http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz New Zealand's Foremost Indie Music Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:29:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Street Chant with The Transistors and The Datsuns Thursday, March 11, 2010 Mighty Mighty, Wellington Photos by Michael Harvey  More photos of Street Chant, The Transistors and The Datsuns http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/12/street-chant-and-the-transistors-live-photos/ Deerhoof with Grayson Gilmour and Seth Frightening Wednesday, March 10, 2010 San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington Photos by Ema Richards  More Deerhoof, Grayson Gilmour and Seth Frightening live photos http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/11/deerhoof-live-photos/ Pancake Rock SCREENS' press release caught my eye when I noticed that they are touring with another one of my favourite bands, Aa. They've also got a whole stack of shows coming up (including SXSW) with Beach Fossils, Vivian Girls, Death Sentence: Panda! and Male Bonding. The four piece, who joined ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/11/screens/ Twominutemen Disappointment struck me yesterday when I read that one of my favourite bands of 2009 had split. But the bad news was quickly overcome when I learnt that The Widow Babies had just downscaled and changed their name to Rare Grooves, with guitarist Danny Millar and drummer Tabor Allen continuing ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/10/rare-grooves/ Crossing The Fields Imbuing a ramshackle country quality to their magical, jangly folk pop, brother-sister duo Camille and Alexander McGregor have been making music under the heart-explodingly cute moniker Ponies In The Surf for five years. Their crafty tales are executed with swooning, sighing play off voices and gentle acoustic guitar ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/09/ponies-in-the-surf/ My Leaves Are Shaking Mixing Casiotone For The Painfully Alone's sincerity and speedy drum machine beats with Moldy Peaches' ramshackle insecurity and Daniel Johnston's wavering tone of despair, California's Jon Barba, AKA Nicole Kidman, makes cautiously heart-on-sleeve, scratchy pop music. 'Thirst For God' is a speedy attack aiming straight for the ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/08/nicole-kidman/ Mint Chicks, Die! Die! Die! and BANG BANG ECHE Friday, March 5, 2010 San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington Photos by Ema Richards  More Mint Chicks, Die! Die! Die! and BANG BANG ECHE live photos http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/06/mint-chicks-live-photos/ Street Chant and Nevernudes Friday, March 5, 2010 Cool Town, Wellington Photos by Ema Richards  More Street Chant and Nevernudes photos http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/06/street-chantnevernudes-live-photos/ Bandicoot- Jurassic Warfare 8/10 "... Pearl fires insults into a twisted catch phrase, singing "so run along and act all snarky, super faggy and talk about art." Reuben Winter's guitar riffs blast like a cannon before erupting into a wall of spastic, wobbly noise and Daniel McBride's drumming keeps the music in ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/04/recent-reviews-7/   Bandicoot- Jurassic Warfare 8/10 Stepping into the footprints left by Be Your Own Pet, Bandicoot's bratty punk rock sounds ever so similar to the Tennessee teens. The difference is that Bandicoot actually sound like a genuine punk band; rough, unpolished and with loads of teenage angst. Be Your Own Pet, while ... http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/2010/03/04/bandicoot-jurassic-warfare/