HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
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THE STELLAR FIRST INDUCTEES OF BIG DAY OUT 2012 ARE:
KANYE WEST, SOUNDGARDEN, KASABIAN, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, THE LIVING END, HILLTOP HOODS, BATTLES, ODD FUTURE, MARIACHI EL BRONX, GIRL TALK, PARKWAY DRIVE, RÖYKSOPP, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, THE JEZABELS, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, THE GETAWAY PLAN, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, FRENZAL RHOMB, BOY & BEAR, BEST COAST and TONY HAWK |
Continue reading Big Day Out 2012 – Tickets on sale this week!
Up, Up and Away!
BETTY AIRS are out on bail and ready to reoffend!
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With a carton of soda pop in the boot of their hot rod and a suitcase full of good times strapped to the roof racks, the Sydney four-piece are busting out for a crime spree across Australia’s eastern and southern seaboards. Along the way they’ll be dropping the sweet and surfy vibes of their new single ‘Juvenile’ and whipping crowds into frenzies with their shin-kicking, knee-slapping live show. |
Continue reading BETTY AIRS – The ‘Juvenile’ single tour – Up, Up and Away!
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With his unique take on the pop genre, 2011 has been a determining year for Pluto Jonze. Following the release of his debut self-titled EP, Pluto has carved a name for himself as a refreshing and engaging performer and part of a new breed of talented Australian artists. Dressed with samples, sequenced electronic lines and backed by an explosive live three-piece band, Pluto will round out the year with a final run of east-coast shows throughout October and November with his Plastic Bag In A Hurricane Single Tour. |
Continue reading PLUTO JONZE ‘PLASTIC BAG IN A HURRICANE’ SINGLE TOUR – Oct/Nov 2011
Sydonia will take a break from recording their eagerly anticipated 2nd Album to hit Revolver on the 19th November 2011. This will be a special night as they will be playing their much heralded 1st album “Given to Destroyers” from start to finish for the first time in over four years!
Complete with epic drum and percussion sections, brooding melodies, sheer toughness and with the obligatory segues and the odd bit of hairy banjo, “Given to Destroyers” is an album that underscored the local scene and put Sydonia on the road with a number of established bands both here and in the USA.
Join Sydonia for a celebration of what lies behind as they forge ahead at Revolver Upstairs on the Saturday the 19th of November, 2011. – Buy Tickets Here
Sydonia have a plethora of fine support bands so be early to catch opening act Suzie Stapleton solo acoustic serenade, followed by the hardened brutal rock assault all the way from WA that is BRUTUS (buy their merch, the distance from Perth to Melbourne is the equivalent of London to Moscow. Perth is the most remote city in the world) and not to forget local alternative treat for the ears ENNIS TOLA.
Check out all of their respective Facebooks etc for a sneak preview, but as always, music is better in first person, so be there in it…right in it.
You’ll find a heady mix of artists in this, the 2012 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival line-up announcement. There’s the ground-breaking, the genre-bending, your recent discoveries and your soon-to-be new favourites. But one thing unites them all: they are spine-tinglingly great live. Say that five times.
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FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 FIRST ROUND LINEUP ANNOUNCED!
Next Stop, Las Venus: the Galaxy’s Ultimate Party Destination
This is Future Music Festival 2012. Enjoy Your Stay.
Fresh from a record breaking, sold out national tour, Future Music Festival returns in 2012 with all the endless fun, energy and forward thinking sounds that music fans have come to love and cherish from this world-class festival experience.
Presenting the Future Music Festival 2012, an utterly utopian, orbitally awesome ride through the sweetest music in all of Las Venus… It’s tomorrow’s ultimate swinging party city in the skies – and there’s nothing else like it on Earth!
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V8 Supercars bosses have promised there will be more fun, more girls and more of a party than ever when the Armor All Gold Coast 600 rolls into town October 21-23.
The event, which combines Australasia’s 28 V8 Supercars heroes with international drivers from 12 countries, along with the nightly 600 Sounds concert Series – is known as South East Queensland’s biggest event and it promises to be all that and more in two weeks’ time. |
“We’re absolutely committed to ensuring the Armor All Gold Coast 600 retains everything that it’s become famous for,” said V8 Supercars Acting CEO, Shane Howard. “Every team will have their grid girls and promotional staff on hand as with every one of our events – they are synonymous with motorsport around the world.
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WE CAME WE SAW WE ROCKED!
Friends, Rockers, Countrymen! Lend us your ears and we’ll subject them to loud rock music. Tighten your togas, strap on the dancing sandals and join us in this Roman edition of Soundwave; |
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Artists: The Amity Affliction
Venue: The Tivoli, Brisbane
Date: 06 October 2011
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Brisbane’s newest and arguably most exciting boutique music event – Track & Field – is back with a second event to be held at The Arena, Friday November 25.
Once again presented by music companies Amplifire and Mucho-Bravado, the event features another star-swollen line-up of Australian indie talent. It includes Gold Coast punk-rockers Bleeding Knees Club, a single launch appearance by Sydney |
psychedelic heroes Deep Sea Arcade, Brisbane party-starters Velociraptor and the rapidly emerging locals Gung Ho. Additionally there will be DJ sets from indie-darlings Little Scout, party stimulants Naysayer and Gilsun and local radio duo Unnecessary Knowledge DJs. Continue reading TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES SECOND EVENT – 25 November 2011
Review by Billy Geary
  Rising Sun – Stray from the Path |
New York hardcore quartet Stray From The Path have been around for quite a while now, with their past albums only ever hinting at the bands potential. Rising Sun however, changes all of that, delivering 30 minutes of excellent hardcore done right. Despite being their sixth album, Rising Sun shows that while the band’s sound hasn’t changed much over the past few years, Stray From The Path remain relevant due to the sheer passion and energy they bring to the music. Rising Sun’s strength lies in that while it sticks to a relatively stringent formula, it is more often than not a winning one, demanding attention for the entirety of the record. |
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There are two great racing events been staged in Australia this weekend, the first at Bathurst, where V8 Supercars will be tearing around the famous mountain track, and the second at Caulfield Racecourse, the setting for the Schillaci Stakes. |
What makes this year’s $2001,000 Group 2 Schillaci Stakes over 1000m so mouth watering is the return of champion mare Black Caviar and her quest to match Phar Lap’s record streak of 14 consecutive race wins.
Continue reading BLACK CAVIAR AND IRWIN RACING: HORSE POWER FEVER!
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The power pop rockers, The Bloodpoets, are about to drop a new EP “Wings” to follow up their critically acclaimed full length album, “Polarity”. To celebrate this release, the Brisbane band will pack up their instruments and hit the road to play a run of shows. The live arena is where they shine, with a heavier, raw, infectious sound that comes out for everyone to dance along to. |
Continue reading The Bloodpoets ‘Sunny Day’ Tour – October 2011