The Basics… do these guys even need an introduction anymore?
We tend to write about them every couple of weeks so I think it’s safe to say that we’re fans, and like any good fan, we are going absolutely mental over their brand new everything-but-”Basic” single, their nautically themed music video and now, the announcement [...]

On the rare occasion that “real life” gets in the way of us updating here at 12MC, it can get pretty damn quiet around these here parts. However, given the extreme nature of this news tidbit, I thought I better drop everything and tell you all that, yes, the rumours are true… The Bawdies are [...]

About twenty minutes ago I decided to check my email and noticed a newsletter from the beret-wearin’ folks at Camille’s official website with promises of new tour dates. Needless to say, I clicked on the link , and voilà; Camille will be heading to Australia in late January. “Great, something I can post about”, I [...]

That crazy Canuck over at A Reminder is doing exactly what his blog suggests and reminding us that Fleet Foxes are supposed to be in the country for some New Years Eve party times as part of the Falls Festival. Thankfully for those of us who don’t fancy dirt, sleeping on the ground, porta-showers [...]

NME favez (LOLz!) The Vines have finally announced a string of dates around the country in support of Melodia, their fourth studio album. No word yet on who’ll be joining the Sydney lads on their tour, but here’s something Craig did have to say on the matter:
“We can’t wait to get on stage and [...]

While there’s no mention of it on the Gaelic Theatre’s official website, according to Albert Hammond Jr’s Myspace page, he’ll be playing his Splendour In The Grass sideshow there on August 1st. No word yet on ticket prices, when you can get said tickets, or how many morons you’re going to have to stand next [...]

Finally! After months of speculation, UK bad boys The Music have just announced their sideshows for Splendour In The Grass. All two of them. The only time these guys have done any sort of proper tour in Australia was back in 2005, so here’s hoping that this means another bunch of shows later in the [...]

Liam Finn, his beard, and the charming EJ Barnes are returning to our shores for a couple of brief shows DOWN UNDA before continuing on to play the new Largo venue in LA. After recently devouring the UK and US, Liam will once again bring his one man (plus a lady) performances of his debut [...]

Who’s that shabby looking fellow with the scraggly beard and the wild look in his eyes? Why, it’s Liam Finn! Sure, he may look like he’s about to stop and ask you for a dollar, but the truth is Liam is just another one of the many talented musicians opting for the current “dirty-old-bearded-man” look [...]

The first time I told you all about Tim Shiel, AKA, Faux Pas, I somehow managed to successfully compare the Melbournite to DC Comics’ iconic pointy-eared caped crusader: Batman. But after recently receiving a self-described “schizophrenic 3am mailing list message” from Monsieur Pas, announcing the release of his upcoming Changes EP, I now realise that [...]

These days I purposely go out of my way to avoid bands tagged with the ever-popular sub-genre category known as ‘garage rock’. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the genre - hell, I enjoy a ripped-jeans toe-tapper as much as the next screaming teenage girl - it’s just the complete over-saturation the genre itself [...]

For those of you who like your music a little more sombre and a little less mainstream, you’ll be pleased to hear that Bill Callahan a.k.a. Smog, a.k.a. Joanna Newsom’s BF, is cruising on down to do a number of shows all over the country. Some of you may remember him as “that boring guy [...]