Philadelphia Grand Jury
Australia
Philadelphia Grand Jury (The Philly Jays) are an Australian duo from Sydney, New South Wales. The band consists of MC Bad Genius on bass, keyboard and guitar and Berkfinger on vocals and guitar. The latest addition to the band is Calvin on drums. They play indie, punk and soul. Read More
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the AU interview: Gaz Harrison of Yacht Club ..Ballarat's Yacht Club DJs have been taking their new mixtape, They Mostly Come At Night...Mostly to a few venues over the past few weeks, backed by their usual dose of drunken antics and party vibes. What else would we expect? Their national tour which is continuing throughout April is the duo's first since 2010 and for it, they're bringing some classic B-grade horror movie vibes with their newest party jams. Gaz Harrison chats with me today about what we can expect from Yacht Club DJs on tour and the state of DJ culture today. Thanks for ...The AU Review28 March 2012
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Review: Deep Sea Arcade - OutlandsThere’s no shortage of young Australian bands wearing ’60s influences on their sleeves. Sydney quintet Deep Sea Arcade are especially unabashed, name-checking a long list of forebears in the press kit for their debut album. One song alone tips its hat to The Doors, The Zombies, The Monkees and the title song from a Peter Sellers film. This particular revisiting of the past – part British Invasion, part Britpop – is spot-on in and of itself, but what elevates Outlands above mere pastiche is the songs’ basic hardiness and even more so the wonderfully cloudy production. These may be head-bobbing, jangle-friendly ...Mess and Noise18 March 2012
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News: Community Cup Sydney: Teams, Bands Rev ..The Meanies, Front End Loader and The Celibate Rifles are among the band’s performing at the inaugural Reclink Community Cup in Sydney next month. The event – a charity Aussie Rules match between local musicians (The Western Walers) and media personalities (The Sydney Sailors) – will take place for the first time in Sydney at Henson Park in Marrickville on March 18. The theme for the match is “Smells Like Team Spirit”. Captained by Adam Spencer (ABC Sydney Radio), The Sydney Sailors will feature Alex Dyson and Tom Ballard (triple j Breakfast), M+N roaster Scott Dooley (Channel 10), Merrick Watts ...Mess and Noise28 February 2012
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Voltaire Twins - Romulus (2011 EP)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 moreThe AU Review22 December 2011
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Music News Round-UpDid 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 calledElectric Skeleton2 November 2011
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News: Philadelphia Grand Jury Officially ‘Br ..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 ...Mess and Noise2 November 2011
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Local News: Philadelphia Grand Jury are no m ..“After years of touring together, recording together, working together and living together, we've decided we need our own space.”Faster Louder2 November 2011
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Philadelphia Grand Jury call it quitsFormer Unearthed winners Philadelphia Grand Jury have decided to pack up their instruments for good.Triple J - Music News1 November 2011
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News: Forthcoming: Step-PantherWhat: 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 ...Mess and Noise19 October 2011
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News: Perth’s One Movement CancelledThe 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 ...Mess and Noise24 July 2011
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Feature: Track By Track: The Paper Scissors ..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 ...Mess and Noise13 June 2011
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We Say Bamboulee – Bush TricksClick 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 ...indie shuffle17 May 2011
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Vaguely Yes I Seem To RecallThe 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 [...]Fluxblog6 May 2011
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In the Post #71: Sounds Like BrisbaneLast 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 BrisbaneThere Goes The Fear21 April 2011
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Hung JuryPhiladelphia 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!Rave Magazine16 March 2011
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Hope Is for the Hopeless101 DISTRIBUTION2010TRACK LISTING- Going To The Casino (Tomorrow night)
- The good news
- When Your boyfriend comes back to town
- Wet Winter Holiday
- Save our Town (new track)
- I'm Going To Kill You
- Foot In My Mouth
- Phillip's Not In Love With You
- No You Don't
- Ready To Roll
- The new Neil Young
- I don't Want To party (Party)
- Dotty No ! (Bonus track)
- The test (Bonus track)
- Girls' x 4 (Bonus track)
- Pitchshifter Blues #1 (Bonus track)
- Wet Winter Holiday (Mike Fwd remix) (Bonus track)
- Berkfinger - Jimmy St The Whorehouse (Bonus track)
- problems (Bonus track)
- The Philly jays House Party Special #2
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