Virtual Kris Kringle #11: Dreamtime
Who ever said Modular DJs didn't get in on the Xmas spirit? Dreamtime makes Magic Happens' dreams come true with a $20 game changer.
Album of 2009: Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Song of 2009: Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"
Favourite Xmas Dish: Oysters.
Favourite Xmas Song: The Ronettes - "Frosty The Snowman"
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 Beyonce had one of the greatest bootys of all time".
$20 present for Magic Happens: I'd give him $20 to get cornrows.
Stuck for Xmas ideas? Check out the Modular Xmas Party Stockings.
Back To The Future with Severed Heads
When you meet Tom Ellard it's hard to ignore a resonating desire to forget about the past. His groundbreaking ideas as a musician came about from a contempt for rock 'n' roll and guitar oriented bands. It was a formula Tom had seen for years, one that felt tired and repetitive as the seventies drew to a close.
December 17, 2009 at 1:12pm in circa 1979: signal to noise : Post A Comment
Gallery: Modular Xmas Party, Sydney, 12/12/2009 Pts. II and III
Two more galleries from the Sydney edition of the Modular Xmas Parties have made their way online for your viewing pleasure. Featurng Tame Imapla, Jonathan Boulet, Canyons, The BangGang, The Swiss and a stack of punters knee deep in the spirit of Xmas.
December 17, 2009 at 10:28am in photos, The Bang Gang Deejays, Canyons, The Swiss, Jonathan Boulet, Tame Impala : Post A Comment
Virtual Kris Kringle #10: Tim Cutters
Tim Hoey of Cut Copy gets up close and Xmas-y with Nick Foley and a $20 note. And turducken.
Album of 2009: Sonic Youth - The Eternal
Song of 2009: Lily Allen - "Not Fair"
December 17, 2009 at 9:23am in news, Cut Copy : Post A Comment
Video: Delphic - "Doubt" Live on Later with Jools Holland
December 16, 2009 at 1:59pm in videos, Delphic : Post A Comment
Virtual Kris Kringle #9: The Swiss
Adelaide's finest, The Swiss, talk trash, sci-fi movies, Rihanna and what the heck to get Jonathan Boulet for $20.
Album of 2009:
Sid - Holy Ghost.
Luke - They didn't have an album.
Sid - That Holy Ghost remix of that Panthers song then.
Tony - Who Made Who - The Plot.
December 16, 2009 at 1:45pm in news, The Swiss, Jonathan Boulet : Post A Comment
Modular Melbourne Xmas Party Playing Times
The Melbourne Xmas Party playing times have just been announced and if Sydney's seasonal bash last weekend was anything to go by - this weekend's is bound to be an absolute corker. The good times will start rolling from 4pm at The Espy, St. Kilda. If you haven't already got your tickets, now's the time.
December 16, 2009 at 11:35am in news, Canyons, Jonathan Boulet, Tame Impala, Muscles, The Bang Gang Deejays : Post A Comment
"It's Blitz!" In Triple J's Top Ten Albums of 2009
Over the weekend Triple J listeners voted Yeah Yeah Yeahs' It Blitz! as the 7th best album of 2009, in addition to making many Triple J staff member's own top ten lists. While we were busy celebrating their latest record, YYYs celebrated 10 years of All Tomorrow's Parties by playing the entirety of their debut, Fever To Tell (including hidden track "Poor Song") in Minehead on December 10.
Tickets to the It's Blitz! Tour are on sale now.
December 15, 2009 at 4:38pm in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment
Virtual Kris Kringle #8: Muscles
Melbourne Xmas Party maestro, Muscles, tells us what he'd drop 20 smackers on for Andee Frost and just what makes prawn cocktails so damn delectable.
Album of 2009: Lusine - A Certain Distance, Annie - Don't Stop, Matias Aguayo - Ay Ay Ay
Song of 2009: Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow"
December 15, 2009 at 12:03pm in news, Muscles : Post A Comment
Gallery: Modular Xmas Party, Sydney, 12/12/2009
'Twas the season to be extra jolly at the Sydney leg of the 2009 Modular Xmas Parties. A jam-packed, scorcher of a summer's day was had by all in attendance at the Beach Road Hotel in Bondi, while the masses enjoyed big tunes and bigger vibes from the likes of Tame Impala, Jonathan Boulet, The Swiss, Canyons, Kim, Bang Gang, Tim Cutters, Anna Lunoe, Graz, Dreamtime and Johnny The Ladd.
December 14, 2009 at 1:54pm in photos, Tame Impala, Jonathan Boulet, The Swiss, Canyons, Kim, The Bang Gang Deejays : Post A Comment
Modcast Spring Cleaning
Modcasts are back with a vengeance and we want to make sure you're going to get the most out of them, in the easiest possible fashion. We've got some big names and great mixes lined up for the new year - so to take full advantage we've got some spring cleaning instructions below.
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