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February 18.10

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Issue 342
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February 18.10 ...
Pavement
In the latter part of last year, while I sat glued to a computer screen attempting to ensure myself a ticket to the 2010 ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Lupe Fiasco
Saturday February 27 marks a significant night in the Canberra hip-hop calendar, when none other than the mighty Lupe Fiasco – he of Kick, ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Warehouse
Legend tells us that a ‘WAREHOUSE’ is a mythological or folkloric music event, which under the light of a full winter moon metamorphoses a ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Mr Fibby
“I think Canberra creates really unique art, because if you really want something to happen, you’ve got to do it yourself. You have to ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Katie Noonan
“This woman is the whole package. She is not only one of the most versatile singers in the industry, easing her way through rock ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Anarchist Duck
Canberra is like a second home for Queensland funksters ANARCHIST DUCK. Six years young, this three-piece is heading back to the Capital for their ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
A Prophet (Un Prophéte)
imdb.com’s plot synopsis of A Prophet is beautifully succinct: “A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia ...
The Word on Films | 1 year, 11 months ago
Secret Masters Words / Power Sound [Master Tunes]
The lion on the CD cover, done in the colours of the Jamaican flag, is a dead giveaway to the style of this album ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
Jonathan Boulet - Jonathan Boulet [Modular]
You’d be hard-pressed to find any triple j listening indie pop-tarts in Australia who didn’t know the distinctive opening notes of A Community Service ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
Jonathan Boulet
It’s not surprising that JONATHAN BOULET has captured the attention and imaginations of so many people around (and even outside of) Australia. Unlike most ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Holly Miranda
Moving to New York from Detroit when she was only 16 years of age, HOLLY MIRANDA has come to learn and accept a lot ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Melbourne has many icons to its name such as Neighbours, the Australian Open and AFL. But another icon symbol that resonates with a lot ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Valentine’s Day
‘Naff’ is a word so rarely justified. Few situations require the depths of blandness and lack of inspiration conveyed by this sentiment. Valentine’s Day ...
The Word on Films | 1 year, 11 months ago
In Review Masterpieces From Paris National Gallery of Australia
Despite being half-cloaked in scaffolding the National Gallery of Australia is buzzing with energy in a way it hasn’t seemed to for years. It’s ...
Exhibitionist | 1 year, 11 months ago
Keel The Right to Rock - 25th Anniversary re-issue [Frontiers / Riot]
It may be hard for you youngsters to comprehend, but when TRTR first came out, the forces of repression were abroad in the world, ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
Mink Engine - Mink Engine [Interscope]
Mink Engine’s latest electro pop release, Acres Of Diamonds, is set to make inroads into the overcrowded genre of electro pop. The ‘80sesque sound, ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
Dub Dub Goose
One particularly shiny facet of our local music scene over the years has been the ANU’s Llewellyn Hall. While tertiary music graduates rarely thrash ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Animal Collective Fall Be Bind [Domino]
Despite their performance at Meredith Festival being as enthralling as watching paint dry, Animal Collective hit the stage opening with the single from their ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
The New Christs - Gloria [Impedance]
Like sands through the hourglass indeed. Turn your back for a moment and suddenly youth has slipped through your fingers. You’re some washed-up hack ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
“The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. If you remember it from TV you’re one of the lucky few,” laughs Jordan Raskopoulos – better known as ...
Exhibitionist | 1 year, 11 months ago
The Bluffhearts
Canberra isn’t exactly the place you’d expect to find gritty, soulful country music inspired by the likes of John Prine, Hank Williams and the ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Fun Machine
BMA caught up with Bec Taylor and Chris Endrey, one half of locally illustrious merchants of madness FUN MACHINE, after the announcement of their ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Blaze
“Blaze is the best way to start a busy year that I can think of.” So says Richard Blackwell, one of the artists picked ...
