James Murphy + Spike Jonze. It was an inevitable and long overdue combination of musical + directorial talent.
What wasn’t inevitable however, was a cohort of Evil (and possibly drunk) Panduhs crash-tackling Murphy, pimping him up in a mini-dress and makeup, and binding him to his compatriots with duct tape.
One thing is official… if I wasn’t scared of pandas beforehand, I am now.
If you really really like it (we do), then you can pre-order the album from JB Hi-Fi and receive free a LCD Soundsystem tote bag + a download of LCD’s Bye Bye Bayou:
Alas, whilst Australia doesn’t have our own Reckless Records or town halls full of vinyl enthusiasts (see below), we are blessed with Red Eye Records, Landspeed, Egg, Fish, and Title. Long may they prosper.
We’re also blessed to have incredible Australian artists who give two hoots about the tangible experience of purchasing an album. Here’s what some of our guys had to say:
“When I release a CD it’s not just about the music. We spend a lot of time dreaming up a package that will be enjoyed for years to come as an item of history; something to hold and flick through to give the listeners a contact with me and my thoughts. So when I go into a music store I know what has gone into all the CDs on display. You can learn a lot about the artists. So go down to your local store and buy a real one!”
Note – John Williamson will be participating in a Record Store Day signing this Saturday April 17 from 10.30-11.30AM:
JB HI FI TOOWOOMBA
Market Place
255-257 Maragret St
“There’s something intriguing and almost romantic about purchasing a brand new CD or record. Whether you’ve been waiting for your favourite band’s release to hit stores or you decided to make a choice out of curiosity, once you unwrap the little audio bundle of joy, a relationship has begun! The majority of artists in one form or another have this in mind and as such go to great artistic lengths to present their work to you in a fashion they ultimately want you to embrace and enjoy. Illegal downloading has robbed us of these pleasures and has pathetically sacrificed the audio quality of great albums past and present. If you care to keep important elements of the recording industry alive then you too will celebrate record store day!”
“I have been collecting records since i was 15 and have always loved my local record store. Whether you are into vinyl or cd’s a record store is a place to meet new people, talk about music and exchange opinions about albums and tunes. More importantly it gives you insight and knowledge about new and old releases, to me there is nothing better than finding a new album or song which you have never heard before that just rocks. Support your local record store”.
“There’s nothing like being physically immersed in and surrounded by so much passionate art. The real beauty of a great record store is being reminded that music isn’t just an acquisition, it’s an experience.”
JET flew back into Australia this week after a couple of months touring overseas to appear on the first show of Hey Hey It’s Saturday and blew the 1.5 million viewers away with performances of She’s a Genius and Seventeen. Their GOLD album quickly jumped back up the iTunes chart to #11 and they were interviewed by anyone who was anyone in media including (but certainly not limited to) Hamish & Andy, Triple M’s Grill Team, The Today Show, Nova Nights, Angela Bishop, Hot 30 and B105 + heaps of press.
The Grill Team were proud to present them with a GOLD award this morning on air for their album Shaka Rock and single She’s A Genius seen here:
If you’ve not heard today’s incredible 10th anniversary Splendour In the Grass lineup, have you not a computer / radio / phone / ears / eyes????
OK so camping tickets are $450 (ouch), but we’ve done the math & it turns that makes each set $5.55… Five and half bucks to heard the new LCD album live!? The full lineup is below, with our favourite acts on the LHS. (Full disclosure, they’re all ours!)
Laura Marling Ltd Edn I Speak Because I Can CD/DVD with 5 free downloads, postcard artwork, and lyrics booklet
Jonsi blockmounted poster featuring Go album art
Operator Please signed 7″ vinyl of Logic / Logic (Dolby Anol Remix)
Ben Harper & Relentless7 signed blockmounted poster featuring White Lies… art
Gorillaz limited edition Plastic Beach CD/DVD
Hot Chip One Life Stand double gatefold vinyl
Goldfrapp Headfirst collector’s edition cassette
Just head to our sister store at theinsong.com/splendour, buy any of the singles or albums to receive competition details, and tell us in 25 words or less how you plan to warm up for Splendour.
Only in the hills of Mullumbimby could this gig take place! Lou Bradley here… how are all you townies?! Just wanted to tell you about a music video and gig that I had going on over the weekend up here in the Mullumbimby Hills.
The idea was this. We were shooting a clip for my new single Cowboy. Rather than follow the tradition of “hammy crappy country music cowboy clips, where hunky cowboy meets barbie blonde and falls in love approach’, I decided that using dolls would be fun. So we had a “Lou” doll and a hippy style mountain man cowboy doll and ran around the streets of Mullumbimby and up in the rain forest, pretending that they were human. It was way fun!
