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Bon Iver Australian Tour

September 30, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Big Day Who??? Today’s announcement of the headliners for the Big Day Out festival was overshadowed by the revelation that Bon Iver will be playing at next year’s Golden Plains festival, as well as performing a series of sideshows around the country. Literally the only disappointing thing is the choice of Melbourne venue- it looks like a trip to Sydney (and not the music bowl variety) might be on the cards.

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Guineafowl National Tour

September 27, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

One of my personal highlights of Splendour In The Grass, Sydney’s Guineafowl, have announced a national tour following a stint overseas and the American release of their EP ‘Hello Anxiety’.

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Cloud Control Interview

September 22, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

I recently had a chat with Heidi from Australian expat band Cloud Control, who has been announced as one of the ambassadors for the prestigious Australian Music Prize for 2011. We talked about the prize itself, setting fire to Arcade Fire’s stage, chatting with Win Butler, Cloud Control’s relocation to the UK, Tame Impala’s A-list celebrity fanbase, plans for a new Cloud Control album, and of course that legendary Splendour stampede.

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Baths ‘Exit The Mine’

September 4, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Baths is the stage name of American electronic musician Will Wiesenfeld who has been making beats-based ambient music under the moniker for the better part of three years. He recently dumped a new track onto Soundcloud, ‘Exit The Mine’, which was apparently recorded solely on his iPad.

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Velociraptor ‘In The Springtime’

August 27, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Yet another great band out of Brisbane, 12 piece garage pop act Velociraptor are heading to Melbourne soon as part of their only tour of the year. First though, have a listen to latest single ‘In The Springtime’, which has been getting a lot of love from pretty much everyone lately, and for a very good reason.

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Gig Review: Pinback @ The Corner Hotel, 21st August

August 23, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Playing to an under-capacity crowd on a Sunday night cannot be an easy thing to do. But, for Pinback’s recent show at the Corner Hotel, what the crowd lacked in size they made up for with enthusiasm, obvious love for the band, and appreciation of good music. Combined with Pinback’s unique take on rock music, this made for a very enjoyable and very memorable gig.

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