Archive for 'Brag 369 (July 5)'
Interview – The Scare
The Scare The Break Up By Mikey Carr It’d be a lie to say that The Scare’s break-up announcement came as too much of a surprise. Having heard rumours for months, the Sydney-based band have finally announced that they’ll no longer be playing shows together.
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Brag 369 (July 5), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Mikey Carr, The Scare
Interview – Fabulous Diamonds
Fabulous Diamonds Two Is Plenty By Mikey Carr Having recorded their first LP with Ben Andrews from My Disco, and their latest with Mikey Young from Eddy Current, it’s easy to understand why Fabulous Diamonds get lumped into that ‘Melbourne Lo-Fi’ scene. But musically, these guys are different. Rather than your run-of-the-mill guitar rifferry. their [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Brag 369 (July 5), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Fabulous Diamonds, Mikey Carr
Interview – School Of Seven Bells
School Of Seven Bells That Sibling Thing By Bridie Connellan One of these days musicians are going to run out of reasons to thank Brian Eno. On the cusp of releasing a second album with her electronic trio School of Seven Bells, Alejandra Deheza is moderately hungover, chilling at home in Brooklyn and keen on [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Brag 369 (July 5), Festivals, Interviews, Music.
Tags: Bridie Connellan, School Of Seven Bells, Splendour In The Grass 2010
Album Review: Bearhug – To Anything EP
Indie Album Of The Week: Bearhug To Anything EP Spunk Records 4 Bearhug are supporting Broken Social Scene at their Splendour sideshows, and I’d say that’s a very good match. But beyond the ubiquitous BSS and Pavement comparisons, I’ve been able to find very little in the way of descriptions that do real justice to [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Album Reviews, Brag 369 (July 5), Music.
Tags: Amelia Schmidt, Bearhug, Indie Album of the Week
Album Review: Artisan Guns – Hearts EP
Artisan Guns Hearts EP EMI ***1/2 Artisan Guns are an indie-pop-rock band from New Zealand who apparently record in Dave ‘DA-DA-DA’ Dobbyn’s studio. And much like Dobbyn’s unofficial national anthem, the music of Artisan Guns involves a great understanding of classic riffs, and some pretty strange choices.
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Album Reviews, Brag 369 (July 5), Music.
Tags: Amelia Schmidt, Artisan Guns