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The Temper Trap @ Festival Hall
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The Temper Trap @ Festival Hall
0 Comments. 150 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2013 @ 1:51pm.
Everything comes full circle when The Temper Trap end their gig with defining hit Sweet Disposition. The single that launched the Melbourne five-piece into the Australian music consciousness has become an anthem of sorts and serves as a thank-you to an audience that has clearly loved them from the start. It was also an affirmation; The Temper Trap is here to stay. The crowd moved in thick... Read More
The Temper Trap
0 Comments. 665 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2013 @ 1:04pm.
It’s been almost a year since The Temper Trap’s second album came out. While the self-titled release did well, topping the Australian chats and producing several singles, it didn’t quite hit the commercial heights of their first. Singer Dougy Mandagi is surprisingly open about this, telling me that, above all, he still stands behind the album and its slower, softer sound. “The second album... Read More
The Temper Trap Announce 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 1,100 Views. Posted 14 Mar 2013 @ 10:08am.
All-conquering global stars The Temper Trap have announced a very welcome homecoming show in Melbourne. The performance will follow on from their acclaimed self-titled sophomore album of last year. The band have been busy fulfilling half-time duties at last year's AFL Grannie, supporting Coldplay, and performing at this year's Future Music Festival. Read More
The Temper Trap : Miracle
0 Comments. 177 Views. Posted 13 Mar 2013 @ 3:57pm.
The second single from Temper Trap’s self-titled sophomore album is a blend of super glassy '80s synth pop and a sort of wet Bee Gees aesthetic, due in large part to Dougy Mandagi’s unrelenting falsetto. It does not float my boat. Read More
Groovin The Moo Announce 2013 Lineup
0 Comments. 1,147 Views. Posted 29 Jan 2013 @ 2:54pm.
Each year Groovin The Moo, the country's only regional touring festival, has gone from strength to strength. 2013 will prove no different with the announcement of a huge batch of local and international talent. The full lineup in alphabetical order reads as follows: Alison Wonderland, Alpine, The Amity Affliction, The Bronx, DZ Deathrays (DJ set), Example, Flume, Frightened Rabbit, Hungry Kids... Read More
Coldplay @ Etihad Stadium
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The Temper Trap : This Isn't Happiness
0 Comments. 216 Views. Posted 21 Nov 2012 @ 12:43pm.
Lifted from their self-titled sophomore album, This Isn’t Happiness has a twitchy break beat rhythm and a very strange vocal – possibly not that strange for fans of The Temper Trap, but odd and direct and vaguely Simply Reddish for those of us who know them only or mostly for Sweet Disposition. Oh wait…it’s because he’s not singing in falsetto on this track. Interesting. The New Romantic/adult... Read More
The Temper Trap
0 Comments. 242 Views. Posted 12 Nov 2012 @ 11:43am.
There was once a time in Dougy Mandagi’s life where Bono was an insanely rich and famous human being, whose stature went beyond simply that of ‘U2’s singer’. These days, the frontman of The Temper Trap and Bono are more akin to equals; earlier this year he cited the Melbourne band as an inspiration for a forthcoming U2 album, a concept that boggles Mandagi. “It’s surreal,” Mandagi reflects. “... Read More
The Temper Trap : The Temper Trap
0 Comments. 1,550 Views. Posted 5 Jun 2012 @ 11:59am.
It’s been an impatient wait for the thronging masses seduced by The Temper Trap’s debut, Conditions, in 2009. It took a while, but the band finally pulled themselves off the road long enough to record a more mature, diverse exploration of that mish-mash of genres so uniquely their own. The group has grown in more ways than one – quite literally – and now call themselves a five-piece with the... Read More
Splendour 2012 Rumour Roundup
1 Comments. 3,585 Views. Posted 10 Apr 2012 @ 4:10pm.
  As y'all are probably aware, we're pretty goddamn great when it comes to tipping just who will grace the bills at our major festivals. Here we take a look at just who might be gracing the eagerly anticipated Splendour In The Grass 2012 lineup. Of course, we already have confirmation of Zulu Winter. We can rule out Stone Roses, though they would be a good fit for Splendour's Anglo-tinged... Read More
Van She Announce Tour and Second Album
0 Comments. 1,386 Views. Posted 2 Apr 2012 @ 8:26pm.
Almost four years since the release of their debut, Sydney quartet Van She finally announce the release of their second album, Idea Of Happiness through Modular. The album was recorded and produced in Sydney by the band themselves, however was then sent to Los Angeles to be mixed by Tony Hoffer, who has also worked with Ladyhawke, M83 and The Temper Trap on their impending second album.  ... Read More
