Indie
Live Review & Gallery: And We’re Off! SXSW Sydney’s Opening Party at The Underground
The SXSW Music Festival Opening Party at The Underground had a buzz that only a place like SXSW can conjure. Nestled in the intimate, electric atmosphere of the Underground, a series of talented artists all took the stage to kick off the festival with a dynamic blend of sounds that spanned genres and geographies. 2touch …
Album Review: Garry Gray unveils fascinating anthology album featuring the legendary Sacred Cowboys, as well as his post Cowboys work, and announces additional live date following sell out show.
Sacred Cowboys have been – and still are – a legendary bunch of misfits together in various forms since 1982, but always with Garry Gray as a mainstay at the reins along with Mark Ferrie. They essentially began in 1982 as a supergroup with Gray from seminal new wave outfit Negatives and Ferrie from the …
Live Review & Gallery: From Rain to Riffs: How SXSW Sydney Day 2 Crushed Expectations
SXSW Sydney Day 2: Glam Rock, Soul Divas, and Metal Fury Tear Up the Stages
Live Review: Pale Waves / Swim School – The Foundry, Sheffield 10.10.2024
Pale Waves delivered a captivating performance at Sheffield’s Foundry on 10th October 2024, as part of their UK tour supporting their latest album Smitten. The venue was nearly sold out, with a packed audience giving the band a warm and enthusiastic reception. The setlist drew heavily from Smitten, with highlights including the lead single “Perfume,” …
News: Is PJ Harvey Heading Downunder?
PJ Harvey Teases Australian tour with Mysterious Instagram Drop
News: All Systems Go: SXSW Sydney 2024 Launches with Global Talent and Energy
SXSW Sydney 2024 Begins: A Celebration of Music, Ideas, and Innovation
Track: South London’s Lex Vervain shows us his ‘Favourite Song’ in a sparkling debut.
We’ve met Lex Vervain before: he is in fact the South East London, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Alex Parry who last visited us in the form of LXP (see my review of the debut EP here). Parry however does not confine himself to a single musical lane. Lex Vervain is a parallel project that explores a …
Live Gallery: London’s Beth McCarthy Slays Sydney’s Factory Theatre 13.10.2024
Beth McCarthy Declines the Shoey, But Slays the Stage
EP Review: HotKid – Downtown
HotKid is the creative vision of Canadian producer, songwriter, and guitarist Shiloh Harrison. Along with Harrison, the EP features Jesse Bellon on guitar, Andrew DeVillers on bass, and Mike McKeever on drums. The full-band tracks were recorded live off the floor at the National Music Centre’s Studio Bell in Calgary. This new EP has a …
News: The Last Dinner Party Release Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics And Covers
The Last Dinner Party are pleased to share Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers – a deluxe edition of their Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut which includes reimagined versions of the band’s own songs alongside unique covers of their favourite tracks from other artists. Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers arrives with an on the road video for ‘Portrait of …