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Senses Fail (USA) Australian Tour – August 2010

  New Jersey quintet SENSES FAIL are set to tour Australia this August 2010, fresh out of the studio with producer Brian McTernan (Thrice, Circa Survive). The band’s long-awaited return will happen nearly 7 years after their first visit when they performed on the Taste of Chaos tour.

Senses Fail will be performing songs from their entire catalog, including their most recent Vagrant Records release ‘Life is Not a Waiting Room’, which came out in October of 2008.

7 Australian dates, 5 eager members, and a brand new live DVD scheduled to hit stores later in the year (details to come); this tour will lively demonstrate all of the passion and fury the post-hardcore band is renown for serving.

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The Break – “Church of the Open Sky” [CD Review]

Review: Lana Harris

  Ah, the beach. Golden sands, blistering sunshine and pounding waves are all an integral part of Australian culture, so it’s perhaps surprising that we haven’t heard more surf rock acts spring up locally. Instead, the genre is much more heavily associated with American waves, Hawaiian surf shacks or perhaps the laid back vibes of San Francisco.

Well, The Break are out to change that. They’ve taken rockers who are a part of Australian culture (drummer Rob Hirst, guitarists Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey, from Midnight Oil) added in

an American who recently moved to Hobart (ex Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie) and created a surf rock record that should see Australia in general, and The Break in particular, usher in a resurgence of this laid back style of music. Continue reading The Break – “Church of the Open Sky” [CD Review] →

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State of Integrity @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 2nd June 2010 [Photo Gallery]

Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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State of Integrity @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane 2nd June 2010
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Mark Seymour @ The Troubadour, Brisbane 4th June 2010 [Photo Gallery]

Photographer: Gerry Nicholls
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Mark Seymour
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Mark Seymour @ The Troubadour, Brisbane 4th June 2010
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C.W. Stoneking and the Primitive Horn Orchestra July 2010 Australian Tour

ARIA Award Winning King of Hokum and purveyor of the darkest Jungle Blues, C.W. Stoneking announces a rare Australian tour this July.

Across two full-length albums including King Hokum in 2006 and 2008’s ARIA winning Jungle Blues, C.W. Stoneking has rightfully earned the reputation as the leading voice on the Australian roots music scene. Revisiting and re-invigorating the pre-war blues, jazz, calypso and jungle sounds of the 20’s and 30’s, C.W. Stoneking has captured the imagination of a nation with his plaintive nostalgic voice and vivid narrations.
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Alexisonfire Australian Tour – October 2010

  “This is the new Alexisonfire. This is perfection in balance.” – Punk News

Why don’t we let the squires at Metal Hammer begin our introduction to the phenomenon that is ALEXISONFIRE and their latest album ‘Old Crows Young Cardinals’; “A dense and beautiful heavy rock album with as many hardcore influences as progressive ones: rewarding and utterly gripping”

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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ Fashion Festival Brisbane – August 2010


The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane has once again positioned itself as the most prestigious fashion event in Queensland. With an unprecedented number of designers and retailers applying to participate in the festival, this year the program promises to be more exciting than ever before, and is tipped to be the most successful to date.

Premier Anna Bligh said the Queensland Government was thrilled to once again partner with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival, which is now in its fifth year.

“The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival plays a major role in showcasing Queensland’s emerging and established designers to both consumers and the media,” she said.

“Queensland design leaders like Easton Pearson, Pistols at Dawn and Gail Sorronda are leading the way on the world stage. Continue reading 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ Fashion Festival Brisbane – August 2010 →

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Rock For The Regent @ The Globe Theatre, Brisbane – July 2010

Odyssey Presents
Rock For The Regent #1 – with Edward Guglielmino
+ The Show with The Soundcasters + Punxie & the Poison Pens + The Persistence of Freud + Dunsinane
Thursday 08 July 2010 (opening 7pm)

Rock For The Regent #2 – with Wolfmother
+ Blonde on Blonde + The Medicine Show + Princess Rodeo + Miss Bertie Page
Saturday 10 July 2010 (opening 7pm)

Rock For The Regent #3 – with Katie Noonan
+ Tim Loydell & the Deckchairs + Bessy-Lou + Tara Simmons +Inland Sea + Mary-Jane Carpenter
Sunday 11 July 2010 (opening 4pm)

at The Globe Theatre, Brisbane
Ticket through OzTix

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4ZZZ BRAIN BANANA FUNDRAISOR……IS BACK! 13 June 2010

  …It’s back…. bigger than ever, and ready to shake the Jubilee Hotel to its foundations with 3 sound systems, and a bangin’ array of sounds especially selected to meet the diverse aural requirements of 4ZZZs listeners and supporters… ;)

…its big – its in its 5th year … it’s BRAIN BANANA 2010!

