Photographer: Jose Eduardo Cruz
Photographer: Jose Eduardo Cruz
Event: Clave Contra Clave
Featuring: Furia (Melb), La Tropa Latina (Brisbane), Mambises Salsa, Los Compadres, Izalco and Mi TIerra!
Date: 6 October 2012
Australian favourites Samantha Stosur (Qld) and Lleyton Hewitt (SA) have today confirmed that they will start their 2013 season in Queensland at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.
World No.9 Stosur is looking forward to playing in-front of her home crowd for the fourth time.
“It’s always fun to play at home. You don’t get many opportunities to play in your home country and the state that you’ve grown up in,” said Stosur, who captured the hearts of Australians last year when she defeated Serena Williams to win the 2011 US Open, her first Grand Slam singles title.
Continue reading Sam Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt sign on for Brisbane International
Brighton-based duo Blood Red Shoes (Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell) have announced they will be making their first trip to Australian shores in 2012, playing two headline shows as well as at this year’s Pyramid Rock Festival at Phillip Island in Victoria and Peat’s Ridge Festival at Glenworth Valley in NSW. Blood Red Shoes released their third album, ‘In Time to Voices’, in July this year.
The new album was recorded at The Motor Museum in Liverpool with producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys/Foals/Tribes) who has partnered with them on the production side since their debut album Box of Secrets in 2008.
Continue reading Tour News – Blood Red Shoes Announce First Australian Shows
The term ‘burst onto the scene’ is an overused cliché that could be applied to Santigold’s appearance post release of her debut album Santogold, but it would be more precise to say, that the Philadelphian force simply strolled on in and without even a sideways glance at the concierge, took up residence in the penthouse.
Santi’s Santogold was released in 2008 and raised the online community to fever pitch – she was a tiger amongst the pigeons. Blogs all over the world rippled with excitement at the confidence with which she took dub, rock, new wave, punk and yes, pop to a place of alchemy where they all formed something new, golden and aggressive.
Continue reading HARVEST: Santigold and Crazy P team up for only Australian sideshows
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Bands: Disentomb, Entrails Eradicated
Show supports for Cannibal Corpse ‘Torture’ Australian Tour – October 2012
Venue: Metro Theatre, Sydney
Date: 6 October 2012
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Continue reading Disentomb + Entrails Eradicated @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – 6 October 2012
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Bands: Cannibal Corpse, Psycroptic
also supported by Disentomb + Entrails Eradicated – Check here for Disentomb + Entrails Eradicated photos!
Venue: Metro Theatre, Sydney
Date: 6 October 2012
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Continue reading Cannibal Corpse + Psycroptic @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – 6 October 2012
The final installment of Parklife 2012 in the beautiful surrounds of Adelaide’s Botanic Park was always going to be a special affair but there were a few unique surprises in store for the 10,000 young music-lovers. Basking in perfect festival temperatures and clear blue skies, attendees were styled in fine attire and ready for a day of partying to the freshest in indie, dance, dubstep and hip-hop from over 35 international and local acts.
Artists and fans alike were delighted when several of the bands teamed up for impromptu collaborations / stage invasions, crowd favourites Chairlift joining Tame Impala for a sparkling version of ‘Half Full Glass of Wine’ just as the golden sun set in the trees was a magic moment. As a special treat for Adelaide fans, Chiddy Bang teamed up with Labrinth for his huge hit ‘Earthquake’, featuring drumming, electric guitars and ever-impressive freestyling from Chiddy.
Continue reading PARKLIFE R-ADELAIDE, The Grand Finale Of An Awesome Tour!
Bathurst certainly lived up to its reputation as Australia’s greatest race with Jamie Whincup and David Reynolds battling to the chequered flag in a classic Holden versus Ford battle on Mt Panorama.
Over the last 15 laps of the 161-lap race, Whincup and Reynolds raced nose to tail as Reynolds tried everything to pass Whincup. On a few occasions he almost drew level, their battle captivating the record crowd with some of the hardest, and most entertaining racing seen in the 50-year history of the race.
Whincup, (Holden) held off Reynolds (Ford) to win by .3 second after 1,000 kilometres of intense racing with Whincup’s teammate Craig Lowndes finishing 3rd.
Rick and Todd Kelly showed impressive speed, getting the two Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodores well into the top ten on several occasions throughout the day.
Continue reading Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1,000 – Wrap-Up
Review: Stuart Blythe
Photos: KristaBella Photography
Sex, sing-alongs, comedy, catchy tunes and balls out fun! Yep, STEEL PANTHER has it all.
Their brand of tongue-in-cheek rock is an experience to behold and last night, playing to a sold out Brisbane crowd was testament to just that.
As Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia take to the stage, the crowd roars out cheers and the night blasts off with ‘Supersonic Sex Machine’, ‘Tomorrow Night’ and ‘Fat Girl’. Steel Panther, milking the crowd for all it’s got, and the crowd more than happy to oblige.
Continue reading STEEL PANTHER at Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane – 4 October 2012 (Live Review)
BECK Hansen is at that point in his career where encapsulating all that he’s done and all that he is about, in a few paragraphs, feels both impossible and somewhat irresponsible. But here goes…
In his teens, Beck spent several years on a musical pilgrimage through Europe and into New York’s ‘anti-folk’ scene, before returning to LA where he began releasing his first studio albums. In 1994, at just 24 years old, Beck released ‘Loser’ one of the catchiest, most off-kilter tracks of the decade. It made him famous, ridiculously so but like other great artists before him, it would only be the accumulation of decades of different projects that would enable the true enormity of Beck’s talents to be seen.
Continue reading BECK’s One and Only Harvest Festival Sideshow
They’re doing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK UNCUT! Sign up at http://StarWarsUncut.com now to be part of Star Wars history!!
In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable.
Continue reading Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut
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Tonight’s all-ages gig meant it was an early start for punters hoping to check out all four bands playing The Big Top at Sydney’s Luna Park. While the eager crowd wrapped its way around the Luna Park grounds in serpentine fashion, patiently waiting for the doors to open, it seems as though most of the other press outlets missed the memo on playing times, with the photo pit looking rather barren for opening act, Buried in Verona.
Playing to a half-full venue, the Sydney sextet appeared a more polished, confident band than when this reviewer last caught them supporting Sweden’s Soilwork at the Manning Bar at the tail end of 2010. They’re plagued by the usual opening-act muddy mix, which is exacerbated by the three-guitar attack that’s the fashion these days. And while the clean vocals (courtesy guitarist Richie Newman) have improved a lot, every time singer Brett Anderson tries to sing along it all falls apart.
Continue reading Live Review: The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside, Architects, Buried in Verona @ The Big Top, Luna Park – 29 September 2012
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Bands: The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside
Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
Date: 29 September 2012
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Photographer: Ben Hosking
Bands: Architects, Buried in Verona
Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
Date: 29 September 2012