Polka Dot Dot Dot Little Pictures Saturday, August 9, 2008, The Wine Cellar, Auckland Gosh we were treated over the weekend here in Auckland! On Saturday night, Polka Dot Dot Dot played the final show of their New Zealand tour, and while sad to be leaving the country and people they have fallen deeply in love with, they put on a beautiful show full of smiles and lovable charm. Jordan, Onyx and Colleen have created a [...]
Thought Creature w/ Shocking Pinks, Surf City, Mean Street Friday, August 8, 2008 Kings Arms, Auckland "Went to a party, yeah it was fun," but if you weren't at this party then you missed out on seeing four of the best live bands in the country. Credit must be given to Bennie George for organising this gig and forming what would have to be one of the best line-ups of local talent in ages. Despite the Kings Arms staff hurrying the night along due to [...]
I'd Engage Her? A track from the upcoming Of Montreal album has officially been leaked on the net, so why not leak it more. It's called 'Id Engager' and is as messed up and freaky as the band's past material. Following up their stunning debut Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? , the band returns with album number two titled Skeletal Lamping . This first taste from the album shows progression, but remains true to the band's up and down, psychotic aesthetic. With moments of true experimental genius, [...]
Circuit Benders Some people are going to absolutely love this, the rest of you are gonna fucking hate it. So if you haven't left a comment on EMJ before then now is your time to do so. Power Pill Fist is an experimental electronic group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They make Crystal Castles sound extremely mainstream, and I mean that without any disrespect to CC. Imagine the noise from your favourite Atari or Sega game, and then imagine what would happen if the circuit broke [...]
Music Is The Father Of Creativity and... Awesome Color make so many different sounds they could probably be in an orchestra if they wanted. Despite their amazing ability, they have decided to concentrate on just a few musical genres, ranging from grunge and punk to psychedelic pop, acid rock and shoegaze. The trio of Allison, Derek and Michael are from Great Lakes, Michigan, just hours from the legendary 'Motor City', home of American punk rock pioneers MC5 [...]
Mean Street Trees Climbing Trees Saturday, August 2, 2008 Whammy Bar, Auckland Drummer Mikey was absent for this Mean Street show, but have no fear: Wilberforces to the rescue! Callum, Tom and Chris joined Emily and Billie for a combined Wilber Street, Mean Forces, Street Forces... whatever you want to call it, it was epic. There's a reason both these bands are dearly loved by EMJ and on Saturday night they again proved why. Trees Climbing Trees [...]
Face-melters A sound that crawls out of the shrubbery covered in dirt and past decades of Noise, Grunge, Punk and Hardcore to stand alongside other modern incarnates the likes of Liars , No Age , Eat Skull , Death From Above 1979 and Whirlwind Heat. Clipd Beaks is the sonic grouping of Aric Blodgett, Nic Barbeln, Greg Pritchard, Ray Benjamin and Scott Ecklein, who started the band in early 2003 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after being in other bands together previously. The [...]
BYOP R IP Be Your Own Pet has today announced they will be breaking up as a band after their upcoming UK tour. In a message on the band's website, the band had this to say: "To all our fans, We are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in the UK are going to be our last as a band. We thank you for all your love and support these past few years – [...]
New Song! My favourite soft-toy-blowing-up, mud-wrestling , porn-obsessed (according to certain sources) band is back! Following their intriguing 2006 album, Types of Wood , and then later I Fucked Up Types of Wood, which included fan remixes of ToW tracks, the Grand Rapids, Michigan band is back with some brand new songs, including one called Green Eyed Lady. The songs are to be released on the band's upcoming album Scoop Du Jour on September 4 by the band's own label, [...]
Some Things Are Just Supposed To Be This song probably wasn't meant to be leaked on the internet, or was it? After all, Cold War Kids were a massive blog band before the release of their debut album Robbers and Cowards in 2006. That album was massive and spawned number one singles in several countries across the world. Now the band is back, their sophomore album is probably getting pressed as we speak. On September 23, they will release [...]
The Storm Is Coming On September 9, 2008, Calexico will release their new album titled Carried To Dust. Last week I came across the band's first single titled ' Two Silver Trees', which will feature on the band's upcoming album. Laid back and dominated by strings and percussion, the band have ditched the mariachi style of their previous work to craft a gentle anti-country, folk ballad. As someone who has never really been a fan of Calexico, I think this new track has won me over. A [...]
We All Scream For Ice Cream I normally find a lot of this style of indie pop extremely boring, but Reporter's simple melodies and infectious pop hooks have me smitten all over. Much like their photos above, the band radiates a playful vibe, spelling out summer and reminding us what it's like to have a whole day of sunshine (man, I can't wait for an Auckland summer). I've been playing their songs on the radio for a few weeks now, and the more I hear the more I've become obsessed. [...]
"Babies are great–" "Poos and wees!" The Union man and his bunnies on ponies, or Samuel F. Scott & the B.O.P. to be exact put on a stellar show on Friday night at the Whammy bar, though we didn't expect anything less. The Wellingtonians courted us with their witty banter, but it was like they were preaching to the choir as the crowd were obviously falling at their feet, with girls even jumping on stage [...]
PROM NIGHT! On Friday night my favourite twee folk band, Teacups , played their first self-organised show at the Wine Cellar on K Rd with the astoundingly good Bear Cat . The Prom theme of the night meant that the bar was decked out in yellow balloons and fairy lights, and there was a even a portrait corner complete with a hand sewn backdrop, so that guests could get their photo taken. The crafty Teacups trio went all out with their beautiful ball dresses, and even crowned a [...]
Motherfuckin' Deathset! Fuck yeah! The Death Set 's brand new album Worldwide is awesome. For the uninitiated, Johnny Siera, Peter O' Connell, Jahphet Landis and Beau Velasco play spazzy lo-fi cross-genre indie punk. All band members, who are from Baltimore (Maryland, USA), but met in the Gold Coast of Australia, are credited for "irresponsibility". Focusing on fun things like vodka, friends' bands, comedy and positivity will land you in the company of a band like The Death Set. What [...]
EP 2: A Brand New Hope From a slightly biased perspective, Brand New Math are some of the nicest musicians I have ever meet. On Saturday night they played the Einstein Music Journal launch party without any fuss and helped guide us in some of the finer details of running a show. A couple of weeks ago I had the guys over to my house for afternoon tea. After eating an entire packet of chocolate chip cookies [...]
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