May I be so bold as to suggest that every musician has a secret longing to be a chef? Is it wrong to believe that behind every catchy guitar riff there lies a terrific fondue recipe? Have you too ever wondered just why there are so many damned overpriced food stalls at music festivals? Well, [...]

Those crazy 14 year bloggers at Livejournal have done it again! Hell bent on sending some digital love and wishes to Señor Julian Casablancas on his his 28th Birthday last week, some crazy Strokes fans whipped up a neat website to show the birthday boy how much they really care. Aww.
What’s even cooler is the [...]

Gerling proved to be nothing short of killer while playing their self-proclaimed “last show of the year” at Rebel Rebel on Saturday night. Despite the fact the boys had a shorter amount of stage time than a regular show - all the signs of usual brilliance were present.
The set was a great mix of old [...]

Q: What’s red, white, black and yellow?
A: The White Stripes.

Jack and Meg are adding a new colour to their shtick (while also losing a digit on each hand) in order to prepare for their upcoming appearance in that little TV show called The Simpsons. Though details are sparse about the episode “Jazzy and the Pussycats”, [...]

Like the little music whores that we are, 12MC is now a group over at Last.fm so go sign up and spread the 12MC love.

A couple of weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the very gentlemanly Andy Kent of You Am I fame, before one of their shows during the final leg of the ‘Bugger me it’s… You Am I’ national tour. What was supposed to be twelve brief questions over a drink, quickly grew [...]

Triple J’s Unearthed program has been responsible for many welcome additions to our personal music collections: The Tenants, Killing Heidi and Unpaid Debt.
No, but seriously folks, some good bands have come out of this great program and it has spawned some relatively large careers. Once upon a time the artist submissions were restricted so [...]

Third shows added in Melbourne and Sydney
Dearest Australian friends, we are pleased to announce a third show in both Melbourne and Sydney. The two new dates are Thursday August 31 at the HiFi Bar in Melbourne and Thursday September 7 at The Forum in Sydney

from www.gomeztheband.com

Only Liars and Thieves steal gear from bands. This was in my myspace bulletin tonight:

—————- Bulletin Message —————–
From: The Cheats
Date: Aug 5, 2006 11:11 PM
Yeah some scumbag stole guitar pedals out of our roadcase while it was in the band room at Ding Dong last night (Fri 4th August), during or after The Exploders/Children Collide/Le [...]

There’s nothing worse than the 2-4 year gap between your favourite band’s last album and the next. Sometimes you’ll be treated with a live DVD or album to make the wait less painful, but nothing beats that feeling of hearing a fresh set of new songs for the first time. It appears that Albert Hammond [...]