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Posted 12.03.10

Urthboy To Embark On Sneakquel Tour

In the name of late nights and lost mornings, Urthboy is coming to your town on the Sneakquel Tour throughout April and May 2010.
 
Nominated for this year’s Australian Music Prize (one of the only artists nominated twice) Urthboy is joined on stage by the incandescent Jane Tyrrell and DJ/producer Elgusto.

Their Spitshine Tour in Oct/Nov 2009 was a huge success playing to over 10,000 people.

After successfully navigating their way through the Australian Summer Festival collision course, the time for a headline tour with visuals, dance moves and new tunes has come.
 
In support is gun-lyricist Mantra, whose debut album drops in March on Obese Records. One of the most gifted MCs in the country, see why he’s the buzz of the hip hop community.

TICKETS ON SALE: MARCH 10 from urthboy.oztix.com.au

Fremantle - Fri 23 Apr @ Mojos
Bunbury - Sat 24 Apr @ Prince of Wales
Perth - Sun 25 Apr @ Rosemount
Byron Bay - Thur 29 Apr @ Hotel Great Northern
Brisbane - Fri 30 Apr @ Step Inn
Gold Coast - Sat 1 May @ Neverland
Bendigo - Thur 6 May @ The Pub
Melbourne - Fri 7 May @ Corner Hotel
Adelaide - Sat 8 May @ The Gov
Wagga - Thur 13 May @ Capital
Canberra - Fri 14 May @ ANU Bar
Sydney - Sat 15 May @ The Factory Theatre
Mona Vale - Thur 20 May @ Mona Vale Hotel
Newcastle - Fri 21 May @ The Cambridge
Caringbah - Sat 22 May @ Bizzos
Loganholme - Fri 28 May @ Fitzy’s
Noosa - Sat 29 May @ Ripe Festival
Katoomba - Fri 4 Jun @ Gearins Hotel
Hobart - Sat 5 Jun @ Republic Bar

Posted 12.03.10

Mr Savona Warns The Nation This Coming 19th March!!

Melbourne's Mista Savona returns with a blistering new dancehall and reggae record titled Warn the Nation, featuring Capleton, Sizzla, Horance Andy, Prince Alla and many more.

It's an incredible collaboration between Australian musicians and Jamaican vocalists produced by Mista Savona, who jumped on a place and built on the reltionships forged during Melbourne Meets Kingston - his highly acclaimed album from 2006.

Warn the Nation is a big step forward, this time enlisting some of the biggest reggae stars to Savona's cause - creating arguably the most accomplished reggae album to come out of Autralia. Musically the arrangements are stunnning; the players are first rate; and vocally it's out of this world - with adn overarching theme addressing the urgency of global sustainability and the environment.

Mista Savona has created an internationally reputable dancehall album, a completely unique achievement born out of the suburns of Melbourne. A must have for any reggae/dancehall fan.

Posted 12.03.10

Otouto Announce Tour To Support Debut Album

Two Bright Lakes are delighted to announce the launch tour for Pip, the debut record from Melbourne’s Otouto.

Otouto are an art pop band, who make songs with stop-start arrangements of tin pan drums, warped key sounds, minimal jangly guitar and limber twin vocal attack.

The Melbourne trio will launch their debut record Pip in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney this April
with Brisbane based synth-pop songstress Seja who will also be launching her debut.

Pip is out March 26, 2010 through Two Bright Lakes.

Listen to the current single:
Astronauts [mp3]

TOUR DATES
Adelaide - Fri 16 Apr @ The Metro w/ Seja (Bris) and Clue To Kalo
Melbourne - Sat 17 Apr @ Northcote Social Club w/ Seja (Bris)
Brisbane - Thu 22 Apr @ Troubador w/ Seja
Sydney - Fri 23 Apr @ Sandringham Hotel w/ Seja and Ghoul

Posted 12.03.10

The Amp 2009 Shortlist

The Australian Music Prize together with their Principle Partners PPCA, Channel [V] and Red Bull have announced the Shortlist for The Amp 2009.

Among this year's nominee's were three outstanding Inertia releases: Urthboy's hip-hop opus, 'Spitshine', Black Cab's indie-rock masterwork 'Call Signs', and Kid Sam's stirring, self-titled debut.

It is a huge accomplishment for an artist to have their release selected for The Amp Shortlist. These nine original Australian albums have been selected from over 200 entries for The Amp 2009.

