Archive for August, 2007
Monday, August 27th, 2007
Fashion Plate Daddy
‘One broken plate and a big hunk of cow’
So I found this funky looking band on myspace, they looked pretty swinging in their photo so I asked them for a song or two. And how nice of them, they obliged by sending me four tracks. We shared some more dialogue and I managed to get […]
No Comments » - Posted in UK by Nick Fulton
Friday, August 24th, 2007
The Radio Dept.
“Like an Iceberg: Dense and Frigid.”
Radioavdelningen is one of Sweden’s best known and well-loved Indie/shoegaze/experimental/electronic collaborative projects. Johan Duncanson (vocals, guitar), Martin Larsson (guitar), Lisa Carlberg (”love of Martin”, and bass/vocals), and Per Blomgren (drums) make sweet, glistening melodies scorned with romantic maladies (ha). Now on one of Sweden’s most respected labels and with a […]
No Comments » - Posted in Sweden by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Menomena
Legs sticking out of South Pole,
torso sticking out of North Pole.
Intense layers of vocal melodies crooning and swooning laid down over repetitive musical loops (apparently built on custom software!) are the meticulous details etched on Menomena’s hardened catalogue. Their magical majestic pop songs are not your typical C4 fare, however there’s was the medium that […]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Rio en Medio
The Bride of Brooklyn
Based in Brooklyn, New York; Rio en Medio is the musical alis for New Mexico native Danielle Stech-Homsy. The daughter of a gay Syrian painter and a Ukrainian flamenco dancer, her life has been one colourful adventure. One that laid the foundation for a move into the world of folk music […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Leichtenstein
Na Na Na Na Na Batgirls!!
As if it was still 1978, girl punk lives on in Sweden. These four Goteborg assassins are hear to charm your pants off, with attitude, a little bit of angst and a whole lotta love. Their debut 7″ has just been released and is ready to be an instant hit […]
No Comments » - Posted in Sweden by Nick Fulton
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Bastard Sons of Grey Power
Winston Peters You Old Grey Haired Bastard!
In my opinion Grey Power are one of Wellington’s best kept musical secrets. The four piece band are relatively new to the scene, but have already gained a reputation for their manic live show. Blending surf, swamp rock and shoegaze with a much grander big band sound they command […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Best Fwends
“Have good times til time runs out, this is what we’re all about!”
It’s funny when a band puts out a song so heinously bad that it almost puts you off their music entirely. Even though AAWW-SOME is one of few songs that I’ve thrashed in recent times, there came just one other song by Best […]
No Comments » - Posted in UK by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Vermillion Lies
Halfway between the Theatre and the Stars
When Mrs Boekbinder gave birth to twins all those years ago, no one really knew the sisters would one day end up one of the world’s most talked about live musical acts. Born two days apart in the state of California, the sisters Zoe and Kim ultimately lead very […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Nick Fulton
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
The Hungry Caterpillar
Vitamin X vs. Riboflaven: the race is on!
Talented graphic designer Benjamin Thompson has many hobbies; lucky for us one of these is The Hungry Caterpillar. Currently the whereabouts of the rumoured second member remains uncertain, however this phantom edge of unsolved mystery only serves to illuminate the indescribable awesomeness of the music.
Like one of those […]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia, New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
The Virgins
If you type ‘The Virgins’ into Google you get all sorts of weird stuff. I discovered there’s a hell of a lot of sites about the Virgin Mary, but fuck all on New York band The Virgins. I’d hate to see what an image search would reveal. So I have to let the music do […]
