Searching for Sugarman, the British-Swedish documentary about the life of Sixto Rodriguez has won the 2013 Academy Award for ‘Best Documentary’ in LA today. Continue reading Oscar Win For Bluesfest Artist – Rodriguez
KISS and Mötley Crüe – Monster Tour – Australia – February/March 2013!
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ROCK BANDS ON ONE STAGE
Rock’n’roll doesn’t get any bigger than this!
KISS and Mötley Crüe. On the same stage. On the same night.
It‘s the news Australian fans have been waiting for with the spectacle of all spectacles announced today, KISS with very special guests Mötley Crüe will tour Australia in March 2013.
Presented by McManus Entertainment, the summer’s biggest, baddest rock tour will hit Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Mackay and Adelaide with guests Irish rockers Thin Lizzy along for the ride (*except Adelaide).
KISS and Mötley Crüe’s 45 show US summer tour has already gone down as one helluva rock’n’roll extravaganza and now, finally, its Australia’s turn!
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DIG IT UP! Hoodoo Gurus Invitational 2013 2nd Line Up Announcement: The Local Chapter
As if the inclusion of international heavyweights Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, and Peter Case of The Nerves ain’t enough, the Hoodoo Gurus have gone and selected a whole swag of local acts (starting with The Stems), embracing a huge range of eras and styles so long as it rocks (and rolls). From the green-fuzz of Sydney’s Lime Spiders to the bump and grind of Melbourne’s nefarious The Moodists via the snot and bile of Sydney punks Straight Arrows and on to Melbourne’s two-girl garage queens Super Wild Horses. It’s dirty and mean and mighty unclean and it’s all tailor-made for Dig it Up! Get the next dose here…
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BRITISH INDIA announce April 2013 album tour!
British India’s much anticipated fourth LP Controller is due for release on March 22. And if this isn’t enough to seriously whet fans’ appetites, the band have also confirmed a national headline tour for April. The extensive tour will take Controller live to both city and regional centres across the country. Continue reading BRITISH INDIA announce April 2013 album tour!
Photos! Soundwave Festival 2013 – Brisbane
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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Photos! Metallica @ Soundwave Festival – Brisbane – 23 February 2013
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Act: Metallica
Event: Soundwave Festival 2013 – Brisbane
Date: 23 February 2013
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Photos! BLINK 182 @ RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane with The Vandals – 22 February 2013
Photos! Anthrax @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – 21 February 2013
Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
Artist: >Anthrax
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Date: 21 February 2013
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Photos! Coca-Cola QLD PGA Championship – February 2013
Photographer: David Burness
Photographer: David Burness
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Vieux Farka Toure: 2013 Australian Tour
Dubbed “the Hendrix of the Sahara” by All Music Guide, Vieux Farka Toure is one of the hottest talents on the African music scene. Son of the late maestro and two-time Grammy Award-winner Ali Farka Toure, Vieux’s music heralds a new generation of Malian desert blues. A gifted guitarist, singer, songwriter and percussionist, Vieux has reinvented the fusion music his father created—bringing funk, reggae, and jam music to the desert-blues genre and carrying this new sound worldwide.
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Margaret Cho – Australian Tour – April 2013
Last in Australia in 2011 with sold out shows at the inaugural Just For Laughs At Sydney Opera House Festival, the undisputed queen of transgressive humour and not-so-subtle subversion, Margaret Cho, returns to Australia with an all new stand up show, MOTHER. Continue reading Margaret Cho – Australian Tour – April 2013
The Drones “I See Seaweed” National Tour – April 2013
This April, The Drones are heading out in the I See Seaweed Tour, playing some of the most iconic venues they’ve set foot in to date, including a night that’s likely to become one of those legendary shows people talk about for years afterwards, at the Sydney Opera House.
Known for their brutally beautiful and uncompromising live shows, the I See Seaweed national tour will see The Drones back on the live touring circuit for the first time in two years.
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An Evening With Jack Dee – Australian Shows – April 2013
After a six year absence from Stand-Up, Jack Dee is back, agonizing over the slightest of annoyances and misdemeanors. Why is he touring again? “I want to spend less time with my family” says Jack.
Jack Dee is an actor, comedian and writer who has won world wide acclaim for his stand up comedy routines. Having forged a highly successful comedic reputation during the 1990s based on the sardonic, deadpan style of his stand up routine, Jack Dee shot to even greater fame in 2001 after he won the very first series of Celebrity Big Brother.
Jack’s comedy career began with an open mike spot at the Comedy Store in 1986. His talent was spotted early on by fellow comedians who encouraged him to continue to work on his act and start touring.
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Tour News: Demon Hunter Announce First Ever Australian Tour
Over the last decade DEMON HUNTER has grown beyond the boundaries of a traditional rock band to become something of incalculable value, profound meaning, and steadfast purpose to the people worldwide whose dedication to their music, artwork and vision is beyond compare.
True Defiance DEMON HUNTER’S latest full length is a rallying call to arms to their legion of fans the world over. True Defiance not only showcases the band pushing the boundaries with each release but also stands proudly as a flag of hope and perseverance planted above the fires of a world in turmoil.
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USA Superstars Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry to tour in March 2013
Direct from Music City USA, one of the biggest bands in country music history and the hottest new group in Nashville are coming to Australia for the first time ever for a tour this March – Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry.
Rascal Flatts is one of the most successful groups in country music history, with over 21 million album sales, 25 million digital downloads, and 14 US #1 singles over the course of their 13-year career, including “Bless The Broken Road”, “Fast Cars and Freedom”, “What Hurts the Most”, “Life is a Highway” and “Banjo”.
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