Archive | November, 2011

Harvest Festival Review

November 14, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

To say the shit hit the fan in the leadup to the Melbourne Harvest Festival would be an understatement. We witnessed timetabling problems, the promoter pissing off his headline act, transport dilemmas, sideshow inconsistencies, you name it. However the beauty of a great music festival is that, come the day itself, all the periphery stuff seems to just fade away and all that matters is the music.

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Hey Geronimo ‘Why Don’t We Do Something?’

November 9, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Hey Geronimo are something of a Brisbane supergroup, featuring members of The Boat People, Blame Ringo!, and Montpelier, three of my favourite indie Australian bands. So it’s hardly a surprise that I absolutely love their first single.

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Harvest Playing Times

November 9, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Finally, finally, finally, after the most ridiculous and protracted lead up of all time, the timetable for the Harvest Festival in Melbourne is out, a mere three days before the festival. Nothing excuses the general incompetence of everyone involved, however the timetable is perfect.

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The Good China ‘No More Maps, No More Roads’

November 2, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

When I saw Melbourne eight-piece The Good China live last year one song really stood out to me, their closing number ‘No More Maps, No More Roads’. At the time I was disappointed to find out that it was unreleased, but the band have recently rectified this, releasing the song as a single and a free download from their Bandcamp page. Yay!

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