Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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REFUSED…. Australian Tour – November 2012! *Supports Announced*
BLKOUT take influence from the traditional New York Hardcore sound and have completed countless runs of Australia, as well as a full European tour. On their new album, ‘Point Of No Return’, BLKOUT lay down by panning towards the unorthodox in their journey to widen the scope of Australian hardcore. Perth’s favourite hardcore sons will be hitting the stage with Refused.
NUCLEAR SUMMER embodies the light and dark, dances between insane technicality and punk rock simplicity, while simultaneously channeling pure joy with unbridled rage. They will be taking their brand of ‘Sunshine Metal’ to the Brisbane show.
ENDLESS HEIGHTS are about taking chances and pushing to achieve what you desire in life. Their motto, “Dream Strong”, permeates every element of the band, and it is this principle that will see them take their personalised brand of melodic hardcore to the Sydney show.
OUTRIGHT are backed by big riffs, hard hits and unstoppable energy. Their distinct passion, nestled within a sea of heavy chords and a progressive social conscience will be in full flight at both Melbourne shows.
HIGHTIME have managed to create a punk rock sound that defies many a genre; yet always carries the raw passion of its hardcore roots. They will be bringing their infectious and energetic live show to Adelaide.
There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly.
REFUSED fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed… NOT FUCKING DEAD!
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Regular John – Slume (Official Video)
First single ‘Slume’ taken from the forthcoming album ‘Strange Flowers’ – September 14 through Difrnt Music/MGM
* Read our interview Regular John (November 2011) here!
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HARVEST: Melbourne sells out! Second Melbourne Show & Second Artist Announcement!!
Sold-out Melbourne show;
adding a SECOND Melbourne show!
Plus
MORE AMAZING ARTISTS JOIN THE ALREADY INCREDIBLE LINEUP
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The folk at Harvest Festival are overjoyed to announce that Melbourne Harvest has officially sold-out and deeply thank the wonderful music and arts-loving folk of Victoria. As a result of this epic outcome, the decision has been made to provide a unique, one-off opportunity for those who missed out on tickets to miss out no more. Harvest is elated to announce a SECOND MELBOURNE EVENT. This special additional show will take place at Werribee Park on Saturday 10th November with tickets on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd August, at 9 am.
Along with this incredibly exciting leap in the Harvest evolution, we are proud also to unveil another round of sterling acts to further deepen your Harvest experience.
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News: Twelve Foot Ninja Unleash Project 12!
You’d be forgiven if you didn’t see this one coming. In an abrupt strike, Twelve Foot Ninja have unleashed an epic 12-week assault in celebration of their debut album ‘SILENT MACHINE’. And it all starts today.
Dubbing their campaign ‘Project 12’, Twelve Foot Ninja will release 1 digital track along with 1 digital comic every week for 12 weeks in the lead up to the official release of their debut album on November 2nd.
Engaging acclaimed comic artist Keith Draws (UK), Twelve Foot Ninja have produced 12 x world-class comics to accompany each of the 12 x tracks from their stellar debut album. Each comic is inspired by the song’s lyrics and the original fable of Twelve Foot Ninja. Fans who pre-order the album from the band’s website (twelvefootninja.com) will receive every digital track & comic each week until they also receive the physical album with full colour artwork and lyrics mailed out on Fri 2nd November. Better yet, the band is giving away the first track & comic for free.
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Gallows – Outsider Art (Official Video)
New video from GALLOWS – ‘Outsider Art’ – taken from ‘Gallows’ out September 14 through Halfcut/Shock
Photos: INXS @ Eatons Hill Tavern, Queensland – 30th June 2012
Tour News: Matchbox Twenty Announce 2012 Australian Tour (with INXS)
October 2012 marks the highly anticipated return of MATCHBOX TWENTY, heading south for their first Australian dates since 2008, following the release of their fourth full-length studio album ‘North’.
In their sixth Australian tour, Matchbox Twenty headline arenas around the country, as well as playing a special open air show at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley.
Be there to sing along to the classics from Matchbox Twenty’s hit-packed back catalogue plus a selection of soon-to-be hit tunes from their new album.
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Video: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” done in Animation.
