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Descendents
1 Comments. 22,436 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
The pantheon of punk bands is littered with pretenders and wannabes; applying cultural significance to a band churning out three-chord approximations of pop tunes with ill-thought out and naïve shouted sloganeering will always be rife with problems. But punk bands that define a generation, define a sound and define the ideal ethos of ‘punk’ – musically,... Read More
You Am I
1 Comments. 5,982 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
Gypsy and the Cat
0 Comments. 3,217 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Shirtless in the Thursday sun and with a beer in hand, Xavier Bacash is a picture of contentment. Alongside fellow Melburnian Lionel Towers he’s spent the past year on what those in the cliché industry would call a “whirlwind of success”, blasting out with a brand of undefinable electronic pop, recording and producing a debut album, signing to Sony, scoring a spot... Read More
Tim Healey
0 Comments. 1,498 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Longevity and perspective are two incredibly rare assets in the music business. Fashionable trends tend to take hold and sweep up everything in their path leaving very little room for reflection and experience. As one of the originators of the Electro House sound, mash-ups and dirty bass lines, UK producer Tim Healey has seen it all. Widely known as the ‘Godfather of Electro’,... Read More
Tool
14 Comments. 3,984 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
The prospect of interviewing Tool makes my nape-hairs bristle in a giddy Mexican wave, and not just because Lateralus heavily informed my formative years. Some moons ago in a time where I couldn’t yet construct a devastatingly handsome sentence but dearly loved all things metal and interesting, I somehow found myself at the listening party for the release of 10,000 Days... Read More
Cat Power
0 Comments. 3,167 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
It’s difficult to approach interviewing Chan Marshall – the style icon, rehab survivor, and singer-songwriter better known as Cat Power – without some form of trepidation. Not that she’s famous for primadonna antics à la Alison Goldfrapp, but she has a reputation for being more than a little distant. Her first concert DVD ( Speaking For Trees... Read More
Cocorosie
0 Comments. 3,231 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
The Casady sisters; Bianca ‘Coco’ and Sierra ‘Rosie’, have spent the past decade producing one of the most delicate yet formidable styles of contemporary music in existence. Renowned for their infusion of freak folk, electronica, opera and pop, the sisters’ whimsical musical exploration is underpinned by heavy layers of fantasy, innocence and detachment... Read More
The Beautiful Girls
0 Comments. 3,542 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
It’s worth mentioning when a band can transform celebrated genres to the point where they sound both recognisable and innovative; a goal reggae-rock fusionists The Beautiful Girls just so happened to have managed to attain. This ability is evident in the current tour for new single My Mind Is An Echo Chamber – lifted off 2010’s triumphant Spooks LP... Read More
Rhymada Vs Glass Empire
0 Comments. 2,925 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
Where did the name Glass Empire come from?   “It came out of Damo's subconscious, and we all thought it sounded fitting enough, so we took it. There were some pretty bad names on the list beforehand. That list has since been burnt and buried.”   Who are your favourite Australian bands at the moment?   “Karnivool are probably always going to be at the top of... Read More
Royal Crown Revue
0 Comments. 1,719 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
If you like your ladies in seamed stockings and rolled hair, your men with pomade and snarls, your brass big and juicy and your dance moved all swinging and swung, Royal Crown Revue are probably on your radar. Most popularly known as the band who soundtracked that terrifying/great movie The Mask , Royal Crown Revue are back and ready to rock ‘n’ roll again.  ... Read More
The Antlers
0 Comments. 1,582 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
Brooklyn-based trio The Antlers are renowned for their finesse in the aural exploration of human emotion. Celebrated worldwide for their stunning sophomore release Hospice , the record, the result of two years of self-imposed isolation, told the hauntingly beautiful story of a man losing a loved one to bone cancer and explores the powerful notions of his memories, regret... Read More
Crystal Castles
0 Comments. 3,741 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
Anyone who’s seen Crystal Castles’ live show knows it’s all about extremes; about pushing the noise level as high as it can get. The synths threaten to malfunction, singer Alice Glass shreds her vocal chords and the end result is screaming, sweaty catharsis with the crowd. “It’s all about connecting with people,” keyboard player and programmer Ethan... Read More
Foals
0 Comments. 3,196 Views. Posted 19 Jan 2011 @ 10:29am.
Walter Gervers, bassist and backing vocalist of British band Foals speaks to me down a muffled phone line in a charming accent. He seems spritely enough, so without much ado, I get straight into the nitty gritty: what’s the deal with the blue powder in the video clips from their latest album, Total Life Forever?   “When we were working on the record, a few weeks... Read More
Nightmaster
1 Comments. 3,947 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
Bands; here’s a hint. If you are looking for press, particularly street press, it doesn’t hurt to give the writer some incentive. I’m not suggesting you bribe us with cash. Not at all (although if you are into that, hit me on twitter @liampieper), but it doesn’t hurt to make us feel special. Maybe a nice vinyl 12” of your record, or even a cup of tea... Read More
Holly Miranda
0 Comments. 1,307 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Songstress Holly Miranda released The Magician’s Private Library , her XL label debut, in 2010. Despite being released very early in the year, it has proved to be one of the stayer records of the past 12 months. Recorded with and produced by Dave Sitek (famed as a member of TV On The Radio, as a solo artist, and producer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs among many others), The... Read More
Pnau
0 Comments. 2,951 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
Pnau’s Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes got a brief sense of déjà vu this year when Australian dance act Yolanda Be Cool had all their publishing royalties stripped because they didn’t get the sample cleared used that was the basis of their hit song We Don’t Speak No Americano . You see, in 2000 just after Pnau’s debut album Sambanova... Read More
