Photographer: Pete Coorey
Photographer: Pete Coorey
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Interview: THE KRANSKY SISTERS
Interview by Chris Dornan
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Just about to play at The Brisbane Powerhouse from Wednesday November 30th – Saturday December 3rd 2011, The Kransky Sisters with the musical ensemble Topology. We caught up with “Mourne” the eldest of the three sisters from rural Esk, Queensland. In Character, we didn’t know what to expect from the oldest and most outspoken of the comedic musical trio.
LifeMusicMedia: Going to The Brisbane Powerhouse to see “THE KRANSKY SISTERS AND TOPOLOGY… A MUSICAL ENCOUNTER” what can we expect to see and hear from the famous sisters from Esk, Queensland? |
BLUESFEST SIDE SHOW: JOHN HIATT & THE COMBO
JOHN HIATT & THE COMBO
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It’s been several years but finally we’ve managed to get one of the most requested and enduring artists back to Australia. The legendary rock guitarist, piano player, singer and songwriter JOHN HIATT will be showcasing his highly lauded new Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns with the help of his all-star band THE COMBO.
This latest album highlights what JOHN HIATT does best as reviewed by Rolling Stone’s Jody Rosen : “Character sketches of sketchy characters, set to sturdy roots rock, delivered in his craggy country-soulman’s voice. HIATT’S craftsmanship is as sharp as ever.” |
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Interview: Regular John – Catching The Wild Beast
Interview by Stuart Blythe
2011 has been a big year for Regular John. The psychedelic rockers played The Big Day Out, supported Motörhead, have toured relentlessly and more recently entered the studio to record the follow up to their debut album The Peaceful Atom Is a Bomb.
We caught up with Regular John in the studio!
[Photo Credit: Monica Pronk]
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Leonard Cohen: new album, Old Ideas
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The rumors are true, friends: Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen’s first album of new material in eight years, will be released January 31st, 2012. Old Ideas will be Leonard’s twelfth studio album with Columbia Records since signing with the label in 1967. Consisting of ten new songs, Old Ideas poetically addresses some of the most profound questions of human existence — spirituality, love, sexuality, loss and death.
Fans were given a hint of what to expect when Cohen made remarks as the recipient of the Principe de Astrurias Prize for literature in Spain in October: |
Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute to Nick Cave @ The Tivoli, Brisbane – November 20th, 2011 | Live Review
Review by Lauren Sherritt
On the night, Lindsay McDougall (aka Triple J’s ‘The Doctor’) introduced the concept well: “a show celebrating one of Australia’s music legends by the showcasing of new, young Australian talent”. Triple J’s tribute to Nick Cave, a series of concerts played around the country entitled Straight To You, remarkably achieved both of these objectives.
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PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL – THIRD AND FINAL ANNOUCEMENT!
We’ve got some good news and some not so good news. We’ll start with the not so good…
Due to ongoing commitments recording her fourth album, pop dynamo BERTIE BLACKMAN has unfortunately had to cancel her scheduled appearance at this year’s Pyramid Rock Festival. Bertie is very sorry to have to pull out of the festival, but says she simply isn’t ready to take her new band and songs to the live arena.
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GIRL TALK – Headline Shows in Sydney & Melbourne | January 2012
SPA and Penny Drop Present
GIRL TALK ANNOUNCES HEADLINE SHOWS IN SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
Gregg Gillis’ alter ego, GIRL TALK, will get the party started when he hits power on his two glad-wrap-covered laptops for his fifth trip to Australia to play Big Day Out 2012. Girl Talk will also treat Sydney and Melbourne to a dance off at headline sideshows at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Saturday 28 January and the Palace Theatre in Melbourne on Tuesday 31 January.
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Andy Murray is coming to Brisbane in January
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Andy Murray will start his 2012 season at the Brisbane International in January.
The world No.3 and three-time Grand Slam finalist will join a host of tennis stars in what is shaping up to be the strongest Brisbane International line-up to date. The Scotsman, who confirmed his attendance today, said he was looking forward to starting his year in Queensland. |
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Harvest Presents ‘The Gathering’, Brisbane w/ Mogwai, Bright Eyes, TV On The Radio, The Family Stone, The Walkmen, Kevin Devine, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, This Town Needs Guns, The Holidays, Kormac’s Big Band – November 19th, 2011 | Photo Gallery
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute to Nick Cave @ The Tivoli, Brisbane – November 20th, 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Das Racist… just relax Australia 2012
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DAS RACIST … just relax!
Brooklyn’s finest weed edge/hare krishna hard core/art rap/freak folk music trio take on the fake patois boldly baking their Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life, and new civilizations where Michael Jackson has gone before. A million dollars. You feel me? |
Brisbane International honours Roy Emerson
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The Brisbane International men’s singles trophy was today named in honour of one of Queensland’s, and Australia’s, greatest ever tennis players, Roy Emerson.
A star studded line up of tennis greats Rod Laver, Ashley Cooper, Mal Anderson and Pat Rafter joined Emerson at Pat Rafter Arena for the announcement today. |
Easy Star All-Stars “Dub Side Of The Moon” Australian Shows
Australian Shows
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Easy Star All-Stars, best known for their reggae re-interpretations of classic albums, like Radiohead’s OK Computer and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, are returning to Australia this summer for their first shows since 2009. To make the trip extra special, the group will be playing their most celebrated work, Dub Side of the Moon, the reggae re-vision of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, in full. Dub Side is one of the most successful reggae albums |
of the 21st century and helped propel the Easy Star All-Stars on a tour schedule since 2003 that has brought them to 6 continents and over 30 countries.
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Kasabian announce Big Day Out sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne!
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Big Day Out proudly presents
with Special Guests: SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE BIG DAY OUT SIDE SHOWS ANNOUNCED! |
KASABIAN aren’t the type of band to make promises they can’t keep. So when this Leicester crew sing “Hit me, harder! I’m getting rewired. I flick the switch that make you feel electric, even faster than before…” you know they’re gonna do exactly that. Faster and harder: KASABIAN are heading back to BIG DAY OUT to make you feel electric.
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