Read More
Q&A: El Moth
0 Comments. 107 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:16am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? El Moth – a lot of inexplicable extra-curricular activities with a healthy dose of music on the side. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Better than nails down a chalkboard, these guys are actually alright for a bunch of drunks (minus Leon, he's a good boy!) What do you love about making music? Music is incredibly... Read More
60 Seconds With... Earl
0 Comments. 107 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:14am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?The band is called earl and you've got all of us. Troy – guitars and all things tech. Tom – drums. Jackson – slappin' the bass, and myself, Mark – vocals and guitar. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?Pop-rock. No one has told us we sound like any particular band so... Read More
60 Seconds With... Michael McQuaid’s Red Hot Rhythmakers
0 Comments. 83 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:11am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We’re called Michael McQuaid’s Red Hot Rhythmakers. I’m the bandleader, and I play trumpet and write music for the group.   What do you think people will say you sound like?We play really old-school big band jazz, the sort of stuff you would have heard in a Chicago speakeasy in the '20s or a Harlem ballroom in the '30s. We’ve... Read More
Dragonforce
0 Comments. 226 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:32am.
It's always tough on fans when a singer leaves a band. Sure, Van Halen did fine with Sammy Hagar, and AC/DC didn't exactly flounder when Brian Johnson joined, but there's always that moment of "Oh jeez, will this work?" Post-Lane Warrant, heck, even post-Hagar Van Halen - there's lots of scope for a misstep. Well the new Dragonforce album, The Power Within, will immediately shut up anyone who... Read More
The Tea Party Announce Australian Tour
0 Comments. 455 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:56am.
After reforming in 2011, Canadian rock band The Tea Party have announced that they will be touring Australia in July. Though the trio disbanded temporarily in 2005, they had managed to tour Australia twelve times between 1994 and 2004 and release eight albums within their 15 years together. When the band reformed in April last year, they performed a string of Canadian shows and festivals, where... Read More
Joe Bonamassa Announces Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 218 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:55am.
With a growing reputation as one of the world's greatest guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is coming to Melbourne to play the Palais Theatre in October. The charismatic blues-rock musician continues to create more and more of a virtuoso mix of roots-influenced Delta sounds and lively 1960s British blues-rock enthusiasm, heard through his work on his last two albums, Dust Bowl, and Black Rock, which... Read More
Hype Williams Tour
1 Comments. 318 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:29pm.
The enigmatic duo will be visiting Australian shores for their debut tour this June.   Taking the name from a notorious hip hop music video creator, Hype Williams create music engrained with early dubstep and grime, peppered with elements of pop and R&B. Hype Williams captivatingly transcend the line between music and performance art often playing with mountains of smoke, dazzling... Read More
Castle Music Festival Lineup
0 Comments. 875 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:20pm.
Returning for it's sophomore year, the boutique Castle Music Festival is back bigger than, uhh, last year.   Featuring a slew of local talent, the 2012 lineup includes the likes of Northeast Party House, Oliver Tank, Flume, Playwrite, Tehachapi, Love Connection, The Smith Street Band, I’lls’, Drunk Mums, Animaux, Sleep Decade, The Murlocs, Electric Sea Spider, A Colourful Storm,... Read More
Alma Mater
0 Comments. 194 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:31am.
  The realm of childhood is a liminal zone. Unable to fend for ourselves, we are beholden to adults to teach us about the world. Our character, our worldview and our values are already beginning to take shape, many aspects of which will stay with us through our maturity. And yet once we are fully grown, our memories of these formative years remain largely out of reach. UK performance duo... Read More
James Zabiela
0 Comments. 293 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:17am.
  Austria’s Snowbombing Festival has been described as the coolest in the world – apt as the annual week-long music event takes place on the ski slopes of Mayrhofen. UK DJ James Zabiela is a Snowbombing devotee, and when we speak he’s just returned from the festival, stiff and sore from extreme sporting but exhilarated nonetheless. “I got back on Sunday night,” he explains. “I have a couple... Read More
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
0 Comments. 378 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 10:02pm.
  A follow-up of sorts to Danny Boyle's cult-cinema classic Trainspotting from '96, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy as directed by Rob Heydon and featuring stellar performances from Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk and Billy Boyd is a superb take on the original short story and is a remarkable demonstration of potential from a director who understands the wisdom in playing to your strengths.... Read More
60 Seconds With... Big Words
0 Comments. 81 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 9:47pm.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? BIG WORDS: K-Lee – MC/guitar, Will – MC, Cam – bass, Lawrence – drums.   What do you think people will say you sound like?  We don't really care what people say our music sounds like, we just do what we do.   What do you love about making music?  That music is a universal language that brings everyone together.... Read More
Missy Higgins : Unashamed Desire
0 Comments. 371 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 7:10pm.
  Hey, did anyone notice that Missy Higgins quit music for a few years? Sneaky little pianist. She’s been living in a share house, apparently, throwing off her identity as Australia’s most popular songstress in pursuit of greater meaning and happiness. It didn’t work out though, so she’s back to singing. Unashamed Desire is a big old plonker of a piano tune with some dark muttering in the... Read More
