Australian band Pigeon’s epic Daft Punk live medley

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Music on Thursday 23 May 2013

It seems Australia has had a bad case of Daft Punk fever this last week, with the iconic band’s latest release, Random Access Memories, being launched in the country town of Wee Waa. Brisbane band Pigeon have been diagnosed with a particularly bad case, posting up a medley of a number of Daft Punks hits [...]

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Firekites music video: Same Suburb Different Park

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Music on Sunday 3 March 2013

Firekites, my favourite Australian band, are set to follow-up the release of 2008′s The Bowery with some new material very soon. But, looking back, one of the best tracks off The Bowery is Same Suburb Different Park. If you haven’t heard it, you need to, and if you haven’t seen the video clip, you haven’t [...]

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Newcastle band Goldsmith

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Music on Thursday 18 October 2012

Goldsmith are yet another one of the exciting bands that are coming out of the Newcastle, Australia, music scene. We sat down with them to talk relatives, basements, and Dire Straits.

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Windy Cindy: introducing People Get Ready

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Music on Saturday 29 September 2012

New York has been pumping out some really interesting bands and artists of late: Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells and Azealia Banks, to name a few. So of course a new four piece from Brooklyn called People Get Ready has caught our attention. They are a combination of talents: founding member Steven Reker has toured as [...]

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Portrait of the band Sleigh Bells by Erin Gallagher

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By EG in New Illustration on Tuesday 24 May 2011

Check out Erin Gallagher’s portrait of Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller of Sleigh Bells. Her voice is like crystal and his guitar shreds. Perfect combo!

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