Riverwalk starting to flood again 11am 29/1/2013:
Eagle St Pier starting to flood again with plenty of lunchtime worker onlookers 11am 29/1/2013:
Catamaran gets stuck under the story bridge 28/1/2013:
Riverwalk floods again 28/1/2013:
Monday, January 28, 2013
Brisbane floods again Jan 2013
After major rainfall the Brisbane river is flooding again similar to what happened in Jan 2011. I'll be posting pictures and videos as they happen here or to keep up to date subscribe to my youtube account here http://www.youtube.com/user/indiie
Riverwalk starting to flood again 11am 29/1/2013:
Eagle St Pier starting to flood again with plenty of lunchtime worker onlookers 11am 29/1/2013:
Catamaran gets stuck under the story bridge 28/1/2013:
Riverwalk floods again 28/1/2013:
Riverwalk starting to flood again 11am 29/1/2013:
Eagle St Pier starting to flood again with plenty of lunchtime worker onlookers 11am 29/1/2013:
Catamaran gets stuck under the story bridge 28/1/2013:
Riverwalk floods again 28/1/2013:
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Harvest Melbourne Sunday 11/11/2012
All of my videos from Harvest Festival Melbourne 2012 can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAcODj1sWkRUfOCfs0d2G0exsW7FgvgW9
I attended the Harvest festival in the Brisbane botanical gardens in 2011 and seeing Portishead there will always remain one of the best gig experiences I've had. The entire festival was a great day that somehow managed to attract the 'right' kind of music loving crowd.
So this year I took up the opportunity to become a Harvest festival foundation member. The thing was that I had a wedding to attend in Melbourne the weekend that Harvest was on in Brisbane. But thanks to Campbell Newman it turned out I was to be on 'extended leave' (ie. took a voluntary redundancy) around this time so I extended my travel plans so I could attend the Melbourne Harvest festival on the weekend before the wedding. After hearing about what went down in Brisbane, I think it was fate guiding me toward the perfect day that was to be had at Werribee Mansion (festival site) in Melbourne.
The sun was out and the sky clear and blue, with a cool breeze blowing. After reading about the public transport issues affecting trains to Werribee, and not being much familiar with Melbourne I decided to take the paid option to guarantee me a seat on a bus to and from the event. I'm glad I did as this worked well and was a hassle-free trip.
Entering the festival grounds as the gates opened gave me ample time to check out the surroundings and get my bearings on stage locations. One thing that had annoyed me at last years festival in Brisbane was the epic distance between the two stages that were hosting the majority of the bands I planned on seeing; I spent half of the time weaving through crowds to get from one end of the grounds to the other. No such issue this year in Melbourne as all stages were comfortably traversable distances apart from each other.
The grounds were large and lush with paths leading between trees and a large lake in the middle. The organisers had done well in making us feel welcome and the quirky little art installations just added to the atmosphere.
I started the day watching River City Extension on one of the larger side stages. Their Americana-infused upbeat tunes seem perfectly suited for this beautiful weather and rural location. At the end of their set I returned to the main stage to watch Los Campesinos! (the '!' is part of the name). Someone/something had alerted me to this band about 18 months previous because I found that I'd previously 'acquired' their 2008 album Hold On Now, Youngster... and the fact that it remained on my PC suggested I'd enjoyed their stuff. Seeing them live confirmed this and their brash danceable pop rock drew a decent crowd for the time of day, some choosing to watch from a distance in the shade of one of the large trees, with others happily bopping away on their feet in the sun.
Having listened to a song or two of Dark, Dark, Dark, Nona Marie Invie's voice was enough to make me want to check them out. Whilst the voice was just as great live, the sweet pop songs were a bit too quiet for this environment and acted as a bit of a buzz kill after the high of Los Campesinos!.. so I returned to the main stage to watch the remainder of their set and just in time to catch the lead singer climb off stage into the crowd to sing "Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks".
