Words by Sam Weston There’s something strangely nondescript about James Vincent McMorrow, his band and the way they go about things. McMorrow is the kind of person you can see play for an hour and a half and then immediately forget what he looks like, other than that finely cultivated beard. He epitomises understated, keeping […]
With Clancy Gibson I’ve never been that taken with hip hop. Yet I couldn’t help to notice that name, Thundamentals, popping up all over the Aussie music scene. So after a while my curiosity got the better of me and before I knew it, I was counting down the days until the release of their […]
The last time Jake Bugg appeared down under was for 2013’s Splendour In the Grass. This time round, his visit was in aid of a Bluesfest 2014 appearance and string of shows with The Growl and The Creases in support. Aussie punters were glad to have him back, with all four headline appearances selling out, […]
Words by Roger Ma “Best. Party. Ever.” It’s a big claim that DJ Tom Loud, master and pilot behind Hot Dub Time Machine outspokenly proclaims to those entering his musical timewarp. For the uninitiated, the show’s concept is simple yet incredibly effect. To think, ‘why hasn’t anyone come up with this before?’ is bemusing. In […]
To round out possibly the most perfect Spring day in London, The Forum played host to two of Australia’s finest synth-pop acts. Up and coming Sydney-siders RÜFÜS set the stage for one their major inspirations and pioneers in the Australian dance music scene, Melbournian band Cut Copy. The combination of the two acts was ideal […]
Sydney-born, LA-based singer-songwriter Sally Seltmann arrived back in Aus for an east coast tour of her latest offering Hey Daydreamer, and I caught her show at Sydney’s wonderful theatre The Vanguard last weekend. If you haven’t been there, it’s this narrow little vaudevillian theatre, with tables up front, a mezzanine up top, huge red velvet […]
When we spoke to Fratellis frontman Jon Fratelli (real name John Lawler) last year, he lamented that during their last visit to our shores “..we underperformed, I think. We were in the process of having had enough at that point, so it’ll be nice to put that right” and put it right they did. From beginning to end […]
For me, a sold out Boy & Bear show in London held a lot of sentimental value to it. Two minutes from home and work and at a venue that I hold so dearly, we entered to see what was on offer. Knowing and keeping in mind I hadn’t seen Boy & Bear since 2012, I was keen […]
It seemed as if every person who was into electronic music in Sydney had packed themselves into the moderate confines of the Oxford Art Factory to catch Californian indie-electro-pop’s Will Wiesenfeld, aka Baths. The venue’s capacity was certainly tested last Friday. Some of the sold out Sydney crowd were already lining up well and truly […]
This was my first foray into the world of Aunty Meredith’s festivals, and it’s safe to say it will not be my last. I can completely understand why this is an annual pilgrimage for many. The people, the land, the downright quirkiness of it all made for a near-perfect weekend of music, sunshine and all-around […]