Ra Ra Riot at the Mod Club, Toronto –...
Neil Young to bring Le Noise on 28 September...
The Maccabees at Concorde 2, Brighton – Gig review...
Shows To Go To – September 2010: featuring Slash,...
The Gig: Ra Ra Riot secret show Where: The Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
Neil Young has announced a new album entitled Le Noise to be released 28...
The Gig: The Maccabees and Holy Vessels Where: Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom When:...
M.I.A. two Canadian dates are among are top picks in September’s Shows To Go...
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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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 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 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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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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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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This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Title: O. Children Artist: O. Children Label: Deadly People Recordings Released: 12 July 2010 In one word: Gloomtastic A...
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This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize...
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Title: Instinct Over Influence Artist: Samsara Label: Trial & Error Records / Stomp Released: 9 July 2010 In one...
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Title: Lawson Graham Artist: Factor Label: Fake Four Inc. Released: 27 April 2010 In one word: Exceptional I took...
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In this first installation of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums, I’m going to be looking at...
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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...
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 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...
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