This week....

Ok, so I will admit I have been a bit slow off the mark with these guys, but LOVING their stuff this week!
Why has there not been more talk of them here in Aus??
I am talking about HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR! Nice upbeat nu-disco tunes coming out of Brooklyn, masterminded by DJ Andy Butler.....
check out http://www.myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair



Will be playing this all Summer I predict! The track in the above 'Blind' and is rather awesome in my opinion, on the album vocals are done by Antony from Antony and the Johnsons, that version is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpX4fJsiS1U (no embedding allowed)...

Also loving Best Coast out of California, and their track 'Boyfriend', but who isnt!?


see http://www.myspace.com/bestcoast

This week...

As Father's Day is this Sunday coming I thought I would provide you with an insight to the music I grew up on thanks to my dear Dad, Leigh... He has rather fab taste in music, so I was lucky to be listening to the likes of


The Stranglers



John Lennon




The Who



The Police


Roxy Music (who can resist a bit of Bryan Ferry every now and then!?)

Aunty Meredith makes me happy!

The Meredith lineup has been announced! It is rather fantastic I think! It includes The Dirty Three, The Fall, The Field, (the fab) Pantha Du Prince ,Rat VS Possum, Sally Seltman, The Heatwave, and Those Darlins! Oh! and lets not forget the rather amazing C.W Stoneking!
If these names mean nothing to you, you must have been living under a rock, or maybe you are just not indie enough and should change your radio station away from Nova and alike asap! Dust yourself off and check out these amazing bands asap, and get yourself in the ballot to get tickets! I know "indie is the new black", but only true indie cats will know these names right away!

If you miss out on the ballot, the store sales happen Sept 7th and online sales happen Sept 9th!
(Aunty will make me even happier when I get a ticket!!)

To get you started here is Rat VS Possum at The Tote:


See: http://www.mmf.com.au/ for more info!

Gorrilaz set to tour Aus and NZ!

Gorrilaz are set to bring their virtual goodness to Aus and N.z this December! Blur's Damon Albarn is the lead singer and brainchild of the world's biggest virtual band, that's reason enough to go!

South Solitary

South Solitary is an Australian romantic-drama set in 1927 and is the first film written and directed by Shirley Barrett. Miranda Otto plays Meredith Appleton the softly-spoken, easily 'lead astray' single woman who accompanies her uncle (who in reality is her father, Aussie star Barry Otto) to South Solitary, an extremely isolated island off the coast of Australia.
Her uncle George Wadsworth, a determined and difficult personality is the Head Lighthouse Keeper, replacing the last who commited suicide. Wadsworth is brilliant, in that he is for the audience easy to dislike; complaining about everything, treating Meredith with distain at times and constantl y giving the fellow lightkeepers a hard time.
Apart from making her uncle's cups of tea and dinner Meredith is left to her own devices, trying desperately to befriend the two other lighthouse keepers and the family that inhabit the island. "I must try to remain cheerful" she tells herself in the opening scene, but this prooves difficult.
The role of naive Appleton suits Otto and her cute pale little face. As does the role of surly, war veteran Mr.Fleet suit Marton Csokas. However the relationship that (very) slowly blossoms between the two is not overly convincing.
The film's scenery is both bleak and beautiful simulatenously. The script is at times funny and sweet, at othertimes the humour just misses slightly. While it was a sweet film, perhaps 20 minutes or so less would have made it more enjoyable. For the last 20 minutes the audience appeared somewhat restless and a few looked at their watches. The scenery photography is superb, the acting great but at times the script was a little bland.
2 and a half out of 5.

To be released the 29th of July.
Review by Annie Mullen.

This week...

there is lots to look forward to!

Washington's long-awaited debut album 'I Believe you Liar' will be released in a few days, featuring great poppy tracks like this one 'Rich Kids'!


Hot Chip are in town for Splendour and sideshows (I cannot wait to see them at Festival Hall!) I love this track 'One Life Stand' off their latest album!


Two Door Cinema Club will be here in a couple of weeks, Melbourne show sold out!


Bridezilla, packed with fantastic violin and vocals has a Melbourne show with Jimmy Hawk as support on July 31st at Ding Dong!

This week...

I have been cat-sitting for a friend, was looking after a lovely little feline by the name of Ralph, so I thought I would give you some cat-related tunes. Meow....

Love Cats




Alley Cats


Cool For Cats


Jellicle Cats(from Cats the musical)