The Underground Stage
“e4444e has got a *mean* line in melancholy electronica, atmospheric and vaguely upsetting. It’s *super* creative – like Bjork and Pavement and Saint Etienne all smashed up and slightly sad. Challenging but really lovely with it.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157698057141445″]
“It’s always such fun to write about Wawawow, essentially an exercise in thinking of fitting descriptors. Tonight’s selection will include “burbling”, “goon-eyed”, “demented”, “thrusting”, “retina-melting”, and “likely to cause a seizure”. Inventive lunacy for astronauts.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157694897009122″]
“Let’s be honest – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have a terrible, terrible name, one of the all-time worst, one so bad I considered skipping the set on pure, grumpy principle. Glad I didn’t though – it turns out that if you only refer to them as “PPC” in your head it’s a lot easier to appreciate […]
“Bec Sandridge crashes into the (fabulously) filthy Lansdowne like a disco fairy riding a Harley, a searing pop supernova to scour the eyeballs and tear up the floors. Darkness is banished, only joy remains, and the walls are left glistening with what may be sweat and beer, but also looks like pixie dust and starlight.”
“There aren’t many nice things left I can say about Straight Arrows, they’re just that good. In the meantime, here’s a vaguely amusing picture. Best I can do, short of telling you – again – that they’re just bloody amazing.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157692067453820″]
“Clowns just tore everyone’s eyeballs out, stuck them on cocktails sticks and ate them. Up there with the best shows I have ever seen. What. A. Band.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157696158092151″]
“Spike Fuck has moved far and fast, generating intense, deep reactions from critics and audiences. Tonight, the set is playful, wide-eyed and nutty, all at the same time. Crooning over bubbling beats, the best leather jacket EVER, and just a huge sense of dark fun.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157667950419687″]
“Grinding Eyes bring the heavy tonight, like a casserole of wintry heat. Thick, dense, dark as the inside of a cow – big guitar heaviness. Just bloody right.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157697307229754″]
“Spod is a man who needs no introduction but who always deserves a fresh look on regular occasions. The schtick remains the same, but there’s always a restless mind at work, creating new ways of creating sound, and making an audience re-evaluate what he does. He’s also trouser-soilingly funny. An institution, sure – but one […]