The Amp 2009 Winners Event is booked in at The Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, on Friday March 12 where one of the 9 Shortlisted artists will win the $30,000 prize courtesy of PPCA.

Posted 12.03.10

Unkle Ready 'where Did The Night Fall'

UNKLE, aka James Lavelle and Pablo Clements, will release their fifth album this May on Surrender All.

Like much of UNKLE's previous work, Where Did The Night Fall promises to be a highly eclectic release, with strains of afro-beat, psychedelic rock, hip-hop and classical music all blending into lush soundscapes and electronic beats. The album will feature a variety of guest appearances, including Mark Lanegan from Queens of the Stone Age, LA noise artists Autolux, and percussionists from London's Heritage Orchestra.

For a sneak peek of Where Did The Night Fall, head over to www.unkle.com for a free download of "Natural Selection," a track featuring vocals by gloomy Texan indie-rockers The Black Angels.

POD will release UNKLE's Where Did The Night Fall on May 7th, 2010.

Posted 12.03.10

Head For The Hills... With The Return Of Mikelangelo And The Black Sea Gentlemen

Making their much anticipated return to the Australian festival circuit for the first time since their five star sweep of Edinburgh Festival and sold out shows in London’s Soho are your much beloved balladeers Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen. 

It is true gentle fellows and forceful ladies! - Your stars Mikelangelo, Rufino, the Great Muldavio, Little Ivan and Guido Libido will be saddling up the donkeys and heading for The Blue Mountains Music Festival this March 12-14. This information is sure to send you into a feverish spin, but once you have regained your bearings please find all the trifling specifics of ticket purchase and performance times at http://www.bmff.org.au

But for those who prefer not to leave the urban enclaves of Old Sydney Town fear not – a mere sheltered carriage ride from Razorhurst is the gentrified light-industrial labyrinth of Marrickville, whereupon Mikelangelo and the exceptional gentlemen will be performing a very special semi-secret set Sunday March 14 at that elusive and alluring ‘happening place’ named Qirkz.  shshhh!  (find out more by joining the mailing list info@qirkz.com).

Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen’s latest album Dead Men Tell a Thousand Tales is available in many excellent record barns and also through the technological marvel that is the boffins internet, at www.inertia-music.com or online at the store. 

 JOHN SHAND (SMH) **** "Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen... seduce the listener with affecting moments of sadness or beauty."

 

Posted 12.03.10

Micah P. Hinson Releases Covers Album

Texan alt-country, troubadour Micah P. Hinson will return this 12th March with an all new, double-album, ‘All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers’ on Pod (Frightened Rabbit, Girls). Split over two CDs, the album will consist entirely of covers.

The first volume will feature what Micah describes as “quieter, calmer songs” from the likes of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, John Denver and Frank Sinatra. The second volume is “louder and loaded with many more instruments”, and features renditions of Elvis, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Leadbelly and Patsy Cline! The treatment in each case is not reverential, but loving, and unique to Micah and his distinct Texan burr.

With a gritty, country-noir style reminiscent of Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Jason Molina, ‘All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers’ is simply unforgettable. Boasting reinterpreted classics and contemporary favourites, these are the songs which have seen Micah P. Hinson through the hard times, and the good ones.

Posted 12.03.10

Inertia Employment Opportunity: Vic Merchandising

Do you live in Melbourne and know music retail like the back of your hand?
Do you have a driver’s license and a vehicle ready to go?
Are you a great communicator with strong interpersonal skills?
Do you want to work for Australia’s best Independent Music Company?

If you answered yes to these questions we would like to talk to you about a position at Inertia

Please drop a short note introducing yourself including a CV of your relevant Music Industry experience and your top10 favourite albums of 2009 to aaron@inertia-music.com listing "I want to work @ Inertia in Melbourne" in the subject field.

Applications open until 5pm Friday the 26th of February 2010

Posted 12.03.10

Kid Koala And Ex-wolfmother Crew Team Up For The Slew Australian Tour!

In one of the most exciting collaborations to grace the stage in years, Canadian turntable masters Kid Koala and Dynomite D team up with former Wolfmother crew Chris Ross and Myles Heskett to create a psych/heavy-rock-drenched project The Slew.

Kid Koala proudly presents The Slew Live featuring a hefty six turntables with Chris and Myles from Wolfmother on bass and drums. Hitting up major capital cities across Australia in May, it’s rock turntablism like you’ve never seen it before.

