The Brag

Indie Album Of The Week: Only The Sea Slugs Street Music Independent **** Following up their 2009 EP Dreamstate, Sydney five-piece Only The Sea Slugs have released a mini-album as unique as their band name. Street Music is the second release for this eclectic band, and they’ve obviously been spending the time between them honing [...]

Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Album Reviews, Brag 445 (January 16), Music.
Tags: Juliette Gillies, Only The Sea Slugs, Street Music, The Brag

Wandering through the graffiti-coated corridors of Hibernian House, we eventually locate Emma Davis’ ‘Feel a Thing’ single launch. But we are early – or they are running late – and we have time to admire the street art. Soon enough everything is ready, and we are welcomed at the door by the singer-songwriter herself. Apologising [...]

Posted: December 12th, 2011 under Brag 441 (December 5), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Emma Davis, Juliette Gillies, Leroy Lee, Patrick James, Scotty Stevens, The Brag

Matt Corby Into The Flame EP Universal Music **** He may have been a runner up on 2007’s Australian Idol, but rather than offer a flash-in-the-pan career based on his good looks and charm, this Sydneysider has stayed true to his heart. Having spent the last few years developing his sound overseas, he has triumphantly [...]

Posted: December 5th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 440 (November 28), Music.
Tags: Into The Flame EP, Juliette Gillies, Matt Corby, The Brag

Indie Album Of The Week: Voltaire Twins Romulus EP Green/ MGM There’s something about twins that makes me wonder which one is evil – and I’m not sure if it comes from Jaymes or Tegan of W.A’s Voltaire Twins, but there’s definitely a certain malevolent undertone to their latest EP, Romulus. Winners of the triple [...]

Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 439 (November 21), Music.
Tags: Juliette Gillies, Romulus EP, The Brag, Voltaire Twins

With no jungle readily available, I enter the Metro Theatre under a full moon for the sold out, all-ages Jinja Safari gig. I’m eager to experience their ‘forest rock’ live, and once inside there’s an electric vibe in the air. I soon find myself surrounded by feathered head-dresses and animal masks, on an already crowded [...]

Posted: November 28th, 2011 under Brag 439 (November 21), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Elizabeth Rose, Jinja Safari, Juliette Gillies, Megastick Fanfare, Pluto Jonze, The Brag, The Metro Theatre