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I walked out and thought for a time I could see no defense, and I thought for a while you were me, we were wrong, in our time, always down, out of line. I relaxed from the days filled with bloodsport in vain, and returned with the knowledge that we're two the same, two in Hell, two set free, too alike, you to me. And we watched everything pass us by in due course, always tied by a mutual feeling that lost, we were two, two in hell, two set free, known too well. In the back of my mind, all I feel is mistrust, in the back of my mind, all I see is the dirt, segregation of thoughts, ideals turning to dust. Where some houses once stood, stands a man with a gun, in some neighbourhood, a father hangs up his son, in the back of my mind.

Interests

Noses

Fave Music

Flying Nun

Fave Books

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Her Favourite Artists (3)

Sonic Youth

became a fan ages ago

Ghostwood

became a fan ages ago

Anton Newcombe

became a fan on the 30th Jun, 2008

Her Favourite Articles

The Black Ryder

Hearted on the 13th

As a fine homegrown proponent of the post-psychedelic sound, The Black Ryder is making itself known - one coveted support slot at a time.

Black Lips frighten off Tesco

Hearted on the 30th Jun, 2008

British supermarket chain Tesco signed up the Black Lips song 'Veni Vidi Vici' for an ad campaign, but soon discovered it wasn't grocery-friendly.

A conversation with Anton Newcombe: Part 2

Hearted on the 19th Jun, 2008

In the second part of FL’s illuminating chat with The Brian Jonestown Massacre visionary, he talks infamy, heroin and being a family man.

Preparing For a Tour with Yves Klein Blue

Hearted on the 18th Jun, 2008

No stranger to the travails of touring, Yves Klein Blue frontman Michael Tomlinson shares some frequently hilarious tips for surviving on the road.

Little Red’s first headline tour

Hearted on the 16th Jun, 2008

All signs are pointing to a bumper year for ‘60s pop revivalists Little Red. The quintet is piling into the Little Red Tour Bus this chilly season.

The Laurels @ The Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney (25/05/08)

Hearted on the 29th May, 2008

The Laurels transported me back to Manchester in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s – countless teenage nights illegally spent in small sweaty underground clubs. This is is gorgeous, powerful, beautiful music.

The Kills – Midnight Boom

Hearted on the 23rd May, 2008

Midnight Boom, the new studio album from The Kills, kinda reminds me of a snaggle-toothed hooker dressed in a white taffeta wedding dress. It seems prettied up, but she might still kick you in the balls at the altar.

Mighty Boosh festival beefs up

Hearted on the 23rd May, 2008

When Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt announced plans for a Mighty Boosh festival in the UK, we wanted to know more. Now we do!

Band Of Horses sideshows

Hearted on the 21st May, 2008

One of the sure-to-be-highlights of Splendour In The Grass ’08, South Carolina’s Band Of Horses has locked in sideshows for Melbourne and Sydney.

Fait Accompli

Hearted on the 21st May, 2008

“Punk rock brotherhood” Fait Accompli has been steadily plugging away on the Sydney underground for a couple of years now.

Brian Jonestown Massacre – My Bloody Underground

Hearted on the 20th May, 2008

The most musically diverse album to come from The Brian Jonestown Massacre, 'My Bloody Underground' is an absorbing excursion into the uncensored mind of Anton Newcombe.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre tour

Hearted on the 20th May, 2008

At fifteen years old, The Brian Jonestown Massacre has lost none of its fire. The iconic band has announced it will be returning to Australia in August for what is sure to be a volatile and exhilarating run of shows.

Levity Nights launches later this month

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

Levity is an initiative designed to help unearth excellent indie talent, and in the same spirit Levity Nights will be launching and taking place on Thursday evening across fourteen consecutive weeks.

Grand National Sydney show

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

With two audacious albums to its name, London outfit Grand National is making its virgin voyage to Australia this June. Due to play the We Love Sounds festival in Sydney, the boys have also locked in a headline show.

Two buzz bands, one hot tour

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

Brisbane buddies Yves Klein Blue and The John Steel Singers are pooling their resources for a stonking double-headline tour this June. Both acts have new music to flaunt, making this a very attractive two-for-one deal.

The Dandy Warhols back in orbit

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

Things have been a little quiet in the Dandy Warhols camp of late, but the psych-rockers are set to return this July with a new album, Earth To The Dandy Warhols.

Witch Hats

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

The Witch Hats are jubilant, and for good reason too. The Melbourne-based four-piece is embarking on its first American tour this July, capping off a stellar six months. FasterLouder hears all about it.

Anton Newcombe opens up

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

There are few musical figures with as fearsome a reputation as Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. FasterLouder sent one of our best to pick his mind. The full interview will be up soon, but here are some soundbites from the exchange.

Snowman

Hearted on the 16th May, 2008

Snowman frontman Joe McKee talks to Faster Louder about their spooky, atmospheric new record The Horse, The Rat and The Swan, the "strange addiction" of playing live and their imminent relocation to London.

