Archive | February, 2010

Upcoming Cheap Melbourne Gigs

February 6, 2010 by Lachy 1 Comment

If there’s one problem with loving live music it’s that it really can get expensive sometimes. With that in mind I’ve compiled this list of great bands you can see in Melbourne over the coming months, all for less than $25 each (including six $15 or under!), which is phenomenal value for money.

Continue reading →
Gig Guides
, , , , , , , , , ,

Album Review: Yeasayer ‘Odd Blood’

February 5, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Next up in my long list of albums to review is Yeasayer’s second LP ‘Odd Blood’, due February 9th. I did enjoy the  band’s debut, ‘All Hour Cymbals’, but at times found it a bit too inaccessible and experimental, so I was looking for something a bit different in its followup.

Continue reading →
Album Reviews
, , , ,

Album Review: Shearwater ‘The Golden Archipelago’

February 4, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

‘The Golden Archipelago’, Texan outfit Shearwater’s sixth full-length effort, due February 23rd, is a difficult album to review. It opens with a choir of islanders singing the national anthem of Bikini Atoll, and straight away you know you’re not in for a normal record.

Continue reading →
Album Reviews
, , , ,

News: Little Lion Man Video From Laneway

February 3, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Here’s an absolutely awesome video taken of Mumford and Sons performing their Triple J Hottest song of 2009, Little Lion Man, at the Laneway Festival in Melbourne. All credit goes to the uploader, tanrs7, I’m just featuring it here because it is rather spectacular. And it only captures a very small proportion of the atmosphere […]

Continue reading →
News
, , , , ,

Album Review: Surfer Blood ‘Astro Coast’

February 2, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Whenever a new indie band is hyped online, there is a depressingly predictable cycle that occurs. First, there’s the immediate rush of unabashed affection as bloggers rush to jump on the bandwagon. Then, there’s the backlash, where words like “over-rated” and “they’re just ripping off Radiohead and/or Arcade Fire” are thrown around a lot. Next […]

Continue reading →
Album Reviews
, , , ,

You Have To Hear: Kid Sam (Again)

February 1, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

I posted about these guys before, when they were supporting White Rabbits at the Corner Hotel, however until recently purchasing their debut album and seeing them live at Laneway never realised that they have an amazing second dimension to their music. Not only can they play Radiohead-esque distorted rock songs, but they can also reel off […]

Continue reading →
You Have To Hear:
, , ,
Newer Entries
Older Entries