The Breeder’s have always managed to set themselves apart. You hear them, and instantly, you know who you are listening to (assuming you have a historical awareness of them of course). Their songs have never followed a path that seemed to be familiar to any one but them. ‘Last Splash’, easily one of my favourite [...]

Death Cab for Cutie’s soft, mopey indie offerings have come to mean more and more to me over the last few years. As a listener completing my 365 albums project I wasn’t initially sure how I felt about them. Perhaps having become a breeder and gaining a few more years perspective in life has meant [...]

To celebrate NME honouring them in what could be the coolest award category on the planet, the “Godlike Genius Award”, Jane’s Addiction, with the classic line-up of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Eric Avery played “Jane Says,” “Mountain Song,” “Ocean Size,” and “Stop.” With re-unions being pretty popular right now (Smashing Pumpkins, Stone [...]

The Roots have been busy (well, busier than normal) with the lead up to their upcoming release ‘Rising Down’ (April 29th), leaking 3 singles via the video medium. So far, the album sounds hot. Were we on the other side of the globe, I would say it was a summer album in waiting. Take a [...]

Finally – the dates have been confirmed – no word on ticket sales yet. THURSDAY 26th JUNE – CHRISTCHURCH: THE CIVIC 
 FRIDAY 27th JUNE – WELLINGTON: THE FRONT ROOM 
 SATURDAY 28th JUNE – AUCKLAND: THE POWERSTATION Akron, Ohio champions, THE BLACK KEYS, are gushing to announce a return to their favourite international hotspots [...]

Regular clockers of shotbro will already know my stance on Portishead. Still, with their new album available as a stream thanks to Last.fm, I had to check it out. I don’t want to spoil it for everyone – but at a first listen, it seems….interesting. Check it out here.

No real intro needed. Two men, a guitar, some drums. Akron, Ohio’s Finest. Even Dave can’t believe it.

www.weezer.com is streaming the full track ‘Pork and Beans’ now. A nice surprise for me on my return home from a weekend away (not so nice was the fact it had been so cold in Wellington, my iMac was too cold to start up). I can now see why this track has got so many [...]