February 2012
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Hangin' With Serj
Last night I attended the System Of A Down sideshow at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
The show was absolutely amazing and the fact it was getting recorded for a live album seemed to make the guys really bring their A game. The teenager inside me loved every second, as they belted out a 27 song set across an hour and a half. And I think I forgot how good of a vocalist Serj Tankian is –...
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The Used
Let’s go back to the days when skinny jeans and big fringes were a necessity. Black hair was completely natural and everyone was depressed just so they wouldn’t conform to society. The days when tight purple jeans and matching braces were cool. No? My 14 year old self loved it.
These were the days when The Used and My Chemical Romance ruled the ‘emo’ scene and posters were plastered all...
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The Screaming Eagle of Soul aka Black Velvet aka Charles Bradley is heading back down under for a string of shows next month and holy shit are we excited!
If you haven’t seen C.B live it’s time to adjust your bucket list as it’s one of those experiences that makes you forget you’re at a music show and instead you feel like you’re at church with Mr. Bradley as...
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Who Da Foq Is Dr. John?
Dr. John’s first Nonesuch album ‘Locked Down’ – produced by, and featuring, Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys – is out March 30. It is a fantastic record that will appeal to longtime Dr. John fans and Black Keys fans alike.
Who is Dr John you ask? Well, he is an American music legend, and a man with a colourful past and an impressive career to say the least. In a nutshell:
Dr. John is...
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Behold The Superfan*
I once worked with a girl who’d been to 52 Bon Jovi shows. Yes, really. A pleasant, bubbly, normal-ish kind of girl, who instead of saving for a house deposit, invested heavily in Jon Bon. Needless to say I was fascinated by this discovery. She followed the band throughout North America and beyond, enjoying every show as much as the last. Naturally I quizzed her on what it was about the...
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Get Your SLAM On
National SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) Day is tomorrow!
On 23rd February 2010, the SLAM rally saw 20,000 people march through Melbourne to the tune of AC/DC’s definitive ‘Long Way to the Top’, in protest against the Victorian Government’s misguided policy link between live music and violence. Out on the streets of our city, we showed our support and love for a truly great live...
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Remaking Your Company Through Music.
I don’t know if you go in for those kind of self help and business type books but one idea recently caught my eye courtesy of Chris Arnot in the UK Guardian..
When reorganising your business why not model it on the helpful styles of contrasting jazz band leaders? There’s an idea. Like any small business jazz bands have products (shows and music) to organise market and sell, stakeholders to...
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Meet Claire Boucher aka Grimes.
Born in Vancouver, Canada, she came to Montreal in 2006. Her experience as a performer is deeply embedded in the illegal DIY loft culture of Montreal, where Grimes was one of the prominent figures in the scene surrounding Lab Synthèse – a 4600sq ft re-appropriated textile factory. She developed in a scene where punk ethos and pop music collide, resulting in...
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The Next BIGthing
Can I please resubmit my choices for artists to watch in 2012?
I was sent a link to the ridiculously good video featured below about 10 minutes ago and it’s safe to say I’m already obsessed with the BIGkids.
I haven’t had time to do my homework so here’s a great breakdown of what they’re all about via The Guardian
NEW BAND OF THE DAY - No 1,206: BIGkids...
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Oh Hi High Highs
High Highs are need to get more material out there quick-smart, because there’s many a listener gleefully champing at the bit at present. Label interest is likely at an all-time high, women are casting their underwear a-stage and the names Jack, Oli and Zachary are being applied to newborns with unprecedented frequency in honour of the New York based three piece (though I remembered them...
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What Dubstep Sounds Like To Your Parents
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Breakfasts Around The World – Touring Survival 101
Over the last decade or so I have been lucky enough to spend a good deal of time gallivanting around the world with a band (or two!) in tow, which is always a mixture of incredibly fun and incredibly painful. Sure, you get to see the world for free, meet interesting people and get drunk with them, hopefully for free as well. Unfortunately there is the other side of the coin, which involves...
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Ooooh Baby I Like It Raw!
Australian hip hop producer extraordinaire M-Phazes is back with a new album on Coalmine Records.
Phazed Out sees M-Phazes breathe life into the Coalmine back catalog with some heavy duty remixes. The album is mixed together by DJ Rhettmatic and features a serious all-star lineup of guests including Heltah Skeltah, CL Smooth, J-Live, Chubb Rock & Sadat X amongst others.
Below is the lead...
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A Post About Beer
Whilst out drinking in Melbourne with our good friend from JB Hi Fi we came across some interesting beers. First we drank from this one -
Which was up on the chalk board. A beer dedicated to Monk we thought - cant be. But when the bottle arrived it clearly was. Check it out -
A dark thoughtful drop to be drunk with this -
I wouldn’t put its genius on a par with...
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Portugal. The Man - Under The Bridge
As promised, here’s the Portugal. The Man Under The Bridge Session we shot last week.
Not even the shitty summer weather and gusty winds could stop PTM from delivering a killer performance of So American complete with a David Bowie inspired intro.
The boys were quoted as saying it was the ‘Best. Day. Ever’ and after performing under the bridge they went on to ride a ferris...
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$15,782 Well Spent!
Welcome to Cool Accidents!
We’re rewarding you for your curiosity by hooking you up with some free music from three of our (and soon to be your) favourite acts. Simply click on the pics below to cash in!
While you’re here make sure you have a look around and see what else is happening on Cool Accidents, we’re a music blog that focuses on unique and engaging content and...
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Parachute Youth
Nearly one year ago i was given a demo EP. Quite simply it blew me away. It was real rough around the edges and needed a little bit of work but the vocal, the bass hooks the guitar licks, the melody was all there. I didn’t know really what kind of music it was but it gave me serious goose bumps. Part Empire Of The Sun, part Joy Division, part Calvin Harris, but also none of the above.
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February 14, a date on the calendar you either look forward to or dread…
Ahhhh to be in love! The birds are singing, the butterflies are in your stomach and there’s not a trouble in sight.
But let’s be honest, sometimes (OK lots of times) that love stuff doesn’t go to plan and it’s not all roses, chocolates and Hallmark cards. So keeping this in mind, Cool Accidents have got everyone...
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Bright Lights
2012 is going to be a BIG year for Gary Clark Jnr and if you don’t know the deal yet the video below does a better job than most Hollywood blockbuster trailers in getting you psyched about him.
Blending rock, soul and blues and taking inspiration from Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Snoop Dogg, The Ramones, Howlin’ Wolf and Michael Jackson, Clark is forging a unique sound that is going...
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Hitler Almost Misses Wil Anderson.
Check out the video below which has been put together by a self proclaimed oldie who feels disillusioned by the current state of the Australian music scene.
It’s guaranteed to make you laugh but does it make you think?
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Luiz Bonfa x Gotye
Today we’re featuring the late Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa and man of the moment Wally De Backer aka Gotye as part of our Sampled series.
OK, so Wally might have only sampled like the first 1 or 2 seconds of Luiz’s tune Seville BUT he did use it to great effect on the BIGGEST song of 2011, Somebody That I Used To Know.
Despite the short sample length, Seville is a great...
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Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
I first met Tom Waits when I was a young boy the age of seven. My father owned a shabby old vinyl pressing of Blue Valentine. I was more interested in the mechanics of the record player; how did sound come out of this revolving black plate? I would play all of my dad’s old records, observing them closely, and as the needle hit the grooves I would marvel at the crackled sounds that would...