Teaming up with Chris Ross and Myles Heskett – the former rhythm section of Grammy Award-winning band Wolfmother – The Slew set out to put together a full-blown rock band experience to do justice to the material in a live setting. And justice was served: The truly excessive six turntables, drum, bass, keyboard and wall of amps that made their way across North America this October made for a full-on raw, pummeling rock experience. The Slew bring attitude back to the turntable unlike anything you’ve ever heard.

Australian Tour Dates (presented by
Bendigo – Sat 1st May @ Groovin’ The Moo
Townsville – Sun 2nd May @ Groovin’ The Moo
Brisbane – Wed 5th May @ The Zoo **
Sydney – Thurs 6th May @ The Metro **
Maitland – Sat 8th May @ Groovin’ The Moo
Canberra – Sun 9th May @ Groovin’ The Moo
Melbourne – Wed 12th May @ Corner Hotel **
Perth – Fri 14th May @ The Rosemount
Bunbury – Sat 15th May @ Groovin’ The Moo

** Presented by Handsome Tours, Triple J, 3D World, Beat, Scene Magazine

Posted 12.03.10

First Amp Shortlist Artist Announced

Since it launched in 2006, people have been saying that the AMP is a better indicator of industry talent than the ARIAs, which tend to focus on the success of an act. If that's the case, then Urthboy has a whole lot of gloating to do - he's the first artist announced for this year's shortlist with their eyes on the prize.

But you'll have to wait until the announcement on February 14th for the other 8 contenders - who will no doubt be wondering about their chances as Urthboy takes the stage to perform for the announcement event.

australianmusicprize.com.au  

Posted 12.03.10

Mulatu Astatke Set To Release First New Artist Album In 20 Years!

Following his acclaimed collaboration on Strut with The Heliocentrics, the Father of Ethio jazz presents his brand new studio album, ‘Mulatu Steps Ahead’ for 2010. The album explores new directions in fusions of Western jazz with Ethiopian modes, moving forward the pioneering sound Mulatu developed during the ‘60s and ‘70s, showcased on the recent Strut compilation ‘New York * Addis * London’. For the new album, tracks were recorded with members of Either/Orchestra in Boston, with contributions by traditional Ethiopian musicians in Addis, members of The Heliocentrics and some of the UK’s leading jazz and African players during the final sessions in London in November 2009.

Each track on the album tells its own story. The reflective, meandering opener, Radcliffe, was composed specifically for the Radcliffe Institute during Mulatu’s time lecturing at Harvard in Boston – the original score is now framed on the wall there. The Way To Nice was written and arranged on the tour bus during Mulatu’s recent French dates – “with this track, you are travelling on a long journey, talking and thinking” explains Mulatu. “It was inspired by the many beautiful places on the coast road around Nice.”

Mulatu has been nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gilles Peterson Awards in London on the 6th of February, and the album "Inspiration Information 3" (Mulatu and The Heliocentrics) has been nominated for Best Album of 2009.

Posted 12.03.10

Bridezilla Tour With Mess Hall, Decemberists And The Cribs!

Having just played shows at Homebake and with The Temper Trap, Sydney’s Bridezilla are set to play a series of dates across the country, including performances with The Decemberists, John Cale, Dirty Three, The Cribs, and The Mess Hall!

The dates follow a magnificent year for Bridezilla, which saw the group’s debut album ‘The First Dance’ recognised in Best Of 2009 lists by publications including MAG, Rolling Stone and Mess & Noise. Bridezilla were also voted by Australian music bloggers, via A Reminder’s annual survey, as the #2 Australian/New Zealand Band Of 2009 – beating out the likes of The Drones, The Middle East and Eddy Current Suppression Ring!

Make sure you catch their live show!

