Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Dear Time’s Waste and Yule Tour Update
A Match Made In Heaven Yule and Dear Time’s Waste have just finished the South Island leg of their nation-wide tour. We managed to get a wee update from them both and it turns out they are having an incredible time touring together. Yule couldn’t contain his excitement, his email was more like a university [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Bang! Bang! Eche! tour blog- Update 2
Photos from London and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton BBE LIVE at HORATIOS We played at the NZ Music Showcase with Die! Die! Die!, Connan Mockasin and The Veils. Creepy Chaz Choccy Woocy Doodah is a little chocolaterie down the street from where we are staying. They made all of the chocolates for [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Tours by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Throbbing Gristle
Old School Sound Techs Last month Throbbing Gristle released a brand new album exclusively to those who attended their 2009 USA tour. All the original members were present and reports suggest that the band sounded as fresh as they did thirty years ago. Luckily for fans, a few copies of the new album are still [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in UK by Nick Fulton
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Mika Miko
Mika Miko – We Be Xuxa 9/10 Hard, fast, lo-fi punk rock in the vein of Sleater Kinney, The Slits or The Ramones, LA’s Mika Miko have been lovingly described by some as “pony thrash”, possibly because of the girly element the four girls and one boy create with their punk aesthetics. They’ve been described [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Modest Mouse – Satellite Skin
Satellite Skin/ Guilty Cocker Spaniels 7″ On the weekend I got something every music fan loves: a teaser containing the lead single plus b-side for the forthcoming EP of a musical great. Modest Mouse is releasing the single ‘Satellite Skin’ on May 26 in the US ahead of their EP No One’s First And You’re [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Nevernudes
Arrested Development They don’t suck on cigarettes just to look cool; they don’t play free shows at Decshlers Bar and they’re not responsible for the most fucking stupid name change in New Zealand music history. As lead guitarist Joe Trotman would say, “Not Nevernudes!”. Their first single (and their only recorded song to date) ‘Grade [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Bang! Bang! Eche! tour blog
On The Road… If you love Bang! Bang! Eche! as much as we do, you can keep up with their travels throughout the UK and Europe by reading their exclusive EMJ tour blog. Every few days Josh Burgess (guitar/synth) is going to email us some photos and a few words to keep everyone fully [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Tours by Nick Fulton
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Bang! Bang! Eche! tour blog
Bang! Bang! Eche! on tour Christchurch, New Zealand band Bang! Bang! Eche! is on tour right now in Europe for a month. The band will be sending through photos and stories from their travels every couple of days and we’ll be posting them right here on Bang! Bang! Eche!’s EMJ tour blog. Make sure to [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Tours by Nick Fulton
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Peta 4 Ryan McPhun
Sexier than Leona Lewis (and you know it!) Our man Ryan McPhun from the magnificent Ruby Suns is up there with Leona Lewis, Thom Yorke, Mary Tyler Moore, Sir Paul McCartney, Cory Feldman, RZA and GZA among many others in the Peta Asia Pacific ‘Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity’ competition. His steepest competition is probably Natalie Portman [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Insurgents
Insurgents- All The Stupid Smiling Faces 8/10 All The Stupid Smiling Faces is one of the most blatantly cheerful indie rock albums released so far this year. Its simple melodies and catchy guitar hooks come delivered without any pretentious bullshit and you can tell the band is having so much fun. Unfortunately Insurgents have never [...]
