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I’ve been waiting for this moment all year. Finally, an Australian record which is truly solid throughout. Sure, Woollen Kits’ debut was pretty good, and the re-release of Scott and Charlene’s Wedding Paris Vista Social Club is also very interesting (although, it _is_ a re-release). Lower Plenty are from Melbourne, an amalgamation of individuals from [...]
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I’m back playing guitar in a new band with a few friends after some time away from doing so. It’s been pretty fun actually, and we’re playing songs that I really like – ones that experiment with guitar noise, almost shoegazing, but also not afraid to embrace pure pop either. I find myself gazing at [...]
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The 10 year anniversay of Wilco’s best record Yankee Hotel Foxtel occured just yesterday. I always find Wilco’s records a mixture of brilliance and the dull, but Yankee Hotel Foxtel is undoubtedly a gem throughout. Pot Kettle Black was always my favourite, I loved that muted guitar noise that floats around behind Jeff Tweedy’s acoustic [...]
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Some colleagues at Rave Magazine recommended the debut record by John Talabot, a Barcelona based producer/DJ who has recently put out his debut record, ƒIN. I’m usually not one for electronic music, finding a lot of what I hear rather boring, but this record feels a bit different. The opening track Depak Ine is nothing [...]
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Ahhh. Who not born in the 80s isn’t a fan of Nirvana. They were my first true musical love (Roxette was just a fling). In Utero was my first Nirvana record – Myers Indooroopilly was sold out of Nevermind when I went in with my month’s worth of pocket money to buy a Nirvana record. [...]
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Rave Magazine, a local Brisbane music and arts magazine whom I occasionally write for, produces a weekly podcast which covers music, films, tv, video games and other bits of pop culture. I happened to guest in the latest one, bringing in a phrenological bust left over from my time as a history honours student. Want [...]
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