After ten years living in Los Angeles, Penny Hewson realized there was an increasing pull to move back to Australia, back to her roots, back amongst her “tribe” and to change the backdrop of her life once again. She packed her guitars and her grand piano onto a big container ship to travel the high seas and to meet back up with her on Melbourne soil, where Penny set herself up in an apartment overlooking Port Phillip Bay and set about writing and compiling the assorted songs she had been collecting along the way.
Continue reading Discover: Penny Hewson – “This One’s For You”
Interview: Thomas Oliver – The Thomas Oliver Band
Interview by Life Music Media
:: What track changed your life ::
Pleasure & Pain by Ben Harper, because it made me buy a lap-slide guitar.
:: What is your favourite Album ::
I can never decide between Dave Matthews Band : The Central Park Concert, and NOFX : So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes.
:: Favourite Quote ::
“Perfection is a quest, not a destination.”
:: When on tour, you can’t live without ::
My skateboard. There’s always something to do in fast food and supermarket carparks.
Continue reading Interview: Thomas Oliver – The Thomas Oliver Band
Photo Gallery: The Ocean, Nuclear Summer, Lo! & Dead Letter Opener @ The Zoo, Brisbane – 24 May 2012
Tour News: SET SAIL Announce National Tour | June-August 2012
After a turbulent start to 2012, Sydney-based folk/indie-pop trio SET SAIL are ready to once again make their mark on the Australian music scene embarking on a mammoth 18-date tour of the country parading a new collection of heartfelt rhythms in the form of their new six-track “Hey!”, due for release on June 15, 2012.
“Hey!” features six formidable, yet quirky offerings and demonstrates its collective conscious in the spirited lead track Charlestown, a song about California summers and roaring twenties dancing.
“Hey!” is the band’s first new material since their debut offering, 2011s “The Riley Moore” EP which notched over 14,000 sales… not bad for three guys who started their musical journey busking on streets corners, playing for anyone willing to stop for a listen and a dance.
Continue reading Tour News: SET SAIL Announce National Tour | June-August 2012
Tour News: Reef Australian Tour – June 2012 ## TOUR CANCELLED ##
There are no plans to reschedule at this point so fans will be able to get a full refund at their point of purchase.
The band would like to extend their apologies to anyone who has purchased a ticket and to thank Select Touring for their understanding at this time.
It’s been twelve years since Brit rockers Reef graced Australian shores, in June 2012, they return for a national tour.
Reef’s killer live shows have gained them a huge following across the globe and made them a favourite at festivals, including Glastonbury and Reading.
Reef formed in 1993, signing to Sony imprint S2 Records the following year. Their debut album Replenish (1995) achieved Gold status and saw the band play shows with the Rolling Stones, Paul Weller and Soundgarden.
Their sophomore LP Glow (1997) stormed the UK Charts at Number 1 and included the smash hit single Place Your Hands. The third studio LP Rides (1999) came along two years later, produced by George Drakoulias and in the same year the band saw off the likes of Oasis and Pulp to win the Music Industry’s Soccer Six competition.
Continue reading Tour News: Reef Australian Tour – June 2012 ## TOUR CANCELLED ##
Live Review: Dead Letter Circus + Fair to Midland + Twelve Foot Ninja @ Ferntree Gully Hotel – 17 May 2012
Review by Billy Geary
Trekking all the way out to Ferntree Gully for a gig is always an interesting experience and Thursday night was no different, with a line up boasting some of Australia’s and America’s best alternative rock bands. With Brisbane natives Dead Letter Circus having been on tour with Texan five piece Fair to Midland in the States for the past few months, it was time to bring the party (and Fair to Midland) back home for their own national tour.
