Yeah Yeah Yeahs are crowd pleasers
She stands at the lip of the stage, marking the spot where, she tells us, ten years ago she fell headfirst to the floor. It’s why the band had started with the cha-pa-pa… Read More
Category Archive: live
Bridezilla at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
“VALE, BRIDEZILLA” by Jack Colwell. And so, the masses gathered to mark the end of an era. Familiar faces that had made up the members of the Bridezilla family since the band formed… Read More
The Hives at The Metro, Sydney
Elfy Scott got sweaty, dazzled and, well, a bit aroused when The Hives put on a show in Sydney last week: The 7th of January 2013 not only presented Sydneysiders with a blistering,… Read More
Falls Festival had us at hello
I had never been to Tasmania. I love SBTRKT. Falls in Marion Bay had me at ‘hello’. Regaled by an aggressively drunk Wigan slash Adelaide native (we knew this, from her constant refrain… Read More
Beach House at The Enmore, Sydney
Beach House have certainly had a big year. From humble beginnings back in 2006 with Apple Orchard being featured on a Pitchfork best of mixtape, they have come full circle in 2013 with… Read More
Falls brings us into the new year in style
There’s really nothing quite like a good road trip. Whether it is for the escapism, to visit nanna’s homestead, or maybe just for the sake of crafting the perfect highway mix tape. For… Read More
First Aid Kit at The Sydney Opera House
We first saw the Swedish sisters, Johanna and Klara Söderberg, a few years ago playing at a festival in England in a hot, stuffy tent with revellers scattered around on hay bales and… Read More
Field Day: Heat, Coolio, guitars, fun times
There aren’t many reasons to drag yourself from your pit of hungover despair on New Years Day. The chance to go and hang in a field with Coolio, however, is one. It certainly… Read More
The Cribs at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
The start of the year in Sydney is an excellent time for music lovers, as there are many overseas acts who travel south seeking warmth and coastal bliss. And there are surely few… Read More
Abbe May at GoodGod in Sydney
Harriet Cheney went to see Perth’s Abbe May in Sydney. Here’s what she thought: I fell in love with Perth rock chick Abbe May after hearing the dark, sexy and commanding sounds of… Read More
Something You Said’s top gigs of 2012
We spent a ridic amount of time in 2012 at music venues all over the world. From Berlin to Brighton, from Sydney to Switzerland, from London to LA, we were there. These are… Read More
The Datsuns at The Annandale, Sydney
All hail The Datsuns! Rock and roll is meant to be good fun – The Datsuns know this and aren’t trying to pull any punches – there’s no indulgent posturing going on, just… Read More