Next up was Dark Horses. I'd read an interview with this band that had one of the members mentioning something along the lines of "'We wear black because Rock’n’Roll is dead" and "the clothes we wear are an integral part of the band" (I'm probably misquoting terribly). The second statement had me concerned and the suggested self-importance was obvious in their on stage presence. A couple of their dark and moody rock n roll tunes (to me reminiscent of Jonneine Zapata) showed promise but for me they became a bit boring as their set went on, so back to the main stage I went for The Dandy Warhols.
Although I was a fan of these guys back in their hey-day, that day has long since gone and I think it's time for Courtney Taylor-Taylor (is there an echo in here?) to accept that and move on. The familiarity of the songs may still have some appeal but here they just seemed to drone from one to the next.
I was aware of a bit buzz around the next band, Silversun Pickups. I'd seen them once before at Valley Fiesta in 2007 and was looking forward to hearing their sonic fuzz live again. They had a fill-in bass player (the original one was off having babies) who just seemed to be having so much fun grinning and dancing on stage with this being her first time in Australia. The energy these guys had was great for the afternoon slot with the drummer head-banging away with every beat. Incidentally he seemed to be attempting to rival Jon Stanier in the 'who can have the most ludicrously high positioned cymbal' competition.
This post is getting epic and I don't have time right now to finish it right now (maybe later) so here are the rest! Beck and Santigold were my favorite for the day with an honorable mention to Cake.
Liars
Cake
Ben Folds Five
Beck
Sigur Ros
Santigold
I attended the Harvest festival in the Brisbane botanical gardens in 2011 and seeing Portishead there will always remain one of the best gig experiences I've had. The entire festival was a great day that somehow managed to attract the 'right' kind of music loving crowd.
So this year I took up the opportunity to become a Harvest festival foundation member. The thing was that I had a wedding to attend in Melbourne the weekend that Harvest was on in Brisbane. But thanks to Campbell Newman it turned out I was to be on 'extended leave' (ie. took a voluntary redundancy) around this time so I extended my travel plans so I could attend the Melbourne Harvest festival on the weekend before the wedding. After hearing about what went down in Brisbane, I think it was fate guiding me toward the perfect day that was to be had at Werribee Mansion (festival site) in Melbourne.
The sun was out and the sky clear and blue, with a cool breeze blowing. After reading about the public transport issues affecting trains to Werribee, and not being much familiar with Melbourne I decided to take the paid option to guarantee me a seat on a bus to and from the event. I'm glad I did as this worked well and was a hassle-free trip.
Entering the festival grounds as the gates opened gave me ample time to check out the surroundings and get my bearings on stage locations. One thing that had annoyed me at last years festival in Brisbane was the epic distance between the two stages that were hosting the majority of the bands I planned on seeing; I spent half of the time weaving through crowds to get from one end of the grounds to the other. No such issue this year in Melbourne as all stages were comfortably traversable distances apart from each other.
The grounds were large and lush with paths leading between trees and a large lake in the middle. The organisers had done well in making us feel welcome and the quirky little art installations just added to the atmosphere.
I started the day watching River City Extension on one of the larger side stages. Their Americana-infused upbeat tunes seem perfectly suited for this beautiful weather and rural location. At the end of their set I returned to the main stage to watch Los Campesinos! (the '!' is part of the name). Someone/something had alerted me to this band about 18 months previous because I found that I'd previously 'acquired' their 2008 album Hold On Now, Youngster... and the fact that it remained on my PC suggested I'd enjoyed their stuff. Seeing them live confirmed this and their brash danceable pop rock drew a decent crowd for the time of day, some choosing to watch from a distance in the shade of one of the large trees, with others happily bopping away on their feet in the sun.
Having listened to a song or two of Dark, Dark, Dark, Nona Marie Invie's voice was enough to make me want to check them out. Whilst the voice was just as great live, the sweet pop songs were a bit too quiet for this environment and acted as a bit of a buzz kill after the high of Los Campesinos!.. so I returned to the main stage to watch the remainder of their set and just in time to catch the lead singer climb off stage into the crowd to sing "Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks".
