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Enter Shikari, Letlive. @ Billboard The Venue, Melbourne – 28th February 2012 | Live Review
Review by Billy Geary
This time of year in Melbourne, there’s only one thing on anyone’s mind in terms of music – Soundwave. This week, Australia’s biggest travelling festival rolled into Melbourne, bringing with it a whole host of sidewaves before the big day on Friday. On Tuesday night at Billboard, it was English stalwarts Enter Shikari, bringing with them Letlive. and Your Demise.
I’m just going to start off by saying American hardcore quintet Letlive. are good. Really f###ing good. Having not seen much of them other than a few Youtube videos prior to the night, they absolutely blew away myself and everyone else in the room with their energy and conviction to their music. Vocalist Jason Butler is an absolute maniac, hurling himself into the crowd within 30 seconds of the start of their set and continuing in the same fashion throughout, all the while screaming and singing to perfection. If anything, the only negative of their set was the mix too often drowning out Butler’s vocals. However, this just gave the punters in the front row the chance to sing and scream along even louder. letlive’s set was an absolute master class in how hardcore punk should be done, combining emotion and energy with perfection.
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A Day To Remember, The Used & You Me At Six – Soundwave Sideshow | 27 February 2012 | Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery : Soundwave Sydney 2012
Photo Gallery : Soundwave Brisbane 2012 – Slipknot, Alter Bridge, Cherri Bomb, Bush, Trivium
Soundwave Brisbane 2012 – Live Shots! – System Of A Down, Relient K, Slipknot, You Me At Six, Trivium, Underoath, Thursday, The Summer Set
Soundwave Brisbane 2012 – Live Shots! – Machine Head, Angels & Airwaves, Attack Attack, Cathedral, Cobra Starship, Dashboard Confessional, Gojira, Hatebreed, In Flames, Kids In Glass Houses, Mastodon
Live Review | Roxette @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre – 24th February 2012
Review by Lauren Sherritt
Twenty-three years ago, on the week I was born, Roxette topped the Australian charts with smash hit The Look. Little could I have known then that over two decades on I would be watching the Swedish duo, still full of pop-energy and sing-along-able choruses, playing that very song to a crowd of over ten thousand of their most dedicated Australian fans.
The second Brisbane show of Roxette’s first Australian tour in over sixteen years was kicked off by tour companions 1927. Crowds poured into Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre, saturated by the heavy rain outside, excited to see this first rate band smash out old favourites If I could and That’s When I Think of You. Singer Erik Weideman dedicated the ever moving Compulsory Hero to those serving in the armed forces and it was clear to see that the audience were touched. It was easy to get a sense of Weideman’s excitement to be touring with Roxette, his schoolboy smile and the bounce in his step leaving no sense of playing things rock’n’roll cool, and as he left the stage his energy infected the already super-hyped crowd as they waited for the band to appear.
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Soundwave Brisbane 2012 – Live Shots! – Steel Panther, Bad Religion, Mastodon, Hatebreed, The Used
Roxette @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre – 14th February 2012 | Photo Gallery
The Clouds with Laura Imbruglia @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 11 February 2012 | Photo Gallery
Photographer: Tony Proudfoot PHOTOGRAPHY for Life Music Media
Photographer: Tony Proudfoot PHOTOGRAPHY
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Yuck @ East Brunswick Club, Melbourne – 3rd February 2012 | Review
Review by Ben Connolly
What is the collective noun for a group of fuzzed-out guitars? Is it a gaggle? Maybe a cacophony is more apt? Perhaps it could have been a murder, if it weren’t already taken by those pesky crows. I reckon it’s a joy of fuzz, as that’s certainly the feeling you get when confronted with a wail of tricked out pedal-laden guitars, as was the case at Yuck’s Laneway Festival sideshow, as well as a more than passing hat-tip to the lo-fi aesthetics of late 80s and early 90s grunge rock.
South Dakota via LAs EMA had her feet planted firmly in the shoe-gazing psychedelia camp, with two guitars backed by keys/violins providing a mournful, sparse feeling. There’s a deliberate bleakness to the songs, with Erika M Anderson’s lyrics often whispered with great earnestness and calculated affectation. An early string break forced a setlist change, pushing a surprisingly tender “Breakfest” up the order. The song’s aching repeated refrain “Mumma’s in the bedroom, don’t you stop” paints a desolate picture, before building into a Mogwai-esque wall-of-noise. A midset reworking of Danzig’s “Soul On Fire” perfectly highlighted Anderson’s almost disembodied, affected vocals.
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Photo Gallery | Incubus @ Brisbane, Convention Centre – 10th February 2012
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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Live Review : Incubus @ Festival Hall, Melbourne – 7th February 2012
Review by Billy Geary
It’s fair to say that over the years Californian natives Incubus have traversed more than a few genres in their music, giving rise to one of the more diverse musical fan bases around at present. This was perfectly evident on Tuesday night as everyone from middle agers to remnant 90s grunge kids made the short trek to Festival Hall from Southern Cross Station for a dose of Incubus.
Sydneysiders Papa vs. Pretty had the envious job of opening up proceedings, putting on a tight set for the slowly filling room. The trio have a had a massive last year, which has seen them come on in leaps and bounds, especially in terms of their live show. Their high energy set of melodic rock was perfect fodder for the early arriving punters, garnering a big cheer from the entire room as their set concluded. If this set is anything to go by, expect big things from these three gentlemen in 2012.
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BRITNEY SPEARS: THE CABARET @ Brisbane Powerhouse | Review
Review by Lauren Sherritt
A cabaret show written about arguably the world’s most infamous and off the rails pop starlet, Britney Spears The Cabaret does not fail to deliver in any sense. Comic genius is coupled with unsettling and well timed truth-telling, while a masterful cabaret performance makes the show count as top notch entertainment.
Poking fun without being mean spirited, Britney Spears The Cabaret portrays Britney as a kind of manic but sweet-hearted, ditzy yet relatable character, and ultimately wins by ensuring that by the end of it all, the audience is completely head over heels for the leggy blonde.
Christie Whelan plays Britney who, along with her “court appointed pianist” Matty, tells the story of her life in the bright lights through words and song. Whelan’s voice is remarkable; strong, clear and containing just enough of Britney’s signature nasal accent to hark back to the original singer.
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