Thank God It’s Dave! This week’s gem of a cover harks back to Sir David McCormack’s days in Bris Vegas - when he used to play in that little ARIA-winning outfit known as Custard. Though countless artists have attempted to recreate the magic of The Buggles’ original (one) hit ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ - [...]

i’d call them delightful, but that might give you the wrong impression.
When they get onstage, they turn into vampire noir rockabilly kids.
Go check them out when they tour later this month!
Saturday, 21 October 2006 @
Gilkisons Dance Hall, Perth,
w/ Schvendes, Streetlight
Thursday, 26 October @ Rocket Bar, Adelaide, SA
Friday, 27 October @ Spectrum, Sydney, NSW
w/ Batrider
Sunday, 29 [...]

 
Still bent on dispelling any nasty rumours about their alleged ‘break up’, the lads from Weezer posted a rather sporting picture proving that their current hiatus is far from unhealthy.
And what’s the word on a new studio album? I wouldn’t hold my breath, but according to the dot com “Rivers says he’s written [...]

 
Hey there hip boy and hip girl! Why the long faces? Sad that you have nothing to do this Thursday evening? Well, you can start turning those frowns upside down because do I have some good news for you!
Our dear friends over at The Sandwich Club are throwing a party, and you’re invited!. It’s [...]

  
Newcastle trio, Silverchair, have today confirmed the rumours that they will ring in the New Year with a special one-off hometown show.
The acclaimed, multi platinum selling group will perform at the Queens Wharf Brewery on December 31 with special guests The Beautiful Girls, Something With Numbers and a local band comp winner.
“It will be [...]

 
Had a rough week? Sick of playing your part in the 9 to 5 world? If so, now is the perfect time to relax. Kick off those shoes, grab a stiff drink, take a deep breath and say to yourself ”Thank God it’s covers”.
While Ben Folds was out here playing at classy opera houses with [...]

  
This week’s installment of 12 Major Questions has a history as long as the site itself. You see, before 12mc launched I sent Zan Rowe (of Triple J fame) an email. I’m not too sure why I did, I think it was for a number of reasons. One of them being the fact she has [...]

“LET’S KICK HIS ASS!”
Or, thanks to the powers that be (i.e. - Youtube), here’s a lovely streaming clip of The White Stripes’ upcoming cameo from the 47th season of The Simpsons.

Longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich thinks that MTV is the devil. So he’s fighting back with a music television series of his own. Oh the irony. Rollingstone had this to say about it:
The first episode, which has already been shot, features The White Stripes, Thom Yorke, and Four Tet. The second, currently in production, will [...]

  
Cover songs. Sure we all know them, but did you ever stop to think just how delicate the nature of a cover song is? When an artist chooses the unavoidable task of covering another’s tune - it is always a hit or miss affair. Whether it’s a tribute to an obscure b-side or a reworked [...]

I don’t want to go stealing Angus’ Craig-Nicholls-Interviewing Thunder, but Arab Strap have broken up.
From http://www.arabstrap.co.uk/ :

GOODBYE
Yes, it’s the end for Arab Strap. After ten years, six studio albums, three live albums and all manner of everything else, we’ve decided the story should come to a close. There’s no animosity, no drama, we simply feel [...]

  
Walking past the excited line of Vines’ fans twisting around the corner of the Annandale Hotel, I have no idea that the following interview is going to take place. This was the third and final night of sold out shows at the famous venue, which has almost been acting as a ‘home base’ for the [...]