Day 1 – Wednesday 5 January The first post-New Year’s festival to hit Brisbane, Sunset Sounds (AKA the two-day northern Falls minus the camping) brings together musical talent both young and well-established as well as throngs of revellers flock to the Gardens. Previously sunny, the weather is already cloudy by the time we make it…
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So the third and final day, where the festival site begins to resemble the aftermath of a battle, with punters lying around in the shade doing their best to recover before another days worth of music. The majority of the crowd it seemed went to the Rock Stage to see Pond, but I decided that…
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Day 2 shall now forever be known as the Day of the Clash, so many great bands and not nearly enough time to see them all. It’s also the day a special shipment of Strongbow had to be shipped down because the bar had managed to run out after only one day. Up first on…
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CANADIAN MUSIC FEST ~800 artists, 55 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~ A PART OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010 www.canadianmusicfest.com www.cmw.net Canadian Music Fest (CMF), a part of Canadian Music Week (CMW), March 9 – 13, 2011 features over 800 new local and international artists showcased in 55 venues in Toronto’s city centre. In addition, your…
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Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and Euros Childs (Gorky’s) release their debut album together as Jonny on 28th January on Popfrenzy. The self-titled, co-written album is preceded by single “Candyfloss”. Inter-twining the musical DNA of two of Britain’s most gifted songwriters, Jonny’s debut album proclaims the advent of an irresistibly infectious new strain of psychedelic pop….
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Interpol are no doubt the most fruitful contribution America has made to the world of modern day rock and roll. Despite the departure of suave bassist Carlos D last year, Interpol have managed to sustain the aesthetic integrity he brought to the band. Following headline positions at Falls Festival, Sunset Sounds, and Southbound, Interpol played…
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In our recent Field Day review, we mentioned the absence of Biao from The Island stage. Earlier this week, The Frontier Touring Company shed some light on the situation, announcing the withdrawal of BAIO (Vampire Weekend) from Sleigh Bells’ January 2011 Sydney and Melbourne shows due to flight complications from the US. Here’s the low…
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Having sold out their show at the Hi-Fi in Melbourne on January 8th, Flying Lotus and co. have announced a second Melbourne show for the 9th of January at the Roxanne Parlour. The Operatives and RRR present Espionage featuring The undisputed leaders of a new movement in live electronic music: Join Flying Lotus, The gaslamp…
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PRIMUS‘ modus operandi is clear and well established: twisted bass/drum grooves, insane ringmaster vocals with cartoonish lyrics, and cutting, off-the-wall guitar riffs. Fronted by the inimitable LES CLAYPOOL, considered one of the most versatile and unique bass players alive, PRIMUS offers up a zany and eclectic style of music all their own, throwing in a…
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Not even a day into the New Year and Western Australia is already kicking off its live music year, with the three day long music, camping and arts festival Southbound. Thankfully having been to Glastonbury in the last twelve months, I had some idea of what to expect from a camping festival, that being said…
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We kick off the New Year with a brilliantly psychedelic music video from Melbourne artist Teeth and Tongue. The track, “Sad Sun” is an alternate version of the single released in November 2009. The track will feature on Teeth and Tongues’ forthcoming album Tambourine, set for release in April 2011. The video is a imaginative,…
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The Peats Ridge Festival love continues! Today we take you back to our chat at the festival with Dean and Kane of Brisbane up-and-comers Hungry Kids of Hungary. Before they played someone teepee, they took some time to look back at 2010 and their debut album Escapades, look forward to SXSW and 2011 and much…
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The second day of a festival is always epic struggle town and after the fucking awesome party of day one, it was pleasantly surprising to see so many other bleary eyed, sun burned, slightly nauseated looking punters up and about early, keen to catch Papa vs. Pretty who took to the main stage at a…
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Pyramid Rock Festival has had its fair share of controversy since its humble beginnings back in 2004, and after the apocalyptic electrical storm that brought the party to a standstill in 2009, festival organisers have been working overtime all year to ensure a smooth, safe and fun experience for punters on the island. Their hard…
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While at the spectacular New Years Eve festival Peats Ridge, Larry caught up with Nic McKenzie of Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade. They chat about the year past, the year ahead, changes for the band, writing new music, touring with The Charlatans, and plenty more… hear it all in the audio interview below!
