Posted by KB on March 9, 2010
Having not been among the tens of thousands to have recently attended one of AC/DC’s arena shows, I’m in no position to comment on what it’s like seeing something on that scale. I’ve simply never been to an arena gig, and this is a Pavement review, so anything I could say about seeing AC/DC, if I had indeed seen them, would be irrelevant. Well, almost anything. Because the one thing that I heard so many people say after seeing that band was that every song in the set “was like a closer”. Despite the differences between Pavement and AC/DC - and the differences are huge - I shared the opinion, along with many others, that the same thing could be said about their set.
Perhaps it’s the effect of having waited ten years to see these guys together, in the flesh. I was too young to be there the first time round, or the last time depending on how you look at things, and I figured that was it; I’d never get the chance. But to walk into a sold out Enmore Theatre to the strains of ‘Rattled By the Rush’ was something like a dream come true. It only took the following song to completely break my powers of resistance; upon hearing the opening notes of ‘Grounded’, another Wowee Zowee classic, I deemed myself incapable of reviewing this gig objectively and eschewed my usual practice of tapping down the set list and any random thoughts into a text message to be read later on. Continue...
pavement, enmore theatre, sydney
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on March 9, 2010
Not since The Strokes played The Gaelic in 2005 has a band of this calibre (read: popularity) played such an intimate show in Sydney.
Following the release of their second album Congratulations, MGMT has announced a series of one-date European shows with one stop in Australia. The band will be playing Heaven in London on March 18, followed by The Metro Theatre, Sydney on April 6.
While some of our London readers may have already missed the boat - tickets to Heaven sold out - the Sydney show is yet to go on sale. Sydneysiders will have to be snappy to secure one: sales are restricted to two per person and will be available from Ticketek or Metro Theatre at 9am this Thursday 11 March.
Our US and UK readers can head to MGMT's website for more tour dates in the US and Europe.
Following the international success of their 2008 debut album, Oracular Spectacular, Congratulations sees MGMT collaborating with some of their musical idols such as Sonic Boom. Look out for guest vocals from Royal Trux front-woman Jennifer Herrema.
Congratulations is set for release in April 2010, it is now available for pre-order.
mgmt, metro theatre, jennifer herrema, congratulations, oracular spectacular
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on March 4, 2010
Flightpath Festival will take over the Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle on the 28th March from 12pm – 6pm with local music, art workshops and rumour has it there will be a chocolate fountain. Oh, did we mention it is free?
Local musos the Snowdroppers, Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers and Lolo Lovina will be stepping in to continue the quest of aural pleasure delivered onsite here - most of you will recall heading down to SCA for Laneway Festival earlier this year.
The festival is an expansion of the once roots-inclined Acoustica. Flightpath Festival is presented by FBi and Leichhardt Council.
flightpath festival, snowdropper, cuthbert & the nightwalkers, lolo lovina, music festival, local music
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on March 2, 2010
Dear Kluster US readers,
Paul McCartney and his band will be playing a string of live shows around America in 2010. For the first time since 1993, Paul will be returning to the legendary Hollywood Bowl on March 30th. Tickets go on sale Feb 28.
Don’t miss the chance to see the man who puts the sex into sexagenarian.
So far only one other show in Arizona has been announced from the forthcoming 'Up and Coming' tour, watch this space for more information.
Love,
Kluster
paul mccartney, the beatles
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 24, 2010
You could say that Brisbane band Last Dinosaurs have had a pretty successful start to their music career. Despite the band’s relatively new arrival on the scene (they started playing together in late 2007), they’ve managed a Triple J Unearthed win, a tour of Japan, recording sessions with Lost Valentinos’ Jono Mar and a signing to the Dew Process label.
Kluster’s Danni Le Toullec managed to track down bass player Sam Gethin-Jones down for a quick Q&A ahead of Last Dinosaurs’ debut EP release at the Old Museum on February 26.
Covered: Pillows, being unearthed, Jono Ma and happy gooey feelings.
Danni Le Toullec: How and when did you guys come together as a band?
Sam Gethin-Jones: I was actually the latest addition. Sean and Dan went to the same school as one another. Then Lach (who is Sean’s baby brother) was recruited on guitar. I met the guys through the Brisbane music scene and when they asked if I was interested in joining, I jumped at the opportunity.
DL: What inspired the band name?
SGJ: There is a Japanese band called the pillows that we all like, and they have a track called 'Last Dinosaur'. Dan heard the track name and thought it rolled off the tongue perfectly, so, lo and behold here we are.Continue...
last dinosaurs, the pillows, dew process
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 16, 2010
THE AMP 2009 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
The annual AMPs return with a fresh group of contemporary Australian artists for us to fawn over. These awards operate without the commercial prejudices of many others; any artist can win regardless of the kind of music they play, which record label they are associated with or how many albums they’ve sold.
The shortlist for The Amp 2009 is as follows:
Privileged Woes by Oh Mercy
As Day Follows Night by Sarah Blasko
Kid Sam LP by Kid Sam
Black Across The Field by Lucie Thorne
Secrets And Lies by Bertie Blackman
For The Birds by The Mess Hall
Spitshine by Urthboy
Call Signs by Black Cab
Wonder by Lisa Mitchell
These artists will enjoy extensive media exposure, which will include a 30 minute program on Channel [V]. They will also be up for a pretty penny from Red Bull for the Award In Recognition of Outstanding Potential; and by pretty penny, I mean $15,000 worth of them.
The winner of the awards will be announced on Friday 12th March at the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, where one of the short listed artists will win the $30,000 prize, courtesy of PPCA.
The judging panel is made up of Australian musicians, music retailers and members of the National Music Media. Clare Bowditch and Tim Freedman return to the panel, joined by first timer Holly Throsby.
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