Posted by KB on February 8, 2010
With four days of music, camping and frivolity on offer, how could Playground Weekender possibly get any better? Well, how about free tickets? That’s right, you could be kicking back listening to Brian Jonestown Massacre, Lupe Fiasco, The Polyphonic Spree and Jamie Lidell for zip!
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Posted by Kristen D on February 8, 2010
You have to admit it – the Poms know how to party, especially when renowned music bible NME is involved.
Since 2004, Club NME has been spreading rapidly across Europe and is now heading Down Under for a series of Indie club nights. They will feature some our local faves; Philadelphia Grand Jury, Yacht Club DJs, and Purple Sneakers DJs as well as 80’s UK rock legend: Andy Rourke, from The Smiths.
For dates and tickets go http://www.clubnmeaustralia.com
Here is a taste of what to expect:
‘The Good News’ - Philadelphia Grand Jury (Yacht Club DJs remix)
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club nme, philadelphia grand jury, yacht club djs, purple sneakers, andy rourke
Posted by kluster on February 5, 2010
For the last few years running St Jeromes Laneway Festival organisers have proven that they know how to successfully curate an independent music festival. Thankfully 2010’s efforts allowed them to maintain their unsoiled reputation. We use the word thankfully because we all know how ugly a festival line-up fall from grace can be. Yes, Big Day Out, we are looking at you.
We managed to squeeze in quite a few bands during the course of the day and not one disappointed. The new venue provided ticket holders with more room to move - in space imparting a rather 20th-century-institutional vibe - and the fact that all stages were completely removed from one another meant that they each ended up developing a vibe of their own.
Speaking of institutions, Whitley, post beginning their set with sounds twinged with musical grandiosity, admitted there could think of no better place to play than somewhere reminiscent of an insane asylum. Over on the Clock Tower stage (Playschool imagery, anyone?) Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit were warming up with a spot of ethereal guitar-driven indie rock. ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ rounded up what proved, for us, a pleasing first-time FR experience.
Wild Beasts win Kluster’s non-existent award for Most Pleasant Surprise of The Day in The Form of a Band. Stepping out onto the stage to the sounds of an extended si-fi-esque voiceover they won over the audience with their delightfully discombobulated sound – encapsulating theatrical vocal lines, pulsating beats and windswept hair served on a bed of singer swapping, with a side of Jamaican undertones.Continue...
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Posted by KB on February 2, 2010
With only one album released thus far, Them Crooked Vultures were never going to surprise anyone with their set list, but the question on everyone’s lips is whether they could possibly create a live experience as great as the sum of their legendary parts. So we headed to the Hordern for the first of their Sydney performances to find out.
Kicking off with ‘No One Loves Me & Do I’, the band created instant chaos among the crowd, setting the pace for what was to be an energy-charged event, before racing on through ‘Dead End Friends’. The slower, heavier pace of ‘Bandoliers’ gave fans a chance to catch their breath, while ‘Mind Eraser, No Chaser’ provided a rare singalong opportunity.
The driving force behind much of the song writing is obviously Josh Homme – on paper many of the tracks could find homes amongst those of QOTSA – but onstage the presence of the two other parts of this holy trinity were undeniable.Continue...
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Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 2, 2010
Life in Mia's world is definately more dramatic than your average fish tank. When her mother brings home a new boyfriend, Connor, things are about to get a whole lot more complicated.
With flirtation, deception and a subplot of urban dance on the estates of Essex, Fish Tank brings together flawless cinematography and a gritty reality. This film by Andrea Arnold picked up the Jury Prize award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival as well as Best Director and Most Promising Newcomer (Katie Jarvis) at the 2009 British Indepdendent Film Awards.
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Posted by Sam Hartmann on January 29, 2010
Texan band Midlake are due to release their newest album, The Courage of Others, very shortly. Kluster’s Samantha Hartmann was lucky enough to not only hear an advance copy of this British-folk inspired album, but to also speak with band member Paul Alexander about their newest creation. The band has gone in a new direction, giving them the opportunity to explore different ways to create their music. Fans of Midlake will still recognise the haunting, rich sounds but the inspiration for this latest release was quite different to that of their previous works. This album was longer in the making due to this, but, as Paul explains, the band is happy with the evolution and are looking forward to taking it on the road.
Covered: crazy jazz, B-sides, U2 and British folk.
Samantha Hartmann: What makes this album different from your previous two?
Paul Alexander: It took a lot longer! This one took us about a year longer than the others but it was necessary to get the sound we wanted. We tried to focus more on arranging as a band rather than over-dubbing. For our previous albums we dubbed things together. This time we wanted to record more at once. This took us a while because we had not recorded in this way before. We had to grow as musicians.
SH: Are you happy with the outcome and your growth?
PA: Yes! It’s a good change musically for us. We think it is the beginning of something; we have not arrived at the end of this development. We have just started.Continue...
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