Category Archive: music

Interview: Drunk Mums hit the road

We can say with some authority that Drunk Mums, the Cairns-turned-Melbourne garage punk-wits, are quite possibly the nicest band ever. In addition to writing catchy lo-fi bangers, drawing local and international attention and putting… Read More

Interview: Brisbane band Salvadarlings

We caught up with songstress Ashley Goodall of dreamy, psychedelic Brisbane-based six-piece Salvadarlings for a quick but enlightening chat ahead of their debut Sydney performance this Thursday: Tell us about where and how you… Read More

Pierce Brothers, The Night Tree – Review

Pierce Brothers, Jack and Pat, are a charismatic duo hailing from Melbourne. Multi-instrumentalists, the brothers handle the guitar, didgeridoo and harmonica with ease. And it’s this melodic mastery they (quite rightly) show off… Read More

Slowdive Rising – A Sparkling Return

Canada-based music junkie, G. William Rex, headed to London and saw the remarkable rebirth of shoegazers, Slowdive: When bands break up (as most of them eventually do) there are two schools of thought. Some persons assert… Read More

Interview: Joan as Police Woman

American violinist, guitarist and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser – aka Joan As Police Woman – talks to Courtney Dabb about her latest album and her upcoming tour of Australia: Hi Joan. Thanks for taking the time… Read More

Wild Rumpus, Musical Blaze-Up – review

Wild Rumpus is a musical meeting-of-minds between Gary Lucus (legendary guitarist from Captain Beefheart) and Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, aka DJ Collen, and their first full album release ‘Musical Blaze-Up’ is different to say… Read More

Temples live at The Metro Theatre, Sydney

British-based Temples made their Australian debut recently. We sent Carol Bowditch and Joel Anderson along to the Sydney show: I have so much respect for this band. Even though they produce music that… Read More

Kishi Bashi, Lighght – Album review

Liana Gow-Killingbeck checks out Kishi Bashi’s latest longplayer: Kishi Bashi’s debut album, 151a, was one of my favourite, most played albums of 2012. Upon first hearing it, I remember being so startled by its… Read More

La Dispute: Rooms of the house – Review

Somethingyousaid.com’s Lisa Says describes the latest La Dispute longplayer using words and pictures: LISTEN! And read the lyrics. The problem with La Dispute might be that there has been too much said. It might… Read More

Gang of Youths live in Sydney – Photos

Fresh from supporting Manchester Orchestra on their headline tour across the United Kingdom and their critically-acclaimed turns at SXSW (as well as support slots for MSMR across the US), Gang of Youths returned to Australia… Read More

The Horrors, Luminous – Album review

After three albums of chameleon-like reinvention, The Horrors’ fourth outing sees them in somewhat of a holding pattern. Their previous effort, Skying, saw them integrate shoegaze and new wave into the kraut-ish psychedelica… Read More

Failr – Lark EP: Free Download

After Shazzaming a track I heard on the old radiobox, I was led to Martha Reeves’ Quicksand. Although this was very lovely and had me bopping nonetheless, I knew it wasn’t the song for which I was… Read More