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LCD Soundsystem "This Is Happening"

LCD Soundsystem "This Is Happening"

LCD Soundsystem’s jaunty new album This Is Happening boasts incredibly catchy hooks, lyrics that are intelligent but not loaded with clichés and beats that have you playing the air drums like you’re the next Brian Chase.

June 21, 2010 × 2 comments

Downloads / Streams

Stream The New Dear Time’s Waste Song “Blue & Gold”

Stream The New Dear Time’s Waste Song “Blue & Gold”

The hazy Blue & Gold is the first taste from Dear Time’s Waste upcoming debut album, which is due out in September this year. The band a.k.a. Claire Duncan (pictured) and whoever seems to fall into her changing line-up, released her debut EP, Room To Rent, a year ago before […]

June 10, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

Rufus Wainwright Announces NZ Tour

Rufus Wainwright Announces NZ Tour

After having to cancel his New Zealand tour in February due to his mother, renowned folk-singer Kate McGarrigle, passing away, Rufus Wainwright has announced that he will return to New Zealand in October. Wainwright will play three shows in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland, with tickets going on sale June 16. […]

June 9, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

Aw Man, Bandicoot Broke Up

Aw Man, Bandicoot Broke Up

So it turns out that Bandicoot’s show on Saturday night at Whammy Bar with The Crackhouse 5 and Wilberforces, turned out to be their last one. They announced it on stage that night and stated in a post on their labels website, “Hello. We have split. Nothing lasts forever. Regards […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

Singles

Die! Die! Die! “We Built Our Own Oppressors”

Die! Die! Die! “We Built Our Own Oppressors”

It was announced last week that Die! Die! Die! has at long last signed to the freshly incarnated Flying Nun records, a deal which was hinted at in a recent Real Groove feature story, but was admitted to be still up in the air. Now it’s official, and the band […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

Downloads / Streams

Die! Die! Die! “We Built Our Own Oppressors”

Die! Die! Die! “We Built Our Own Oppressors”

It was announced last week that Die! Die! Die! has at long last signed to the freshly incarnated Flying Nun records, a deal which was hinted at in a recent Real Groove feature story, but was admitted to be still up in the air. Now it’s official, and the band […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

Singles

Deceptikonz Feat. David Dallas “We Here”

Evolution: Past-Present-Beyond is the Deceptikonz last album before they part ways for good. Similar to Like What, their latest song We Here was produced by Twice As Nice, the production duo who have been handling behind-the-boards duties on songs such as Young Sid’s Never Waste A Day, Frisko and Aaradhna’s […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

Videos

Deceptikonz Feat. David Dallas “We Here”

Evolution: Past-Present-Beyond is the Deceptikonz last album before they part ways for good. Similar to Like What, their latest song We Here was produced by Twice As Nice, the production duo who have been handling behind-the-boards duties on songs such as Young Sid’s Never Waste A Day, Frisko and Aaradhna’s […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

US Album Sales Reach Lowest Total Since 1994

US Album Sales Reach Lowest Total Since 1994

Here’s some bad news, especially for those of you out there trying to sell your music. Billboard reports that in the US, album sales have reached the lowest sales numbers since Soundscan began to compile data in 1994. As far as numbers go, 4,984,000 albums were sold in the week […]

June 8, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

MySpace NZ Choice Award Winners Announced

MySpace NZ Choice Award Winners Announced

In regards to awards, it may not have been the best start to the week, but it definitely hasn’t ended badly. The MySpace NZ Choice Awards are decided by fans voting online, but thankfully skip any sort of embarrassing show (or embarrassing acceptance speeches) that plagued the Juice awards on […]

June 4, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

Common Postpones New Zealand and Australian Tour

Common Postpones New Zealand and Australian Tour

Common and Kid Capri’s tour, which got us hyped when it was announced (until we realised we probably couldn’t afford the $90 ticket) has been postponed until September. The tour was originally announced as two shows at the Powerstation before being cut down to one on June 16 and the […]

June 3, 2010 × 0 comments

News / Tours

The Juice TV Awards 2010 Wrap-Up

These small-time award shows never make much sense to me, especially considering that they supposed to be voted for by fans but it’s really just a chance to get all the media, PR and record label people together. Also, it’s simply a terribly timed event being in the month of […]

June 1, 2010 × 6 comments