His Review: Splendour In The Grass 2011 Day 3 (Sunday July 31)

Aug 12, 11 His Review: Splendour In The Grass 2011 Day 3 (Sunday July 31)

Posted by Dave Callaghan in Latest, Reviews

The final day of Splendour in the Grass for 2011 and still much to see before this amazing weekend must come to an end. Local Brisbane boys Hungry Kids of Hungary were first cab of the rank and they did not disappoint. These guys keep making a bigger and bigger name for themselves and rightfully so. They lay their balls on the stage...

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Her Review: Splendour In The Grass 2011 Day 3 (Sunday July 31)

Aug 11, 11 Her Review: Splendour In The Grass 2011 Day 3 (Sunday July 31)

Posted by Kate Scantleton in Latest, Reviews

Finally – the day of the festival where everyone has accepted their ‘feral-dom’ – unshowered campers relish in their freedom and openness, everyone has accepted gum boots as fair and usual fashion, and a cold can of baked beans constitutes a hearty breakfast. Photo: Cassandra Hannagan The Holidays were my first stop....

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Live Music: Sunset Sounds Day 1

Words and pictures: Kate Scantleton Day One – Wednesday Jan 5 I’m just going to put it out there: Sunset Sounds 2011 was the wettest festival I have ever been to. Mother Nature played Brisbane a pretty darn cold-hearted hand over Wednesday and Thursday last week. Luckily though, it takes more than a tonne of torrential rain to...

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Cloud Control: Big times ahead

Cloud Control are really on the up-and-up. Having just spent a great run of dates touring the UK, including playing the Secret Garden Party festival, they have been signed to Infectious Records (who also look after the Temper Trap and Local Natives). Not to say that Australia isn’t still feeling the love for Cloud Control. Having...

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Live Music: Cloud Control, The Zoo

Words: Clare Kempnich Pictures: Kate Scantleton Saturday, June 12 Cloud Control have been getting lots of airtime recently on JJJ due to the recent success of song, “This is What I Said”. I’ve got to say, it’s catchy and I like that, but I worry that they’re the kind of band that we’re quickly going to forget about...

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