We are really thrilled to welcome back to our shores US duo HIGH PLACES, as special guests of THE BOOKS on their Australian tour kicking off on Friday night. High Places – aka Robert Barber and Mary Pearson – are very recent visitors, having bowled us over with their magnificent performances on their co-headline tour…
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Charismatic, gentlemanly, articulate and well dressed. These were my first impressions of Mr. Aloe Blacc as we sat down together ahead of his appearance at the Good Vibrations Festival in Sydney (of which he was a last minute addition). I was starved of sleep, and he was beaming with creative energy. This is a man…
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Fresh from a sizzling performance at the Big Day Out CAMERAS are proud to announce that they are gearing up for international release in the USA and Europe later this year having inked a deal with LA based indie label Manimal Vinyl. Manimal Vinyl owner Paul Beahan is proud to announce the Sydney 3 piece…
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Norway’s red tracksuit party masters Datarock are excited to announce they will be returning to Australia in May for Groovin’ the Moo and will be partying it up with special headline shows along the east coast. Datarock will be performing at The Zoo in Brisbane Wednesday 4th May, Oxford Art Factory in Sydney Thursday 5th…
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Another Fuse Festival act, Sydney’s The Paper Scissors, took some time out to chat with us… Thanks for taking the time to talk to us guys! I’ve heard you call this current stage of your bands musical career as “version 2.0” (or something along those lines). It certainly feels like you guys have been given…
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We continue our Fuse Festival chats, this time with guitarist Damian Cazaly of Melbourne quintet Blackchords. We chat primarily about their forthcoming album, music inspirations and more! for taking the time to talk to us today! I understand you’ve been busy working on the follow up to your debut album – how’s that going? Really…
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Adelaide based Your Take Sessions headed backstage at the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival to have a chat with the Sydney based band – as well as get in a beautiful acoustic performance of their Hottest 100 track “There’s Nothing In The Water We Can’t Fight”. Alister even gets in a bit of Led Zeppelin jam….
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Supafest 2011 has just gotten bigger with the announcement of Timbaland, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, New Boyz, Benny D and local artists Israel, Miracle & DJ Nino Brown, who join Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Taio Cruz and Bow Wow! Australian urban music fans will be treated to over 9 hours of live music by some of…
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Liverpool trio The Wombats will soon be back on Australian shores in April/May, performing at the Groovin The Moo Festivals and their own headline shows around the country. Their ridiculously catchy single ‘Let’s Dance To Joy Division’ (winner of the 2008 NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler), and #12 position in Triple J’s HOTTEST 100,…
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Fast becoming one of Australia’s foremost Soul act, the charismatic Electric Empire have just announced two special shows to celebrate the upcoming release of their self titled debut album in stores – which features lead single Baby Your Lovin’. They’ll be hitting Sydney on Friday 18 March at Oxford Art Factory and Melbourne on Friday…
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Another artist to play this week’s Fuse Festival in Adelaide, we caught up with Simon Meli of Sydney’s The Widowbirds to chat about their tour with Paul Weller, their forthcoming LP and more! Thanks for taking the time to chat with us! You’re about to play Fuse Festival – have you been down for the…
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This year, Fuse has officially joined forces with the Adelaide Fringe with the Fuse @ Fringe stage as part of opening night celebrations at Rymill Park on Friday, February 18th. Having worked along side and supported the Festival over the last six years, the Adelaide Fringe and Fuse have united, adding a second stage to…
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It’s been 20 years since the release of De La Soul’s ground breaking record De La Soul Is Dead and to celebrate, Posdnous, Trugoy and Maseo threw one hell of a party at Melbourne’s Billboard Nightclub. Legendary hip hop producer and one half of the illustrious Handsome Boy Modelling School Prince Paul kicked off the…
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This Thursday, Matt Walters (best known for his track “I Would Die For You, which features Megan Washington) will be playing the Fuse Festival in Adelaide. Ahead of his appearance, Arno Billard caught up with the Melbourne based performer. Last year was marked by the release of your 2nd EP(Talking in my sleep). What’s in…
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The band have begun taking pre-orders for ‘The King Of Limbs’ exclusively from their website, www.radiohead.com. Fans will be able to digitally download the album as early as the end of this week, Saturday 19 February. For the next few weeks ‘The King Of Limbs’ will be exclusively available from the band’s website in two…
