‘Waste Me’ is a commanding slice of frantic-paced pop, once again featuring the fervent vocal of the group’s co-lead vocalist Hannah Shepherd and bolstered by the savvy production muscle of Brisbane’s Matt Redlich (Hungry Kids of Hungary, Ball Park Music, emma louise) – it certainly is Charlie Mayfair like you’ve never heard them before. Since the percussive ‘Tell Her’ laced national and community radio airwaves, the guitars have been turned up, the drums have become more feverish and the melodies have been sharpened to pop supremacy.
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Geoffrey Rush in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum – 12 Weeks Only. Melbourne Only.
12 Weeks Only. Melbourne Only.
Her Majesty’s Theatre – From 20 October 2012
Academy®, Tony® and Emmy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush returns to his true home on stage in the absurdly funny musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, under the direction of Simon Phillips (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), this shamelessly retro musical pays homage to vintage vaudeville in an orgy of classic theatrical comedy, bawdy stage high jinks and sensational slapstick.
Geoffrey Rush bounds onto stage as the scheming slave Pseudolus, attempting to win his freedom from the henpecked Senex and his overbearing wife, Domina. When he learns his master’s dim-witted son has fallen in love with a virgin courtesan, he seizes the opportunity to secure his release.
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The Owls
The Owls are a four-piece indie rock band from Newcastle, Australia. The Triple J Unearthed winners have been at it since 2008, touring with the likes of Gyroscope, The Living End, The Jezabels, Cloud Control and Phrase to name a few.
The Owls have taken the fast-paced elements of alternative rock, thrown in a liberal lashing of progressive southern dustiness and mixed in touches of ethereal dissonance to make a style all their own.
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Day of the Meerkat – “Tokyo Black Wolf” (Video)
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Cool video #guitar lesson: “All Along the Watchtower”
Cool video #guitar lesson: “All Along the Watchtower”…
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All Along the Watchtower
Mike Pachelli will help you learn all the parts to “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix. The song was written and recorded by Bob Dylan in 1967, but Hendrix recorded it a year later. The recording of “All Along the Watchtower” began at Olympia Studios in London early 1968, but was finished in the summer of ’68 at the Record Plant in New York City. Hendrix wasn’t satisfied with what he had recorded in London, so in order to complete the song, many tracks had to be erased to make room for new takes.
Mike plays a Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard in this lesson.
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Stone Sour – Digital (Did You Tell) – Live In Brighton (Offical Video)
From Live In Brighton, available only through Dead Generation, the official Stone Sour fan club. Go to http://www.stonesour.com for details.
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Festival News: 4 Walls Festival – Brisbane – August 4, 2012
Three stages, eight hours of non-stop music and a variety of genres spanning from indie-folk to heavy metal, Brisbane’s 4 Walls Festival is an event geared to bring you the very best of Australia’s freshest up-and-coming talent. Now in its third year, the all ages event has seen the likes of Matt Corby and Last Dinosaurs take to the stage in the past, right before they were swept up into the loving arms of our nation. This year’s festival boasts a similar caliber of talent with The Paper Kites, The Medics, Millions, Cub Scouts, The Belligerents and Fairchild Republic announced as festival headliners.
Held at the Queensland Academy of Creative Industries in the heart of Kelvin Grove’s urban village, 4 Walls was launched by Youth Music Industries in 2010 who saw a gap in the all ages market. Initially set up to provide new musicians with the chance of gaining festival experience alongside some fresh Aussie talent, the festival has flourished into a hotly anticipated sell-out event.
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The Rescue Ships Announce New Single ‘City Life’ & National Tour
Having just returned from two tours promoting their last single ‘On The Air’, the second of which was a national run as main support for Josh Pyke on his national ‘Only Sparrows’ tour, Sydney’s The Rescue Ships are back with a brand new single; ‘City Life’.
Formed around the core of Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, 2 nationally recognized singer / songwriters in their own right, The Rescue Ships will be touring the east coast throughout July / August to launch the single.
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PARKLIFE 2012 LINE-UP
Parklife 2012 premieres the long awaited return of Australian electronic royalty The Presets. Armed with a new anthem “Youth In Trouble”, a new album (released September 2012) and a brand new live show, The Presets’ return will be massive, bold and electrifying on the Parklife stage. Over in Perth, Psychedelic rockers, Tame Impala have a brand new album in the works to follow their massive debut LP ‘Innerspeaker’, while Sydney ‘s Hermitude will showcase their hip-hop stylings to Parklife audiences.
Expect big things from electro-pop outfit Passion Pit when they return to our shores with their infectious sound and the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Gossamer’ (20th July 2012). Their fellow American indie darlings Chairlift, and hip-hop favourites Chiddy Bang join the line-up.
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Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner – Star Trek 1968
Description: Publicity photo of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk from the television program Star Trek.
Date: Press release is dated 12 January 1968.
Official Star Trek site
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Emma Louise – “Boy” [Official Music Video]
‘Boy’ is the latest offering from Brisbane’s emma louise and, so far, has not only slipped in perfectly as the fitting follow-up single to last year’s spectacularly popular ‘Jungle’, but also the first glimpse into a future full length album.
The brand new video, shot in Brisbane and directed and produced by Alex Barnes of Silver Screen Pictures, depicts the story effortlessly. Everybody has known somebody like the central character portrayed in the song – as emma disappointingly, yet frankly tells it: “All you do is sit around, spending time, smoking cigarettes”. However there is a hint of optimism as the video progresses and emma admits that she still believes.
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Photo: John Wayne and Colonel Blackween, Brisbane 1943
Description: Hollywood actor John Wayne visited Australia during World War II to entertain the troops in forward areas. This photograph was taken at the Albion Park Raceway, Breakfast Creek, Brisbane, on 27 December 1943. He poses here, dressed in full military uniform, with Lt. Col. Blackween.
Date: 27 December 1943
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
THE FALLS – “HOME” (Official Video)
This is the first single from The Falls’ forthcoming debut EP ‘HOLLYWOOD’.
THEY MET. THEY FELL IN LOVE. THEY WROTE SONGS.
THEY FOUGHT. THEY MADE UP. THEY BROKE UP. THEY WROTE SONGS.
At a time when for most it would be the end of a relationship, for Sydney outfit The Falls this feels like just the beginning…
The first single Home, is a bitter sweet tale of escapism and the search for clarity, and the final realisation that no matter how hard you try and avoid life’s difficulties, in the end you must deal with them “it all comes back the moment I get home”.
It begins light and airy but builds naturally with simple production and with a final lift from a stirring string arrangement from producer Tony Buchen. It is a stunning example of two perfectly complimentary vocals melding together.
Almost subconsciously The Falls have documented their whole relationship in their songs. The love, the betrayal, the heartbreak. While at times it is hard for them to wear their hearts so openly on their sleeve, for The Falls, it has been a huge part of their songwriting.
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Tour News: Kate Miller-Heidke ‘Nightflight’ Australian Tour – August 2012
Fans will be given the chance to see Kate Miller-Heidke perform tracks from her new album “Nightflight” when she returns from her current tour of America and takes her new band around the country for the first time. Adelaide band The Beards will be joining Kate and her band as special support guests.
Following double-platinum sales of her last album (2008s Curiouser), Nightflight recently debuted at #2 on the National ARIA album chart which has been Kate’s highest chart position to date. Nightflight is made up of 11 songs which see Kate meditate on homesickness, mortality, love and surrender, in an album that is both sonically lush and emotionally stark, deeply personal and yet utterly panoramic.
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