Supported by the ever enigmatic Kirin J Callinan, TV On The Radio played two very special shows for Vivid LIVE, with sets spanning all five of their records.
Jack Ladder keeps good company. He launched his record Playmates at Oxford Art Factory with his all-star band The Dreamlanders – Laurence Pike (PVT), Kirin J Callinan and Donny Benet – with a guest appearance from Alex Cameron (Seekae).
Taste The Sadness with SPOD, a Donny Benet collaborations album, Richard In Your Mind release a record on our birthday, and what’s that? A vinyl giveaway? Rice is like, so Nice.
Before Kirin J Callinan dropped his solo debut album Embracism, had Australia seen and felt a more physical artist? Dan Prior talks to Kirin about the massive year he’s had, and what’s on the cards next.
2013. WHAT A YEAR! Here are the 100 tracks we spun the most on FBi this year… absolutely a list of legends.
In just two short years, London all-girl four piece Savages have done some pretty incredible things. Before they hit our shore for St. Jerome’s Laneway festival, we caught up with them about supporting QOTSA, wearing black and Vonnegut video clips.
Nikki Brogan remembers one of our 2008 albums of the week: “I’ve cried a fair few times listening to Mercy Arms’ debut album. Once was during my very first car crash, and the others…”
There’s an honesty to Callinan you can’t help but admire. If you think his naked body says something, his unencumbered lyrics reveal a whole lot more: an all too real world full of unflattering realities and fears of death.
On the final day of Sydney Festival 2013, the Spiegeltent descended into a timewarp, with Kraftwerk’s 1981 LP ‘Computer World’ performed live by Peanut Butter Wolf and Nite Jewel… Alessandro Dallarmi soaked it all up, in the pouring rain.
Give it up for Sydney music, arts and culture: the winners of FBi’s 2012 SMAC Awards are….