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Interview: Tropical Fuck Storm

May 10, 2018May 11, 2018 biggalexwatts

“What did you say, you watched Speed, went to bed at seven? I took speed and went to bed at seven.” We’re sitting in a Fitzroy café and Gareth Liddiard is feeling decidedly less rested than Erica Dunn, his bandmate … Continue reading Interview: Tropical Fuck Storm

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Mod Con – Modern Convenience (2018 LP)

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 biggalexwatts

Having evolved naturally out of Erica Dunn’s Palm Springs project, Mod Con’s debut album breathes fresh air into the well-worn familiarity of barebones rock’n’roll. The trio of vocalist and guitarist Dunn, bassist Sara Retallick and drummer Raquel Solier approach each … Continue reading Mod Con – Modern Convenience (2018 LP)

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Gareth Liddiard + Lost Animal – The Regal Ballroom (23/03/2012)

August 9, 2015 biggalexwatts

Like its counterpart further down High Street, The Thornbury Theatre, Fanny’s Receptions in Northcote has been returned to its former glory as The Regal Ballroom. Several round tables were set up and scattered around the gaudy interior of the 1912 … Continue reading Gareth Liddiard + Lost Animal – The Regal Ballroom (23/03/2012)

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Gareth Liddiard + Dan Kelly – The East Brunswick Club, Melbourne (08/04/2011)

July 8, 2015July 22, 2015 biggalexwatts

Dan Kelly stood hunched over a Macbook computer, playing iTunes DJ at his own gig. As he wandered off to greet some people, a loud Bollywood-inspired dance song, which sounded like it would have been at home in an early Nintendo … Continue reading Gareth Liddiard + Dan Kelly – The East Brunswick Club, Melbourne (08/04/2011)

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