news....

There has been some major news headlines recently; a royal wedding and Osama being killed by Americans to list a couple that everyone was talking about non-stop and I care little about....

There has also been some really sad news, that I do really care about. One of my favourite bands Tv On The Radio lost a member last week. Gerard Smith, Tv's bassist has passed away at the age of 36 after battling lung cancer.
This is a big loss to the music world, and no doubt the world in general.
The band wrote this message on their website:

"We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard passed away the morning of April 20th, 2011. We will miss him terribly."

This week...

I am saving my pennies in an attempt to make it to Splendour 2011!
The line up is far too good to miss this year!

Pulp runited!, The Hives, Kanye West, Modest Mouse (who are a staple in my music diet), The Mars Volta, Elbow, Children Collide, Mogwai, DJ Shadow, Regina Spektor, Gomez, The Kills, James Blake, Kele, the list goes on and on! AMAZING line up this year!
Many bands I have been wanting to see for a long time, and many I have seen and LOVE! Very exciting times!
Especially cannot wait to see good old Pulp (particularly the amazing Jarvis as pictured above) do their thing!

See:http://splendourinthegrass.com/# to buy me a ticket!

loving:

James Blake, I am really really loving his debut self-titled album very much at the moment...Get your hands on it!
If you like this track, you will most likely enjoy the album too, which includes a great cover of Feist's Limit To Your Love!

This week...

Am digging:

The new stuff from TV On The Radio! Love these guys rather a lot...I suggest you keep an eye out for their new album 'Nine Types Of Light' is bound to be fantastic...



Am liking this from Noah and the Whale...


Also digging Melbourne cats trying to do what they can to help lovely Japan in their time of need.... for example
To Japan, with Love..an event happening at Golden Monkey this coming Wednesday!


go to: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162371027149689

This week....

am looking for new bands to inspire me....
or old bands that are just new to me... suggestions welcome!

So far I have found...

Wolf Parade, not new on the scene but new to my ears (thanks AnnaMaree):



and Anna Calvi, with her new (self-titled) debut album




also still been listening to some favourites this week, ofcourse I cannot help it! Loving good old Nick Cave and Sonic Youth this week! Cannot forget them in times like these...

This week....

Sorry has been awhile since the last little blurt of information from me...but have been so effing busy! Will attempt to make up for it today!

I thought I would share some of the stuff I was listening to while attempting to drive around England's tiny, over-populated streets....some English classics seemed only right:

Suede!


Blur! I love love love this song, 'Coffee and TV' from their album 13


Pulp!



Are you digging the Britpop goodness?

Oasis!


The Smiths!


The Smith's leading man, Morrissey:
(when you travel around England, not just the touristy parts but the little odd-ball towns The Smiths/Morrisey really resonate more than ever...)



Also wanted to share some of what I have been listening to this week:

God Is An Astronaut these guys may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I quite enjoy them especially at the end of a rough day!


Iron & Wine also goes down quite nicely this week!

Upcoming gigs worth checking out (in my humble opinion):

Pulled Apart By Horses:
Friday March 11 at The (famous) Tote!
See: http://www.myspace.com/pulledapartbyhorses

Eagle and The Worm (with Ball Park Music and We Say Bamboulee)
Sat March 19th at Northcote Social Club!
See: http://www.myspace.com/eagleandtheworm (and will give you a facebook link)

The Last Dinosaurs:
Friday 25th of March at Northcote Social Club!
See:http://www.myspace.com/wearelastdinosaurs


Hope this overload of info and music makes up for the last couple of weeks lack of it!

x

This Week...news from London town

Sorry, have been travelling around Europe and therefore slack with my postings... hope you have not missed me too much!

Last week I saw American band, The Walkmen live at Concorde 2 in Brighton! They were really amazing and I would recommend seeing them live to you if you're a big fan or not! (Bonus was it was this gig was only 12 pound a ticket! fab!!!!!) Highlights were 'Angela Surf City' and the opening to the set 'Blue as your blood.'
Here is 'The Rat' which was also a highlight- so energetic and intense live, it made me love them that little but more!


In the UK this girl Jessie J is climbing the ranks and has just announced a big UK tour...not sure what I think of her...but those calling her an amazing feminist need to check their facts, I am not sold on that claim...grabbing your crotch doesn't make you a feminist does it??


On a very different note to the above, Adele is doing really well in the UK chart with her album '21'...I like the beat of this track, and the image of the water vibrating to that beat is maybe not very original but pretty cool (you will have to watch it to know what the hell I am talking about!)


Also real big here in the UK are The White Lies, much bigger than they are back in good ol' Aus...


I am quite liking Oxford Trio, Trophy Wife who are starting to get some attention here...and I really like this filmclip for 'The Quiet Earth', check it out:



more soon...