Photographer: Jose Eduardo Cruz

Photographer: Jose Eduardo Cruz

Event: Clave Contra Clave
Venue: Brisbane Convention Centre
Date: 27 October 2012

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It’s the ‘Day Of The Dead-Set Awesome’ and this year Future Music Festival is set to rock your skulls off! We’ve been brewing something special, and full of more mind-blowing music than you can poke a cactus at… Future Music Festival 2013 is going to kick harder than a Tijuana donkey on peyote! Where else would you want to be? Our Casa is your casa muchacho!

With the most innovative and dynamic line-up to date, Future Entertainment is bringing you a curated arena and two super-sized main stages jam-packed with the hottest talent the world has on offer.
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Ringo Starr announced that he his All Starr Band will tour the Pacific Rim this winter with select dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The band is the same line up which just completed a North American tour this past summer and features Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr.Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, Gregg Rolie (Santana & Journey)and Gregg Bissonette.

‘The tour this summer was just GREAT – I love playing with this band and I can’t wait to get back out and play with them again,” Ringo said. “I am looking forward to revisiting Japan with the All Starrs and of course New Zealand and Australia. Peace & Love!”
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26th Annual ARIA Awards
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sydney Entertainment Centre, 35 Harbour Street, Darling Harbour

3.30pm – 5.15pm – David Jones Red Carpet arrivals
5.15pm – 9.30pm – ARIA Awards
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With the first Melbourne show date now sold out, original band members – Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi – will play a 2nd and final Melbourne show!

MELBOURNE, Rod Laver Arena
Monday April 29 2nd show!
Wednesday May 1 sold out!

For complete tour and ticketing information, visit: www.livenation.com.au

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BLACK SABBATH – the band credited with creating heavy metal and one of the most influential bands of all time – today announced their widely rumoured and highly anticipated reunion for their first Australian shows in nearly 40 years.

Original band members – the Prince of Darkness himself: Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi will make a thunderous return to Australia in April 2013 for arena shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, in their first Aussie shows since 1974.

Tickets for these once-in-a-lifetime shows will go on sale at midday, Thursday November 8.
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DARK HORSES are a group who are about spectacle, romance, mystery, the transcendental. They are about manifestos. They say: “If it feels slow, play it slower.” This was written on the wall of their studio. They are about music, but also a lot about the things that exist around the music, that a lot of people in 2012 seem to have forgotten about. They say: ‘We look good so you can hear our music.’ They also say: “We wear black because Rock’n’Roll is dead.” All of these things are important.

Their sound encompasses all sorts of reference points, from the obvious -Kraftwerk, Spacemen 3, Radiohead to all kinds of other music old and new: Country, soul, pop, psych, hip-hop, whatever. Lisa: “and for spiritual courage John Lee Hooker and Billie Holiday are never far away.”
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Chugg Entertainment have today announced details of the rock ‘n roll summer bill of the year with legendary groups DEEP PURPLE and JOURNEY set to tour New Zealand and Australia in February/March, 2013.

DEEP PURPLE has sold over 100 million albums worldwide with iconic hits including Black Night, Highway Star, Space Truckin’, Hush, My Woman From Tokyo, Perfect Strangers and Knocking At Your Backdoor and Smoke on the Water, arguably the song known by generations of music lovers worldwide and celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
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Interview by Life Music Media
The League of Sideshow Superstars return to Harvest Festival in 2012 with their high skill circus routines and extreme eye-popping sideshow stunts. We caught up with founder and front man of “The League” Shep Huntly…

LMM: Can you tell us a little about yourselves? What can the uninitiated expect from your performance?

Shep: We are four sideshow/circus artists that come together a few times a year to do a few big gigs and have a sideshow party. People can expect to see a whole lot of stunts and routines we are really proud of. They will see something they haven’t seen before and something they will want to tell their friends about. I mean have you ever seen a man attempt to pick up a car battery by his nipples???
 
 
LMM: When you’re not performing, what do you enjoy doing?
Shep: Drinking with friends and talking about sideshow stuff. Surfing, hang gliding and having sex.
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“From the ’60s to this moment, IGGY POP has been a solid reminder of what happens when an artist stays true to himself only and doesn’t give a damn about the rest of it … IGGY POP is the Heavyweight Champion of rock and roll.” Henry Rollins, LA Weekly, April 2012

A decade after the Godfathers of Punk reunited, IGGY AND THE STOOGES will return to Australia in March 2013 for three headline shows. Iconic frontman Iggy Pop will once again lead guitarist James Williamson, drummer Toby Dammit, bassist Mike Watt and sax player Steve Mackay into rock and roll battle.
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“Just climb up on my music and my songs will set you free…” – Rodriguez CLIMB UP ON MY MUSIC

42 years has passed since the release of his debut album Cold Fact, andfinally, Rodriguez is getting the recognition and success he deserves. His last tour in Australia in 2010 saw Rodriguez sell out multiple shows in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as selling out his show in Adelaide and two show-stopping appearances at Bluesfest.

Now – an award-winning documentary on the ‘Mystery Man’ has launched Sixto Rodriguez into a global spotlight. ‘Search for Sugarman’ – the story of two South African fans and their search over three decades to discover their hero – claimed two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Best Documentary Award in Moscow and the Audience Award at the Melbourne, Los Angeles and Durban Festivals.
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It’s been a massive year for Sydney duo Nantes. After smashing out two EPs (featuring three outstanding singles ‘Fly’, ‘Charlie’ and ‘Unsatisfy’) the band are currently setting their sights on their debut album, due for release early 2013. The first single, ‘Drones’ will be released November 2nd, but for now they’re happy to announce one final live stint for the year, finishing 2012 with shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Referencing the legacy of UK and US post-punk with an alternative edge, Nantes’ distinctive sound has been firmly established via their first three successive radio singles, with ‘Unsatisfy’ maintaining high-rotation status on triple j for the last eleven weeks in a row. In the US, college radio stations have followed suit, spinning ‘Fly’ and other tracks from their debut EP to register spots in the CMJ College Radio Charts over the course of four weeks. Other recent successes for the bands’ all-killer-no-filler year, includes signing with leading global independent music publisher peermusic.
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“Spacious, boldly orchestrated, and emotionally rich, Khan’s latest is another step forward for the multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, and one of the year’s mostbeguiling albums 8.4/10.” – Pitchfork

The reception for Bat for Lashes’ third album The Haunted Man has cemented Natasha Khan’s place in the canon of exceptional female story-tellers, alongside PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Cat Power et al. Armed with rave reviews from Pitchfork, The Guardian, The Age, The Vine and loads more locally and around the globe, Bat for Lashes is heading out to Australia for some of the most anticipated shows of the summer.
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“Jessie Ware will be the star her songs deserve… Devotion is a record filled with moments that bring you to your knees. 8/10″ – NME

‘If we’re talking pop singers, Ware could be one of the greatest.” – Consequence of Sound

As one of the UK’s break-out stars in 2012, Brixton’s Jessie Ware is poised to do the same in Australia.

After guesting on high profile tracks like SBTRKT’s ‘Right Thing To Do’, the 27-year-old broke away with her seductive, universally acclaimed debut, Devotion. Her electronic, soulful pop is delightfully restrained (see breakout hit 110%) and in equal parts immediate and classy. No wonder she’s a serious contender for this year’s Mercury Prize.
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