Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Big Day Out 2007 (Melbourne)


maybe i'm getting old but young kids who are off there tits give me the shits.
It wasn't as exciting as other years. Names on the bill wern't that impressive. Maybe it's offially become at pop event. Managed to see Kasabian, Lilly Allen, The presets, some of the killers, dynamo, a little bit of tool and muse. Hightlight was Kasabian, defenetly a shame that they were only in a small venue, and should have played the main stage.

Venue is much better than the showgrounds with tree's and grass, and less small conjested avenues that the show grounds is known for.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Hot Chip

Hot Chip, the Corner 30/01/2007


I want one of those keyboards in this clip, damn it they dont make them anymore.

Went to the Corner by myself (well shit happens) to watch a sold out gig by UK lads Hot Chip, with plenty of over flow from the Big Day Out. Cover watch Hot Chip did a little of new orders ‘Temptation’ and Fleetwood Macs ‘Everywhere’. The type of music was a very nerdy Indie / Electro dance / Pop, which most of the crowd moving. Songs were fairly seamless at the start, and then later they got a bit more talkative. Tunes were fairly constructed on the spot unlike some acts who replicate there album.

Hot Chip Space

Monday, January 15, 2007

Ouch



Next show at the Espy, 19th Jan. They're a four peice from Melbourne (Go Victoria!!!)
Great artwork, tells a story, should see more of this. Reminded me of Sonic Youth and Deerhoof, very chaotic and in your face, experimental noise.

OUCH! MY FACE - Knockouts in the Godhouse

Small review at Indie Initiative

Friday, January 12, 2007

Friday - Mink Jaguar

Fri 12/1/07 UPSTAIRS IN COBRA, The Tote

If you havent been upstairs in the Totes Cobra Lounge thing then your missing out, downstairs had the older crowd seeing Ripe, Kim Salmon and Treetops, while all the cool kids where upstairs dancing on a shakey floor to The Sailors, The Pink Fits (Syd), and Mink Jaguar (Syd).

I was standing there in this in this room, well it looked like a house party and soon people parted and all I was left with was this view of a dancer. A Go Go Dancer wearing a bikini. They had Go Go dancers? Whats with that?

Alas I only saw one of the acts on that hot night, I believe it was Mink Jaguar. They had this 60's garage rock thing going.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Puppetman


Melbourne Indie/Rock four peice outfit Puppettman(myspace), have a few tracks up on the resourcefull jjj unearthed site.

This track 'TV On!' from Smokestack Skeletons.

Next show Rob Roy W/ The Night Terrors, Sinking Citizenship and Bang!Bang!Aids!

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Triple J Hotest 100 2006

Triple J Hostest 100 (2006) is open. My main complaint is that you can only vote for music that listed, some music should be listed be.

Midlake - Roscoe
Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows
Jenny Wilson - Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward
Joan As Police Woman - Eternal Flame
Johnny Boy - You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes
Band Of Horses - The First Song
Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control

Monday, January 01, 2007

CSS

CSS (from Brazil) playing at Revolver upstairs? Whats with that? Such a small venue. (myspace)

'Lets Make Love and Listen to Death From Above'
From Cansei De Ser Sexy


Supporting is Young and Restless from ACT and CWD.