The video for one of my fav Australian songs of the year. Am eagerly awaiting this album. Oh, and Ernest Ellis is one of the many Aus artists playing at Splendour In The Grass July 30-Aug 1.

Thanks to Telstra and MySpace, PartyCatchers will be is holding simultaneous parties in Sydney and Melbourne, jam-packed with Aussie bands, DJ’s and loads of extra digs. We have some free passes for y’all!

To get a hold of these limited tickets normally, you’ll need to log www.partycatchers.mobi and download the Party Catchers app and hit the streets of your city on Saturday to track down the ticketholders via GPS.

We know that you’d rather be in bed resonating in the aftermath of Friday night instead of going on a Saturday morning jog, so we’ve got  3 Melbourne double passes and 3 Sydney double passes up for grabs!

All you need to do is follow us on twitter (twitter.com/whothehellnet) and retweet this event on your status by 3pm Friday 30th April (tomorrow!) to go in the running!

GET ON IT.

Sia continues her run of really cool lo-tech film clips. Kudos.

So the DJs behind Australia’s most popular indie club night are put out an official mix, We Mix You Dance, on their own imprint via Inertia on June 11th. Inertia have kindly provided us with a ‘promo mix’ to give you a taste of what WMYD will sound like. Check out the stream below to hear some of the fine selections of indie ‘blog-rock.’ The (mostly international) is after the jump.

Purple Sneakers DJs – ‘We Mix, You Dance’ Promo Mix by inertiamusic

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Parades – ‘Loserspeak in New Tongue’ (mp3)

Like a lot of peeps, I’ve been a fan of Parades for a while. The singles I’d heard mixed splashes of electronica and interesting rhythms with understated guitars and big vocals. Though those earlier songs like ‘Dead Nationale’ and ‘Past Lives’ were pretty exciting in their own right, that hint of adventure in the arrangements suggested that perhaps their best work would be found on the non-single cuts. Although the first half of their debut Foreign Tapes is strong, the back half totally proved that theory correct and won me over.

I wasn’t sure which song to post given that the last four tracks of the album (from the above through to ‘Vulturehood’) mark the records high point (with ‘Hunters’ and ‘Springboarder’ also up there). In the end, ‘Loserspeak in New Tongue’ is the song I’ve come back to most, drawn in by its refusal to settle for a conventional structure. It’s reminiscent of some of Foals’ album cuts, with yelping vocals riding an odd rhythm that’s kept check by tight drumming, while the rest of the instruments building up to  consecutive climaxes helped largely by the pounding piano.

Possibly my favourite Australian track of the year and a real accomplishment for the young band. Colour me well impressed.

www.myspace.com/parades