  – Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers, one of the UK’s premier alternative rock bands, make their long awaited return to Australia this November to play blistering shows across the nation. Hot on the heels of their forthcoming album, the Manics will embark on a rousing 23- date UK tour before heading to Brisbane to begin their Australian tour. The Manics will perform landmark tracks lifted from throughout their stellar 20-year career, plus songs from their highly anticipated new studio album, Postcards from a Young Man, scheduled for a September 24 release through Sony Music. The first single to the taken from the band’s latest album offering will be It’s Not War (Just The End Of Love), classic alternative rock, Manics style. The twelve-track album also features guests Ian McCulloch, John Cale and Duff McKagen. |
Category Archives: Brisbane
Roller Derby: Northern Brisbane Rollers Brawl Stars vs Geelong Bloody Marys – 16 October 2010
Roller Derby: Northern Brisbane Rollers Brawl Stars vs Geelong Bloody Marys
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The Northern Brisbane Rollers Brawl Stars play host to one of Victoria’s toughest derby teams, the Geelong Bloody Marys, on Saturday 16 October 2010.
It’s been almost a year since the Northern Brisbane Rollers (NBR) played their first interstate bout. At the ‘Skate of Emergency’ double-header in Adelaide on 27 September 2009 NBR lost to the Adelady Tornadoes by a 40-point margin. |
Fast forward to Sydney on 22 May this year – NBR travelled south and played in a rather controversial match against the Sydney Roller Derby League. It was a neck and neck encounter until the dying minutes. Final score: Sydney 106 Brisbane 86.
Continue reading Roller Derby: Northern Brisbane Rollers Brawl Stars vs Geelong Bloody Marys – 16 October 2010
Vanessa Amorosi @ The Ekka, Brisbane – 13 August 2010 – Photo Gallery
The ShowTime Yamaha FMX Team @ The Ekka, Brisbane 2010 – Photos
David Campbell – The Broadway Show @ Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane 7th August 2010 – Show Review
Review: Lauren Sherritt
Click image to view photo gallery [Photos: Charlyn Cameron] |
There are some musicians who blow us away with their musical talent and prowess, and there are some who whisk us along on a journey of high entertainment and fun. In a live show, David Campbell has a rare and optimum marriage of both features. His showmanship is second to none, his voice stunning and his persona endearing, making it a treat to watch him perform. |
Campbell’s QPAC appearance on Saturday the 7th of August in ‘The Broadway Show’ began with an old favourite and ended with a well deserved standing ovation. The full orchestra, conducted by Guy Simpson, were positioned on stage as the audience filed in, and it wasn’t until the Concert Hall was darkened and the orchestra playing that Campbell himself appeared for a rousing rendition of “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ ”. With the show to promote his new CD, titled On Broadway, Campbell performed nearly every track from the album and a few more, and it was clear that he was overjoyed to share each of the eighteen songs he performed with the audience.
Continue reading David Campbell – The Broadway Show @ Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane 7th August 2010 – Show Review
Darren Hanlon @ The Globe, Brisbane – August 7, 2010 with Shelley Short [Photo Gallery]
Photographer: Stephen Goodwin
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[Photo: Stephen Goodwin]
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Cancer Bats – more Australian dates added!
BRACE YOURSELF CANCER BATS FANS, YOU’RE IN FOR A TREAT WITH MORE AUSTRALIAN SHOWS ANNOUNCED!
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They’ve birthed a grimy hardcore giant and hailed a more metal-centric destroyer, but in 2010, CANCER BATS dropped their heaviest and deadliest offering to date with’ Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones’. Not only will they be bringing their rhythmic ferocity on stage alongside heavy weights Bullet for My Valentine and Bring Me the Horizon in September, but Cancer Bats are treating their fans with additional shows added to the Australian leg of the tour. |
Sunset Sounds 2011 Line Up
Sunset Sounds’ smooth grooves and fine rockin’ tunes are warming up for this hot summer festival – back for the third year in 2011 after sell out shows the past two years running. Set under the lush green canopies of Brisbane’s magnificent City and Botanic Gardens, this gathering of superfine artists from near and far will be sure to put the rock in your roll and the funk in your soul.
Continue reading Sunset Sounds 2011 Line Up
MM9 ‘Let It Take Over’ National Tour 2010
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Sydney based genre defying MM9 are about to hit the road to celebrate the release of their latest single ‘Let It Take Over’ and tickets are selling fast! The boys are fresh from the national tour with Karnivool as the main support, which won them rave reviews across the country from fans and critics alike. |
MM9 is a band whose versatility is matched only by the sheer potency of their stage presence. While maintaining a tireless schedule of touring throughout 2008/2009, MM9 finally released their highly anticipated first full length album ‘The Air Between’ in March, achieving at Top 10 AIR Chart debut. Constantly looking forward, always evolving, MM9 are a band to listen to, witness, and lose yourself in.
‘The Air Between’ uniquely combines elements of heavy rock and electro, littered with guitar-driven melodies and was mixed by Mike Barbiero (Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Anthrax) and co-produced by Daniel Sutherland and Evan McHugh.
It’s an ambitious project, and one that further solidifies the hard-edge electro-rockers as one of Australia’s most exciting
and unique musical propositions in recent times.
“By the end of their set, they had clearly won over a sizable amount of the audience, who whooped and cheered graciously, chuffed from having witnessed such a clean set delivered with no frills or spills” – BMA Mag
MM9’s ‘Let It Take Over’ Tour: Tickets on sale now
Friday, 10 September 2010
Kiama Leagues Club, Kiama, NSW
139 Terralong St, Kiama, NSW 2533
W/ Fires Were Started, The Sacred Truth, One Dark Day, Drowning Bella
$12.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $15.00 On the Door If Available.
