Vincent Buchanan-Simpson of lo-fi newcomers Kitchen People took some time to answer five extraordinarily important questions ahead of The Big Splash Grand Final this weekend. Which bands have impressed you most over the course of the competition? PUCK, Eloise Ashton, […]
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The Big Splash Primer: Kitchen People
Friday, August 8th, 2014The Big Splash Primer: Dream Rimmy
Thursday, August 7th, 2014
Dream Rimmy deal in astral soundscapes. Shoegaze isn’t exactly a genre ripe with innovation, but the five-piece offer something different, something bathed in nuance and gripping melodies, giving as much attention to song-writing as they do pedal choices. Before their […]
The Big Splash Primer: Pat Chow
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Band competition The Big Splash has narrowed its field from 40 to the final 4, and in the lead-up to Saturday’s grand final we’ll be offering a little primer on. First up is Pat Chow: a sleazy no frills garage […]
The Big Splash announces its grand finalists
Monday, August 4th, 2014
And then there were four. From an opening field of 40, across eight qualifying heats and two semi-finals – second of which took place last Saturday – The Big Splash has narrowed down the four bands who’ll play in the […]
The Big Splash 2014 open for entries
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014Entries are now open for the second edition of The Big Splash band competition. This year’s contest will take place over two months, with the first of eight preliminary heats taking place at Mojo’s Bar on Tuesday June 3. Other […]
The Big Splash Interview: Apache
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
The grand final of the inaugural Big Splash band competition is this weekend at The Bakery. Psychadelic outfit APACHE were the wild card entry in the first semi-final and have found their way into the top four. We had a quick […]
