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Dark, moody and complicated.
For anyone who ever thought that making good music was a lost art, Melbourne 5-piece LAURA compels you to think again. Listen to LAURA’s ‘This Grey Earth’ below and check out their ‘Mark The Day’ video clip here Genre: Alternative |
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For anyone who ever thought that making good music was a lost art, Laura compels you to think again. This March, the Melbourne 5-piece returns with the release of the limited edition double a-side 7 inch ‘This Grey Earth’ | Mark The Day’.
Dark, moody and complicated, the latest release from Laura is already gaining significant critical attention with ‘Mark The Day’ being named Single Of The Week by both Beat Magazine and InPress in January 2011, InPress saying, “…(Mark The Day Is) enough to darken the sun at midday.” For those familiar with the music of Laura, the extraordinary, broody craftsmanship displayed on this latest offering will be no surprise. |
Continue reading LAURA RETURNS – New Music and Upcoming Shows – March 2011
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Bendigo Groovin The Moo 2011 – Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground – 30 Apr 2011 Tickets Available Here Townsville Groovin The Moo 2011 – Murray Sports Complex – Townsville Cricket Grounds – 01 May 2011 Maitland Groovin The Moo 2011 – Maitland Showground – 07 May 2011 Canberra Groovin The Moo 2011 – The Meadows, University of Canberra – 08 May 2011 Bunbury Groovin The Moo 2011 – Hay Park – 14 May 2011 |
The much-loved GTM recipe of taking a tasty selection of the most memorable, talented and exciting national and International artists to regional Australia and the Nations capital for five value-packed shows returns in AprilMay 2011. The program features acts to satisfy all palates and is guaranteed to have everyone dancing, rocking and jumping around from gates open to lights out. Once more, music lovers from major cities, regional centres and small country towns will meet, party and fall in love at their local GTM.
The GTM path becomes more entrenched each year, forged by the wonderfully energetic and dedicated audience that make the annual return to Bendigo (30 April), Townsville (1 May), Maitland (7 May), Canberra (8 May) and Bunbury (14 May).
GTM is one of the most accessible and best value days on the calendar.
Featuring over eleven hours of exciting acts, as well as improved and expanded facilities, this licensed all ages (recommended 16+) event will feature the return of the impressive double outdoor stages as well as the mighty Moolin Rouge dance tent. The nutritional needs of all punters will be catered for with an abundance of local food and market stalls along with licensed bar facilities, slingshot rides and chill out areas.
2011 LINE UP (in alphabetical order and subject to alteration):
AC SLATER (USA)
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
ART VS SCIENCE
THE ASTON SHUFFLE
BIRDS OF TOKYO
BLISS N ESO
CUT COPY
DARWIN DEEZ (USA)
DATAROCK (NOR)
DRAPHT
THE DRUMS (USA)
THE GO! TEAM (UK)
GOTYE
GYROSCOPE
THE HOLIDAYS
HORRORSHOW
HOUSE OF PAIN (USA)
THE JEZABELS*
NINA LAS VEGAS (TRIPLE J)
SAMPOLOGY (AV/DJ SET)
UNKLE LIVE (UK)
WASHINGTON
THE WOMBATS (UK)
and TRIPLE J UNEARTHED
RUFFNECK DJS*
LOCAL ACTS
*EAST COAST SHOWS
GTM is a licensed all ages (16 + recommended) event. GTM recommends parents should consider whether the event appropriate for their child and recommends that any children under 16 years of age who attend the event are accompanied by parent or guardian.
Persons who are over the age of 18 years of age and wish to purchase alcohol MUST have photographic ID. No pass outs will be issued.
GATES OPEN 10:30AM | PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ALL PATRONS | NO PASS OUTS
Bendigo Groovin The Moo 2011 – Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground – 30 Apr 2011
Tickets Available Here
Townsville Groovin The Moo 2011 – Murray Sports Complex – Townsville Cricket Grounds – 01 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Maitland Groovin The Moo 2011 – Maitland Showground – 07 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Canberra Groovin The Moo 2011 – The Meadows, University of Canberra – 08 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Bunbury Groovin The Moo 2011 – Hay Park – 14 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
For full terms & conditions please visit
http://www.gtm.net.au/
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Scarf Fundraiser at The Empress Hotel 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North, VIC Wednesday 23rd February 2011, 7pm – 11.30pm Featuring music from |
Continue reading Scarf Fundraiser @ The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy – 23rd February 2011 [Gig News]
Review: Ben Connolly
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The Kings of Leon really do have a lot to answer for, don’t they? There’s the re-introduction of initially swampy Dixie-styled rock, and the tight jeans, the lank hair and the homely Southern drawl, to name just a few. Perhaps more worryingly was the eagerness with which they helped to re-introduce some seriously lol-worthy Spinal Tap moments back into the world of rawk (just follow one of the brothers Followill’s twitter-feed to get an idea on how little grasp they have on reality), and by how much their adoring young fan-base seemed to lap it up. There was also the the warp-speed with which they jumped from being a curious, intriguing pseudo-experimental rock band into a firmly entrenched MOR behemoth of blandness and pyrotechnics. |
The result of this, and the greatest crime of all it must be seen, must be the fact they’ve shown this warp-speed blandification as a legitimate career-path with similar like-minded wanna-be acts.