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

Hearted on the 4th Apr, 2008

Swathed with vintage 8-bit and modern synths, the warped sounds of Crystal Castles' self-titled album debut brings a run-around dance album that objectifies modern music to their own taste.

Yves Klein Blue - Draw Attention To Themselves

Hearted on the 4th Apr, 2008

Is it possible for dance rock to be too dancey? Not according to Yves Klein Blue

Jesus and Mary Chain @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney (02/04/08)

Hearted on the 3rd Apr, 2008

I can still remember the night I first heard the Jesus and Mary Chain - in the dank recesses of a Melbourne bar, kissing a boy that I thought to be the coolest thing since the revival of the horizontal stripe.

The Black Keys attack Australia

Hearted on the 3rd Apr, 2008

Firm favourites on these shores, prodigious Ohioans The Black Keys are gracing us with their presence again this June. The tour is to promote new album Attack & Release, which, unsurprisingly, has been greeted with effusive reviews.

Only Foals and Horses

Hearted on the 3rd Apr, 2008

The latest hyped group are here to prove that they more than matter.

Yves Klein Blue: Texas Victorious

Hearted ages ago

Speaking to FasterLouder from Austin, Texas, after a chaotic few days at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference, Yves Klein Blue lead singer Michael Tomlinson reflects on his band's steady ascension.

Glass Candy: sweet 'n live!

Hearted ages ago

Glass Candy are coming to Australia to play at the V Festival and do a couple of perfectly decadent sideshows.

Jesus & Mary Chain supports announced

Hearted ages ago

As if the abundant awesomeness of a Jesus & Mary Chain tour wasn’t enough to make your credit card sing, the band’s V Festival sideshows now come with added attractions: Londoners The Rakes and Modular signing Ghostwood.

Uncovering Lady Strangelove

Hearted ages ago

To some artists the stage can be a battle, but for Lady Strangelove, taking in the full breadth of their performances is what matters. From small venues to large festivals, the four-piece band uses the stage to their advantage, projecting psychedelic visuals in the background as they rock their progressive beats to the masses.

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Hearted ages ago

Despite not being radically different from its predecessors, Spoon's latest album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is a definite must-listen for indie folk.

Garage to V Sydney winner announced

Hearted ages ago

The Garage to V Sydney heats went down at Spectrum last night, with four ace bands battling it out for a spot in the final. It was a hotly contested field - but as is the way with these things there can only be one winner...

G2V NSW Finals @ Spectrum, Sydney (5/3/08)

Hearted ages ago

Spectrum hosts the hottest young NSW talent in the now complete state Garage 2 V finals.

The National - breaking out of the great indoors

Hearted ages ago

“We had no grand scheme to be a rock n roll band that tours the world. We never expected to flying to Australia for shows, well, maybe in our wildest dreams,” says The National's Matt Berninger

Lost Valentinos @ The Annandale

Hearted ages ago

The year starts in style, and impressively, substance, with three acts at The Annandale that are pushing the boundaries of that hot pseudo-genre 'indie/synth/rock'...

Soundwave sideshows announced

Hearted ages ago

Soundwave 08 is already shaping up to be a cracker of a Festival this Feebruary - and now the event's promoters have announced further reasons to clap your hands in joy - sideshows, my friends, sideshows!

Laneway Festival second round line-up

Hearted ages ago

“Travelling street party” the St Jerome’s Festival was already looking essential, and now there are even more standout acts to entice you.

Black Lips: Something out of reality

Hearted ages ago

Black Lips reputation precedes them – their live show has cast them as a band of ill repute, who combine their love of Nuggets-era rock ‘n roll with a sense of debauchery...

Howling Bells climbing the Pyramid of Rock

Hearted ages ago

It seems a grand tradition for Australia’s brightest sparks to take their talent offshore, to the lights of Europe and the United States. Australian rock outfit Howling Bells are no exception.

Theredsunband: The sonic cult that nobody can join

Hearted ages ago

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...

My Bloody Valentine return to live scene

Hearted ages ago

Shoegaze icons My Bloody Valentine will return to the live scene in 2008 with a new album to follow.

Van She + Plug-In City + Mission Control = Spanking New Music at OAF

Hearted ages ago

Van She + Plug-In City + Mission Control = Spanking New Music at OAF

Mercy Arms continue their quest to break on through to the other side

Hearted ages ago

Mercy Arms are not like the others. Mercy Arms are not all the same. Mercy Arms are the sort of band who could, with their debut album, create something that is so stunningly good that it blows away all the pretenders...

Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala

Hearted ages ago

Romantic and whimsical, Jens Lekman manages to make the sound of broken hearts sound absolutely wondrous.

