FBi today announced Oliver Tank and Rainbow Chan as the two winners of the 2011 Northern Lights Competition. These two solo artists will be heading to Reykjavik in October to check out (and play at!) the Iceland Airwaves Festival, meet and collaborate with other musicians, and experience the magic of the aurora borealis. FBi is…
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In addition to their already announced performance at Meredith Music Festival, lovers of garage rock will rejoice at the news that Mudhoney will tour Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart this December. This will be their 6th journey to Australia throughout their triumphant 23 year career. It’s no question that Mudhoney were the band that…
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Sweden, Mexico, Canada, France, Brazil, Norway, these are just a handful of the 24 countries that will be represented during FILTER’s Culture Collide music festival coming up this October 6-9 in Los Angeles. To celebrate the colliding of the many cultures involved in the festival, FILTER is partnering with the Busy Beaver Button Co. to…
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Last week I had the opportunity to catch up with Richard Archer, lead singer of British outfit Hard-Fi, to talk about their just-released record Killer Sounds – their first in four years. We talk about the long process to getting the album released and much more… Where abouts am I speaking to you? I am…
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Ahead of his performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Spookyland. Who are you and were might we know you from? Marcus Gordon, I write songs.. I perform and record them under the name SPOOKYLAND. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? (How did…
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Oh, the comedy! One of the most talked about events of the year – and as equally anticipated – has been the debut of the world famous Just For Laughs Festival in Australia, courtesy of the fine folks at the Sydney Opera House. With John Cleese, Martin Short and Margaret Cho leading a star studded…
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As the night started off with a devilish Oporto ‘Feisty’ burger and ended with angelic Feist-like vocals, somehow in a parallel universe the evening also transitioned like a time machine in reverse, with supporting act Swimwear delivering synth-tastic sounds from the ’80s, and featuring act Melodie Nelson sending us back to the swinging ’60s. The…
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The emotive Carry Nation opened in a fashion of quiet nicety. She gave us music of intricacy and loneliness giving off emotion which doesn’t normally seem normal for an opening act. Three songs in, the little quartet were evidently overwhelmed by the sight of a packed venue on this night which made it more special…
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Brisbane alt-folk 5-piece Mardi Lumsden & the Rising Seas will be artists in residence at the Brisbane Powerhouse throughout September. As part of The Residents series, Lumsden and her band will play at the Turbine Platform every Friday in September from 6-7pm. Fresh from releasing their new video clip in Brisbane and Sydney, the series…
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On Saturday 24 September, Abby Dobson will headline an evening of internationally renowned musicians united to aid cancer research. The Thornbury Theatre will come alive as Dobson, former lead singer of acclaimed Australian band Leonardo’s Bride, performs sets alongside Bernadette Carroll, Mandy Wragg, Amanda Grafanakis, Sally Chatfield, Ben Jackson and Neva2L8 as part of A…
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Six-foot frontwoman Emily Lubitz with her flaming red hair and a voice-to-drown-in calls out as guitarist Jesse Lubitz thumps up dust from the floor of the stage. Imagine Edith Piaf in the body of Mrs Jessica Rabbit, wandering through a landscape of suburban fairy tales and electric static clouds. The drums rumble, the organ whirrs…
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Sydney’s Kaleidoscopic 4 piece, Bell Weather Department will be doing a run of dates this coming September before bunkering down to work on their debut LP. Having shared stages with the likes of The Holidays, Boy & Bear, DZ Deathrays & WIM in the short time they’ve played together, things may have seemed quiet over…
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Ru C.L, a.k.a. Rueben Campbell, is one of the most dynamic artists to emerge from the hip hop/dancehall and reggae scenes. A ‘Jahstralian’ (Jamaican/Australian heritage) based in Melbourne, Ru C.L is an explosive entertainer with international appeal. “Some of the tightest rhymes I’ve heard in a while … funky and rebellious” Beat “It’s got horns…
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After enthralling audiences across the UK and Europe, C.W. Stoneking, the guitar and banjo playing, singer/songwriter and raconteur, returns to Australia on Friday 2nd December to perform a one off side show at The Corner Hotel, Richmond. This will be Melbourne audience’s only chance to catch C.W.’s authentic old-time blues style before he heads north…
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Having sold out countless shows with blustering horns, party-fuelled rhythms and rocking roots bass-lines, Watussi are back to remind you not to forget. Their 2008 ARIA-nominated debut album ‘Tequila, Sangre y Fuego’ was hailed a work of genius. It earned them a series of accolades and found its way into the hands of Brian Eno,…
