Topic: Jeph and Australian Music? (Read 22057 times)

yipjumpmusic · « **Reply #50 on:** 13 May 2005, 04:37 »

Really? Hmm...I saw him play (he was the main act but I came for one of the openers)...walked out halfway through...respectable music but too much a reminder of the "I can't sing but I can play really good-folk" I can see why people like him but it does nothing for me personally. Anyways, he did not look UNaustralian....but I cannot confirm for sure.

Scootah · « **Reply #51 on:** 13 May 2005, 06:27 »

I really can't stress how much I adore Kid Kay Ferris. I've seen them play live a dozen times or so and I cannot pimp enough Danny and Joey.

The Phil Colins (Keep on Running) EP was awesome and the Colour me Badd album was amazing. Seeing them perform a live set between Miss Kitten & The Hacker and Kazu Kimura was the highlight of my live music experiences.

(Oh yeah, and if by some cruel act of fate you haven't heard Kazu Kimura? Oh my fucking god. Live or on 3 decks, the man is a techno* God.

* By techno I mean the specific sub genre of electronic music, rather then the overall basket term applied to all electronic dance music. But he's a god at that as well.

geg · « **Reply #52 on:** 13 May 2005, 21:52 »

Quote from: Rhomboid

Goodshirt is one of the best bands out there in my opinion, Im not sure if they are aussie or new zealish though

They are indeed from New Zealand but tour here a lot. THey are one of my favourite bands. They write excellent songs.

The Living End are a fantastic Aussie band. Great rockabilly sounds...everyone should check them out. The Sleepy Jackson, Eskimo Joe, Jebediah are another few that overseas people should look into. I wish though that more people could've heard the band Cartman before they split (and Cain going into The Avenues). Their one and only album Go! was freakin' great.

I'd like to back up the person with the pun about The Grates. They are indeed great

Is their album out? The EP 'The Ouch. The Touch.' is superb.

The Avalanches are working on their next album! Yay! They're one of the most inventive groups out there. They won Triple J's unearthed..in I think 2000? Or 2001.

Inlander · « **Reply #53 on:** 13 May 2005, 22:46 »

Quote from: Scootah

The Phil Colins (Keep on Running) EP was awesome and the Colour me Badd album was amazing. Seeing them perform a live set between Miss Kitten & The Hacker and Kazu Kimura was the highlight of my live music experiences.

Is this a piss-take? After two people in a row thought Kings of Leon were Australian I just can't tell any more . . .

geg · « **Reply #54 on:** 13 May 2005, 23:32 »

And another fantastic Aussie band is Augie March. Their album Strange Bird is one of my all time faves in my collection..

Jenno · « **Reply #55 on:** 14 May 2005, 02:14 »

Quote from: McTaggart

There just aren't enough under-age gigs in my small town (Perth).

I didn't realise there were any at all. The overage scene is fairly good though

McTaggart · « **Reply #56 on:** 14 May 2005, 05:28 »

Actually all the underage shows are those big, packed festivals.

Only 9 months until it's not a problem though (for me anyway:P)

geg · « **Reply #57 on:** 14 May 2005, 06:55 »

Yeah Perth really has a killer music scene

Revenge_Therapist · « **Reply #58 on:** 14 May 2005, 06:57 »

Where are the Dirtbombs from?

muffy · « **Reply #59 on:** 14 May 2005, 07:11 »

ooh oooh oooooooooh!
The Dirtbombs are from Detroit, they're part of the same 'scene' as White Stripes - the drummer is Meg White's flatmate and they're all mates and they're really good...

I get really excited when people mention them as the bassist is a quality bloke and I may have pulled him when they played Brighton, but I would like to clarify that I am NOT A GROUPIE. They just gave me loads of the booze off their rider and we talked about music for ages.

geg · « **Reply #60 on:** 16 May 2005, 05:33 »

Rocket Science=sex.

muffy · « **Reply #61 on:** 16 May 2005, 12:15 »

I forgot about them!

I saw them a couple of years ago, they were one of the best, least pretentious bands I've seen, and lovely blokes to boot...