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Kicking off this week, Fuse Festival 2011 will be running over three days from 16th – 18th February, with Masterclasses (16th) and the conference (17th & 18th) running during the day and at night, Adelaide will come alive with music with over 80 bands from interstate and locally showcasing at venues across the city. Held…
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Yeasayer have wished the world a Happy Valentine’s Day by releasing their new music video “I Remember”! It features an amazing moustache! Amazing! Send to your friend with the EP for free! http://yeasayer.net/valentines/
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Furry Red Records has put out a compilation album entitled “The Best of RADelaide”. We look now at 8 tracks off the album. We’ll be looking at the rest in the coming weeks… Spencer Jayne – A Woman Scorned “A Woman Scorned” by Spencer Jayne is this delightfully dark song which manages to take an…
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Tiger Choir have escaped the untouched serenity of Tasmania’s mountains and set out on an adventure to spread their home grown brand of new wave to the rest of the country. The band casually introduced themselves and the state of Tasmania before launching into their first song with a couple of heavy drum smacks. It…
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Lady Gaga wants all her Little Monsters around the world to come and celebrate together on Valentine’s Day why you too were “Born This Way”. Join fellow Little Monsters at the below times and locations in Sydney and Melbourne. What exactly this means, we’re not sure… FEBRUARY 14th Sydney 8:15am – Top of Martin Place…
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Natalie van den Dungen has directed Darren Hanlon in a cinematic, beautiful music video for an equally lovely song. The Butterfly Bones EP releases on Friday!
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The group featuring Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock – Beady Eye – have delieved the first single “The Roller” from their new album Still Speeding which is due out on March 11th. Naturally, a music video has been released to accompany the single! Anyone else feel like the just watched the…
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A smaller-than-usual crowd took over Centennial Park in Sydney yesterday for the annual Good Vibrations Festival, as a light rain did little to dampen the spirits of punters ready for some pretty fantastic music. Before we get to the music, let’s talk more generally about the event itself. Good Vibrations is about as commercial as…
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New Zealand touring machines Die! Die! Die! are coming back to town this March and April, for an extensive East Coast tour. Here are the dates! Fri 25 Mar Graves, Elsewhere Gold Coast, QLD Sat 26 Mar Big Backyard Festival, Ric’s Brisbane QLD Sun 27 Mar Great Northern, Byron Bay, NSW Wed 30 Mar Filth,…
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In less than one week’s time, electronic music luminaries Lamb are launching their world tour here in Australia! Notonly will audiences be the first to hear new tracks from their last album, but we’ll also get to see them perform them live! Known universally as being the King and Queen of breathtaking electronica, Lou Rhodes…
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Dead Kennedys are one of the most popular and important American punk bands, and they are returning to Australia for three special shows this April. Dead Kennedys play Melbourne on April 6, Brisbane on April 7 and Sydney on April 9. They formed in San Francisco in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra answered a music…
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Oh how cool was Choose Your Own Adventure when you were a kid? Hell, it’s still cool now! And as proof, The Streets have released an interactive film based around their new (and ‘final’) album Computers and Blues. Get playing and enjoy!
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Summer has arrived and with it comes a brand new sound track for those hot holiday arvos & after dark escapades from onelove. Enlisting the talents of superstar international electro pop producer / DJ Calvin Harris, alongside Australian ITM DJ poll Top 3 mainstay Andy Murphy and back room tactician Acid Jacks. Onelove’s Summer Sonic…
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In town to support Rihanna, Calvin Harris announces a string of national DJ sets. Here are the dates: 25th Feb – Family (Brisbane) 26th Feb – Superdisco @ The Prince (Melbourne) 27th Feb – Greenwood Hotel (Sydney) 5th March – Mardi Gras 2011 Dance Party @ The Hordern (Sydney) – Headlining act 6th March –…
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This year’s Tropfest will see the awarding of the “Tropscore” award. There are three nominees, all of whom are listed at the end of this article, alongside further information of the awards. To learn more from the horses mouth, however, we caught up with one of the judges of the award – Josh Fielder, and…
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