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• The Decemberists @ The Metro Now Playing

  
  
  
  Palanquins, pachyderms, concubines, sequins and silk. And that's just the first verse.
  
  
  As someone who starts most days with The Infanta blasting from the stereo in order to shake the cobwebs and head once more into the breach, it's hard to overstate the excitement of filming The Decemberists' recent Sydney gig at The Metro. (Let's gently put aside the fact that they did not play that song live, and move swiftly along. Disappointed? You have no idea.) Fans are drawn to a band like The Decemberists for a multitude of very personal reasons. While they do not often speak directly to the human condition, they sweep us along with such an array of characters, so richly drawn and acutely observed, that we feel enmeshed in the fabric of their lives, which in turn reflect on our own experiences.Musically, whether snared by the rich, faux-medieval hooks or rousing chamber pop choruses, the incredibly dense, multi-layered narratives of Colin Meloy's lyrics or just the downright soul-stirring rhythm section that constructs crescendos like no other, this is a band that has carved out a unique place in people's hearts.And if all that isn't enough, they do a brilliant cover of The Go-Betweens 'Bye Bye Pride'!

  Posted Wednesday 17 February by Paul Hannigan 0 Comments
• Animal Collective Full Concert Video Now Streaming

  
  
  They may have stepped into the wider critical spotlight with the release of their eighth studio album, Merriweather Post Pavillion, but when it comes to their live show, the Maryland crew prefer to keep us resolutely in the dark. Of course this makes shooting a gig more than a little problematic.  No matter. Because through the lacey blackness on stage, punctuated here and there by the occasional flash of fluorescence, emanates a noise so assuredly unique, so compellingly complete, that all you can do is close your eyes and let it carry you off to whatever fantastical place it is that produces stuff this good.

  Posted Tuesday 16 February by Moshcam 0 Comments
• Fantasy Festivals at Your Fingertips

  
  
  Now you can watch all your favourite artists play your favourite songs in any order you want and stream them anywhere, anytime. Moshcam’s new Video Playlists let you add songs to Playlists with a single click and create new ones on the fly. So log in and get logging from over 7000 live tracks! Click here to register and get started.
  

  Posted Saturday 9 January by Moshcam 0 Comments
• December Round-Up

  
  
  It was a wild few weeks in Sydney leading up to Christmas and the Moshcam crew were out in force to capture all the action at some of the hottest gigs in town.
  
  First up were the wild mountain crew from Oregon, Blitzen Trapper, and their glorious folk-infused harmonies.  If you’re not howling like a dog by the end of this set you haven’t listened to their latest album Furr nearly enough.
  
  Hot on their heels came UK pop-punk legends The Buzzcocks, who proved they still put most of today’s youngsters to shame when it comes to minor scaling chords and majorly scathing lyrics.

  Posted Wednesday 6 January by Moshcam 0 Comments
• Jarvis Cocker now Live!

  The inimitable master of pith, Jarvis Cocker, formerly of Britpop saviours Pulp, regaled a sold out Metro Theatre with this supremely entertaining set of solo material and, as is his wont, the occasional bon mot. WATCH NOW!
  

  Posted Thursday 17 December by Moshcam 0 Comments