Off the Record | 26 February 2014
Summer 2013-14 has been spectacular. It has been filled with road trips, plenty of live music, festivals, friends and frivolities. Nevertheless this glorious season…
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There’s no end for The Living End
The Living End’s Scott Owen talks about upcoming shows and the bands he’s most excited to catch at Soundwave with Christie Ots. – –…
REVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club | So long, see you tomorrow
London’s Bombay Bicycle Club have come a long way from their joyously humble folk as their fourth studio album welcomes some anthemic, expanding sounds….
REVIEW: Imogen Brough |Heart
Heart, the new single from Imogen Brough, perfectly captures her soft and ethereal sound. With resounding vocals and a beautiful piano score Imogen definitely…
REVIEW: Wire | Change Becomes Us
Back at the dawn of the first wave of English punk in the late 70’s, London collective Wire signalled their arrival on the musical…
REVIEW: Real//Talks | Self-titled EP
Humble 7 piece GC outfit, Real//Talks have released a classy yet energetic debut EP which will no doubt help nudge them a few step’s…
Antimatter’s Underground Sounds: Harmony | Carpetbombing
In the 1995 Australian film Little Fish, one of the movie’s pivotal scenes featured a children’s choir delivering a spine tingling version of the…
A stellar year for Stellar Green
Christie Ots chatted with Dave Aurora and Sean Dalton from Gold Coast alt-rockers Stellar Green about their upcoming tour, secret possible talents and just…
METAL BYTES 26 Feb 2014
Gold Coast metal band Prepared Like a Bride have just released their amazing debut album Overcomer and will be heading out on tour in…
Boost for bum breathing turtle
It took only one man, collecting and trading penny turtles to nearly wipe out a bum breathing turtle. Every year between 1962 and 1974…
Beach bits: Beyond the horizon we ought to see
In our last edition, Naomi Edwards wrote about sand movement along Gold Coast’s beaches. There is no doubt that the management of our river…
Giveaways 26 February 2014
Bleach* bundles of musical joy Thanks to the crew at Bleach* and Footstomp Music we have double passes to give away to each of…
SASSIN FRAS: rock is not dead
Rock is dead – an argument that has been circulating between music geeks for some years now. Perhaps the Triple J sound does exist…
Night//Mares and Bad//Dreems
NIGHT//MARES North America is producing some of the best rock bands at the moment: Cloud Nothing, Parquet Courts and Canada’s Japandroids. This new breed…
Real//Talks get real with Emily Hosking
Local boys, Real//Talks don’t really fancy themselves a Gold Coast band, nor a Brisbane band for that matter. They don’t particularly wish to belong…
Point Blank: 26 February 2014
Anyone who thinks the GC is some cultural backwater has not taken a glance at our gig guide for coming months. As well as…
Ocean Film Festival hits the GC
The Ocean Film Festival brings the wonders of the ocean to Australian audiences this March as it hits cinemas in 15 towns and cities….
A Rose by any other name
She challenges the gender divide in the music production industry, draws influences from Missy Elliot and is a self-confessed homebody. Keiren Bond gets her…
Distributors wanted
Fancy some free tickets to a Soundloung gig? Thanks to the generosity of their live music team, that’s exactly what we can now offer…
Glass Towers sign with New World Artists
The lads from Glass Towers have had quite the week, announcing on Friday that they have signed with New World Artists for their Australasian…
Djuki Mala are the Chooky Dancers and they’re coming to the Gold Coast
Hailing from the Galiwin’ku community in North East Arnhem Land, Djuki Mala, otherwise known as the Chooky Dancers, fuse traditional Aboriginal and contemporary dance,…