Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
In 2009, White Lies appeared from nowhere with their debut album ‘To Lose My Life’, which raced to the top of the UK Charts. There was something fairly clever about this debut album: White Lies had managed to successfully reproduce the post-punk sound from the 1980s but enthused it with modern production. Of course, the post-punk revival had been around for a few years yet White Lies followed Editors’ example by producing songs that had dark themes coupled with infectious hooks. White Lies were just one of many bands that represented a new era of British ‘Coldwave’ that has continued to flourish due to The Xx.
2011 saw the release of White Lies’ second album ‘Ritual’ which took the sound from their first effort and slightly changed it by imbuing it with electronics. It wasn’t a bad album by any means but it was a slight disappointment...
In 2009, White Lies appeared from nowhere with their debut album ‘To Lose My Life’, which raced to the top of the UK Charts. There was something fairly clever about this debut album: White Lies had managed to successfully reproduce the post-punk sound from the 1980s but enthused it with modern production. Of course, the post-punk revival had been around for a few years yet White Lies followed Editors’ example by producing songs that had dark themes coupled with infectious hooks. White Lies were just one of many bands that represented a new era of British ‘Coldwave’ that has continued to flourish due to The Xx.
2011 saw the release of White Lies’ second album ‘Ritual’ which took the sound from their first effort and slightly changed it by imbuing it with electronics. It wasn’t a bad album by any means but it was a slight disappointment...
- 8/22/2013
- by Beau Jones
- Obsessed with Film
Since I started writing for Sound on Sight during Fantasia 2011, 2012 was my first full year of writing for the site. I started the year by joining Josh on the Mousterpiece Cinema Podcast. During the year I attended Fantasia for the 15th time in 16 festivals and I attended Ridm (Québec’s only Documentary Film Festival) for the first time.
The following is an expanded version of my Sound on Sight ballot for the best feature films of 2012. I should probably explain that I see fewer feature films every year than say Ricky or Josh. On the other side of that, as the Festival Director of the YoungCuts Film Festival, I watch more short films than most (over 1,000 short films per year). It is entirely possible that I didn’t see your favourite feature film this year. On the other hand, I also probably watch some feature films that you never saw.
The following is an expanded version of my Sound on Sight ballot for the best feature films of 2012. I should probably explain that I see fewer feature films every year than say Ricky or Josh. On the other side of that, as the Festival Director of the YoungCuts Film Festival, I watch more short films than most (over 1,000 short films per year). It is entirely possible that I didn’t see your favourite feature film this year. On the other hand, I also probably watch some feature films that you never saw.
- 1/7/2013
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
Tourism Australia and Qantas have teamed up with Icehouse singer Iva Davies to produce a four-minute video to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘Australia’s unofficial anthem’, Great Southern Land.
The film was made before Telstra’s Olympics ad, which featured another unofficial Australian anthem, Down Under by Men At Work – but after The Monkeys’ film for Sydney Opera House, which also features a succession of artists performing popular Aussie anthem Ship Song, by Nick Cave.
Great Southern Land, which was written while Davies was on a Qantas flight over central Australia in 1981, is performed in Ta’s video by artists including Katie Noonan, Van She, Eskimo Joe, The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Cut Copy.
Though made without involving Ta’s ad agency, Ddb Sydney, some of the footage in the video was taken from Ddb’s most recent incarnation of the There’s Nothing Like Australia campaign, which cost $4m to produce.
The film was made before Telstra’s Olympics ad, which featured another unofficial Australian anthem, Down Under by Men At Work – but after The Monkeys’ film for Sydney Opera House, which also features a succession of artists performing popular Aussie anthem Ship Song, by Nick Cave.
Great Southern Land, which was written while Davies was on a Qantas flight over central Australia in 1981, is performed in Ta’s video by artists including Katie Noonan, Van She, Eskimo Joe, The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Cut Copy.
Though made without involving Ta’s ad agency, Ddb Sydney, some of the footage in the video was taken from Ddb’s most recent incarnation of the There’s Nothing Like Australia campaign, which cost $4m to produce.
- 8/30/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Media agency Starcom has announced its win of the $5-7million Warner Music account following a competitive pitch against Zenith Optimedia, Mitchell Media and Tms.
The account had previously been held by Phd, but the agency had declined to repitch for the business, which was called in April 2012.
Warner Music Australia represents artists such as Green Day, the Black Keys, Eskimo Joe, Wilco, Kimbra, Regina Spektor, Skrillex and Kylie Minogue.
John Sintras, CEO of Starcom said in a release: “Warner Music continues to be one of the most powerful and passionate companies in the industry and we’re delighted to be working with them as they continue to transform their business and meet the needs of tomorrow’s music consumers.”
The account will be managed by Starcom’s Sydney office.
The account had previously been held by Phd, but the agency had declined to repitch for the business, which was called in April 2012.
Warner Music Australia represents artists such as Green Day, the Black Keys, Eskimo Joe, Wilco, Kimbra, Regina Spektor, Skrillex and Kylie Minogue.
John Sintras, CEO of Starcom said in a release: “Warner Music continues to be one of the most powerful and passionate companies in the industry and we’re delighted to be working with them as they continue to transform their business and meet the needs of tomorrow’s music consumers.”
The account will be managed by Starcom’s Sydney office.
- 7/5/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
The nominees for this year's Aria Awards have been announced. Australian singer Gotye has been named in a record seven categories for his single 'Somebody That I Used to Know' featuring Kimbra. His chart-topping single is nominated for 'Single of the Year', Highest Selling Single and 'Best Pop Release', while he has also has a chance of winning 'Best Male Artist'. Also successful in the nominations are folk band Boy and Bear, hip hop act Drapht and Eskimo Joe - each with six nominations - and Guy Sebastian, who picks up two nominations. It has not yet been revealed which television network hopes to broadcast the Aria Awards ceremony this year, after two years of poor ratings on the Nine Network and Channel Ten.
Confirmed performers at the event include Gotye, Boy and Bear and (more)...
Confirmed performers at the event include Gotye, Boy and Bear and (more)...
- 10/13/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Eskimo Joe have revealed that they began their music career in a shed. The Australian band, which consists of Kav Temperley, Joel Quartermain and Stu MacLeod, used to spend hours practising in Temperley's backyard shed because it was the only place they had to go. Temperley joked to The Daily Telegraph: "Try singing for 20 minutes in the middle of summer with a hangover." The frontman also revealed that he began writing their new single 'Love Is a Drug' in his favourite cafe in Fremantle. Temperley added: "I'd do a Sunday night residency there - for the excellent free food and drinks - and sometimes I would just find myself playing this instrumental jam over and over again for ten minutes or until someone in the crowd (more)...
- 6/20/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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