Q&A with singer songwriter, Tom Kline
Tom Kline recently released his debut EP ‘Vintage Loneliness’’ and will embark on a national launch tour. Click here for details.
:: What is your favourite Album ::
“Grace” by Jeff Buckley. It was the soundtrack to my formative years. I recently revisited ‘Automatic for the People’ by REM too. It’d be up there with the best for me.
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.
In 1901 the ghost was first sighted between the hospital and the church and it was reported in the newspaper (see newspaper pressing below). The apparition only shows itself to women and children. It has been said by locals that over the years the ghost has also appeared where the hospital use to be located & also seen entering the columbarium behind the church.
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The video for Violent Soho’s single ‘Covered in Chrome’ – taken from the band’s acclaimed 3rd LP ‘Hungry Ghost’, out now through I OH YOU.
‘Covered in Chrome’ and ‘Hungry Ghost’ available at www.violentsoho.com
Click Here for VIOLENT SOHO ‘Hungry Ghost’ tour details.
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Born October 17, 1968 – Ziggy Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley.
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November 16th 2013 sees The Evelyn Hotel play host to the launch of Major Tom & The Atoms debut album Heroes, Villains, Boom Boom Boom!
Building on their bedrock of toe-tapping rhythm and blues, Major Tom & The Atoms have constructed a towering and lasting monument to the fallen angels of rock with Heroes, Villains, Boom Boom Boom! The album explodes with Major Tom & The Atoms’ trademark live energy and boasts lashings of erudite and profound lyrics – it is a diverse and accomplished suite of songs painted in the comic-book colours of rock and roll.
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Five-piece punk-rock band from Orange NSW, The Godfrey Turner Overdrive (GTO) formed for the sheer enjoyment of creating energy and art.
Big gritty riffs plunge into chasms of ambience then power their way out again. Listeners will come across a range of characters throughout the songs… and go on a little walk with them.
Live, GTO play with an uncompromising and honest physical intensity. The next gig is never assured in the country, so GTO always play like it’s their last.
Continue reading Godfrey Turner Overdrive debut EP ‘TV|EP’ (Music Stream)
Born On This Day – October 16, 1962 – Flea (Michael Peter Balzary) is an Australian-born American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist, co-founding member, and one of the composers of the rock band and 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the only constant member of the band (lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis was briefly fired from the band in 1986). Flea is also the co-founder of Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit music education organization founded in 2001 for underprivileged children.
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Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Paolo Gregoletto discuss the making of their new album, Vengeance Falls – available now on Roadrunner Records.
He’s going the distance, he’s going for speed…
October 15, 1996 – Alternative rock band Cake release “The Distance”, the second single from the band’s second album “Fashion Nugget”
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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.
Aiming to reach fans that may have missed their last Australian appearance at Soundwave 2009, TRJA have reaped in the numbers, with Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide taking out the winning shows.
Continue reading THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Announce More Australian Tour Dates – November 2013
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.
Enter Gympie’s latest hometown heroes Red Beard; an act that is showing not to be any exception to this trend, with massive momentum and hype being generated from sold out shows around the country and generating industry buzz with some of the countries biggest players.
Continue reading RED BEARD Release New Single ‘One Love’ + Announce More Tour Dates with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (USA)
Historic photo of Maitland Gaol Governors House. Maitland , NSW, Australia.
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.
During its period of operation, 16 men were executed at Maitland Gaol between 1843 and 1897. Executions were open to the public until 1861. Hangings had taken place at the main gates and the back corner of the Gaol.
Many people have spoken of the gaol being haunted. Reports include “heavy doors swinging by themselves with no wind present, unexplained clanging and creaking noises, eerie sensations in certain cells and sounds of men wispering.”
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Melbourne based Post Hardcore/Rock act Aural Window know a thing or two about writing hooky infectious rock songs that pack a mean punch.
Currently on their 3rd EP Candlelight, the lead single Stones & Sounds has already picked up radio station play on Short Fast Loud on Triple J, Rock 101 Radio (where they were a featured artist) and community/college radio play all around Australia.
Aside from touring Australia extensively and building a sea of loyal underground followers, Aural Window has also self-funded a tour of the USA which was met with astounding results and will see the act head back in the not too distant future.
Continue reading AURAL WINDOW “Sleepless Dreams” Tour 2013