Review by Billy Geary
After spending the last few months writing for their next album, Perth progressive rockers Karnivool were back in Melbourne for three sold out shows. Friday night was the second show in the huge run around Australia, with Karnivool showcasing a few new tracks to tide fans over until the album’s release.

Sydney based post rockers sleepmakeswaves and Melbourne locals Redcoats were the lucky musicians selected as supports.

The wall of sound from sleepmakeswaves made for an outstanding start to the evening. Despite being entirely instrumental, the quartet quickly won over the entire crowd as they progressed through their short set. The majority of their set was taken from their 2011 album …and so we destroyed everything, with ‘To You They Are Birds, To Me They Are Voices In The Forest’ and ‘(Hello) Cloud Mountain’ being particular highlights.
Continue reading Live Review: Karnivool, Redcoats and Sleepmakeswaves @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne – 6 July 2012 →

Ugly Baby presents…

PSYCHODELIA
A musical smorgasbord of indie/rock/psychobilly/rockabilly/surf/psychedelic flavours guaranteed to tickle the ear-buds. Couple this with the prestige of The Zoo, and you have a match made in heaven.

Featuring:

GRAND ATLANTIC
‘Grand Atlantic molds the psychedelic post-punk ethereal moods of their countrymen, The Church, with the shoegazing swirling madbeat of The Stone Roses, and toss in a touch of garage crunch a la Ripple favorites The Thieves just for kicks. The results of this combination of psychedelic distillery are intoxicating…”(The Ripple Effect, USA)

THE DOSES
An unrelentingly ambitious band, willing to step outside the boundaries of conventional performance, and explore new and challenging sounds. The Doses are committed to delivering unforgettable musical experiences, and have their sights set high for an electric 2012
Continue reading Gig News: PSYCHODELIA @ The Zoo, Brisbane – 20 July 2012 →

2012 is THE AMITY AFFLICTION‘s year. This spring THE AMITY AFFLICTION will embark on their biggest run of Australian dates yet, in support of the highly anticipated release of Roadrunner Records debut Chasing Ghosts. The tour features a massive international undercard that ticks all the right boxes. Featuring California’s metallic hardcore kings THE GHOST INSIDE, Brighton’s modern metal lords ARCHITECTS and capped off with local juggernauts BURIED IN VERONA, every date on the Chasing Ghosts Tour will start hard from the first beat and not relent.
Continue reading The Amity Affliction ‘Chasing Ghosts’ Tour – September/October 2012 →

Kandovan is a tourist village in the province of East Azarbaijan, near Osku and Tabriz, Iran. Its fame is due to its troglodyte dwellings. Some of the houses are at least 700 years old and are still inhabited. Kandovan is also known for its scenic beauty. A popular resort, it offers hotels and restaurants to serve tourists. Its mineral water is also popular with visitors and is believed to be a cure for kidney disease.
( Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandovan )

Continue reading Photos! Incredible village in Iran →

Photographer: Annie Wilson – Amped Photography

Photographer: Annie Wilson – Amped Photography

Artists: Karnivool, Redcoats, sleepmakeswaves
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Date: 5 July 2012
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Karnivool @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne with Redcoats, sleepmakeswaves – 5 July 2012 →

Shock Records is thrilled to announce that they have officially solidified their long-term relationship with Razor & Tie. The two record labels entered a formal agreement which will see Shock Records promote, market and release the US label’s heavy music priorities in Australia & New Zealand.

Shock and Razor & Tie have teamed up in recent years to work on individual acts such as All That Remains, Brand New and Norma Jean. Under the new arrangement, the first acts brought to the forefront will be P.O.D. and For Today with new albums from both acts due out in 2012.
Continue reading Industry News: Shock Records and Razor & Tie form exclusive partnership on rock releases →

triple j’s weekly Saturday Night party mix HOUSE PARTY is one of the most popular alternative dance radio shows nationally. Spinning the newest sounds for HOUSE PARTY every Saturday from 6pm, is DJ mixmistress extraordinaire NINA LAS VEGAS, as she offers up the best of the brand new singles and remixes from the hottest bands.

