Nada Surf Courier Mail Spiegeltent, Tuesday September 18 As we leave the Spiegeltent, my girlfriend turn to me and says, “That was awesome — thank you for finally bringing me to a show where the vocalist could actually sing.” I guess there is only so much shambolic pop-rock and noise/punk gigs a person can take, and … Continue reading
DAPPLED CITIES — Lake Air (HUB/Inertia) Fresh chunk of goodness from Sydney’s finest quintet Dappled Cities, Lake Air sees the band forsake the weighty profoundness of Zounds in favour of things breezier and far less serious and it works well — very well, in fact. Lake Air has the hallmarks of a classic pop record, with … Continue reading
DARRAGH MURRAY braves the dickheads and “a tsunami of piss” as he watches two hot noise-pop bands — respectively from Brisbane and Sydney — at a Valley boxing gym. Standing in line outside the Valhalla Muay Thai Boxing Stables in Fortitude Valley, it becomes clear that many have been drawn to the Converse-sponsored Acts of Disruption … Continue reading
