My official gig review of CHVRCHES @ The Corner Hotel:

CHVRCHES
w/ City Calm Down
Monday 5th of August 2013 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Setlist:
Lies
We Sink
Now Is Not the Time
Lungs
Gun
Night Sky
Science and Vision
Strong Hand
Tether
Recover
Tide
The Mother We Share
Encore:
I Would Die 4 U (Prince cover)

http://musicweekly.asia/culture/live-reviews/live-review-chvrches-live-in-melbourne-2013

Rating 8/10

Mon 5 Aug – CHVRCHES, City Calm Down

New Gods
Saturday 15th of June 2013 – Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne

Short and sweet gig, unfortunately no sign of "Skipping Stone (Oblivion)" on the setlist.

Rating 7/10

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Monday Night Mass
Monday 17th of June 2013 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Featuring: Mining Boom, Velcro and Jordan Ireland

Mining Boom were fantastic as always, Velcro provided a upbeat indie pop feel while Jordan Ireland kicked things off with a relaxing soulful vibe as the NSC crowd sat on the floor drinking their cheap jugs of beer.

Jordan Ireland Rating 6/10
Velcro Rating 6.5/10
Mining Boom Rating 8/10

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Toy…

My current 25 favourite songs from the first half of 2013.

1. Daft Punk – Get Lucky
2. White Lies – Getting Even
3. CHVRCHES – Recover
4. Biffy Clyro – Different People
5. Biffy Clyro – Accident Without Emergency
6. Daft Punk – Touch (feat. Paul Williams)
7. Tom Odell – Can't Pretend
8. The Lonely Island – SEMICOLON
9. Arctic Monkeys- Do I Wanna Know?
10. Lana Del Rey – Young and Beautiful (DH Orchestral Version)
11. David Bowie – Where Are We Now?
12. Villagers – Nothing Arrived
13. Biffy Clyro – Black Chandelier
14. Tegan and…

White Lies - Getting Even
http://musicweekly.asia/crush-of-the-day/crush-of-the-day-white-lies-getting-even

goodbyemotel - Set It Off
http://musicweekly.asia/crush-of-the-day/crush-of-the-day-goodbyemotel-set-it-off

Link: http://musicweekly.asia/culture/review-the-lonely-island-the-wack-album

The following is a list of my votes in no particular order:

Johnny Cash - Hurt (#DNP)
Snow Patrol - Run (#DNP)
Radiohead - Karma Police (#35)
Bloc Party - Helicopter (#DNP)
Coldplay - The Scientist (#DNP)
White Lies - To Lose My Life (#DNP)
We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt (#DNP)
Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (#DNP)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (#79)
The Frames - Falling Slowly (#DNP)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (#36)
The Killers - Mr Brightside (#7)
Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise (#DNP)
Franz Ferdinand…

Turin Brakes
Thursday 2nd of May 2013 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne

It had been a while in between drinks for Turin Brakes as this was their first visit since 2003. The Aussie's supported the band in high numbers as Turin Brakes sold out gigs and scheduled in more for the faithful fans. This was the second night of their two-night stint down at the Northcote Social Club. The sold out crowd were brilliant, as were the English lads who were a bargain ticket at $27+bf.

The bearded Eddie Myer (the bands touring guitarist who could also be confused with…

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Link: http://musicweekly.asia/culture/artists-bands/indie-alternative/review-cold-war-kids-dear-miss-lonelyhearts

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Groovin' The Moo Festival
Saturday 4th of May, 2013 – Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo

Review: as featured by Music Weekly - http://musicweekly.asia/culture/live-reviews/festival-review-groovin-the-moo-2013

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Two things were…