Things keep looking up for Perth’s synth-pop darlings Voltaire Twins . The four-piece have recently got back from New York’s CMJ Music Marathon, where they performed as part of the Australian contingent along with The Jezebals and Philadelphia Grand Jury . read more

Did everyone have a good long weekend? I spent mine camping with my family in the rain. Next to a tent that almost exclusively played dubstep and another who had a baby. Never again. Anyway, here’s some music news to accompany your hangover.   After one album and countless drummers, Philadelphia Grand Jury have called

After three years and four drummers , Sydney party starters Philadelphia Grand Jury are no more. The band announced their split an hour ago via Facebook: “After years of touring together, recording together, working together and living together, we've decided we need our own space. Big, big thanks to everyone who has supported us and given us the opportunity to have what is pretty much a dream existence. Most of all, thanks to all the drummers that have put up with us both.” Formed by childhood friends Simon “Berkfinger” Berckelman and Joel Beeson (aka MC Bad Genius), with a revolving ...

“After years of touring together, recording together, working together and living together, we've decided we need our own space.”

Former Unearthed winners Philadelphia Grand Jury have decided to pack up their instruments for good.

What: Step-Panther by Step-Panther. When: November 4 on Speak N Spell through Inertia. Key notes: Debut album for Sydney trio, who formed at the tail-end of 2009. Follows self-released EP Surf (2010), which sold out three pressings and spawned the singles ‘Jimmy’ and ‘Fight Like A Knight’. Produced by Philadelphia Grand Jury’s Simon Berkfinger at Lonely Mountain Studios in Sydney and mixed in his personal studio Spree Sound in Berlin. From the presser: “A spirited shred-rock'n'garage-pop force, Step-Panther's influences run far and wide. They wrestle echoes of Jonathan Richman, Weezer, Black Lips, Pavement and more; while ...

The pin has been pulled indefinitely on Perth’s One Movement Music Festival. Organisers were forced to postpone the event in April, but financial losses of more than $2 million and a lack of commercial sustainability have lead to the event’s cancellation, The Age online reported yesterday (June 24). "Whilst we are disappointed that a commercially sustainable model could not be found moving forward for the event, One Movement is very proud of what was achieved in its inaugural and second year for artists, the industry and the City of Perth," read a joint statement from promoters Sunset Events ...

Songs about friendship, death and the unpronounceable chemical released into your brain when you fall in love – The Paper Scissors’ JAI PYNE (vocals/guitar), XAVIER NAUGHTON (bass) and IVAN LISYAK (drums) lead us through their second album ‘In Loving Memory’. ‘Disco Connect’ Jai: I think we've been afraid of funk before and it has negative connotations because everyone was name checking Television and avoiding James Brown like the plague, but we aren't afraid. Ivan: I think a lot of bands just take themselves too seriously, and they don’t know when it’s OK to have fun. We ...

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Passion Pit, The Postal Service, Yeasayer "We Say Bamboulee - Solid Gold" What's so good? My New Year’s resolution was to start turning up to gigs for the support acts. Many times I find myself uninterested (or my resolution just fails altogether), but every now and then I am presented with a gem. We Say Bamboulee is one of these gems. An eBay battle for a new Roland Alpha Juno 2 synthesizer was the catalyst for the creation of We Say Bamboulee. After losing the online skirmish, Doug Wright (whose brother ...

The Fiery Furnaces @ Rockwood Music Hall 5/5/2011 Doctor in the Dungeon / Smelling Cigarettes / The Garfield El / Here Comes the Summer / Pricked in the Heart / The Vietnamese Telephone Directory / Even in the Rain / Blueberry Boat / Philadelphia Grand Jury / 1917 / Single Again / Cousin Chris / Widow [...]

Last year, thanks to Philadelphia Grand Jury and the Paper Scissors, I was convinced Australia was yet another untapped, rich musical resource that was just waiting to be discovered. (And I’m not just talking about the Temper Trap‘s quick rise to fame when I say this.) Sounds Like Brisbane is a collective of labels from that Western town in Australia that have chosen to band together for marketing and promotional efforts, with the main goal... Continue reading In the Post #71: Sounds Like Brisbane

Philadelphia Grand Jury (pictured) have allegedly split up, with drummer Susie Patten   (also of I Heart Hiroshima ), now looking at ways to release a solo album seeing as she has no more PGJ commitments. The word from the band’s reps in Melbourne is that “we’re not saying the band’s broken up, but they’re not going ahead with their next album.” Read into that what you will!

On Friday night both Bluejuice and Philadelphia Grand Jury absolutely demolished the Eureka Hotel as a part of their ‘Sizzling 2011′ tour. The night featured the best sets I have heard from each band respectively, which combined with some awesome mid-set music provided by Purple Sneakers DJs to create an amazing party atmosphere and an [...]

Never before has Traralgon’s Saloon Bar seen so much energy on a Tuesday night. Punters flocked to the local watering hole to catch brilliant sets from Philadelphia Grand Jury and Bluejuice , part of their nation wide “Sizzling 2011″ tour. read more

A year after going on hiatus, I Heart Hiroshima will regroup for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and their native Brisbane. The band decided to take a break in January last year following drummer Susie Patten’s defection to Berlin. And while Patten has been touring with Philadelphia Grand Jury – she’s recently signed on as drummer #4 – a stint back in Australia has paved the way for some upcoming reunion shows. The band played their last show – a two-hour set covering both albums, 2007’s Tuff Teef and 2009’s The Rip – at Brisbane’s Powerhouse on January 24. Photos ...