Album Review : Art Of Sleeping – Shake Shiver

Review by Helen Brown
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After much anticipation and showing promise in their teaser tracks, Brisbane five piece Art Of Sleeping‘s Shake Shiver has arrived.

Frontman Caleb Hodge’s wistful harmonies have a touch of sadness and desperation, as he clings to a romantic love that is long extinct.
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The BellRays ‘Rockpocalypse Make Up’ Tour 2015

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Announcing the world’s greatest exponents of down and dirty, heart breaking, soul shaking rock n’ roll The BellRays are about to hit our shores to play for Australian crowds… and yes brothers and sisters, they require you to testify as the “ROCKPOCALYPSE” Make Up Tour is upon us!
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Dallas Frasca announces headline shows plus tour dates with The BellRays, The Beards

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2015 has been one helluva year for Dallas Frasca. From touring France & the UK and completing a national Love Army tour of Australia, to a cracked skull whilst crowd surfing at the Big Pineapple Festival and the global syncing of Success is the Best Revenge with new reality TV show, Bondi Ink, the buzz continues with the announcement of upcoming headline shows and tours with The BellRays in August and The Beards in October.
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THE MISFITS Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour 2015

Tombowler and Metropolis Touring Proudly Present
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Performing their classic albums STATIC AGE and EARTH AD plus other classics.

From hell they came… in April 1977 at the dawn of the punk movement, THE MISFITS were born. They wound up making history and creating a legacy that has truly withstood the test of time. 30 years on THE MISFITS are generating more interest than ever before.

To celebrate this significant tombstone, THE MISFITS are going to fill your Christmas stockings with ghoulish delight because December’s exclusive Australia/ New Zealand tour will feature STATIC AGE and EARTH AD in full.

Bands across the ages have paid tribute to THE MISFITS including Guns ʻn Roses, My Chemical Romance, Prong, NOFX, Cradle Of Filth, Sick of It All and Metallica who covered no less than three MISFITS songs on “Garage Days Revisited”. The iconic “Fiend Skull”, which was once crudely painted on their equipment, leather jackets and everything they could get their hands on, has since become a staple in pop culture, and an instantly recognizable symbol worldwide.

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STATIC AGE features the band’s earliest work including all time classics such as ‘Attitude’, ‘We Are 138’ and ‘Last Caress’. Their second album EARTH AD features “Die Die My Darling”, “Green Hell” and “Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight”. But if that’s not enough raw meat to gorge yourself upon, you can bet you’ll be well satisfied with THE MISFITS Christmas cheer of “Astro Zombies”, “Hybrid Moments”, “Where Eagles Dare” and “Skulls”.

“When fans come to a Misfits show, they get a band who gets up there and gives them all they’ve got. We give them the real thing – that’s how we’ve always done it. At a show, everyone’s just part of the band, there’s no them and us – we’re all us.” Jerry Only – THE MISFITS

THE MISFITS have been preserved on determination bound by unequaled loyalty to their fans and the sheer will to survive. The ferocity and melody that has made THE MISFITS omnipresent and immortal sees the band continue to sell out shows and draw thousands of fans night after night around the globe.

So come on out Fiends – All hell will break loose when the kings of horror-rock drag humanity by the throat into a world of darkness filled with ghouls, goblins and creatures of the night. Move over Saint Nick, because when THE MISFITS are in town every day is Halloween!

THE MISFITS Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates December 2015

Thurs 3rd Christchurch – Allen St
Fri 4th Wellington – Bar Bodega
Sat 5th Auckland – The Studio
Wed 9th Brisbane –Triffid
Thurs 10th Adelaide – The Gov
Fri 11th Melbourne – Max Watts
Sat 12th Sydney –Manning Bar
Sun 13th Perth –Rosemount

Tickets on Sale 27th July @ 9:00am via

http://www.metropolistouring.com/tour.php?tour=2015-misfits

Photo Gallery: Misfits @ The Zoo, Brisbane – January 16, 2014
Photo by Charlyn Cameron

Photo Gallery: MISFITS @ The Factory Theatre, Sydney – January 18, 2014
Photo by Alicia Stephenson

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Ron Sexsmith – Australian Tour – November 2015

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Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith will be touring Australia with his band this November, for the first time in 6 years. Having released his 14th studio album Carousel One to rave reviews in March, Ron’s shows will be eagerly anticipated by fans of dynamic performance and spine chilling vocals as he showcases two decades worth of classic songcraftsmanship.

“The Canadian singer-songwriter ranges from his first album, with its deliberate bum chord, to his most recent, featuring songs as sweet as anything he’s written” – The Guardian
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Synth Rockers Red Beard to support for The Getaway Plan on Dark Horses Tour

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Synth Rockers Red Beard have just announced that they will be joining The Getaway Plan for their National album tour, shortly after signing with new Australian label Elevnth Records and releasing their latest single ‘Hells Gates’.

‘Hells Gates’ has been picking up rotation on Channel [V] ‘s ‘The Revolution’.
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The Waifs Announce The ‘Beautiful You’ Tour

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THE WAIFS
The ‘Beautiful You’ Tour
With Special Guests
Tickets on sale 9am July 23 from thewaifs.com

“Together, on a cool autumn night, they reminded us about the art of being joy-filled players and heartfelt storytellers…. There’s always plenty to make you smile and dance, and excellent company to be had when the Waifs come home.” The West Australian
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Dylan Moran – ‘Off The Hook’ – National Tour – July/August 2015

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“Stand-up comedy of the first order” – The Times

Expect a master class in comedy when Dylan Moran brings his brand new show Off The Hook to Australia for a national tour in July and August this year.

Moran, who has been referred to as The Oscar Wilde of comedy, has recently been sharpening his deceptively rambling stand up in unusual places including Kiev, Moscow and Kazakhstan, making him the first western comic to perform in St Petersburg – with all shows receiving 5 star reviews.
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JJ Grey & Mofro – Australian Shows announced – October 2015

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After wowing Australian audiences in April this year at Bluesfest Byron Bay and in Sydney, Bluesfest Touring is bringing back Southern rocker JJ Grey and his band Mofro for a run of festival performances and headline shows this October.
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