Monthly Archives For July 2009

Last Dinosaurs

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Last Dinosaurs

Last Dinosaurs – ‘Honolulu’ (mp3)

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I first came across Brisbane four-piece Last Dinosaurs when my housemate excitedly burst through my bedroom door with their single ‘Honolulu’ blasting from the tiny speakers of his Macbook Pro – I’m very glad he did.

Last Dinosaurs successfully bring together a blend of pop and indie that is filled with the kind of catchy riffs, slurred vocals and group chants that make you want to get up and dance and ultimately leaves you with the perfect soundtrack for a sunny Sunday afternoon spent hanging out in your backyard accompanied by your mates and one to many cases of Draughts.

It’s not just my housemate and I who think that Last Dinosaurs might be onto something, they’ve recently picked up support slots for acts such as Pony Up, Yves Klein Blue and Washington and have also been enjoying some radio play from the lovely folks over at Triple J.

www.myspace.com/wearelastdinosaurs

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DZ – ‘Blue Blood’

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DZ – ‘Blue Blood’

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In between touring,  getting their gear stolen and causing indie music reviewers all along the east coast to cream their black skinnies, DZ have gathered a super-profesh team around them and recorded their debut EP. Lead single ‘Blue Blood’ is pretty simple – shouting and metronomic riffing over slightly sloppy drumming, but it just works.

I kind of hope this dance-grunge movement dies in its own vomit at a house party somewhere soon, but only because very few bands do it as well as these guys. Party on, Wayne.

www.myspace.com/dzparty

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The Basics – 'Like A Brother' video

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The Basics return with a new song and a new tour! Catch them on the dates below.

SYDNEY – Friday 17 July
Sydney Opera House

BULLI – Saturday 18 July
Heritage Hotel

CRONULLA – Sunday 19 July
Brass Monkey

CANBERRA – Thursday 23 July
Transit Bar

HOBART – Friday 24 July
Republic Bar

LAUNCESTON – Saturday 25 July
Hotel New York

BRISBANE – Thursday 30 July
The Zoo

SUNSHINE COAST – Friday 31 July
Woombye Hotel

BYRON BAY – Saturday 1 August
Beach Hotel

CAIRNS – Saturday 8 August
Tanks Arts Centre

www.myspace.com/the3basics

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Win tickets to see the Philly Jays

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Last time we headed out to see the Philly Jays there was a queue that went halfway down the block and into the dodgy Thai restaurant around the corner. And no amount of industry haggling/bribing the doorbitch/hiding in our friend’s pockets could get us in to see the show. And that stuff almost always works.

So we know you kids must love Philadelphia Grand Jury a hell of a lot.

Luckily we have the dates of their next few shows right here… and if you live in Sydney or Melbourne you could win free tickets right here.

To enter for your chance to win a double pass to either the Melbourne or Sydney (Spectrum) shows, leave a comment below and tell us who the Philly Jays wanna kill, and why. Make sure you leave your email address so we can contact you.

The Philly Jays go national
Thursday 16 July – THE TROUBADOUR, BRISBANE
Supported by DZ and Ball Park Music
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from troubadour.oztix.com.au, www.skinnysmusic.com.au or
www.rockinghorse.net/tickets.php

Friday 17 JULY – SPECTRUM, SYDNEY
Supported by We Say Bamboulee and Halal, How Are You?
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix Outlets

Saturday 18 JULY – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE
Supported by The Harpoons and TST
Tickets: $12 pre /$15 door
Tickets available from NSC Box Office Monday – Saturday 2 – 6PM (301
High St, Northcote), on 9486 1677 and www.northcotesocialclub.com/

Wednesday 22 JULY – BEACH ROAD HOTEL, BONDI
Supported by Kill Teen Angst and Villains Of Wilhelm
Tickets: FREE
Details: www.myspace.com/beachroadbondi

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