Bringing back the indie awesomeness!

Ok, so it's been a while since we've put up a blog. It's not out of not wanting to, but more out of lack of time and energy. Time has spent between going to gigs, working or sleeping. Life is hard sometimes...

So, today's band for the weekend is Cut Copy. I've become a fan Austrailian electropop trio of late. After going to see The Presets last Sunday, I decied to research their lable a bit more. Modular are a pretty big label, half owned my EMI I think, but still holding on to their indie beliefs. They've signed other band such as New Young Pony Club and even Wolfmother so they've a pretty diverse taste in music (something that is key to an indie label). And so, I stumbled upon Cut Copy.



I couldn't get tickets to their gig last week, they managed to sell out just as I went to get tickets... So I contented myself to listening to their albums from start to finish. I prefer their first album, Bright Like Neon Love, is by far their best. All good indie bands make sure their first album is better than any consecutive efforts. So people like us can profess out love their earlier work, whilst liking their new albums which the popular masses like. That's not to say In Ghost Colours isn't awesome as well... Check both out... right now!

Today's photo is from, Ryan Ruppe, who is apparently occasionally awesome...

Music from upside-down land

Ok, so I'm a day late, but how and ever...

I'm not one to frequently listen to what most people would call "dance" music, but I'll make an exception for The Presets. Australia's best electronic duo, henceforth referred to as electoduo. It's something very different to the dance music you hear blasting from small hatchback cars as they do 50mph down the road. The Presets will be coming to Whelans next month and I may just swing by. Check out their myspace or if you're the type who likes indie music videos, have a gander at this.


You can't talk about Australia, without talking about New Zealand, and Liam Finn is by far one of the best New Zealand musicians out there at the moment. He's one of those lovely singer-songwriter guys, but he plays guitar, bass, even drums and loops them all together in some spectacular one-man band awesomeness. I saw him at this year's Oxegen festival, and he was certainly a sight to see live, as playing on Later with Jools Holland, on Letterman or at some live set...



If you've any other suggestions for awesome bands from the southern hemisphere or have ever been there and liked (or disliked) it give me a shout in comments...

Today's photos are from these lovely people... The one of The Presets is from Dani Lurie, who's never read The Da Vinci Code (neither have I). The one of Liam Finn is from someone known only as rchappo2002, who's still learning how to use his digital camera. Old fashioned is the more awesome indie way to go.