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Field Recording 002: Shady Lane
Jordy Lane isn’t Jordie Lane, and Shady Lane was his grandfather’s nickname, but he didn’t know that when he came up with it. All of that kept me confused for a while. Shady Lane also have an album...
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Live In Sydney This Week: 13th to 19th August
Since Bell Biv Devoe’s show got cancelled this week, I know you’ve got a hole in your diary, right? Problem is, you’re probably not going to either of Chet Faker‘s shows since they’re both sold out,...
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I Can’t Think Of A Headline About Sweet Teens That Won’t Get Me In Trouble
I love getting recommendations for bands. Since I know dick all about Australian bands, I’ve been getting a lot of that in recent months. Basically, everyone I know or meet’s been chucking names at me...
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Christ, It’s Started Already… (SXSW 2013 Edition)
I said I was sworn off writing about SXSW, but that was before I moved to Australia, before I decided I was stupidly, giddily and childishly excited about going back to Austin for the first time in a...
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Live In Sydney This Week: 20th to 26th August
Slash is at the SEC, which will have the faint whiff of ‘I wish Axl was here’, The Pharcyde are doing Upstairs At The Beresford which smell strongly of nostalgia, and The English Beat are at The...
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Chvrches Are Fvcking Svperb
Just a quick one this since I know precisely fuck all about synthpop, so can really only talk about HOW FUCKING AMAZING THIS RECORD IS for so long before I start to repeat myself. Bottom line – this...
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Live This Week In Sydney: 5th to 11th November
Holy cow – there are TEN gigs on this week I’d equally show up to, and it’s only on Wednesday when there’s no conflict. So – while you need to pick and choose wisely this week, each and every one of...
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Choice, Fundamentalism, And The Death Of Everything. Oh, And Spotify.
I’m an amateur nerd when it comes to US Elections – I absolutely love them, and have done since Clinton’s insurgency in 1992. Each time Americans have gone to the polls, I’ve stayed up as late as I...
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Live (The Rest Of) This Week In Sydney 15th-18th November
Got a bit caught up with The Day Job this week, so this is pretty late, but still – there’s a fair few decent acts to go see tonight and over the weekend. Here’re the ones I fancy the look of: THURS...
View ArticleLive in Sydney In February – Now With Video!
So, I’m trying something out this month, and have lashed together a little video preview thing for some bands playing this month that you might think are awesome too. And what a fine month February’s...
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