Sydney - Tues 19 Jan @ Sydney Metro (w/ The Decemberists)
Sydney - Weds 20 Jan @ Sydney Festival Bar (w/ The Decemberists)
Hobart - Sat 23 Jan @ PW1 (w/ John Cale, The Dirty Three)
Melbourne - Sat 24 Jan @ Melbourne Billboard (w/ The Decemberists)
Melbourne - Sun 25 Jan @ Melbourne Billboard (w/ The Decemberists)
Brisbane - Fri 29 Jan @ Laneway Festival
Melbourne - Sat 30 Jan @ Laneway Festival
Sydney - Sun 31 Jan @ Laneway Festival
Perth - Sat 6 Feb @ Laneway Festival
Brisbane – 16th Feb @ Zoo (w/ The Cribs)
Melbourne – 17th Feb @ Billboard (w/ The Cribs)
Sydney – 19th Feb @ Manning Bar (w/ The Cribs)
Wollongong - Thur 4 Mar @ Wollongong Uni (w/ The Mess Hall)
Newcastle - Fri 5 Mar @    Cambridge Hotel (w/ The Mess Hall)
Sydney - Sat 6 Mar @ Manning Bar (w/ The Mess Hall)
Gold Coast - Thur 11 Mar @ Neverland Bar (w/ The Mess Hall)
Eumundi - Fri 12 Mar @ Joe’s Waterhole (w/ The Mess Hall)
Brisbane - Sat 13 Mar @ The Zoo (w/ The Mess Hall)
Hobart - Thur 18 Mar @ Republic Bar (w/ The Mess Hall)
Launceston - Fri 19 Mar @ Hotel New York (w/ The Mess Hall)
Melbourne - Sat 20 Mar @ Corner Hotel (w/ The Mess Hall)
Ballarat - Sun 21 Mar @ Karova Lounge (w/ The Mess Hall)
Freemantle - Thur 25 Mar @ Mojo’s (w/ The Mess Hall)
Perth - Fri 26 Mar @ Rosemount (w/ The Mess Hall)
Adelaide - Sat 27 Mar @ Jive Bar (w/ The Mess Hall)

Posted 12.03.10

Ozomatli Sign To Mercer Street And Tour Australia In 2010

Ozomatli will be bringing their pioneering mash-up of hip hop, salsa, and cumbia to Downtown Music’s new imprint, Mercer Street Records.

Mercer Street’s goal is to focus on distinguished music across all genres, and three-time Grammy Award winners and two-time Billboard Latin Award winners Ozomatli will undoubtedly be a major addition to the roster.

Downtown Chairman/CEO Josh Deutsch says, “I am thrilled to welcome Ozomatli to the Downtown/Mercer Street family,” adding, “ Ozomatli is one of the most the most unique and culturally significant bands in the musical landscape today. Ozo, throughout its career, has created its own culture through their seminal album releases and legendary live shows.”

The album, titled ‘Fire Away’, is being produced by Robert Carranza (Mars Volta, Zach De La Rocha).

Better still the band will be on a national tour of Australia...

Sydney – 25 March @ The Metro
Melbourne – 26 March @ Prince
Adelaide – 27 March @ Governor
Brisbane – 31 March @ The Zoo
Byron Bay – 1 April @ Bluesfest
Byron Bay – 3 April @ Bluesfest
Cairns – 4 April @ The Tank Arts Centre

www.myspace.com/ozomatli

Posted 12.03.10

Space Invadas Announce Tour Dates

Sydney - Fri 29 Jan @ Sydney Festival Becks Bar w/ Breakestra and J Rocc
Brisbane - Sat 27 Feb @ Future Music Festival
Perth - Sun 28 Feb @ Future Music Festival
Melbourne - Fri 29 Feb @ Melbourne Sound Safari, Melbourne Zoo w/ Lupe Fiasco
Sydney - Sat 6 Mar @ Future Music Festival
Meredith - Sun 7 Mar @ The Golden Plains
Melbourne - Sun 7 Mar @ Future Music Festival
Adelaide - Sat 20 Mar @ ‘O Week’ Adelaide Uni
Adelaide - Mon 8 Mar @ Future Music Festival

Posted 12.03.10

We Were Promised Jetpacks Nominated As Best British Debut

We Were Promised Jetpacks have been placed on the shortlist for XFM’s poll to help decide the Best British Debut Album Of 2009, an award which 'These Four Walls' is eligible for. Click here to exercise your democratic right and vote for whoever you think wrote the best album. We are sure you won't need any help in making the 'right' choice but just in case, here are some quotes from various sources which may remind you how good 'These Four Walls' is:

"Musically ambitious...An astonishingly impressive debut album" **** THE FLY

"Blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree: It's a definite statement of intent.” –Q MAGAZINE

"So Simultaneously joyous and laden with good, old fashioned self pity that it instantly renders everything else in the world sickeningly mawkish" NME

So you know what you have to do!

Click here to go to the band's Myspace page.