Next up was Dark Horses. I'd read an interview with this band that had one of the members mentioning something along the lines of "'We wear black because Rock’n’Roll is dead" and "the clothes we wear are an integral part of the band" (I'm probably misquoting terribly). The second statement had me concerned and the suggested self-importance was obvious in their on stage presence. A couple of their dark and moody rock n roll tunes (to me reminiscent of Jonneine Zapata) showed promise but for me they became a bit boring as their set went on, so back to the main stage I went for The Dandy Warhols.
Although I was a fan of these guys back in their hey-day, that day has long since gone and I think it's time for Courtney Taylor-Taylor (is there an echo in here?) to accept that and move on. The familiarity of the songs may still have some appeal but here they just seemed to drone from one to the next.
I was aware of a bit buzz around the next band, Silversun Pickups. I'd seen them once before at Valley Fiesta in 2007 and was looking forward to hearing their sonic fuzz live again. They had a fill-in bass player (the original one was off having babies) who just seemed to be having so much fun grinning and dancing on stage with this being her first time in Australia. The energy these guys had was great for the afternoon slot with the drummer head-banging away with every beat. Incidentally he seemed to be attempting to rival Jon Stanier in the 'who can have the most ludicrously high positioned cymbal' competition.
This post is getting epic and I don't have time right now to finish it right now (maybe later) so here are the rest! Beck and Santigold were my favorite for the day with an honorable mention to Cake.
Liars
Cake
Ben Folds Five
Beck
Sigur Ros
Santigold
Friday, November 9, 2012
Radiohead 9/11/2012
My brief stream of consciousness style review:
I went in prepared to be standing around for two hours plus, trying to make the most of listening to unfamiliar/sub-par new (new = post-OK Computer in my book) tunes being sung by a guy with a croaky voice. I should have known better.
I knew these guys were great instrumentalists. I'd heard the fables of their live show experience. They brought the goods. Thom's voice had healed since the jet-lagged NZ show, the band were tight and everything you could ask of them, and the light show and maneuvering screens added another element to the whole shebang.
I'd been listening to an assumed setlist based on most played songs this tour, so had exposure to a good percentage of the songs. Of course The Bends / OK Computer tunes were a real treat, and granted I don't mind some of the newer tunes, but there were still the occasional self-indulgent art-rock moments. The good thing is that Radiohead's talent even make those moments tolerable.
I'm way underselling this show, it was a great night and I'm sure fans of the newer material would have been blown away. I'm very happy I took the opportunity to see what the fuss was about. I only had my Samsung Galaxy S3 to record on so here's the result:
Compilation 1 (the early stuff):
Compliation 2 (the 'new' stuff):
I went in prepared to be standing around for two hours plus, trying to make the most of listening to unfamiliar/sub-par new (new = post-OK Computer in my book) tunes being sung by a guy with a croaky voice. I should have known better.
I knew these guys were great instrumentalists. I'd heard the fables of their live show experience. They brought the goods. Thom's voice had healed since the jet-lagged NZ show, the band were tight and everything you could ask of them, and the light show and maneuvering screens added another element to the whole shebang.
I'd been listening to an assumed setlist based on most played songs this tour, so had exposure to a good percentage of the songs. Of course The Bends / OK Computer tunes were a real treat, and granted I don't mind some of the newer tunes, but there were still the occasional self-indulgent art-rock moments. The good thing is that Radiohead's talent even make those moments tolerable.
I'm way underselling this show, it was a great night and I'm sure fans of the newer material would have been blown away. I'm very happy I took the opportunity to see what the fuss was about. I only had my Samsung Galaxy S3 to record on so here's the result:
Compilation 1 (the early stuff):
Compliation 2 (the 'new' stuff):
Monday, October 1, 2012
Brisbane Riverfire 2012
This years 2012 Brisbane Riverfire date had been moved a few weeks forward from previous years, apparently so as to coincide with school holidays and to be a big finish to the Brisbane Festival. It was a big weekend all up with Parklife music festival on at the Botanic Gardens the same Saturday as Riverfire, and Monday being the new public holiday.
