Archive for November, 2008
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis- Acid Tongue 4/10 Jenny Lewis take no time leaping upon you with Acid Tongue; opening track Black Sand greets you instantly with the sound of Lewis’s voice, a startling pose which leaves you needing the entire song to relax. On Acid Tongue, her second solo album, Lewis has called up some professional help. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Emiliana Torrini
Emiliana Torrini- Me and Armini 8/10 Every time I hear Emiliana Torrini’s Fisherman’s Woman I blush. Her child like voice drifts in and out, rising through the tree tops and wistfully drifting into open space. Me And Armini continues down the path paved by Fisherman’s Women, but extends itself with more expansive experimentation. Reassessing her [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
The Guest Bedroom
The Guest Bedroom- Treading Water/ Blowing Smoke EP 9/10 They describe themselves as “a nervous and somewhat dramatic rock band from Toronto”, but really their music is upfront and personal. Built around swaying guitar riffs and jittering spastic keys, The Guest Bedroom sound is one the catchiest new-wave sounds emanating out of Canada. Treading Water/ [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Mavis Staples interview
A Call To Arms On the eve of the American election it seemed pertinent to dig up an interview I did a while back with one of Barack Obama’s most enthusiastic and dedicated supporters: Mavis Staples. I interviewed Staples earlier this year on the eve of her WOMAD performance here and after the release of [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
The Nudie Suits live photos
The Nudie Suits w/ Teenwolf Friday,October 31, 2008 Basement Bar, Auckland I recently watched an old episode of Radio With Pictures which talks about the Auckland live music scene in 1982. Throughout the episode a number of musicians, promoters and bar owners talk about why the Auckland live music scene is doing so poorly, each [...]