Roger Gangi
0 Comments. 422 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:18pm.
  Hailing from New Jersey, Roger Gangi has spent much of his life surrounded by music. Hitting the strip in Las Vegas early on in his career, he ended up on the payroll of some of the worlds biggest companies: MGM Corporation, Hard-Rock and Harrah’s Entertainment for starters. Gangi’s now heading Down Under to launch a new venue at Crown Casino, which he discusses with 100%. "I was a... Read More
60 Seconds With... Store Bought Cool
0 Comments. 172 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 12:15pm.
Five words that describe your genre:Rock’n’roll garage pop.   When and why did you start writing and playing music?Like a lot of people reading this, I can’t imagine not writing or playing music. To write is obviously to express, and rock music is one of the greatest methods of self-expression ever. Store Bought Cool have all been performers and players of music since teenage years, to stop... Read More
Missy Higgins Splendour Sideshow
0 Comments. 333 Views. Posted 23 Apr 2012 @ 10:22am.
One of the nation's most loved singer-songwriters has announced a massive tour alongside her Splendour In The Grass appearance.   The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle Tour will see Missy Higgins hit the road in the lead-up to Splendour. New single Unashamed Desire marks the first release from Missy in over five years, a period of time which included a self-imposed hiatus from music.   Missy capped... Read More
Clark
0 Comments. 181 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2012 @ 7:49am.
  If there is one thing we expect from Clark, after ten years of releases on the seminal UK label Warp Records, it's change and experimentation in his music.   His latest album, Iradelphic, starts out with acoustic guitar, moves through arpeggiated synths, crunched out drums and organic sounds. There are even some wonderful collaborations with famed Massive Attack vocalist Martina... Read More
Ed Sheeran 2012 Tour
0 Comments. 518 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2012 @ 11:56am.
  One of our favourite gingers has annouced his return to Australia after a brief promo visit earlier in the year. Ed Sheeran is excited to announce his first run of headline shows in Australia and New Zealand. His unique amalgamation of acoustic music, folk and hip hop beats has earned this red-haired performer fans across the world in an impressive period of time. In 2009 alone, he... Read More
Record Store Day 2012
0 Comments. 369 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2012 @ 11:23am.
  So much industry conversation nowadays is geared to the digitalisation of music and online sales. As comfortable and convenient as it is to have so many sounds at the click of your fingertips, it's also an incredibly insular and limited way to consume music – alone, in your room, as you discover and learn the loops and crunches and BPM that make up your ideal life soundtrack. The joys of... Read More
Sarah Robertson
0 Comments. 124 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 6:54pm.
  She’s probably a relatively new name in the scheme of things, but Sarah Robertson is about to get her dues. A stunningly beautiful woman – who has given modeling a bit of a rest to focus on her music career - has just finished mixing a CD on the triple pack, Pump It Volume 5 compilation.     She explains, “Well, the disc basically came about when my manager and booking... Read More
Al's Music Rant - The Difficult Second Album
0 Comments. 224 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 6:38pm.
Have you ever wondered if parents know what Katy Perry is singing to their kids? Ever thought Jimi Hendrix’s death at 27 might have saved him from a fate similar to Carlos Santana? Are you concerned about an industry that allows Rebecca Black to exist? Al’s Music Rant: The Difficult Second Album can help you.  Al Newstead is a freelance music journalist and blogger turned comedian who has... Read More
Kelly Clarkson : Stronger
0 Comments. 172 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:41pm.
  I like Kelly Clarkson, or at least I did until I read the press notes for this tedious new single, in which she describes Stronger as a ‘cardio kind of album’. This is essentially a confession that her music is made to promote jogging.     Read More
My Morning Jacket @ The Palace
0 Comments. 191 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 7:56am.
  At the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival My Morning Jacket performed what could well be defined as one of the most legendary festival sets of all time. The four-hour long star-studded jam was the culmination of the Kentucky outfit’s slow-burning reputation as one of the greatest live bands in the world. Australian audiences have since fantasised about experiencing such a performance – with the... Read More
Midland
0 Comments. 84 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 7:48am.
  Over the past few years, the biggest thing in techno has undoubtedly been its confluence with dubstep. Real dubstep, that is, not Skrillex and co's faux variety. Since 2010, Harry “Midland” Agius has been neatly positioned at this lively junction, putting out genre-crossing tracks for Will Saul's Aus Music and winning praise from around the globe. He also roomed with David Kennedy, the... Read More
Loki
0 Comments. 212 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2012 @ 4:04pm.
  When Jonathon O’Neill, vocalist of Melbourne four-piece Loki answers the phone on a Friday night, he’s in the middle of reading a good book. While many through the city are gearing up to spend their hard-earned dollars on possible liver damage, O’Neill opts for My Heart Wanders by Pia Jane Bijkerk.   “It’s about a lady who’s traveled around and made homes around the world.... Read More
Big Scary
0 Comments. 205 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2012 @ 2:13pm.
  It’s been a busy six months for Big Scary.  Since the release of their debut album Vacation last October, it seems Melbourne’s best and brightest musical pair have become one of the nation’s favourite duos. Winning adulation from critics, fans and one Richard Kingsmill (who namedVacation in his Top 10 albums of last year). With a critically acclaimed record under their... Read More
Ali McGregor's Western Lullabies
0 Comments. 47 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:37pm.
Lullabies aren't necessarily something you'd associate with stand-up comedy. These songs are for children, not adults, and they’re designed to make them sleep, not laugh. Ali McGregor and her cast of talented friends use the term 'lullaby' loosely. They've chosen a bunch of vaguely soothing songs and thrown in enough banter to remind the audience they're at the comedy festival. Proceeds from the... Read More
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