earwax magazine

It’s very easy to look at combinations of different styles of music as being a bit passe these days.  The eighties and nineties were littered with artists blending folkloric influences with mainstream western pop music (particularly dance) and sophisticated studio techniques.  Some like Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel had massive commercial success with their collaborations […]

For my first encounter with “The Touch”, the sizeable turnout indicated it was to be a good show, not to mention the fact that they were a supporting band to “Emerald City”, a band well known for it’s highly visual, and intense live performances. And so, I was expecting a performance with an energy much […]

reviewed by Andrew Sinclair.
The last few years has seen the birth of a new generation of Australian indie bands that for the first time are creating trends and sounds instead of imitating them from our friends in the US and UK. These bands include Damn Arms, Love Of Diagrams, The Lost Valentinos, Young & […]

A tribute to the horns
28th May 2008
Alice Humphries and Daniel Thorne
 
After witnessing this concert, one cannot deny the wealth of talent that courses through these two outstanding musicians. Alice Humphries graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Jazz Composition in 2007, winning the Bob Wyllie scholarship with an exceptional final recital. Her partner in crime, […]

After busting through the doors just in time for the noise to begin, I managed to secure myself a decent spot in the crowd to experience my first encounter with Perth Indy up-and-comers Shock Horror!. As the very fashionably attired foursome took the stage, a beautiful soundscape emanated from keys player Andy’s micro korg and […]

By Jake Steele.
Tuesday 10th June, 2008
Amplifier
www.myspace.com/thethrillsofficial

The Thrills are a five piece pop band from the little town of Dublin, Ireland. Touring off the back of their third album, these lads certainly know how to pen a sweet pop tune. A nice night out in Perth, the support came from a Sydney band called Sparcadia, who […]

Composed by Brendan Collins
November, 2007.
Reviewed by Mark Bradstreet
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWNQANdDm8w
As a composer it is clear that Brendan Collins deserves recognition for his well composed and energetic piece “Eclectus”, but also clearly displays his excellence as a sound performer too. The quality of this piece was not solely in is compositional elements, but was heavily enhanced by a […]

Reviewed by Mikaela Davies
Music is a crucial tool that we use to manipulate the circumstances, which we face at significant and important times of our lives. Certain styles, certain rhythms, specific times, specific places, and ultimately our own musical meaning is what I believe to be the intertwining of “defining moments” that create our […]

Reviewed by Jacinta Rosielle
Snowman’s new album is a walk through a dark jungle, complete with nasty surprises and comforting spirits. “The Horse, The Rat, and The Swan” is beautifully harsh, sweet, noisy and gentle, all at once. With tribal drums, chants, swampy guitar and a whole lot of noise provided by feedback […]

Review of Shine a Light – Martin Scorsese
By Casey Chan
Can you picture yourself at age 60 doing what you’re doing now?” asks Dick Cavett of Mick Jagger in a 1972 TV interview. “Easily. Yeah,” replies the soft-spoken rock star. Back then, of course, nobody knew what a 60-year-old rock-and-roller looked like—the question itself implied that […]