Try to dance to this kids

Mark Barrage - Hindsight

Very minimal disco, laptop, in your bedroom make it up with vocals. Hopefully will get down to this.

Mark Barrage with Panel of Judges + Pompey + DJ AOI Wednesday November 26th at The Toff In Town.

This track was found over at Misletone.

Crystal Thomas

Crystal Thomas - Madhouse

Here's some great mellow, relaxing Aussie music. It's a little urban gothic country vibe that some Melbourne singers do well, and it also reminds me a little of the Bad Seeds in there too.

myspace.com/crystalthomasandtheflowersofevil

Next gig is at the Retreat Hotel Supporting Matt Walker & Ashley Davies on 27th November 2008
(DUO GIG)The Retreat Hotel - Melbourne,

CHUPA CHUP 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

CHUPA CHUP 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
ACDC Lane, Saturday, 25th October 2008, 2pm until 9pm, Free
Mirror House Antics and Boy + Girl, electro outfit Neon Knights and DJ Emilionzzzz.
Also ACDC Lane is converted into CHUPA CHUPS LANE
Free exhibition from Friday, 24th October 2008 – Monday, 3rd November 2008. Open 24 hours.

Completely forgot to post this one before today, I was thinking it was on Sunday, and as it's free, will probably have a look.

Laneway Festival 2009 1st lineup

Here is the first announced lineup for the St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2009. For the record I wont go as it's small cramped place where you have to hang around with people trying to be cool or should I say people who are there to been seen. I don't know what the other Cities are like with the Laneway festival, but no I wont go, even if I did get some free tickets. Although will be checking the lineup for sideshows and some of the acts I would like to see.

Girl Talk(Gregg Gillis), Stereolab, Architecture in Helsinki, The Hold Steady, The Drones, Cut off your Hands, Four Tet, Tame Impala, El Guincho, Buraka Som Sistema, Jay Reatard, The Temper Trap, No Age, The John Steel Singers, Canyons(Leo Frostwave and Fred Cherry), Pivot, Port O'Brien, Holly Throsby, Born Ruffians, Mountains in the Sky, Tim Fite, Still Flyin and Daeldelus(Alfred Darlington).

It's on Sunday 1st Feb at Lonsdale St, Caledonian Lane and Little Lonsdale St, in Melbourne Town. Tickets go on sales Monday, 27th of Rocktober.

Electric Dreams

Remember that 80's flick Electric Dreams? This so reminds me of that film, although The Sun Blindness is more guitar than Eighties Synth, Bachelorette(from NZ) is very Pop.Synth, so that wont disappoint. And Tongue and Teeth(from here Melbourne Town) from what I've herd is very mellow guitar work with some smooth female vocals(don't listen to this as I am very inacurate).

All this post is a reminder to get out and see some music.

DUNCAN GRAHAM AND BAND PLAY THE GLASSHOUSE

Duncan Graham - Shame (Demo)

Playing this Thursday 9th October at The Glasshouse fom 8pm, $5 at the door.

The above track 'Shame' reminds me a little of Elvis Costello, but to quickly describe them without comparing he's a song writer who plays scuzzed out psychedelic alt folk songs. There's some more tunes over at ilike, which I haven't really used much of.

Gary New to venture to Australia

Gary Numan - Jagged from the Album Jagged

Saturday 7th
MELBOURNE. The Forum. Corner of Russell and Flinders Street, Melbourne.
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Tickets for all shows on sale 9am Friday 10th October


Just found this email advising me that Gary Numan will be touring next year with his full UK light show and electrifying live performance. I've seen some great gig's at the Forum but is this big enough for Gary and Band?

As you can see with the above picture I aint no cool guy, as this is a cheap double CD, which I purchased back in the 90's for only $14.95. The Pleasure Principle which is on this Double, was released in late 1979 as has been very influential, but forget about that he's just looks cool being some sort of human robot creature.

Do you shell out for something like this, he hasn't toured here since 1980. Please someone send me a free ticket.

more tunes and stuff here

The Adrian Belew Power Trio to Tour Australia

Just got the heads up on this upcomming gig, The Adrian Belew Power Trio will be touring Australia and playing at the Corner hotel on Wednesday 3rd of December. Adrian is a self-proclaimed ‘stunt guitarist’ and has performed with the likes of Frank Zappa “Sheik Yerbouti”; David Bowie on “Lodger”; Talking Heads on “Remain In Light”; and on the Tom Tom Club “Tom Tom Club”, just to name a few. He got plenty of MP3 samples to get a glimpse as to what to expect. Adrian will be supported by Penny Ikinger at the Melbourne gig.

Not the Human League

Harlequin League - Bones

I often dream at night and wish there would be a band that would come out and be as cool as the Human League in Melbourne town, but alas this will never happen. But when I see the words Synth in a lineup of instruments I'll take a second look. The Harlequin League have a Synth in the lineup, and upon loading there myspace page you are greeted with a track called Again and Again, which may get the kids dancing along to this Synth/Rock Tune, but skip this tracks and listen to Itchy Heart which is much more of a catchier tune and some experimental aliments. I can hear some sounds that remind me of the likes of Stone Roses, Janes Addiction and even a modern act Kasabian (but they don't have the big sound like them). The above track is a little strong but still worth a listen.

They also have a gig coming up at the Corner also with End Of Fashion & The Seabellies on this Friday 5th September.

Deadbeat

Deadbeat Club - Black Numbers

All girl group Deadbeat Club play a garage rock type music and you can hear them play some tunes along with New Estate and Actor/Model at the Tote this Saturday 6th September, $10 at the door.

Do you Act or Model?

Actor/Model - My Agent Says

Actor/Model are supporting the Deadbeat Club on the 6th September 2008 at the Tote (tickets $10). This track above first off reminded me of New Order and The Smiths with a female singer. A couple more tracks can be found here at the JJJ unearthed site.

The Dandy Warhols Touring Australia

The Dandy Warhols - The World The People Together

The Dandy Warhols are touring Australia and will be hitting Melbourne town with there Psychedelic Pop Rock on Thursday 6th November at The Palace Theatre(an all Ages gig).

A Light in your Lamp

Lamplight - Ship in a bottle

Lamplight play an Indie Folk Rock errh something like that. They've been invited to represent Australia at one of the world's biggest music showcases 'Popkomm' in Berlin, in October 2008. You can see them play before they hit Berlin on Friday August 15th at the Northcote Social Club, along with Jordie Lane and The Spoils.

There's a couple more Tracks up at Triple J website, click here.

What is Indie Music?

Georgia Fields - Drama On The High Seas Of Emotion

The Hazelman Brothers - Meredith

Georgia Fields and Her Mini-Indie-Orchestra with The Hazelman Brothers and Ben Manijsama are playing Manchester Lane on the 24th. The Hazelman Brothers track above is a melow number, I believe it's about an Aus Music festival called Meredith. The above Georgia remind me of Tori Amos but I don't know about the who Mini Indie Orchestra, a little too cute or contrived, but what is indie music these days.