V Festival @ The Esplanade, Perth (06/04/08) - Review 2
Queens of the Stone Age, Jesus and Mary Chain and Smashing Pumpkins rock the final V Festival for 2008.
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Queens of the Stone Age, Jesus and Mary Chain and Smashing Pumpkins rock the final V Festival for 2008.
Modest Mouse brought their massive, bombastic sound to the new improved Palace, delivering a consummate show.
V Festival wrapped up in Perth on Sunday and not only were the bands showing signs of wear, but the sound guys clearly napped throughout the entire day.
The thinking man's indie band plays Sydney and brings fellow alliteration-appreciators Hot Hot Heat along.
Melbourne’s V Festival proved itself as a worthy contender in the Australian big name festivals, with enough highlights to immediately rival Big Day Out.
Queens of the Stone Age, Jesus and Mary Chain and Smashing Pumpkins rock the final V Festival for 2008.
Modest Mouse brought their massive, bombastic sound to the new improved Palace, delivering a consummate show.
V Festival wrapped up in Perth on Sunday and not only were the bands showing signs of wear, but the sound guys clearly napped throughout the entire day.
The thinking man's indie band plays Sydney and brings fellow alliteration-appreciators Hot Hot Heat along.
Melbourne’s V Festival proved itself as a worthy contender in the Australian big name festivals, with enough highlights to immediately rival Big Day Out.
V Festival wraps up in Perth, with lots of mud and a big send-off from all the headliners.
V Festival arrived in Melbourne for a smashing day of live music.
Modest Mouse and Hot Hot Heat play Melbourne's Palace as part of the V Festival sideshows
Modest Mouse and Hot Hot Heat at The Arena.
V Festival Gold Coast came around for it's second year at Avica Resort bringing with it mud and delays.. but it did not stop The Smashing Pumpkins and Queens of the Stone Age from rocking the hell out.
The V Festival returns in 2008 with a world-class line-up that included Smashing Pumpkins, Air, Queens of the Stone Age and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Southbound: A music, camping and arts festival featuring the likes of Basement Jaxx, Modest Mouse, the John Butler Trio and Eskimo Joe.
Isaac Brock grimaces, a pained look passing like a cloud across his face. He averts his gaze, eyes drifting to look out the window, as he contemplates another day of inane questions, always the same and rarely thrilling or challenging him
Yep - it's true - Johnny Marr will be coming to town with Modest Mouse for this year's V Festival. The Washington based alt rockers will also be delivering a series of sideshows whilst in town.
With Smashing Pumpkins and QOTSA headlining, V Festival was already shaping up to be one of the must see events on the musical calendar - the second round artist announcement which includes indie faves Modest Mouse makes buying a ticket imperative.
Modest Mouse fans in WA were dealt the cruelest of blows when the band's gear meant their rescheduled Southbound set had to be cut short.
If you haven't got your ticket for this summer's Southbound festival, we've got some bad news for you: all 20,000 tickets have been sold. Timetables for the weekend's action have also been released, so those of you who have tickets can start planning your festival now.
The line-up for the Falls Festival continues to grow with latest additions including Brazil's purveyors of funky pop, Cansei De Ser Sexy; the delicious guitar stylings of Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males; blues rockers the Vasco Era; guitar drum duo, The Fumes and the raucous rock of Ground Components.
Legendary musician Johnny Marr, of The Smiths and Modest Mouse fame, has been enlisted by the Salford University in the UK to teach composition and performance of popular music. So who’s up for a little bit of some study abroad?
With Modest Mouse fans already gearing up for the band's first Australian concert dates this summer, there is even more to get happy about: a new album from the indie rockers is due to hit shelves in March via the Red Label.
Modest Mouse are touring the states... Fingers crossed they'll visit our shores.
Another year, another Triple J Hottest 100. This year's Volume sees perhaps the most varied collection of songs as voted by listeners for some time.
US Indie Rock staple Modest Mouse have finally found their way to an Australian release. Need something to fill the void left by the collapse of Built to Spill or Archers of Loaf, or maybe just something a bit left of the mainstream? Check out Good News For People Who Love Bad News.
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