Posted 12.03.10

Inertia Staff's Top Albums Of The Decade, Part 2

Last week, we gave you Part 1 of Inertia Staff's Top 10 Albums Of 2000-2009. This week, we give you the second half - where members of the Inertia team list the albums that made their decade so special.

Enjoy!

Ben Marshall
1. The National – Boxer (Beggars, 2007)
2. The National – Alligator (Beggars, 2005)
3. TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (4AD, 2004)
4. Rhythm & Sound – With the Artists (Burial Mix, 2003)
5. The Strokes – Is This It (Rough Trade/RCA/BMG, 2001)
6. Detroit Escalator Company – Black Buildings (Peacefrog, 2001)
7. Calibre – Second Sun (Signature, 2005)
8. M Ward – The Transfiguration of Vincent (Merge/Spunk, 2003)
9. Burial – Untrue (Hyperdub, 2007)
10. Scott Walker – The Drift (4AD, 2006)
 
Anthony Goddard
1. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
2. DJ Shadow - The Private Press
3. Elbow - Asleep In the Back
4. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – Dap Dippin’ with....
5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – BRMC
6. Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger
7. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
8. Phoenix – Alphabetical
9. 2 Many DJs - As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Vol. 2
10. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Kylie Joughin
1. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
2. Bjork - Vespertine
3. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
4. Gerling - When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun
5. Kylie Minogue - Light Years
6. Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
7. Miike Snow - Miike Snow
8. Royksopp - Junior
9. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
10. The Presets - Apocalypso

Henry Compton
1. Burial – Burial (Hyperdub) 2006
2. Sigur Ros – Agaetis Byrjun (Fatcat) 2003
3. Rhythm&Sound - w/ the Artists (Burial Mix) 2003
4. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion (Domino) 2009
5. Conjoint – A Few Empty Chairs (BURO/City Centre Offices) 2006
6. Boards Of Canada – Geogdaddi (Warp) 2002
7. Roots Manuva – Dub Come Save Me (Big Dada) 2003
8. Space Monkeys vs Gorillaz – Laika Come Home (EMI) 2002
9. Outkast - Love Below / Speakerboxxx (Arista) 2003
10. TVOTR – Desperate Youth… (4AD) 2004

Andre Calman
1. Queens Of The Stone Age - ‘Songs For The Deaf’
2. Kelley Stoltz - ‘Antique Glow’
3. Edan - ‘Beauty & The Beat’
4. LCD Soundsystem - ‘Sound Of Silver’
5. Rhythm & Sound - ‘With The Artists’
6. Midnight Juggernauts - ‘Dystopia’
7. Flying Lotus - ‘Los Angeles’
8. Susumu Yokota - ‘Sakura’
9. Felix Da Housecat - ‘Kittenz & Thee Glitz’
10. Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - ‘Secret Rhythms’

Antonio Foxlee
1. Plump DJ’s – “A Plump Night Out’ (2000)
2. System Of A Down – ‘Toxicity’ (2001)
3. The Rapture – ‘Echoes’ (2003)
4. The White Stripes – ‘Elephant’ (2004)
5. Thom Yorke – ‘Eraser’ (2006)
6. Interpol – ‘Eraser’ (2004)
7. The Strokes – ‘Is This It?’ (2001)
8. Bon Iver – ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ (2008)
9. Air – ‘Talkie Walkie’ (2004)
10. Mylo – ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ (2004)

Nevenka Moulakas
1. The Strokes - ‘Is This It’
2. Death Cab For Cutie - ‘Plans’
3. Cat Power - ‘You Are Free’
4. Martin Craft - ‘Silver & Fire’
5. Arcade Fire - ‘Funeral’
6. Interpol - ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’
7. The National - ‘Boxer’
8. Modern Guilt - ‘Beck’
9. PJ Harvey - ‘Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea’
10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - ‘BRMC’

Jeff Black
1. DJ Shadow - 'The Private Press'
2. Fat Freddys Drop - 'Inside Story'
3. Burial - 'Burial'
4. Working For A Nuclear Free City - 'self titled'
5. MIA - 'Kala'
6. The Bug - 'London Zoo'
7. King Cannibal - 'Let The Night Roar'
8. Shapeshifter - 'Soulstice'
9. M83 - 'Saturday = Youth'
10. Mr Lif - 'I Phantom'

Nat Files
1. Kylie Minogue - Fever
2. Kanye West - The College Dropout
3. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Beyonce - Dangerously in Love
6. The White Stripes – ‘Elephant’ (2004)
7. Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow
8. Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
9. Santigold - Santigold
10. Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs

Wade Nichols
1. Morphine - The Night 
2. add n to x - Loud Like Nature
3. DJ Shadow - The Private Press
4. Relaxed Muscle - A Heavy Night With........
5. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
6. The Magic Numbers - s/t
7. Peeping Tom - s/t
8. The Knife - Silent Shout
9. Quiet Village – Silent Movie
10. Santigold - Santigold
 

Posted 12.03.10

Horrorshow Headline Tour Announced!

