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Music Video | Dollar Bar – (You’re) Blind Baby

Dollar Bar(You’re) Blind Baby is the fourth single from Dollar Bar’s album Paddington Workers Club. The video was written, directed, filmed and edited by Matt Banham of No Through Road and Matt Banham’s Jokes internet fame. It features Dollar Bar’s Chris Yates having a lonely BBQ for one, and appropriating Jerry Seinfeld’s famous umbrella move ‘The Twirl’.
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SUZI QUATRO – FINAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR

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“I have been touring in Australia regularly since 1974, and have actually lost count of how many times I have been here, but I think this tour will be number 29. It is my second home and I love it dearly. This year I celebrated my 50th year in the business and it just felt like the right time to take my final bow. It’s a daunting prospect and one I am preparing seriously for. I want this to be a night to remember in every way….tears, laughter and lots of rock and roll. This has been my life. Nobody in the world rocks as hard as the Aussies….and from me that’s what they’re gonna get….foot on the gas and go. So looking forward to this tour” ~ Suzi Quatro
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Queen & Adam Lambert – 2014 Australia Tour

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Legendary superstar band QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have announced they will visit Australia. “Let’s ROCK those beautiful arenas JUST ONE MORE TIME!” said Brian May.

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT received glowing reviews for their performance together at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last September, triggering a conversation between Adam, Roger and Brian to take the show on the road.
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The White Album Concert – July 2014 Tour Dates

Tim Woods & Phil Bathols present
The Beatles’ brilliant double masterpiece live on stage
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BY POPULAR DEMAND
THE WHITE ALBUM CONCERT RETURNS!
With the original all-star cast:
CHRIS CHENEY, PHIL JAMIESON, JOSH PYKE & TIM ROGERS

The sold-out live rock phenomenon of 2009 is back: 30 of the Beatles’ most breathtaking songs performed with a 17-piece rock orchestra.
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‘ONE DAY AT A TIME’ – The New Album for JOHN SWAN – SWANEE

swanneeWhen John Swan sings, “I’ve travelled far … seen it all … had my share of tears”, you know they’re not throwaway lines. He’s lived it.

Swanee has led a remarkable rock ’n’ roll life. Some kids dream of running away to join the circus. When Swanee was 13, he ran away with a rock group, moving from Adelaide to Melbourne with a band called Happiness.

John Swan has been making music ever since, though it’s been a bittersweet journey. He’s topped the charts, had some great times, but also battled drug and alcohol problems. If you want to understand Swanee’s story, all you have to do is listen to his new album, One Day At A Time.
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The Kite String Tangle – New Music + Tour Dates

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The Kite String Tangle is the solo project of alternative electronic artist and producer, Danny Harley.

In 2013 Harley thrilled many with his gorgeous breakout single ‘Given The Chance’. The song went on to amass well over one million plays on SoundCloud and has seen The Kite String Tangle undertake two sell out tours of our country, a series of local festival appearances plus a trip to the US where he performed at the highly-regarded South By South West & Coachella music festivals.
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Miley Cyrus – Bangerz Tour – Australia 2014

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Dainty Group have announced that global superstar Miley Cyrus will bring her Bangerz Tour to Australia in October this year.

Describing the Bangerz Tour Miley said “The tour is like my record, it kind of tells the story of my past year, all the sections are very different, kind of like a play. My fans are so on top of everything I want this to be an experience for them, I want them to feel involved.” The Bangerz Tour has been getting rave reviews in the US.
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Kylie Minogue performs with Coldplay at The Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia 19th June 2014

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Kylie with Coldplay
Coldplay surprised 2400 lucky fans when Kylie Minogue joined them onstage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre for an encore performance of two songs – ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ and ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’.

