THE JIM JONES REVUE releasing new album ‘The Savage Heart’ – October 2012

The Jim Jones Revue’s eagerly anticipated third studio album ‘The Savage Heart’ will be released in Australia by Liberator Music/ [PIAS] / Punk Rock Blues on 12th October.

‘The Savage Heart’ sees the band exploring new musical and lyrical territory, while still harnessing their renowned powerhouse sound. The album was produced by Jim Sclavunos (Grinderman/Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and mixed by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys/Adele/The Temper Trap).

Along with the international success of sold-out tours across Europe, Australia and America, The Jim Jones Revue were nominated as one of MOJO’s best live bands for 2011 and have performed tracks from their critically acclaimed album “Burning Your House Down” (2010) on ‘Later with Jools Holland’ and ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’.
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Tour News: Enter Shikari Australian Tour – September 2012

ENTER SHIKARI continues to defy those who dare seek to pigeonhole them.

ENTER SHIKARI’s 3rd album ‘A Flash Flood of Colour’ is a string of venomous attacks while fine-tuning a blazing musical fist in the air, aimed at corrupt governments and decaying society. It’s daring, thought provoking, and utterly unpredictable, making it the first bold record of 2012 and Enter Shikari’s defining moment.”- Absolute Punk
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Album Review | Breaking Orbit – The Time Traveller

Review by Billy Geary
Sydney four piece Breaking Orbit’s debut album The Time Traveller has been a long time coming, with a name change and some member shuffles preceding its release. The wait was certainly worth it, though. The Time Traveller has blown anything done by any other Australian progressively minded band out of the water, save for maybe Karnivool’s Sound Awake and Cog’s The New Normal. However, Breaking Orbit do things slightly differently, placing a heavy emphasis on the tribal and percussive elements in their sound. The result is a debut album of monolithic proportions.

The familiar amalgamation of heavy alternative and progressive genres is certainly apparent, however hints at tribal music and some dabbling in electronic samples ensure The Time Traveller stands out as a record in a vastly oversaturated scene. Opening track ‘Echoes’ is a slow burner with thudding bass guitar, soaring vocals and a distinct touch of post rock influence, immediately showing the band’s diversity. This trend continues throughout the record, with each track offering a different side of Breaking Orbit to the listener. Instrumental track ‘Machiguenga’ is the perfect example of this, featuring an array of tribal percussive instruments and flute passages.
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News: Busby Marou @ The Tivoli, Brisbane – SOLD OUT!

Rockhampton duo Thomas Busby & Jeremy Marou have had a whirlwind of a year. Their self titled debut album, released in 2011 has seen them on the receiving end of nominations & awards from APRA, The Deadlys, Jaigermeister Independent music awards and the QMA’s along with taking out a place in Triple J’s Hottest 100.

In the past year they have played over 160 shows including festivals like Woodford Folk Festival to The Byron Bay Blues & Roots festival to supporting the likes of Birds Of Tokyo, KD Lang, Dolly Parton and Pete Murray as well as selling out an outstanding amount of their own headline shows along the way.
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Tour News: Beach Fossils Australian Tour – October 2012

Popfrenzy have announced indie shoe-gaze lovers Beach Fossils will tour Australia for the very first time this October!

Catch a kaleidoscope of psychedelic lo-fi rhythms as they play Brisbane’s Black Bear Lodge, Sydney’s Good God Small Club, Melbourne’s Workers Club and Perth’s This Is Nowhere Festival

Bring in the summer early this October with Beach Fossils. Don’t miss out.

Tix on sale now!
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Chance Waters – Maybe Tomorrow feat. Lilian Blue (Official Video Clip)

Earlier this year Life Music Media caught up with Sydney hip-hop artist Chance Waters (formerly Phatchance) to discuss his latest recorded offering “Infinity”, touring, being an independent artist and more! Read our interview here…

This August Chance Waters is celebrating his recent success with his Maybe Tomorrow Tour. Chance will play a string of dates along the east coast throughout August following the success of the recent single ‘Maybe Tomorrow’. ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ was added to rotation on Triple J, and subsequently multiple stations nationally.

