Day: 25 January 2011

Crystal Fighters – Star Of Love (Acoustic Version) (2011 LP)

I’m so excited about this album. It’s been a very long time since I’ve been this happy to listen to music. Crystal Fighters have had a home inside my portable music device and many of my mixes for quite some time. However I haven’t really heard the full power of the happy go lucky Spanish…

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Sydney Festival: Invisible Atom – Downstairs Theatre, Seymour Centre (24.01.11)

In my final “About an Hour’ excursion for the Sydney Festival, last night I had the pleasure of attending Anthony Black‘s one man show Invisible Atom, a hit of the Edinburgh Fringe, and a production of the 2b theatre company (Nova Scotia). At its heart, Invisible Atom is an exercise in storytelling. Told on a…

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Sarah McLachlan to receive the Slaight Humanitarian Award at Canadian Music Week

Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce that Sarah McLachlan, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, will be honoured with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of her longstanding commitment to charitable initiatives. The award – bestowed to an individual having demonstrated the highest ideals and qualities of humanitarian service and in doing…

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Plan B + Paris Wells – Metro Theatre (24.01.11)

When it comes to “totally epic weeks of music” in Sydney, rarely do you get more “epic” than the week of Big Day Out. Not only does the festival and its sideshow dictate most of your nights out, but so do the Sydney Festival shows, the emerging Laneway sideshows and even the odd “Police”-esque stadium…

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