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• Storytellers: Gotye

  Wednesday, Feb 8 2012|by Andrew McMillen

  

  ANDREW MCMILLEN revisits our occasional “Storytellers” series, whose premise is simple: one song by one artist, discussed at length. This week it’s Gotye, the Lana Del Rey of M+N, but not for the song you might expect. It feels a little strange to revisit what was once Gotye’s biggest hit in light of the monster that is ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’, the Melbourne-based songwriter’s 2…

• New Noise: Wolf & Cub, Pond, Bearhug, Harpoons

  Wednesday, Feb 8 2012|by Darren Levin

  

  An all-killer, no-filler edition of New Noise featuring tracks by Wolf & Cub, Bearhug, Pond and Harpoons that will surely whet appetites for forthcoming full-length releases. – After the red cordial buzz of 2008’s Chris Colonna-produced Science & Sorcery, Adelaide’s Wolf & Cub have noticeably taken it down a notch. Showcasing the dubby (‘See The Light’) and the Krauty (‘Al…

• Report: Laneway Sydney 2012

  Tuesday, Feb 7 2012|by Kate Hennessy

  

  KATE HENNESSY reports on the Sydney leg of the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, which took place at Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle on Sunday (February 5). Photos by ELIZE STRYDOM. Never trust anyone over 30 (to review a music festival). Known for our pernickety gripes, misanthropic snipes and general nitpickery often we can’t see the wood (the music) for the trees (the irritat…

• Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 2

  Monday, Feb 6 2012|by Aaron Curran

  

  In the final installment of a two-part interview, Triffids biographer Bleddyn Butcher talks to AARON CURRAN about David McComb’s work ethic, his distinctly Australian vernacular and the mystery surrounding his death. Part one here. As well as mining his own experiences, David seemed to enjoy using literature as a springboard in his work, like the poems of Les Murray and Marina Tsvetaev…

• Report: Laneway Melbourne 2012

  Monday, Feb 6 2012|by Doug Wallen

  

  DOUG WALLEN and NICK ARGYRIOU review 64.7 percent of the entire bill of Melbourne’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival at Footscray Community Arts Centre on Saturday. (Fans of Girls, The Panics, The Horrors and SBTRKT send your grievances to PO Box 475, Prahran, VIC 3181, or just wait for the Sydney review.) Photos by MICHAEL BAINBRIDGE. The ominous clouds that “greeted” punters at last…

• The AMP: Why So Serious?

  Friday, Feb 3 2012|by Shaun Prescott

  

  Yesterday’s Australian Music Prize shortlist announcement says some pretty morbid things about the Australian psyche right now, writes SHAUN PRESCOTT. All manner of outrage follows the announcement of an Australian Music Prize shortlist, and this year is no exception. The usual online to-and-fro between "haters", supporters and those who maintain a supposedly healthy ambivalence i…

• Great Debate #5: Aus Hip-Hop – Heaps Good?

  Friday, Feb 3 2012|by Matt Shea

  

  Another year, another Australian Music Prize shortlist without any hip-hop. The genre may be at the height of its commercial powers, but asks MATT SHEA in the final installment of our Great Debate series, is it actually any good? Weigh in on the debate in the comments section below for your chance to win a $250 record store voucher of your choosing thanks to Hyundai’s Veloster. Photo by …

• Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 1

  Thursday, Feb 2 2012|by Aaron Curran

  

  On the anniversary of David McComb’s death, AARON CURRAN talks to famed writer and photographer Bleddyn Butcher about his new Triffids biography, some 10 years in the writing. Part two Monday. Whether or not you recognise the name Bleddyn Butcher, odds are that you're familiar with the photographs he's taken. Working on staff at NME in London through the 1980s, Bleddyn captured iconic …

• Big Day Out 2012: ‘Don’t Die In This Heat’

  Wednesday, Feb 1 2012|by Darren Levin

  

  Some observations from Big Day Out veteran DARREN LEVIN as the festival celebrated its 20th year at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday (January 29). Photos by LEAH ROBERTSON. ‘Are you nice and sweaty?’ Attending a festival in 35-degree heat is difficult enough without bands telling you just how hot it is. “Hope you don’t die in this heat,” quipped Stonefield’s singer Amy Findlay at midday…

• Trial By GIF: Triple J Hottest 100 Pt 2

  Monday, Jan 30 2012|by Darren Levin

  

  Last week, he summed up the first half of the triple j Hottest 100 in a language the youth of Australia understands: the animated gif. Today, MAX EASTON returns to slow down your browser with the top 50 tracks of 2011 (as voted by triple j listeners, that is). 50. Boy and Bear – Part Time Believer 49. Boy and Bear – Milk & Sticks 48. Art Vs Science – A.I.M. Fire! 47. …

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