STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Party Hard – A Pulp Mixtape

Ahead of this Saturday’s razzmatazz, get your ears around this Pulp mixtape. But be quick – it will be online for five days only.

Before you enter the palace of wisdom you have to decide: are you ready to rock?


This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 22, 2010 at 10:25 am, filed under Pulp, The Gladstone Hotel. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



NEWS: Past the leisure centre, left at the lights…

Pulp have reformed ahead of some live dates in 2011 and the world collectively wet itself.

1 2 X U – Wire are playing Beck’s Festival bar in January 2011.

Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye gave away their first single as a free download and was met with stultifying indifference.

RCDLBL are giving away a free download of the Robert Smith-soaked Crystal Castles single. It’s catchy as all hell.

Ride’s debut “Nowhere” is to get the deluxe re-issue treatment.

Alan Partridge returns with the YouTube only “Mid Morning Matters”.  Sponsored by Fosters, blocked content in Australia.  Hilarity ensued.

Suede did an XFM session ahead of their forthcoming O2 Arena dates.

Join the discussion on Facebook here.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 16, 2010 at 9:21 am, filed under Twitter. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



Britpop’s Party Hard (Pulp night)

SATURDAY 27th NOVEMBER

***An evening of PULP and classic British indie***

“Before you enter the palace of wisdom you have to decide:

are you ready to rock?

Oh can you party with me?

Can you show me a good time?

Do you even know what one looks like?

And I don’t need to hear your stories again -

just get on the floor and show me what you’re made of.

Just what exactly are you made of?

Baby, you’re driving me crazy.

Baby, you’re driving me crazy.”

Expect to hear: PULP (90+ minutes) / Suede / Oasis / Kasabian / Jamie T / Blur / Bloc Party / David Bowie / Radiohead / The Cure / Morrissey / The Charlatans / The Libertines / The Beatles / Foals / Maximo Park…

DJs spinning 7pm – 3am: Urby / Johnny Darko / Andrew P Street / WeHeartMusic / Cardboard Jarvis

THE GLADSTONE HOTEL

(A three minute stroll from Central Station)

Entry $10. (Free before 8pm).

HAPPY HOURS: $10 jugs and $4 spirits before 10pm.

The Facebook event can be found here.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 15, 2010 at 3:22 pm, filed under Pulp, The Gladstone Hotel. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



REFORMING: Pulp. (Oh yes!)

All of our endless prayers have been answered in one king hit:  Pulp are to reform for some shows in 2011. If we had any shit, we just lost it.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 9, 2010 at 7:12 am, filed under Tours, Twitter. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



SMASH ON: The Charlatans’ Metro gig unofficial after party

The good fellows at Teenage Kicks are hosting an unofficial after-party for The Charlatans‘ Metro gig as part of their weekly indie-rock-o-rama.  It goes down this coming Thursday from 9pm at The World Bar (in Kings X).  Entry is FREE.  Smashing.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:36 am, filed under Tours. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



SEE: Gang Of Four – Sydney sideshow 2011

Angular post-punk pioneers Gang Of Four bring their Australian Content show to Sydney’s Gaelic Theatre on 1st March 2011. Get your hot little hands on a ticket by clicking here.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 6, 2010 at 9:21 am, filed under Tours. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



INTERVIEW: Brian Eno talks to himself

Here’s Brian Eno doing some funny promo for a very serious (and amazing) sounding record he’s done for Warp Records, Small Craft On A Milk Sea.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on November 4, 2010 at 7:52 am, filed under Best New Music. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



PARTY PICS: Britpop presents PAINT IT BLACK – 30th October 2010

Photos by Annette Geneva

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DOWNLOAD: The Vaccines – Blow It Up

Your life needs this song.  It’s widescreen.  It’s epic.  It’s everything The Big Pink wished they could be (but aren’t).  It’s The Vaccines with “Blow It Up” and it’s immense.  And you can snatch the mp3 for free (legally!) from here.  Do it now.

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on October 27, 2010 at 5:13 pm, filed under Best New Music, Free stuff. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



LISTEN: PAINT IT BLACK mixtape

Swing your sixties with us!

BRITPOP presents PAINT IT BLACK by britpop

This entry was written by Johnny Darko, posted on October 24, 2010 at 10:23 am, filed under 1960s, The Gladstone Hotel. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



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