3 STAGES : The ZED Bandstand – The Reggae/Dancehall Bar – The Electronic Upstairs.

This years special guests take no prisoners and will melt the last vestiges of your resistance to downright dirty punk rock(if you had any!)… From Melbourne, the almighty COSMIC PSYCHOS!!!

And also heading up from Melbourne, to remind you what bass heavy phatness, and double MC lyrical righteousness is all about – COMBAT WOMBAT!!! Throw in Sydney’s reggae rebels SPIN D MUSIC, get The Nam Shub of Enki to round up the best party DJ’s for the electronic room, add some of Brisbane’s BEST local bands, and as usual – BRAIN BANANA adds up to one hell of a party!

SUNDAY 13TH JUNE (QUEENS BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND)
STARTS AT 5PM
OVER BY 2AM
JUBILEE HOTEL 470 ST. PAULS TRC
$10 FOR 4ZZZ SUBSCRIBERS
$20 FOR EVERYONE ELSE

Full Line Up:
Zed Bandstand
Cosmic Psychos (MELB)
Teargas
Blank Realm
The Blasted Heath
Combat Wombat (MELB)
Sleepwalks
Swamplords
Geese
* special Zed sub band

Electronic Stage
The Nam Shub of Enki
Monkey Marc (Melb)
Erther
Samedi Sound System
Juga Juga

Reggae & Dancehall Bar
Spin D Music (SYD)
Rhythm Collision Sound
Magala
DJ Wade
Boss Sounds

SUBSCRIBE ON THE NIGHT AND GET FREE ENTRY!

BE THERE!!!!
SUPPORT 4ZZZFM
HAVE A BLAST!

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Live Review : Rickie Lee Jones @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 31st May 2010

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Review by Hannah Collins
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones… um… who? She’s not on the regular radio rotation, nor is a household name, yet she’s been filling the air with her amicable sounds for the last 30 years. Her initial self titled album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard top 200; she’s received over 5 Grammy nominations and has featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.
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Delerium – “Remixed: The Definitive Collection” [CD Review]

Review: Ben Hosking

  It has always been equally intriguing and amusing to this reviewer that a pair of individuals as intense and creative as Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb should be most widely known for a dance/pop project. However, this is exactly the case for the Canadian pair long known in metal and industrial circles for their work with projects like Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly and Rhys’ regular contributions to groups such as Fear Factory.

Despite – or perhaps because of – this, Delerium has always been an infinitely listenable experience that has pushed the boundaries of the genre; often

encompassing a wonderful darkness. Hopefully they’ve helped regular fans of mindless commercial dance to open their minds to something more creative, layered and ultimately – respectable. Continue reading Delerium – “Remixed: The Definitive Collection” [CD Review] →

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LEONARD COHEN – Second Melbourne show announced!

OVERWHELMING DEMAND – SECOND & FINAL CONCERT ANNOUNCED FOR ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE

Tickets to Leonard Cohen’s Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena have quickly sold this morning, prompting The Frontier Touring Company to add a second show on Saturday 13 November.

The excitement and devotion of his fans has been evident today. Concert goers have been quick to call Cohen one of the most remarkable, moving live performers and the reviews following his 2009 World Tour reveal critics wholeheartedly agree. Continue reading LEONARD COHEN – Second Melbourne show announced! →

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Cold Chisel to headline 2010 Deniliquin Ute Muster – October 2010

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[Photo by Greg Weight]		   The legendary Cold Chisel will headline the 2010 Deniliquin Ute Muster on Saturday 2nd October 2010.

This will be Cold Chisel’s only major performance this year, cementing the Deniliquin Ute Muster as one of Australia’s flagship Festival’s for 2010.

With a top class entertainment programme of extreme sports, live concerts and entertainment to suit all ages the Deniliquin Ute Muster is anticipating a sellout prior to the Festival.

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