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STICKY FINGERS @ The Corner Hotel – 25/4/13
Click ‘FS’ above to view gallery in full screen. Arriving (fashionably) late to Sticky Fingers gig, I was surprised to see a huge que snaked around the side of the building. The show was
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THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH – Don’t Say A Word
Disco is making a bit of a comeback lately, with the 70-80′s dance-floor favourite even infiltrating Daft Punk‘s newest release ‘Get Lucky‘ featuring Pharell Williams. Also partial to the lure of the disco sound are Melbourne
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BLACKCHORDS – A Thin Line
Back in the mid-naughties, the track ‘Broken Bones‘ put Melbourne band Blackchords into the limelight, after becoming a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, and had its music video take out awards at St Kilda
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Brightly – Beginnings & Endings
I’ve been following Brightly for a while now, not in a creepy way, but because these guys make really enjoyable music. The Melbourne three piece have a definite electronic basis, with folk and indie pop
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MKO – Lily Lotus Orchid Sunflower
Lily Lotus Orchid Sunflower is the second EP from Brisbane’s electronic pop-soul band MKO. It features the single ‘Snarly,’ and three other tracks filled with bright, poppy soul samples, beats, and the energetic lyricism of Hannah Macklin. Macklin’s vocal
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I’LLS – Plans Only Drawn
I’lls 2011 debut EP Thread was met with praise as the threesome’s electronic, ambient tunes drew comparison to the sounds of Radiohead, but with their own unique flair. I remember being entranced by ‘To Not Second Guess
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SASKWATCH – I Get Lonely
A Sasquatch is by legend an ape-like creature that dwells in the forests of North America. But a Sasquatch of another kind has been thrilling stages from Edinburgh Fringe and Golden Plains to Falls
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AINSLIE WILLS – You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine
Ainslie Wills’ debut album, You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine, transforms the gems scattered through her two earlier EPs into 12 tracks of solid original tunes. Her first self-titled EP, released back in
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