Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement that PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY will be joining WOLFMOTHER at THE JD SET in Melbourne on 29 July, we are pleased to announce that the band who Australian music fans have chosen to support these amazing headliners is NEW NAVY! Continue reading The JD Set winners New Navy to join Wolfmother and The Philly Jays!
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Sydney DJ Triky Releases Two New Studio Albums
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Sydney dance DJ Triky has released two new albums, Electric and Filtered.
Electric is the much anticipated third full length album from Triky. The 12 track album carries a high energy sound and is similar to the previous two releases, Tweaked and Permanent Damage, yet goes further with a thumpin’ new set of bass lines and is packed full of FX. With a wide range of tracks, there’s something on here for every dance lover. Filtered is an exploration in BPM with tracks ranging from 140 to 150 BPM. It’s an innovative 13-track album which takes Triky in a whole new direction. |
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Fresh Ground Lends A Hand To Independent Artists
Six independent local artists will “now call the ‘Judy’ home” as part of the Judith Wright Centre FRESH GROUND artist-in-residence initiative, Director Ruth Hodgman announced.
“We are thrilled to welcome our latest artists-in-residence, who will undertake their creative developments at the Judith Wright Centre during the second half of this year,” Ms Hodgman said. Continue reading Fresh Ground Lends A Hand To Independent Artists
PENDULUM touring Australia October/November 2010
The Frontier Touring Company announced the tour of Australia’s very own electronica drum & bass six-piece, Pendulum.
Pendulum will be touring in support of their newly released ARIA #10 album Immersion. The first single, ‘Watercolour’ shot into the #1 position on the iTunes chart and the excitement that has built around the album is almost palatable. Continue reading PENDULUM touring Australia October/November 2010
The Great Southern Blues Festival – 2nd Artist Announcement.
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Great news, festival lovers. The time has come for the anticipated second artist announcement for the 2010 return of The Great Southern Blues Festival.
Wolf Mail measures amongst the top of a new generation of blues guitarists with his passion and mesmerising mixture of traditional blues and soul. |
Continue reading The Great Southern Blues Festival – 2nd Artist Announcement.
Grinderman – New Single ‘Heathen Child’ Out August 27
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Heathen Child, the new single from the band Grinderman, will be released on 27th August. The premiere offering from their new studio album Grinderman 2, Heathen Child will be released through Mute with the complete album following on 10th September.
The song Heathen Child cuts a deep seductively heavy groove interjected with dazzling squalls of saw-tooth distortion. It abounds in lyrical imagery at turns lascivious, paranoid, philosophic, absurd and flat out abusive. |
The video, vividly directed by long-time collaborator John Hillcoat, brings the ominous sensuality and surreal malevolence of the lyrics to life; but it also demonstrates clear evidence of the fun and imagination Grinderman have working together.
Continue reading Grinderman – New Single ‘Heathen Child’ Out August 27
L.A. GUNS To Tour Australia’s East Coast – September 2010
L.A Guns are coming to Australian shores in September 2010 with Tracii Guns, founding member of both L.A Guns and Guns ‘N’ Roses.
Performing in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne over three back to back nights, Australian fans across the East Coast will be able to experience what many consider to be the last true Rock and Roll band. Dates, venue and ticketing information for the September tour include: Continue reading L.A. GUNS To Tour Australia’s East Coast – September 2010
The Brand New Heavies Tour – August 2010
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Illusive Entertainment announced that legendary British soul funk band “The Brand New Heavies” [TBNH] are finally making their way to Australia for their first ever live shows, in intimate venues in Sydney and Melbourne. If that wasn’t enough to get people excited, “The Brand New Heavies” Australian Tour will consist of the four original members – Simon Bartholomew on guitar, Jan Kincaid on drums, Andrew Levy playing bass and fan favorite original lead singer N’Dea Davenport on vocals. |
You Me At Six and The Audition – Australian Tour September 2010
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Since 2007, it’s been a whirlwind for You Me At Six; including nominations for two Kerrang! awards as Best British Newcomer and Best British Band.
