The wait is over. The 2013 Splendour in the Grass lineup has finally been announced. I have to say that I'm not sure some of these names have sunk in yet, but first impressions are that it is pretty massive. The SITG crew released the lineup via a videolink this morning. Our favourite acts that have been announced are The National, TV On The Radio, Klaxons, Babyshambles (WTF!), Passion Pit, James Blake, Darwin Deez, Haim, Everything Everything, Cloud Control, Jake Bugg, Palma Violets, Little Green Cars, Villagers, Jagwar Ma and Portugal, The Man. [...]
I love it when The Griswolds come to town. Their shows are always guaranteed to be a loose time, full of heaps of dancing, shouting, impressive percussion and crowd sing-alongs. We saw them last Friday at the X&Y bar, supported by Oceanics. Oceanics were impressive. The lead singer had an awesome stage presence and his chameleon-like voice kept everyone engaged; it was very so impressive. From Casablancas, to Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, his voice was incredibly flexible and showed off his diversity. Check out some tracks from their bandpage here: http://www.facebook.com/Oceani cs.music/app_178091127385 . [...]
Take a listen to MGMT's new track, 'Alien Days'. As a part of the Record Store Day shenanigans over the weekend, they've dropped this track which has subtle elements of The Flaming Lips within. A catchy little track, that somewhat takes off from their last record Congratulations .
Japandroids absolutely blew our socks off on their Australian debut tour at Laneway festival earlier this year. Following up on promises made on stage, these Canadian rock wizards have announced a return to our shores at the end of August, landing at the Zoo in Brisbane on September 1. For fans of Japandroids and last year's scintillating Celebration Rock , this tour is a can't miss. Tickets on sale now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =TRVCtbfuDqw August 26 - The Rosemount Hotel, PERTH August 27 - The [...]
Tambourine records has screwed over Swedish rock group The Hives by using money from The Cardigans to pay for studio production and other costs without telling them. "There are no loan agreements, no signed documents, no agreements on interest rates" state The Hives. However, they still lost the court case, and are expected to pay 18.5 million kroner ($2.9 million) to The Cardigans. Looks like they'll have to cut back on all those expensive suits and top hats for a while.
Phoenix are offering fans a chance to stream their new album Bankrupt! a week before it is officially released! Follow this link to iTunes to have a listen to this great group's new album.
The National have confirmed that they will be playing the 2013 Splendour in the Grass, lead singer Matt Berninger told triple j today. This adds another massive name to the ever-growing list of confirmations. These include Cold War Kids, James Blake, The Polyphonic Spree and Airborne. Also looks like CHVRCHES, Jake Bugg, Of Monsters And Men and Deap Vally will be in there too. The National's upcoming album Trouble Will Find Me will be released on Tuesday 21st May and boasts contributors including Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, St Vincent and Sharon Von Etten. We [...]
After missing Ben Howard at Splendour in the Grass 2012, due to an unfortunate clash with Youth Lagoon, I was going to make sure that I didn’t miss the Devon-based acoustic maestro again. We unfortunately arrived a little too late for opening act Willy Mason, but heard he was a real treat. When Ben Howard finally came on, he had the luxury of playing to one of the most devoted and packed crowds I’ve ever seen at a Brisbane gig. The audience knew every single lyric to his tunes (excluding the new ones, bar a few devoted/stalkerish fans), [...]
Thursday was not the first time I’ve seen The Delta Riggs. I stumbled across them at last years Peat’s Ridge Festival (RIP), at 2am in a festival haze. They blew their harps and strummed their guitars in a way that grabbed you, made you sit up and pay attention. Something about them reminded me of Kerouac’s Dean Moriaty, who was all about the “mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn [...]
There's an abundance of acts across the musicsphere in this modern age. Kodaline are one of them, and for me they taking a leaf out of the book "on how to make it". Their formula is quite simple. Deliver tracks to the masses that are articulate, well constructed, and are the stuck in your head kind. Their debut album, ' In a Perfect World ' is dropping in June and we were lucky enough to chat to them amongst their hectic schedule to find out some answer to our insightful questions. Topics ranging from their biggest influences, their [...]
