Newcastle band, The Owls. After the success of breakthrough singles Krakow and Oceans, the four-piece have released their highly anticipated third EP Own The Streets and to celebrate, announce a MAMMOTH 26-date tour around the country as well as unveiling their third track ‘Bad Side (Electrify)’
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Tag Archives: September 2014
Q&A with Julia Henning
With the release of new single ‘December’ from her debut album, ‘Fledgling’, and a national tour about to kick off, Julia Henning took time out to answer a few questions for Life Music Media.
: What track changed your life ::
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. This is the song that introduced me to his lyrics. It is such a haunting and powerful song, with so much feeling placed in each word. Leonard Cohen has become one of my greatest inspirations and helped me to see songwriting as more of a craft to be honed than something I just did for fun.
:: What is your favourite Album ::
Leonard Cohen – Live in London
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CANNIBAL CORPSE with guests HOUR OF PENANCE Australian Tour | September 2014
On the eve of their new, yet untitled album, the towering gods of deathmetal, CANNIBAL CORPSE, smash their way back to Australia for what will be a grisly, hostile start to their world tour in support of this album. With all their trademark blistering riffs, turbulent drums, ruthless and razored vocals, the bludgeoning force of CANNIBAL CORPSE will strike like an ice pick to the back of your head.
The butchery is coming this September!
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The Dandy Warhols – 2014 Australian Tour
In 1994 a groovy little band outta Portland, Oregan burst into life – they were called THE DANDY WARHOLS. There were a group of friends who ’needed music to drink to’.
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The Church Band, Seekae, Voyager among 40+ Acts Added To BIGSOUND Live 2014
The BIGSOUND juggernaut continues to roll as another 40+ artists are added to the Live lineup for the two-night festival of new music. Running the nights of September 10 – 11, BIGSOUND engulfs Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, taking in 140 hot new artists across 14 live venues.
The new lineup announcement welcomes the church, Seekae, Voyager , Nicholas Albrook, The Funkoars, Pierce Brothers, Hayden James, Art of Sleeping and Canada’s July Talk to the fold. They add to an already breathtaking list that includes the likes of Gold Fields, DMA’s, Holy Holy, BAD//DREEMS, Client Liaison, KINGSWOOD and REMI.
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YOU ME AT SIX + TONIGHT ALIVE ANNOUNCE 2ND MELBOURNE SHOW!
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After the first Melbourne 18+ show sold out in a matter of hours You Me At Six, Tonight Alive (and the promoters) were inundated by fans to add a second show. We are now bloody stoked to announce a second and definitely final YOU ME AT SIX and TONIGHT ALIVE Melbourne show. Tickets for the newly announced Monday 8 September show at the Hi-Fi are on sale Thursday 17 July at 9am. Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide fans be warned that only limited tickets remain for your shows.
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A dream pairing if there ever was one…YOU ME AT SIX and TONIGHT ALIVE join forces to tour Australia this September!
YOU ME AT SIX are hailed as leaders of Britain’s new rock by everyone from Radio 1 to Q Magazine and The Times. From their infamous sold out show at London’s Wembley Arena to upcoming appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival, these lads are no stranger to bringing their absolute ‘A’ game to any stage around the globe.
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Angus and Julia Stone – 2014 Australian Tour – More Shows Announced!
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Tickets to Angus & Julia Stone’s Australian tour are flying out the door, with the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane shows now SOLD OUT, they have announced second shows in all three cities, due to overwhelming demand!
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“This album is extraordinary. Angus and Julia are truly unique musicians. They are authentic and pure people who do things from the heart. I’ve never worked with anyone like them before’’ – Rick Rubin
Angus & Julia Stone are set to bring their critically acclaimed live show back to where it all began for a string of headline tour dates this September. The forthcoming tour will see the band perform many of their most recognized and well-loved tracks, along with exciting new material from the soon to be released third album produced by Rick Rubin.
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LUNATICS ON POGOSTICKS Announce New EP + Tour Dates – September 2014
Teen rapscallions Lunatics On Pogosticks announce the release of a new EP, ‘Slug Cat and Snail Dog’ via themusicconnection label / MGM on Friday 11th July 2014. In support of the release, the grunge trio will head out on a tour of the East Coast this September.
After two years, two EP’s, a smattering of singles and a handful of house parties the band took out the 2013 Unearthed High Competition with their stomping single ‘Picasso’s Saddest Love’, hand picked by Triple j (over 900 other Aussie mites).
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Kingswood announce new Single + Australian Tour
Melbourne indie-rockers Kingswood have unleashed their latest single ‘I Can Feel That You Don’t Love Me’ from the forthcoming album ‘Microscopic Wars’ which will be released through Dew Process. Recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, the debut long-player sees the band team up with Grammy Award winning producer Vance Powell (Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon) and is set for release Friday August 22nd.
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LISTEN OUT 2014 Line-Up announced!
Australia’s boutique national dance music event is back! After the success of its debut last year, Listen Out returns this spring to bring quality hand-picked dance music to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.
LISTEN OUT 2014 LINE-UP
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THE AMITY AFFLICTION Announce “LET THE OCEAN TAKE ME TOUR” – August/Septeber 2014
The Amity Affliction have announced their biggest headline tour to date, in support of their recently released smash hit album “Let The Ocean Take Me”, which was released last Friday June 6. The tour will take in some of Australia’s most iconic venues and will include support from some of the hottest heavy music acts in the world.
“Let The Ocean Take Me” is the 4th album by The Amity Affliction, and is the follow up to 2012’s #1 & Gold Certified hit “Chasing Ghosts”. The album (and it’s lead single “Pittsburgh”) has connected with fans across the world and has reaffirmed Amity’s position as one of the most successful Australian acts in recent memory. Later this week they will announce a worldwide headline tour taking in venues across Europe, and North America.
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Joe Henry Songwriter and producer extraordinaire to return to Australia – September 2014
Beautifully treacherous: Joe Henry Songwriter and producer extraordinaire to return to Australia in the spring.
Joe Henry, highly esteemed and critically acclaimed songwriter, four-time Grammy winning producer is soon to release his 13th album. “I went into the making of this whole record with an ethos driven by emotional clarity,” Henry says of Invisible Hour, by far his most personal work to-date. His departure here makes this a stand-out in his catalogue, and surely a record he hasn’t made before. “I wanted it to sound as if I were face to face with anybody listening to it.”
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Queen & Adam Lambert – 2014 Australia Tour
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 Kite String Tangle – New Music + Tour Dates
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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BIGSOUND 2014 Announces First Live Lineup
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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