[MUSIC: Interview] Das Racist
Das Racist
They’re Not Joking. Just Joking.
By Matt Roden
If it’s sometimes hard to continue reading the same responses from music artists – “We recorded in a cabin”; “We were influenced by Springsteen”; “We’re just gonna play it one game at a time” – then it must be just as tiring to be asked over and over [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Brag 446 (January 23), Feature Music, Festivals, Music, New.
Tags: Big Day Out 2012, Das Racist, Matt Roden, Relax, Simo Soo, The Brag, True Vibenation
[MUSIC: Interview] Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Black Holes And Big Days Out
By Christine Lan
On April 16 2010, Soundgarden played their first 21st century gig at The Showbox in Seattle. On the guest list were Eddie Vedder, Built To Spill’s Scott Plouf, Exene Cervenka of LA punk legends X, and Mudhoney’s Mark Arm and Matt Lukin. “It was the first time we’d [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Brag 445 (January 16), Feature Music, Festivals, Interviews, Music, New.
Tags: Big Day Out 2012, Chris Cornell, Christine Lan, Soundgarden, The Brag
[MUSIC: Interview] Vengaboys
Vengaboys
They’re Baaa-aaack!
By Bridie Connellan
Since its dirty old Spanish engine first revved in 1998, never has there been more anticipation of a single vehicle; a single vehicle in approach of a party-filled celebration-laden, traffic-light-burning destination. In 2012, the Vengabus is coming.
The sound of Year 6 discos and every trashy Euro watering hole from Amsterdam to Scubar, [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2012 under Brag 444 (January 9), Feature Music, Interviews, Music, New.
Tags: Bridie Connallan, The Brag, Vengaboys
[MUSIC: Interview] Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls
Letting Go
By Krissi Weiss
Getting ready to tour an album internationally can create a lot of apprehension for any band, but it’s especially true for lead Dum Dum Girl, Kristen Gundred. The band released their second album Only In Dreams this year, with the album acting as a diary of sorts for Gundred, [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2012 under Brag 443 (December 19), Cover Feature, Feature Music, Festivals, Interviews, Music, New.
Tags: Dum Dum Girls, Krissi Weiss, Only In Dreams, Peats Ridge Festival 2011, The Brag
[BURLESQUE: Profile] Miss Polly Rae
Here’s a chance to see some international burlesque royalty live on stage: Miss Polly Rae and her Hurly Burly Girlys are bringing their acclaimed stage show from London’s West End to Sydney this January. The “non-stop pop erotic cabaret” features the all-singing, all-dancing Miss Polly and six Girlys, putting the vamp in re-vamp as they [...]
Posted: January 9th, 2012 under Arts Feature, New.
Tags: Burlesque, Miss Polly Rae, The Brag