The Frontier Touring Company has announced the return of James Blunt to Australia and New Zealand in 2014. Beginning the tour in Auckland, Blunt and his band will then visit every state in Australia for a very special run of shows in May/June next year, with guests Busby Marou.
The timing for this exciting announcement could not be better, with Blunt’s brand new single ‘Bonfire Heart’, taken from his upcoming album ‘Moon Landing’ (out tomorrow through Warner Music), peaking at #1 position on the iTunes single chart and debuting at #5 on this week’s ARIA single chart! With just under 4 million views already, check out the official video for ‘Bonfire Heart’ here.
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Scotsman’s Hill at Manly (New South Wales, Australia) is not far from village centre. On this hill there use to be a cottage hospital and situated a few blocks below it was St Andrews Church which still stands. It is a glorious example of Romanesque Revival Style with Celtic influence which is rarely found in Australia. This area is not only known because of the church’s beauty but also because of one lonely old ghost that patrols the street. 
November 16th 2013 sees The Evelyn Hotel play host to the launch of Major Tom & The Atoms debut album Heroes, Villains, Boom Boom Boom!
Five-piece punk-rock band from Orange NSW, The Godfrey Turner Overdrive (GTO) formed for the sheer enjoyment of creating energy and art.
A few months ago The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus shocked the music industry with an unheard of touring concept, enabling fans to pledge their support through crowd funding and ticketing platform Giggedin. 
More than ever in this day and age, small regional pockets around Australia have been known to produce buzz artists who have gone onto be some of the countries best performing and well respected within their genres.
Maitland Gaol’s foundation stone was laid in 1844 with the official opening and reception of the first prisoners occuring in 1848. Built of sandstone from Morpeth and Farley, it is considered to be the most intact country gaol in New South Wales and is the longest continuously operating correctional institution in Australia. Maitland Gaol closed in 1998.
Melbourne based Post Hardcore/Rock act Aural Window know a thing or two about writing hooky infectious rock songs that pack a mean punch.
One of Australia’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters, the multiple ARIA Award winning Alex Lloyd, has today announced his first tour back in Australia since moving abroad in 2008 which will see Lloyd and his full band playing shows along the East Coast of Australia throughout November/December in support of his new album Urban Wilderness on the Urban Wilderness Tour.