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Photo Gallery: Groovin The Moo 2023 – Canberra

Photographer : Krista Melsom – kristabellaphotography

Groovin The Moo

Featuring alt-J – Amy Shark – Ball Park Music – Barkaa – bbno$ – Confidence Man – Denzel Curry – Fatboy Slim – Genesis Owusu – Laurel – Luude – Nothing but Thieves – Ocean Alley – Royel Otis – Skegss – Slayyyter – Slowly Slowly – Sophie May – Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – Teenage Dads – Teenage Joans – The Chats – YNG ONE

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Album Review: Winger – Seven

Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

WINGER – SEVEN
Released – 5th May 2023
Frontiers Records

This is the first album release from WINGER in more than 8 years, since the excellent Better Days Comin’ was released in 2014.

The band includes all four original members, Kip Winger himself on bass and lead vocals, virtuoso lead guitarist Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein on drums and Paul Taylor on keys and guitar, plus John Roth who has been the additional guitarist for some time.

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The Waifs announce ‘Up All Night’ 20th Anniversary Australian Tour 2023

Double J presents
The Waifs
 ‘Up All Night’ 20th Anniversary Australian Tour 2023
With guests Josh Pyke, Mick Thomas, Jeff Lang, 
Liz Stringer, Felicity Urquhart and more to be announced.
Plus a special Melbourne appearance by Missy Higgins.
Pre-Sale Tix On-Sale Thursday, April 20th 
General On-Sale Friday, April 21st 
Order VIP Vinyl Package from Thewaifs.com

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L7 Announce ‘’Bricks Are Heavy’ and More Australian and NZ Tour – 2023

LA-founded hard-rock hellraisers, L7 perform their landmark album ‘Bricks are Heavy’ in Full (Pretend We’re Dead, Shitlist, Wargasm, Everglade, Slide etc)

L7 debut album came through Epitaph, run by Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz. Their second album Smell the Magic came through Sub Pop. For their third album, Bricks Are Heavy, L7 signed with Slash, knowing that the label had international distribution beyond the US and Europe and could introduce the band to Asia and Australia.

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West Thebarton – ‘Victory’ EP + East Coast Australian Tour 2023

West Thebarton 
New Single ‘George Michael’
Announce ‘Victory’ EP + East Coast Australian Tour 
‘George Michael’ is out April 14th via Domestic La La   
‘Victory’ is out June 2nd via Domestic La La pre-order here
Tix on Sale now from  westthebarton.com

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Sunk Loto Announce Between Birth And Death 20th Anniversary Tour – Oct/Nov 2023

SUNK LOTO
ANNOUNCE BETWEEN BIRTH AND DEATH
20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

PLAYING BETWEEN BIRTH AND DEATH IN FULL
THIS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

After a monumental rebirth in 2022, this year Australian metal icons Sunk Loto are celebrating the album that changed the game, with the quartet today announcing the 20th anniversary tour of their 2003 opus Between Birth and Death.

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You Me At Six Announce Truth Decay Australian Tour – July 2023

One of UK’s most successful modern rock bands YOU ME AT SIX are thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia this July as part of their Truth Decay Tour with special guests Los Angeles-based trio, SET IT OFF.

The national tour will see YOU ME AT SIX play their first Australian headline tour in 5 years in support of their highly successful 8th studio album, Truth Decay.

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LIZZO PRESENTS: THE SPECIAL TOUR 2023

4 x GRAMMY Award-winner, Emmy Award-winner, songwriter, rapper, flautist and singer Lizzo, will bring The Special Tour 2023 to Australia this July for a series of headline shows. Special guest on all shows is Tkay Maidza.

The tour commences at Perth’s RAC Arena on July 14, followed by Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on July 17, concluding at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on July 23.

American Express Pre-sale runs from 11am on Friday March 24 until Tuesday March 28 at 11am.  The Live Nation Pre-sale commences Tuesday March 28 at 12pm, concluding Wednesday March 29 at 10am.

General public tickets go on sale on Wednesday March 29, from 11am. All times are local.

Every once in a while, an artist changes not only music, but culture as well. Lizzo has done both, shifting the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture with a series of definitive history-making smashes. Along the way, she has collected numerous awards, topped the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 twice, picked up over a dozen gold and platinum certifications, sold out tours, and appeared in blockbuster films.

Lizzo’s hugely adored second full-length offering Special is her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far: bursting with chunky disco-funk beats designed to make you move. Special‘s spirited, charismatic anthems are her most adventurous yet. The album saw Lizzo receive 4 nominations at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards recently, with monumental lead single About Damn Time taking out the coveted title of Record Of The Year.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the most unabashedly joyous, sonically diverse, and emotionally profound album put out by a major label since Beyonce’s Lemonade,” Lizzo’s SPECIAL debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and #1 on the Pop Albums chart.

Lizzo first took over with her 2019 debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU. It bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200, reached platinum status, graced countless critical year-end lists, and spawned “Tempo” [feat. Missy Elliott] (platinum), “Juice” (2x-platinum), “Good As Hell” (4x-platinum), and “Truth Hurts” (9x-platinum).

“Truth Hurts” raced to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and dominated the chart for seven weeks, making history as “the longest running #1 by a solo female rap artist ever. Speaking to its impact, Rolling Stone even touted it among its coveted “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

At the GRAMMY® Awards, “Truth Hurts” took home “Best Pop Solo Performance, CUZ I LOVE (Deluxe) scored “Best Urban Contemporary Album, and “Jerome” walked away with “Best Traditional R&B Performance.” 

 TIME Magazine and Entertainment Weekly crowned Lizzo “Entertainer of the Year” in 2019, and she adorned the covers of Rolling StoneBillboardElleBritish Vogue, and more as well as gracing Barack Obama’s Playlist. CBS Sunday Morning chronicled her career in a special. Turning heads, she notably lit up the American Music AwardsMTV VMABET Awards, and SNL with unforgettable performances. She maintained this momentum on 2021’s gold-certified “Rumors” [feat. Cardi B].

Expanding her imprint and influence across media, Lizzo lent her voice to the animated UglyDolls and accompanied Jennifer Lopez on the big screen in Hustlers. She joined forces with Amazon Prime to launch #1 Prime Reality TV show Watch Out For the Big Grrrls. Championing diversity, the show follows her search for new backup dancers, inviting 10 plus-sized talents to compete for a place on her world tour. She has also linked up with Fabletics for her own activewear line, Yitty, inclusive of plus-sized body types.

LIZZO

THE SPECIAL TOUR 2023

With special guest Tkay Maidza

RAC ARENA, PERTH                                     FRIDAY JULY 14

ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE             MONDAY JULY 17

QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY                  SUNDAY JULY 23

For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, go to www.livenation.com.au

Tour News: Thornhill – Dressed To Kill Regional Australian Tour – 2023

Melbourne’s THORNHILL aren’t merely dressing for sonic success; they’re dressed to kill, and they’ll be travelling in style this May and June for their Dressed To Kill Tour, set to visit 13 regional towns across Australia. Armed with their ARIA Award-nominated 2022 album HeroineTHORNHILL will also be joined by special guests YOUNG LIONSINERTIA  and  TAPESTRY  for this exciting run of shows.

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