Stars You can always tell when a band is actually happy to be on stage, when they genuinely want to be there. Stars are one of...
Thee Oh Sees There is a very excellent scene in the BBC series The Mighty Boosh in which Noel Fielding, dressed as a hedgehog, dances away whilst Julian...
Deer Tick / Two Gallants The Annandale Hotel was rocked once again to the foundation when the double bill of Two Gallants and Deer Tick graced the stage this past...
Stars Cherished by lovers of literate, emotionally complex indie pop the world over, Montreal’s Stars have carved themselves a distinct niche after six records of introspective,...
Descendents As the Descendents took to Festival Hall on Saturday night, the choice of venue strangely reflected the legendary punks. Beaten, battered and not much to...
Two Gallants / Deer Tick Double headline shows are always a tricky business, inevitably running the risk of neither band getting a proper set; raising questions of who should play...
Lisa Mitchell Empty patches on Melbourne Zoo’s lawn were hard to come by for Lisa Mitchell’s sold out Zoo Twilights show. With tiny tots and teenagers abound,...
Cloud Nothings With band members thrashing around silhouetted against a wall of light, Violent Soho make for an auspicious opening band, their sound even more powerful and...
Soundwave Faces 10pm Curfew In Perth After Single Noise Complaint Soundwave 2013 kicks off in less than two weeks, and the popular hard and heavy touring festival has already announced the timetables for its kick-off...
Anthrax When your band is referred to as one of ‘the Big Four’ of metal, you know you have done something right along the way. Anthrax...
Critics Question Telstra’s Motives Behind Internet Throttling Of Music Piracy Last week Telstra announced plans to trial new ‘shaping’ (re: slowing down) of certain kinds of internet traffic and data exchange at peak periods, dressed...
Deni Blues & Roots Festival 2013 Announce Set Times Following on from the announcement that the organisers behind the brand new music festival in the regional town of Denilquin in New South Wales would...
