Archive for February, 2009
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
My Disco live photos
My Disco w/ Brand New Math and God Bows To Math Thursday, February 5, 2009 Cassette #9, Auckland It was so much fun being involved in this gig, everyone we worked with was so nice and appreciative. So nice in fact that My Disco stayed at our house and we then road-tripped to Wellington with [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Live photos by Nick Fulton
Monday, February 9th, 2009
Lissy Trullie
Lissy Trullie – Self Taught Learner (EP) 9/10 Self Taught Learner is arguably a perfect EP. Flawlessly produced, catchy new-wave rock and roll from the angular NYC beauty Lissy Trullie and her band is served up on her debut EP. I’ve held a long-lasting love for her first single; title track Self Taught Learner, ever [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Bishop Allen
Funny Ha Ha Christian Rudder and Justin Rice, who comprise Brooklyn indie band Bishop Allen have both appeared in their ex-roomate (and celebrated indie filmmaker) Andrew Bujalski’s films Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation respectively. Now the duo has a new album called Grr… on March 10 on Dead Oceans. The song are slightly more [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New York by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
My Disco
Come! Tonight!! Your only chance to see Melbourne’s phenomenal My Disco in Auckland is TONIGHT! Don’t miss out. It’ll be their first show in New Zealand in three years, last time we saw them they brought the roof down with their crazy and intense live show. With God Bows To Math and Brand New Math [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Australia,New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
No Age and Jay Reatard Live Photos
No Age and Jay Reatard Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The Kings Arms, Auckland I’ve been singing Jay Reatard all day. Easily one of my favourite sets of all time, Jay Reatard catapulted through a lightning speed set of songs mixed from his back catalog, although unfortunately seemed to pay less attention to my personal favourite, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
The Paraffins
Extraterrestrial beings Weird electro space-pop in the vein of Lemon Jelly, The Beta Band or Hot Chip, Scotland’s The Paraffins are resolutely independent. I mean literally – Billy Samson is the only member of The Paraffins, who gathers a host of extra players only when he records or plays live. Billy emailed me the debut [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Scotland by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Sharpie Crows
Sharpie Crows- Greed 8/10 The second album from Wellington’s Sharpie Crows sees the band becoming more complex but remaining true to the lo-fi DIY style of recording. Surrounded in heavy bass rhythms and driven strongly by Jackson Hobbs’ drumming, the album is more diverse than the band’s debut We Fought The Great White Whale. Their [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Alice Russel
Alice Russell- Pot Of Gold 6/10 Alice Russell’s voice is renowned for its soulful depth and soaring strength, but on the opening track of her fourth album it sounds like she’s either been singing too long and has shattered her vocal chords, or she has been inhaling helium. I saw her at the Union Fish [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Dum Dum Girls
Melodramatic Popular Girl When Larry Rose from KEXP 90.3FM in Seattle dropped Dum Dum Girls yesterday I instantly fell in love. The work of Dee Dee, a librarian from Los Angeles, echoes Vivian Girls but somehow exceeds their crunching punk sound with more layers and a wider use of distortion. Named after the Talk Talk [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Mean Street’s final gig
Mean Street w/ Damsels, Diamonds and Dirt and The Hairdo’s Saturday, January 31, 2009 Whammy, Auckland On Saturday Mean Street proved that their name change wont change anything. Their tremendous talent is only ever marred by the occasional violent audience or, say, someone in front of you who insists on dropping their empty wine glass [...]
