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Silverchair - Young Modern

Artist: Silverchair Review: In the mid-nineties, the Australian trio Silverchair was a true boy band - very young men playing strong, original hard-rock songs on their own instruments. Drummer Ben Gillies, bassist Chris Joannou and singer-guitarist-songwriter Daniel Johns are still young (in their late twenties). They are also aggressively modern in the long reach of Young Modern, their first studio album in five years, from the balled-fist fuzz of "Mind Reader" to the sumptuous glam of "Strange Behaviour" (with strings... Rating: 4 Stars

Published: 2007-08-15 Provider: Rolling Stone

Silverchair:

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Published: 2007-07-31 Provider: Rolling Stone

Silverchair, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cold War Kids Rock the Early Shift at Lollapalooza’s Day Two

Before any band even begins playing, Saturday is off to a promising start. Overcast skies and lower temperatures are a welcome relief from the heat, and the hand-sanitizer dispensers have actually been refilled.Boy-girl Brooklyn synth-pop duo Matt & Kim are equally enthused. Neither can believe the size of the stage or the throng of people awaiting them. “Look how my boobs look up there. That is so not to size!” exclaims drummer Kim Schifino upon seeing her body up on the projection screen. Her partner, keyboardist Matt Johnson, is downright giddy. Their pastel tunes belong in a basement, not on a bandshell, though that doesn’t prevent “Grand” and “Yea Yeah” from registering cute-factor points. Later, Matt & Kim pull double duty, subbing for the cancelled CSS. Tokyo Police Club also express shock at attracting a decent crowd. Sonically, the Toronto quartet doesn’t stay in the same place for too long, and its approach borders on train-wreck looseness, yet somehow everything gels. The group punctuates its hectic garage-cum-indie rock with red-throat yelps and spiky bursts of sound. A few fans wave Canadian flags as keyboardist Graham Wright flails about and tambourines fly through the air during a forty-five-minute set that lives up to the hype. Speaking of expectations, 2006 buzz band Tapes ‘n Tapes take the stage next, and despite similarities between the two acts — herky-jerky motions, disjointed new-wave synthesizers, staggered tempos — the Minneapolis foursome is far artier. Maybe the group is distracted by the wafting pot smoke, but they threaten their set’s momentum with an overabundance of pauses and tempo changes. A few stages away, Silverchair is performing in the area for the first time in recent memory. Shirtless and sporting a headband, leader Daniel Johns embraces his inner rock star. The stadium-directed anthems are proudly populist and carried by falsetto vocals. Thanks to the band’s ringing chords, basic structures, showy

Published: 2007-08-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Lollapalooza

Silverchair's Triumphant Return to New York City:

Tue, Jul 31 2007 08:35 PDT Rolling Stone about his mindset during the disease. "I was pretty disrespectful of myself," he says. "I felt pretty invincible." Photo">

Published: 2007-08-01 Provider: Rolling Stone

Exclusive: Jack Johnson Spills Aussie Live Earth Lineup

Jack Johnson tells us exclusively that he will headline the Sydney, Australia leg of Live Earth, Al Gore’s seven-city, twenty-four-hour concert for the environment, appearing alongside Midnight Oil (reuniting for their first show in more than two years), Crowded House (who play their first gig in eleven years at Coachella later this month) and Silverchair. For surfer/rock star/environmental activist Johnson, who lives in Hawaii, deciding which leg of the event to play was obvious. “New York and Australia are about the same distance for me,” he says. “But Australia’s waves are a lot better, so that made the decision easy.” Johnson organized and will headline this weekend’s Kokua Festival in Honolulu, along with Eddie Vedder and Matt Costa. That event benefits a local environmental education group.

Published: 2007-04-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: General

Good Charlotte: The Six-Pack Q&A

Rolling Stone posed six questions to Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden. They recalled the times they smoked on airplanes and bummed cigarettes off 30 Rock stars, and praised Interpol for their honesty. What’s the most rock star thing you’ve ever done? Benji Madden: I smoked a cigarette on a plane one time in my seat, how about that? I got a little tattoo on my face, I’ll never be able to work another real job so I consider that to be kinda forcing myself to stick to music. Who’s the coolest person you ever met? Joel Madden: I think Billie Joe Armstrong is probably one of the coolest musicians I’ve ever met because he’s so down to earth for being in such a big band. Benji Madden: I bummed a cigarette off of Alec Baldwin, that was pretty cool. Joel Madden: I met Eric Clapton one time, he was really cool. What’s on your current playlist? Joel Madden: My favorite band right now is the Kooks. Benji Madden: Oh, that Silverchair album would have to be one of them. And I just got a Chimera record, It’s pretty dope, really good riffs. What was your favorite album when you were fourteen years old? Joel Madden: Probably Dookie, Green Day. Benji Madden: Nevermind by Nirvana. That was a big one for me. What’s the essence of Good Charlotte? Benji Madden: I think the soul of Good Charlotte is just feeling good. A lot of bands don’t really like each other. I read an Interpol interview the other day, it was a really good interview because it was showing a different aspect of a band. They don’t really like each other — they work together and they kinda exist together and that’s how they like it. They’re like, “we didn’t get into this band looking for friends.” The three of us actually started this band when we were in tenth grade and I think we still have that attitude. I think what defines our band is really that you know we’re just living our dream and making records that we love and having a good time. What happens when the band gets drun

Published: 2007-09-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News