Fronted by one of the most distinctive voices of our generation and named after an Indian takeaway chain, Bombay Bicycle Club are a unique and marvellous outfit. They don’t have the same looming stage presence as some of their fellow UK exports, but they deliver music that pushes boundaries and evokes profound emotion from their fans. […]
Photos: Savannah Van der Niet City Calm Down Bombay Bicycle Club
There is something about a Brisbane band playing a local show – it’s just one big fucking party. I need to be honest here and say I too engaged in the partying, so this gig is a little hazy. However, through all the beer and then all the espresso martinis (seriously, guys, we did not […]
I couldn’t believe it. Just a few months after salivating over Ball Park Music’s Splendour set, here I was in the grand Enmore Theatre, about to witness it all over again. I had high expectations, and boy, did they deliver. As I entered, I was given the fabled pair of 3D glasses. With a taste […]
Photo credits: Savannah Van der Niet Alison Wonderland Allday Fishing Client Liaison Safia
I’m just gonna say it: I LVE SBTRKT. Much like the rest of the world, I’ve been waiting with little patience since 2011’s eponymous debut. Today, finally, ‘Wonder Where We Land’ has been released – and top top it off, the Falls/Southbound festivals and Field Day headliner has now announced two really special, intimate headline […]
UK indie rock favourites The Kooks have announced plans to tour Australia and New Zealand in January. The band released their fourth album, Listen, three weeks ago, after three singles of varying quality hit triple j earlier in the year. Building on the sound they constructed on 2011’s Junk of the Heart, The Kooks approached young hip […]
Equally awash with grungy music and crafty beer, Young Henry’s Small Worlds Festival housed in abundance some of the best things ever; tunes, art, yummies, booze and buds. For starters, the food was bloody tops- the smell was enticing from the entrance, and even better in your mouth. There was meat on meat on meat […]
Aside from standing in the midst of the rudest crowd in Australia, the people of Brisbane were treated to two sold out shows by one of Australia’s most notably successful acts – Angus and Julia Stone. They’ve become a household name, and with a sold out national tour (including multiple dates in some cities, and […]
King of the Audio/Visual show and local Brisbane beatsmith Sampology has been steadily making a name for himself with his incredible AV shows and impressive tracks for a while now. Full of collaborations and favouring tropical beats, Sampology’s latest efforts are ready to go and look set to make him a pretty busy man in the […]