From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Elliot BROOD, urban hillbilly?

by adminFebruary 25, 2008

Elliott BROOD has never been an easy outfit to describe however this debut album release in Australia will serve as an appropriate introduction of the band to audiences’ nationwide. Since forming in late 2002, their sounds have been labeled “death country”, “blackgrass” and even “urban hillbilly”, none of which truly capture the essence or energy [...]

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Newcastle ‘gets’ Helmet

by adminFebruary 20, 2008

After igniting Australian audiences in 2007 with their machine like grooves and soul crunching tones, Page Hamilton and his band Helmet return down under to bring it like only they can.
And due to overwhelming demand they have recently added a new date to the tour - in Newcastle!
There is no other band like Helmet. Carving [...]

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Chasing the sun

by adminFebruary 20, 2008

New arrivals on the blues and roots scene; Chase The Sun have spent no time garnering widespread critical acclaim for their soul-tinged song writing, blues sensibilities and the powerhouse live delivery of guitar star-on-the-rise Jan Rynsaardt. Combining elements of old-school acoustic blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn boogie, hillbilly finger picking and Hendrix flash; three-piece Chase The [...]

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The Skybombers, on tour now

by adminFebruary 20, 2008

2007 was a big year for the Skybombers… and the momentum is continuing in 2008 with the announcement of the band’s first National Tour for the year, covering all along the east coast of Australia with a heap of regional dates in between the capital city shows!
After signing with Albert Music only 12 months ago, [...]

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Of Mice and Men

by adminFebruary 18, 2008

With the glory days of Mousemoon behind them, two of Newcastle’s hardest working musos are fronting fresh new endeavours. The Duke is exploring his soul in Dukes Of Erlington. Calf is turning a new page with The Book Of Ships. Nick Milligan speaks to both artists about their long marriage to melody
THE RISING TIDE
Although you [...]

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Helmet - Unsung

by adminFebruary 16, 2008
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Ticketing, scalping, and the music industry

by adminFebruary 15, 2008

This article is a guest post by photographer Joel Courtney
As the Southern Hemisphere once again rolls into summer, the season of the festival descends upon Australia. The familiar, and the unfamiliar, bands and music acts line up to tour down under and be part of great festivals such as the Big Day Out, Homebake, the [...]

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Kanye West - Flashing Lights

by adminFebruary 15, 2008
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The Heretic Pride of The Mountain Goats

by adminFebruary 12, 2008

Over the course of their last four albums (Tallahassee, We Shall All Be Healed, The Sunset Tree & Get Lonely) & three sell out tours in the last three years John Darnielle, aka The Mountain Goats, has well & truly established himself in Australia. And with good reason. Darnielle’s florid lyrical images & spellbinding turn [...]

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The Mountain Goats - This Year

by adminFebruary 7, 2008

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2008, Here’s Looking At Ya

by adminFebruary 7, 2008

When Ode To Lucille entered the recent Let There Be School Rock band competition, they had barely been together for a couple of weeks. Before long they found themselves in the finals and on the Civic Theatre stage winning the Reverb Encouragement Award. With 2008 ahead of them, Kevin Bull caught up with guitarist Luke [...]

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What’s In A Name

by adminFebruary 7, 2008

When looking back over the year of 2007, Central Coast band Kissing The Lipless should be mighty pleased. They have recently taken out Newcastle Music Week’s Let There Be School Rock band competition, and have just completed their debut EP at Damien Gerard Studios in Sydney. A band three years in the making, Kissing The [...]

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