Issue 344

TISM.



TISM; a band wrapped in an enigma and coated in satire. Often accused of being nothing more than a one joke musical parody, TISM are much more: an amalgam of biting social commentary underpinned by relentless pop hooks with a stage show second to none. Sure, they can be puerile, they can be confrontational, but they can never be accused of being run-of-the-mill...

New Buffalo
The Last Beautiful Day
Dot Dash/Remote Control/Inertia

It was once suggested by the late David McComb of seminal Australian band The Triffids that the one thing that was missing in most local music was atmosphere. Although The Triffids may have little in common with Melbourne artist New Buffalo - aka Sally Seltmann - upon listening to 'The Last Beautiful Day' I couldn't help but be drawn in by the atmosphere that Seltmann creates with apparent ease. For anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing her first release, seen a live performance, or heard any of these songs on the radio, I urge you to discover this record...

It's time once again to determine who's been rocking your local world over the past year with the Second dB Readers Awards, or as we like to abbreviate it around these parts, the dBras (as in debra)!

We're wanting YOU, beloved reader, to vote for your favourite local band, venue, solo artist, release, new act and more.

Final voting is now open!
Voting closes Monday November 22.

The dBras: South Australia's only music-related award that's entirely decided by you, the gig-going public!

It's back!

Get your paintbrushes out and get art-ing it up for the dB Big Day Out Art Competition.

You stand to win double passes to the Big Day Out plus CDs of every performer on the bill!

Or get tickets the easy way!
The first acts for Big Day Out 2005 have been announced and you can be watching the Beastie Boys, The Streets, System Of A Down, Chemical Brothers, The Music, The Donnas, Freestylers, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, The John Butler Trio, Concorde Dawn, Eskimo Joe, Infusion, Butterfingers, Little Birdy and Dallas Crane! Get your BDO tix direct from dB Magazine!