Archive for February, 2009
Monday, February 16th, 2009
El Guincho
El Guincho with The Ruby Suns and Pikelet Thursday, February 12, 2009 Cassette #9, Auckland While not as exciting and action-packed as I expected it would be, El Guincho’s gig last week in Auckland was a party. My thoughts that there wasn’t such a good dance had at an indie gig in Auckland in ages [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Spain by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Smashproof
4 Years? Out In 11 Months I don’t think I’ve ever really got into any South Auckland hip-hop, it’s not because I haven’t tried, I’ve always just found it quite repetitive and in some-way copping out on American influences. So when I heard Smashproof’s hit ‘Brother’ a few days ago I paid very close attention; [...]
17 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Death Is Not A Joyride
Show Us Your Humanimal Face Real animals roar, hiss and howl; humanimals make crazy theatrical chamber rock. Death is Not A Joyride like to dress-up and dance around in parks and playgrounds, entertaining small children and grown-ups with their wacky fashion and rather obtuse music. The Texas band combine dark gothic melodies with quirky lyrics, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Princess Chelsea live photos
Princess Chelsea Thursday, February 12, 2009 The Wine Cellar, Auckland Princess Chelsea and her wonderful princess band played their first public show at The Wine Cellar last night. The gig was also a farewell party for her sister Olivia who is moving to Melbourne; understandably every song was delightfully dedicated to her. Nervously explaining the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Friday, February 13th, 2009
The Crackhouse 5
All The Chickz Say YEAAAHHH!! New Zealand’s best white rappers since The Fast Crew didn’t come via a trashy reality TV show (have you seen that show, those guys are rubbish). The Crackhouse 5 come from the mean streets of Mt Victoria, Wellington where buglers come out of the bush on a daily basis. At [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Princess Chelsea
Princess Chelsea covers White Town Auckland’s brilliant bedroom producer has been keeping quiet of late, apart from her wonderful performance with her 8-piece band at the Lil Chief Records Christmas Party in December. But finally she has sent us her delightful cover of what I hear is one of her all-time favourite songs, White Town’s [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Hacienda
Hacienda- Loud Is The Night 7/10 Blending the few decent elements of horrid Californian band Japanese Motors and the swampy bits of Little Joy, Hacienda succeeds at their own take on full-bodied rock and roll. Championed by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys (whose influence can be heard on third track ‘Useless And Tired’), the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Blink 182 reunite!
Juvenile Delinquents I just read on the great Cannibal Cheerleader blog that our favourite ’90s pop punk band Blink 182 is returning to the airwaves! We’d been hitting their hugely popular song ‘Dammit’ hard on EMJ Radio on bFM (when it existed), and forever wondering what happened? Where did the juvenile delinquents with socks on [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in California by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Pocahaunted
The Devil Wears Pink Fairy Boots Pocahaunted is the work of two cute L.A girls named Bethnay and Amanda. Popular New York indie music website Tiny Mix Tapes describes the girls as “the Olsen Twins of Drone”; together the girls make dark, tribal noise pop (if that makes sense) that takes you deep within your [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Bizzart
Bizzart- Future Stars And Small Wonders 8/10 Pre-School teacher and self proclaimed ‘music therapist’ Arthur Arellanes III has a outlook on music that pushes the boundaries of hip-hop and explores themes outside of the usual square. A deacon of the American Orthodox Church by the age of 17, his influences and vision seem somewhat distorted, [...]