Direct link to playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAcODj1sWkRVSbxRpOcOxE2D4Qu7TDOUL
The afternoon aerial displays this year featured the F/A-18 Super Hornets, ARH Tiger helicopters and the Black Hawk Helicopters. The first fly over by the two Hornets personally gave me a real buzz as they screamed directly toward our highrise before pulling some serious Gs at the last minute to fly straight up the face of the building and into a vertical climb high into the sky. Hair raising stuff. The subsequent fly overs were still awesome but they didn't seem to get as close as the initial one, but maybe it just felt that way because the first took us by surprise. I only captured video of the subsequent fly overs so I can't compare.
The twin Tiger choppers look like the kind of tactical airborne killing machines that would strike adequate amounts of terror into any opponent. Thankfully that was not their task today. They flew up the river before performing some very tightly synchronised manoeuvres. I'm not sure if it was planned but there was a cruise ship heading directly toward the downdraft wake of one of the choppers hovering close to the water and so the passengers on the deck copped their own special show there.
The Black Hawks got a bit more elevated than the Tigers as they flew up the river buzzing our building at a 28th floor level close enough to see the pilot, and to feel like you could reach out and touch them. Later on they repeated the feat with a night run complete with search spotlights lighting up the river below.
Then came the fireworks. The start was signalled by one final flyover with the Hornets dropping ribbons of flares across the night sky reminescent of the now defunct dump-and-burn manoeuvre the F-111s used to perform before they were retired a couple of years back.
The Story Bridge display was as impressive as usual, with the 'fire curtain' making a repeat appearance drawing many 'oohs' and 'ahhs' from the crowds.
But I felt the view up the river to the Kangaroo point cliffs was more impressive this year compared to previous. You could really notice the split-second timing of the same fireworks expoloding in synchronicity above the different locations along the river and over the city. I found that the addition of split-colour fireworks (a first this year?) really added an extra wow factor too.
Punters raving away to Parklife at the Botanic Gardens Riverstage didn't miss out either with the fireworks coinciding with the performance of one of the headline acts, Nero. Here's a video from one such excited punter.
I'll leave you with some comments posted on a Facebook friend's page that made me stop and think. Here's Lawrence English's ( https://www.facebook.com/lawrencepenglish/posts/10151110128819262 ) thought provoking take on the afternoon military display:
"Today we wage war upon ourselves. [...] I'm struck by a sense of decadence in a people, who can celebrate a city with the machinery and sounds of terror that have destroyed so many other similar cities around the world. We revel in a bombastic dream of war that would make others cower. How lucky we are, and most of us don't even realise it. Happy Riverfire, let them eat cake. "
I do recall having conflicting emotions of awe, and guilty sorrow/shame at one stage during the display for the same reasons. But the awe won out as the guilt was quickly suppressed. Maybe it was just my mind pleasing my hedonistic side.
Lawrence's comments also reminded me of a conversation I had with a sales assistant in the city on Friday before Riverfire when the Hornets had been rehearsing their flyovers. I asked if she had heard the planes today and she commented yes, and it had given her quite a scare as she is from Israel and the sound of a screaming bomber overhead has different connotations there. She had to remind herself that she was in Australia, where things like that don't happen.
Happy Riverfire indeed.
Direct link to playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAcODj1sWkRVSbxRpOcOxE2D4Qu7TDOUL
The afternoon aerial displays this year featured the F/A-18 Super Hornets, ARH Tiger helicopters and the Black Hawk Helicopters. The first fly over by the two Hornets personally gave me a real buzz as they screamed directly toward our highrise before pulling some serious Gs at the last minute to fly straight up the face of the building and into a vertical climb high into the sky. Hair raising stuff. The subsequent fly overs were still awesome but they didn't seem to get as close as the initial one, but maybe it just felt that way because the first took us by surprise. I only captured video of the subsequent fly overs so I can't compare.
