They've been making a name for themselves since the Gold Coast music scene died in the late 2000s, but punk rockers Being Jane Lane are a band who in a few years time, you'll be putting in the same category as Frenzal Rhomb, Area 7, Flangipanis and The Bennies. In the short amount of years they've been together, they've opened for a stack of heavyweight international (and local) acts, scored themselves the 2017 People’s Choice Award the Gold Coast Music Awards and won a spot on the 2018 VB Hard Yards Tour (revisit our interview/podcast with them here).
Guitarist/Shredmaster PB Chim joins us to discuss her favourite releases/shows from the year and its safe to say she's a bit keen on some Byron Bay metal if her list an anything to go by, take a look at what she's got for our Wall of Sound 2018 Year In Review...
TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2018?
1. Parkway Drive - Reverence
2. Pagan - Black Wash
3. Flangipanis - Always the Bridesmaid
4. While She Sleeps - You Are We (Deluxe Edition)
5. ** I don’t have a fifth new album cos I normally find an artist and flog the shit out of them and until I find someone new haha*
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL_8ZY89dP4&w=640&h=360]
TOP 5 SONGS OF 2018?
- Parkway Drive - 'Chronos'
- Halsey - 'Without Me'
- Pagan - 'Blood Moon'
- WAAX - 'Labrador'
- The Plot In You - 'I Feel Nothing'[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBA2YxbFoE&w=640&h=360]
- BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF 2018?
- Probably The Void by Parkway Drive.
- [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAY2bCmm8e0&w=640&h=360]
- BEST GIG YOU’VE SEEN 2018?
- Obviously Parkway Drive at the Riverstage cos it was friggen AMAZING!!
📷: Gethin Hill (Gethin Hill Photography)
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BEST SHOW YOUR BAND PLAYED IN 2018?
I may be speaking on everyone’s behalf but I think we can all agree on the Brisbane VB Hardyards at The Foundry (obviously cos Browny was there :P )
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fY3TIIuGDc&w=640&h=360]
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2019?
WAAX’s new music and probably BJL releasing new music too (hopefully haha).
Written by PB Chim of Being Jane Lane.
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