Osheaga 2010 pictures – Saturday round-up with photos of Arcade Fire, Pavement, Japandroids and Rich Aucoin

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August 3, 2010
Pavement at Osheaga music festival 2010, Montreal, Quebec - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

The Gig: Osheaga music festival Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada When: Saturday 31 July 2010 In One Word: Incredible My pilgrimage to Osheaga began at precisely one minute past midnight on Saturday morning, as I took an eight hour Greyhound ride from Toronto to Montreal via Ottawa. Coaches and couch surfing – you can’t get...
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Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side at The Tote, Melbourne – Gig review and photos

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July 23, 2010
Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side at The Tote, Melbourne – Gig review and photos

The Gig: Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side Where: The Tote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 17 July 2010 In One Word: Killer “Fuck Brisbane:  Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side are a national treasure.” There’s never been a great shortage of punters and press alike seeking to heap praise upon Brisbane’s supposedly “vibrant” music...
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The Dead Weather at Sound Academy, Toronto – Gig review and show photos

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July 16, 2010
The Dead Weather at Sound Academy, Toronto – Gig review and show photos

The Gig: The Dead Weather Where: Sound Academy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 15 July 2010 In One Word: Absorbing “The Dead Weather gave a storming performance befitting a band leading a new high.” The Dead Weather are legit. The real deal. They are a rock supergroup who merit their place on the front cover...
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C’Mon at the Garrison, Toronto: Beyond The Pale Horse record release show – Gig review

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July 12, 2010
C’Mon at the Garrison, Toronto: Beyond The Pale Horse record release show – Gig review

The Gig: C’Mon EP release for Beyond The Pale Horse, w/ The Mercy Now and Monster Truck Where: The Garrison, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 10 July 2010 In One Word: Heavy Last Saturday was the conclusion of a 10 date Canada tour for Toronto band C’Mon. It was a tour which started out at...
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Mark Lanegan at the Espy, Melbourne, Australia – Gig Review

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July 10, 2010
Mark Lanegan at the Espy, Melbourne, Australia – Gig Review

The Gig: Mark Lanegan Where: The Esplanade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 9 July 2010 In One Word: Bullshit-free First of all, may i extend a tremendous amount of grattitude towards the hairy necked, balding cunt that choose to stand right in front of my at the early stages of the show. With nowhere to...
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The Beards at Ding Dong, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

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July 4, 2010
The Beards at Ding Dong, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

The Gig: The Beards
 with The Workinghorse Irons
 and Deadly Are The Naked Where: Ding Dong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 2 July 2010 In One Word: Scruffy Deadly Are The Naked’s influences are transparent, you can find Rage Against the Machine and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers in there and there’s not all that...
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Album Review: Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 23, 2010

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Album Review: O. Children

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August 18, 2010

Title: O. Children Artist: O. Children Label:  Deadly People Recordings Released: 12 July 2010 In one word: Gloomtastic A...
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Album Review Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 16, 2010

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Album Review: Samsara – Instinct Over Influence

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August 9, 2010

Title: Instinct Over Influence Artist: Samsara Label: Trial & Error Records / Stomp Released: 9 July 2010 In one...
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Album Review: Factor – Lawson Graham (w/ song clip and a Toronto G20 slideshow)

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July 30, 2010

Title: Lawson Graham Artist: Factor Label: Fake Four Inc. Released: 27 April 2010 In one word: Exceptional I took...
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Album Review: The Sadies – Darker Circles (Polaris Prize nominee)

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July 30, 2010

In this first installation of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums, I’m going to be looking at...
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Interviews

Pinky Beecroft interview – a Q&A with The White Russians frontman

Pinky Beecroft interview – a Q&A with The White Russians frontman

Pinky Beecroft used to be a member of the infamous Australian band/cabaret act that was Machine Gun Fellatio, but these days his pet project is called The White Russians.  Michael Bowser gets the low-down on milk-based drinks, the brilliance of Ween and the merits of writing for TV shows like Farscape (as one’s day...

The Bedroom Philosopher interview – On music, ‘nu-Australian’ and Mexican space stations

The Bedroom Philosopher interview – On music, ‘nu-Australian’ and Mexican space stations

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, The Bedroom Philosopher is the musical persona of one Justin Heazlewood, a multi-talented comedian/writer/whatever-the-hell-else-he-feels-like-doing who clearly has spent far too much of his time travelling on trams.  Michael Bowser drills him about his heady new concept album, Songs From The 86 Tram, among other hot topics such as the “nu-Australian”...

Deadly Are The Naked

Deadly Are The Naked interview

Deadly Are The Naked are a Melbournian band who know how to Party – that’s with a capital fuckin’ “P”, folks! – both live and on record, as well as mellow out with the occasional silky-smooth, chilled ballad.  Michael Bowser moves up close enough to the flying sweat and the high-energy forces of nature...