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New Shins, Broken Bells albums on the way

by grattan, 20th May, 2010

James Mercer has revealed that he is working on the follow up to 2007's 'Wincing the Night Away' and planning a second Broken Bells record.

Release

Broken Bells - Broken Bells

by Domam, 8th April, 2010

Two of indie's poster boys James Mercer and Danger Mouse collaborate in a frustratingly hit and miss debut

International News

Introducing Broken Bells

by rwinter, 30th September, 2009

Musical entrepreneur Danger Mouse has teamed up with The Shins frontman James Mercer for a new album.

Release

Various Artists - Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time

by feelingsinister, 14th September, 2009

Smells like... a hottest 100 compilation. Youth broadcaster Triple J canvass the most popular songs from the past five decades.

Release

Various Artists - Triple J's Live at the Wireless From the Vaults Volume 2

by feelingsinister, 17th October, 2008

The country's premium youth broadcaster deliver an audio-visual treat for their second collection of live music highlights.

Feature

Theredsunband: The sonic cult that nobody can join

by planetclare, 29th November, 2007

I am a little embarrassed to admit how late I came to theredsunband. It wasn't until I wandered out the back of Australia Street at Newtown Festival in 2005 that I realised I knew and loved quite a few of the songs off Peapod...

News

Theredsunband Goes Back on the Road

by nicoleybird, 21st November, 2007

Theredsunband summer tour dates

Reviews

The Shins & The Ruby Sons @ Thebarton Theatre 4/8/07

by Bobby_Tyger, 14th August, 2007

The Shins will go down as one of the most memorable shows of 2007... those who missed out really did miss out on something quite amazing.

News

Win signed gumboots from Splendour

by CureMe, 13th August, 2007

So you thought you saw some cool boots when you were away... Try to beat these little beauties!

Videos

[Video] The Shins

by cecbuzz, 9th August, 2007

James Mercer looks more like Kevin Spacey every day... Three of The Shins drop by the FL Tiki Bar to chat about life post Wincing the Night Away

Reviews

Splendour in the Grass (day two)

by ToriJ, 7th August, 2007

Splendour day 2 is always tough. Your legs are already tired, you're hungover, malnourished, dehydrated, you have blisters, bruises, bumps, scrapes and the list goes on. Yet the atmosphere on the way into Belongil was unaffected by these minor hurd

Reviews

Splendour in the Grass (day one)

by ToriJ, 6th August, 2007

It was that time of year again, when 17, 000 enthusiastic festival goers make the annual pilgrimage to Byron Bay for one of the country's biggest festivals- two glorious days of Splendour In The Grass.

Reviews

The Shins @ Metro City, Perth (3/8/2007)

by disasterplan, 5th August, 2007

The Shins proved to be a luscious mix of words and tricks as they made their way down under for the third time in as many years, playing to a sellout crowd at Perth's Metro City.

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