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Touring just became a lot easier for touring artists with airline Virgin Australia announcing a new initiative aimed at addressing the ongoing problems musicians face when travelling with musical equipment. |
Continue reading Virgin Australia and AMIN announce breakthrough deal for touring artists.
Review by Billy Geary
Melbourne hard rockers Calling All Cars are undoubtedly one of the harder working bands doing the rounds today. In the past two years since the release of their debut the three-piece have toured relentlessly with the likes of AC/DC, Queens of the Stone Age and The Butterfly Effect as well as a heap of headline shows of their own. Somehow in that time, they’ve managed to record an absolute cracker of a sophomore album, improving their sound in every way possible.
Continue reading Album Review | Calling All Cars – ‘Dancing With a Dead Man’
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Eskimo Joe will headline the Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival as the first music line up is announced, in what will be their exclusive South Australian show in 2011.
The music component of the Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival will be held on a beautiful private property in Vivonne Bay on the nights of November 3, 4 and 5, with tickets on sale August 17 through Moshtix for only $50 + bf. |
Continue reading Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival – Vivonne Bay, SA | 3-5 November 2011
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Forming in late 2008, Red Remedy spent a year road testing their tunes all over NSW before hunkering down with producer Lamar Lowder (Jerk, Poweman 5000, Yothu Yindi) to record their debut EP on vintage analogue equipment (whenever funds would permit) at Sydney’s Megaphone Studios.
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Greenthief are embarking on their third east coast tour of 2011 in support of their new film clip for Vultures.
Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Brisbane and only 3 years young, the band have not wasted any time spreading their word and music up and down the East coast of Australia crashing the indie scene with a unique blend of psychedelic rock. |
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The voices of Shirley Manson and Courtney Love meet head on for…
HOLE lotta GARBAGE: 90s Girl-Rock Party Rock the night away to the best music of Hole and Garbage… plus L7 / Veruca Salt / Bikini Kill / Cranberries / PJ Harvey & many more 90s chicks who rock! Come along in your babydoll dresses, faded denim… or even a Nirvana shirt! |
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The Amity Affliction return to the stage this September/October on the Fuck The Reaper Tour, with the UK’s Asking Alexandria and the Gold Coast’s Skyway.
The tour will celebrate the release of the Deluxe Edition of The Amity Afflictions hit 2010 release Youngbloods. The new edition includes a DVD feature edited by vocalist Joel Birch, as well as bonus tracks, film clips, liner notes and extended art |
within the package. It will see a release via UNFD on September 30. Continue reading The Amity Affliction ‘Fuck The Reaper’ Australian Tour – September/October 2011
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Greenthief are embarking on their third east coast tour of 2011 in support of their new film clip for Vultures.
Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Brisbane and only 3 years young, the band have not wasted any time spreading their word and music up and down the East coast of Australia crashing the indie scene with a unique blend of psychedelic rock. Through constantly playing live shows, the band has broken sound barriers and state lines while enchanting audiences with a sound akin to a lovechild of Jeff Buckley and Trent Reznor. In early 2011, Greenthief went into world renowned Rockinghorse Studio (Byron Bay) and recorded their brand spanking new EP with aria winning British producer Steve James (Sex Pistols, The Jam). The EP was mastered by Tim Young of the Metropolis Mastering Group (Bjork, Placebo). |
Continue reading Greenthief – ‘Vultures Tour’ – September/October 2011
Tom Waits – Bad As Me by antirecords
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Title track from Waits’ new album now available to stream via his label.
“Bad As Me” by Tom Waits, from the new album ‘Bad As Me,’ in stores October 25th 2011! For more information visit http://www.tomwaits.com/ |
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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Review by Helen Brown
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Picture yourself wandering through the forest at night, hearing everything go bump and constantly looking over your shoulder. Now, imagine this feeling in the form of an EP.
Melbourne progressive metal artists Redcoats’ self-titled first release epitomises that dark and frantic sense of desperation, as you glance backwards while walking alone after midnight. If you are familiar with their first single ‘Dreamshaker,’ the Redcoats’ four additional tracks emulate this one song, with the same warnings to remain cautious and afraid. A frenzied voice advises us to be careful of the Dreamshaker, that he is not all he seems. The moral |
of the story could very well be that things are rarely as they first appear, and to beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Continue reading Redcoats – Redcoats | EP Review
Byron Bay’s Bluesfest was named winner in the Major Festival and Events Category at the 2011 North Coast Tourism Awards gala event held in Grafton on the weekend.
The award recognizes overall Business Excellence and Bluesfest director Peter Noble says:
We are very proud to be bringing the North Coast Tourism Award home to the Byron shire. It recognizes that Bluesfest creates a substantial economic impact, attracts visitors from interstate and overseas and positively promotes Byron Bay as a destination.
Continue reading Bluesfest wins North Coast Tourism Award!
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For the second year running, triple j Unearthed brings you a kick-ass lineup of triple j’s Unearthed High finalists and winners for the all-ages Kingdom of Little Empires gig at Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 17 September.
Headlining the event are 2010 Unearthed High winners, Stonefield; four rocking sisters from Victoria who head back to Brisbane fresh from blowing away crowds at |
UK’s Glastonbury Festival; and the 2011 Unearthed High winners, Snakadaktal, from Melbourne’s Rudolph Steiner School. Continue reading Triple J Unearthed High Winners to Play Kingdom of Little Empires @ Brisbane Powerhouse – 17 September 2011
Review – Sibel Kutlucan
I have to admit, I had kind of forgotten about Unwritten Law for awhile now but when I heard they were remastering Blue Room, their debut released in 1994, I was pretty stoked (no offence but the original sound quality-wise was a tad shocking), it was a great album! For those who haven’t listened to Blue Room, and are familiar with Unwritten Law’s newer stuff, post-2002, then listen to this! It is completely different, but Blue Room showcases the band at their best and in their early days with their 90s punk rock sound.
Continue reading Album Review | Unwritten Law – Blue Room