Upon its release the single flew to #9 on the Most Added National Radio chart and #4 on the Most Added Alternative National Radio chart. These achievements assisted ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ to reach the latest height of #30 on the iTunes Hip Hop chart. In its 2 weeks in the AIR Radio Charts the single attained the highest spot of #11 and #2 on the Independent Distribution Chart.
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Festival News: Fat As Butter 2012 – Lineup

Fat As Butter< Festival cordially invites you to our BIG FAT FESTIVAL, this year featuring something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Held on Newcastle’s pristine foreshore, Saturday September 22, organizers are excited to announce this year’s festival is open to 15 + and the first release of GA tickets will be $99.00 + bf. Once again the festival will be held across four stages, with a selection of international and local talent, spanning from dance, hip hop, rock, punk and everything in between. 2012 FAT AS BUTTER LINE UP Continue reading Festival News: Fat As Butter 2012 – Lineup

EUGENE ‘HIDEAWAY’ BRIDGES sings the SAM COOKE songbook Pt 2 @ The Basement, Sydney – 01 September 2012

Following his sell out show at the Basement earlier in the year Eugene Hideaway Bridges returns with another tribute to his favourite soul singer and one of his greatest heroes, the immortal Sam Cooke. Look out for even more classic and rare Sam Cooke songs given the Hideaway treatment plus a number of special guest vocalists and a pumping horn section. Over the years Eugene has included many Sam Cooke songs in his repertoire including his stirring version of A Change Is Gonna Come which wowed audiences when he opened for BB King in Sydney last year. Like Sam, Eugene has had a deep grounding in gospel which accounts for his melodic, soulful and immensely powerful voice. Eugene will be accompanied by his all star band and joined on the night by a number of special guest singers as they pay tribute to the immortal Sam Cooke.
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Event News: Gotta Have Heart 2012 – Gala Charity Concert – August 2012


Entertainment Assist, The Australian entertainment industry charitable foundation, are buzzing with excitement with the announcement of the line-up for the 2012 Gotta Have Heart event to be held at The Palms at Crown on Sunday 26 August for two shows only

Featuring…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Strings with the Kings of Soul ‘Grand WaZoo’

The star studded line-up of headline performers include
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Movie Trailer: Frankenweenie Trailer 2

Frankenweenie is an upcoming 3D black-and-white stop motion-animated film, directed by Tim Burton, and it is a remake of the Burton’s 1984 short film of the same name. Like the 1984 version, it is a parody of and a homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley’s book of the same name. In the film, a boy named Victor loses his dog and uses the power of science to bring it back to life. The film is scheduled for release on October 5, 2012, and it will be the first stop-motion film to be released in IMAX 3D.
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The Falls Music & Arts Festival Line Up Announcement #2

The Falls Music & Arts Festival has put together a gigantic invite list for their 20th and 10th anniversaries, with friends from near and far journeying to our shores this summer to join in the celebrations. The following acts have just popped their RSVPs in the mail and are now preparing their party hats for Lorne and Marion Bay.

With the full festival line-up featuring over 80 first class artists each year there’s a lot to be announced as the festival draws near. Here’s another delicious taste of what’s to come…

Rapidly rising British group Bombay Bicycle Club pen songs which are full of brooding, atmospheric sounds combined with a strong indie-rock sensibility. These fashionable North Londoners have createdthree contrasting albums in as many years, churning out a kind of soft-serve sweetness that completely neutralizes your critical reasoning skills. Their latest tour de forceA Different Kind of Fix hones in on a more stripped back style of beauty, with songs like “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep” and “Beg”, sheer cherries on the top of a majestic musical cake.
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HARVEST: Sigur Rös Sideshows – Perth and Adelaide – November 2012


With only TWO sideshows taking place across the entire country, the buzz of exclusivity has been immense for those living in the host cities: Perth and Adelaide. For your only chance to see this incredible live band play their own headlining shows in Australia, have your warm brew ready beside you and nestle in front of your computer at 9am THIS FRIDAY 13TH JULY for tickets to the ONLY Australian Sigur Ros sideshows.

Tuesday 13 November – PERTH, BELVOIR AMPITHEATRE – www.ticketmaster.com.au 18+

Thursday 15 November – ADELAIDE, THEBARTON THEATRE – www.venuetix.com.au
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Valtari is SIGUR ROS’s first studio album since 2008’s acclaimed Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, marking the end of their indefinite hiatus. It is either the album they always wanted to make, or the album they almost didn’t make, depending on how you look at it.
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