Mercy Arms' Kirin Callinan Chats About the Struggle to Not Be 'Kept Low' Forever

Hearted ages ago

Sydney's own Mercy Arms’ EP release in September and recent announcement of tour dates prompted my recent chat with lead guitarist Kirin Callinan about the struggle to not be 'Kept Low' forever.

BRMC speak through their music

Hearted ages ago

BRMC lay their misconceptions to rest, prove to be perplexing interviewees and continue to let their music do their talking on strong fourth album, Baby 81.

Cut Off Your Hands show no Mercy (Arms)

Hearted ages ago

It's limbs akimbo this month with the announcement that Cut Off Your Hands and Mercy Arms will be setting sail across the East Coast for a double headliner tour.

Belles Will Ring set to tour after signing with Ivy League

Hearted ages ago

Belles Will Ring's big year includes a successful debut album launch, landing a place at a well-known label and an east coast tour.

At the heart of Control

Hearted ages ago

Famed photographer and video director, Anton Corbijn makes his big screen directorial debut with 'Control', his biopic on Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.

Cut Off Your Hands: New York marathon material

Hearted ages ago

New Zealand band Cut Off Your Hands are firing it up overseas this week, arriving in New York for the CMJ Music Marathon - a showcase of all the hottest new acts in the world.

Soft Tigers achieve debut Ambitions

Hearted ages ago

Soft Tigers will release their debut album Gospel Ambitions this weekend and will be taking their new tracks on the road through October/November.

Damn Arms support Klaxons and Cut Copy

Hearted ages ago

Art-punks Damn Arms, who are gearing up for the release of their debut album The Live Artex, will support Klaxons and Cut Copy on separate national tours this October and November.

Dardanelles launch new clip to Mirror Mirror

Hearted ages ago

Dardanelles have launched the brand spanking new video clip to their second single - Mirror Mirror - from the album of the same name!

Broken Social Scene's Spirit is alive

Hearted ages ago

Broken Social Scene are set to release their latest sonic masterpiece this weekend on Shiny Records.

Broken Social Scene release book

Hearted ages ago

Canadian alt rockers, Broken Social Scene plan to release a book chronicling their touring experiences.

José González - it's all scientific

Hearted ages ago

José González is much like the music he creates: quiet, not shy, but reserved and pensive. His trademark sound – finger-plucked nylon-string classical guitar and understated vocals – has enraptured audiences around the globe.

Animal Collective: Juicy experimental rock

Hearted ages ago

On the eve of releasing new album Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective’s Brian Weitz is, he says, ‘doing well’.

Soft Tigers: new single and tour

Hearted ages ago

Sydney wunderkind Soft Tigers are gearing up for the release of their new single Mr Icecream - before the summer heat melts the sugary goodness of this new track the band are heading off for a quick whiparound Sydney and its surrounds

Jose Gonzalez tour dates announced for summer

Hearted ages ago

Sweden's best export of the last decade - Jose Gonzalez - will be returning to the Australia this summer for a series of gigs in support of his new album, In Our Nature. Gonzalez is no stranger to our shores with previous sold out tours in 2005 & 2006

Ghostwood

Hearted ages ago

Forget everything you thought you knew about young indie bands. Ghostwood, a four-piece straight outta the Northern beaches, are set to redefine the entire framework for how a teenage band gets famous, stay famous and becomes popular...

Klaxons album takes out Mercury Music Prize

Hearted ages ago

Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future has pipped Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize.

White Rose Movement: Invading Australia

Hearted ages ago

Fasterlouder catches up again with the White Rose Movement to talk Australian shows, supporting Nine Inch Nails, the debut album and partying with Jason Donovan!

Cut Off Your Hands - no more blues

Hearted ages ago

This formidably focused group of young men clearly aren’t going to let money, distance or even getting thrown out of New York clubs stand in their way.

Cut Off Your Hands shake it!

Hearted ages ago

It’s 1pm and Nick from trendy NZ hotshots Cut Off Your Hands is wearily rolling out of bed for his first interview of the day. This is despite (or perhaps in light of) the fact that our phone conversation was meant to take place two hours earlier.

Mercy Arms and Ghostwood @ Annandale (25/08/07)

Hearted ages ago

it's very interesting to see that the younger, less experienced band comes up trumps on this night...

Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers

Hearted ages ago

The Manics are back, with Send Away the Tigers, their best album in 10 years.

Editors: slowly but surely

Hearted ages ago

Although it's taken the boys two years to finally reach our shores. They've finally made it. FasterLouder caught up with the band on their recent Australian tour.

The City Lights' studio diary

Hearted ages ago

The City Lights singer James Roden happily shares a diary of the band's time in the studio with FasterLouder.

Liars: It Fit When I Was a Kid

Hearted ages ago

The twisted sounds of Liars have never been made for labels. Throughout their various manifestations the critics have loved, then hated, and then loved again. The casual listener may have had reason to be confused, but not any more, says Angus Andrew.