Monthly Archives For October 2012

LISTEN: Bleeding Knees Club – ‘Let It Go’

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I’ll spare you any nonsense and just list the relevant key words:

Bleeding Knees Club, ‘Let It Go’, ‘Nothing To Do’, Step-Panther, Alex Wall, Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange, triple j Mag, NME, South By Southwest, Grimes‘ Like A Version, Splendour In The Grass, Call The Cops, DZ Deathrays and Yacht Club DJ’s. “It’ll be pretty good” whothehell.net.

Tour Dates:

Sat 3 Nov       The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD

Sun 4 Nov      Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane, QLD (Under 18)

Fri 9 Nov        Metropolis, Fremantle, WA

Sat 10 Nov     Amplifier, Perth, WA

Thu 15 Nov    Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC

Fri 16 Nov      Fowlers Live, Adelaide, SA

Sat 17 Nov     Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Sun 18 Nov    Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne, VIC (Under 18)

Thu 22 Nov    Entrance Leagues, Central Coast, NSW

Fri 23 Nov      The Standard, Sydney, NSW

Sat 24 Nov     Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT

Sun 25 Nov    The Lair @ The Metro, Sydney, NSW

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LISTEN: Flume – ‘Sleepless’ (Paces Remix)

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Mike Perry is Paces. He’s also the other half of Gold Coast DJ duo Surecut Kids. Probably another whiteboy DJ waxing lyrical/pseudo-tropical in a Hawaiian shirt – but this remix of Flume’s ‘Sleepless’ is one of the better ones circulating around at the moment. I’m usually not a remix kinda gal, but I’m really getting into this. It’s also the only form of enlightenment that’s making typing this from the suburban arsehole of 12C Melbourne taste a little like a nice, fancy overpriced cocktail. Cheers dude.

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WATCH: Velociraptor – ‘The Walk On By’

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So they’ve forever crippled organised crime, died in various horrific ways and done…. whatever was going on here.
Velociraptor’s new single ‘The Walk On By’ from their mini-EP The World Warriors, is a lesson in zombie-slaying and a good stab at making low-budget high-quality.
It features a mixture of live action arse-kicking (and NIDA-worthy acting) and some great drawings from Brisbane artist Sam McKenzie. The track is also rad as hell, so make sure you’ve got enough room to dance like a moron before pressing play.

Velociraptor are currently on tour!

Thurs October 11th – Alpha Beta @ The Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast

Fri October 12th – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane

Sun October 14th – Sunday Safari @ Buddah Bar, Byron Bay

Fri October 19th – The Tote, Melbourne

Sat October 20th – Ed Castle, Adelaide

Sat October 27th – The Hive, Brisbane – All ages.

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Melbourne Music Week

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Brilliant. Yeah. That’ll be the word used all over the interwebs when describing Melbourne Music Week. The program is out friends and let me just say it – Melbourne is the music capital of Australia. MMW is as diverse as it is crowd pleasing. Heaps of music stuff linked up with the most creative artists, film makers and industry specialists. Performances, exhibitions, workshops and special talks, walks and even a breakfast program. Too cool Melbourne. Let’s talk specifics:

WHERE?HOUSE

A hidden warehouse forming the heart of the festival. Well not so much hidden… you can’t hide a warehouse can you? But the location is secret. All will be revealed on Friday 16 November. Internationals will mix with locals with themed nights of very interesting music. Straight Arrows, Bitch Prefect, Oliver Tank, Lost Animal, Courtney Barnett, Terrible Truths and No Zu have all got slots. Brilliant.

LABELS SERIES

Chapter Music are celebrating their 20th Birthday with an indie music spectacle sure to make even the most hardened mess + noise critic weep with joy. Crayon Fields, Twerps, Pikelet, Laura Jean, Primitive Calculators, Bum Creek, Standish/Carlyon, Jonny Telafone, New Estate and more. Not that you’ll need it. Tickets are still available here – loco. Cutters Records and Two Bright Lakes are doing a sweet night and so is Siberia Records. All worth a look.

LIVE MUSIC SAFARI

Ok, here is where Melbourne just shows off. It’s like when European cities open the doors to old museums and stuff for one night except this features more than 40 Melbourne musicians/dj’s most of who have been plugged on here before so you can be sure it’ll be a massive night of awesome. They are playing at ten of Melbourne’s most famed least shit venues all in one day/night and it’s free. Boom.

Of course there are heaps of other things happening as I mentioned in that pumping lead paragraph so check the festival guide. One last thing though –

SIGNAL PRESENTS //THIS THING//

Yeah I’ve got a sweet spot for ‘This Thing’ cause they are… Brilliant! They are doing a free event (did I mention how much of this festival is free – it’s crazy y’all) at Signal, Northbank Flinders Walk which is one of those places that you go by and think, damn it’s sweet to live in Melbourne. It’ll be ‘all ages’ and will definitely blow the minds of every unsuspecting tourist passing by. Be there.

We’ll update you with more details of good stuff closer to the date on our Facebook but keep an eye on the festival site:

Melbourne Music Week

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LISTEN: Teeth & Tongue – ‘The Party Is You’

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Beautifully haunting, emotionally uplifting, a real talent from down under. Melbourne based musician Jess Cornelius aka Teeth & Tongue has delivered another truley impressive piece of well-considered contemporary rock.

I hope that quote ends up on the next Teeth & Tongue press release. Not to build the ‘who the hell’ brand (pftt… as if we need it) but because it’s true. Also it’s totes eloquent writing yeah, for real.

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Teeth & Tongue – ‘The Party Is You’

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