The end of the clip was suppose to incorporate the dolls getting together at the local country hall and watching a gig (Lou Bradley gig) for a dance (and a pash). So I booked the hall and was going to put on a show for all the colourful locals to attend and have a wing-ding.
But half way through the day of the shoot I found out that the hall was double booked by a 90th birthday party! Bumma! I had advertised through radio and print media and had the local ABC lady texting me saying how excited she was to come to the hall for the gig! I figured it was not really the done thing kicking out the grannys, so… we raced up the valley to the hall and pinned up signs and put up arrows and balloons all the way to my house (which is way up high in the mountains and almost impossible to find). We figured we would put on a house concert in true hippy style… find us if you dare. It was a hoot!
We managed to get around 40 or 50 people and it was such a great show..we ate stew and curry and drank wine and well… you know??? And the best part was, the dollies had a great time dancing and ended up being caught out on the couch!!
A while ago I found myself in Canberra with nothing to do. It’s a common problem in Canberra, but instead of getting drunk I stumbled into a little store called Landspeed Records. Within seconds I was mesmerised by shiny indie-rock gems and rare collectors’ items. I was vaguely aware of the wife prodding my arm while I became misty-eyed and remembered the record stores of my youth.
If you’re thinking “where’s this old codger been hiding?”, let me explain: I’m not talking about your average high street chain. I’m talking about an Aladdin’s cave filled with ultra-rare goodies, staffed by a skeleton crew who would pass up a $50 note for the smell of old vinyl. In short, heaven for pimply students.
Allow me to wax lyrical about the indie stores of my youth. I remember walking around the streets of Brighton (England) when I was barely ten. My Dad’s record collection began and ended with Donovan, so I needed a good education. In those days, indie stores attracted customers who swapped tips about the latest bands. If the owner knew you, he would recommend something or let you listen without obligation. This was the days before the internet and I still reckon there’s no substitute for personal tips. There were over a dozen shops in Brighton, but I only remember names like Fine Records or Sounds Unlimited.
A few shops specialised in post-punk when 80’s new wave was in full swing…
When English lass Laura Marling came to Australia in January for an all too brief East Coast tour and a bit of sunshine, she introduced audiences to many a new song from I Speak Because I Can. Now that we’ve become all cosy and properly acquainted with the LP, it’s time to revisit the show from The Corner Hotel in Melbourne. Triple J recorded the show and will be playing it tonight on air and online at 8pm. The encore gets played on Sunday at 5pm.
Laura was one of the 10 featured ‘new look’ NME covers last week. She brought her coffee mug and ciggie and James Murphy brought his dog. But Rihanna outdid them both with her bedazzled bird!
Enough about the past however… we have new tunes! The new Chems album Further arrives in Australia on June 4 and the lead track Escape Velocity is already streaming online. It’s not what I’d call easy listening: the 12 minute psychedelic epic sets your head spinning awash in a sea of spacey beeps and echoes: half Private Psychedelic Reel Part 2, half Burst Generator, all 4-am-dance-floor.
Much like Massive Attack’s Heliogoland, The Chemical Brothers’ Further will include visuals and 8 short films specifically matching each album track. The visuals will be provided by long-time collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall, who’ve created backdrops for every Chems gig since their live debut in 1994 (which from personal experience, are utterly spectacular – please head back to Oz boys!)
So far we’ve only wrapped our ears around this one track but we’re counting down the days til…
Alright, we acknowledge this has SFA to do with music or The In Sound… However the ladies in the office (& one lad from our sales team) have just rediscovered Old Spice.
(It’s 7.2 million views old but we’re music geeks who spend our days on YouTube Music rather than noticing Superbowl commercials)
At a press conference held in Sydney yesterday Powderfinger had a few HUGE announcements, one being that they will be kicking off their final tour this September / October called ‘Sunsets – The Farewell Tour’ – their biggest yet – and they will be joined by JET!
JET also announce today that they will be in the country next week for a promotional tour from Tuesday April 13 to Friday April 16 to promote their Gold album Shaka Rock and latest smash single Seventeen, the band will head to Sydney and hometown Melbourne before preparing what is to be, THE ultimate Australian concert of 2010!
She’s a Genius, the album’s first single is charging well beyond Gold sales and was recently nominated for the APRA ‘Song of the Year’ award!
Current single Seventeen is cranking up to be yet another smash. For a snapshot look at JET on the road and loads of Aussie gigs that you might have been at over the last few months including Live At the Chapel and their Greenday support tour, check out the video for Seventeen:
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