Grizzly Bear – Shields
Two Weeks, that track from Grizzly Bear’s 2009 release, Veckatimest, plagued me at the height of its popularity. The croony intro and pulsating piano followed me everywhere, it always seemed to be playing on… Read More
Two Weeks, that track from Grizzly Bear’s 2009 release, Veckatimest, plagued me at the height of its popularity. The croony intro and pulsating piano followed me everywhere, it always seemed to be playing on… Read More
Something You Said’s Jemma Cole girl-crushes on Grimes and ends up on stage with Diplo: For the past three months I’ve been amongst the millions of Australian youths who decide to go abroad… Read More
Neil Martin checked out a film that has thus far only had a limited release: Zal Batmanglij’s Sound Of My Voice has been turning heads at festivals this year and deserves to find… Read More
It didn’t bode well. The free bus between the train station and the venue was packed with overly muscular, tattooed young men in singlets and shorts, the smell of goon falling from their… Read More
Kate Holcombe multi-tasked at Sydney’s Metro Theatre the other night, working behind the bar while reviewing a show at the same time. Impressive: The night began with an explosive opener from New Gods,… Read More
William Wharton’s classic novel of friendship and the terrible cost of war has tragically been out of print for the last few years. This haunting and brilliant novel that was adapted into an… Read More
Marcus Thaine checked out a bunch of bands at The Espy last Friday: Burnt out in the foray of gritty guitar rock which dominated the night, I managed to miss Northeast Party House, the… Read More
Really? After heart-achingly brilliant parodies, words tinged with comic genius and fables of almost religious proportions, this is what we’re left with? Jesse Eisenberg and Ellen Page, of Juno fame, fumbling around awkwardly in… Read More
Marcus Thaine went to BIGSOUND in Brisbane and saw a lot of bands. Here are his thoughts: Here are just my ramblings, thoughts and recollections of my experience at Brisbane’s music conference, BIGSOUND.… Read More
Sonia Clarke stays wide awake for Nitin Sawhney: Forget trees falling in the forest: what I would like to know is, if you sleep through a gig at the Opera House, did it really… Read More
Harriet Cheney headed to Bondi to check out Twerps: The free Weds night gigs at the Beach Road Hotel are a baffling success. Usually I would hate the over boozed and over (or under)… Read More