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Laneway Festival – Brisbane – 4 February 2011

Laneway Festival – Brisbane – 4 February 2011

In complete contrast to a month ago when it was "precipitation nation" Brisbane’s fourth St. Jerome’s Laneway festival could've been subtitled "Boiling Brisvegas". Unlike many festivals Laneway 2011 had a remarkably consistent quality throughout the entire day, so regardless of the weather it was always destined to be a scorcher. We braved the extreme ultra violet index to report on Australia's Rat Vs Possum, Cloud Control and Cut Copy. While sampling UK's Foals and America's best of the best with Beach House, The Antlers, Warpaint, Blonde Redhead, Ariel Pink, Holy Fuck. Oh and LES SAVY FAV!.

By Caleb Rudd|2018-07-09T10:26:37+01:00February 12th, 2011|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: 2011, Ariel Pink, Australia, Beach House, Blonde Redhead, Brisbane, Cut Copy, Festival, Foals, Frenchkiss, Holy Fuck, Laneway, Les Savy Fav, Popfrenzy, Rat Vs Possum, The Antlers, Warpaint|0 Comments

Deerhunter – Australian Interview with Bradford Cox (Static, 2009)

Deerhunter – Australian Interview with Bradford Cox (Static, 2009)

Deerhunter's willowy singer-guitarist and stand-up comic in the making Bradford Cox entered the 2Ser studios to trade words with Static's Chris Berkley about all things in the Deerhunter-verse.

By Caleb Rudd|2021-02-09T02:32:38+00:00July 26th, 2009|Categories: Interviews|Tags: 4AD, Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox, Charlyn, Deerhunter, Popfrenzy, Remote Control, Static, The Happy Mondays|0 Comments

Deerhunter – Sydney – 20 June 2009

Deerhunter – Sydney – 20 June 2009

Having caught them a few weeks earlier in London, it was like witnessing an entirely different band in the throes of conquering new territory and playing to new audiences.

By Craig Smith|2021-02-06T08:31:13+00:00June 20th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: 2009, 4AD, Bradford Cox, Deerhunter, Live Review, Popfrenzy, Sydney|0 Comments

Atlas Sound – Sydney – 19 June 2009

Atlas Sound – Sydney – 19 June 2009

I'd be surprised if the majority in attendance were familiar at all with Atlas Sound, but the crammed in masses of which Webcuts was one of the last to make the cut, were calling out requests that even Cox felt too obscure and unplayable.

By Craig Smith|2021-01-19T08:54:38+00:00June 19th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: 2009, 4AD, Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox, Deerhunter, Live Review, Popfrenzy, Remote Control, Review, Sydney|0 Comments

Deerhunter – Brisbane – 13 June 2009

Deerhunter – Brisbane – 13 June 2009

Webcuts delivers the verdict on Deerhunter's recent Australian assault with reviews of Brisbane, Sydney and also the secret Atlas Sound Sydney show. Let the hunting begin.

By Caleb Rudd|2021-01-19T08:51:48+00:00June 13th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: 2009, 4AD, Brisbane, Charlyn, Deerhunter, Josh Fauver, Live Review, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta, Popfrenzy|0 Comments

Deerhunter – London – 18 May 2009

Deerhunter – London – 18 May 2009

Deerhunter Scala, London 18th May 2009 Palpable expectation, a sold out crowd, a critically received album, a loud northerner standing beside me naively exclaiming “I hope they play something off Turn It Up, Faggot" and an unlikely intro tape of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run”. This is how it begins. Four boys from Atlanta, Georgia

By Craig Smith|2021-01-20T02:43:51+00:00May 18th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: 2009, Bradford Cox, Deerhunter, Live Review, Lockett Pundt, London, Popfrenzy, US|0 Comments

of Montreal – Brisbane – 4 March 2009

of Montreal – Brisbane – 4 March 2009

of Montreal The Zoo, Brisbane 4 March 2009 It's just before the encore that things start getting really weird: Two guys in animal masks start playing -- Mr Fish is on drums while Mr Lion roars into the microphone, garnering the requisite response from the crowd necessary in encore type situations -- leading me to

By Caleb Rudd|2021-03-09T01:07:18+00:00March 18th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: Brisbane, Charlyn, Handsome Tours, Kevin Barnes, Live Review, Of Montreal, Popfrenzy, US|0 Comments

The Organ – Thieves

The Organ – Thieves

Mint Records, 2008 [9/10] Vancouver's The Organ shared that same shadowy intellectual existence that made them sound like a darker version of The Smiths, without Johnny Marr's trademark flair and Morrissey's veiled humour. Helmed by singer/lyricist Katie Sketch, they created a delicate sound that brooded and pined, Sketch's lyrics reading like private diary entries turned

By Craig Smith|2021-01-02T04:15:51+00:00October 19th, 2008|Categories: Album Reviews|Tags: 2008, Canada, EP, Mint, Organ, Popfrenzy, Review|0 Comments