Exhibitionist | 1 year, 11 months ago
Grant Hart - Hot Wax [Fuse]
There is little to compare to the exhilarating sonic rush that burst forth from 1980s US punk band Husker Du despite the often worthwhile ...
CD Reviews | 1 year, 11 months ago
Invictus
As a character of history, Nelson Mandela is relatively bulletproof. Some people have drawn attention to his less than perfect treatment of his wife, ...
The Word on Films | 1 year, 11 months ago
Mothernature Festival
“Doof is a culture. Doof is a lifestyle. A doof is a lot deeper than just a party,” says Adam Van Apeldoorn of Sideproject, ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
Los Capitanes
Lucky enough to get an audience with one third of Canberra’s original and longest standing six-piece boy band, LOS CAPITANES’ Tim Kent and Dave ...
Features | 1 year, 11 months ago
The September Issue (Madman)
 “I don’t do fashion, I am fashion” said Coco Chanel, a few words reducing the fashion industry to its core elements: self aggrandisement, hysterical ...
The Word on DVDs | 1 year, 11 months ago
Velvette
Where did your band name come from?Random band name generator. Group members?Martin Tavaya (vocals), Ally Cowell (vocals), Dan Tonkovic (bass), Adrian Tonkovic (drums), Liam ...
Band Profiles | 1 year, 11 months ago
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (Shock)
So here’s the deal. It’s 1970. Everyone’s really fucking high because in their mind Woodstock is still going or they’ve just come back from ...
The Word on DVDs | 1 year, 11 months ago
From the Basement (Eagle Rock/Shock)
Inspired by UK institution The Old Grey Whistle Test, famed record producer Nigel Godrich has created a music show without overzealous hosts, audiences of ...
The Word on DVDs | 1 year, 11 months ago
David Finig or blind
What do you do?Writer, theatre-maker, festival director. When did you get into it?Myself and three other deviants formed Bohemian Productions upon leaving school in ...
Artist Profile | 1 year, 11 months ago
issue 342 ...
Uninhibited In the last few weeks the state of the performing ... Uninhibited
Pete VS Toby T Shirt Party By Jake and BMA are giving away one Pete ... Free Stuff
Secret Cities Ssshhh… The opening of Secret Cities, and exhibition of digital ... News
And another thing... I’d been loitering outside for about ten minutes, talking to ... And another thing...
The Dead Weather WHAT: Jack White’s new band WHEN: Thur March 25 WHERE: ... TidBits
Artie McArtney Artie McArtney Having written and recorded his latest single Less ... News
Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn (Kitsune) I honestly cannot stop going on about these kids. After ... CD Single Reviews
Jonathan Boulet CDs Sydney smart aleck Jonathan Boulet will kick off his first ... Free Stuff
Gimmeh your things. And I a-gimmeh you mine WHAT: Free things WHEN: Internet O’clock WHERE: www.yoink.com The best things ... TidBits
The Justin Walshe Folk Machine WHAT: Folk-Country extravaganza band WHEN: Sat Feb 27 WHERE: The ... TidBits
All Ages The long tedious wait is almost over and soon enough ... All Ages
Game Reviews After months of speculation, Apple finally announced their tablet and ... The Word on Games
Gangbusters Bust a Move On the night of Wednesday February 3, ... News
Tha realness What’s up good peoples? In case you hadn’t realised I’m ... Tha realness
You WHAT: Indyfest 2010 WHEN: Sat March 6 WHERE: McGregor Hall, ... TidBits
Groovin The Moo No Bull Like a bull at a gate Groovin The ... News
Poetry Slam We’re Slammin’ Over the last three years, poetry slams have ... News
Metalise February is a month so chock-a-block with heavy happenings I’m ... Metalise
Deep Sea Arcade WHAT: Sydney’s favourite psychedelic sons WHEN: Sat Feb 20 WHERE: ... TidBits
Blackbox As Blackbox goes to press, the Winter Olympics (WIN, daily ... Blackbox
People doing wacky things on the street WHAT: FLIP ART WHEN: Fri Mar 12 – Sun Mar ... TidBits
Port Fairy Folk Festival Get Folked Up The 34th Port Fairy Folk Festival will ... News
Little Saturn, Soheyla, West of the Sun and Goatfish Got My Goat The next Woden Youthie event heralds Little ... News
Struth be told Facebook. Don’t ignore it. Don’t try and fight it. You ... LapTopping
You Pissed Me Off To BMA readers, What the fuck is your problem? No ... You Pissed Me Off
Locality It’s here! Yes, Corinbank 2010 is finally here, and it’s ... Locality
From the Bossman Well DAY-m! Canberra’s got itself a big shiny pair of ... From the Bossman
Southeast Asia Film Festival Southeast  Asian Cinema Many of us have travelled to Indonesia, ... News
Dance : The Drop I am astounded by the amount of material I need ... Dance
Goldfrapp - Rocket (EMI) For those of us that loved the electro, Black Cherry ... CD Single Reviews
Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood (Warner) Marina finally comes into the light with her Hollywood; a ... CD Single Reviews
Ke$ha - Blah Blah Blah (Sony BMG) Despite any lingering good will she might’ve had for Tik ... CD Single Reviews

 

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