For those of you who sadly weren't in Austin for SxSW this past week, it's ok. Not all of us here at theMusic were either. Want to be bitter and recap it together?
NEWS
1. Veteran Tour Manager Aaron Chugg Passes
Prominent and well respected tour manager Aaron Chugg has died after suffering a stroke at the Future Music Festival in Sydney.
2. Dave Grohl Compares Pitchfork To The Voice
Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana member Dave Grohl has compared tastemaking blog Pitchfork to reality television talent quest The Voice during his keynote speech at SXSW.
3. Sony Register 13 New Daft Punk Songs
French electro heroes Daft Punk are set to release their first studio album in eight years in 2013 and Sony Music Entertainment UK have registered 13 new songs from the duo.
American singer-songwriter Jason Molina passed away this week after a long battle with alcohol issues. He was 39.
5. theMusic.com.au's SXSW Acts To Watch Out For
SxSW is over for another year, but there were plenty of awesome artists that our team recommends you check out after some mind-blowing showcases.
6. Motley Crüe To Split After One More Album & Tour
Nikki Sixx opened up to us about the band's plans to go out on a high and their own terms, saying "when we take our final bow, it's IT. I will cry. I cry thinking about it.”
7. Seth Sentry Wins SxSW Rap Battle
Seth Sentry won a corporate sponsored rap battle at SxSW that will see him exposed to a huge US audience in the coming weeks.
8. ATP Returns To Australia For Release The Bats
The All Tomorrows Parties crew is coming back to Australia to throw one of their shindigs at The Westgate Entertainment Centre and Grand Star Receptions in Altona on Saturday 26 October, 2013.
9. 360 Freestyles With Crowd After SXSW Power Outage
The power went out at Australian rapper 360's official SxSW showcase last night, so some guy from the crowd jumped up on stage to beatbox and 60 started to freestyle.
10. 360, Flume & Seth Sentry Pack Out SxSW Gig
The final day of SxSW saw our local contingent still garnering plenty of buzz, with rappers 360 and Seth Sentry and producer wunderkind Flume pulling in a huge crowd at the Aussie BBQ event.
INTERVIEWS
1. Northlane – Living Up To The Hype
“I wanted it to be something beyond the human mind, beyond comprehension and something that you can't quite put your finger on.”
“We're going to play some of these for the first time when we get to Australia. We're looking forward to giving these new ideas some road miles.”
3. Steve Stevens – Far From Idol
“That was actually a really difficult record because when you work with live drums and live bass, it is easy to marry electric guitar with those elements.”
4. Rosie Lockhart – Entrapment
“They're in love with the idea of her and what she can bring to them. They each vie for her love, which will bring them security and shame and honour – and all the rest.”
5. Lucy Durack – Blonde Ambition
“I didn't grow up with that kind of wealth. I grew up in a comfortable suburban home in Perth so that's where the similarities end.”
6. Phillip Adams - Nude Alien Cult Abducts Theatregoers!
“I mean, the freedom. We did everything short of fucking one another in the arse. In fact, we almost did. In any other context I'd be sued; but that's the beauty of BalletLab.”
7. Neil Gaiman - Continual Orbit
“When I was first asked to play the Sydney Opera House, well, you don't say no when you get asked to play the Sydney Opera House... I got to sell out the Sydney Opera House and I got to read a story.”
8. Zoe Keating - Disintegrating Loops
“It is a bit of a never-ending quest – to find the perfect technology that can create this immersive musical experience but doesn't distract from the music itself.”
“It was really early in the morning for me, I just kind of woke up, and I just had this email like 'A$AP wants you to Skype right now…"
10. Mad Caddies – Quality Control
“It's really exciting, we had to scrap most of what we'd done before because it didn't make us feel like we do now; this stuff sounds like the Caddies but is new and fresh.”
BLOGS
1. SXSW Dave Grohl Keynote: 'I fucking love Gangnam Style'
“Who is to say what's a good voice? The Voice? Imagine Bob Dylan standing there singing Blowin' In The Wind in front of Christina Aguilera.”
2. SxSW Day 2: Lines, delays and Nick Cave is "Badass"
Nick Cave's job is done and the night seems a tad darker for it.
3. SxSW Day 4: Gold Fields, Pornwave and a Brilliant Trumpet Solo
So it is now confirmed. Atlas Genius does exist. They are Australian. The buzz is real. And they are definitely making their mark on SxSW 2013.
4. SPA Confidential - Tim Rogers Calls Off SXSW Pope Acceptance Speech Party
Australian rock music icon Tim Rogers is “shattered” at not receiving the papacy, according a source close to the singer/songwriter.
5. SxSW Day 5: You Just Can't Resist Parquet Courts - Or The Food Trucks
The Rainey Street food truck court is too much to resist.
ALBUM REVIEWS
1. Emma Louise - Vs Head Vs Heart
“People have fallen over themselves for Tori Amos, Lykke Li and Bat For Lashes, so there's no reason they shouldn't do the same for Emma Louise.”
2. Sticky Fingers – Caress Your Soul
“As long as they don't implode, Sticky Fingers could well become the best up and coming local band on the scene.”
“The Next Day is a clumsy, hairy record; but with a vital and brilliant intelligence. Bowie naked is what we wanted all along.”
"Not a massive departure, but still an exceptional set of songs from one of the bands at the vanguard of Australia's thriving indie guitar underground."
LIVE REVIEWS
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
"It's just so reassuring knowing that The Boss is out there both entertaining and looking out for us – tonight proves once more that he's truly one of a kind."
2. Soundwave – Sydney Olympic Park
"Soundwave has become something special and the organisers deserve full credit."
3. Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – Sydney Opera House
“They banter, joke. Their only disagreement: the phone number for Silver Top Taxis – those cabs that go To Her Door.”
4. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band – Allphones Arena
“The final, definitive brass blast of Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, complete with breakdown video section celebrating late keyboardist Danny Federici as well as Springsteen's and Clemons' brotherhood.”
5. The Mark Of Cain – The Hi-Fi
“Tonight's show is a triumphant and long overdue return.”
STREAMS
2. Vance Joy – God Loves You When You're Dancing