Weekly Playlist 93 features new music from Major Lazer, Young Wonder, The Knife, Theme Park, Big Scary, CHVRCHES, Josh Kumra, James Blake, and Atlas Genius Major Lazer - Jessica (ft. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend) A fresh new LP by Major Lazer (aka Diplo) with this track featuring Vampire Weekend lead man. A floating track that's probably best enjoyed smoking a doobie, it has elements of Thom Yorke there. Nice. Young Wonder - Time (Feat Sacred Animals) Was positioned at number one on Hype Machine for 3 days [...]
Ahead of the release of their 5th studio album Trouble Will Find Me, The National have released two new singles. They are titled "Demons", a dark track in which they make 7/8 time seem effortless and "Don't Swallow The Cap", an upbeat number which somewhat evens out the first release to keep the fans guessing as to what vibe TWFM will have. Trouble Will Find Me will be released on Tuesday, 21st May.
For those that have followed scenewave.com for the last few years will be aware of the attention we devote to our beloved Foals. They've been a favourite of the website since its inception and we've loved every little gem this Oxford five-piece has produced. So when I received a call from Secret Service last week, offering for us to conduct an interview with bass player Walter Gervers, I nearly dropped the phone. After I came to my senses and picked the phone back up, I of course immediately accepted. The following transpired, have a read [...]
For those that have followed scenewave.com for the last few years will be aware of the attention we devote to our beloved Foals. They've been a favourite of the website since its inception and we've loved every little gem this Oxford five-piece has produced. So when I received a call from Secret Service last week, offering for us to conduct an interview with bass player Walter Gervers, I nearly dropped the phone. After I came to my senses and picked the phone back up, I of course immediately accepted. The following transpired, have a read [...]
Ever wished someone would bring back oldschool badass blues rock? Well Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is doing just that with his side project The Shouting Matches . Teaming up with Phil Cook (Megafaun, DeYarmond Edison) and Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier), Vernon has channeled his country side to produce the debut album Grownass man. The sexy slow black keys-esque songs are very different to Bon Iver, but well worth a listen. Official release is April 16th but a free stream is available now from: http://www.npr.org/2013/04/07/ 176144654/first-listen-the-sho uting-matches-grownass-man#pla ylist
Now that's a title I never thought I'd have to write. Jesus H. Christ. To those that haven't heard, after speaking with triple j, Daft Punk has confirmed that they'll be launching their new album Random Access Memories at the Wee Waa show on May 17. Now the internet's been riddled with Daft Punk trolls for the last three years, but unless triple j is the victim of one of the most ridiculous and best executed pranks in music's history (I assume French accents are harder to impersonate than the royal family's... too soon?), it looks [...]
Sydney electro duo, sometimes trio, Jagwar Ma is made up of Jono Ma and Gab Winterfield, and they're one of the many Aussie acts recently generating mass amounts of buzz overseas. You would've heard their latest single "The Throw", which has locked itself down as the #1 most played track on triple j recently. After massive buzz from NME and Pitchfork, they've established an amazing platform for the release of their debut LP, which will come out sometime in May. We were fortunate enough to catch their set at Big Day Out on the [...]
This November, you will be lucky enough to experience hit track "Take me out" and other wonderful tunes from Scottish four-piece man-band Franz Ferdinand. They've been working hard on a new album after the success of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand in 2009 whilst touring the festival circuit. They are playing at Coachella, Coke Live, Pukkelpop, Frequency and Bestival later this year and hopes are that they will hit up Harvest Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. They've played a bunch of their new songs on tour including 'Evil eye', ‘Brief Encounters’, ‘Fresh Strawberries’, ‘Trees And Animals’, ‘The Blackpool Illuminati’, ‘Stand On The [...]
CHVRCHES cover the Game of Thrones theme song... why not?
PVT returned to Brisbane for the first time since 2010 for their Australian Homosapien tour, and after reviewing their fourth studio album and interviewing percussionist Laurence Pike , from what I gathered I was pretty sure I was in for a good night. The night at the Zoo kicked off with local producer Elroy 4.0 chilling things out, the highlight being a pretty sweet remix of Rhye’s “Open”. The crowd all seemed to be what you’d expect at any show at the Zoo, a mostly youthful group with a few smatterings of older fellows looking [...]
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