While we are against willy-nilly, product placement and brand advertisement we would like to give a big thank-you to the people at Duesenberg Guitars in Germany. Firstly, for making such great sounding, cool and individualistic instruments and secondly for featuring us on their artist’s section and video page. (Alongside Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood and Elvis Costello, no less.)

Triple J Unearthed is a radio platform within Australia which helps unsigned, emerging artists gain national exposure through radio airplay. Triple J senior music producer Dan Buhagiar has given The Videomatics 4/5 stars for their track “Intense Wear Lipstick”. She said, “vocally they remind me of Editors and Interpol”, and described the track as “a good solid single”.

To visit The Videomatics page on Unearthed where you can listen to, review or rate any of their music, as well as check out some other great, emerging Australian artists please click on the above link.

The Videomatics are launching their single “So Much More” at Woodland Bar (Coniston Lane, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane) on Fri Jan 7th.  Free download on entry.

“One of the first albums I ever listened to was a cassette copy of London Calling by The Clash, given to me for Christmas by my uncle as a kid (along with a copy of Hindsight by The Church).

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Mick Jones – one of my childhood heroes, alongside Joe Strummer and the rest of the gang – after his show playing guitar for Gorillaz. People say you should never meet your idols, but it was a pleasure to get to hang out and chat with him, and he seems to be having every bit as much fun and mischief on stage as ever.”