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix outlets and the venue
Saturday, 11 September 2010 – SELLING FAST!
The Maram, Canberra, ACT
Level 1, Unit 9, 38 Gartside Street, Wanniassa ACT 2903
W/ Escape Syndrome, Super Best Friends
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available
Tickets available here – Moshtix
Friday, 17 September 2010 – SELLING FAST!
The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2011
W/ The Dead Love, Chemical Transport
$15.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $18.00 On the Door If Available
Tickets available here – Moshtix
Saturday, 18th September 2010 – SELLING FAST!
Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne, VIC
229 Chapel St, Prahran VIC 3181
W/ Head Filled Attraction, Bellusira
$15.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $18.00 On the Door If Available
Tickets available here – Moshtix
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Club Coffs, Coffs Harbour, NSW
59 – 61 West High Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
W/ Matty Effin Morrison, The Outcome
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix outlets
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Miami Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
2049 Gold Coast Highway, Miami, QLD 4220
W/ Felinedown, End To Chivalry
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available.
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix Outlets
Friday, 24 September 2010 – SELLING FAST!
The Step Inn, Brisbane, QLD
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
W/ Felinedown, Arctic, Perspectiv
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available.
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix outlets
Saturday, 25 September 2010
B&S Ball, Goondawindi, QLD
Goondiwindi Showground
W/ Grinspoon
Corner of Boundary Road and Old Cunningham Hwy, Goondawindi, QLD 4390
Tickets and information available from www.thepluckedduck.org.au
Friday, 1 October 2010 – SELLING FAST!
Enigma Bar, Adelaide, SA
173 Hindley Street, Adelaide SA 5000
W/ The Killlgirls, thekillbotfactory
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available.
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix outlets and Venuetix
phonecharge 08 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au
Saturday, 2 October 2010 – SELLING FAST!
Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA
383 Murray St Perth, WA 6000
W/ The Siren Tower, I, Said Sparrow
$14.00 Plus Booking Fee Presale & $17.00 On the Door If Available.
Tickets available from www.mm9.oztix.com.au, Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545 or and all Oztix outlets and Moshtix
outlets, phonecharge 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com and Heatseeker outlets, Heatseeker phonecharge 08 6210
2850 or www.heatseeker.com.au
Thursday, 4 November 2010
The Harp Hotel, NSW
Tickets available here – Moshtix
Friday, 5 November 2010
Manly Fisho’s, NSW
Tickets available here – Moshtix
Saturday, 13 November 2010 – SELLING FAST!
Cambridge Hotel, NSW
Tickets available here – Moshtix
“I found their mixture of fast-paced electro/rock/dance music irresistible” – The Point Brisbane
ALBUM ‘THE AIR BETWEEN’ AVAILABLE NOW CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
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Hungry Kids of Hungary, The Holidays, The Artisan Guns @ The Zoo, Brisbane – 6 August 2010 – Live Review
Review: Victoria Nugent
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Friday night at the Zoo, the crowd is still pretty thin as New Zealand four-piece The Artisan Guns take to the stage. Between bantering about having been awake for nearly a whole day, thanks to flights and time differences, the band shows off their ability for mellow melodies and beautiful harmonies. Soft vocals are teamed with perfectly timed guitars, with sudden dynamic upsurges scattered throughout the set. The group present a beautifully melancholy cover of the Michelle Branch |
hit, Everywhere to Me, as well as showcasing their own skilful song writing capabilities.
Continue reading Hungry Kids of Hungary, The Holidays, The Artisan Guns @ The Zoo, Brisbane – 6 August 2010 – Live Review
David Campbell – The Broadway Show @ Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane 7th August 2010 – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
[Photos: Charlyn Cameron]
Venue: Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank – Brisbane
Date: 7th August 2010
Children Collide ‘Theory Of Everything’ Tour – September 2010
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In a move set to unite theorists and mystics of the world, Children Collide return with their highly anticipated second album, Theory Of Everything (out 27 August 2010).
The Theory of Everything, a piece of theoretical physics that attempts to explain all the fundamental interactions of nature and the universe, has formed the title for the album. |
Whilst the divine powers of the tarot’s major arcana inspired the Melbourne bands latest album. Continue reading Children Collide ‘Theory Of Everything’ Tour – September 2010
The Grates @ The Ekka, Brisbane – 6th August 2010 – Photo Gallery
Crowded House ‘Intriguer’ Tour – November 2010
Crowded House, some of Australasia’s favourite sons and one of the most exceptional and enduring bands worldwide, will embark on a national tour this November, celebrating and enjoying the release of the new album ‘Intriguer’.
Returning to Australia following tours of the UK, Europe and US, where the live reviews have been incredible and performances tearing the house down at every venue, the band have been touring in support of their new album ‘Intriguer’. The Crowdies will be on stage for two hours… and more, delivering music the way no other band can with charismatic, hit-fuelled shows for which they are renowned for around the globe. Continue reading Crowded House ‘Intriguer’ Tour – November 2010
Splendour In The Grass 2010 – Festival Review
Review by: Hannah Collins
Another year gone by, another 20 odd festivals down and yet nothing could prepare you for the 3 day onslaught that has been 2010’s annual epicentre of music extravaganza.
SITG photos here…
Splendour In the Grass, is as its name suggests and a culmination of some of the best local and international acts the current mainstream music scene has to offer. Selling out in record time… four months before the gates crashed open on a feature of the most sought after bands on the international circuit; and turning the page on it’ first decade amidst the front line of dramatic competition that encompasses the Australian festival rotation, the Splendour team were proud to announce that for 2010… the overwhelmingly ecstatic crowds could grace Splendours presence in the outlandish setting of Woodfordia, better known as the home of the Woodford folk Festival.
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