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As another New Years Eve came and went, so too did the sold out Field Day Festival party that follows it. In its 10th year, Field Day produced what was easily its most impressive lineup to date – and under a scorching hot Summer sun, it produced an equally impressive day. Having made my tracks…
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The camping festival. The second word of which has always placed a deal of trepidation in my loins. You will usually find me at a backpackers or a hotel nearby the festival grounds, rather than among the sweaty confines of a pitched tent. But at last year’s Splendour, I eased into breaking my camping virginity…
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Another fabulous instalment of Sunset Sounds is about to get underway beneath the canopies of Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens, right in the heart of the city. Don’t miss this wonderful festival, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday, the 5th and 6th of January. Having warmed up at Falls, a stellar selection of the line-up is headed…
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Channel [V] announced last week the launch of a brand new Festival Guide mobile application for BlackBerry, available on BlackBerry App World now. Channel [V]’s Festival Guide application for BlackBerry covers all of this Summer’s hottest music festivals. This app includes everything fans need to know about their favourite festival from the duration of the…
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From a spark to a revolution, Brisbane band ‘GREENTHIEF’ will touring the East Coast of Australia throughout January 2011 in support of their brand new single – ‘Salad Days’. They will be joined by Sydney alt rockers ‘Super Florence Jam’ for the majority of the shows. Recorded with renown English producer – Steve James (Airbourne,…
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One of our favourite parts of Sydney Festival is the About an Hour program – which gives those short on time and cash the opportunity to catch some wonderful theatre. The premise is simple: The shows are round about 60 minutes, and the price tag is $30 for all performances and all tickets. Not bad,…
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The Waifs created their career in music on stages in every city and country town around Australia. To mark the release of their sixth studio album, ‘Temptation’, they will tour the nation to many of their favourite old haunts. The Waifs have, through their various personal journeys, all ended up living in the USA. So…
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Illusive advise that Miami’s kings of booty bass, The 2 Live Crew have shifted the date of their Sydney show. The show that was to be staged on Thursday 6th January 2011 at the Forum has been transferred to a new date and venue earlier in the week. The Sydney show will now be held…
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When we started this list, we mentioned that there were a few surprises along the way – this is no doubt thanks to the fact that we’re counting down tracks, not singles, that were released in 2010 in any form. What surprised even us, however, that the number one spot would not go to a…
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As 2010 drew to an end, a sold out crowd of 15,000 music fans flocked to the iconic Bondi Beach last night to see off the 00’s at Sydney’s most popular New Years Eve outdoor musical experience Shore Thing. There was only ever going to be one place to be on New Year’s Eve and…
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Iron and Wine, the moniker behind which 36 year old American songsmith Sam Beam operates, has become a central name in American nouveau folk music. “I Went Walking Far From Home” is the new single which was released in November for sale through independent records stores, with the digital download becoming available late last month….
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We arrive at the business end of our top 40 countdown, kicking off the top 20 with a track sure to hit pretty high up on the Hottest 100 countdown. This is one of those bands that has some incredibly dedicated fans. But when you’re making music as good as this, it’s should come as…
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It’s not everyday you get to talk to a legend of the music industry, so it was quite the thrill to be given the opportunity to chat with the one and only Chuck D of Public Enemy last week. In town later this week to play a sold out gig in Melbourne, before hitting up…
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As we’ve been going through the top 40 tracks and albums of the year, I thought we should take some time out to recognise some of the best music videos of 2010. Although you’ll see a few familiar faces here, this is very much about the visuals – what were those standout “wow” moments of…
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Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you had a lovely day yesterday. At AU HQ, we return with the next 10 tracks that blew us all away this year… 30. We kick things off with one of our favourite bands from Perth: The Novocaines. The Novocaines – Adhere To 29. It comes in criminally low on…
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