News Archives
July 2008
31 :
Gig Review: Snowman + Baseball @ Annandale Hotel - 17/07/2008 and 18/07/2008
31 :
The Avalanches hint that their long awaited second album might not be too far off
31 :
ODB's entry on criminalsearches.com
31 :
Free download of new Streets song
31 :
Magic Dirt announce winners of support band contest
30 :
Something is not right with the Cold War Kids
30 :
Buy The Walkmen's new album for just $5
30 :
Violent Soho named as support for Black Francis sideshows
29 :
Spectrum turns four
28 :
Albert Hammond Jr. cancels Australian tour
28 :
Yahoo is shutting down support for Yahoo Music after September 30
25 :
TVOTR's new album will be available on September 20 in Australia
25 :
Playing times and map for Splendour In The Grass 2008
24 :
Beck's b-sides are better than his album tracks
24 :
Stream the entire Curse of Company album
24 :
Crowded House, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, You Am I, Headless Chickens and Kasey Chambers named as part of Homebake line-up
23 :
You Am I to release new album on September 12
23 :
Second round of acts for The Great Escape annnounced
23 :
Shortlist for The Mercury Prize announced
22 :
The Grates reveal album cover, announce October national tour, give away pillowcases
22 :
Santogold gets nicely remixed
22 :
Stream Dr Dog's new album from start to finish
22 :
TVOTR to release new album September 22nd
21 :
Inertia Music and Love Police partner up
21 :
Video: The Bangle Tigers - Tower One
21 :
Luke Steele announces solo tour and some details of his side projects
21 :
The Grates give away free download of new b-side
20 :
Die! Die! Die! have started work on their new album
20 :
Gig Review: The Vines @ Manning Bar, Sydney Uni - 16/07/2008
20 :
Podcast episode 48 is up, ready and hot
20 :
The Boat People set sail for a town near you
19 :
The cover for the new Metallica album looks like an unshaven vagina
18 :
Teenagersintokyo announce East Coast tour
18 :
Rapper sues documentary makers for millions for losing battle to Biggie
18 :
Photos: Ohana @ Hopetoun Hotel
18 :
These New Puritans supports confirmed
17 :
Songs to release split 7" with Love Of Diagrams
17 :
Jebediah are back?
17 :
Parklife 2008 goes on sale at midday today
17 :
Gig Review: Ohana + To The North @ Hopetoun Hotel - 09/07/2008
17 :
Death Row Records sold for $24 million
16 :
Video: Ratatat - Flynn
16 :
Preview tracks from Sunset's new album
15 :
Pitchfork's top 20 Sub Pop records
15 :
Twelve Major Chords reviews The Vines' new album
15 :
The Curse Of Company set to release debut album next week
15 :
Is Ladyhawke not visiting Paris on her upcoming tour because she slagged it off in her latest single?
15 :
Video: TheDeathSet - Around The World
15 :
Radiohead use data visulation technology (ie. lasers!) for latest video
15 :
Do you want to interview Vampire Weekend?
14 :
Sky Hut - bootleg emporium
14 :
You can win FREE tickets to see The Grates live at 'The Lair' this Thursday
14 :
Of Montreal unveil the best promo shot of 2008
13 :
Talons head into studio this week to record debut album
13 :
New Strokes album in 2009?
11 :
Static Age Festival
10 :
9th Wonder makes Nas sound better
09 :
The Mint Chicks move to the top of the Song Of The Year list
09 :
Josh Pyke returns with new single, new album, micro national tour, sexy promo shot
09 :
Deerhunter reveal details of their new album
08 :
Gig Review: Dead China Doll + Atrocities + Damnbuilders @ Hermanns - 04/07/2008
08 :
Cut Off Your Hands reveal album details, plan national tour, land Wombats support slot, become semi-British
08 :
Gig Review: Roskilde Festival, Denmark - July 3-6, 2008
07 :
Pivot land Sigur Ros support slot, plan album launch shows
07 :
WOW sign record deal, score free jeans
07 :
SPOD reveals details of long awaited new album
07 :
Bloc Party start mysterious end of the world countdown
05 :
Fabulous Diamonds get nice review from 75 Or Less
04 :
Faker and Sparkadia team up for national tour, torch passing etc
04 :
New record store opening in Newtown this weekend
04 :
WOW get kicked off stage at Levity Nights
04 :
Mistletone Records are having a super duper mail order sale
02 :
Video: SPOD: Cats!