Elefant Traks are proud to announce Horrorshow’s first National headline tour in February-March 2010.

The buzz around Horrorshow is staggering: they’ve swept up everyone from triple j kids to purist hip hop heads and indie hipsters. Their new album Inside Story was triple j Album of the Week and their joint launch with Urthboy soldout the Metro Theatre in Sydney.

The evocative brand of earnest, ego-free hip-hop announced by their debut album The Grey Space, earned them an ARIA nomination for Best Urban Release. Coupled with acclaimed recordings is their growing reputation for explosive live shows, most recently winning over a swag of new fans during 25 shows (over 7000 payers) on the Spitshine Tour.

If you’re talking hip hop, Horrorshow are a group to watch.

INSIDE STORY TOUR 2010
Presented by Elefant Traks and New World Artists

Sydney - Fri 26 Feb @ The Factory
Hobart - Fri 5 Mar @ Republic Bar
Adelaide - Sat 6 Mar @ Ed’s Castle
Melbourne - Sun 7 Mar @ Pushover (Under 18s)
Belgrave - Sun 7 Mar @ Rubys
Brisbane - Fri 12 Mar @ Step Inn
Maroochydore - Sat 13 Mar @ Sands
Byron Bay - Sun 14 Mar @ Great Northern
Warrnambool - Wed 17 Mar @ The Loft
Geelong - Thur 18 Mar @ The Nash
Melbourne - Fri 19 Mar @ Evelyn
Ballarat - Sat 20 Mar @ Karova
Perth - Thur 25 Mar @ Rocket Room
Geraldton - Fri 26 Mar @ Wintersun Hotel
Fremantle - Sat 27 Mar @ Mojo's

ALL TICKETS AVAIL FROM: HORRORSHOW.OZTIX.COM.AU
ALL SHOWS ARE 18+ EXCEPT SYDNEY AND PUSHOVER (VIC)

Posted 12.03.10

Inertia Staff's Top Albums Of The Decade, Part 1

With the 2000-2009 decade now well and truly over, Inertia's staff got together and each picked their Top 10 Albums Of The Decade (except for Justin, who for reasons unknown chose 13).

As a result, we thought we'd share our lists with everyone in two parts - the first 10 this week, and another 10 next week. So without further ado, here are Inertia staff's Best Of 2000-2009.

Ashley Sellers
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of silver
2. Arcade Fire - Funeral
3. Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
4. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
5. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi
6. Radiohead – In Rainbows
7. TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth
8. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
9. Strokes - Is This it?
10. Streets - A Grand Don’t Come For Free

Colin Daniels
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2. Arcade Fire - Funeral
3. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
4. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
5. The Avalanches – Since I Left You
6. Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
7. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
8. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
9. The National – Boxer
10. M.I.A Kala

Justin Cosby (in chronological order)
1. Sigur Ros – Agaetis Byrjun
2. Radiohead – Kid A
3. Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
4. The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
5. Four Tet - Rounds
6. My Morning Jacket - Sweatbees
7. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
8. TV On The Radio – Desperate Youths & Blood Thirsty Babes
9. Burial - Burial
10. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
11. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
12. Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
13. Grizzly Collective - Veckatimest Post Pavilion

Mark Dodds
1. The Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
2. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary (2005)
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
4. The National - Alligator (2005)
5. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
6. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
7. Joanna Newsom - Ys (2006)
8. Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
9. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies (2006)
10. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

Jade Adams
1. Erykah Badu – Mama’s Gun
2. Miguel Migs – Night Life 3
3. Alicia Keys – Songs In A Minor
4. Silverchair – Diaroma
5. The Avalanches – Since I Left You
6. Goldenhorse – Run, Run, Run
7. Gyroscope – Sound Shattering Sound
8. Fat Freddys’ Drop – Based On A True Story
9. Daft Punk - Discovery
10. Shapeshifter – Soulstice

