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WINTERCOATS (EP LAUNCH) @ The Gasometer – 11/05/2013
While this night was an excuse for James Wallace, also know as Wintercoats, to play the songs off his new Heartful EP, to me this was an interesting example of how three of Melbourne’s
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NIA ANDREWS – Colours (Hiatus Kaiyote Transmutation)
Free download ‘Colours (Hiatus Kiayote Transmutation)‘ As I froze my finger tips on the walk to the train-station last night, checking Facebook (as you do) I saw a status that made me literally stop
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ELLA THOMPSON – Taller
The Beach House ‘Walk In The Park‘ comparisons are there from the start, but I’m not stating the obvious to pigeonhole her talent, but rather to compare her to one of the sweetest female
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JUX2 – In The Clouds
‘In The Clouds‘ by JUX2 rolls the listener through an echoic and soft four minutes of ambient bliss. Many subtle genres have benefited immensely from the growth of online music websites, but none more
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BLACKCROSSES – Lets Leave, Its Too Crowded And I’m Lonely
Let’s be honest, we’ve all been in the situation described in the title of Blackcrosses new single, ‘Lets Leave, its too Crowded and I’m Lonely’. I’m certain Sigur Ros would’ve recorded it, if Perfume
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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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BIG SCARY @ The Corner – 27/04/2013
Click ‘FS’ to view gallery in full screen As is the case with any album that finds itself in my car’s one and only CD tray, I have been listening to Big Scary’s debut
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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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BRITISH INDIA @ THE CORNER HOTEL – April 19th
The night kicked off with a support slot from Perth rockers The Love Junkies, and it was definitely worth getting down a little early to see them play. With surf rock butting heads with
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VIDEO: THE MAGIC BONES – Once You Forget
A troupe of ballerinas (I had to look that up) prepare for rehearsal and all hell breaks loose when the look of a scruffy bloke sets hearts aflutter. And if you’ve ever been to
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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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I / O – Grapefruit
I remember reading an article recently about a man who lived in Melbourne’s outer suburbs, who rode his bike for more than four hours each day since his teenage years, who ate a rigorously
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BEACHES – Distance
Melbourne low-fi crew Beaches have leapt in to my musical realm out of nowhere this morning. Their new track ‘Distance’ was just released online through local label Chapter Music ahead of their second album ‘She Beats‘ (out May
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Jasper – Get Up!
Melbourne dude Jasper has returned with his new tune ‘Get Up!’. If it’s a taste of things to come, we’re getting excited. At only 3 mins long and moving at a franctic pace, Jasper’s latest
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DARK ARTS – Aint No Other Man (Christina Aguilera Cover)
The Ballarat boys from Dark Arts have taken on an unlikely cover in the form of Christina Aguilera‘s 2006 track ‘Aint No Other Man‘. The fun jam was recorded in drummer Sam Sedgwick‘s kitchen over the New Year
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INTERVIEW: BOOMGATES (Gus Lord)
This has been a formative year for Boomgates. Although the principle members all hail from other bands, the collaboration is more than a mere creative offshoot. Their debut LD, Double Natural, is an ode
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SEVEN YEAR ITCH – Byzantine Coat
Mellow, surfy, indie-rockers Seven Year Itch either claimed their name from the iconic 1955 rom-com featuring Marilyn Monroe or have been under duress from an infection for some time now. Although the foundation of
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OPEN AIR – Rooftop Art & Drinks
A perfect Melbourne afternoon set the scene for The Ripe‘s first OPEN AIR art exhibition yesterday on the rooftop of The Evelyn hotel. Work on display by adamNOTeve, Amelia Raven, Cate Gowers, Emily Vanderlism, Emily Schilg, Matteaux Lucas, Ruby Hoppen and Tim Rollin were the backdrop for
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SLEEP DECADE – Into Spinning Lights LP
The boys from Sleep Decade have (finally) released their debut LP – Into Spinning Lights. These ten tracks are – for lack of a better word – stunning. You just kind of fall into
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