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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,

The Julies

Just been listening to this 6 track ep by The Julies that found its way to me. It got some nice collage art work on the front. The track Janet Leigh Scream is a little heavy, maye like some early 90's pub rock but the rest is rather summery jangly tunes. Check more tunes out here.

The Julies - Janet Leigh Scream

SDS & Fire Fire! at The Old Bar

Fire Fire! - Isolation

The Old Bar, Fitzroy, Thursday 16th Roctober 2008.
Little Killing, Fire Fire!, and SDS. $5.

I think SDS started playing first, who I gather are a new act, four piece from Melbourne. I quickly came to a conclusion they were Grunge, not really punk or rock. But an Epic Experimental Grunge. The first song they played was a great instrumental, but I thought the singing wasn't too polished.

When I first heard the above track I thought of Frans Ferdinand but they list some of there influences on there MySpace as At the drive-in, The Killers, The Strokes and Interpol, and could even here a tad of Joy Division. Unfortunately I only got to here a couple of songs by Fire Fire! and then had to leave, so I also missed out on Little Killing.

Dave Graney & The Lurid Yellow Mist

Dave Graney & The Lurid Yellow Mist at Ya Ya's Saturday 11 of October. Free.

I ventured down to Ya Ya's on Saturday to see a free double set by Dave Graney & The Lurid Yellow Mist, (with only Dave, Clare More & Bassist).

I liked the venue with its high ceilings. Also Got me thinking that there are a few venues around that area of Smith Street in Collingwood. The crowd was fairly mix with people mostly over 25 years. Only thing that annoying was the punters consistent chatter while they were playing.

They mixed up the set with mostly new material of the new album and some old ones. I did enjoy hearing Clare and the Bassist sing and harmonizing with Dave.

Clare More - Town Bikes Song

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 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).

Liz Stringer to Tour

Liz Stringer - One More Time from her debut album 'Soon'.

Melbourne based accoustic roots singer songwriter Liz Stringer will be releasing her second album 'Pendulum' and has also announced some gigs around Australia. In Melbourne she will be playing at The Toff in Town on Saturday 16th August and the Broad Festival at Hammer Hall on Friday 29th of August.

I'm not a big fan of the roots music but look into those eyes, so hypnotic.

More Tracks can be found on Liz's website.

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.

Johnny Saw Horses LP launch

Johnny Saw Horses(space) has an LP launch this Sunday 3rd August 8pm at Toff in Town ($10 on the door). Support on the night will be Super Stupid(said to be playing a cover set), KES(solo), Bi ddy Connor(who plays a viola), and Cougar Flashy(Previously known as Fulton Girls Club).

Johny Saw Horses is made up of James and Jess. Going by there myspace James plays guitars, laptop, viola, bass, zither, vocals, recorders, effects, percussion, piano, ondes martenot synth (AS French Connection and Spawn System), banjo mandolin, mellotron, baritone ukulele. And Jess does vocals, guitars, bass, laptop, recorders, soprano and baritone ukuleles, and other instruments.

There website has a couple of sample MP3, that only go for half or less of the song, this is fairly frustrating as when you start getting into a track it just finishes. But they have there myspace witch seems to have the full tracks up and on JJJ unearthed also has full tracks, which is where I got the below from.

Johnny Saw Horses - Swansong

A couple more tracks available at JJJ unearthed.

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.

I Love Technology

The Greenmatics - I Love Technology

Some where along my trip around the interweb I found The Greenmatics(Space). They are an Electro Pop New Wave three piece that use vocals, synths, bass and drums to create music.

Unfortunately I missed them playing at Roxanne, due to there myspace stating they were playing at Revolver on the 2nd of August, then I check it again and that gig is longer there and found they just played.

A Little Haunting

Haunted Attics - We Eat Young Souls

Haunted Attics(space) from Canberra are playing some gigs coming up in Melbourne town. They play music that may sound like Brit Pop, Rock and some country (I hate god damn box's).

Melbourne gigs
17 Jul The Old Bar with The Holy Sea and The Controls, The Edinburg
19 Jul Edinburgh Castle with Potential Falcon and Krista Polvere & the Blacklist
20 Jul The Tote with The Holy Sea, Brian Henry Hooper, Crystal Thomas & the Flowers of Evil and H

This could be worth a listen

This could be worth a listen Here She Goes Again(Melbourne based) is having an EP launch at the Toff in town $10. They claim to be an Italian indie/pop/rock/psychedelic trio, but also I can here 60's garage and some Sonic Youth in there, check out the track at the bottom.

Also they are supported by The Dead South and Black Pony express.

There She Goes Again - Withces' Season

The above track was found on the JJJ website also another track can be found there.

Say Goodbye to Computers

Viva Computer - They Tried to Put a Mark on Me

Coming out of Hobart in Tasmania Viva computer are playing a few gigs around Melbourne town this weekend. The above track 'They Tried to Put a Mark on Me' is taken from there debut album and you can download it for free, follow the links on there myspace page. As you can probably hear they are very much inspired by Sonic Youth and Animal collective.

If you're in Melbourne Town this weekend you can catch them at...
1. Friday 27th June at The TOTE with Ninetynine, Hand Hell and Little Pictures (NZ) 9pm doors open.
2. Saturday 28th June at The Empress Hotel w/ Popolice and Peter Escott Melbourne, Victoria. Doors open 9pm.
3. Sunday 29th June at Pony 2am Show, or You could say 2am Saturday Night
4. Sunday 29th June at Pure Pop Records Instore at 3pm.

Euphonicly Evolved

This free mp3 from Sydney based Euphonic has probably been floating around the net since may so it's probably old news(I've been going through a emails from another music venture, still having trouble with my email address for this site), if you like a catchy rock theme tunes with some riff's check it out. When I first herd it, 'Headspace' reminded me of the Vines track Highly Evolved, but don't let that stop you as they are influenced by a wide range of acts including Pixies, Teenage Fanclub, Swervedriver, Pavement, The breeders, Mudhoney and Lemonheads.

Also there playing at the Espy in St Kilda on the 17 July.

Euphonic - Headspace

Euphonic Space

The Great Apes at the Tote

The Great Apes Sat 7th June 08 at The Tote front bar, residency gig.

While in Collingwood, I wondered down to the Tote to see what residency gig was happening and it was the Great Apes(Melbourne based). They had a good turn up, most seem to be friends/family and other music loving types. I've seen some very lonely residency at the Tote, but sometimes certain sounds are not for everyone. To my surprise they were very professional to be playing in a front bar but suited a lazy Saturday afternoon with some psychedelia and 60's garage inspired tunes. Also going by there myspace they're influenced by 13th Floor Elevators, Ween, B52s, Spacemen 3, Stooges, Sonic Youth, David Bowie and Velvet Underground. Catch them at the Tote this Saturday 28th June from 5pm for the last of there months residency.

The Great Apes - L8-night nympho-mercials

You can find more tunes here at the JJJ unearthed website.

KIMYA

(this was only at the start when Pikelet was playing, for Kimya it was packed)

Saw the Kimya gig on Tuesday night (17/6/8), it was at the Northcote Uniting Church Hall, which was an interesting setting. I really enjoyed supports Pikelet and Angelo Spencer, whom I both really enjoyed. Didn't expect much from Angelo, but he had some great indie energy. Kimya was OK, was a little bored at the end and thought she may of played a little too many kids songs in Middle. The crowed were really into it and all were very quiet, but no for the support.

Kimya Dawson - i like giants

http://www.myspace.com/kimyadawson
http://www.myspace.com/angelospencer

Juno