Review: Paramore — brand new eyes
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Music
Back when we spoke to Hayley Williams in 2005, we couldn’t possibly imagine the massive scope in which her band’s music now encompasses. It never hurts publicity to be on the soundtrack to a hit cultural phenomenon, and it only bolsters your credibility when your tours and records are both received with much affection. Yet […]
… and we are back?!?!
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by David Walter in Nostalgia is Underrated
Well, just as I had the whole over dramatic good-bye, thanks for the memories post ready to go… it looks like the next chapter, or should I say pages are ready to be written. Here we go again Billy, lets just try not to get sued this time around.
FlashForward lives up to the hype
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by David Walter in Television
As a LOST nerd, to say I was eagerly anticipating the premier episode of ABC’s FlashForward would be quite the understatement. I mean the show was actively being promoted as the “next” LOST so how could I not give it a chance. This new one-hour drama is based off a sci-fi novel where the plot centers around […]
Review: Brand New — Daisy
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Music
The mind of the artist it seems, can be a terrible, terrible place. Both Jesse Lacey and Vin Accardi, primary songwriters for Brand New, and one time artisans of pop-driven punk songs, have reached the proverbial fork in the road where an artist struggles for definition. Their craft has progressed in a forward motion since […]
Review: Evergreen Terrace — Almost Home
Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Music
Holy fuck. On the rare occasion an album justifies such colorful adjective, it is fitting that the miscreants involved are the best tongue-in-cheek hardcore outfit around today. Never one to take themselves overly serious, Evergreen Terrace come pummeling through on their fifth studio album with distinction. You see, hardcore faces a lot of critical introspection, […]
You sir, are a douchebag.
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Columns
Distilling the sometimes wondrous cavalcade of footnotes that most people become in the industry has proven far more difficult than I thought. The endless parade of asskissers, charlatans, and poseurs provide plenty of material, but I’ll start with this one suit I met at last year’s ARIA Awards (the Australian Grammy awards, which in itself, […]
Review: Moneen — The World I Want To Leave Behind
Posted on 13. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Music
We are not often left mesmerized by the sound of an artist dangling closely to such melancholy. Not in this day. Sadness and heartbreak are preludes to sedation, and we often find the closest anesthetic. Yet when Moneen tear at the very fabric of introspection (“Great Escape”, “Redefine”), we are left moved, to the core […]
Where Is Your Mind?
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in The Business
This past Wednesday I went to the local Melbourne studios for Triple J radio (Australia’s national “youth” radio station) with one of our artists and recorded a few songs that included a hip-hop refix of the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” (the Pixies are conveniently touring Australia early next year) So far the response has been […]
Review: Boys Like Girls — Love Drunk
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Billy Maulana in Music
Much like the Cobra Starships and the 3OH!3s of the world, Boys Like Girls don’t shy away from the massively accessible and commercially viable dance elements of rock music. While the aforementioned tend to build on a strong dance-influenced foundation, BLG tend to be a rock band with disco swagger and pop gloss. Lead-off single […]
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