And Pluck Your Strings

Fishing

February 24, 2011 by Lachy 3 Comments

Fishing, aka Sydney-based duo Russell Fitzgibbon and Doug Wright will be supporting Cloud Control for their upcoming ‘My Fear’ tour.

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I’m such a sucker for Corona commercials. Sure they ‘re sappy and cliched, but the production values are always sky-high, and they have impeccable music selection that perfectly compliments their brand.

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You Can Keep Your Hipster Flings

February 13, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

I’ll hopefully be seeing Sydney singer/songwriter Fergus Brown opening for Tunng at The East Brunswick Club in a couple of weeks (if I can actually find someone to go with), and I couldn’t think of a more worthy person to support the UK experimental folk outfit.

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Zimbabwean Artist Tinashé Plays Beautiful Music On Instruments I’ve Never Heard Of

February 13, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

This video of London-based, Zimbabwean born artist Tinashé playing his song Zambezi using an instrument called a Mbira is simply breath-taking. Also, what the hell is a Mbira?

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And You Say The Grass Is As Tall As The Sky… Well At Least As Tall As My Hair

January 20, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

I’ve really been digging Brisbane band The Honey Month lately. This track is called Foliage, from their 2010 EP of the same name. They play music that is starkly different from a lot of the stuff going around at the moment. ‘Foliage EP’ is very melancholic, and features strange arrays of instruments not often heard […]

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The National Palais Live Recording

January 13, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Thanks to the excellent folks over at FanMadeRecordings there is a live recording of The National’s second show at The Palais available, including opening act The Middle East. As much as I kind of wish it was of the first show, I do love having bootlegs of shows that I’ve been to, so thought I’d […]

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