The twin Tiger choppers look like the kind of tactical airborne killing machines that would strike adequate amounts of terror into any opponent. Thankfully that was not their task today. They flew up the river before performing some very tightly synchronised manoeuvres. I'm not sure if it was planned but there was a cruise ship heading directly toward the downdraft wake of one of the choppers hovering close to the water and so the passengers on the deck copped their own special show there.
The Black Hawks got a bit more elevated than the Tigers as they flew up the river buzzing our building at a 28th floor level close enough to see the pilot, and to feel like you could reach out and touch them. Later on they repeated the feat with a night run complete with search spotlights lighting up the river below.
Then came the fireworks. The start was signalled by one final flyover with the Hornets dropping ribbons of flares across the night sky reminescent of the now defunct dump-and-burn manoeuvre the F-111s used to perform before they were retired a couple of years back.
The Story Bridge display was as impressive as usual, with the 'fire curtain' making a repeat appearance drawing many 'oohs' and 'ahhs' from the crowds.
But I felt the view up the river to the Kangaroo point cliffs was more impressive this year compared to previous. You could really notice the split-second timing of the same fireworks expoloding in synchronicity above the different locations along the river and over the city. I found that the addition of split-colour fireworks (a first this year?) really added an extra wow factor too.
Punters raving away to Parklife at the Botanic Gardens Riverstage didn't miss out either with the fireworks coinciding with the performance of one of the headline acts, Nero. Here's a video from one such excited punter.
I'll leave you with some comments posted on a Facebook friend's page that made me stop and think. Here's Lawrence English's ( https://www.facebook.com/lawrencepenglish/posts/10151110128819262 ) thought provoking take on the afternoon military display:
"Today we wage war upon ourselves. [...] I'm struck by a sense of decadence in a people, who can celebrate a city with the machinery and sounds of terror that have destroyed so many other similar cities around the world. We revel in a bombastic dream of war that would make others cower. How lucky we are, and most of us don't even realise it. Happy Riverfire, let them eat cake. "
I do recall having conflicting emotions of awe, and guilty sorrow/shame at one stage during the display for the same reasons. But the awe won out as the guilt was quickly suppressed. Maybe it was just my mind pleasing my hedonistic side.
Lawrence's comments also reminded me of a conversation I had with a sales assistant in the city on Friday before Riverfire when the Hornets had been rehearsing their flyovers. I asked if she had heard the planes today and she commented yes, and it had given her quite a scare as she is from Israel and the sound of a screaming bomber overhead has different connotations there. She had to remind herself that she was in Australia, where things like that don't happen.
Happy Riverfire indeed.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Best new Aussie music from independent/unsigned artists - and it's free! (AKA My picks from Triple J Unearthed) PART 1
Tip: scroll down the page if you want to skip the intro and get straight to my song recommendations.
Australia's Triple J radio has gone through numerous changes since it's inception in the 80's. Although being an avid listener in the late 90's, I rarely tune in nowadays. There came a time during the noughties when all too frequently I'd turn it on and think "wow these songs are really bad". Whether it was me and my musical tastes growing older, or it was the poor choices of the head musical programmer at the time, something had changed and it was no longer pleasant listening for me.
For a while I turned to 4ZZZ Brisbane community radio for my new (and old) music needs. I loved hearing of awesome new local bands through what was essentially word of mouth; a 4ZZZ programmer plugging their new favourite band that they saw at a show on the weekend. The thrill of discovering bands that were as good as (or better) than your favourite international acts and then being able to see them play a show to 50 people at the local pub, kept alive my interest in hunting down new music.
Nowadays we have Triple J Unearthed. And along with that came the associated digital radio station playing "100% Unsigned and independent music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week". Since purchasing a new stereo that incorporated a digital radio I've been listening to Triple J Unearthed to feed my need to discover decent new local music.
