Photographer: Robert Geary Photography
Photographer: Robert Geary Photography
Photo Gallery: The Beautiful Girls @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 24th August 2012
Artist: The Beautiful Girls
Venue: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Date: 24 August 2012
Continue reading Photo Gallery: The Beautiful Girls @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 24th August 2012
Thursday night saw the return of SLASH to our shores as he kicked off his Apocalyptic Love Australian tour.
Leading the way on stage, charismatic Myles Kennedy greets the Brisbane audience closely followed by SLASH ringing out the first notes of ‘Halo’. ‘Nightrain’ and ‘Ghost’ follow and the nights direction is set firmly on a collision course with pure rock & roll… and the crowd’s loving it!
For fans wanting an onslaulght of riffage, SLASH was more than happy to oblige with standout moments throughout the entire set but special mention to’ Slither’, Godfather Theme and ‘Paradise City’.
Bassist Todd Kerns was also given center stage to expose his vocal skills and quickly riles up the crowd with a explosive and frenzied ‘Doctor Alibi’ and ‘You’re Crazy’, kicking the crowd into top gear.
But it’s Myles Kennedy; who has proved to be a valuable band member over the years, his vocal talents and showmanship complimenting SLASH perfectly; that keeps the Slash swagger and groove on course, delivering a stellar performance.
Finishing off the night with crowd favourite ‘Paradise City’, a shirtless SLASH gave the crowd his best Chuck Berry duckwalk, coupled with yet another display of his guitar prowess. And Myles made more than a few punters happy by jumping into the pit, getting up close and personal with some eager fans.
Slash is firmly cemented in the book of guitar legends and given his performance at Brisbane Riverstage on Thursday night he will continue to be high on our radars for many a year to come.
Artist: SLASH
Venue: Brisbane Riverstage
Date: 23 August 2012
Setlist
Halo
Nightrain
Ghost
Standing in the Sun
Mr. Brownstone
Back From Cali
Beggars & Hangers-On
Rocket Queen
Not for Me
Doctor Alibi
You’re Crazy
Crazy Life
No More Heroes
Starlight
Guitar Solo / Godfather Theme
Anastasia
Sweet Child O’ Mine
You’re a Lie
Slither
Encore:
By the Sword
Paradise City
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, has died. He was 82.
“Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job,” said a statement from his family
NASA Administrator Statement on Neil Armstrong’s Death
Continue reading R.I.P. Neil Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Continue reading Photo Gallery: SLASH @ Brisbane Riverstage – 23 August 2012
BLKOUT take influence from the traditional New York Hardcore sound and have completed countless runs of Australia, as well as a full European tour. On their new album, ‘Point Of No Return’, BLKOUT lay down by panning towards the unorthodox in their journey to widen the scope of Australian hardcore. Perth’s favourite hardcore sons will be hitting the stage with Refused.
NUCLEAR SUMMER embodies the light and dark, dances between insane technicality and punk rock simplicity, while simultaneously channeling pure joy with unbridled rage. They will be taking their brand of ‘Sunshine Metal’ to the Brisbane show.
ENDLESS HEIGHTS are about taking chances and pushing to achieve what you desire in life. Their motto, “Dream Strong”, permeates every element of the band, and it is this principle that will see them take their personalised brand of melodic hardcore to the Sydney show.
OUTRIGHT are backed by big riffs, hard hits and unstoppable energy. Their distinct passion, nestled within a sea of heavy chords and a progressive social conscience will be in full flight at both Melbourne shows.
HIGHTIME have managed to create a punk rock sound that defies many a genre; yet always carries the raw passion of its hardcore roots. They will be bringing their infectious and energetic live show to Adelaide.
There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly.
REFUSED fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed… NOT FUCKING DEAD!
Continue reading REFUSED…. Australian Tour – November 2012! *Supports Announced*
First single ‘Slume’ taken from the forthcoming album ‘Strange Flowers’ – September 14 through Difrnt Music/MGM
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Continue reading Regular John – Slume (Official Video)
Sold-out Melbourne show;
adding a SECOND Melbourne show!