The Temper Trap Announce Vivid Sideshows
0 Comments. 1,617 Views. Posted 15 Mar 2012 @ 10:12am.
Following on from their announcement on the incredible Vivid LIVE lineup this morning, The Temper Trap haven't forgot about giving their Melbourne fans a sample of their long-awaited new record. One of the biggest international breakthroughs of the past few years, Temper Trap have taken over the world - thanks in part to the massive smash hit that is Sweet Disposition.   Currently... Read More
Miss Libertine's 5th Birthday
0 Comments. 1,346 Views. Posted 4 Nov 2011 @ 8:03am.
Time sure does fly when you're having fun and getting' loose, according to Miss Libertine venue manager Danae Hadjimouratis. One of Melbourne's favourite places to party is turning it up a notch this weekend when the crew celebrate their fifth birthday. With five years certainly being quite the milestone, you can be sure that one celebration just ain't gonna be enough, with Miss Libertine... Read More
The Count With Sunset Circus
0 Comments. 1,292 Views. Posted 11 Feb 2011 @ 11:01pm.
  Ten bands everyone should know about:     “This Town Needs Guns, The Design, Bon Iver, Imogen Heap, Dave Matthews Band, The Temper Trap, Biffy Clyro, Meshuggah, Midnight Youth… and, of course… Sunset Circus.”     Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:     “Nachos, bacon, burrito kit, steak, wine... Read More
Born Ruffians
0 Comments. 1,171 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
What would Luke LaLonde’s 16-year-old self think of the Born Ruffians’ frontman now? Well, according to the singer, most likely “you lucky bastard,” followed by “I can’t believe you’re going to Australia”… For a bunch of kids from the Canadian cottage town of Midland, you can bet it’s a big deal, as LaLonde explains,... Read More
Built To Spill
0 Comments. 906 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
There’s nothing worse than writers’ block, Built To Spill frontman Doug Martsch confesses. In fact, some days you wake up feeling like you just want to throw in the towel – even if you’re the founder of one of the biggest indie-rock bands of the last two decades.   “I don’t think you’ll find a lot of musicians easily admit this,”... Read More
Future Of The Left
0 Comments. 2,790 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
Back in August, Future Of The Left lynchpin Andy Falkous sent me an email. There was no subject line, just an attachment: an mp3 called I Am The Least Of Your Problems . It was followed soon after by another; same deal, different mp3. Then another. And another. And one more in early September.     “New demos,” Andy explained in a... Read More
Lightspeed Champion
0 Comments. 978 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
After breaking through with the short-lived, but much-adored, dance-punk outfit Test Icicles, Dev Hynes made the transition into the Lightspeed Champion moniker with a collection of mostly acoustic-driven folk songs. The stylistic transition continued with this year’s well-received release of the sardonically titled Life Is Sweet! Nice... Read More
Gypsy & The Cat
0 Comments. 1,960 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
“When we come back (to Australia), we’re losers again!” So quips Xavier Bacash, who, along with Lionel Towers, is one half of dynamic new Australian duo Gypsy And The Cat. Forming less than three years ago in Melbourne, these two former DJs recently relocated their project to London, where there exists a far greater demand, and scene for their... Read More
Shout Out Louds
0 Comments. 1,120 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
How lucky we are as punters that a sunny season of the best international and local acts awaits us, a summer already revealing its splendours to a once barren Melbourne. A short chat with Shout Out Louds’ guitarist Carl von Arbin confirms a shared anticipation. “I enjoy coming to Australia for the warm, when we’re having the worst time in... Read More
Arrested Development
3 Comments. 1,349 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
“ No more consciousness, just blingin’ it, blingin’ it / World massacres happen, no one rappin’ or singin’ it / Corporations and rappers now gettin’ along / We are distracted with girls, women, thongs / No more Public Enemy or remedies / With the oppressed the oppressors are friendly...” - Speech... Read More
Xavier Rudd
0 Comments. 2,774 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
At one stage a few years ago, Xavier Rudd was firmly positioned at the top end of almost every festival he was invited to attend. Kids loved his easy-on-the-ears dreadlock-folk-surf tunes, the oldies loved his political and environmental conscious and those that hadn’t seen him just enjoyed the spectacle of seeing one little man make such a big noise.... Read More
Mystery Jets
0 Comments. 1,115 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
With a slew of spine-tingling winds and torrential downpours, our familiar Melbourne summer seems so far away. It is, however, December – less than a month until some of Australia’s finest music festivals – and William Rees of UK indie quintet Mystery Jets is as excited as ever on the eve of a return down under.   “We can’t wait. We were out there a... Read More
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