You might remember Boys Boys Boys! from posts such as this one. Or tours such as this one. Well, they’ve put together a clip for their single Ticky Ticky Boom. And it comes complete with new-wave clothes and 80′s dance moves. Good times guaranteed*. * “Good times” is a subjective term and no refund is [...]

The Voltaire twins are shooting a music video for their track D.I.L. and they need you to lend a hand! Literally. Asking for all kinds of hands, including varying skin tones, bendy fingers and marks such as scars and tattoos. So if you want your 15 mins of fame (or rather if you want your [...]

Haven’t we all wanted the domain name indiekids.something? * I did, when I came across the blog “Teaching the Indie Kids To Dance Again” @ indiekids.org Sadly, it’s no longer updated, but it’s still a small mine of information about obscure artists and reviews of songs. (The MP3s linked on the site are now non-existent [...]

hexachordal is the YouTube channel of Tom Milsom, an English boy who dislikes the typeface Helvetica, covers and composes 8-bit music and songs for the ukelele. He verbalises OMG as “omguh.” And has a zine. Confused? Don’t be. Just watch and let the anxiety melt away… (Tom’s 8-bit cover of The Magnetic Fields‘ All My [...]

It’s that time of year again and RTRfm are holding their annual In the Pines concert at UWA. Seeing as I remember writing about this last year, I think I missed this blog’s first birthday. Speaking of birthdays, In the Pines is on the 26th of April, which is MY birthday so I think you [...]

There’s something about repetition in a name or phrase that sucks me in. Luckily so, because otherwise I might not have bothered to listen to Boys Boys Boys! (and that would have been regrettable). There’s something about this band that just makes dancing, jumping or simply smiling a necessity, and so far the only means [...]

I don’t know if it’s just me but I feel that the musical side of this blog is tending toward electro-indie. Unfortunately this entry isn’t an exception. =D Everyone’s talking about the Black Kids – Rolling stones named them as a band to watch in 2008, their ads are all up over last.fm etc. Haven’t [...]

“Obsessively chosen Band line ups from perth and abroad, aligned with the grandest of DJ’s Playing the classics alongside the hottest new selection of underground indie rock music, all compiled with passion to make you dance to the death and shake your skulls off. The Horror Shop is an environment, forged from the underground to [...]

Frankie is an almost-A4 sized glossy Australian magazine printed with aesthetically pleasing, brightly coloured inks. The perfect accessory to keep in your bag with textbooks for the student needing some alternative cred, the cover usually features a sweet, well-dressed girl with an outfit that the struggling indie girl (or cross-dressing boy) can emulate. Featuring reviews, [...]

Even if you’re not waiting for their sophomore LP,”Teeth Lost, Hearts Won”, triple j favourites The Grates’ blog, FUTURE OR OTHERWISE is worth checking out. Full of their typical shenanigans and studio progress, it might even make you want to listen to their music. For those who can’t get enough of their video diary entries [...]

By “weekly”, I didn’t actually mean “spontaneously, or on a schedule of whenever the fuck I can be bothered” – but internet access in my house has been non-existent (I came home and someone had buttraeped my router). Plus I’ve been having trouble with file hosting websites so you can just find and download the [...]

I’m probably biased in favour of Swedish bands but oh well, two for you today. Firstly let’s have a look at the adorable Hello Saferide. Honestly you couldn’t much sweeter even if you tried really, really hard. Her voice is candy and the music is just lovely Have a listen to The best Night of [...]

Your beat kicks back like death. Wouldn’t have thought so huh? When I first heard this song I thought it must have been by the Smiths, so similar is it in style esp. vocals. So it’s no wonder that Jens Lekman often gets compared to Morrisey. Your beat kicks back like death is truly a [...]

Living in Perth, the opportunity to tick an artist off of any “Bands to See Before I Die” list happens quite rarely, with Summer festivals the main opportunity to see acts not played on commercial radio. But in the same week, Indie ‘royalty’ Interpol and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah each played to a packed [...]

I must admit I have never been to an event by RTRfm but I look forward to this one – a celebration of talented indie bands. Gonna be held in the Somerville Auditorium at UWA, ringed by pine trees so it should be lovely. Tickets up for $25 – get them at 78′s, concert on [...]

Ah don’t we all love a free compilation album. All the more so when it’s been specifically compiled for optimum video gameplay. That’s right. Asthmatic Kitty Records and a few associates have come together to compile an album of songs that are specifically chosen for their quality and the fact that they make good Audiosurf [...]

fools, this is the regular author of this blog’s premiere music consultant. this is not to say my music taste matches hers, let alone my diet ( i do enjoy the consumption of meat, however respect the choice of people to be vegan, not my place to tell ya how u gotta eat). Ive been [...]

More indie pop, what do you know. Can’t ever get enough of those bright colours, and happy tinkly jangly chords. Billie the Vision & the Dancers, apart from being a mouthful, is a fine exemplar of this genre. Though they do dig a bit deeper. Their music touches on a few issues (in a happy [...]

Indie pop – you wouldn’t have guessed it from an ex-member of the Test Icicles. Devonte Hynes does go there. Oh yes. Lovely melodic folky indie pop, a deviation from the hardcore and dance-punk influenced music his last band was churning out. New album out since Jan 21st this year – Falling off the Lavender [...]