Blog: Get Big, Little Kid

Last night in Auckland, Pavement played their first show in 10 years. After the show, Spiral Stairs blogged about how 'seriously nervous' they all were in the lead up to it, and it must be a huge relief for them to get that first gig out of the way. Of course, Sydney is next with shows at Enmore Theatre later this week, of which I'll be attending on Thursday. To say I'm a wee bit excited, would be a gross understatement at this point in time. And why not. I never got around to [...]

Here's the new video for 'Bear' by The Antlers, off 20092s 'Hospice'. It's directed by Evan Davis and it is enchanting and mysterious as the song itself. Video after the jump. Bonus video link: 'Two', also off Hospice

What better way is there to resurrect this blog than to share news of a brand new spanking Broken Social Scene track? And it's kinda epic. It's been 5 years since the last proper BSS record (self-titled) and earlier in the month, Kevin Drew told p4k that the new album will be released this May. To be titled 'Forgiveness Rock Record' , the core 6 members of the ever-changing BSS brigade wrote and arranged the songs, while there are a cast of thousands that contributed to the [...]

A couple of rad videos landed at the gblk desk this week, and they are both too good not to share. First, the new Philly Jays diddy "The Good News" which is more like a Where's Wally/Waldo game, and a brilliant video by Land of Talk and WeWereMonkeys . Videos after the jump.. Thanks to Harry for putting me onto this, via a wave we were playing around with during the [...]

Like everyone else on the planet, Girls 'Album' has been on constant repeat in my ipod for the last couple of months. So it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon an unreleased song "Substance" recorded as part of their rooftop session for pitchfork.tv not too long ago. Check it y'all.. Head to p4k for 2 more tracks - Lust for life & Laura . :: Midlake have announced details of their [...]

Like everyone else on the planet, Girls 'Album' has been on repeat for the last couple of months. So it was a pleasant surprise stumble upon an unreleased song "Substance" recorded as part of their rooftop session for pitchfork.tv not too long ago. Check it y'all.. Head to p4k for 2 more tracks - Lust for life & Laura . :: Midlake have announced details of their new album to be titled [...]

Okkervil River's classic album 'Black Sheep Boy' will be available on vinyl for the very first time, 4 years after its original release. Not only does it contain the lyric that inspired the name of this blog, together with its 'Appendix' EP , it truly is one of the great marvels of the decade - despite the #174 ranking in Pitchfork's 200 top albums list . Jagjaguwar will release it as a double-LP on 8 December, and what a magnificent birthday present that would [...]

• Okkervil River - Black

Shoot The Player has posted their session with Vivian Girls , which was shot during the girls' recent trip to Australia. Set in the back alleys of Surry Hills, it's classic Shoot The Player with milk crates and all. Here's their stripped down rendition of 'The End' . Head to STP for 'Never See Me Again' performed on a roundabout. :: Semi-related, see Will's pics of Jens Lekman's backyard show *somewhere* in [...]

Shoot The Player has posted their session with Vivian Girls , which was shot during the girls' recent trip to Australia. Set in the back alleys of Surry Hills, it's classic Shoot The Player with milk crates and all. Here's their stripped down rendition of 'The End' . Head to STP for 'Never See Me Again' performed on a roundabout. :: Semi-related, see Will's pics of Jens Lekman's backyard show *somewhere* in [...]

We Were Once a Fairytale , a short film by Spike Jonze , starring.. Kanye West ? 'tis be true. The 11 minute film that debuted at this year's LA Film Festival, and according to Jonze , meant for release on iTunes in September, has now emerged on various locations around the intertubes. In what can be described as Kanye's homage to the death of his own ego, it really takes a turn at around the 8 minute mark when all sorts of [...]

Grizzly Bear performed 'Two Weeks' on Conan O'Brien last night - this time joined by Victoria Lagrand from Beach House. Video after the jump.. :: That aside, there's loads more Grizzly Bear news happening around the interwebs: - Still no Sydney dates for 2010, but for Melbourne/Perth sideshows, head to PoA - Download the other Grizzly Bear / Victoria Lagrand collab 'Slow Life' at TWYE [...]

