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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We head to the V Energy Green Room at the Adelaide Big Day Out 2011.
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After its launch into Australia last year, Creamfields Australia is back bigger and better for Easter 2011. The Totem Onelove crew (also behind the Stereosonic festival) are committed to bringing you some of the world’s best acts, utilizing some of the best venues in Australia, amazing production and value for money in ticket pricing. Totem…
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– Thanks for taking the time to talk to us Matt! Firstly, congrats on the Laneway spot! How has the festival tour been going? Hey Larry, thank you, the festival’s been incredible so far. This is our first touring festival, so it’s all been very exciting and over whelming so far. It’s the serious business…
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Our good friends at Your Take Sessions have sent us this video for your viewing pleasure. They chatted with Birds of Tokyo backstage at the Big Day Out in Adelaide and the band performed an acoustic session of “Wild At Heart”. We look forward to bringing you more material from Your Take! Stay tuned! Producer…
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There has been a late venue change for “Gimme That Guitar”, the concert celebrating the late great guitarist Harvey James, taking place next Thursday February 17. The date is the same, only the venue has changed. “Gimme That Guitar” will now take place at the Enmore Theatre. All tickets originally purchased for The Factory Theatre…
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While he was in the country for Big Day Out, just before he hit the stage at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, we briefly sat in the stairwell backstage with Plan B to discuss The Defamation of Strickland Banks, touring Australia, and what’s next for the popular rapper, soul singer-songwriter, actor and director… boy, does…
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The independent music scene in 2011 seems to be inundated with skinny jean wearing synth pop maestro’s and minimalist experimental mayhem that is all starting to sound tired and blasé. Perth quartet Boom! Bap! Pow! have bucked the trend and are bringing back the swingin 60’s with their joyous motown inspired grooves and a recently…
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Just after they soundchecked at the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, we caught up with Frank Delgado (Keys, Samples) and Abe Cunningham (Drums) of legendary Californian troupe Deftones. We talk about the Big Day Out tour, their latest album, we check up on bassist Chi Cheng (who suffered serious injuries following a car accident in 2008)…
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One of the most exciting bands to come of of New York City in recent years, Battles made waves with their 2007 album Mirrored. In fact, it still makes regular appearances on most of our iPods. Thankfully, it sounds like it won’t be long before Battles finally deliver on their promise on a follow up…
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In May, Gary Numan and his band will be returning to Australia to perform The Pleasure Principle in full, in the continuing celebration of its 30th anniversary. But it’s not the first time that the legend of the electronic music world has performed a past album in full. Replicas and Telekon received similar treatment in…
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It’s that time again! Laneway has arrived in town, a week or so after Big Day Out left us all rather exhausted. In its second appearance at the Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle, let it first off be said that the organisers nailed the venue layout. Gone were the problems plaguing the festival…
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The Laneway Festival has outgrown the tiny back alleys of its humble beginnings and come into fruition at its new home the Footscray Community Arts Centre. The sprawling grounds and grassy knolls were perfect for festival madness, although it was a fair hike between two of the main stages which made it difficult to try…
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ESCAPE THE FATE is running straight for rock stardom, exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief, reminiscent of the riotous Motley Crue, which they capture brilliantly in their electrifying live shows. Hailing from the world’s most outlandish city, Las Vegas, ESCAPE THE FATE are conquering crowds and packing venues throughout the world, enslaving a legion of…
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Leone Western are a couple of lads from the Western suburbs of Melbourne who got their hands on a collection of drum machines and synthesisers, wrote a few tunes and independently released their debut EP Hearts’ Still Beating in late 2010. Their music is very raw, as self-produced work often is, and far be it…
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Minimalism seems to be the new black and there’s a lot to be said about the power one man, his voice and a guitar can wield. Local Sam Winters doesn’t have the story telling prowess of his contemporaries, but there is something earnest in his vocals and the delivery of his latest project (as a…
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Playground HQ are thrilled to announce Cut Copy will be joining the Playground Weekender Class of 2011! Taking place 17 – 20 February at Wisemans Ferry, Cut Copy will share the main stage with artists such as Lamb, Tricky, Kool & the Gang, De La Soul, Kate Nash and Architecture in Helsinki. Coinciding with today’s…
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This morning, Jam Music announced that Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme will be joining the line up for the 2011 Good Vibrations Festival! This no doubt fills the gap left by Cee Lo Green, who pulled out of the festival earlier this year due to unexpected Grammy commitments. Often likened to a contemporary Marvin…
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Soundwave announced today that it would no longer be holding the Sydney show at the Eastern Creek Raceway – hinting that they would return there next year, however, as they continue to work on site improvements: increased shade, water taps etc. In its place, the festival will now take place at the home of Big…
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