‘These Days’ is the first single from the debut EP of Sydney Singer/Songwriter Martha Marlow.

Martha grew up in a musical household and was performing at many of this city’s leading venues and festivals before finishing her HSC. Still only in her 19th year, Martha is making her mark on the scene having recently played alongside Matt Corby, Thelma Plum, The Pierces, Bluejuice, Jinja Safari, Meg Mac, Holy Holy and more.

Visit http://marthamarlow.com for more Martha Marlow information and music.

From 7-23 March, 2014, the Bleach* Festival will drench the Gold Coast with a three-week, high-energy, action-packed parade of live music, beach concerts, theatre, performing arts, film and fun. Bleach* Festival HQ is the Southern Gold Coast but this year, satellite events throughout the Gold Coast will spread the best of Bleach* across the length and breadth of the city.

One of the highlights of the opening weekend of Bleach* 2014 is the indie music night on Friday March 7th at the SoundLounge at the Currumbin RSL. Sharing the stage will be three of Australia’s hottest upcoming artists in ELIZABETH ROSE, THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPLETON and HEY GERONIMO.
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SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE bring their co-headline tour to Australia in April 2014. The bands are currently touring Europe together having completed a hugely successful run of dates across the UK. With combined sales of millions of albums, each band will play a full set of the songs fans want to hear. The current tour is boasting sold out shows across twelve countries, Australia will be prove to be lucky thirteen!

Lead by founding members Rachel Bolan, Snake Sabo, Scotti Hill, new drummer Rob Hammersmith along with powerhouse vocalist & fourteen year veteran of the band Johnny Solinger, SKID ROW will deliver the best from their catalogue of gold and platinum selling albums and anthemic singles like “Youth Gone Wild”, “Monkey Business”, “I Remember You”, “18 & Life” , “Slave To The Grind” and many more. They will also showcase tracks from their new mini-album United World Rebellion Chapter 1 which features songs such as “Kings Of Demolition” and “This Is Killing Me”, tracks which easily stand up along with the band’s classics.
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The Sunset Strip’s hottest exports, STEEL PANTHER, are infecting Australia this Summer on their Spreading The Disease (S.T.D.) Tour.

“WALKABOUT? Don’t you mean ROCKABOUT! December is a time of giving…..and taking. This December, we in Steel Panther are planning on giving Australians the gift of our super bitchin songs in our super bitchin new spandex! We are also planning on taking a bunch of your super bitchin ladies backstage after these extra bitchin shows! So, join us, with our awesome friends Buckcherry, this December, as we go on a rockabout through your bush………down under!!!,”
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Hitting the ground running after their wildly successful tours supporting Dead Letter Circus and the Butterfly Effect nationally, local heroes Sleep Parade have announced their official album launch at the Corner Hotel on Friday, December 14th, previewing tracks from their superb sophomore album, ‘Inside/Out’ for the very first time.

The band are also playing album launch dates up the east coast.

Also on the bill is awesome Melbourne progressive rock act Glass Empire, who will also be launching their brand new, debut EP ‘Cognitive Dissonance’. Plus the ever catchy Holliava bring their own astounding sounds to the lineup. Rounding out the night is the powerful but highly entertaining High Side Driver.
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“Smother” is the new single by Sydney rockers Papa Vs Pretty taken from their anticipated second album, White Deer Park.

You can call the Smother Hotline on 1300-552-550 (free call!) and leave a message for Papa vs Pretty in the Smother VoiceMail, letting them know what they think!

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Due to a huge demand for tickets, iconic singer,songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist DOLLY PARTON will perform two extra shows on the Australian leg of her Blue Smoke World Tour.

Dolly Parton will perform second and final shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday February 12 and Brisbane Entertainment Centre Saturday February 22.

Tickets for these final Melbourne and Brisbane shows on sale at 9am Friday December

Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist DOLLY PARTON announces the Australian tour dates as part of the ‘Blue Smoke World Tour’ starting in February 2014. Parton returns to Australia after a widely successful 2011 tour. Dolly’s latest studio album of all new material “Blue Smoke” will be released worldwide on Dolly Records with a release date to be announced soon.

“Australia, here I come again. We have a lot of new and exciting things for the show and can’t wait to share it with you. I love my fans in that part of the world. You’ve been so very good to me for so many years and I know that we’re gonna have a wonderful time. It’s a long way from home in your part of the world, but I always feel like I’m right at home. So Australia, I’m coming home. Wait up!”
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It’s not every day that you get the chance to do a favour for The Rolling Stones.

With the news just announced that The Rolling Stones are heading to Australia and New Zealand this March, comes further details of just how the Melbourne concert for the legendary band was made possible.

With only one date possible for the Stones to play at Rod Laver Arena, US rockers Thirty Seconds To Mars kindly agreed to hand over the venue to the Stones, moving their own concert into next doors Hisense Arena.
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The Book Thief
Written by: Markus Zusak
Narrated by: Allan Corduner
Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

It’s just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist: books.
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For those into their Southern Blues and Rock, Gregg Allman, founding member and leader of the legendary Allman Brothers Band and a solo musician in his own right will be appearing alongside his special guests Gov’t Mule and Devon Allman. The Allman Brothers Band NEVER toured Australia so this will be the first time on our shores for Gregg Allman. Fronted by visionary singer-guitarist Warren Haynes, member of The Allman Brothers since 1989, Gov’t Mule returns to Australia for the first time in 14 years. We last saw Warren Haynes three years ago when he came with his band for a series of blistering sideshows. Devon Allman, son of Gregg Allman, who some of you may have seen earlier this year as the lead guitarist of Blues/Jam band Royal Southern Brotherhood and who has also appeared in The Allman Brothers Band over the years, will be fronting his own band this time around. With three members of The Allman Brothers Band in the wings, this incendiary line-up will be tearing up the stage in Sydney and Melbourne and giving Allman Brothers fans a dose of the famed Allman Brothers Southern Rock/ Jam sound.
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In perfect timing for Christmas, Bluesfest Touring has announced a special Blues trio spectacular show tour led by Buddy Guy with special guests The James Cotton Blues Band and Charlie Musselwhite. This incredible trio is set to knockout Melbourne with their sensational show at the Palais Theatre.

Bluesfest Festival Director Peter Noble is more than chuffed to be presenting this tour and said; “Melbourne has never been hit with a show like this before, there is no greater live Bluesman performing today than Buddy Guy….he simply IS the Blues. Every one of the truly great guitar players hail him as the best of the best. 2014 also marks 25 years of my touring with Buddy – Yes – I first brought him here in 1990 – the same year Bluesfest started and the year before ‘Damn Right I Got The Blues’ was released and his career went in to the stratosphere.” He added; “I am advised that Buddy Guy is going to be pulling back on international touring and so, as much as I would hesitate to ever say this is his last tour of Australia, it really is going to become more difficult to get him back to our shores in future.” Peter Noble
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