I arrived just in time to catch Melbourne’s The Night Terrors unleash a world of theremin onto an unsuspecting crowd. It was a fascinating display of musicianship, for one, though I didn’t see nearly enough of the set to judge further. If nothing else, it made me quite interested to see them perform in the…
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Director Shelley Farthing-Dawe brings us the new music video from [ME]: “Naked”. Hot on the heels of their recent signing to Lizard King Records in the UK (The Killers, Santigold), Melbourne’s neo-rock exponents [ME] release their brand new EP NAKED, mixed by the legendary Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Temper Trap). Join [ME] on…
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Bluefest today unveiled SOME MORE SUPER SIDESHOWS! Catch these full length concerts packed full of extreme musical and global talent , once again we know these shows will be highly sought after – so “buy now and save the date!” GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC There Ain’t No Funk Like P-Funk! Come see George Clinton…
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Yes folks, get set for the galactic party of a lifetime to begin as Bluesfest today unveils YET ANOTHER amazing, star-studded line up of musical madness! And watch this space for yet more artists… you may be thinking Bluesfest 2011 is at capacity, but people, we still ain’t finished yet! Festival director Peter Noble said,…
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Another day passes, and another cracker band from Brisbane drops a hot new single for the indie kids to go nuts for. Ball Park Music infected the airwaves last year with their perfectly crafted pop gem, “Sad Rude Future Dude”, that sports the unforgettable lyrics, ‘I only have sex with myself’. The six-piece have nailed…
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Sufjan Stevens is a storyteller, a bard singing the myths and histories of his land. Much of Stevens’ previous work is usually described best as being born out of the American folk tradition, telling tales of experiences, towns and cities; real places and real people. The narrative of the America as Sufjan Stevens tells it…
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Brian Henry Hooper has spent the past 25 years establishing a name for himself at the forefront of the Australian music scene. He’s played with Kim Salmon and The Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon and even collaborated with the dark lord himself – Nick Cave. These days Hooper fronts his own band, who are aptly…
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A while back I read about Columbian Chaz Bundick, who plays under the name Toro Y Moi on one of my favourite blogs. On the strength of their recommendation alone I headed off to The Workers Club to catch the man in action on his first Australian tour. Bundick rose from the ashes of the…
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Their new album has come out of nowhere, in spite of reports in recent years that the band intended to never release another full length record. But alas, thankfully, here we are. Radiohead are back with The King of Limbs. and while we give it the review treatment (unlike some publications, we are encouraging our…
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Thanks to the release of Michael Bublé’s Crazy Love (Hollywood Edition) – and the brand new Michael Bublé Australia iPhone app – one lucky fan will have their chance to win their way to Hollywood! While completing a series of Michael Bublé themed challenges, fans will be able to use the app to take photos…
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March in Adelaide is truly a magical time. Unicorns? Perhaps not, but there are a number of amazing, back-to-back festivals. The Fringe Festival is still a warm corpse in the ground, and we are about to dance upon its grave. The “Garden” has transformed, with six stages having sprouted up overnight, across Rymill Park. The…
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I’ve been a Dandy Warhols fan since heroin was so passé, and after running into Brent DeBoer in the crowd at Laneway Festival and chatting about his new Melbourne-based side project Immigrant Union, a trip to the The Tote was in order to check out their live show. Sharing the Thursday night residency were Triple…
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It may be just a year since Erland & The Carnival released their eponymous debut, but the London-based trio – fronted by statuesque Orcadian singer Erland Cooper – aren’t waiting to let the grass grow: they’re about to return with a second album that’s darkly poppy, more direct, more electronic and more twisted. ‘Nightingale’ is…
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THE DANDY WARHOLS first garnered international attention in 1997 with the world’s catchiest anti-heroin song, “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth.” However it was their brilliant third album ‘Thirteen-tales-from-urban-bohemia’ that catapulted them into the stratosphere. Alternative Press called it “a scattershot bagful of wild rides and demented ditties and an album of…
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Keeping with the summer festive spirit, Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs have teamed up with Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty for a quickfire co-headline tour. This hot melding of music will be hitting all the metros as well as a few lucky regional towns, lending a chance for these bright young things to show why right NOW is…
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Canadian Music Week is proud to present the nominees for the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards, “The Indies”. Presented in association with Astral Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the awards will be handed out on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the legendary Canadian Ballroom in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, as part of Canadian…
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Civil Society is thrilled to announce that Tunng will be joined on their Australian headline tour by the intelligent pop of Sydney’s Fergus Brown. Described as a “bloody awesome… pop volcano” by triple j’s Vijay Khurana, Fergus joins Tunng with a handful of awards in his pocket, including the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Qantas Spirit…
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South By Southwest (SXSW) is thrilled to announce Yoko Ono as a very special featured speaker for the 25th Music Conference and Festival. Ms. Ono will sit down with Jody Denberg for a SXSW Interview on Friday, March 18th. From her pioneering work in the Fluxus movement of the 1960s to the recent Imagine Peace…
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Jam Music is offering festival fans in the Gold Coast and Perth two special ticket deals for the final two shows of the 2011 Good Vibration Festival. Bring a friend for free Existing tickets holders for the Gold Coast and Perth events can now bring a friend for FREE! Arrive with your friend on the…
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“Though the songs and tone may be different, there is a distinct, familiar sound that makes this undoubtedly a Black Mountain record-and that’s a wonderful thing.” Filter magazine After sharing the stage multiple times together in Europe last year, Canadian psych-rock five piece Black Mountain have invited mind-melting Melbourne trio The Night Terrors to join…
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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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