Virtual Kris Kringle #1: Jonathan Boulet
As if the Modular Xmas Parties alone weren't bringing the holiday cheer by the sackful, we thought we'd make things even merrier by hosting a 'virtual Kris Kringle' between the parties' illustrious line up. The rules were simple - we plucked names from a Santa hat and informed each artist who'd they be spending a hypothetical $20. Jonathan Boulet, who has just released his first album, was the first gift-giver and he was given the task of buying the Bang Gang lads a present for under 20 clams, in addition to telling us some of his 2009 highlights.
Album of 2009: Converge - Axe to Fall
Song of 2009: The Middle East - "Blood"
Favourite Xmas Dish: Candy Breakfast
Favourite Xmas Song: Tom Waits - "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"
Complete this sentence: "I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but __________ had one of the greatest __________ of all time."
I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Billabong had one of the greatest ice cream flavours of all time (Triple Swirl).
$20 present for The Bang Gang: DJing for Dummies by John Steventon.
December 7, 2009 at 11:28am in news, Jonathan Boulet, The Bang Gang Deejays : Post A Comment
Sydney Post Punk Band #3: No Night Sweats
"Ironic Lounge music before such a thing was ever thought popular."
After his previous band, Wild West, had started to dissolve Phil Turnbull began to experiment with a 4 track reel to reel and it was this humble piece of technology that inspired the creation of No Night Sweats, a band that allowed Phil and Patrick Gibson to join forces and challenge the conventions of live performance.
December 7, 2009 at 9:11am in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Get A Grammy Nod
A big congratulations from Modular to Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who have received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album of the Year for It's Blitz!. Hats off.
You can catch Karen O and her crew rolling deep around the country throughout December and January, on the national It's Blitz! Tour.
December 4, 2009 at 2:49pm in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment
Download: Van She - "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
We've got a fever, and the only prescription is more Van She. While the latest release from Bacardi's B-Live Bat Box doesn't feature any cowbell, Van She's cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is nothing short of banging. The Van She lads already did a killer job re-working Groove Armada's "Drop The Tough" earlier this year for B-Live, so when they wanted to take on the Reaper - who could honestly stop them?
December 4, 2009 at 11:57am in news, Van She : Post A Comment
Jonathan Boulet In Stores Now
Excuse the pun, but we have a community service announcement to make: Jonathan Boulet's self-titled debut album is now available at all good music portals, both physical and digital, today.
December 4, 2009 at 9:54am in news, Jonathan Boulet : Post A Comment
Beck's Record Club
Introducing Record Club, a collective of well known musicians who meet to record a cover of an album in one day. In their own words "there is no intention to 'add to' the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens."
December 4, 2009 at 9:01am in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
The Wild Wild World of Jaimie Leonarder
Jaimie Leonarder is an Australian musician, archivist, social worker, film critic, radio announcer and DJ. In the 1980s, Leonarder formed an experimental noise rock band called The Mu-Mesons, and he now works as a DJ for the monthly "The Sounds of Seduction" night club.
December 3, 2009 at 11:22am in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
Signal To Noise Sessions
A day of free talks exploring early experimentation in music, film and video and the cultural influences surrounding one of the most creative periods in Australia's music history.
Key panelists including Tom Ellard (Severed Heads), Andrew Penhallow (Volition Records), Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire) and Roger Grierson (Thought Criminals) share their works, insights and experiences from the underground of Australian music.
December 3, 2009 at 10:17am in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
Ladyhawke's 2009 ARIA Performance Now on iTunes
Did you miss watching our main girl Ladyhawke perform "My Delirium" at the 2009 ARIAs, in addition to taking some of the pointy trophies home for herself?
Well the good news is you can catch her stellar performance right now, as iTunes are now selling the live version of "My Delirium". What's even better is that all the proceeds go towards the charity Youthbeyondblue.
Photo by Moses via hobogestapo.com.
December 2, 2009 at 4:23pm in news, Ladyhawke : Post A Comment
Sydney Post Punk Band #2: The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast were one of the first bands to have LPs recorded and released by the quintessential underground of label of the time, M Squared. Their aquatically inspired melodies radically broadened pre-conceptions of where music and noise overlapped.
December 2, 2009 at 2:50pm in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
Video: Delphic - "Doubt"
Directed by Andrew Huang.
December 2, 2009 at 10:02am in videos, Delphic : Post A Comment
Related Releases
Jonathan Boulet
"North To South East To You"
MORE INFO iTunes
Jonathan Boulet
"Jonathan Boulet"
MORE INFO Modshop iTunes
The Bang Gang Deejays, Various Artists
"A Radicool Compilation"
MORE INFO Modshop iTunes
The Bang Gang Deejays
"D Is For Disco, E Is For Dancing"
MORE INFO Modshop iTunes
Events
01.08.10 - Delphic
The Corner, Melbourne
Buy Tickets
02.08.10 - Delphic
Uni Bar, Adelaide
Buy Tickets
03.08.10 - Delphic
The Gaelic, Sydney
Buy Tickets
04.08.10 - Delphic
Grand, Wollongong
Buy Tickets
02.09.10 - Klaxons
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
03.09.10 - Klaxons
Palace Theatre, Melbourne
View All Dates