Scootah · « **Reply #62 on:** 18 May 2005, 09:19 »

Quote from: Inlander

Quote from: Scootah
The Phil Colins (Keep on Running) EP was awesome and the Colour me Badd album was amazing. Seeing them perform a live set between Miss Kitten & The Hacker and Kazu Kimura was the highlight of my live music experiences.

Is this a piss-take? After two people in a row thought Kings of Leon were Australian I just can't tell any more . . .

Uhh - that depends. I know Danny and Joey of Kid Kay Ferris, I have met Kazu Kimura several times at after parties and I'm confidant that they are both Brisbane exports.

Miss Kitten & The Hacker are obviously not australian. They did however headline a gig that also featured KKF and Kazu that was an all timer.

What exactly did you think was a pisstake?

Inlander · « **Reply #63 on:** 18 May 2005, 15:59 »

Quote from: Scootah

The Phil Colins (Keep on Running) EP was awesome and the Colour me Badd album was amazing.

Perhaps these are actual titles of records, rather than recommendations of those two bands? Given that I never listen to radio of any kind I'm so far out of the loop you wouldn't believe it.

_grace_ · « **Reply #64 on:** 19 May 2005, 03:00 »

For me, Perth is the music capital of Australia. we rock.

Eski Joe have been around for YONKS, been seeing them since i was in year 5 or something ridiculous (year 11 now)

Despite what has been said on this thread, i love Little Birdy. I've said this a billion times before in other threads, and here i go again- i've seen em live three times, and they are brilliant.

Jebediah- their new style is great. love it. great live too.

The Flairz!!! McTaggart, please tell me you've heard of them! if not, check them out. they're fantastic.

and although these guys are from pretty darn far away, i like to claim them for myself- NZers "Evermore". also great live, even if the keyboard player's dancing/eratic swaying scared some of the youngsters.

_grace_ · « **Reply #65 on:** 19 May 2005, 03:04 »

Quote from: Mockery

If ppl want something a bit metal, a bit punk, (not sure what a real genre-ologist would call them) then Grinspoon are a pretty good act. One of their cooler (older) tracks is DCX3, short for Dead Cat Three Times

Yes, Grinspoon are great! trouble is, their new stuff isn't as 'hard' as their old. one of my faves of theirs is "Pedestrian". Their new stuff is pop/rock really. old stuff is just rock.

madame psychosis · « **Reply #66 on:** 21 May 2005, 03:12 »

Quote from: Robbo

Heh, you asked for it then.

I like, ...Of The Human Condition, Alchemist, By Dawn Cursed, Deströyer 666, Devolved, Mozart on Crack, Fuck... I'm Dead, Post Life Disorder, Slaughter Lord, Corpse Carving, Grimlock, Earth (not the US Drone band)...are the ones I can think of at the moment.

I wonder how many of the posters from Australia have even heard of these bands.

i've heard of fuck...i'm dead

this thread has made me very home sick, i was having a browse on the triple j site the other day, looking at the net 50, thinking how i'm missing all this fine music, sigh. i mean it's very hard to get your hands on music while drifting round europe, i only have a minidisc player and thus my listening pleasure is confined to bjork, the 5678's, james holden and nick warren...poo.

but aussie music is fabulous, i don't think i've seen Augie March mentioned yet, they are pretty darn fantastic, and thankyou salada, it is nice to find someone who also despises missy higgins, i was at work listening to the hottest 100 count down, in a bad mood, and i decided for every song missy gets in the top 10 i'd maim an annoying colleague, so 2 in the end, charges are pending.

not to be forgotten is the brilliant aussie folk scene, Fred Smith from good old Canberra can write a song like few people these days, saw him play at tilley's on election night, twas a bitter sweet affair, but i do love him. and QLD band Doch are just awesome, time signature madness ahoy!

Inlander · « **Reply #67 on:** 21 May 2005, 09:16 »

Another fine Perth band - finer, indeed, than any of those mentioned thus far - is the Panics.

Saw them for the second time last night - fucking hell. What a band.

Trav · « **Reply #68 on:** 22 May 2005, 10:26 »

As i clicked on this thread i was listening to Alchemist, not having any idea that they where Aussie at all.