Plus
MORE AMAZING ARTISTS JOIN THE ALREADY INCREDIBLE LINEUP
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The folk at Harvest Festival are overjoyed to announce that Melbourne Harvest has officially sold-out and deeply thank the wonderful music and arts-loving folk of Victoria. As a result of this epic outcome, the decision has been made to provide a unique, one-off opportunity for those who missed out on tickets to miss out no more. Harvest is elated to announce a SECOND MELBOURNE EVENT. This special additional show will take place at Werribee Park on Saturday 10th November with tickets on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd August, at 9 am.
Along with this incredibly exciting leap in the Harvest evolution, we are proud also to unveil another round of sterling acts to further deepen your Harvest experience.
Continue reading HARVEST: Melbourne sells out! Second Melbourne Show & Second Artist Announcement!!
You’d be forgiven if you didn’t see this one coming. In an abrupt strike, Twelve Foot Ninja have unleashed an epic 12-week assault in celebration of their debut album ‘SILENT MACHINE’. And it all starts today.
Dubbing their campaign ‘Project 12’, Twelve Foot Ninja will release 1 digital track along with 1 digital comic every week for 12 weeks in the lead up to the official release of their debut album on November 2nd.
Engaging acclaimed comic artist Keith Draws (UK), Twelve Foot Ninja have produced 12 x world-class comics to accompany each of the 12 x tracks from their stellar debut album. Each comic is inspired by the song’s lyrics and the original fable of Twelve Foot Ninja. Fans who pre-order the album from the band’s website (twelvefootninja.com) will receive every digital track & comic each week until they also receive the physical album with full colour artwork and lyrics mailed out on Fri 2nd November. Better yet, the band is giving away the first track & comic for free.
Continue reading News: Twelve Foot Ninja Unleash Project 12!
New video from GALLOWS – ‘Outsider Art’ – taken from ‘Gallows’ out September 14 through Halfcut/Shock
October 2012 marks the highly anticipated return of MATCHBOX TWENTY, heading south for their first Australian dates since 2008, following the release of their fourth full-length studio album ‘North’.
In their sixth Australian tour, Matchbox Twenty headline arenas around the country, as well as playing a special open air show at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley.
Be there to sing along to the classics from Matchbox Twenty’s hit-packed back catalogue plus a selection of soon-to-be hit tunes from their new album.
Continue reading Tour News: Matchbox Twenty Announce 2012 Australian Tour (with INXS)
Michael Jackson ”Thriller” Animation
After kicking off with a visit from Australian of the Year and Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, the 2012 Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) will close tonight with a performance by multi award-winning rockers Eskimo Joe.
For the third year in a row, 400,000 people have made their way to the Ekka since opening day to visit 10,000 animals and experience this unique once a year city / country get together.
RNA Chief Executive Brendan Christou said the association was thrilled with the response from the community who came out en masse to celebrate all that is great about their state.
“We had the perfect forecast for the full 10 days of show and we can’t thank the public enough for their support,” he
said.
Continue reading Event Wrap Up: Ekka attracts 400,000 for the third year!
Soundwave 1st Lineup earlier this week announced Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink 182, Paramore and many more on the bill!
Check out the first lineup announcement for Soundwave 2013!
The 2nd Announcement is here!!!
SLAYER
CYPRESS HILL
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BRING ME THE HORIZON
BILLY TALENT
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE * THE AMITY AFFLICTION * SICK OF IT ALL * THE BLACKOUT * FUCKED UP * GALLOWS * THIS IS HELL * CEREBRAL BALLZY * POLAR BEAR CLUB * THE EARLY NOVEMBER * THE DEAR HUNTER * BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR * VERSUS THE WORLD * SYLOSIS * CROSSFAITH * CONFESSION
SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL DATES & VENUES
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY – BRISBANE, RNA SHOWGROUNDS
SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY – SYDNEY, OLYMPIC PARK
FRIDAY 1 MARCH – MELBOURNE, FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
SATURDAY 2 MARCH – ADELAIDE, BONYTHON PARK
MONDAY 4 MARCH – PERTH, CLAREMONT SHOWGROUND
The Frontier Touring Company announce that ethereal songstress Brous will be joining Patrick Wolf at his Australian shows this September.
Based in Melbourne, Brous (pronounced ‘Bruce’) has gained huge support from the industry and public alike. She first popped up on the radar with the wonderfully psychedelic track ‘Streamers’:
Continue reading PATRICK WOLF invites songstress, BROUS, to join Australian shows!
