Archive for February, 2009
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Reviews
Fort Knox Five – Radio Free DC
5/10
“…Their music initially comes across as styled in the vein of Jurassic 5 or The Roots. But as you venture through the album you’re met with relentless sampling and an increasingly more upbeat House complex the likes of Thievery Corporation, of which one member of FKF is also […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Featured Reviews by Nick Fulton
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Of Montreal live photos
Of Montreal with The Ruby Suns
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Kings Arms, Auckland
I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun at a gig. Of Montreal were the craziest, most outlandish band I’ve ever seen. If you were put off by the price tag of this gig then I think you sorely missed out; it was […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Live photos by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The Veils
Silly Hats and Cigarettes
A few tracks from the upcoming Veils album Sun Gangs have been leaked; a couple have also been released by the band. The new album is due to be released on April 6 and from what we’ve heard of the new material it is pretty similar to their previous release Nux Vomica. […]
32 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand, UK by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The Wicks
The Wicks- Why Do People Walk (EP)
4/10
Apart from the god awful first track ‘Boat Song’ The Wicks’ second EP is for the most part quite a pleasant listen. The vocals which were the major difficulty with their first EP have been tamed slightly and some clever studio effects have been used to round off singer […]
No Comments » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Creature
Chaotic, Idiotic, Sexy, NOT!
Blending the likes of Chicks On Speed with The B52’s and Of Montreal, Creature bring together some of the finest pop influences and channel them into their own infectious new-wave dance punk. Formed in 2004, the Canadian band juggled line-ups for a number of years, discarding and gaining four members on […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Canada by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Lou Reed
Lou Reed – Berlin: Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse
7/10
Often great artists are only revered after their deaths. Lou Reed has been both revered and reviled for the various works he’s released during his 50-year career. Berlin is an interesting example of work that has been both widely criticised upon its initial release and then later […]
No Comments » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Crystal Antlers
Wings of Worldly Pleasure
Celebrated experimental art/noise/punk band Crystal Antlers are finally about to release their long-awaited debut album. Tentacles will be out on April 6 in Europe and April 7 in America on Touch and Go Records, home to such acts as TV On The Radio, Slint, The Jesus Lizard, Butthole Surfers and Big Black. […]
No Comments » - Posted in California by Sarah Gooding
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
New Vivian Girls song
Lake House
In their typical ramshackle, purported punk Shangri Las-meets-Ronettes-meets-New Wave pop fashion, one of my favourite Brooklyn exports, Vivian Girls (named after outsider artist Henry Darger’s 15,000+ page space fantasy novel) have unleashed a new song. Released under Almost Ready’s Volume 8 of The World’s Lousy With Ideas 7″ series, the song kicks off […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Sarah Gooding
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Dan Deacon/ High Places live photos
Dan Deacon with High Places
Friday, February 20, 2009
Cassette #9, Auckland
The two international acts probably couldn’t have been more diverse; on one hand you had the shy, whimsical, bubble-gum pop of High Places and on the other hand was the confrontational, party-time, electronic pop of Dan Deacon. Two very different styles of music and two […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles by Nick Fulton
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
Eurovision Song Contest: Stephane and 3G
Georgian pop group protest Putin in an act of “disco defiance”
I’m not usually one to celebrate hilariously cheesy and derivative disco pop, but Stephane and 3G’s blatant protest against Vladimar Putin in their Eurovision Song Contest submission is too entertaining to ignore. The group disses the Russian President, who has been integral in the repeat […]