01 :
Violent Soho are doing album launch shows, support shows, strip shows, peep shows, slightly bizarre sex shows
01 :
Radiohead get remixed by old computer hardware
01 :
Menomena show off some awesome b-sides and rarities via Muxtape
01 :
Falls Festival ballot opens, no line-up announced
June 2008
30 :
Video: Jay-Z - Wonderwall / 99 Problems (Live at Glastonbury)
29 :
Video: Ponytail - Live at Whartscape 2007
28 :
The New Pornographers announce tour, kill websites with their dirty name
27 :
The top 50 Australian albums ever (according to The Age)
26 :
Youth Group own the night, you own the right to buy their new album - and party
26 :
Van She are strangers to Good Music Town
25 :
Rocket Science's triple Hopetoun treat
25 :
Albert Hammond Jr is playing sideshows, releasing a new album, solving the world's whaling issues
25 :
British India return with terrible new single, picking up right where their shit album left off
24 :
Final supports for Snowman's Sydney shows revealed
24 :
Yeasayer's Sydney sideshow announced
23 :
Gig Review: Deaf Wish + Dead Farmers + The Escapes @ Maggotville - 21/06/2008
23 :
Video: Snowman - We Are The Plague
23 :
Magic Dirt are going to play a lot of shows
23 :
The Polyphonic Spree announce sideshows
20 :
Girl Talk invites you to feed the animals, for FREE!
19 :
Santogold is getting sued by Santo Gold
19 :
Deaf Wish in Sydney this weekend for 7" launch
18 :
Children collide with SPOD, zero casualties reported at this early stage
18 :
Gig Review: Ghosts Of Television + Yes Nukes + Bangle Tigers @ La Campana - 11/06/2008
18 :
Dizzee (mudda-phucking) Rascal, Diplo, Peaches and Blackalicious announced as part of Parklife 2008 line-up
17 :
4ZzZ begin selling off their 'feature release'
17 :
The Mess Hall still on track to play one billion shows in 2008
17 :
Pnau hit the East Coast
16 :
Ohana reveal details of split 7", announce July tour
16 :
Tour Update: Beach House, theredsunband, The Herd
14 :
First sneak peaks of Franz Ferdinand's new stuff
14 :
Gig Review: Super8 Diaries Sydney Launch @ Dirty Shirlows - 08/06/2008
12 :
Great Escape line-up announced, Yeasayer's inclusion overshadows all other bands
11 :
Final additions to Splendour In The Grass announced
10 :
Interview: Ohana
10 :
The Grates burn bridges, lose teeth, announce secret shows
09 :
Gig Review: Eddy Current Suppression Ring @ Hopetoun Hotel - 07/06/2008
08 :
Eddy Current Suppression Ring in-store today!
06 :
Ghosts of the village
06 :
The great invasion of international bands
04 :
Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Regurgitator land Devo support slots, SPOD goes along for the ride
04 :
Super8 Diaries Sydney launch is on this Sunday!