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Rita Satch – EP Launch at The Toff In Town, Melbourne – Thursday 26th June 2014

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Influenced by more contemporary beats, and elements of electronica, Rita enlisted the help of local producer RHyno aka Ryan Ritchie (True Live, Kimbra, Paris Wells) to help diversify her sound and production – and that’s exactly what he did. The EP features legendary violinist Tim Fain (Black Swan & Phillip Glass), emcee duties from RHyno and of course the most important ingredient – Rita’s honest heartfelt lyrics, sung with passion and delivered by a vocal that commands your attention.
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BIGSOUND 2014 Announces First Live Lineup

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BIGSOUND has come out swinging with its first live line-up announcement for 2014. With the 80+ acts dropped today and dozens still to come, the program is one of the best yet with the likes of Gold Fields, DMA’s, Holy Holy, BAD//DREEMS, Client Liaison, KINGSWOOD and REMI all set to play in front of both industry and punters in a celebration of live Australian music.

They’ll be joined for the festival on September 10 & 11 by Seekae, Deep Sea Arcade, Thelma Plum, HITS, Sampology ft Tom Thum & Jordan Rakei, Blank Realm, D.D Dumbo, Fractures, Ash Grunwald, Halfway and over 140 artists over two nights, in fourteen venues in Brisbane’s iconic Fortitude Valley live music precinct.
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The Wonder Years Announce Australian Tour!

wonderyearsRejoice! Saviours of truly excellent pop punk/rock, Philly sextet THE WONDER YEARS are winging their way back down under this Spring to deliver noisy, fist-pumpable tunes and all-round good guy funtimes.

Riding the tsunami of success generated by their most recent third full-length record ‘The Greatest Generation’, The Wonder Years are famous for thrilling live shows and their unwavering dedication to always going the extra mile for their fans. Their quintessentially melodic, modern pop punk sits perfectly amongst the current crop of beloved bands like All Time Low, Modern Baseball, Man Overboard and Fireworks.
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Little BIGSOUND Announces 2014 Lineup!

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The fourth annual Little BIGSOUND music forum has announced its line-up today, providing young people aged 15-25 with an amazing list of top industry speakers and hot new live acts to provide them with information on careers in the music business.

Programmed and run by a group of enthusiastic young people from Youth Music Industries which consists of students from Southbank TAFE, Music Industry College, Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Young Blue and Coorparoo State College in conjunction with QMusic, Little BIGSOUND is held on July 21 at The Edge (at the State Library of Queensland). This year’s event welcomes artists including triple j favourites Jeremy Neale and Khal Wallis (The Medics) to discuss their careers alongside managers, event directors, promoters, festivals and media.
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DEVILDRIVER + WHITECHAPEL ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR!!

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DEVILDRIVER have been slaying their way across the USA in a string of sold out shows with the irrepressible WHITECHAPEL in tow. These two titans have joined forces and will be bringing their pure metal forces to Australia in September.

While many bands in the modern era are already withering away, DEVILDRIVER have proven to mutate, grow stronger, deadlier and more immortal. DEVILDRIVER conjure genuine chaos and make it beautifully brutal in their crushing live performances. Who can forget their now legendary appearance at Download 2007, which arguably generated the biggest circle pit in history? Or any other live show they’ve played for that matter?
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Event News | OZ COMIC-CON – Melbourne | July 5-6, 2014

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The countdown to Melbourne’s biggest and best pop culture event has started: On July 5 and 6 Oz Comic-Con will make its way back to the garden city and tickets to the epic celebration of all things geeky-cool have just gone on sale. Having recently wrapped two hugely successful events in Perth (March 29-30) and Adelaide (April 5-6) and a sold-out Sydney Q&A with British superstar Benedict Cumberbatch (April 12-13), anticipation could not be higher for the upcoming Melbourne leg on the expo.
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Robbie Williams – ‘The Swing Tour Live’ Australia – September 2014

ROBBIE WILLIAMS SWINGS BACK TO AUSTRALIA FOR A NATIONAL TOUR THIS SEPTEMBER.

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Few artists can boast that they’ve sold 55 million albums globally, but Robbie can. One of Britain’s premier pop superstars, known for his cheeky wit as much as his hit-studded albums, the one and only Robbie Williams will be making his long overdue return to Australia for a national run of dates this September, bringing his incredible swing album, Swings Both Ways.
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