Back from a week in Byron for Splendour fun. Supposed to play records at the launch of the latest Cyclic Defrost tonight, but discovered when I got there that it was CDs only. So I played the three discs I had with me, then headed home to catch the Big ...
The new issue of Cyclic Defrost gets the launch treatment in Sydney tomorrow night. It's really the only magazine for deep down music coverage in Australia at the moment, especially on the music tip, the cover was designed by Traianos from Meupe (and I interviewed him for the ...
Travelling sample masher Faux Pas has an on-the-road Gotye remix on his site that, he says, takes extra ingredients from Konk, Liquid Liquid, Man Parish and Oscar Sulley. It's ace.
This week my radio show Join The Dots was all about the new record from former Bad Seed and Magazine bass player Barry Adamson, the show jumped from the Go-Betweens and INXS to This Mortal Coil and Pan Sonic. The Go Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights Sleater Kinney - Combat Rock The Go ...
Look at the facts. Sydney band Pomo Mofo do a messy mix of indie rock, talky rap, grungey guitars and electropop in a lo-fi amateurish way that seems to aim for ironic but not quite make it, but it's still kinda cool. I'm saying this on just one listen ...
Sodastream was great at the Hopetoun a few weeks ago. Supports were Seaworthy and Grand Salvo. Although I've quite liked a few Salvo songs, I was not too impressed by his earnest folkiness - though that could have been influenced by the killjoy ...
On the first Monday of every month, FBI opens its doors for musicians loaded up with demo CDs. Last time, we got a great Aphex Twin versus Bowie demo from Milkrun, and the man behind the milk, Robert Miller, was a guest on Join The Dots this week. Dsico ...
Can I just say get The Monthly as soon as possible this month. If you're a fan of the Go-Betweens that should be enough because resident music critic at the magazine, and half of the band, Robert Forster is back, and ...
Brisbane six-piece Anal Traffic is not completely serious, well not at first. Check the name for starters, and if you need more, they double as librarians, lawyers and bankers yet still manage to knock out stoopid punk rock that sounds hedonistically silly. If you're not down with titles like Six ...
On the first Monday of every month, FBI opens its doors for demo-laden local musicians. Last time, we got an Aphex Twin versus Bowie demo from Milkrun, otherwise known as Robert Miller, and he's coming into the studio for an interview on JOIN THE DOTS this week (Thursday ...
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