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I do love The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Sure, they’re pitcharse darlings, but they write such catchy tunes that I cannot help but feel drawn to them. This one appeared in Rave Magazine. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Belong WEDNESDAY, 27 APRIL 2011 (Slumberland/Inertia) Oh, to be young again It [...]
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I reviewed the second record from San Francisco pop group Sonny & The Sunsets back in mid-May for Rave Magazine. Here’s what I thought. SONNY AND THE SUNSETS – Hit After Hit TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011 (Fat Possum) Satisfying, smiley pop music Sonny And The Sunsets have some nerve calling their sophomore record Hit After [...]
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My review of Wild Beast’s third record Smother appeared in Rave in April 2011. This record still remains one of my favourites of the year so far. The original review featured a mini-brain explosion from me where I confused the singer’s surname with some other Hayden I knew. It’s corrected below. WILD BEASTS – Smother [...]
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I reviewed Soundcrane for Rave Magazine a few weeks ago. It’s a record featuring a host of Brisbane artists doing songs connected to Japanese culture, including popular music, TV themes and movie scores. It’s been put out to help raise funds for those suffering as a result of the Japanese earthquake and consequent nuclear [...]
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This interview appeared in Rave Magazine on 10 May, 2011. Peter was a pretty engaging guy. Unfortunately, something went dramatically wrong with my recording equipment and made it difficult to make out some of what he was saying. I recall him being fairly damning of contemporary children’s music but his points were well though out [...]
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Back around the middle of May 2011, I was asked to help put together a special feature for an upcoming ’boutique’ music event in Brisbane by the name of Track and Field for Rave Magazine. This event was being put together by Mucho Bravado and Amplifire Music and featured Ball Park Music, The Jungle Giants, [...]
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