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Sydney Comedy Festival: Paul Foot, Ivan Aristeguieta, Larry Dean, Stephen K Amos
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Peter Hook looks back on Joy Division and New Order, and how their legacy stands up today
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Record Store Day ambassador Robert Forster talks songwriting
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The 50 Best Coffees In Sydney: Part Three
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Joe Goddard
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Allday walks us track by track through his new record, with hilarious results
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The Top Three Shakshukas In Sydney
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Album reviews, First Drafts
“If Ian hadn’t died, God rest his soul, he would have been singing on ‘Blue Monday’, which I would give anything to hear.” (12)
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Off The Record
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Gig guide
DAPPLED CITIES Sydney indie heroes Dappled Cities have announced Red Riders as their main support for their return show during Vivid Sydney 2017. The show will see Dappled Cities combining soundscapes with incredible lighting, showcasing new music from their album ||||| (Five) as well as some older tracks. Indie rebels Red Riders formed in 2003 and went their separate ways in 2011, with several successful releases under their belts. Reunite with Dappled Cities and Red Riders at City Recital Hall on Sunday June 4. And for the chance to win one of two double passes, enter at thebrag. com/freeshit.
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PIERCE BROTHERS ON THE ROAD Melbourne folk siblings Pierce Brothers have new songs to share in the form of an EP, The Records Were Ours, out Friday May 19. It’s the first in a trilogy of EPs some two years in the making, following the Brothers’ signing to Warner to capitalise on their successful independent career. To celebrate the new release, Pierce Brothers are hitting five venues around the country this May, including The Metro Lair on Thursday May 18.
COME PARTY WITH POLISH CLUB Hard rockin’ two-piece Polish Club are edging closer to their national tour dates next month. The band’s 13 dates around the nation will begin right here in Sydney, with an Oxford Art Factory gig on Friday May 5. Novak and JohnHenry have made a splash in 2017 with singles like ‘Come Party’ and their debut album Alright Already, released in March. But the best place to see these guys is on the road. Catch you up the front.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM IN SYDNEY
WHAT NEXT FOR THE MARLY?
We’re sure everyone’s fingers were getting pretty sore from crossing by this point, but it’s official: LCD Soundsystem are the latest act from Splendour In The Grass to announce they’ll be playing a Sydney sideshow. It will be the band’s first Aussie headline show since reforming in 2016, and will give us a glimpse of LCD’s upcoming album, with four of its tracks having already been rolled out overseas. They’ve been sufficiently warmed up by appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and Primavera, and by all accounts are at the peak of their powers. See LCD Soundsystem at the Hordern Pavilion on Monday July 24.
Newtown’s Marlborough Hotel has been sold by its current owners as they shed properties, but a famous foodie has now taken the reins. Celebrity chef Matt Moran and his business partner Bruce Solomon have snapped up the Newtown institution in a deal which is rumoured to have netted $20 million for the sellers Geoff Dixon and John Singleton. The Solotel group, run by Moran and Solomon, have acquired a number of businesses recently and now are rivalling the Merivale group with properties such as the Paddington Inn, Opera Bar, The Sheaf in Double Bay and Chiswick in Woollahra. Solotel properties in the Inner West include The Bank and Public House Petersham. The most recent purchase was of the Clovelly Hotel, which will undergo transformations to become a more food-centric pub.
ROYAL BLOOD SPLENDOUR SIDESHOW 2017 is the year of the two-piece. And Royal Blood are coming back to prove it. The Brighton bass-and-drum duo have found themselves near the top of the Splendour In The Grass bill, and for good reason: their 2014 self-titled debut album raced up the charts in Australia and overseas, landing the number one spot in their native Britain. Now, Royal Blood have a new record to share in How Did We Get So Dark?, which lands on Friday June 16. Shortly afterwards they’ll play the Metro Theatre on Thursday July 20.
PALLBEARER BRING THE DOOM Arkansas four-piece Pallbearer are snaking their way to Australia this July ahead of their first trip to New Zealand. Vocalist/guitarist Brett Campbell and co. will show off their mammoth and diverse sound, drawing on elements of doom, alt-rock, prog and more. It’s all in celebration of their third album, Heartless. Don your blackest outfit and head to Manning Bar on Tuesday July 4.
The Bedroom Philosopher
THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER’S CAT SHOW The Bedroom Philosopher is purring back into Sydney with a feline-themed comedy festival show. The Bedroom Philosopher: Cat Show will see the triple j comedic favourite performing his back cat-alogue of songs that mention cats, all the while dressed as a cat himself. What more can be said? Prowl over to Giant Dwarf on Saturday April 29 to take it all in.
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