Music

All Signs Point To The New Washington Clip For ‘Holy Moses’ Being GODDAMN AMAZING.

12:22PM Jess McGuire | If you watched Megan Washington’s spectacular performance of ‘Sunday Best’ during last year’s (otherwise rather dismal) ARIA Awards and thought “YES! YES! Costumes and theatrics and dance routines are wonderful and I would like to see Washington get her Fosse on again, perhaps in the music video for whatever song she releases first from her next album!” then you’re in luck*. From what I can gather from the ‘Behind The Scenes’ clip posted on YouTube for the new single ‘Holy Moses’, that’s PRECISELY what she’s done. More »

Fruit Bats – “Tangie And Ray”

9:33AM Jess McGuire | I was a big fan of the 2009 album The Ruminant Band” by American ensemble Fruit Bats, so I was pretty excited when I learned they were going to release a new album called “Tripper” this month. Here’s the first single from said record – “Tangie And Ray”. Enjoy! More »

Kings Of Leon Frontman Isn’t As Think As You Drunk He Is

11:24AM Defamer US Edition | “I’m gonna go back stage for a second, I’m gonna vomit, I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” And that’s how Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill cut short their Friday appearance in Dallas just halfway through their set, leading his band members/kin to apologise profusely to the crowd (video of the apology here). More »

Rapping Celebukids Just Don’t Listen

2:40AM Defamer US Edition | So then, did you all take the time to download the hot new mixtape by Pablo Dylan, Bob Dylan’s 15 year-old rapping grandson? More »

Who Gave Soulja Boy $US55 Million?

11:15PM Defamer US Edition | Cartoonishly simplistic rhyme reciter Soulja Boy has allegedly purchased himself a $US55 million G5 jet as a 21st birthday present. Ohh… did somebody give Soulja Boy $US55 million, by accident? More »

Morrissey Says Fast Food Is Worse Than Norway Massacre

12:26AM Defamer US Edition | Quaintly racist Irish folk singer Morrissey is at it again. Unfortunately “it” is not “singing weepy ballads to sad sack college English majors.” Morrissey compared the Norway massacre to fast food at a show. More »

One Hit Wonders Of The 90s | Catatonia – “Road Rage”

12:42PM Jess McGuire | Welsh band Catatonia taught me a very, VERY important lesson back in my final year of high school – if you buy an album but set your CD player to ‘single play’ mode and then listen to the same song for THREE WEEKS STRAIGHT (no lie), you will eventually need “a bit of space” from said track. Thirteen years apart is enough though, surely?! Welcome back to my earholes, Catatonia! More »

One Hit Wonders Of The 90s | Geggy Tah – “Whoever You Are”

12:30PM Jess McGuire | If more drivers listened to this song whilst battling the traffic on the streets, the world would probably be a better place. Geggy Tah, your song is still ADORABLE AS FUCK. More »

One Hit Wonders Of The 90s | Swoop – “Apple Eyes”

12:20PM Jess McGuire | A large number of people have urged me via Twitter to include Swoop’s “Apple Eyes” in Defamer Australia’s celebration of one hit wonders of the 90s. Quite rightly too, it was an absolute cracker, and I’ve enjoyed revisiting it so much today that I think I might track it down on iTunes so I can listen to the guitar solo (I used to poorly imitate on my shitty faux-Fender as a teenager) over and over and over while I walk my dog in the sunshine today. More »

One Hit Wonders Of The 90s | New Radicals – “You Get What You Give”

12:08PM Jess McGuire | I could not forgive myself if I didn’t include this track in our vaguely indie one hit wonders of the 90s celebration today. I remember the day I bought this single, the shirt I was wearing, the friend I went to meet afterwards, and the absolute delight I felt listening to it when I finally got home and popped it in the CD player. Four minutes of pure joy – even the daft rap is adorable (and will help future archeologists date the track). More »