Elastica – Sexy Is Attitude
Interview with Donna Matthews When Elastica brushed, nay slapped, the testosterone from the stage at the various Big Day(s) Out this year, they had the Britpopping punters lapping at the railing for any number of reasons.
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The NAD Campus Band WA State Final, Planet, August 7, 1996
A dash of guitar grunt, a sprinkle of exquisite harmony, a few deft lines of lolling bass, all topped with some hit-squad homey humour … this year’s campus band competition ran the full gauntlet. And after experiencing simply a smidgin of the WA contingient, I’ll wager a barrel of pickled fish on each and all … Continue reading “The NAD Campus Band WA State Final, Planet, August 7, 1996”
Infected, MX, May 23, 1996
Who were these suited gentlefolk … um, Infected? The growling Joe Kapiteyn, his velcro-attached dreds whipping his fellow comrades, launched into their subsonic grindcore that only gets better as technology creeps further into their sound.
Botticelli’s Angel; Mutt; Flashing Tablet, MX, May 4, 1996
Perth’s sonically-disjointed, indie-rock outfit Flashing Tablet would probably be the first to admit a slight genre clash in their place in this line-up … not that they disappointed. Here was a case of indie kids gone metal!
Sic; Bloom; Humbug, PICA, August 19, 1995
One of the best enterprises of the music establishment in the past few years has been the all-ages WAM initiative, Act of Youth. Saturday’s gig at PICA again displayed their continuing success in the project which saw lollies rather than lager on the bar and local music as the drawcard, a project which Natalie from … Continue reading “Sic; Bloom; Humbug, PICA, August 19, 1995”
