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Hellyeah is a more straight-forward hard rock/metal band that boasts hefty doses of southern sludge; ala Down, COC and Clutch.
Art vs. Science had the crowd eating out of the palms of their hands; Dan Mac stunning on guitar and keys, Jim Finn with his hilarious antics also on keyboard, and Dan W up the back intensely good on the drums
It’s hard to decide where to start praising The Boat People’s new album, “Dear Darkly”. The well established Brisbane four-piece has produced an album fluent in the art of quirky pop, a nicely eclectic mix of songs.
This one weekend, has been the sole purpose of existence for a very large percentage of our youth population for months, and did Splendour In The Grass deliver? Hell yes!
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Having spent many months overseas, Australia’s own math-rock champions PVT (who we all knew as Pivot) are in town to launch their new album Church With No Magic…
Comprising six tracks, HTDA create a sound that will not be completely alien to existing NIN fans – at least musically. While Maandig handles all the primary vocals, it has Reznor’s trademark all over it.
A near perfect rendition of Arrest This Heart made my own heart feel like it was arrested by the sheer beauty of the stripped back performance…
“..there’s more. The spine-shivering operatic highs of Utopia and the languorous sleaze of Black Cherry provide a few moments of calm before the band works the front rows into a mini-frenzy with the ever-smashing Strict Machine.”
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Rocking great guitar riffs fill the sold out venue, slow notes trembling across the grey walls of a ruined cathedral set, preparing the audience to receive the voice of Tod Strike…
Throughout the show David Campbell proved himself to be a wonderful artist and master of what he does, as well as a genuine and beautiful person, and cemented any performance of his as an un-missable event for the future.
At it’s essence we’re taken on a journey with a wistful and heartfelt traveler via ten songs full of gentle longing, aching reminiscence and nostalgia.
Sally Seltmann gets off to a flyer courtesy of a charming dancehall number complete with bowler hat-on-heart earnestness
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