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Passion Pit – Corner Hotel
By Luke McKenna • Jan 29th, 2010 • Section: Music, Reviews
The super-hyped US quintet put on a short but fairy-floss sweet performance that had an elated crowd singing and jumping and clapping and dancing in absolute ecstasy.
Falls Festival 2009/10
By Luke McKenna • Jan 2nd, 2010 • Section: Music, Reviews
Sure it’s not quite in Melbourne, but the Falls has cemented itself as one of the state’s key live music events. And this year, a new fourth night put punters to the test.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
By Luke McKenna • Feb 5th, 2009 • Section: Music, Reviews
It’s a shame that a festival with so much potential, and with such a unique creative force behind it, was eventually dragged down by logistics. There were still some damn fine acts on offer.
Big Day Out: Part 1
By Luke McKenna • Feb 3rd, 2009 • Section: Music, Reviews
Children Collide, Birds of Tokyo, TZU, Little Red, The Ting Tings, Black Kids, TV on the Radio, Lupe Fiasco, My Morning Jacket, Hot Chip, Neil Young, The Prodigy
Local icon: Charltons
By Luke McKenna • Aug 31st, 2008 • Section: Melbourne Talks
Charltons is one of Melbourne’s more baffling icons.
Having decidedly shunned the alt-arts ‘cool’ movement of its byway peers in recent years, Coverlid Place‘s famed pool-hall-cum-nightclub is a trashy blemish on an otherwise trendy bar scene…
Little shop of disproportionate horrors
By Luke McKenna • Jul 28th, 2008 • Section: Melbourne Talks
Collingwood’s cleverly named Mannequins Galore, near the corner of Johnston and Smith streets, is a true Melbourne worst. From its graffitied shop front, right through its frightening collection of lifeless monstrosities, this store screams ’stay away’ (note the…
Profile: Little Red
By Luke McKenna • Jul 14th, 2008 • Section: Melbourne Talks
Last November, indie-retro-pop-rock-harmonisers Little Red found themselves placed peculiarly alongside homemade toffee and scone stalls, on stage at the East Ivanhoe Primary School fete. Flanked by Wilbur Wilde (saxophonist of Hey Hey It’s Saturday fame and Ivanhoe…
Album: Little Red – Listen to Little Red
By Luke McKenna • Jul 7th, 2008 • Section: Music, Reviews
Listen to Little Red is a delightful mix of punchy bass lines, catchy guitar and retro-stylish vocals – with an emphasis on the plural – which breathes fresh life into the cheery surf sounds of the Beach Boys, and the early upbeat bop of the Beatles.
Live: The Bamboos
By Luke McKenna • Jun 15th, 2008 • Section: Music, Reviews
A combination of well-honed musical talent, spiffy dress sense, and a big-band knack for engaging performance makes Melbourne deep-funk collective The Bamboos a charming live choice.
From the Editors
By Luke McKenna • Jun 2nd, 2008 • Section: Featured
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Laneway.
If you’ve just stumbled in off the street, we’re happy to have you. Whether this a misguided Google search for a better-known music festival, or the product of a tip from a…
