Words by Brendan Halloween is a strange holiday, when you think about it. For kids, it's that magical day when you can ask your neighbors for candy and they have to give you some! (Fuck that guy who gave you raisins.) For teens, it's that awkward day where you're too old to trick or treat but you're secretly jealous of kids and their candy so you make mischief and mayhem, instead. (Amiright?) For college students, it's an excuse to get drunk and dress ruhl slutty and get away with it, or an excuse to [...]
Words by Brendan There's a one/two punch of tracks right in the middle of Straight Arrows ' debut album, entitled It's Happening , with songs entitled "Something Happens" and "It Happens Again". What is happening?! What is "it"?! Should we be concerned?! No, no, no, nothing to worry about, folks. Just some scuzzy, fuzzy, fresh and buzzy psychedelic garage rock to fill your ears with. That's what "it" is, and you better get with "it". Straight Arrows / Gone Straight Arrows / [...]
Words by Brendan There's a one/two punch of tracks right in the middle of Straight Arrows ' debut album, entitled It's Happening , with songs entitled "Something Happens" and "It Happens Again". What is happening?! What is "it"?! Should we be concerned?! No, no, no, nothing to worry about, folks. Just some scuzzy, fuzzy, fresh and buzzy psychedelic garage rock to fill your ears with. That's what "it" is, and you better get with "it". Straight Arrows / Gone Straight Arrows / [...]
The cats over at DEAF AMBITIONS have been spending some quality time lately putting together one of the best mixtapes to hit the streets. Featuring a total of 17 artists this little ripper is packed full of Australian talent. Bleeding Knees Club, Velociraptor, Dune Rats, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Exclusive new track of their upcoming release) , Ross De Chene Hurricanes and Step-Panther are only a taste of whats install. It's been curated without flaw, [...]
" The Straight Arrows play no frills spazz rock and have grown up on a healthy diet of the Ramones and Hüsker Dü, culminating in a fearless, boozy punk. They used to play on the scungy fringes of Sydney's live scene and have since released several fuzzy 7" records. They didn't need an intro [at Manning Bar in Sydney in February] and didn't waste their time with one. They exploded on stage, stabbing the fret boards and punching out stripped back songs at ridiculous volume. It was about texture, not content. Loud, abrasive, loose, obnoxious, immature and really, really [...]
Garage rockers Straight Arrows formed in Sydney and have released several seven inch recordings. They are preparing to drop a full length release entitled, It's Happening ( Rice Is Nice ). They recorded the new album using equipment from the 19502s. As a result, the band sounds like one of the great garage acts from that era and beyond. Lots of screaming guitars, trippy reverb on the vocals, and smashing cymbals help make this trip back in time seem authentic. Check out: Straight Arrows - Bad Temper [...]
Straight Arrows are out of Sydney. They do the whole lo-fi punky stuff pretty damn well. Their album It's Happening dropped last year but kinda went a little under the radar. So, with the help of some pretty decent PR dudes, there's another push for the guys. It's Happening is supes lo-fi and actually lacks [...]
In their near three year history, Sydney's Straight Arrows have played with acts such as Thee Oh Sees, The Black Lips, and Jay Reatard. While that doesn't necessarily say anything about their sound, a listen to "Bad Temper" and "Magic Sceptre" should provide some better data. Magic Sceptre http://www.myspace.com/thestra ightarrows
I love doing year end roundup coverage and I'm still waiting to put up the bands to watch list, so I thought we'd highlight some of the great bands we discovered over the past year. Some of them made our 2011 bands to watch list, some of them didn't, some of them aren't even NEW [...]
KOOL KOMPETITION HEADZ UP: Our boyz R.I.P. Society are running a lulzy competition where you can win great records. Kool kombo! " Total Control are a New Wave band from Melbourne featuring members of Edward Turnip Compression Rig , New-Jack-Swing Nation and The UV Raed . They are coming to Sydney to play a rock show Jan 15 with Straight Arrows , Dead Farmers and ONE MORE SPECIAL GUEST. Worst guess of who that special guest is wins an R.I.P prize pack featuring all the in-print and a couple [...]
2010: it was pretty great! I saw Inception like three times and listened to all the best music I've ever heard. Plus, Rose Quartz went to New York (SEE ABOVE) and hung out with all our new best friends. We also got to witness some of our favourite labels and bands just kill it this year: Olde English Spelling Bee, R.I.P. Society and Chapter put out a billion great records which everyone loved and bands like Street Chant, Big Troubles and way too many others did massive stadium tours of Brazil. Holla! Anyway, here's my top 10 songs of this [...]
I never thought the Straight Arrows could make chilled out punk vibes but they have in It's Happening and I find myself saying, "Yeah! Bring it on!" Aside from summer and a good break, I'm also pretty excited about this release. photo: source It's Happening has destroyed all preconceptions based on support slots I've managed to catch. I've also never been able to get my hand on earlier Straight Arrows 7" releases and I bet [...]
Straight Arrows made a trailer for their stupid excellent debut album, It's Happening ( out November 19 ). So 2010! MP3: Straight Arrows - Bad Temper
Straight Arrows - Bad Temper So psyched on this ultra noisy, ultra fun new jam from Straight Arrows' debut album, which is exactly the calibre of ragged, exuberant pop punk you might've expected if you caught any of their totally-not-frequent-enough support slots (with Jay Reatard, ECSR, Deerhunter) over the last, I dunno, three fucking years or something it's taken them to make an album. But now they've made it! So good to hear the fist-pumping supermelodies just coasting over the noise; it's total lo-fi glory but with a real sweet, kinda naive pop heart. Tough [...]
Everyone's favourite Sydney-based punksters Straight Arrows have teamed up with an equally noisy bunch of French dudes (Frudes) called The Creteens to release an uber special split 7" via Paris-based label Resistance A Go-Go . Straight Arrows - Jeepster There are two sides of the record. Each band 'owns' a side and even though one is labeled 'A' and one is labeled 'B' - they are both packed with EQUAL amounts of bone-shattering radness. A: Straight Arrows Jeepster Close [...]
I've found that as I'm continually trying to present new music, it doesn't always reflect what I'm actually listening to. Though of course there's plenty of overlap, my music tends to get divided into two categories; firstly is all the new albums that I'm sifting through and secondly is the music that I listen to when around others (in the car, at parties or venues etc.). This post aims to restore the balance between those two equally import musical avenues. Frequency Shift To everyone [...]
Draw Us Lines
all i do is listen.
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The Dadada
me, and all my friends
Parasites & Sycophants
Nu Rave Brain Wave
rose quartz
those walls, your ears
Polaroids Of Androids
Open Your Eyes
The Corner Laughers “Poppy Seeds”
Pictures Of Andre 3000 As Jimi Hendrix
Sasquatch Day Three: The Day Many Men Cried for the First Time In Their Lives…
Planetarium (Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, Sufjan Stevens) @ Sydney Opera House
