If you missed out on tickets to St Jerome’s, despair not. New Zealand duo The Brunettes take a break from their festival commitments to bring their brand of melodrama pop to Spectrum before embarking on a European tour. With a bio including support gigs for Architecture in Helsinki, The Futureheads, The Postal Service and The Shins this show will be worth the mid-week hangover. Whoever said blondes have more fun? -JG
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ShameSteve McQueen’s beautifully crafted drama recalls Drive, and not just for transforming Manhattan into the same gritty, jaded demimonde as...
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The RooseveltThe Roosevelt may have had a certain heyday, but its 2012 reinvention is a pretty slick operation. It’s classic in look, but there are...
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Happy New Year / Nite Fields split 7″ ...The first release for Brisbane-based Lost Race Records comes in the form of a split 7”, featuring the dream-pop of Nite Fields and the more...
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The Iron LadyWhat better traditional holiday entertainment than a rollicking English pantomime? This political fairytale is seasonably hilarious, and ultra-conservative...