Plutonic and G Love
0 Comments. 1,546 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:15am.
It could have easily ended up sounding hodge-podge and all-over-the-place given the circumstance of its recording – but in the hands of producer extraordinaire Plutonic and bluesy-surf-hip-hop legend G Love, Moonshine Lemonade was probably always going to be smooth sailing, even if the two protagonists were on opposite sides of the globe for its entire recording.... Read More
Bellusira
0 Comments. 2,836 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:15am.
Melbourne alternative rock five- piece Bellusira had a pretty damn memorable last half of 2010: they released their latest single Closer To Me , and launched it with an extremely successful show at The Northcote Social Club in August. The single also then received solid airplay on commercial radio across Melbourne and elsewhere. Plus, of course, the band toured internationally for... Read More
Phat Kat
0 Comments. 1,141 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Phat Kat is the elder statesman of Detroit Hip Hop . A Motor City pioneer who laid the foundations for Hip Hop in what has become one of the most innovative and respected locales for rhyme slingers and beatsmiths. Years before anybody had even heard the name J Dilla (let alone committed to memory every kick and snare that he laid out on the MPC pads) him and Phat Kat were a group known as... Read More
Wire
0 Comments. 1,225 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
London’s Wire have, in some form or another, existed now for 37 years. But the band mostly associated with post-punk and experimental albums Pink Flag , 154 and Chairs Missing, have seemingly stood at the cusp of dissolving for most of their musical life. They rarely communicate, and spend more time on solo or side projects than ‘doing’ Wire, and... Read More
Veara
1 Comments. 1,572 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
‘Why aren’t you in college?’, ‘Why don’t you have a real job?’, ‘How’s your little band doing?’… There’s only so much condescending crap you can take from small-minded folk before you make the decision to show them why , according to Brittany Harrell. For her band Veara, the answer came in the form of album... Read More
Shpongle
0 Comments. 3,133 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
When Simon Posford and Raja Ram first connected over fifteen years ago something in the universe shifted. The story starts in 1996 when the pair bonded after viewing a solar eclipse in India. They were so inspired that they decided to channel the experience into sound and Shpongle was born. It's significant that this was their point of origin.   The mystical and spiritual infuse... Read More
!!! Chk Chk Chk
0 Comments. 1,851 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Have you ever initiated a style among your friends and social group? For example, did you get an undercut five years ago, before it was legit to look like a lesbian? Well, New York eight-piece live dance music act !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk – or any other three-syllable percussive sound) started playing their unique brand of disco fourteen years ago, well before the disco... Read More
The Bamboos
0 Comments. 2,232 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
The Bamboos aren’t a Melbourne institution, like complaining about the bad coffee in other towns is, but they are getting close. And much like the majority of baristas serving up your short mac are kiwi ex-pats, so is The Bamboos founding member and bandleader, guitarist Lance Ferguson. But hey, when did someone not being from Australia stop us claiming them? A world-renowned... Read More
Mountain Man
0 Comments. 2,120 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Nestled away on the east coast of the United States, Vermont is one of the lesser known – in Australia, at least – States of the Union. A population of just less than 700,000 makes it the second least populated state in the union; save for the cabaret crooner Moonlight In Vermont , the state lacks an iconic cultural reference point. “It’s an... Read More
Deerhunter
0 Comments. 2,493 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
To put it mildly, Deerhunter had something of a good finish to 2010 with the release in September of their fourth LP Halcyon Digest . The record heralded a new direction for Deerhunter with the creation of more textured and instrumentally varied sound.   “There wasn’t a conscious effort to try and do things really different or step away from anything. It just was pretty... Read More
Gotye
0 Comments. 7,764 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Australia's favourite singing drummer, Gotye is back after a lengthy wait with an infectious single, a new live band and some very exciting news about his forthcoming album.   Not only does he play drums like Stewart Copeland, sing like Al Green and sample like The Avalanches, one cannot also deny that Wally De Backer is a dedicated, hard-working craftsman. With associated... Read More
Health
0 Comments. 1,364 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Health are not afraid of you. Or at least that’s what the Cali noise-rockers proclaimed to antipodean shores in a flat-out insane promo video for their early-2010 visit, featuring iconoclastic shots of Crocodile Dundee poster-shredding and Lord Of The Rings DVD-smashing. Fortunately for us, the tour lived up to the weaponry-laden madness. And even better, we’... Read More
Hilltop Hoods and Golden Era Records Present Mixtape 2011 Exclusive Track Preview
5 Comments. 6,096 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
As promised Beat.com.au are proud to present to you an Exclusive Track from the Golden Era Records 2011 Mixtape.   The Track is Let it Burn By Briggs and mixed by Jaytee.   Briggs was signed to Hilltop Hoods Label - Golden Era Records after his debut EP Homemade Bombs made major waves in the Australian Hip Hop scene.   "It was obvious to everyone that this marked the... Read More
New Found Glory
0 Comments. 1,607 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Tell vocalist Jordan Pundik that his band New Found Glory are considered the best pop-punk band in history, and he’ll giggle and tell you it makes him feel funny. Because as far as the frontman of the Florida five-piece is concerned, he’s just a regular dude who you wouldn’t even look at twice in a crowd, and yet it’s Pundik’s band that are responsible for... Read More
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