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Eric Moore (drummer)
Eric Moore is an Australian music manager, label runner and former drummer who was part of the founding three members of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, before departing from the band on August 25, 2020. Biography Starting in 2009 Moore was in a band named Goodnight Owl along with Joey Walker and his sister Bella led by frontman Eddie Alexander that in 2011 was renamed to Love Migrate. Eric would be a member of Love Migrate until sometime after the release of their EP ''Shimmer Through The Night'' in 2015. Moore was a founding member of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in 2010, going to school with fellow band members in Geelong and Deniliquin. The band was initially a group of students of a Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Bachelor of Contemporary Music Performance course; Moore, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Lucas Harwood, and Michael Cavanagh. The band continued to grow to a stable seven members, including Cook Craig and Ambrose Kenny-Smith. Both Moore and Cav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Drummer
''Modern Drummer'' is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, columns offering advice on technique, and information for the general public. ''Modern Drummer'' is also available on the internet. The publication is based in Boca Raton, Florida. First published in 1977, today the print version of ''Modern Drummer'' is available in 67 countries. The monthly digital edition, enhanced with music and videos corresponding to the current issue's contents, is available on the internet. An electronic newsletter featuring unique editorial, ''MD Wire'', is also published monthly. A corresponding website is used to supplement the magazine with blogs and other items which cannot be provided in the paper format, such as audio-video presentations. In 1993, Modern Drummer Publications introduced a bimonthly drum dealer-oriented magazine called ''Drum Business,'' and for more than 20 years its book divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunky Shrapnel
''Chunky Shrapnel'' is a 2020 concert film and live album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The concert film was first announced by the band on social media on 6 March 2020 and was set to be screened at the Astor Theatre, Melbourne on 3 and 4 April. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the original screenings were cancelled. Instead, the film was digitally premiered on Vimeo on-demand for 24 hours on 17 April 2020, and again on 24 April 2020 (due to popular demand) and was then later given a theatrical premier at the Astor Theatre, Melbourne on 8 May 2021. The live double album of the same name was released alongside the film's second screening. The film follows the band on their 2019 tour of Europe and the UK in support of the album ''Infest the Rats' Nest ''Infest the Rats' Nest'' is the fifteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 16 August 2019 by the band's record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Feeds
''Music Feeds'' is a free bi-weekly digital music and lifestyle magazine ( street press) established in 2008 and based in Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean .... It is distributed electronically every second Tuesday, with additional material posted on the website regularly. As distinct from direct competitors '' Drum Media'' and ''The Brag'', ''Music Feeds'' purports to cover more independent and self-funded musicians. This is a distinction that has been noted by several local music sources. Since 2012, Music Feeds moved to a 24/7 online music publication and regularly covers local and international music news, events, and releases. References External links * 2008 establishments in Australia Biweekly magazines published in Australia Free m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygondwanaland
''Polygondwanaland'' () is the twelfth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The album was released under a Creative Commons Attribution license—the band uploaded the master tapes online for anyone to freely use. The fourth of five albums released by the band in 2017, it was released on 17 November 2017. Background and conception The album's title is a portmanteau of the words polygon and Gondwanaland. ''Polygondwanaland'' first appeared as a partial leak on the band's demos for the album. The leak was uploaded to SoundCloud in April 2017, but was soon taken down. As a result, news of the album was scarce and mostly involved rumours, one of which stated that it would be the last of the five albums released in 2017. The track "Crumbling Castle," which appeared on the demo, was performed live by the band as early as September 2016, albeit in a much shorter form. However, it lay dormant for many months during an especially prolific pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyl And The Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Pub rock (Australia), Australian pub rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor (musician), Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, and bassist Gus Romer. Their debut album, Amyl and the Sniffers (album), ''Amyl and the Sniffers'', was released in 2019. It was followed by ''Comfort to Me'' and ''Cartoon Darkness'', in 2021 and 2024. The band takes its name from the Australian slang for amyl nitrite, also known as poppers. Taylor compared their music to the drug in an interview with Paul Glynn of the BBC: "In Australia we call poppers Amyl. So you sniff it, it lasts for 30 seconds and then you have a headache – and that's what we're like!" Their sound has been compared to 1970s punk rock groups such as The Stooges, Iggy Pop and the Stooges and The Damned (band), the Damned. Taylor has cited a number of varying influences including Minor Threat, Ceremony (punk band), Ceremony, AC/DC, Sleaford Mods, Dolly Parto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Fuck Storm
Tropical Fuck Storm are an Australian rock band and supergroup from Melbourne, Victoria, formed by Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin from The Drones. Lauren Hammel, from the band High Tension, plays drums, and Erica Dunn, from the bands Mod Con, Harmony, and Palm Springs, plays guitars, keyboards, and other instruments. Their sound is characterised by elements of art punk, noise rock and experimental rock. Biography 2016–2018: The Drones hiatus and ''A Laughing Death in Meatspace'' Looking to reboot creatively, The Drones went on hiatus at the end of their tour supporting '' Feelin' Kinda Free'' in December 2016. The following year, Drones founder Gareth Liddiard and longtime bandmate Fiona Kitschin started writing material for a new project under the name for the record label they'd coined to self-release the last Drones album. They recruited Erica Dunn and Lauren Hammel during the summer of 2017, before embarking on an American tour. According to Dunn, "They just ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
