Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
EMJ Reviews
El Guincho – Alegranza 8/10 “…with El Guincho’s magnitude of drama, life-loving exoticism and cultural flair, this artist has a knack for transporting you out of your “meh”-inducing mid-afternoon slump and into a kind of hazy whirlwind of carnival fun in your head.” – Sarah Department of Eagles- In Ear Park 8/10 “Gypsies love [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
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Obamarama On November 4, the American people will decide who will be their next president. It is a decision that effects not only Americans, but citizens of the entire world. Earlier in the year, Sarah and I managed to sit down for a chat with Nic Offer from the band !!!. At the time of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Howe Gelb live photos
Howe Gelb w/ Teacups Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:20, Auckland In the space of an hour, my mind went from thinking Howe Gelb sounded like a street busker to realising he was a master of the arts. Starting on keyboard, Gelb’s fingers lept from side to side, twinkling across the low notes and pounding a [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
One Day As A Lion
One Day As A Lion – One Day As A Lion (EP) 7/10 The eponymous release from Rage Against The Machine singer Zach de la Rocha and The Mars Volta’s original drummer Jon Theodore came out to great excitement. Like a stripped down RATM, with Zach on keyboards and vocals and Jon on drums, it [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Jay Reatard and No Age NZ shows announced!
Jay Reatard & No Age in NZ!!! EMJ is extremely excited to announce that two of our favourite artists are coming to New Zealand! Jay Reatard and No Age will be playing at the San Fransisco Bathhouse on February 3rd and at the Kings Arms on February 4th! Established psychedelic grunge punk legend from Memphis, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Speedball Baby
Rockin’ my soul in the bosom of Abraham/ when women meant something My favourite garage grunge punk rock n roll label, In The Red Records, home to Jay Reatard, Vivian Girls and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, also release one of my new favourite retro grunge rockabilly bands, Speedball Baby, who I found out about through [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Bang! Bang! Eche!
KEXP live from CMJ Bang! Bang! Eche! are in New York! They’ve been to the music store to buy new amps and now they are ready to hit up CMJ. The band has six CMJ shows scheduled in total, the first of which is tomorrow night at The Delaney. On Wednesday (Thursday NZ time) they [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Five Dollar Priest
He’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse The picturesque idea of The Fall, The Horrors and Iggy Pop melted together with whiskey and drowning in a booth in a dim bar in Cuba could lend a dodgy illustration of the risque, swaggering, rockabilly-swing-punk of band Five Dollar Priest. With knowing lyrics delivered by Ron [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Sarah Gooding
Monday, October 20th, 2008
All Leather
Lost In The Supermarket Justin Pearson (The Locust, Holy Molar), Nathan Joyner (Some Girls) and Tin Cagayat (Ambidextrous) have joined forces in a new band called All Leather. The band is very new; so new in fact, they only started a myspace page two weeks ago. It’s on that page that you can hear three [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, October 17th, 2008
Lawrence Arabia
New Zealand Election ’08 When you go into the polling booth on November 8, there is one name that deserves your tick. Lawrence may not be written on the ballot paper, but if you write it in with pencil your vote will count. A vote for Lawrence is a vote celebrating “the cultural diversity of [...]
