Keyword results: Surf
Wavves
Pardon the pun, but 22-year-old San Diegan Nathan Williams is riding waves of internet buzz due to his self-titled debut album, Wavves.
And deservedly so. Wavves is an album as bored as it is bratty, as much in debt to the skater ennui of No Age as the surf pop of The Beach Boys.
Standouts include the surf rock anthem, ‘Beach Demon' and the ultra-catchy bubblegum of 'So Bored' (with the lovable upbeat chorus, ‘Oh I'm / soOOOooo / bored').
Bustin' Down The Door
In 1975, a brash, outrageously talented group of Australian and South African surfers burst into surfing's Mecca: the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Far from being drug-fucked hippie dropouts, Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, Mark 'MR' Richards, Ian Cairns and Peter Townend were determined to go pro.
Vivian Girls
In addition to sharing the name of one of Melbourne's finest bygone groups, Brooklyn's Vivian Girls sound Australian in other Chapter Music / best indie senses. The trio's head-first, shambling delivery couches a classic handling of melody reminiscent of QLD greats Small World Experience, and there's a joy of fuzz and bubblegum sentiment reminiscent of Adelaide's Hit the Jackpot and Lindsey Low Hand.
Sweet Jelly Roll - Harlem Nocturne!
What:
Sweet Jelly Roll - Harlem Nocturne!
Where:
Bella Union, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon and Victoria Sts, Carlton
When:
Sat Nov 1, doors 9pm
How much:
$13
Description:
The warning from Sweet Jelly Roll for this month's edition is ‘Dress to kill or be killed'. Take it serious, this isn't your grandma's club. Well it sort of is - ‘50s and ‘60s R&B, big hair, greaser jackets, and girls that look prettier than any other era. Yeah, I called your grandma hot right there.
Event: Party
Stimulus: W
Melbourne Surf Shop
What happens when the oldest surf shop in the city clears out their warehouse and discovers boxes of stock from the mid ‘80s? Answer: Melbourne's new rave kids are afforded the unique opportunity to buy new clothes that are older and far more authentic than their music tastes.
Melbourne surf shop - located just past the posse of kids practicing their break dancing in Tivoli arcade - is a stalwart of the Melbourne fashion landscape.
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