Sex On Toast with Mandek Penha at The Toff In Town, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

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July 4, 2010
Sex On Toast with Mandek Penha at The Toff In Town, Melbourne – Gig review and show photos

The Gig: Sex On Toast with Mandek Penha Where: The Toff In Town, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 30 June 2010 In One Word: Madness Right off the bat:  Impressive fucking crowd for a Wednesday night!  Until this evening I’d never been to “The Toff In Town”, but it turns out many of the walls...
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Root! with The Decoys at The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne – Gig review and photos

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June 27, 2010
Root! with The Decoys at The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne – Gig review and photos

The Gig: Root! with The Decoys Where: The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When: 26 June 2010 In One Word: Heartbreaking I promised my long-suffering editor this’d be the last article I write about Root! for a few months, and as fate would have it, this is apparently their last gig for a while...
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NXNE 2010 festival round-up part 2: further reviews

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June 25, 2010
NXNE 2010 festival round-up part 2: further reviews

NXNE Festival 2010 round-up part 2: further reviews The Festival: North By Northeast (NXNE) 2010 Where: Various venues across Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 14-20 June 2010 In One Word: Girrrly Music Vice was out in force for North By Northeast (NXNE) music festival in Toronto this year. Our writer Andrea Mateka gives her take...
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NXNE 2010 round-up part 1 – festival review and photographs

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June 24, 2010
NXNE 2010 round-up part 1 – festival review and photographs

NXNE Festival 2010 round-up – full review and photos The Festival: North By Northeast (NXNE) 2010 Where: Various venues across Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 14-20 June 2010 In One Word: Groundbreaking North By Northeast 2010 saw Toronto and Canada’s premier music festival move to a whole new level. I first experienced NXNE in 2007...
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Iggy and the Stooges at Dundas Square, Toronto – Concert review and photos

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June 20, 2010
Iggy and the Stooges at Dundas Square, Toronto – Concert review and photos

The Gig: Iggy and the Stooges – NXNE 2010 headliners Where: Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 19 June 2010 In One Word: Legendary On Saturday night Iggy and the Stooges, headliners of NXNE 2010, took to the stage at Dundas Square in Toronto. This free show attracted thousands of people, with Yonge Street...
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Eagles of Death Metal at the Phoenix, Toronto, NXNE 2010 – Gig review and show photos

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June 17, 2010
Eagles of Death Metal at the Phoenix, Toronto, NXNE 2010 – Gig review and show photos

The Gig: Eagles of Death Metal and Small Sins at NXNE 2010 Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 16 June 2010 In One Word: Devilish Just a fortnight after Virgin Mobile Canada left Canadian music fans disappointed with the cancellation of Virgin Festival for this year, the company scored some good vibes...
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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...