Let’s all think back to a time… a time before swan dresses, Lars von Trier, and art films about whales. Before she was the quirky songstress who launched Michel Gondry’s international career, she fronted a small Icelandic rock group known as The Sugarcubes. I am of course, speaking of none other than the beautiful Ms [...]

If you’re a regular to these here parts then you may have been under the impression that while we were doing our recent 12MC spring cleaning that we might’ve accidently thrown out the much loved T.G.I. Covers section. Don’t despair, brothers and sisters! For this weekend sees the return of a dusted off, new and [...]

Egg Records in Newtown not only offers the everyday music fan a great range CDs vinyl, but also loads of crazy rare memorabilia for the slightly obsessed music fan in all of us. From original plastic Beatle’s wigs to Snoop Dogg talking dolls, the large range of merchandise kept pristine inside the store’s series of [...]

Strokes guitarist and full-time scarf model Nick Valensi and her his wife Amanda de Cadenet are officially the proud parents of twins. The former television presenter / actress / socialite / groupie / photographer extraordinare gave birth to a boy and girl in a Los Angeles private hospital earlier this morning. Both babies are said [...]

I know i’ve posted the snowman gig dates before but make sure you go see The Cobra Massive support Snowman on Sunday at the East Brunswick Club!

I have been waiting patiently for the release of The Shins’ Wincing The Night Away since they first claimed to be unleashing it in April 2006. Soon enough, April came and went, and a new release date was established: July 2006. I waited… it never came. Many long months and many apologies later the third [...]

By the powers of blogging - I am HE-MAN! Well, not entirely. Like it or not, we are now living in what I like to call “the golden of blogs”. Once regarded as a record company’s worst enemy, bloggers are now being seen as some kind of blessing in disguise. Rather than being scared of [...]

Do The Chicken Payback! Melbourne! January 4th 2007! Corner Hotel! First Time in Aus!

Award winning composer (think Amélie & Goodbye Lenin!) Yann Tiersen is making a visit to the Corner Hotel in Richmond on Monday November 27th.
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I had a rather late night sitting up watching videos on rage and reliving my youth last night when i discovered for the first time, the wonderful OK Go and their awesome, awesome video for “Here It Goes Again”. I’m not sure if he was the actual director but the band have been known to [...]

Whilst we were having our “BRB Episode” we received news that former Art Brut guitarist Chris Chinchilla is taking his solo thing down to our shores very very shortly. I’m talking next week shortly. Here are the dates:
28-10-06 @ Ricks, Brisbane
28-10-06 @ Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane
2-11-06 @ Excelcia, Sydney
3-11-06 @ Spectrum (DJ Set), Darlinghurst
10-11-06 @ Rob [...]

Considering Michel Gondry has spent the past year or so hard at work on his latest feature film The Science Of Sleep (the much anticipated follow up to 2004’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), it’s a wonder he’s had any time to come back to his first love… music videos. Monsieur Gondry has returned [...]