Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Artists: Katy Perry
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Date: 05 May 2011
Presented by: Logitech and Michael Coppel
Category Archives: Music
DATAROCK @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney – 5 May 2011 w/ Gold Fields – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Chelsea Meatchem
Photographer: Chelsea Meatchem
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HOUSE OF PAIN @ The Hi-Fi Bar, Brisbane – 02 May 2011 – Live Review
By: Jamie Cook
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It was the first week of May way back in 1996 which saw a triple header called the “Cool Naughty Pain” tour featuring Coolio and Naughty by Nature hit our fine shores. Almost fifteen years on to the exact day, the other band on that bill, reformed American Hip Hop legends House of Pain finally return Down Under to let loose some of their fine malt lyrics on the Brisbanites who have made the trek to the Hi-Fi on this Labour Day public holiday evening. |
As the night gets off to an early start, front man Everlast armed with a guitar and a three piece backing band consisting of keyboards, drums and bass take the stage and open proceedings with an instrumental type jam reminiscent of something that could pass off as being written by Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger of The Doors.
Without further ado, it’s now time for the real deal. As the first notes of “Danny Boy, Danny Boy” ring out, a greeting of “make some noise motherfuckers” is heard and fellow House of Painer, Danny Boy himself joins the rest of his crew to take the Brisbane crowd on a journey back in time for some old school classic Hip Hop.
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Trial Kennedy ‘Living Undesigned’ National Tour – May/June 2011 – Tour News
On May 13, Trial Kennedy releases its long awaited second album, Living Undesigned. To celebrate, the band is taking their show on the road for a string of album tour dates around the country in May.
On paper, you’d have to wonder how Trial Kennedy is even still a band.
Two years ago, the Melbourne rock outfit were perched at the edge of something big. After two killer EPs (2004’s Present for a Day and 2005’s Picture Frame), their Nick DiDia-produced debut album, New Manic Art, was garnering the sort of critical acclaim every band aspires to. Songs such as ‘Neighbours’ and ‘Colour Day Tours’ became instant Triple J anthems. The band toured hard, earning a burgeoning Australian fan base to go with their stellar live rep, and coveted support spots with the likes of Fall Out Boy and Birds Of Tokyo. Their star was rising.
And then… well, then a whole lot of bad mojo went down. The band’s original bass player left, there was illness, the daily struggle of balancing day jobs and personal relationships with artistic careers, and the band parted ways with their management and label.
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The Potbelleez @ Urban Country Music Festival 2011 – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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Evermore, Thirsty Merc @ Urban Country Music Festival 2011 – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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AMY MEREDITH & SINEAD BURGESS @ Urban Country Music Festival 2011 – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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Photos! Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – by Silvana Macarone
Photographer: Silvana Macarone
Photographer: Silvana Macarone
Artists: The Snowdroppers, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph, Jeff Lang, Washington
Event: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011
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Washington @ Forum Theatre, Melbourne w/ Deep Sea Arcade – April 29th 2011 : Photo Gallery
Bluesfest 2011 – Day One, Featuring: ZZ Top, Los Lobos, Funky Meters, CW Stoneking and The Hands. – Live Review
Bluesfest 2011 – Day One, Featuring: ZZ Top, Los Lobos, Funky Meters, CW Stoneking and The Hands.
Despite dismal forecasts, the weather held out for music lovers as they descended onto the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in Byron Bay, the new site for Australia’s premiere Blues and Roots Music Festival. Now extended to cover six days, campers and eager punters slowly edged their way into the grounds, with staff and volunteers doing their best to ensure that parking, setup and entry was relatively painless. The wet grounds were eclipsed by the buzz of excitement, a busy energy punctuating the usually laidback Byron feel.
Day one really hit its stride with festival favourite Xavier Rudd playing the main stage, the sounds of Let Me Be floating over the fence to greet those still passing through ticketing and security check points; a generous taste of what awaited them inside.
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Photo Gallery : Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – Day 6
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Artists: Kim Churchill, Tim Finn, Paul Kelly, Leon Russell, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Frank Yamma
Event: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011
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Eddie Vedder’s “Ukulele Songs” Revealed
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When your name is Eddie Vedder, you get to do stuff like this. The album is due May 31.
By the way, the artwork isn’t a painting. It’s a real sculpture created by an artist named Jason deCaires Taylor who has this thing for creating works of art under water. This piece, called The Lost Correspondent, can be found 8 metres below the surface off the coast of Grenada. |
1. Can’t Keep
2. Sleeping by Myself
3. Without You
4. More Than You Know
5. Goodbye
6. Broken Heart
7. Satellite
8. Longing to Belong
9. Hey Fahkah
10. You’re True
11. Light Today
12. Sleepless Nights (feat. Glen Hansard)
13. Once in Awhile
14. Waving Palms
15. Tonight You Belong to Me (feat. Cat Power)
16. Dream a Little Dream
Jimmy Hawk FREE DOWNLOAD and Launch Shows
ANNOUNCING THE NEW 7″ SINGLE
M E E T M E A T T H E P A R T Y
AND LAUNCH SHOWS
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Jimmy Hawk is one of Melbourne’s most loved folk-pop troubadours. Always shifting and exploratory as a songwriter, his music aims for romantic transcendence using melody, hazy-eyed choruses, dream filled lyrics and warm production values. Not surprisingly, these heartfelt tunes have garnered him an enthusiastic following and have seen him perform alongside artists such as Cold War Kids, Little Red, The Temper Trap and Silver Sun Pickups. |
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – Photo Gallery by Silvana Macarone
Photographer: Silvana Macarone
Photographer: Silvana Macarone
Artists: ZZ Top, Jack Thompson & The Original Sinners, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Fistful Of Mercy, Funky Meters, Grace Jones, The Hands
Event: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011
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CD Review: Gay Paris – The Skeleton’s Problematic Granddaughter
The Skeleton’s Problematic Granddaughter is the debut LP release from Sydney four piece GAY PARIS and from all accounts, it’s a damn good one.
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Gay Paris list themselves as Swamp Stomp/ Shack Funk/ Bastard Rock, and that’s exactly what this album delivers. The growling, gritty vocals of WH Monks complemented by dirty guitar driven rock riffs and killer drumming. There is an underlying 80’s stadium rock vibe throughout and with songs like “My First Wife? She Was A Fox Queen!” setting the stadium rock anthmatic standard. |
One noteable variation came in at track 8 “Soliloquy From Either Station”. Slow chant stomp with Elvis styled vocal and haunting violin hovering above. An unexpected highlight.
Rating: 7.5
– The Skeleton’s Problematic Granddaughter – Gay Paris
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