Archive for January, 2009
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Mean Street
Into The Unknown: Mean Street R.I.P On Saturday, January 31, Mean Street will play their last Auckland show under that name. I sat down with Billie and Emily to find out what the future holds for the band and tried to get a few clues as to what their new band name will be. It [...]
42 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
The Golden Filter
Take The Golden Key Trying to do research on a band like The Golden Filter is extremely frustrating. Who ever is behind the project is a shy doe; they prefer their music to conjure all the attention while their identity remains a mystery. In mid 2008 they released their first hit single ‘Solid Gold’ and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Creative Freedom Foundation
Sign here please… News broke today that APRA is trying to rush forward the passing of S92A, a copyright law that pushes for Guilt Upon Accusation for artists and journalists like us who share music and information via the internet. S92A argues for the disconnection of internet connections of people who upload their own or [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
High Places, Dan Deacon Competition
Get Out The Crayons The promoter of the Wellington High Places/ Dan Deacon show is running a colouring competition. You see that sweet poster above? Well your job is to download the blank copy, print it out, colour it in and then send it to the address below. The winner will receive a double pass [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Big Day Out- Nick’s Review
Big Day Out Featuring: Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, TV On The Radio, Prodigy, Lupe Fiasco, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Pendulum, Mint Chicks, Brand New Math, Ting Tings and Black Kids Friday, January 16, 2009 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland My first Big Day Out, yep, for the past fourteen years I had stayed away; but thanks to [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in New York,New Zealand,U.S.A,UK by Nick Fulton
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Big Day Out- Sarah’s Review
Big Day Out Featuring: Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, TV On The Radio, Prodigy, Lupe Fiasco, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Pendulum, Mint Chicks, Brand New Math, Ting Tings and Black Kids Friday, January 16, 2009 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland It was possibly the least anticipated Big Day Out I’ve ever been to. None of the acts I [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in New York,New Zealand,U.S.A,UK by Sarah Gooding
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Reviews
So So Modern- EP0004 8/10 “The more subtle additions of FX on certain guitar parts, and also the fact that Mark’s guitaring seems even more thoughtful and considered than in the past is another huge improvement.”- Sarah Bond Street Bridge- The Mapmakers Art 7/10 “Songs like ‘Black Market Soul Transplant’ and ‘Silver’ rely on Prebble’s [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Cacaw
Kill Me With Your Mind One of my favourite music blogs Better Than Sex compared Cacaw to legendary punk band Big Black; a comparison that alone made me pay attention as my flatmate is obsessed with the old punk band. Cacaw is another band from Chicago’s underground punk scene; the same scene that is enjoying [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Spiritualized and X Features live photos
Spiritualized with The X Features Tuesday, January 13, 2009 The Powerstation, Auckland Stepping into the cavernous hall that is the Powerstation when there’s barely any people in it made me feel like I was walking on the moon even before Spiritualized launched into their psychedelic space jams. But first there was The X Features, a [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,UK by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Ume
Phosphorescent Exposure For fans of Sonic Youth and Batrider comes Ume (pronounced ooo-may), being touted as one of the hottest new bands on a number of popular American music blogs. The Austin, Texas trio of Lauren Larson (guitar/vocals), Eric Larson (bass) and Jeff Barrera create driving psychedelic pop music drawing heavily on spaced out guitars [...]
