22 August 2014
Aussie-bred Flight Facilities have been knocking about on an underground/commercial cusp since their debut in 2009. As a way of celebrating the past five years of exceptional releases, here is the Splinters Beginner’s Guide to the phenomenal Flight Facilities.
22 August 2014
Independent Ocean Grove singer-songwriter Andrea Robertson has time on her hands. It’s About Time is her debut release, and one which dances from rocky, toe-tapping numbers to heart-warming ballads.
22 August 2014
If you have been paying close attention to the music festival scene over the last month or so, you may have seen that there is a common thread running through the acts. This can be closely linked to the resurgence of the Americana music genre over the last year or so. For the uninitiated, Americana music is the combination of folk, country, blues and rock and roll music.
22 August 2014
What would you like to read about when it’s cold and rainy outside and your heater takes three good hours at work to finally defrost your fingers? How about I tell you all about my hottest holiday – when clothes were not even optional, just a hindrance? And lying on the cold tiles on the balcony (yes, san clothes) was one of the only ways to keep a little cooler and be able to sleep.
22 August 2014
For those who missed out on going to the One Night Stand in Mildura, listening to the live CD is like taking a stab to the guts. Once you get past your initial wave of disappointment for realising what you’ve missed, the album actually creates a really great feel for what the atmosphere was like on the night.
22 August 2014
Pop-punk favourites New Found Glory will release their new album on October 10. Titled Resurrection, the album is number eight for the Florida lads. Lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Gilbert: “This is the most prepared we’ve ever been … Writing as a band now has never felt so easy.”
22 August 2014
It’s been six long years since the Melbourne International Film Festival (or MIFF) hit the road and toured regional Victoria, but in 2014 MIFF is spreading its wings. With the Victorian State Government having stumped up some extra cash, this year sees the MIFF Premiere Showcase getting out and about showcasing Australian films with a string of weekend programs – including one at Geelong’s GPAC Septembet 12th to 14th.
22 August 2014
In pants-pissingly good news, (yes, people are THAT excited) San Francisco skate punk royalty NOFX are finally heading back our way for the first time in four years! Tuesday, November 18 sees the band annihilate Forte territory with a huge show at the Barwon Heads Hotel. Miss this and miss the hell OUT!
22 August 2014
There have been a few artists forced to add further dates to their upcoming tours. O’shea Jackson, Ice Cube, has lined up a second date at The Forum on December 6. His December 9 show has sold out. The Eagles have added February 26 at the Rod Laver Area to their tour schedule. Their February 22 and February 24 shows have sold out. Finally, Meg Mac has added a show at Howler on October 24.
21 August 2014
Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (Transatlantic), Dave LaRue (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai) and pop singer-songwriter Casey McPherson are behind the prog rock supergroup Flying Colors. Back in 2012 the band released their self-titled debut; now, they are set to release album number two, Second Nature.
21 August 2014
Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone – they of The Lonely Island, responsible for singles including ‘Dick in a Box’ and ‘I’m On a Boat’ – have teamed up with Judd Apatow – he of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up – for a new untitled project. Little is known about the project other than it will be set in the world of music, which seems pretty obvious.
21 August 2014
When you sit down to think about it, there are so many classic songs about Melbourne. From Paul Kelly’s ‘From St Kilda to Kings Cross’ to ‘The Boy Who Lost His Jocks on Flinders Street Station’, it’s no wonder that 4.5 million people choose to call it home. From the MCG to Federation Square, it is a very inspiring place, and the Bank of Melbourne is on the lookout for the next big thing courtesy of the Melbourne Music Bank.
21 August 2014
For those that love their music heavy and loud, Metal Down Under is a shot of 100 per cent proof metal. Featuring over 40 exclusive interviews with some of the most interesting characters in the game, Metal Down Under takes us on the metal journey that has been happening in this country since the late 1970s. Here, we speak with writer and director Nick Calpakdjian.
21 August 2014
As reported by The New York Times, Paul McCartney has collaborated on the score of forthcoming first-person shooter game Destiny. The score was composed over a period of four years in New York, Los Angeles and at London’s Abbey Road Studios. McCartney has also contributed a theme song for the release, which features a whopping 120-piece ensemble.
21 August 2014
Back in 2008 Melbourne’s Antiskeptic released the live album Goodbye Goodnight – Live at the Hi-Fi. They then took a breather before deciding to give things another crack in 2011. Well, it has been a wait but next month the band will release Stare Down the Ocean. It seems they had been missed, as the band raised a fair chunk of coin through a crowdfunding venture. The Evelyn – October 11.
21 August 2014
Glue Store teamed up with our favourite it girl and style muse Mimi Elashiry for the latest Glue Store Spring 14 Campaign. This social media supernova has over 350,000 people following her life movements and fashion choices on a daily basis, which is constantly growing each day thanks to her quirky personality, style and down-to-earth nature.
21 August 2014
Massive by name and massive by sound, this Melbourne four-piece deliver some of the ballsiest rock and roll you’re likely to come across. So we brought out the hard liquor in order to have a chat with Massive drummer and founding member, Jarrod Medwin.
21 August 2014
It wasn’t long ago that I chatted to Ash Grunwald about his plans to take his unique style of gritty blues to the US to see how well it would be received, but he has already begun to make quite a name for himself on foreign soil. Playing alongside good friend Xavier Rudd, Grunwald has wowed American audiences and even collected an award for ‘Best International Act’ from the LA Music Critic Awards.
21 August 2014
“We feel incredibly blessed to be part of the show – all these amazing artists coming to Australia. It’s going to fun!” Gary began when I sat down for a chat with the pair recently. “When we first heard who was on the bill, we thought ‘Is it real!?’” Natasha interjected excitedly. “It’s too good to be true.”
20 August 2014
By the time you read this all the Soundwave news might have broken. At the time of writing this, the line-up was being drip-fed on Twitter at a rate of one band per day. Is it my job to know who The Interrupters, Patent Pending, Butcher Babies and Coldrain are? Of course it is, but I’m way too old for all four of those bands.
20 August 2014
From Mercury to Pluto, the latest release from Cooking with Caustic, has by far the coolest intro to an album this year. DJ turntable breakbeats, brass sections and freestylin’ hip hop lyrics are all present within the short opening track. Hailing from the Blue Mountains, Cooking with Caustic combine reggae and down-tempo electro grooves with hip hop-influenced lyrics.
20 August 2014
It has been a couple of years since Elbow were last on our shores. What have you been up to in that time? Elbow has spent that time on The Take Off and Landing of Everything, their sixth studio release. The band actually floated a couple of other names for the release before settling on the one we know. And that is the kind of trivial information we like to hand out sometimes. The Forum – October 28.
20 August 2014
Here it is folks, arguably the biggest announcement of the year has just come out of SOundwave HQ – and it has not let us down. Soundwave Festival 2015 will be held over 2 days in each city – Adelaide and Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. All ‘DAY 1’ artists will play the first day in each city and all ‘DAY 2’ artist will play the second day in each city.
19 August 2014
The wait is finally over. Microscopic Wars, debut release from Aussie rockers Kingswood, is out now and we couldn’t be happier.
