Archive for April, 2011
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
The Body Lyre live photos
The Body Lyre Seth Frightening Teen Hygiene Wednesday, April 27, 2011 San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon More photos of The Body Lyre, Seth Frightening and Teen Hygiene
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Total Slacker interview
Thrashin’ There’s something about the whimsy and spontaneity of Total Slacker‘s fun-loving ethos and rocking out songs that makes a lasting impression. Their post-grunge pop, from shifty to boundless to creeping to outright thrashing songs, keeps the flame for energetic creation without necessarily having hordes of expendable energy. The New York trio come off as […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Holly Miranda: Neon Indian cover
A Spoonful Of Sugar Check out Holly Miranda’s beautiful adaptation of Neon Indian’s ‘6699’, which her and friend Will Cameron recorded last year in her Los Angeles bedroom. Miranda and Cameron’s version takes away some of the cosmic ethos and replaces it with a metered acoustic pop underlay, with a longing intent to be tamed […]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Tommy Ill- Secondhand Concorde video
Goldilocks and the Three Beers The dynamic team that comprises Wellington rapper Tommy Ill and his oh-so-clever music video-making buddy Brian Hainsworth released this awesome music video for ‘Secondhand Concorde’ on Monday. True to their creative form, it’s a cartoonish, funny take on everyday problems, set to a visual theme of goldilocks and the three […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Sarah Gooding
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Eat Skull interview
Life In The Dark This Wednesday night Portland, Oregon’s Eat Skull will commence their first ever New Zealand tour. I caught up with Rob Enbom and his live band mate Hart Gledhill late one night as they sat around a computer in a dark basement somewhere in the depths of Oakland, California. After apologising for […]
No Comments » - Posted in Oregon,Portland,San Francisco,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Music Alliance Pact April 2011
Merry-Go-Round NEW ZEALAND: Einstein Music Journal Ghost Wave – Sunsetter Ghost Wave hits you like a motorik wall of noise, with its hypnotic waves of reverb guitar, mechanical drums and atmospherics. Matt Paul’s project started after his solo electronic act Street Beat gave way to this united front, with drummer Eammon Logan, guitarist Rikki Sutton […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Music Alliance Pact by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
We Are Trees: new EP
Naked On The Wave Right now the sun is flooding in through my bedroom window and We Are Trees is providing the perfect soundtrack. If you haven’t heard We Are Trees’ latest EP it’s probably because James Nee is a bit of a master of disguise, having done little to push what could become one […]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A,Virginia by Nick Fulton
Monday, April 11th, 2011
Grouper: new single
Silent Tsunami New from Liz Harris, on the eve of releasing two full-length LPs, titled Dream Loss and Alien Observer. She announced a little while ago that her follow-up to Dragging A Dead Dear Up A Hill was going to be spread across two LPs and that vinyl could be pre-ordered through Mississippi Records. The […]
No Comments » - Posted in Oregon,Portland,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Princess Chelsea- album news and video premiere
Magical Songbook A wonderful surprise has appeared in our mailbox – the long-awaited debut album by Princess Chelsea, Auckland’s most majestic Star Wars-loving synth mistress. Designed by Brad Fafejta to look just like the Disney books from your childhood, Lil’ Golden Book features all the songs that have pricked our ears, conveniently piling all the […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Idiot Glee
Hit the Water Brimming with the bubbly, creeping euphoria of Department of Eagles, New Zealand’s Deer Park or We Are Trees, Kentucky’s Idiot Glee makes carefully constructed and eerily beautiful psychedelic doo-wop. Having trained from the age of seven in classical piano, James Friley has developed a much loved ambient pop repertoire that’s warm at […]
