This Is The Last…

Hi guys…. I think I’m coming over in a few weeks!! Exciting…!

Add that to your agenda Jonesanopolus:

+ a little bit of shopping!:

and finally……… a little bit of the old gold….:

Corey Delaney (16) of Melbourne, Australia decided to throw a little party while his parent were out of town. What started as having a few mates over, turned into a party with over 500 people and a riot in the neighborhood. Here’s an interview with him after the fact…

And give us all your phone number.

Hi guys…. I get the feeling I’m the first Aussie to post on the blog… SO I’m introducing a little segment called AUSSIE GOLD

I was amazed… (well not really) at how little Australian music you guys knew of (besides AC/DC)… So I will be posting some Aussie classics….. They are pretty hard to find… .and my first choice is Cold Chisel………..

Saturday Night…. An absolute classic…. a song that every aussie knows… and a pretty decent one (rare?)…

Cold Chisel - Saturday Night (1984)

Jimmy Barnes is the singer…. The one that screams.. and bursts blood vessils in his head…… Ian Moss is the other singer that sounds a little like a girl… I reckon he sounds pretty good….. He is also the lead guitarist….

Cold Chisel - Cheap Wine (1980)

Ahhhhhh nice….

Bjork has confirmed her South American tour dates and has expanded the tour to include Australia and New Zealand. Ratatat will be opening for Bjork on the two U.S. dates (LA and Las Vegas).

Dates:
10-26 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - TIM Festival
10-28 São Paulo, Brazil - TIM Festival
10-31 Curitiba, Brazil - TIM Festival
11-04 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Gran Rex
11-07 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Gran Rex
11-10 Santiago, Chile - San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium
11-13 Lima, Peru - Vertice del Museo de la Nacion
11-17 Bogota, Colombia - Palacio de los Deportes
12-08 Guadalajara, Mexico - Huentitan Canyon
12-12 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theater *
12-15 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theater *
01-18 Auckland, New Zealand - Mt. Smart Stadium (Big Day Out Festival)
01-20 Gold Coast, Australia - Parklands (Big Day Out Festival)
01-23 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Opera House Forecourt (Sydney Festival)
01-25 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showgrounds (Big Day Out Festival)
01-28 Melbourne, Australia - Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out Festival)
02-01 Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Showground (Big Day Out Festival)
02-03 Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out Festival)

(Via Pitchfork)

Here is Augie March performing “One Crowded Hour” on Craig Ferguson last Friday…

Their new album Moo, You Bloody Choir is now available in the U.S.

Augie March formed in Melbourne, Australia about 10 years ago. They write emotional music, not emo, but kinda like Radiohead in “The Bends” era. Their first full-length album, Sunset Studies, was released in mid-2000 to excellent reviews and public support, hovering in the Australian music charts.

Their third album Moo, You Bloody Choir was released in Australia in 2006 after much delay. They thought that it might not ever get an international release (Sony lags). However, it was finally released in the U.S. this week.

If it wasn’t for my Aussie friends telling me how “brilliant” they are, I probably would’ve never discovered this intense, sincere band. They will be performing on Late Night with Craig Ferguson on August 17th.

“There’s No Such Place”

“One Crowded Hour”

Here’s the new video for Beirut’s “Elephant Gun” off of the Lon Gisland EP. It kind of has a quirky, racey, Moulin Rougey-ness feel to it. You’ll probably love it or hate it.

Today my friends are going back to Australia. Daniel and Michelle’s wedding was yesterday. Congratulations guys!!! I have been having such a nice time being a tourist in my own town.

(Mr. and Mrs. Grant)

Sally Seltmann calls herself New Buffalo when she performs music. She’s got a new single entitled ‘Cheering Me Up Thank You’ that feels like it should be four minutes longer and fulfills exactly what the title promises. The video has recently been put up on the New Buffalo myspace page. It’s charming and believable and it’ll make your day.

New Buffalo have a new album to go along with the single, which was recorded and produced on a piano in a shed in her own backyard. It’ll be available in Australia on March 24th. It’s called ‘Somewhere, anywhere’.

I’m sure that marriage has made me soft, but this is probably the happiest song I’ve ever liked.

Quinton and Anna tied the knot on Saturday. Its so awesome that these two nice people have found eachother and make eachother so happy.

The reception was in the Argyle Wine Cellars. They hired a gypsy folk band to play for a little bit at the reception. For their first dance, they danced to the Grizzly Bear’s “Knife” and for the dance with the parents they did Nick Cave’s cover of the Gene Pitney song “Somethings Gotten Hold of my Heart”. After that, it was a whole lot of Greek music.

Congratulations guys!!!!

We couldn’t be happier for you two.