I'm not really into the local music scene (Perth), but i'm thinking it's about time i did. Only really local band i know of is The First Flight, and they are just a bunch of guys i went to school with, who happen to be pretty good at writing and playing poppy emo punk.....

They also have awsome parties.

Johnny C · « **Reply #69 on:** 22 May 2005, 10:39 »

I hear that "JET" band is pretty good.

And the one named after the batteries or whatever... "ACDC?"

_grace_ · « **Reply #70 on:** 23 May 2005, 03:12 »

oh no... not jet. they're so boring! shame that. good vocals.

and please don't get me started on missy higgins! it's such a tragedy!

i loved the first song i heard of hers, "Scar", but the rest of her stuff is so boring too! VARIETY PEOPLE!!! for gods sake, in "the special two" she takes the concept of repetition i bit too far.

Inlander · « **Reply #71 on:** 23 May 2005, 03:17 »

Still, there's one good thing you can say about Missy Higgins: at least she sings in an Aussie accent instead of putting on a fake American one.

_grace_ · « **Reply #72 on:** 23 May 2005, 03:21 »

but is it really aussie? when you listen, it isn't even aussie. i love it though.

Inlander · « **Reply #73 on:** 23 May 2005, 03:31 »

I don't know, I've only ever really listened to "Scar" and the way she sings the chorus of that is definitely Aussie.

est · « **Reply #74 on:** 23 May 2005, 04:31 »

yeah, it is an Aussie accent. i have some friends who talk like a bit like she sings. ie: they'd probably sound the same if they sang (and were good at it)

_grace_ · « **Reply #75 on:** 23 May 2005, 04:36 »

okay aussies here- think about how you say "wine". say it. think again.

NOW think of how she sings it. understand?

Inlander · « **Reply #76 on:** 23 May 2005, 04:49 »

I don't know - how does she say "wine"?

But also, don't forget there are differing degrees of Australian accent. For all our talk of not having any regional accents, the way a person speaks in Adelaide is likely to be very different from the way a person speaks in Mount Isa.

EDIT: anyway, the point remains that Missy Higgins, when she sings, sounds a hell of a lot more "Aussie" than most Australian pop/rock singers out there.

geg · « **Reply #77 on:** 23 May 2005, 20:12 »

Augie March are awesome. One of my all time fav bands. I love Strange Bird. I can't decide on my favourite song ebcause they're all good...but Little Wonder is just...fantastic!

Missy Higgins...it's strange because her album feels so..restrained. She has the ability to write excellent songs (as we saw with her unearthed entry and that other EP which I can't remember the name of. Greed For Your Love?) but her album seems so...samey. Scar is definately a great song, despiute it being flogged by everyone...which gets annoying. So blah, second album hopefully she lets loose and isn't so...boring.

_grace_ · « **Reply #78 on:** 24 May 2005, 02:26 »

boring is definately the word. however good, it is just boring. as i think i've said, scar was great, and 'ten days'

Duncan Sasquatch · « **Reply #79 on:** 25 May 2005, 02:05 »

Quote from: Inlander

Also Darren Hanlon, but everyone knows what a hopeless Dazza fanboy I am (seeing him this weekend! Woo-hoo!)

Hey, how was he? I saw him in Canberra a few weeks ago. Just awesome; one of the best shows I've been to.

Anyhoo, some other fun aussie bands I don't think have been mentioned that I like:

Frenzal Rhomb
The Spazzys
The Tremors
And Holly Throsby, who supported Darren Hanlon when I saw him: gorgeous.

Inlander · « **Reply #80 on:** 25 May 2005, 03:00 »

He was fucking awesome - of course! He had a bit of a cold so he's voice wasn't at its best, but all the same the man's a born entertainer. A Darren Hanlon gig is the ultimate feel-good experience - so damn good, in fact, that I went again the next night!

_grace_ · « **Reply #81 on:** 25 May 2005, 04:28 »

Quote from: Duncan Sasquatch

Anyhoo, some other fun aussie bands I don't think have been mentioned that I like:

Frenzal Rhomb
The Spazzys...

ah! the spazzys! how could i forget?

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yipjumpmusic

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Revenge_Therapist

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Scootah

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madame psychosis

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