From the monthly archives:

March 2008

The Audreys - When The Flood Comes!

by adminMarch 31, 2008

Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut long-player “Between Last Night & Us” ARIA award winning band The Audreys will release their much anticipated sophomore album, When The Flood Comes, on April 19th (through ABC Music).
The first single off the album, ‘Paradise City’ was released digitally on March 15 and has already been added [...]

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50 Cent ‘Blood on the Sand’

by adminMarch 31, 2008

In the sequel to the #1 best selling 50 Cent: Bulletproof, players will be able to play as one of the world’s biggest hip-hop stars in an all out battle to protect 50 Cent’s assets and to collect payment from a crooked overlord.

The 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand video game features 50 Cent in [...]

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Coue Method - Mocking a Vapid World

by adminMarch 30, 2008

Back in ’93, before Ipods, Australian Idol, Big Brother and yes – way before the word ‘emo’ became a noun, five blokes put together a band that sent a polite ‘fuck you’ to the Australian music mainstream. The band was One Inch Punch, later known as Mid Youth Crisis (MYC). Their music was fast, muscular [...]

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Operator Please - Yes Yes Vindictive

by adminMarch 29, 2008

Presented by Video Hits, Channel V, 3 Mobile, Myspace and Street Press Australia
Operator Please are heading back to Australian shores in April to play a string of shows to their home crowd with a run of dates that will take them across the country. And with a number of the dates ‘all ages’, everyone will [...]

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The Understudy - Songs From The City

by adminMarch 29, 2008

Words by Nick Milligan.
Having spent her early teenage years living in New York, Lucy Hearn returned to Australia with a sea of imagery and stories. Her debut album, under the guise of The Understudy, is a collection of songs that explore what it means to be in love - and to not be in love.
Lucy [...]

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Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii)

by adminMarch 29, 2008

By Hugh Milligan
When Super Mario 64 was released in 1996, it turned the gaming world upside-down. True 3D graphics were an innovation the likes of which had never been seen, and Mario, already an international icon, finally leapt beyond the confines of his wafer-thin world to roam free in expansive environments.
It was perfect timing. The [...]

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Foals - Antidotes

by adminMarch 29, 2008

The term ‘math-rock’ is appearing more often in the musings of rock journalists and Foals are the latest group to be branded. But listen closely and you’ll realise that there’s nothing mathematical about Foals - when they add two and two, the result is five.
This five-piece from Oxford, England, combine drum and bass-oritentated dance-grooves with [...]

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Faker - This Heart Attack

by adminMarch 28, 2008
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The Dirty Secrets - I’ve got a Dirty Secret

by adminMarch 28, 2008

“Fook it!… this band from the edge of the world is stonkin!, Lets go to Oz and make a record with them” said Nick Terry to Alan Brey sitting in a pub in London in late 2006. Who are Nick and Alan? Besides lovers of Guinness and East End dives, Nick produced the Mercury Prize [...]

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Dreaming of a Postcard

by adminMarch 28, 2008

At the tender age of seven, Dan Mangan’s first goal was to memorise and recite Abbey Road’s side ‘B’. At 17, it was to record his first EP. Now at 24, it’s to meander into the stereo and hometown of music lovers worldwide.
With the recent release of his debut full-length album, Postcards and Daydreaming, five [...]

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Ian Brown, a living legend?

by adminMarch 28, 2008

Interview by Lindsay Weir
Ian Brown is one of the few undeniable living legends in music history. As the frontman for The Stone Roses he claimed to be the resurrection, and demanded adoration. Legendary status was inevitable. Now, almost twenty years on from the release of his debut album, Ian Brown reflects on what it is [...]

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Lowrider and The Winnie Coopers

by adminMarch 28, 2008

Illusive Entertainment are excited to announce that Adelaide based buzz band Lowrider will hit the road this March with Gold Coast hip hop outfit The Winnie Coopers.
Adelaide based band LOWRIDER are no strangers to the Australian tour circuit. Since their conception in 2004, Lowrider have taken little time in establishing themselves as one the up [...]

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