Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Reviews
Sharpie Crows- Greed 8/10 “There’s a famous John Peel quote about The Fall which goes “Always different, always the same” and perhaps it’s an appropriate quote to describe Sharpie Crows; because while the guitaring and keyboard playing continues to expand, becoming more experimental, the drum and bass rhythms provide a swell undercurrent that holds the [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Nick Fulton
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Broken Spindles
The Pharmacy Is Closed After Midnight Broken Spindles is the solo project of Joel Petersen, the guitarist and bass player from The Faint. The project was originally started in 2001 when Petersen was asked to provide a completely original collection of instrumental music for a soundtrack to a friend’s film. The film score then developed [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Bang! Bang! Eche! video
Bang! Bang! Eche! ‘Four To The Floor’ video
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen- Hope For The Hopeless 3/10 I think someone forgot to tell Brett Dennen that on his third album he should expand on the standard singer song-writer thing. The San Francisco musician is famous for his work with non-profit organisation The Mosaic Project, helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds fight for a better future. His [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Stereolab live photos
Stereolab w/ Bachelorette Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Kings Arms, Auckland Hit and miss! If you’re a fan of Stereolab you’re not going to have wanted to miss this gig, but if you only like a few of their songs and dislike others you’re probably thinking it was a bit of a let down. After [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Ben Kweller
Ben Kweller live on Letterman I always considered Ben Kweller to be just as talented as Ryan Adams, but not as literary or self-affirming or attention-seeking. Ryan Adams was one of the first people I ever interviewed, and the experience scarred me for life. He was so abrupt and unrelenting and unforgiving. I still love [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Deerhunter
Deerhunter – Microcastle/Weird Era Continued 9/10 Visceral and heart-pounding, like a rabbit being chased through sand dunes but enjoying the agonising, shit-stirring freakiness of the chase, Microcastle gets your blood pumping. It makes you feel sentimental, sway around, sing along, daze out, feel bliss. It has all the aesthetics of a ‘90s stoner/psych hits the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
My Disco
Minimalism Is Cute Australian indie rockers My Disco are heading to New Zealand in early February to play at Camp A Low Hum. Before that, they are playing a show on February 5 at Cassette #9. Guitarist Ben Andrews had a chat to me about his expectations for CALH, touring the world and the difference [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Vetiver
Indie Forever Sub-Pop Records was delighted to sign San Francisco indie band Vetiver in October 2008, so happy in fact, that they released a press release titled “At last! Vetiver is ours!” Now in 2009, they have another big announcement; Vetiver’s fourth album Tight Knit, will be the label’s first post-Bush release. Vetiver is primarily [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Monday, January 26th, 2009
El Guincho
New El Guincho live video and MP3 In the weeks preceding his highly anticipated New Zealand shows with The Ruby Suns, El Guincho performed a brand new song called ‘Bombay’ at the ManiaTV Studio 5 sessions. The song is in the vein of El Guincho’s hugely popular Tropical/Carribean Afrobeat/Calypso/Reggae/World vibe, and performed live with his [...]
