The US is usually the last to know about Australia's big acts (Gotye, anyone?). Well, here's a new one that you should have your ears on, the Melbourne-based duo of Tom Iansek (lead vocals, electric guitar, keys) and Joanna Syme (drums, backing vocals), known as Big Scary. Their first full-length album, Vacation , was nominated for 2011 Album Of The Year by Australia's Triple J Awards and will be released in North America this fall. To give you an idea of the band, download their first single from Vacation , "Falling Away", a stunning [...]
Australia's Big Scary 's single "Falling Away" has just been released world-wide, and is available as a FREE download from their bandcamp.
Big, fat piano hooks all over the new tune from Melbourne's Tom Iansek (lead vocals, electric guitar, keys) and Joanna Syme (drums, backing vocals). Together as Big Scary, the duo are ready to release their debut album, Vacation in the U.S. If the lead single, "Falling Away" is any indication (and we bloggers love our indications), the debut [...]
With Gotye 's unstoppable "Somebody That I Used To Know" sitting pretty at #1, and Adelaide-born singer Sia in close pursuit with her Flo Rida collaboration "Wild Ones" , the Billboard Hot 100 has a distinctly Australian flavor these days. If you scan even farther down the list you'll also find model-turned-DJ-turned-dance diva Havana Brown making a rapid ascent with her catchy club anthem "We Run The Night" . Not since the 1980s have Australian bands had such [...]
As I'm piecing together this weeks mix I'm sitting on the patio at Epoch Coffee it is 80 degrees with a breeze, I have a triple latte and a Camel Light sitting in front of me, all things considered life is good... just one more reason I'm falling in love with Austin at an alarming rate.
Had to share a video I seen this morning from one of our featured artists Big Scary. They do Like A Version with a haunting cover of 'Hurt Me' by The Jezabels in the Triple J studios. They are about to start their headline tour with all the dates below so make sure you show some support. Click here to view the video on YouTube. Aus Headline Tour April 18th - [...]
by teepoo Here's the most visited tracks of this week! Check them all out. Position Last Song Link 1 - Some Minor Noise- Some Minor Noise post 2 - Said the Whale- Seaons video [...]
Spoek Mathambo @ The Great Hall: photo by Michael Ligon As it turned it out, the third day of Canadian Musicfest was purely spontaneous on my part. I had made picks for the night but really hadn't thought out an itinerary for the day, although with having the day off from work I made somewhat of an effort to check out some of the day shows. The daytime lineup over at The Toronto Institute For The Enjoyment of Music was somewhat up my alley but I got [...]
by teepoo I didn't actually post any single song posts this week due to all the CMW update. This week the chart will include the track that can be found with the CMW post/photo set. Here are the most popular tunes of this week! Position Last Song Link 1 4 Gary Clark Jr.- Bright Lights post [...]
Frank Yang Neither of Toronto's club-level music festivals do especially well at recreating the day show culture of the likes of SXSW - NXNE obviously has the edge in this department on account of being in the Summer and not the trailing edge of Winter, but that's not stopping Canadian Musicfest from trying, at least a little. Case in point, the Aussie BBQ that took over both floors of the El Mocambo on Saturday afternoon and offering a second (or third or fourth) showcase for many of the acts [...]
![[CMW] Big Scary @ Lee's Palace 03/23/2012](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4163726_lg.jpg)
by teepoo I only made it to see 1 or 2 songs from Big Scary so I didn't hear much of them. They're a boy and girl duo from Australia. The girl must have been hidden by the drum set or something because I don't remember seeing her during the songs I heard. I checked out their Bandcamp and they have a mixtape up for Free . They have some catchy alternative pop stuff up there. It's kind of weird how even though it [...]
♫ "Thinking About You" - Big Scary "you had a mind of black and gold and every shade in between..." ♫ "Boundary" - Avalanche City "too many dreams..." ♫ "Bottle" - Texture Like Sun "i didn't need you to go..." ♫ "Hear Me Now Say" - micahjosiah "make yourself comfortable..." "Follow The Sun" - Xavier Rudd
Day 2 was a blast. There was music, food, drink, and a lot of dancefloor shenanigans. I'll refer you to the full lineup for a list of the ways our socks were rocked. Below are the interviews I was able to catch. I think DWNTWN's gave me a new favorite location to do these... American Royalty / American Royalty - Lately Big Scary / Big Scary - Autumn Youngblood Hawke / Youngblood Hawke - Rootless [...]
![[MP3/STREAM] Big Scary – "Autumn" & "Mix Tape"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4132710_lg.jpg)
i'm just bored, i don't know what to do with my love ♫ Big Scary - Autumn Who: Tom (b0y) & Jo (girl) What : Indie piano hooks, like Lady Danville , Jukebox The Ghost , Shout Out Louds , Where : Melbourne, Australia + Facebook / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Amazon When : Self titled LP is out in Australia. The rest of us wait. [...]
![[EVENT] The Burning Ear's 2012 SXSW Showcase](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4124065_lg.jpg)
Click to enlarge Yes, the rumors are true. The Burning Ear is in full effect at this year's SXSW. With the help of Joel's Lights & Music Entertainment and the awesome people at The Firehouse Lounge & Hostel we have cooked up the biggest blog curated lineup Austin has ever seen. Seriously. Sit down before you click through to the full event page . I wont even get into too many details here lest those of you not in Austin this week flip out with jealousy. If you feel [...]
While clearing out my review CDs and emails from the past year, I found this little overlooked gem from Big Scary's The Big Scary Four Seasons album. The music on the disc has a muffled, multi-voiced, Sufjanesque, indie pop-folk sound. The Big Scary - Autumn (mp3)* *mp3 hosted & posted w/ permission of band's PR [...]
It's always a challenge finding the right present for someone who seemingly has everything . It's almost so frustrating that you feel like deliberately getting them something rubbish, just to spite them for the numerous hours you have spent scanning the shelves of your local department store for their gift. The solution to that problem is Big Scary . Melbourne duo Tom Iansek and Jo Syme have recently released their debut album 'Vacation', a collection of expertly crafted songs capable of pleasing even the most querulous [...]
It's always a challenge finding the right present for someone who seemingly has everything . It's almost so frustrating that you feel like deliberately getting them something rubbish just to spite them for the numerous hours you have spent scanning the shelves of your local department store for their gift. The solution to that problem is Big Scary . Melbourne duo Tom Iansek and Jo Syme have recently released their debut album 'Vacation', a collection of expertly crafted songs capable of pleasing even the most querulous [...]
For those of you who don't yet know what WAH is then check out the little widget on the side bar. You wont be disappointed! If you want the long story visit the Wikipedia page here . Stephen Phillips is one of the co-founders of We Are Hunted and he took time out of his busy schedule to gather up the thoughts of the whole WAH crew on their Top 5 for 2011. Enjoy. Youth Lagoon - [...]
Given the volume of music available for consideration on One Track Mind, we invariably have to pass on a lot of tasty morsels. [tweetmeme] In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Sampler offers a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes. Eleanor Friedberger "My Mistakes" from Last Summer [ released 7/12/11 | indie-pop ] [ download [...]
Earbuddy
From Go to Whoa
The Wounded Jukebox
Idolator
Heycoolkid!
The Grapevine
Ride The Tempo
For the 'records'
Chromewaves
I Love This Beat
The Burning Ear
Muruch
Vainzine
One Track Mind
Friday Remixes
summer camp//always
Princeton – Grand Rapids (RAC Remix)
Song Of The Week: Glass Candy "Life After Sundown"
