Starky, Pony Up
Checked out Sydney rockers Starky on Friday night. These guys have had a huge amount of publicity in various media and be sure to check out Sydney photographer Paul Gosney’s work for their album. Brilliant indeed.
Supporting were Pony Up, the all-girl Canadian band who you’ve probably heard on the radio with their single ‘The Truth About Cats and Dogs (And then they die)’. Not the greatest performers but they had their own thing going on which was cool enough for me. And their video is pretty awesome.
Okkervil River gig
Having sold out their first gig this Friday, 7-piece Texan band Okkervil River played a second to another packed house last night at the East Brunswick Club. This was by far the best gig of the year for me, despite the band being severely jetlagged. The band were tight, energised and had the crowd in the palm of their hand. During the encore, lead singer Will Sheff went solo and delivered a beautiful acoustic rendition of a new song (I think!) which had allll the girls crying (James takes notes - “How to make a girl cry with song”). Highlights for me was my fav song on the record ‘For Real’ and ‘So Come Back, I Am Waiting’. Yet another band from Texas making a mark on the world.
Miami Vice Soundtrack
Time to get out the white jackets and the pink T’s because Michael Mann’s reimagining of his own cult 80’s TV Show ‘Miami Vice’ has just been released in the States and in typical Mann fashion, features an awesome soundtrack. Pastel clothing free too :)
I’ve been iTuning this all day and if you’re a fan of the Collateral soundtrack, you’ll probably love this too. Mann runs the fine line of producing a ‘cool’ soundtrack and a plain cheesy one. Nonpoint’s version of Phil Collins “In The Air Tonight” is EXACTLY what you’d expect from a post-Collateral Mann musical mindset. Heavier guitar and lots of drums (hear the track here). While not as classic as the original, it’s still an OK cover. Not a fan of that metal guitar but I guess it does evoke an 80’s feel.
The Mogwai tracks fit perfectly and sticking Goldfrapp’s ‘Strict Machine’ was a touch of genius. The Moby track I could take or leave though. Whilst ‘God Moving Over the Face of Water’ was brilliantly used in Mann’s Heat, here it’s not as effective. At least from a listening standpoint. It might work better in context with the movie. Which is out August 10th here. Can’t wait.
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Hooverdust is a pop culture blog designed and developed by James Sann. I cover a range of topics such as Film, Music, TV, Photography, Design and teh internets.
Based in Melbourne and Bendigo, Australia, in my professional life, I am a freelance multimedia designer, photographer and a part-time University lecturer & tutor.
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