Lou in the ICU
I’ve often said that I could never live up to my father. At once, when necessary, commanding with a belly full of fire he knows how to manage people well and is built for work. He’s never sick, he handles difficult situations deftly and works like a dog. If he’s not working for the boss … Read more
BURNS collaborates with dems
Suave, minimalist, smooth, and a little dark, BURNS’ recent involvement with Dems is a rare treat. The vocals in Poison introduces just enough hurt to add a dimension to BURNS’ crazy sexy, cool approach. I’m sure I’ve heard of BURNS before but just to recap, this Londoner was born on Halloween and according to Last … Read more
R(ise) E(xist) D(emise)
Curated by Chloe Mandryk, the mysterious and ceremonial exhibition RED (Rise, Exist, Demise) focuses on physical, emotional and spatial binaries associated with the colour red. This provocative colour is connected to renewal and oppositional forces, for example birth, living with gusto, cycles and death. I sauntered in late to the opening on 15 March to … Read more
Modern Spender
At first listen you might consider Melbourne’s Tom Spender a bit like a slow cooked Tom Vek or a hark back to Neil Finn’s stuff. Already a couple of good names to be compared to, right? Never Again unveils Spender with a little more complexity. The minimal use of horns and strings reminds me of … Read more
Maple’s Fixed Gaze
George Maple carries the beautiful voice on Flume’s Bring You Down. She also has ties to the accomplished Flight Facilities. Maple has also kept busy working on her own material in a London studio with Bondax, Two Inch Punch, Juk Juk, Royce Wood Junior and Snakehips. It will be exciting to see her career unfold! … Read more
Weekend Wind Down
Canberra turns 100 this year and this long weekend marks its birthday party. 100 is pretty young when you consider that “neighbouring” cities Sydney and Melbourne are nearly twice as old. Many overseas eroneously believe that Melbourne is the capital of Australia. Not the biggest error considering it was our capital until 100 years ago. … Read more
Colour Bomb
Understandably citing Billy Joel, David Bowie and Nick Cave as influences, Colour Bomb (comprising duo, James Saunders and Tom Whitty) performs pop with a few surprises and a lot of promise. Their songs stay steadfastly true to their melodies but harness experimentation much the way that Sparkadia’s and MS MR’s songs have. This could be … Read more
Part of Every Party
So here I am at the end of a month long vacation, preparing to return to work and the ordinary facets of life. I don’t mind after visiting London, Paris, Milan, Florence and Rome. What beautiful cities in their wonderfully diverse ways! It was particularly nice to indulge in some of the night life, albeit … Read more
Everything Everything Arc Up
I haven’t been this excited about an album release in ages! Everything Everything at first seem like an edgy Bloc Party or Two Door Cinema-like band, but as their second album proves, they also have a beautiful crooning and soulful side which reminds me of old Elbow and Doves. Somewhat melancholic and very harmonic but … Read more
triple j Hottest 100 of 2012
It’s so easy to vote so I will always vote. And the culling process to ten votes is made easy by the fact that I vote for songs I’ve only heard played on triple j. Anything else feels like a throw-away vote. I have tried to retain integrity. I have not voted for songs because … Read more