Michael Jackson ”Thriller” Animation
Event Wrap Up: Ekka attracts 400,000 for the third year!
After kicking off with a visit from Australian of the Year and Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, the 2012 Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) will close tonight with a performance by multi award-winning rockers Eskimo Joe.
For the third year in a row, 400,000 people have made their way to the Ekka since opening day to visit 10,000 animals and experience this unique once a year city / country get together.
RNA Chief Executive Brendan Christou said the association was thrilled with the response from the community who came out en masse to celebrate all that is great about their state.
“We had the perfect forecast for the full 10 days of show and we can’t thank the public enough for their support,” he
said.
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SOUNDWAVE 2013 – 2nd Lineup Announcement!
Soundwave 1st Lineup earlier this week announced Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink 182, Paramore and many more on the bill!
Check out the first lineup announcement for Soundwave 2013!
The 2nd Announcement is here!!!
SLAYER
CYPRESS HILL
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BRING ME THE HORIZON
BILLY TALENT
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE * THE AMITY AFFLICTION * SICK OF IT ALL * THE BLACKOUT * FUCKED UP * GALLOWS * THIS IS HELL * CEREBRAL BALLZY * POLAR BEAR CLUB * THE EARLY NOVEMBER * THE DEAR HUNTER * BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR * VERSUS THE WORLD * SYLOSIS * CROSSFAITH * CONFESSION
SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL DATES & VENUES
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY – BRISBANE, RNA SHOWGROUNDS
SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY – SYDNEY, OLYMPIC PARK
FRIDAY 1 MARCH – MELBOURNE, FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
SATURDAY 2 MARCH – ADELAIDE, BONYTHON PARK
MONDAY 4 MARCH – PERTH, CLAREMONT SHOWGROUND
PATRICK WOLF invites songstress, BROUS, to join Australian shows!
The Frontier Touring Company announce that ethereal songstress Brous will be joining Patrick Wolf at his Australian shows this September.
Based in Melbourne, Brous (pronounced ‘Bruce’) has gained huge support from the industry and public alike. She first popped up on the radar with the wonderfully psychedelic track ‘Streamers’:
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Interview with Elliot Margin – The Rubens
Interview by Carl Dziunka
With a couple of successful singles under their belt, and a national tour about to kick off, we chat with Elliott Margin of THE RUBENS.
LMM: Having a group formed with your siblings, is there much rivalry between you?
Elliot: No not at all. Having spent our whole lives together we understand each other really well, what makes each of us tick. We’re great at knowing when to stick the knife in and when to back off.
LMM: What are the major influences for your music?
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Interview with Charles Wall (aka Bobby Alu) – OKA
Interview by Wanda De Verelle-Hill
OKA will be playing at the brilliant reggae, soul and dub event Island Vibe Festival 2012 on Stradbroke Island this October. We caught up with OKA’s Charles Wall for a chat…
LMM: How is your tour of Canada going?
Charles: EPIC – quite hectic but loving every bit of it. The weather has been perfect. We’ve managed to fly all over the country.
LMM: What is the music scene like over there?
Charles: It’s rich. There’s a lot of festivals in the summer. Canadians really make the most of their warm weather. So many different bands from all over the world hit North America. There’s a good vibe around with all the quality & different music.
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MNEMIC to headline Whiplash Festival “IV” Tour – October 2012
Deadsets Promotions vowed last year to make Whiplash bigger and better in 2012.
So we bring to you what’s sure to be one hell of a show stopping, ear crushing, fist pumping, heavy as &^%@ indoor festival.
Headlining this year we are proud to bring to the eastern shores of Australia; Denmark’s very own mind bending, sonic altering, genre bending and soul destroying export, MNEMIC.
Previously name as one of Metallica’s favourite bands and having previously been described as a fusion between metalcore, melodic death metal, industrial metal, progressive metal with hinted elements of thrash and groove metal – Mnemic form a style all on their own that only the band themselves can describe as “Future Fusion Metal.”
Having hit the Top 100 Charts with the worldly infamous album The Audio Injected Soul and played with some of the biggest names in music such as : Metallica, Deftones, Machine Head, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, All That Remains, Fear Factory, The Haunted, Soilwork and God Forbid.
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