From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Groovin The Moo - Maitland Showgrounds

by adminJune 25, 2007

From old school ska punk rockers The Porkers, who are celebrating twenty years together at the Cambridge Hotel in August, to the beautifully mellow tunes of Mia Dyson and hard hitting Melbourne rock gods Airbourne, who were joined by very special guests ‘Drunk groupies at the front of the mosh pit’, those who were there only to see headlining bands such as You Am I, The Presets and Silverchair had plenty to listen to whilst they were killing time. You had no hope what so ever of getting anywhere near the Drum Media stage as soon as electro geniuses The Presets hit the stage, and if by chance you were lucky to enough to be anywhere near the front of the stage, there’s no doubt in my mind that you would’ve ended up like my workmate who is now sporting severely bruised ribs and a freshly broken pair of glasses.

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Eskimo Joe - Panthers Newcastle

by adminJune 25, 2007

Lets start by saying that I don’t own a single Eskimo Joe record and on a freezing cold Thursday night the last place that I want to be is at a concert. surrounded by the type of people who regularly tune in to commercial radio. … There were people the age of my parents and older at this concert and I’m not saying that this is a bad thing at all, knowing that such a diverse range of people are listening to Australian music, if anything restores my faith in pop…maybe just a little bit.

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Anberlin - Cambridge Hotel

by adminJune 25, 2007

Highlights of their set were the pseudo-epics “California” and closer “You Have My Attention”, which laid to rest any previous doubts I had about Copeland as a live band as Marsh sustained the biggest note of the night for well over twice the length he does on the album “In Motion”. … Overall, Anberlin treated us to a high energy set including highlights such as “The Unwinding Cable Car” and “Adelaide” from their new album “Cities” and classics like “Never Take Friendship Personal” and my personal favourite “Paperthin Hymn” from their sophomore release “Never Take Friendship Personal”.

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Stealing Oneal - Cambridge Hotel

by adminJune 25, 2007

Despite starting half hour late and having a slight guitar problem early on in the set, this band played well, trying to get the audience up and into their music, sadly though this failed, which was a shame, because their riveting guitar riffs and catchy lyrics would have been something great to dance to. … After they’d played Joey (singer) told my friend that they hadn’t practiced in a while, and he felt that he didn’t hit the right notes tonight, but to tell you the truth I didn’t notice, as they played my favourites as their final songs, ‘Ride It Now’, and ‘No More’ I was really tempted to get up, dance and sing-along.

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Waterview - Triple J Unearthed Winners!

by adminJune 25, 2007

“These energetic lads from Port Stephens in NSW have scored themselves a spot on the Come Together Festival line-up with their roaring vocals and hammering drums and guitars. We reckon they’ll fit in nicely with the other bands and give festival goers an excuse to tap a few toes and nod a few heads. ” [...]

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Amity Affliction - High Hopes

by adminJune 25, 2007

I’ve heard a fair bit about the Amity boys from friends up in Brisbane, mostly about their live shows and not so much their recorded work. Anyway I was definitely looking forward to getting my hands on this EP to review.
On opening the cd case I was greeted with a familiar smell, smelt a lot [...]

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Behind Crimson Eyes - The Bandroom

by adminJune 20, 2007

Regardless of the seemingly disinterested crowd the 4 school lads that make Waterview set the scene for a “screamo” night of music with heavy guitars and screaming vocals which was well rehearsed and played. … The band obviously have a real passion for their music and for all the fans out there getting into this unique combination of rock, heavy metal and punk Behind Crimson Eyes are a must see.

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