Local staples Twelve Foot Ninja have been given the support slot for the entire tour, and clearly loving the experience. Opening with ‘War,’ one of the band’s heavier numbers, the audience was instantly engaged. The most impressive thing about Twelve Foot Ninja is their ability to move between genres with the flick of a switch, this trait exemplified through ‘FEAR’ and ‘Manufacture of Consent,’ both featuring plenty of heaviness with a dash of reggae and dub influences. Similarly, new track ‘Shuriken’ will be one to look out for on their forthcoming album showcasing vocalist Nick’s outstanding vocals and a smattering of samples. Twelve Foot Ninja’s set came to an end via a powerful rendition of ‘Clarion,’ reminding punters exactly why they’re known as one of the tightest live acts in Melbourne.
Continue reading Live Review: Dead Letter Circus + Fair to Midland + Twelve Foot Ninja @ Ferntree Gully Hotel – 17 May 2012
Video: Kimbra – “Settle Down” (Live At Bardot)
Kimbra performs “Settle Down” at Bardot. Kimbra’s debut album VOWS is out now.
Continue reading Video: Kimbra – “Settle Down” (Live At Bardot)
News: Gurrumul To Appear At Queen’s Jubilee Concert
Skinnyfish Music have announced that Gurrumul Yunupingu will be joining a host of stars to perform at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4th 2012.
Gurrumul will be joining artists from across the Commonwealth to perform ‘Sing’, the Diamond Jubilee Song which is written by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Take That’s Gary Barlow.
Barlow travelled around the Commonwealth working with artists including Gurrumul to produce the track, with its successful debut airing this week on BBC Radio 2.
The concert will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and on BBC Radio 2 in the UK and to millions around the world and will feature performances from the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Cliff Richard.
Gurrumul’s performance at the Diamond Jubilee concert is the latest in a long line of honours for this shy man from the remote Elcho Island, with the University of Sydney recently bestowing an honorary doctorate for outstanding contribution to music.
Continue reading News: Gurrumul To Appear At Queen’s Jubilee Concert
Photo Gallery: Florence and the Machine @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – 20 May 2012
Photo Gallery: Dead Letter Circus + Fair to Midland + Twelve Foot Ninja – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne – 18 May 2012
Photographer: Annie Wilson – Amped Photography
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Dead Letter Circus + Fair to Midland + Twelve Foot Ninja – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne – 18 May 2012
Photo Gallery: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | April 27 – May 6, 2012
Photographer: Katja Liebing – Blue Moon Photography
Photographer: Katja Liebing – Blue Moon Photography
Event: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Date: April 27 – May 6, 2012
Continue reading Photo Gallery: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | April 27 – May 6, 2012
Keith Urban triumphs with a Number One ARIA Album Chart debut!
Keith Urban achieves a unique first on this week’s ARIA Album Chart, landing his maiden number one on the main album chart with ‘The Story So Far’, some three years after his #1 achievement on the US Billboard Top 200 with ‘Defying Gravity’. Despite three Australian #1’s on the ARIA Country Chart, Urban’s highest point to date on the main album chart had been a #3 peak for ‘Defying Gravity’. ‘The Story So Far’ offers up 19 tracks from albums ‘Get Closer’, ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Love Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing’, ‘Be Here’ and ‘Golden Road’, 14 of them US #1 singles, and marks his fourth ARIA Album Chart top 10 result.
Continue reading Keith Urban triumphs with a Number One ARIA Album Chart debut!
Photo Gallery: Nicki Minaj @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre – 19 May 2012
Photo Gallery: Mutemath @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne with The Cairos – 15 May 2012
Tour News: Pennywise – Australian Tour – August 2012
PENNYWISE are one of the most significant bands to emerge from SoCal
A thriving, ground-breaking punk rock band for two decades, the Hermosa Beach group’s relentless, in-your-face, middle finger in the air, anthem-chanting sound has never wavered. In fact, they have just created their most ferocious, engaging and career defining album to date in All Or Nothing.
And just to prove that their live shows have lost none of their legendary vitality for which they are infamous, Pennywise have invited 2 of the most talked about rock bands of the new crop to test themselves against!
Continue reading Tour News: Pennywise – Australian Tour – August 2012