April 2010
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Darwin Deez // Darwin Deez
Darwin Deez released his first two track EP, Radar Detector, at the beginning of this month, April 10th to be precise. I really enjoy Darwin’s song writing style, he seems to have been able to get fun distilled down to a sound and then combine that with some great pop beats and simple but enjoyable guitar bits. On his new album he’s toned down the ‘happy-go-lucky’ themes and some of the...
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Closure In Moscow @ ACDC Lane, Melbourne (AUS)
This show was the first all ages show that Closure In Moscow have played since being back in Melbourne, and it was no surprise that it sold out. Organised by The Push, a non-profit entertainment organisation that focuses on events for young people, the gig took place in Melbourne’s ACDC Lane. And despite some light rain, that didn’t stop everyone from having a good time.
I missed the first...
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Sounds Loud 2010 (Melbourne, AUS)
Another year, another youthie. Except this year the annual free outdoor concert underwent a major revamp and became the Sounds Loud festival and boasted its biggest line up yet. These events are great for discovering new bands and for bands to open up to an audience that they might not otherwise be exposed to. And the best part that is all for free. I must admit that it is a very long day...
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The Unmistakable Man // River City Extension
It’s always possible to have too much of a good thing. A lot of bands can produce good albums as duos or trios, decent albums with four or five members, and discordant, odd sounding albums with a serious attention span problem with any more than six members. Enter River City Extension, an eight member band from New Jersey. I got my ears and mind ready for eclectic cacophony, a crazy mix of too...
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Congratulations // MGMT
When MGMT released their first studio album, Oracular Spectacular, back in 2008, they basically placed themselves on the the Indie/Alternative map as a go to band for great dance (“Electric Feel”, “Kids”), ballad-y acoustic (“Pieces of What”, “Weekend Wars”) and just totally weird, eclectic tunes (“4th Dimensional Transition”). I myself loved the album, and MGMT has been a favourite of...
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Blue Sky Noise // Circa Survive
The third album from Circa Survive can be seen as their big chance to show that they can do it better than other progressive rock bands. For me, I have always thought Circa Survive were great but not awesome. They have released some standout songs, however they always manage to somehow get lost while my iPod fills up with new music. The few extremely memorable tracks like “The Difference...
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Brand New @ The Palace, Melbourne (AUS)
Firstly, I’d like to say that I should not be allowed to review my favourite band. I grew up listening to Brand New, so all of their songs are attached to specific memories and moments in my life. I’ve been told that I can gush about this as much as I want, but I’ll try to be as objective as possible. So with that aside, this show was AH-MA-ZING! Everything about the night was perfect; the...
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Heart That's Pounding // Sally Seltmann
Sally Seltmann shouldn’t really need an introduction, but here it is. You know that song in the iPod commercial that we all looked up and downloaded immediately? The one by Feist called “1,2,3,4”? Sally Seltmann co-wrote it. But the awesomeness of that song really pales in comparison to Sally Seltmann’s first debut album under her own name, Heart That’s Pounding.Now, that’s my introduction and...
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Positivexposure donates to Red Cross.
Hey everyone, we just wanted to thank everyone who bought a print from our Human. Artist. section. We just donated everything we made, and here is our proof. Feel free to click the image to see it bigger. I blacked out my address and credit card number. There are still a ton of prints available and all the proceeds go straight to the Red Cross to benefit Haiti.
Here are a couple of...