These are the 5 most “noted” songs from the week of 05.09.10:
in living colour // lands & peoples
download free: landsandpeople
Lands & Peoples is a sex-worthy band out of Baltimore, MD. They are currently working on releasing a full-length album as well as a tape “split”. Click the link above to get a FREE download off of their upcoming album and to stream their first self-titled EP.
To learn more about this band, follow their tumblr, check them out on myspace, or visit their website. For more info about their “split” project, click here.
Local heavy metal band Never Plead Guilty is set to release its debut EP Violent Environment. If you do see their name in a line up, GO SEE THEM. They officially formed in 2008 and been hanging around performing at parties, pubs and more recently Loud 2010. I was intrigued at first with the singers voice, so rough and raw when he belted out the words I could feel the emotion of the words pass through my veins which was intensified with every heavy guitar riff. The bass reverberated through the floor causing a ripple in my beer. The drummer has got skill and watching him play you become mesmerized by him. The group’s music is deep and uses dark melodic undertones to express their lyrical thought. I was impressed by their sound and pleased to hear some original old school metal, perhaps there will be a re-birth of metal which will silence Indie music one and for all. I have a confession, I am not a heavy metal fan…I can’t dance to it and I don’t like throwing my head around (headbanging), I don’t see the point it only causes headaches. I find the whole world of heavy metal and black mascara a cult which I could never conform to. HOWEVER, Never Plead Guilty is an exception. This band has such potential to go somewhere, I’m more surprised I got to see them for free in a local pub. My favourite song so far is ‘I am nothing without you’, which you can hear on their mypsace page or you can leave them a comment on their facebook.
Something sweet to tantalise the senses
So tell me once and baby please don’t lie
Were you in it for love or for the comfort side?
For all the sun and and the rain
brought all the smiles and all the pain.
If I looked into your eye it would just make me want to cry,
cose I saw your soul;
I might not know you at all.


“All the street press and mags are great I think there is a lot more potential for outside the box thinking in this city in terms of getting your name out there.”
Sam Poggiolo AKA Sampology has been hanging around the Brisbane music scene for the last seven years, which kinda makes him a veteran in DJ years. He spread’s his love for music around the world, but still calls Brisbane home. Describing his sound is difficult because the list could go on forever. Right now he is listening to World Music, but if you love Hip Hop, Electronic, Funk and visual spectaculars then check out the dates for his tour.
I got to catch up with him and pick his brain about Brisbane’s music scene.
“I would encourage people in Brisbane if there is something musically they identify with that they feel like isn’t being represented properly to go out and do something about it. Start a local blog, or a night or whatever else you feel like would be appealing to you. Chances are if you are into something, no matter how weird you might think it is, someone else in this city is into it as well… I would also say, if the only reason you want to do something musical or DJ in Brisbane is to boost your social status, please don’t.”
How do you think the Brisbane music scene is currently?
“There are a few new music scenes doing their own thing which is great, but I still think there is a lot more room for variety in our beautiful little city. Overall Brisbane has a lot of great things going for it musically and creatively other cities don’t.”
What opportunities would you like to see happen for Brissy musicians?
“A way for more musicians and electronic music artists to gain success is to encourage the council to investigate how they can make it more beneficial for people running venues to book more live music and a variety of different acts. I strongly believe there should be smaller venues opening in Brisbane as it will mean a lot more different vibes musically. Arts Queensland already has a lot of cool grants for people doing creative stuff, which are worth checking out.”
You travel and tour around, how does the Brisbane public compare to other places?
“It’s no surprise, but Brisbane is pretty well known for its laid back kind of way. It’s refreshing being back in Brisbane amongst my crew of friends after being away playing shows.”
And venue wise, how do the venues compare to other areas?
” Brisbane is definitely unique in the fact that most of the clubs are located in one location (the Valley). I would love to see a lot more smaller bars and live venues go up in the next few years rather than a couple of mega clubs, it would help more variety of sounds flourish.”
The music you create and the genre you work within, how are you received by the local public?
“Well… I hope! Brisbane is definitely the type of place where all of the people in the music scene know each other regardless if they work in different “genres “, so they are definitely less genre specific and are more likely to be into a bunch of different sounds.
“Sometimes I even get surprised with how many different kinds of people I see out in the crowds at my gigs, it’s a great thing.
” I play a variety of different shows with my Audio Visual sets, live sets with Tom Thum plus a number of DJ sets at different venues, so of course it changes slightly with each type of performance. It’s kind of easy for me at the moment because I am playing more in other cities than Brisbane, so it’s more of a special occasion for me when I play than it used to be.”
Advice for musicians trying to break into the industry?
“You can’t do everything the same way even if it was successful a couple of years ago, the music industry seems like it changes every month. All I can say is what has worked for me is being different- doing something differently or doing something people know or can identify with, but flipping it in a certain way they might find interesting.”