Australian music. And else.

 Fire ! Santa Rosa ! Fire ! (Picture by Justine)

Hey mates,

This article will deal with music, whether it is Australian gigs or the music I like in general. And no, before you worry, I won't talk about AC/DC, Kylie Minogue or the Bee Gees.

I have always been very open-minded and I fancy discovering new styles and listening to music such as drum'n'bass, dubstep, punk/pop rock, r'n'b (hmm we may be going too far right there with this last one.)
But I especially like two types of music : electro-house (The Bloody Beetroots, Ed Banger Record artists, Boys Noize, and many else) and alternative rock. (The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Arcade Fire, ...).
And I was very pleased because since I'm in Australia, I had the opportunity to attend very good live shows for both of these :

• Creamfields Australia 2011 : A huge festival in Sydney, attended by 16,000 people. This will stay as one of the best memory in my life. Great music from 2pm to 10pm, non stop in an outdoor setting and an outstanding ambience. All this with 4 very good friends. 

 

Deadmau5, headliner (Good luck finding us, bottom left corner ;)

Elise & Ben

Artist line-up included: Deadmau5, Martin Solveig,Skrillex,Chuckie, Wynter Gordon, Surkin, Dada Life.

• But also some great "indie" (short for independent) rock. I could do a whole article about what indie is, how it shifted from being a alternative music movement to a way of life of its own. But I wouldn't expect mainstream bogans to understand. Thanks to Mark, we saw Francolin, Fire! Santa Rosa! Fire, a great band at the Tote's and soon My Musical Collective, which I've been told were not only good musicians but also very nice people.

To be continued and deepened if I find the time between my hectic weeks.