SONIC MASALA: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Friday, 18 November 2011

Royal Headache/Dick Diver Gig

just a quickie here. As previously mentioned, Harvest (featuring Portishead, Flaming Lips, Mogwai, The National, Holy Fuck and a host of others) hists Brisbane's Botanical Gardens tomorrow, followed by the amazing iPhone replaying of the Flaming Lips' epic Zaireeka album as orchestrated by Wayne Coyne himself. Also on that night will be Melbourne's great exponents of post rock atmospherics Laura, playing at Woodland. But if you want to start your music overdose early, get to Woodland tonight, as the bands responsible for two of the most exciting albums of 2011 are converging for a night of drunken passion.

Royal Headache (self-titled) and Dick Diver (Now Start Again - listen to the whole thing here) are going to blow everyone away, and this is a promise. Very exciting! Supported by local act Loose Grip, and at just a tenner, this promises to be a stellar show.

(As a side note, my mate (and now brother-in-law) can't get into RH because the vocalist sounds too much like Ted Leo. As I haven't seen them live yet, I cant pass on the definitive verdict - but that summation is fucking funny.)

Royal Headache - Down The Lane

Dick Diver - Through The D from Chapter Music on Vimeo.

Friday, 16 July 2010

Friday Cover Up #2– Ted Leo Sets Off On A Bi-Annual Boat Trip With Disastrous Results

Paul and I really need to coordinate on this. He missed a few, I tried to pick up the pieces, now we're double posting...ah fuck it.

Im not sure how popular this song is over here in Ol’ Blighty, or the band that launched it onto the masses back in the early 80s, although the song is rumoured to be an attack on Britain's part in the Falklands War... Split Endz, borne from the musical miasma that are the minds of the Finn brothers, Tim and Neil, were a New Zealand phenomenon, an Antipodean behemoth, and proved to be the launchpad for Neil’s ‘other’ band, Crowded House. One of Split Endz’s most notable tracks is ‘Six Months In A Leaky Boat.’ Ted Leo, an indie punk icon, saw fit to cover it. I think it's pretty rad - and its a breezy entry to the weekend! Enjoy...

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Split Endz cover)

About

It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.