Leo Bryan
1. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Master & Everyone (Drag City)
2. Burial - Burial (Hyperdub)
3. Burial - Untrue (Hyperdub)
4. Dabrye - Two/Three (Ghostly International)
5. Edan - Primitive Plus (Lewis Recordings)
6. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (Epic)
7. Madvillain - Madvillainy (Stones Throw)
8. Quasimoto - The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas (Stones Throw)
9. Rhythm & Sound - w/ The Artists (Burial Mix)
10. Smog - A River Ain't Much to Love (Drag City

Paul (Presser)
1. Midlake - Trials of van occupanther
2. Beck – Seachange
3. TV on the Radio – Desparate Youths, Bloodthirsty Babes
4. Phoenix – United
5. Cornelius – Point
6. Queens of the Stone Age – songs for the Deaf
7. The Dragons – BFI
8. David Axelrod – s/t
9. Silver Jews – Tanglewood numbers
10. Outcast – SpeakerBox

Jimmy
1. The Strokes- Is this it?
2. Amy Winehouse- Back to Black
3. Outkast- Speakerboxx/The Love Below
4. Jay Z- The Black Album
5. Missy Elliot- Miss E...so Addictive
6. NERD- In Search Of..
7. Daft Punk- Discovery
8. Avalanches- Since I left u
9. Burial- Untrue
10. D'Angelo- Voodoo

Dave Coto
1. Arbouretum – rites of uncovering
2. Tom Waits – Alice
3. Sounds like sunset – Saturdays
4. Ghostface killah – pretty toney album
5. Strokes – is this it?
6. Smog – supper
7. Bonnie prince billy – ease down the road
8. Johnny cash – American III
9. Sparklehorse – it’s a wonderful life
10. Kid cornered – s/t

Check back next week for 10 more great staff lists!

Posted 12.03.10

Kid Koala Rocks The Bells With The Slew

Beloved Canadian turntablist and long time NINJA TUNE artist KID KOALA teams up with friend DYNOMITE D and BEASTIE BOYS producer MARIO CALDATO to create an incredible psych / heavy rock drenched project under the name of THE SLEW.

The project was taken to the live stage recently with the two now ex original members of WOLFMOTHER, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett!! The show is by all reports amazing, and chances for an Oz tour are looking good!

"I haven't heard anything this crazy since Paul's Boutique"
MARIO CALDATO, BEASTIE BOYS  ENGINEER/PRODUCER 

Posted 12.03.10

The Soft Pack Cover Phoenix's Fences - Great Fan Video!

It’s not that often that we get to use the words ‘great’ and ‘fan videos’ in the same sentence but hey let’s make the most of the opportunity!
During 2009, The Soft Pack have done several cool cover versions including one of Spacemen 3’s ‘Walking With Jesus’ and The Cure’s ‘Grinding Halt’.
The most noticeable however has probably been their version of US touring partner Phoenix’s track ‘Fences’.

Check out this fan video for the track which uses excerpts from various Andy Warhol films. It includes Lou Reed, Nico and lots of shots of Edie Sedgwick and really connects the track with a period it could have come from.

 

 

Posted 12.03.10

Inertia's Staff Vote For Their Top Releases For 2009

2009 has been a phenomenal year in music, and nowhere has this been felt more than the Inertia offices. With amazing tunes landing on our desks day after day, it was a painstaking process to assemble this list of our staff's TOP 10 INERTIA RELEASES OF 2009 in both INTERNATIONAL and LOCAL categories.

While countless brilliant releases were selected amongst the 30+ staff lists, a tally managed to unearth what were the most popular contenders.

So, without further ado, check out Inertia's definitive 2009 staff list (presented in alphabetical order)...

