Xavier Rudd – Follow The Sun: Tour Dates
February 7, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Music, Tour News

Masterfully delicate, Follow The Sun is the essence of Xavier Rudd’s spiritual connection to this world: his humble understanding that everything was here before us and will remain long after we are gone, and that every day is a new gift to cherish and to respect. And to celebrate, he’s taking his show out on the road just for you!
Wolf & Cub – See The Light | All Through The Night Single Launch: Tour Dates
February 6, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Music, Tour News

Two years since the release of their acclaimed second album Science and Sorcery, Adelaide’s Wolf & Cub are back with a cracking double A-side single featuring the tracks See The Light and All Through The Night, available exclusively through iTunes and Bandcamp from February 6th 2012.
J-Mag – February: Triple J Magazine
February 6, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Music, Triple J Magazine

Yes, it’s that time of the month again when the lovely people over at Triple J release their equally as lovely Triple J Magazine. And as always, it is simply bursting with musical goodness!
Youri Blow – Live at Revolver: Gig Reviews
February 5, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Gig Reviews, Music

The blues genre can ellicit such polarised responses from today’s ardent music fan. Some are taken by it’s lonesome, hypnotic and earthy charm, while some point to it’s predictability as a defining feature of why they will never enjoy it. And then of course there are those who fall somewhere in between.
Woodley: Comedy News
February 2, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Comedy, Comedy News

Frank Woodley, half of former comedy duo Lano and Woodley is set to star in his own comedy feature on ABC, with episode one set to air February 22nd at 8 pm.
Woodley follows the story of, you guessed it…Woodley – a man who is struggling to find his place in a world that seems keen [...]
Blitzen Trapper – Australian Sideshows Announced: Tour News
February 1, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Music, Tour News

Flannel-wearing alt-country Northwestern rockers Blitzen Trapper are returning to the Australia. Having announced dates on East Coast Bluesfest the band will also be appearing at West Coast Blues n Roots Festival and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
The Portland, Oregon outfit released their third Sub Pop album American Goldwing in September through Inertia. The album [...]
Children Collide – Sword To A Gunfight Tour: Tour News
January 16, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Film Clip of The Week, Music, Tour News

Children Collide are back after the roaring success of Theory Of Everything with new single Sword To A Gunfight which you will be able to find on their upcomming album Monument [out in April]. And to celebrate, they’re dragging themsleves out of the studio to embark on a nationwide tour.
Lou Barlow Australian Tour – April 2012: Tour News
January 12, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Music, Tour News

Having just wrapped up a triumphant come-back tour with Sebadoh in September, one of the most prolific and influential songwriters of his generation Lou Barlow returns to Australia in solo mode this April. A founding member of Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh, two of the most acclaimed rock bands of the late 80s / early 90s, Lou is considered a pioneer of the lo-fi movement.
The Arctic Monkeys – Black Treacle: Film Clip of the Week
January 11, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Film Clip of The Week, Music

I can’t say that I like it – or understand it for that matter – but the film clip for Arctic Monkeys’ latest video for Black Treacle is another installment in their stylish Americanised film clips.
Fleet Foxes – Live at the Palais: Gig Reviews
January 10, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Gig Reviews, Music

Fleet Foxes are a band of considerable talent. Yet their greatest strength surely lies in their ability to deflect undesirable focus. To borrow a sporting reference, their musical output is much more the ‘champion team’ than the ‘team of champions’, and this became even more apparent no more than one song into their show at [...]
Interview with Nick O’Malley [Arctic Monkeys]: Music Interviews
January 10, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Interviews, Music

Now on tour in Australia for 2011’s Suck It And See, I’m talking to bassist Nick O’Malley about the current tour and how the lads are fairing after the worldwide success of their latest material.
Grinderman to release ‘Grinderman 2 RMX’: Music News
January 8, 2012 by Chris Wood
Filed under Featured, Music, Music News

Grinderman are pleased to announce the release of Grinderman 2 RMX – a collection of remixes, reinterpretations & collaborations based on the songs contained in the band’s 2010 critically celebrated album Grinderman 2. Out on 9 March 2012, Grinderman 2 RMX marks the first time all these tracks have been collected together. The album [...]