You Me At Six won the hearts of pop-punk fans worldwide with their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’. However it’s their new effort ‘Hold me Down’ that completes their metamorphosis. |
It’s all there; ferocious vocals and chantable one-liners. It’s brilliant and “is set to catapult You Me At Six into all kinds of new places…it’s near perfect” – Change The Record. Continue reading You Me At Six and The Audition – Australian Tour September 2010
TITANIC: THE ARTEFACT EXHIBITION
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SEASON EXTENDED TO MEET DEMAND, MUST CLOSE SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2010!
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition’s stay in Melbourne will now be extended until Sunday 7 November to meet overwhelming public demand.
The exhibition was originally due to close on Sunday 17 October, but following repeated sold out sessions and high public interest, the exhibition will now remain open for a further three weeks.
This is in addition to the previously announced extended opening hours on Saturdays. The exhibition is open late on Thursday and Saturday nights until 9.00pm with the last session commencing at 7.45pm.
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Since the grand opening on Friday 14 May, Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition has attracted a multitude of visitors to the Melbourne Museum.
The exhibition, brought to Melbourne by Frontier Events, Premier Exhibitions Inc. and Museum Victoria, with the support of the Victorian Government, has captivated the hearts and minds of the Australian public and the feedback has been gleaming with praise: Continue reading TITANIC: THE ARTEFACT EXHIBITION
The Jezabels Melbourne Show – July 15, 2010
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After a series of national tours, The Jezabels are pleased to announce a headline show this July at The Toff In Town.
The intimate headline performance will be their first in Melbourne since releasing their second EP ‘She’s So Hard’ independently through MGM late last year. The EP spawned two singles, ‘Hurt Me’ & ‘Easy To Love’ that drew love from radio stations nationally. The Jezabels have spent the last 6 months garnering fans around the country, and are fast becoming a festival staple with recent appearances at Groovin’ The Moo, Soundwave, Field Day, |
Come Together and Mackay’s River Sessions. Continue reading The Jezabels Melbourne Show – July 15, 2010
Generate @ Brisbane Powerhouse July 24, 2010
Generate brings the best of QUT’s Music and Sound students to the Powerhouse for six hours across three stages. From acoustic to post-rock, pop to sound art, avant-garde to neo-folk, you’ll catch the likes of Ball Park Music; Ivy May Dillon; Cascadeer-meets-Old Man, Great Chief; Bec Plath; Karla Harrison; Synaesthesia; Dana Gehrman; Motive; Brianna-Kate; Noosphere; The Sound Art Ensemble; and more! This is an all ages event Continue reading Generate @ Brisbane Powerhouse July 24, 2010
Hungry Kids of Hungary “Shady Haze of Winter” Tour August 2010
Double-Pass Giveaway! We have double passes up for grabs to the ‘Hazy Shade Of Winter’ tour – Sydney and Melbourne shows! … See below for details.
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As announced by lead singer/guitarist Dean McGrath on triple j, Hungry Kids of Hungary will hit the road in August, embarking on, let’s call it, a pre-album release warm-up, bringing back to Aussie audiences what the world has been enjoying for the past two months. The band has toured extensively across America and the UK playing such famed venues as The Viper Room in Los Angeles, the Mercury Lounge in NYC, the Borderline in London and the Camden Barfly. |
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Bedouin Soundclash tour October 2010
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Every once in a while a band comes around that fuses genres together like no other. The genres in question are punk and reggae; and the band is Bedouin Soundclash.
Their 2007 album ‘Street Gospels’ was near flawless. An unbelievable assortment of instruments played to perfection, unheard since the Wailers backed up Bob Marley. |
It resulted in not just some of the best reggae outside of Jamaica, but some of the best reggae period. “Street Gospels is an inspiring demonstration of breadth.” – Alternative Press Continue reading Bedouin Soundclash tour October 2010
Islands in the Stream and East Side Story by Igor Grubic @ Brisbane Powerhouse July 2010 [VISUAL]
Familiar to warehouses, squats and other informal spaces, ‘Islands in the Stream’ is the first institutional exhibition of work by six young radically queer and transgender artist/activists all with shared histories in Brisbane. This exhibition is recommended for ages 18+. Potentially offensive content and/or language. Continue reading Islands in the Stream and East Side Story by Igor Grubic @ Brisbane Powerhouse July 2010 [VISUAL]