Amongst the bands that are OK but need a little more work there are those gems that really shine through. I've been keeping a list of tunes that catch my ear and I feel are worthy of recommendation. For the sake of giving you some kind of indication of the styles of music I've very loosely categorised the suggested tunes into genres as per below. Out of each genre I've also indicated my preferred stand out track via the blue highlight (pretty I know). Note that I'm sure there are plenty of other great tracks I haven't heard yet so please make recommendations in the comments section.
In part 1 (this one) I'm covering what I refer to "Upbeat Pop" and "Dance".
Future posts will cover "Soul swing funk", "Blues", "Roots and acoustic", "Electronic chilled", "Guitar rock", and "Hip hop".
These are a collection of foot tapping, hip shaking, smily facing singalongs and I think it is for this reason that these are my favourite tunes to recommend. If you enjoy the stand out track then give the rest a go too because it was difficult choosing just one.
Not much to say about this other than again all of these tracks are as excellent as each other so check them all out if the genre is for you. If they don't get your feet moving then you probably need to see a doctor.
Part 2 and more to follow.
Australia's Triple J radio has gone through numerous changes since it's inception in the 80's. Although being an avid listener in the late 90's, I rarely tune in nowadays. There came a time during the noughties when all too frequently I'd turn it on and think "wow these songs are really bad". Whether it was me and my musical tastes growing older, or it was the poor choices of the head musical programmer at the time, something had changed and it was no longer pleasant listening for me.
For a while I turned to 4ZZZ Brisbane community radio for my new (and old) music needs. I loved hearing of awesome new local bands through what was essentially word of mouth; a 4ZZZ programmer plugging their new favourite band that they saw at a show on the weekend. The thrill of discovering bands that were as good as (or better) than your favourite international acts and then being able to see them play a show to 50 people at the local pub, kept alive my interest in hunting down new music.
Nowadays we have Triple J Unearthed. And along with that came the associated digital radio station playing "100% Unsigned and independent music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week". Since purchasing a new stereo that incorporated a digital radio I've been listening to Triple J Unearthed to feed my need to discover decent new local music.
Amongst the bands that are OK but need a little more work there are those gems that really shine through. I've been keeping a list of tunes that catch my ear and I feel are worthy of recommendation. For the sake of giving you some kind of indication of the styles of music I've very loosely categorised the suggested tunes into genres as per below. Out of each genre I've also indicated my preferred stand out track via the blue highlight (pretty I know). Note that I'm sure there are plenty of other great tracks I haven't heard yet so please make recommendations in the comments section.
In part 1 (this one) I'm covering what I refer to "Upbeat Pop" and "Dance".
Future posts will cover "Soul swing funk", "Blues", "Roots and acoustic", "Electronic chilled", "Guitar rock", and "Hip hop".
UPBEAT POP
These are a collection of foot tapping, hip shaking, smily facing singalongs and I think it is for this reason that these are my favourite tunes to recommend. If you enjoy the stand out track then give the rest a go too because it was difficult choosing just one.
| Band: | Twincest |
| Song: | I won't go |
| Sounds like: | Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) meets Kimbra harmonies meets jungle beats. |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/890956/I%20Wont%20Go%20301211.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=46976 |
| Band: |
Jessica Cerro
|
| Song: | Anyone but me |
| Sounds like: | Washington / Lily Allen |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/935447/Anyone%20But%20Me%20Jessica%20Cerro.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=53229 |
| Band: | Vance joy |
| Song: | Riptide |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/968015/Riptide.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=56137 |
| Band: | East End Villains |
| Song: | They don't deceive me |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/957957/04%2004%20They%20Dont%20Deceive%20Me%20(Mastere.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=33298 |
| Band: | Jenny broke the window |
| Song: | Fancy dress |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/763425/02%20Fancy%20Dress.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=37239 |
| Band: | Dead letter chorus |
| Song: | Run wild |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/847792/Dead%20Letter%20Chorus%20-%20Yearlings%20-%2003%20Run,%20WIld.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=12668 |
DANCE
Not much to say about this other than again all of these tracks are as excellent as each other so check them all out if the genre is for you. If they don't get your feet moving then you probably need to see a doctor.
