November 2009
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Adventures in Buff Boytown: My review of New Moon
Okay, I think this franchise deserves some kind of intelligent discussion. Hear me out. Firstly, most haters “hate” because of critical heresay and an army of fans that make Palin fans look like reasonable people. Someone has to speak above the childish banter both for-and-against this franchise. On that note, it must suck right now to be a left-wing, learned reader residing in a...
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Vampire Weekend will be back soon. Or they tell me... →
On their recent ultimate PR stopover, I got to speak with drummer Chris Thomson. In the process gaining this SCOOP
The indie pin-ups were hotly-tipped for the Big Day Out, but according to Tomson “it didn’t work out”. When the occasion does come, however, it won’t be a quick dash.
“We actually got a lot of emails from people who are upset that we’re only playing Sydney this tour,” the skins-man...
“I think artist’s management seem to think that photographers are getting rich...”
– Dan Boud talks about how photo contracts are destroying the already-very-shallow music photography industry.
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Wilco Australian Tour Announced
lamerslame:
Fresh off the wirez…
FRIDAY APRIL 30TH - THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE Tickets available @ http://www.lovepolice.com.au/wilco & www.Ticketek.com.au or 132 849 SATURDAY MAY 1ST - STATE THEATRE, SYDNEY Tickets available @ www.Ticketmaster.com.au, ph: 136 100 SUNDAY MAY 2ND - FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY (available to State ‘Premium ticket’ holders only) Tickets available @...
Playground Weekender leaks its line-up
In the words of the forum it was leaked upon, “that’s at least the 10th lineup leak this year thanks to website security fail”. In my words, “wasn’t this meant to come out last week?”
Here is the “supposed lineup”, with screencap evidence on those respective links.
Royksopp Polyphonic Spree The Cribs Brian Jonestown Massacre Lupe Fiasco ...
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The Hummingbird 100 →
The ad guys and gals behind a new “female-orientated” Australian beer Hummingbird has decided to put together it’s own counter-list to the surprisingly male-orientated Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time. Their copywriters say:
We felt that women had been overlooked. What happened to Blondie, Tina Turner, Madonna? It is the legacy of female artists that has inspired the...
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Hot Chip - Take It In
…will be the closing...
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Beenie man gets cut from BDO →
This is my perceived timeline of events:
Beenie man is announced to appear at the Big Day Out
Everyone who cares says “who is Beenie Man?”
The aforementioned caring public visits his wikipedia page
People go into an uproar when they see the whole “gay” thing, that seems to have been sorted in 2007
Said uproar become loud enough in the one place where the BDO...
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“Weezer have been known to throw curveballs throughout their career, and that’s...”
– Twelve Major Chords on the topic of Weezer’s Raditude
…which I am yet to listen to.
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