Live Reviews in Melbourne
Wow.
I approached tonight not knowing what to expect, had it been too long between releases (the last being 2006’s “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me”)? The answer is a resounding no. Ar... [more]
Things overheard at a
Rage Against the Machine gig: "I was going to wear my Che t-shirt but I thought it would be a bit cliché. Get it? Cliché?"
Oh dear.
After 8 years, three... [more]
The Palais – a venue of singular gorgeousness, in a town full of theatres with plaster mouldings, red carpet and chandeliers; set by a pebbly beach rife with too many tourists. Tonight it... [more]
I don’t even know where to start with this review…
Enter Shikari are awesome!!!
I suppose you start with their music… one-part trance, one part metal, and one part vocal rock. It’s bril... [more]
Enter Shikari are a band I have wanted to see for a while now and when the chance came up for me to see them I thought I’d go along and have some fun; and let me tell you, I had some fun!... [more]
Arriving at the venue, I see the usual suspects hanging around the front of the HiFi Bar taking a smoking break from the inside entertainment. Since all venues became smoke free, this is not an... [more]
When asked to shoot
Armen Firman again I jumped at the chance, but even more enticing was the fact that they were playing with
Fourth Floor Collapse, a band I heard enough abo... [more]
I love Boys of Summer - the Don Henley song, the Atari’s cover, the Australian tour, and to a lesser extent the DJ Sammy version…
Destroy All Lines have been putting
Boys of Summer on fo... [more]
I’ve never seen the Forum fill up so quickly. I didn’t think the adorably Swedish José had such a massive following in Oz, I guess he’s what you’d call a “cult hit”. The audience tonight i... [more]
I was making my fourth pilgrimage down to
Falls Festival this year and every year when I arrive it really seems I’ve come home again - except I have never remembered it ever being this... [more]