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For those not paying attention earlier, Sydney songbird Lanie Lane recently recorded a seven inch single with Mr. Jack White. The results are in, and they are superb, in the form of the fuzz bass stomper “Ain’t Hungry” and the lovers’ lament “My Man”. They’re first class. The 45 has just been released on White’s…
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The Holy Soul will hook up with former Can singer Damo Suzuki on his September Australian tour. Suzuki and The Holy Soul will play the Workers Club in Melbourne on September 10 and Goodgod Smallclub on September 17. Gareth Liddiard from The Drones will guest on guitar for both shows. Damo & The Holy Soul…
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This November, triple j’s Ausmusic Month will once again pay tribute to one of this country’s musical greats. Two years ago, the centrepiece of triple j’s annual Australian music celebrations was Before Too Long – a tribute to Paul Kelly held over two nights at Forum Theatre in Melbourne. The offshoot live CD/DVD won an…
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In what is sure to be one of the most talked-about alliances of the year, New York king of avant-rock Lou Reed has teamed up with best-selling hard rock band Metallica to record a brand-new album, entitled Lulu, which will be released by Vertigo Records on October 31st 2011. The album was co-produced by Reed,…
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Grab your credit card…log onto FOTSUN.com…get ready…set…GO! Thursday September 1st at 10am today sees the lines open for the Festival of the Sun 2011 tickets purchase. If you need help remembering and haven’t already got this date tattooed to your forehead, get inking! Remember too that FOTSUN boasts a strictly limited capacity of 3000, so…
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The 2011 edition of the Experience Jimi Hendrix concert presented by Empire Touring will return to the Enmore Theatre on October 29 with another all-star lineup of Australian musical greats who will pay homage to the genius of Jimi Hendrix. This year’s show will included performances by Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), Stuart Fraser (Noiseworks), Peter Koppes…
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Devout heavy rock band Oh, Sleeper have surprised fans today by announcing that their highly anticipated new album, Children of Fire, will be released digitally on September 6, three weeks prior to its official physical release date of September 27. As a result of incredible demand, Oh, Sleeper and Solid State Records will release the…
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Proudly presented by Channel [V] and NOVA, the sixth Annual JAGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS will be held on Wednesday October 12th at one of Melbourne’s newest performing Art Spaces, Revolt in Kensington. Presented and produced by The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), this year’s JAGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS will once again reward the country’s…
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The fans asked for it and Simple Plan have delivered! After being overwhelmed by the response from Victorian fans via e-mail and social media petitions to add an underage show, Simple Plan are pleased to announce the addition of an exclusive Melbourne show for fans aged under 18. The show will be at Melbourne’s Hi…
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The surprise musical twist has been a recurring motif in Neil Finn’s long career. But not even his wife suspected this latest one was going to start ramping up after he got his pajamas on. Nor that she would share equal responsibility for its irresistibly strange and propulsive grooves. Pajama Club began as a private…
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Summadayze, Australia’s favourite and most established New Year tour, travels from Adelaide to Melbourne, Perth and the Gold Coast (Summafieldayze). Tickets went on sale to the general public yesterday, selling through first release within a matter of hours! Don’t have the cash right now and worried about missing out? No problem, you can still secure…
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Byron Bay’s Bluesfest was named winner in the Major Festival and Events Category at the 2011 North Coast Tourism Awards gala event held in Grafton on the weekend. The award recognizes overall Business Excellence and Bluesfest director Peter Noble says: We are very proud to be bringing the North Coast Tourism Award home to the…
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The 21st Meredith Music Festival is now sold out. Demand for tickets was as strong, if not stronger, than ever. Ballot sales closed Tuesday 30 August. Store sales sold out on the morning of Thursday September 1. There were people camping out overnight in front of some of the stores. Meredith staff were on hand…
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Due to several unforeseen factors beyond our control, Live Nation regrets to advise that the Monster Magnet “Dopes To Infinity” tour has been cancelled. A number of circumstances have conspired to form the perfect storm and we are disappointed that this planned tour has been a casualty. The Monster Magnet “Dopes” tour will visit Australia…
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Off the back of an enormously successful album tour, Jordie Lane is thrilled to announce that he’ll be back on the road this September/October, this time in support of Simon Felice and Jeff Lang. These shows will see Jordie playing stripped back, solo versions of tracks from the new album, Blood Thinner. Jordie joins Simone…
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