International
Fuck Buttons - "Tarot Sport" (All Tomorrow's Parties)
Girls - "Album" (Pod)
Grizzly Bear - "Veckatimest" (Warp)
The Horrors - "Primary Colours" (XL)
Justin Townes Earle - "Midnight At The Movies" (Bloodshot)
Memory Tapes - "Seek Magic" (Pod)
Metric - "Fantasies" (Metric Music)
Mos Def - "The Ecstatic" (Downtown)
Whitest Boy Alive - "Rules" (Pod)
The XX - "XX" (Young Turks)

Local
Black Cab - "Call Signs" (Laughing Outlaw)
Bridezilla - "The First Dance" (Inertia)
Dappled Cities - "Zounds" (Speak N Spell)
Decoder Ring - "They Blind The Stars..." (Inertia)
Grand Salvo - "Soil Creatures" (Preservation)
Horrorshow - "The Grey Space" (Elefant Traks)
Mum Smokes - "House Music/Easy" (Sensory Projects)
Sherlock's Daughter - "EP" (Sherlock's Daughter)
Songs - "Songs" (Popfrenzy)
Urthboy - "Spitshine" (Elefant Traks)

Inertia would like to congratulate all the aforementioned artists, as well as the myriad other mind-blowing artists which have made 2009 one of the most memorable years in music this decade!

Posted 12.03.10

Lamb Vocalist Lou Rhodes Announces Return With Free Download

Mercury nominated British singer songwriter Lou Rhodes returns with her third solo album 'One Good Thing', released in  March 2010 through Motion Audio, a new Ninja Tune subsidiary label run by The Cinematic Orchestra.

'One Good Thing' brilliantly and beautifully reflects the very natural talent of one of Britain’s most accomplished and unconventional singer songwriters. Recorded in just two weeks in live takes with minimal editing and overdubs the result is a record of disarming honesty.

"Most of the music I'm inspired by was either recorded years ago or uses similar old-school analogue techniques", say Rhodes. "I guess if I had a reference point for the recording of this record it'd be stuff like Nick Drake's 'Five Leaves Left' or Nico's 'Chelsea Girl'. Basically guitar and voice recorded together as it's played with the sound of a room rather than a deadened vocal booth. Then the addition of beautiful, simple strings and the odd frame drum..."

Rhodes will be in Australia over summer for some very special shows with her beloved original act, Lamb.

Download the track here

Posted 12.03.10

Inertia Sweeps Air Awards Nominations

Inertia has swept the nominations of 2009 AIR Awards. Hosted, by the Australian Independent Record Labels Assosiation, the awards honour the year's top independent talent.

Adelaide pop sensation, Sia, has recieved nods in the "Best Independent Single or EP" category for her hit, "Buttons", as well as "Breakthrough Independent Artist Of The Year" and "Independent Artist Of The Year.

Sydney indie-popster, Dappled Cities, have been nominated in the "Best Independent Album" category for their opus, 'Zounds', as well as the "Independent Artist Of The Year" category.

Sydney's Decoder Ring have been nominatedin the "Best Independent Album" category for their album, 'They Blind The Stars And The Wild Team'. John Steel Singers have been nominated in the "Breakthrough Independent Artist" category. And in the "Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album" category, Inertia has recieved a whopping three nominations: Astronomy Class for 'Pursuit Of Happiness', Hermitude for 'Threads', and Pez for 'A Mind Of My Own'!

Inertia congratulates all nominated artists for this fantastic achievement, and looks forward to the announcement of winners on 22nd November.

Posted 12.03.10

Grizzly Bear 'veckatimest' Special Limited Bonus Edition

The breakthrough album of the year, Grizzly Bear's 'Veckatimest' will be reissued with special packaging and 7 extra live tracks.

Billed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood as “my favourite band in the world”, Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear are one of the most talked-about and widely celebrated bands to arise in the last few years. Already being lauded as “the best record of the 00s" by Fleet Foxes’ front man, Robin Pecknold, and singled out by the critical establishment as the contender for the Album Of The Year, their new album ‘Veckatimest’ (pron. veck-ah-tim-est) has been 2009’s most eagerly awaited and most heralded independent album.

The CD will now be re-released as a very limited/special edition, featuring a bonus disc with seven breathtaking live tracks recorded for various sessions around the world, including ‘Two Weeks’ and ‘While You Wait for the Others’ recorded in the BBC’s Maida Vale studios for Radio 1.

 

Posted 12.03.10

Pavement: Reforming And Heading Downunder!

The rumours are true, Pavement are indeed gracing our shores for an Australian tour. They are reforming, and playing their first ever shows since 1999... in Australia !

One of the most popular, important and influential bands in the history of modern music, Pavement disbanded in 1999 after releasing several masterwork albums, leaving a legacy as bona fide icons of what is now a massive scene.
That legacy has expanded exponentially to reach gigantic cultural proportions, so the announcement of the reformation and shows has seen an explosion of modern joy from discerning music lovers all over the globe.