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Twelve years ago one of Australia’s most hard-working bands started off in Brisbane when Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley moved from Bundaberg for university studies, and soon after they formed DZ Deathrays and started playing local house parties in Australia’s third biggest city. A decade later and after relentlessly touring the world, including opening up nights for bands as Foo …

1977, the year of the so-called “German Autumn”, when the Baader-Meinhof axis flared up in one last burst of terrorist outrage before being effectively eradicated by a wave of suicides, was the year in which Krautrock as a whole was winding down or settling into mainstream, de-radicalised careers. The Neu! legend, however, was destined to lie in abeyance for decades. …

Emo veterans and Ohio-dwellers Hawthorne Heights have always been keeping it real with a DIY work ethic and a special gift to make people feel sad in the best ways possible, with a necessary hint of nostalgia. But when they released their 2018 album “Bad Frequencies” I was, what can only be described with the word, shooketh! I didn’t expect …

Victorious and flagrantly bloke-ish, Mando Diao stormed onto the indie rock scene with their debut album “Bring ‘Em In” in 2002. Soon after their debut it became clear that Sweden had its own band with the universal musical pedigree of Oasis and the same arrogance and tongue-in-cheek attitude that quickly earned them a following and lots of attention from media. …

I was fortunate enough to have a quality sit down with the very talented Cory Wells ahead of his intimate gig at St Pancras Old Church where he performed flawless renditions of his songs off his debut album “The Way We Are”.  In between bibles, candle sticks and a Holy Water tap, Cory and I discuss the making of his record, in particular …

Shoegaze was developed by a number of UK bands in the late-80s and early-90s and is known for layers of distorted and processed guitar and keyboard sounds used to create atmosphere and mood as background for gently sung vocals. Artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Swervedriver were considered part of the original subgenre. Although those are old and …