Well, that’s m4music over and out for 2103! I was a bit bleary-eyed yesterday after the weekend’s revels, but it was a fun couple of days, as always. Some highlights: Australian indie rockers The Jezabels played a intense and electric set at Moods on Saturday night which left the audience screaming and begging for more – … Continue reading »
Five clubs, three nights, two cities and over 40 acts – yep, it’s that time of year again, time for the m4music Festival, Conference and Demotape Clinic. This year’s line-up includes Foals, Jamie Lidell, Beardyman, The Jezabels, Veto, Delphic, FM Belfast, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Le Corps Mince de Françoise (LCMDF), Sheila She Loves You, ME, … Continue reading »
I met Todd Mitsuda of Countdown Media on the bus from Nice airport to Cannes the night before Midem started. We bumped into each other at various points during the next few days, so I hit him up for a quick interview in the Countdown Media booth. Todd works in the ever-burgeoning field of sync … Continue reading »
Yet another Two Things missive from the Midem front, this time from Rumblefish CEO and super-friendly guy Paul Anthony. Tell me about an important or defining musical experience in your life. I guess that would be the time that I decided to become a drummer – I’m a drummer who turned into a drum composer. I … Continue reading »
Belgian band Oscar and the Wolf delivered a sublime semi-acoustic (although slightly shortened) set at Royal, Baden on Saturday, the second night of the third instalment of the One Of A Million Festival, Baden, despite being down two members (one fell ill + one stayed behind to keep him company). Through a thick cloud of … Continue reading »
Recently I attended Midem, the big European music/tech trade fair that takes over the posh French Riviera town of Cannes each January. It’s four days of mad networking, industry discussion and frenetic searching for the Next Big Music/Tech/Branding Thing. It’s also four days in the company of some of the most interesting people you’ll ever … Continue reading »
Well, my first Midem Festival in Cannes, France is done and dusted. Phew – so much to take in at once. Took me most of the first morning just to find my way around the labyrinthine Palais des Festivals. And I have to admit I did spend some time admiring the sunny seaside view and humongous luxury … Continue reading »
Look who I found at Midem – some fellow Aussies, quite a few in fact. Here we see Nick O’Byrne of AIR (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) on his soapbox (ok, chair), kicking off Australia Day celebrations on Saturday. Continue reading »
What is it about Belgium? There are a whole slew of amazing bands coming out of there at the moment – Amatorski, Oscar and the Wolf, Bony King of Nowhere, Douglas Firs…Is it something in the water, or perhaps beer? Well, greatness doesn’t go unrecognised for long, and as ever, the One Of A Million … Continue reading »
Last winter I took a punt on a small festival I’d never heard of, but which had an intriguing line-up of bands that I’d only caught vague whispers of – the One Of A Million Festival (OOAM) in Baden. I had to practically force myself to leave the city limits (well, it was in the … Continue reading »