The latest of these is California’s Cold War Kids, whose third album Mine Is Yours has just landed and has signalled quite clearly that the quartet has its eyes firmly on being the next revelation of arena-style rock. From start to finish the album is big and boxy and packs a serious bottom-end punch, which highlights a clear delineation between it and its predecessors (2006’s debut Robbers & Cowards and 2008 follow up Loyalty to Loyalty). It’s no suprise that KoL’s knob twirler Jacquire King had a big hand in this production. For all the bombast and pomp, however, there’s something not quite fitting in the equation and by album’s end, it’s all a little limp and contrived.
Continue reading Cold War Kids “Mine Is Yours” – Album Review
P!nk achieves ARIA Album Chart milestone & ARIA Singles Chart success continues for Rihanna
Flood Relief: Artists For The Flood Appeal remains biggest seller of the week
International superstar P!nk continues to dominate the ARIA Album Chart, chalking up her thirteenth straight week at the pinnacle with “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!”. P!nk this week achieves a feat that hasn’t been seen since the early 1980’s, when Dire Straits’ “Love Over Gold” racked up an unbroken fourteen weeks at the top of the chart. A noteworthy mention also goes to homegrown hero John Farnham, who topped the ARIA Album Chart for eight weeks running with “Whispering Jack” in 1987. The album dropped to No.2 behind a compilation album before resuming peak position for a further ten weeks straight. Had the charts been compiled as they are now, he would have officially achieved a stellar twenty consecutive weeks at number one. Over on the ARIA Compilation Chart, Flood Relief: Artists For The Flood Appeal holds in top spot for a third consecutive week and continues as the highest selling release of the week.
Continue reading ARIA Charts News: w/c 14th February 2011
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Dead Kennedys are one of the most popular and important American punk bands, and they are returning to Australia for three special shows this April.
They formed in San Francisco in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra answered a music paper advert placed by guitarist East Bay Ray. They were joined by bassist Klaus Flouride, drummer Ted, and a second guitarist known to posterity simply as 6025. |
The latter soon departed, while Ted was replaced in 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Lead vocals are now sung by former Wynona Riders singer Ron “Skip” Greer
Continue reading DEAD KENNEDYS – AUSTRALIA ÜBER ALLES TOUR – April 2011 [Tour News]
Review: Ben Hosking
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We all like to feel special sometimes. You know, when your loved one showers you with praise for looking more dapper than usual or those ever-rarer moments when the boss makes an example of you for a job well done. The art of releasing tour-specific singles, EPs or albums with bonus discs is certainly nothing new and there’s little better way to celebrate an impending tour of your favourite band than with a disc full of new or previously unreleased songs. Alexisonfire decided their recent Australian tour was just the kind of event that deserved such a release. |
Continue reading Alexisonfire – Aussie Tour 7inch [Album Review]
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Oh Mercy head back out on the road for the Great Barrier Grief album launch tour through March, April and into May. Recently the band have been joined on stage in Brisbane by Michael from Yves Klein Blue, had Brian Nankervis read poetry & dance at Pyramid Rock Festival and had Kieran from Kid Sam perform with Alexander at a tiny secret show in Melbourne – this tour is sure to hold some surprises up it’s sleeve. |
Continue reading Oh Mercy ‘Great Barrier Grief’ Tour – March-May 2011 [Tour News]
By: Bek Grealy
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After blitzing, wooing and sometimes insulting the crowds at the Peats Ridge and Woodford Festivals at the end of 2010 in what was his live solo debut, ex-Butterfingers front man EVIL EDDIE (EE) chats with LIFE MUSIC MEDIA (LMM) before hitting the road again in February and March 2011 for a run of East Coast shows. |
Photographer: Matt Palmer
Continue reading Grinderman @ The Tivoli, Brisbane on January 24, 2011 [Photo Gallery]
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ESCAPE THE FATE is running straight for rock stardom, exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief, reminiscent of the riotous Motley Crue, which they capture brilliantly in their electrifying live shows. Hailing from the world’s most outlandish city, Las Vegas, ESCAPE THE FATE are conquering crowds and packing venues throughout the world, enslaving a legion of faithful fans at each stop with their brand of boisterously addictive rock. |
Continue reading ESCAPE THE FATE – Australian tour announced! April 2011 [Tour News]
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What doesn’t kill us takes a long time to make us stronger. It’s a statement that the four individuals from the mid-north coast of New South Wales who comprise ROYAL CHANT bid you consider well, through the ten tracks of their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE.
‘Ghosts’ is the first track from the their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE – Listen to the first track ‘GHOSTS’ here |
The album has been a labour of love for Royal Chant. Like a fine wine, the songs (and sometimes the band) required a lot of beating, stomping-on and being kept in the dark to mature, but the result is an impressive collection of tracks, indicative of the human condition – barbaric, sometimes chaotic, but mostly beautiful. Though framed in intelligent and skillful sounds, the songs are subtle and simple in substance. They are an invitation to be vulnerable; to share love, doubt, anger, loss, resignation, being human, and being less-than human – as complicated or straightforward as you want them to be.
Continue reading ROYAL CHANT ‘Raise Your Glass & Collapse’ Tour Dates – February 2011
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What doesn’t kill us takes a long time to make us stronger. It’s a statement that the four individuals from the mid-north coast of New South Wales who comprise ROYAL CHANT bid you consider well, through the ten tracks of their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE.
‘Ghosts’ is the first track from the their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE – due out mid 2011. |
Listen to the track here…
Royal Chant – Ghosts – Genre: Garage/Folk/Indie
Catch ROYAL CHANT live this February to a number of shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Port Macquarie, including a 3 week residency at Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory.- Check here for full details!