Now, for the first time ever, triple j’s HOUSE PARTY is available on CD for fans to host their own party with the ultimate triple j soundtrack; two discs jam packed with the freshest mixes around from such acts as Hilltop Hoods, M.I.A, Knife Party, Hot Chip, Diplo, Django Django, The Presets, Beni, Urthboy and many more…… all seamlessly mixed by Nina Las Vegas!
Continue reading Upcoming Release: triple j HOUSE PARTY: Mixed by Nina Las Vegas (2CD) →

This July House of Shem–one of New Zealand’s premier reggae bands–land on Australian shores to take on their debut nationwide headlining tour. Traversing the country and taking in historic venues throughout, House of Shem will be venturing to new spots in Australia they have yet to perform in.

They take to the road with a selection of favourites from their debut album Keep Rising and 2011’s Island Vibration. Both records have been certified Gold in New Zealand and anticipation is building for the release of the bands third album, due to be recorded upon returning from tour.
Continue reading Tour News: House of Shem (NZ) Debut AU Headline Tour – July 2012 →

Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians with a professional career spanning five decades. Relentless touring has garnered Emmanuel hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. His unique style is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Rather than using a band for melody, rhythm, bass and drum parts, Tommy plays all that – and more – on one guitar.

Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire young Emmanuel to try this “fingerpicker” style. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans. Guitar players of all levels come to his shows to witness the magic hands of the ‘Guitar Wizard of Oz,’ but his appeal goes far beyond musicians. Tommy Emmanuel’s message is pure love for the guitar and the music and his delight in sharing it with the world, one audience at a time
Continue reading Tour News: Tommy Emmanuel Australia 2012 Tour – August 2012 →

Having just been announced as finalists in the upcoming QLD Music Awards (Electronic / Dance category), the main supports for Van She’s upcoming QLD shows, and with some other BIG news coming very soon as well, you’d think Brisbane five piece live electronic / dance band Pigeon might take even just a small moment to pause and reflect.

But au contraire. The band have just announced an national tour to accompany the release of new single ‘Oh Hebe’, their first new material for 2012 and the first hint of what to expect from their forthcoming EP (due out October).
Continue reading Tour News: Pigeon – ‘Oh Hebe’ Single Tour | August-September 2012 →

with ENGINE THREE SEVEN (single launch), BELLUSIRA, THE KHYBER BELT, SUB ATARI KNIVES, MOROCCAN KINGS, FISKER, ONE, KETTLESPIDER, THE FIGHTING and HOTEL ON MAYFAIR

Friday 3 August sees the fourth instalment of SHOWDOWN AT THE CORNER featuring 10 of Melbourne’s best live acts rocking out across the venue’s two stages. This year sees Byron Bay expats ENGINE THREE SEVEN headline the event, breaking their six month hiatus, while also launching their new single. BELLUSIRA are having a big year, which has seen them release ‘Culprit, their most popular single yet, and a music video to go with it, plus their highly anticipated debut album is in the works too. THE KHYBER BELT are on fire, having already supported Evanescence nationally, as well as The Butterfly Effect and Dead Letter Circus this year, they are one band you don’t want to miss. SUB ATARI KNIVES exploded onto the live circuit six months ago and are o ne of the most talked about bands on the local scene. Also playing are the always impressive MOROCCAN KINGS, the mighty FISKER who will be launching their new single, hard-hitting up ‘n’ comers ONE, young instrumental band KETTLESPIDER, three-piece rockers THE FIGHTING and the female-fronted HOTEL ON MAYFAIR.

Venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne
When: FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2012
Time: DOORS 6:30PM

Visit http://cornerhotel.com/ for all details

In 2011 over 400 artists participated in the Harvest arts program across the three cities – Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Across four dedicated stages, 50 installations, and 2 virtual experiences, the skin of festival-going folk goosebumped with sensory delights from some of Australia’s most creative talents. This year, the arts programming team are seeking stage performance, live art happenings, site installations, roaming performance, spoken word, comedy, circus, digital and ecological arts projects – and everything in between to once again tantalize, shock and mesmerize.

In its debut year, Harvest scooped up Best Major Festival in the FBi Sydney Music and Arts Awards, was named Best Touring Festival by AU Review, and was voted Number 2 Best Australian Festival of 2011 in the Street Press Australia national survey and this year it has grown even stronger.
Continue reading HARVEST ARTS: Arts Submissions Close July 14th! →