STEEL PANTHER at Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane – 4 October 2012 (Live Review)

Review: Stuart Blythe
Photos: KristaBella Photography
Sex, sing-alongs, comedy, catchy tunes and balls out fun! Yep, STEEL PANTHER has it all.
Their brand of tongue-in-cheek rock is an experience to behold and last night, playing to a sold out Brisbane crowd was testament to just that.

As Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia take to the stage, the crowd roars out cheers and the night blasts off with ‘Supersonic Sex Machine’, ‘Tomorrow Night’ and ‘Fat Girl’. Steel Panther, milking the crowd for all it’s got, and the crowd more than happy to oblige.
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BECK’s One and Only Harvest Festival Sideshow

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ONLY AUSTRALIAN SIDESHOW

BECK Hansen is at that point in his career where encapsulating all that he’s done and all that he is about, in a few paragraphs, feels both impossible and somewhat irresponsible. But here goes…

In his teens, Beck spent several years on a musical pilgrimage through Europe and into New York’s ‘anti-folk’ scene, before returning to LA where he began releasing his first studio albums. In 1994, at just 24 years old, Beck released ‘Loser’ one of the catchiest, most off-kilter tracks of the decade. It made him famous, ridiculously so but like other great artists before him, it would only be the accumulation of decades of different projects that would enable the true enormity of Beck’s talents to be seen.
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Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut

They’re doing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK UNCUT! Sign up at http://StarWarsUncut.com now to be part of Star Wars history!!

In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable.
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Live Review: The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside, Architects, Buried in Verona @ The Big Top, Luna Park – 29 September 2012

Words and Pics: www.hoskingindustries.com.au

Tonight’s all-ages gig meant it was an early start for punters hoping to check out all four bands playing The Big Top at Sydney’s Luna Park. While the eager crowd wrapped its way around the Luna Park grounds in serpentine fashion, patiently waiting for the doors to open, it seems as though most of the other press outlets missed the memo on playing times, with the photo pit looking rather barren for opening act, Buried in Verona.

Playing to a half-full venue, the Sydney sextet appeared a more polished, confident band than when this reviewer last caught them supporting Sweden’s Soilwork at the Manning Bar at the tail end of 2010. They’re plagued by the usual opening-act muddy mix, which is exacerbated by the three-guitar attack that’s the fashion these days. And while the clean vocals (courtesy guitarist Richie Newman) have improved a lot, every time singer Brett Anderson tries to sing along it all falls apart.
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Photo Gallery: The Amity Affliction + The Ghost Inside @ The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney – 29 September 2012

Photographer: Ben Hosking

Photographer: Ben Hosking

Bands: The Amity Affliction, The Ghost Inside
Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
Date: 29 September 2012

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Photo Gallery: Architects + Buried in Verona @ The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney – 29 September 2012

Photographer: Ben Hosking

Photographer: Ben Hosking

Bands: Architects, Buried in Verona
Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
Date: 29 September 2012

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Tour News: BEACH HOUSE at The Tivoli, Brisbane!

Mistletone, triple j and Street Press Australia present Beach House, returning to Australia in the wake of their majestic fourth album Bloom. Beach House bring their epic live show to the art deco surrounds of The Tivoli Theatre on Friday, January 11, 2013. Tickets on sale this Wednesday, October 3 from Ticketek or phone 132 849.

Already starring in many “best albums of 2012” lists, Bloom is the fourth album by Beach House, a/k/a Baltimore duo Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand. A sublime experience matched only by the intensity of Beach House’s stunning live show, Bloom offers a singular, unified vision of the world. The album transcends the banality of simple emotions to arrive at a realm of honesty and complexity, and soberly reveals how frightening and temporary, yet beautiful, our existence is.
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Tour News: My Bloody Valentine Australian Tour 2013

My Bloody Valentine Australia 2013
Principal Entertainment has announced the return of My Bloody Valentine for their first Australian tour in 21 years.

When My Bloody Valentine was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1983 the course of modern rock music was about to be altered by a considerable seismic shift. Led by the visionary Kevin Shields and with an arsenal that included overwhelming volume, churning guitars and a revolutionary melodic sophistication, My Bloody Valentine both completely thrilled and totally inspired a generation of fans and musicians alike.

Whilst capturing widespread attention with their 1988 debut LP Isn’t Anything, it was the release of 1992’s Loveless that saw the band strike upon the perfect amalgam of thrilling noise and melancholic bitter sweetness giving rise to My Bloody Valentine as the undisputed leaders of the alt rock movement known as shoegaze.
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All Time Low – Don’t Panic (Stream)

Baltimore pop-punk 4-piece, All Time Low have announced their new album Don’t Panic will be released on October 12, 2012 via Hopeless / UNFD in Australia and New Zealand.

“With this record, a big part of the process was finding what made our band special on each of our past records,” says singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth. “This time around, rather than taking influence from anything we were listening to at the time or anything we want to touch on generationally, the goal was to make an album that we felt reflected the best aspects of our previous releases.”
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Chugg Entertainment goes into partnership with Homebake!

Homebake Music, Film, Comedy & Arts Festival producers IMC and Village Sounds are delighted to confirm that they have teamed up with Chugg Entertainment as co-producers of the annual festival lauding Australian and New Zealand acts. The partnership is effective immediately and will see this new configuration of Australian music industry stalwarts forge forward with the 2012 event, and then ongoing for years to come.

Of this new collaboration, Michael Chugg said, “I am so excited about this. With all the amazing home-grown talent in this country, Homebake has always been at the forefront of celebrating the incredible Australian and New Zealand music on offer. Right now in the live market our local acts are doing as strong business, in some cases even better, than some international acts – so it’s a great time to get involved. There is so much love for this festival and we just can’t wait.”
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Live Review: Caloundra Music Festival 2012

Review by Wanda De Verelle-Hill
After a great Saturday at the Caloundra Music Festival I’m ready to sing its praises from the apartment tops and encourage all lovers of funk, soul and blues to join me at this festival again next year for a world class music experience. Memories of the day have morphed into images of a beach side town alive with bright lights, smiling faces of all ages and a sea of brass instruments pumping to a soundtrack of rich eclectic rhythms. This superbly organised festival considers everything and offers so much more than just music – including great activities for kids, conveniently located big screens for watching the football finals and a welcoming atmosphere in a stunning coastal location.
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