It’s only just begun for Panama
Panama have been making waves with a sound heavily steeped in sunburn, the scent of coconut and beer drinking on the promenade. After their first single ‘Magic’ dropped to critical acclaim in 2012, Panama… Read More
Search Results for: best of 2013
Laneway throws a good party
Bianca Cornale headed along to Laneway Festival in Sydney, and even if the boutique festival has grown, it’s definitely not too big for its boots, or rather, its incredibly elegant pointy leather brogues. … Read More
Spirit Valley induce emotional & moral panic
Sydney’s Spirit Valley exist within some strange, twisted limbo of the Australian music scene. To anyone who’s encountered them, they are undeniably, earth-shatteringly fantastic. Broadly speaking however, no one seems to have really… Read More
Two Door Cinema Club & The Vaccines live
Earlier this month, I attended a show at a cinema club (with two doors) where everybody was getting themselves vaccinated against giant jungle creatures. Oh wait, no I didn’t. That’s what my ticket… Read More
It’s true, Solange deliciously simmers
Solange is cool. True story. Solange is like the cooler younger sister you never had. Unless you are Beyonce. Whilst her famous sibling is a useful reference when working out why the name… Read More
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
Start the Virgens once more
Back in June of last year, Karen O took her psycho opera, Stop The Virgens, to Sydney. Alongside members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Dead Weather was a chorus of Sydney’s… 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
Is desire essential to the human experience?
Just like The Rolling Stones, Tammy Potakh can’t always get what she wants, which made her wonder about the nature of desire. Here are her thoughts: I often hear the words “you always… Read More
Shirley you can’t be serious?
Bobby Townsend puts his seat in an upright position and stows his tray table: Next week, I’m spending 27 hours on a plane from Sydney to the UK. I know some people hate… Read More
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
I was born around Christmas time and when I was in my youth it was brilliant, as once a year I would receive double presents or one big present. As I got older… 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