Lime Cordiale, Le Pie, The Whitlams and more:
Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month. Australia’s Best New Music The Whitlams – Ballad of Bertie Kidd For fans of: Tim Freedman, Randy Newman, Don Walker The […]
The Whitlams just released their first new song since 2006 – hear it now
‘The Ballad Of Bertie Kidd’ is one of the best new songs added to Double J this week It’s gonna be a big bloody week, my friends. US election. State Of Origin. Kylie motherflippin’ Minogue on the Take 5. I’m getting short of breath just thinking about it. To help you ease into the week, […]
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From the J Files (2017) – The Whitlams
Amongst the dozens of killer guitar-centric indie bands emerging from the Australian underground in the mid-‘90s, one Sydney band emerged with a distinctly different sound. The Whitlams were a piano-driven pop band. They were literate, tongue-in-cheek and unafraid to explore the complexity of the many facets of human emotion in their music. They were a […]
A Procol Harum fan’s recommendation
Ian Hockley on The Whitlams With characteristic generosity, the webmasters of the Beyond the Pale site approached me a while back to write a contribution to the forthcoming series of articles Procol Also dealing with other bands and music that Procol Harum fans might enjoy. It didn’t take long to come down to the choice of band […]
The Whitlams review: God drinks at the Metro
No band defines ’90s Sydney like The Whitlams, and for this night at least, chief writer and lone original member Tim Freedman was happy to quench a near-capacity crowd’s thirst for nostalgia. One song from The Whitlams’ last album of original material, 2006’s Little Cloud, was as close as we got to new in a […]
It’s been nearly 30 years but The Whitlams haven’t lost it yet
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal album, Love This City, the beloved piano rock group put on a special show. There’s something reliable about The Whitlams. They’ve been around forever and whilst they’re not breaking any boundaries they’re undeniably one of the best pub bands we have. This time around they graced The Corner […]
Tim Freedman and the musical…
Tim Freedman and the musical built around his songs. Whitlams tunes have been turned into plot points for a musical. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/tim-freedman-and-the-musical-built-around-his-songs-20140502-37ldf.html#ixzz315WwDfWX
TIMFREEDMAN & The Idle
TIMFREEDMAN & The Idle Hi Everyone, I’m sitting here in the calm before the storm, in those sweet minutes leaning in the kitchen between last prep and first customers. The new album is all done. Yes it took nearly six years, but at least that gave me a title: AUSTRALIAN IDLE I shot a cover […]