Q&A with Stephen Heard of New Zealand band Clap Clap Riot.
Clap Clap Riot recently released their single “Everybody” (check out the video below) and are performing at BIGSOUND Live in Brisbane, Australia in September (2013).
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:: What is your favourite Album ::
Tough question but probably The Strokes – Is This It
“Douse The Lamps” is the third track to be taken from the band’s debut LP What Would Christ Do?? In true The Growl style front-man and songwriter Cameron Avery hides the track’s subtle sexual core beneath layers of hand claps and raw percussion.
Continue reading The Growl – “Douse The Lamps” (Official Music Video)
“He’s a certified comedy icon” – MM Star London
Michael has released three best-selling DVDs; 2008’s Live and Laughing, which currently holds the top spot as the biggest selling UK debut stand-up DVD and Hello Wembley, which in 2009 became the fastest selling UK stand-up DVD of all time and 2012’s Showtime which beat its competitors to the Christmas Number One spot.
Continue reading Michael McIntyre – UK’s Biggest Comedian To Tour Australia – November 2013
Lovers of hard rock and sludge rejoice! Two of America’s finest are hitting our shores this December.
Celebrating their 30 year anniversary, experimental sludge godfathers Melvins will be joined by alt metal virtuosi Helmet in a run of shows around the country.
Melvins have released a veritable ‘shitload’ (their words) of albums over the past 30 years, the most recent being a covers collection called Everybody Loves Sausages.
“Has it really only been 30 years?” asked singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne. “Dang! Thanks to everyone who’s been there for us! It’s been an exciting trip and I probably should have listened and learned more. I apologize for anything I’ve ever done wrong and for anything I’m going to do wrong… Ha!”
Continue reading Melvins and Helmet Announce Australian Tour
DARREN MIDDLETON is best known from his previous life as guitarist and songwriter for POWDERFINGER. The much loved POWDERFINGER played their last ever show in late 2010 and unsurprisingly Darren spent a bit of the time in a creative and emotional wilderness. As the dust settled Darren started working as a producer from his new home in the creative hub that is Melbourne town. This is where the first seeds were planted for his debut solo album “Translations”. “Translations” is classic alternative pop music that lives somewhere in the world between The Beatles and Elliot Smith. BIGSOUND 2013 will be the live debut for these songs.
Continue reading Darren Middleton Releases First Single Off Debut Solo Album
Mention Kim Wilde’s name and people’s eyes light up. The blonde singer with the siren voice and girl-next-door appeal is one of pop music’s most dazzling stars. The French consider her the “Brigitte Bardot of Rock”; German fans still revere her as the sexiest glamour girl to come out of the 80s and in Australia she has always been very close to our hearts having charted three number one megahits- ‘Kids In America’, ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’ and ‘If I Can’t Have You’ as well as another 6 Top 40 hits including ‘Cambodia’, ‘You Came’, ‘View From A Bridge’, ‘Chequered Love’. To put her amazing career in perspective she has sold 10 million albums and 20 million singles and is the most is the most charted British female artist of her generation! This will be the Queen of English Pop’s first headline tour since her ‘Singles Collection Tour’ in 1994.
Continue reading Kim Wilde touring Australia with Nik Kershaw – October 2013
The Falls Music & Arts Festival have just added 10 new acts to their expansive 2013 line-up! These additions will be playing across the stunning coastal locations of Lorne Victoria, Marion Bay, Tasmania and Byron Bay, New South Wales this summer. In alphabetical order they are:
Indie songstress Emma Louise with her new album Vs Head Vs Heart that includes hits like ‘Mirrors’ and ‘Pontoon’.
Sydney hip-hop duo Horrorshow with a captivating new album King Amongst Many, which combines philosophical lyrics and intimate productions set alongside their signature deep beats.
The Hungry Kids Of Hungary are four gents from Brisbane whose musical inspiration touches on Blues, Rock, Soul, R&B and 1960 style pop-rock, demonstrated best in their latest album You’re A Shadow.
Continue reading The Falls Music & Arts Festival Line Up Additions!
Trent Reznor In Conversation With… (Himself)
Talking about Hesitation Marks.
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Watch this amazingly good rendition of Led Zeppelin‘s Stairway To Heaven performed by Nancy and Ann Wilson of Heart in front of the three remaining members (Keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page) of the legendary British rock band… even singer Robert Plant has tears of joy.
A spoof trailer of The Shining – the classic horror/thriller movie made to look like a feel good family film.
Continue reading Parody trailer of The Shining as a feel good family movie
Pearl Jam have unveiled the tracklisting for their forthcoming album Lightning Bolt which is due out on the 11th of October 2013.
The tracklisting for Lightning Bolt is:
1.Getaway
2.Mind Your Manners
3.My Father’s Son
4.Sirens
5.Lightning Bolt
6.Infalliable
7.Pendulum
8.Swallowed Whole
9.Let The Records Play
10.Sleeping by Myself
11.Yellow Moon
12.Future Days
Continue reading Pearl Jam – “Lightning Bolt” tracklisting revealed + ‘Mind Your Manners’ official music video
Just when you were packing your bags, checking your makeup and cleansing your liver ready for BIGSOUND next week, Australia’s biggest industry gathering has doubled down on musical treats, announcing live performances from seminal musicians Billy Bragg, Robert Forster and Regurgitator.
With Bragg and Regurgitator already speaking at the event, these music royals now also join the BIGSOUND festival program which includes a host of the hottest bands from Australia and beyond, including Megan Washington, Busby Marou, Calling All Cars, Mama Kin, Stonefield, The Trouble with Templeton, Adalita and many more.
Continue reading BIGSOUND Surprises Again: Performances Announced for Billy Bragg, Robert Forster and Regurgitator
NAT DUNN signed a publishing deal with Mushroom when she was just 16 years old and, a decade later, released her debut EP “A Fool’s Fate”.
After selling out her EP Launch at Black Bear Lodge, Nat has now been added to the lineup for Australia’s premier music conference, BIGSOUND as well as being selected by the boys from Busby Marou to open their shows on their national tour for new single “Get You Out Of Here” throughout October and November. Nat will be using this tour to launch her latest single and title track from the EP “Fools Fate”.
Continue reading Nat Dunn Announces New Single + BIGSOUND & Busby Marou Tour Dates
Fox and Fowl announce the launch of their debut single at the Zoo on the 14th of September with the support of local bands and friends Grand Pavilion, Hello Hokkaido and Faleepo Francisco.
After a year on the road Fox & Fowl are back in the saddle in their new hometown Brisbane. In 2011 the band leapt from the garage into the indie pop scene with highlights including a slot on the main stage at Foreshore, Canberra’s premier music festival, alongside the likes of Goyte, Architecture In Helsinki and Boy & Bear.
Continue reading Fox & Fowl announce Single Launch – The Zoo, Brisbane