• CANT - CANT_Ghosts.mp3

Due to the current Hopetoun situation , the Thursday show for Tiny Vipers will now be at Big Jesus Burger studios . The stellar lineup will remain the same with Rand and Holland, Guy Blackman, Seaworthy all representing. BJB Studios is in Surry Hills, on the corner of Riley St and Reservoir St . Rest of the dates: Thu 1 Oct - BJB Studios, Surry Hills Fri 2 Oct - Sound Summit Festival, Newcastle [...]

Sydney's iconic Hopetoun Hotel has shut its doors, with all future shows booked at the legendary venue cancelled indefinitely. A seemingly innocuous tweet by agent @ford_davis around 6pm last night led to cries of disapproval and abject anger from the local community who have enjoyed many a memorable gig at the Hoey over the years. Within minutes, a facebook group was set up to gather ideas on realistic ways people can help save the venue (at time of writing, the group has [...]

The twitterverse has been rife with rumours this morning, of the inclusion of David Bowie to the Big Day Out lineup in 2010. As far as I can tell, it all started with this post by @GroupieMagazine , and there seems to be fairly compelling evidence that Bowie will indeed head over to our shores in January. Groupie also pointed out this article on stuff.co.nz. All will be revealed tonight/early tomorrow morning where BDO are set to make it all official. [...]

Pitchfork.tv has premiered Dan Deacon's "Paddling Ghost" Directed by Melbourne film maker Natalie van den Dungen , the clip features a Deacon mini-me, a ghost with an eye patch in a 'literal interpretation' of the song. I'm about to head out to see Avenue Q , so the timing of this find is kinda perfect. Dan Deacon - Paddling Ghost from Natalie van den Dungen on Vimeo . (via [...]

Here's some amazing footage of Final Fantasy performing new-ish track 'Lewis Takes Off His Shirt' at the Hillside Festival on Guelph Lake Island, Ontario, a week or two ago. Halfway through the song, he is told to stop playing as the storm intensifies, with rain pelting down and lightning strikes being felt overhead. However, Owen has only one thing on his mind and for a brief moment, nothing else matters than playing out to the end of the song. I'm never gonna [...]

Randy from No Age has dislocated his shoulder while dancing off with Bradford Cox from Deerhunter . But he's ok . As you may have heard, Dan Deacon and the 2 aforementioned bands are currently in the middle of the epic Round Robin Tour, also dubbed the 'No Deachunter' tour. In Milwaukee on Friday night, Dan incited a dance battle between Randy and Bradford in the middle of the floor, with the crowd huddled around them in a Fight Club style [...]

Deastro has a new 9-track EP for a free download. 'Orange Swimmer, Red Summer' is available now at Deastro's blog , though still no sign of Zilwaukee . 1. Shield Whip 2. Asteroid Goo 3. Seven Fell From The Firmament 4. Orange Swimmer 5. Red Summer 6. Encounter With Unknown Substance M 7. Acid Dads Melting Public Pools 8. Reaction to Substance M Causes the Rapid Growth of Consciousness 9. MUTANT BOY ( mediafire link )

The stars of upcoming film (500) Days of Summer , have teamed up to make a music video. Garbed in 60s throwbacks, the ever so stylish Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt foxtrot around like Fred & Ginger in the grand lobby of a bank. Filmed independently to the movie, the Marc Webb directed video was premiered on usatoday.com during the week. The tune is She & Him's "Why Don't You Let Me Stay Here" (Zooey's other project) [...]

Falls Festival organisers have been forced to reveal this year's lineup a week earlier than intended, after it was leaked Wednesday night. Now in its 14th year, the festival takes place in Lorne, situated along the famous Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and continues to bring in the new year with a musical bang. The confirmed lineup includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Grizzly Bear , Andrew Bird , Chairlift , White Rabbits and loads more . - [...]

• Atlas Sound - Walkabout
• The Bats - Castle Lights