| Band: | Protokol |
| Song: | Street Fighter CSS |
| Sounds like: | Dirty house?? (Sorry, crap at my sub genres) |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/892960/Street%20Fighter%20(radio%20edit%20128kbs).mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=22351 |
| Band: | Jake Press |
| Song: | Now that you're gone |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/913410/nowyouregonejakepress.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=50307 |
| Band: | Wolfie |
| Song: | Cakes |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/830399/Cakes%20-%20Original%20Mix.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=48243 |
| Band: | Jordan F |
| Song: | A new day |
| Sounds like: | 80's synth |
| Listen: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/GetFile/977542/A%20New%20Day.mp3 |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=54266 |
| Band: | Peking duk |
| Song: | Bonasa |
| Sounds like: | MSTRKFT / Daft Punk |
| Listen: | They've removed the track from the site but you can hear their stuff here http://www.youtube.com/user/pekingdukmusic/videos |
| Profile: | http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=36943 |
Part 2 and more to follow.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Bloc party warm up show at the Zoo Brisbane 2012
I really really really really have no idea why I hadn't bothered to see these guys before. I enjoyed Silent Alarm when it was released but for some reason I cannot recall I hadn't bothered to check them out live on their previous visits to Australia. When I read there was a Splendour In The Grass festival warm up show announced with just two weeks notice, I knew seeing the band in a small venue like the Zoo would be a special gig so made sure I got along. Oh yeah. I'll definitely be seeing them again.
The band played an energetic set that kept the crowd dancing crazy all night and included previewing new tracks from the upcoming record 'Four', to be released next month. Both the old and new tracks sounded great and the latter included Kettling, Octopus, Real Talk, So He Begins To Lie, Team A (about prescription drugs according to Kele). They also played what Kele described as the first song the band ever wrote together 'This Is Not a Competition' which would appear to be the first time they've played it in about 9 years.
The Zoo don't allow cameras so I only got bits on my mobile. Note this has been posted on a new channel that I might be using more often in future so subscribe if you want to!
The band played an energetic set that kept the crowd dancing crazy all night and included previewing new tracks from the upcoming record 'Four', to be released next month. Both the old and new tracks sounded great and the latter included Kettling, Octopus, Real Talk, So He Begins To Lie, Team A (about prescription drugs according to Kele). They also played what Kele described as the first song the band ever wrote together 'This Is Not a Competition' which would appear to be the first time they've played it in about 9 years.
The Zoo don't allow cameras so I only got bits on my mobile. Note this has been posted on a new channel that I might be using more often in future so subscribe if you want to!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Tea Party at the Tivoli - Reunion Tour 2012
90's 'Moroccan roll' (I see what they did there!) band The Tea Party reunited and played their first show in Brisbane for eight years. I half expected them to be doing the same as a lot of other 'classic' bands have been doing of late and playing one or two 'classic' albums in full. For some reason I never had the fear that this reunion tour could go pear shaped and was confident they'd been playing the best of the best. After witnessing the first song, two words popped into my head. Oh. Shit. This was going to be a good night. I wasn't wrong.
The setlist for the night was a best-of with tracks pulled from all of the bands records except for their latest, Seven Circles. The majority featured were from The Edges Of Twilight which was sure to please the older fans of which there were many present tonight. The band were on fire and there was no sign of Jeff Martin's cold which he'd mentioned he was recovering from at a previous gig on this tour.
Anyone familiar with The Tea Party live show experience will tell you about the variety of instruments that usually make an appearance, and tonight was no different. Jeff Martin moved through his usual array of electric and acoustic guitars (I counted at least four), including a double neck Gibson, and playing slide on 'Sun Going Down' (lifted from the bands first album which was released more than twenty years ago now!), always playing them with the fevour The Tea Party's songs inspire. At one point Jeff was playing an electric guitar with a bow emulating Jimmy Page; an obvious influence on the band's sound. A theremin made an appearance, but obscure instrument of the night goes to the esraj played at the beginning of Save Me.