03 :
Magic Dirt choose the girl over the beast
02 :
Wolf & Cub go techno
May 2008
30 :
Snowman farewell Australia with national tour
28 :
Video: Die! Die! Die! - Sideways Here We Come
28 :
Guns Are For Kids play their last shows (for a while)
28 :
Hard-Ons go back to Uni
27 :
Video: Ratatat - Mirando
26 :
Splendour In The Grass sells out very quickly, people riot over shitty online ticketing system, more sideshows announced
25 :
Gig Review: Man Man + Bishop Allen @ Debaser, Stockholm - 23/05/2008
24 :
Snob Scrilla understands that a real tour is all about playing shitloads of shows
24 :
Gig Review: SPOD + Ben Ely's Radio 5 + Art Rush @ Hopetoun Hotel - 22/05/2008
23 :
The Vines are not Spanish
22 :
Vampire Weekend announce sideshows
22 :
Let's do what everyone else is doing and talk about that new Beck song
21 :
Sparkadia plan very small album tour
20 :
Video: Pivot - In The Blood
20 :
Dead Farmers are playing shows everywhere
19 :
Atrocities vs Mercy Arms
16 :
Video: Flight Of The Conchords - Ladies of the World
16 :
78 Saab and Richard hit the road
16 :
Witch Hats, Straight Arrows, Circle Pit and Fait Accompli added to Come Together Festival
15 :
Download the Hand Me My Jetpack mini-album for FREE
15 :
Dead Letter Chorus build studio, record album, play shows, don't murder kittens
15 :
Stream the new No Age album
15 :
Cut Off Your Hands pull out of Come Together Festival
15 :
Jet part with management
15 :
The E.L.F gets Pitchfork props
14 :
Eddy Current Suppression Ring prepare to paint your town red
13 :
Gig Review: Elton John @ Sydney Entertainment Centre - 12/05/2008
13 :
Ratatat send some Shillers up some spines
11 :
Super8 Diaries Sydney launch
09 :
Is this the album cover of the year?
08 :
Snowman unleash a sickening plague of awesome, new album to follow
06 :
Malcolm soon to be in the Middleton of a tour
06 :
Daighila get deported, cancel Australian tour
05 :
VHS Or Beta announce East Coast tour
05 :
The Thrills add Sydney sideshow
02 :
Annie new album details
02 :
Radiohead are not going to 'give away' anymore music
02 :
Fabulous Diamonds are launching their new album tonight!
02 :
Wolf Parade unveil new album artwork
02 :
Band Of Horses announce very small Australian tour
01 :
SPOD loves Aminals
March 2008
29 :
Random Little Things: Axl Rose, Nunchukka Superfly, Bjork, Caribou, The Paper Scissors, Weezer, Arcade Fire, Holy Fuck
29 :
Youth Group, The Bumblebeez and Faker all announce tours
28 :
!!! announce Australia/New Zealand tour, festival appearance
26 :
Gig Review: Surf City @ Annandale Hotel - 22/03/2008
26 :
Random Little Things: Ohana, Fabulous Diamonds, Gnarls Barkley, CakeHole, Children Collide, Be Your Own Pet
26 :
Come Together 2008 line-up announced
25 :
Random Little Things: The Silents, Les Savy Fav, Kimya Dawon
25 :
V Festival playing times released, not very easy to copy and paste
24 :
Gig Review: Midget + Tucker B's + Captain Nemo @ Hopetoun Hotel - 21/03/2008
23 :
Random Little Things: Black Lips, The Presets, Say Cheese and Die!
23 :
New music from The Mint Chicks
21 :
Say Cheese and Die album launch and last show ever
21 :
The Small Hours to record debut EP with Wayne Connolly
21 :
The Mountain Goats cancel Australian tour
20 :
Come and spend an evening with Eels
20 :
Fuck Buttons live at SXSW
19 :
Random Little Things: The Raconteurs, Ladyhawke, Purple Sneakers
19 :
Random Little Things: SXSW mp3's, No Age, Baseball
18 :
Gig Review: Goodbye Sunshine Festival @ some warehouse in Marrickville - 15/03/2008
14 :
Walrus call it a day
14 :
Goodbye Sunshine Festival
13 :
The Mess Hall win the 2007 Australian Music Prize
11 :
Bluejuice and New Buffalo win awards
11 :
The Paper Scissors and Bluejuice double headline national tour
08 :
Laneway Festival 2008
07 :
Gig Review: Menomena @ Lille Vega, Copenhagen - 05/03/2008
06 :
Tucker B's, Midget and Captain Nemo NSW shows
05 :
Public voting for the Australian Music Prize closes today
04 :
Gig Review: Further + Sounds Like Sunset + Talons @ Hopetoun Hotel - 01/03/2008
04 :
Gig Review: Batrider + Yes Nukes! + Talons @ Spectrum - 29/02/2008
03 :
Faker and Dappled Cities Fly playing at the Hopetoun Hotel tonight?