Soulful, heartfelt, powerful. These three words describe one of Brisbane’s most talented acoustic singer-songwriters, Mark Lowndes.

After a successful year in 2012 which saw Mark reach the finals of Australia’s Got Talent, where he was labelled Australia’s soul man and the release of his EP ‘Present’, this popular soul artist returns in 2013 with a much anticipated new single ‘Far Away’.
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Plot Summary: When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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Passion Pit are on their way to Australia this month and are very happy to announce their local supports.

Sydney’s PVT, sonic innovators of genre-bending guitar music who have been turning heads worldwide since the release of 2010’s Church With No Magic, will be supporting Passion Pit at their Australian shows.

“Don’t Miss: PVT. Experimental rock aficionados rejoice!” – NME

Their latest album Homosapien, released early 2013, again garnered widespread attention, with Pitchfork stating that it “sounds remarkably like a collision between the Postal Service and the Knife.”

NZ local electronic duo PleasePlease will open proceedings in Auckland.
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Zero Through Nine present ‘Love is Rare’, the first track to be taken from the upcoming collaborative EP from Tom Day and Monsoonsiren. ‘Love is Rare’, the opening song from the EP, is a triumphant example of Tom’s more ambient productions, as well as Nathan’s (Monsoonsiren) soaring falsetto, which serve as the building blocks for their collaborations.

HEAR THE NEW SINGLE ‘Love is Rare’ TAKEN FROM THE UPCOMING SELF-TITLED EP FROM TOM DAY & MONSOONSIREN:
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life is noise by arrangement with All Tomorrow’s Parties Presents:
Seminal stoner/doom band, Sleep from San Jose, California will play two shows in Sydney and Perth following their appearance at ATP’s Release The Bats, Melbourne in October 2013.

Formed as a Bay Area punk rock band called Asbestosdeath, the band changed their musical direction and name and debuted as Sleep with their Volume One album in 1991. After Justin Marler left the band, the core lineup of Al Cisneros, Matt Pike and Chris Hakius went into the studio to record a demo cassette that they sent to Earache Records. The recording was released in November 1992 (exactly as received by the label) under the name Sleep’s Holy Mountain and went on to forever alter the musical landscape. Countless current bands cite …Holy Mountain as a major inspiration, and the unique sound and style of the record can be heard in many subsequent releases by bands from all over the world.
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One of the UK’s most exciting new bands, rock quartet Peace, is gearing up to tour Australia for the first time, playing east coast shows throughout September. Being nominated as BBC’s Artist of 2013 and NME’s Best New Band is just a start for these four young upstarts from Birmingham.

Peace released their debut album ‘In Love’ in March 2013.The album was produced by Jim Abiss (of Adele and Arctic Monkeys fame). The recording is a meticulously crafted collection of riff-based pop and heart wrenching ballads that stands in a spectacular lineage of British greats.
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Brisbane’s Cub Scouts return this week with the title track from their upcoming EP “Paradise”.

With much of the last few months playing to sold out crowds in the UK, Vietnam and Singapore, the band are turning their attention back on Australia with a massive show planned at Splendour in the Grass plus headline set at the 4 Walls Festival, followed by a BIGSOUND appearance and national tour with Jinja Safari, ensuring that all corners of the country get to check out their new tracks.
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Global YouTube phenomenon Lindsey Stirling will make her debut trip to Australia this August hot on the heels of the July 12 Australian release of her self-titled debut album.

Having already conquered the US and Europe with her live performances, Lindsey will bring her signature violin-electronic-dub step style to the Brisbane Powerhouse August 24, the Corner Hotel in Melbourne August 27 and the Metro in Sydney August 28.
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Photographer: Cynthia Lee

Photographer: Cynthia Lee
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After the critical and commercial success from debut EP On Your Lips We Roared, Sydney 5-piece Louis London have been hard at work in the studio, crafting their sound, honing their art and manifesting their extraordinary potential. It was their maiden EP that kicked in the doors of the scene, receiving love from industry tastemakers such as triple j and FBi, setting them up for EP number 2.

First track from the EP is This Night Time, the outcome of a band-trip away to a tiny fly-fishing shack near Jindabyne, demonstrating a new found level of maturity for the band who have concocted a release that brings harmonic and sonic depth with atmospheric and epic climaxes.
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Blue King Brown; renegades of global urban roots music, rize again with a first pumpin’ reggae jam Rize Up.

Rize Up has been inspired by the amount of human energy being generated in the name of Truth and Justice around the globe right now. With a new album on the horizon and an International summer tour in July/Aug 2013, including two huge live sets at Festival Mundial (The Netherlands) and Glastonbury on the weekend, the ever evolving passionate front-woman Natalie Pa’apa’a makes her stand to deliver on this uplifting track.
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KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment presents the return of infamous hip hop party boy Mickey Avalon back in Australia in 2013 playing tracks from his brand new EP I Get Even along with all his favourites along with a killer cast of local acts.

Filled with excess and exploding with sexual energy, Mickey Avalon’s music embraces decadence and celebrates hedonistic glory. The rapper’s legendary live shows are are more party than any typical rock show leaving crowds in a heaving, sweaty, drunken mess by the time the man has left the stage. It was this party that Australian audiences were treated to on Mickey’s last visit and this time he is amping up the good-time vibes with a fantastic line-up of local guests including Kid Mac and Evil Eddie joining the depraved celebration. All tickets purchased will include a worldwide exclusive free download of Mickey’s new single Hollywood.
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Fat As Butter has announced big plans for 2013.

Returning for its sixth year on the Newcastle Foreshore on Saturday October 26, 2013

Fat As Butter has expanding the festival to include camping!
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El Grande Festival is returning to The Grand Hotel, Gladstone on Saturday August 3rd – and early line-up announcements ensured that excitement for the return of the event was at a fever pitch. Now it has become simply EPIC with the addition of Melbourne’s THE GETAWAY PLAN, as well as local and touring acts to round out the day’s festivities.
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