Jeff Burrows showcased his drumming chops throughout the gig excelling during the bands cover of the Rolling Stone's 'Paint It Black' and mixed it up with some tabla action and even taking to the cymbals with his bare hands during their audience-rousing rendition of 'Winter Solstice'.
Stuart Chatwood was getting heavy on the bass right from the opening notes of their first song 'The River'' before switching to the keys to play *that* melody for 'Psychopomp', and also joined Jeff Martin on the acoustic for the bluesy Led Zepplin cover 'Nobody's Fault But Mine'. The eerily tragic sound of the mandolin made a welcome appearance for 'Shadows on the mountainside' and Stuart seemed to be playing with some box looking thing (that's what they call it in the industry, trust me) during 'Winter Solstice'.
I captured stuff from every song played except for Zahira (perfect time to go to the bar *cough*) and they've all been uploaded here for your viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63AB0CB5E3C9CFCE
After the gig I read that the band were recording this tour for a crowd-funded double live album so if you enjoy my videos then imagine how great the professionally recorded and mixed album will sound! I encourage you to pledge toward helping fund the album, and if you're that way inclined you can pick up some special The Tea Party items or live experience packages whilst you're at it http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/theteapartylive. I wasn't sure about uploading the videos given they would be potentially using some of these songs on the album so I got in touch with the official website and was told it shouldn't be a problem (unless I hear otherwise).
The setlist for the night was a best-of with tracks pulled from all of the bands records except for their latest, Seven Circles. The majority featured were from The Edges Of Twilight which was sure to please the older fans of which there were many present tonight. The band were on fire and there was no sign of Jeff Martin's cold which he'd mentioned he was recovering from at a previous gig on this tour.
Anyone familiar with The Tea Party live show experience will tell you about the variety of instruments that usually make an appearance, and tonight was no different. Jeff Martin moved through his usual array of electric and acoustic guitars (I counted at least four), including a double neck Gibson, and playing slide on 'Sun Going Down' (lifted from the bands first album which was released more than twenty years ago now!), always playing them with the fevour The Tea Party's songs inspire. At one point Jeff was playing an electric guitar with a bow emulating Jimmy Page; an obvious influence on the band's sound. A theremin made an appearance, but obscure instrument of the night goes to the esraj played at the beginning of Save Me.
Jeff Burrows showcased his drumming chops throughout the gig excelling during the bands cover of the Rolling Stone's 'Paint It Black' and mixed it up with some tabla action and even taking to the cymbals with his bare hands during their audience-rousing rendition of 'Winter Solstice'.
Stuart Chatwood was getting heavy on the bass right from the opening notes of their first song 'The River'' before switching to the keys to play *that* melody for 'Psychopomp', and also joined Jeff Martin on the acoustic for the bluesy Led Zepplin cover 'Nobody's Fault But Mine'. The eerily tragic sound of the mandolin made a welcome appearance for 'Shadows on the mountainside' and Stuart seemed to be playing with some box looking thing (that's what they call it in the industry, trust me) during 'Winter Solstice'.
I captured stuff from every song played except for Zahira (perfect time to go to the bar *cough*) and they've all been uploaded here for your viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63AB0CB5E3C9CFCE
After the gig I read that the band were recording this tour for a crowd-funded double live album so if you enjoy my videos then imagine how great the professionally recorded and mixed album will sound! I encourage you to pledge toward helping fund the album, and if you're that way inclined you can pick up some special The Tea Party items or live experience packages whilst you're at it http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/theteapartylive. I wasn't sure about uploading the videos given they would be potentially using some of these songs on the album so I got in touch with the official website and was told it shouldn't be a problem (unless I hear otherwise).
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