Over the long weekend (Sept 30th – Oct 2nd) the Bellingen Global Carnival throws open its gates to host another line-up of superb national and international artists.
Circumnavigating the Globe, this year’s festival travels from South America and Africa to the Southern States of North America then on to Europe with stops in the Middle East and Asia before returning to the islands of the Pacific Ocean and home to Australia.
Continue reading Bellingen Global Carnival | Sep 30 – Oct 2 2011
Arts Minister Rachel Nolan today announced the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will deliver a free outdoor simulcast of the renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on the Melbourne Street Green.
Ms Nolan said the Orchestra takes to the Concert Hall stage at QPAC on Monday 3 October and in a landmark event the performance will be simulcast free to audiences in Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Mount Isa, Rockhampton, Townsville and now in the great outdoors at South Bank.
Continue reading Vienna Philharmonic live on big screen at QPAC outdoor concert – 3 October 2011
Dream Theater take you inside the writing and recording process for their latest CD, A Dramatic Turn Of Events.
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[Photo: Stuart Blythe]
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Live Review: Dream Theater @ Brisbane Convention Centre 3 December 2009
1977, the dawn of punk, the Misfits were born. This year, over three decades later, they descend on Australia, with a legacy of musical history that has withstood the test of time.
The Misfits hit up Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide in November / December 2011.
From inception, the Misfits were primal. Their music was aggressive, confrontational and dangerous with violent lyrics, coupled with timeless vocal melodies bred from 1950’s rock and roll. Immortalizing black and white horror films in their music, the Misfits developed a ghoulish and totally unique persona. It was the early days of anarchy and they had created a rebellion all of their own. Continue reading The Misfits “Devil’s Rain” Tour – November/December 2011
Review by Billy Geary
Smart, unique alternative rock is becoming somewhat of a rarity in today’s music industry. Only a handful of bands such as Manchester Orchestra, Karnivool and Thrice are prepared to branch out and try something different and still retain an inherent accessibility about them. Given the ever increasing saturation of music worldwide, it often takes something quite special to break out of the rut and create something truly interesting and captivating. What Texan quintet Fair To Midland have achieved with their fourth album Arrows and Anchors, however, is just that Continuing on from where their breakthrough album Fables From a Mayfly left off, Fair To Midland have put together an outstanding album of eclectic rock music, albeit in a heavier fashion this time around. Arrows and Anchors is the natural progression from Fables… in that it improves the band’s overall sound while still retaining what made its predecessor such an excellent release. Tracks such as the utterly magical ‘Golden Parachutes’ and ‘Short Haired Tornado’ are perfect examples of this. In fact, the chorus of ‘Golden Parachutes’ is arguably one of the best rock choruses this year, let alone on the album. Praise must be given to vocalist Darroh Sudderth who possesses one of the best voices in rock music today, as displayed in the aforementioned songs.
Continue reading Album Review | Fair To Midland – ‘Arrows and Anchors’
Photographer: Amy Lee Freshwater
Continue reading Photo Gallery | Drapht, Ball Park Music, Jebediah, Little Red @ @ Coaster 2011 Festival – September 17th, 2011
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They claim the title of the most played Unearthed track of the year for their debut song “Treehouse”; they’ve smashed audiences at some of the nations’ biggest music events, including Falls Festival, Field Day, and most recently Parklife; they embarked on extensive tours with The Holidays, Miami Horror and Pnau as well as headlining their first national tour in February; and have signed with Astralwerks in the USA (the last Australian band to do |
this was Empire of the sun). All of this, and Gold Fields only starting to play live for the first time in September last year. Impressed? You should be. Continue reading GOLD FIELDS National Tour – October/November 2011
The wait is finally over! Following the announcement of Australian dance powerhouse, Sneaky Sound System, as the first act on the Mission To Launch Festival this New Year’s Eve in Canberra, the party organisers are beaming with excitement to reveal the full line-up:
THE LIVING END, SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, IAN CAREY [USA], CLOUD CONTROL, THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, THE HERD, THE POTBELLEEZ, BRITISH INDIA, YACHT CLUB DJ’s, BAG RAIDERS [DJ SET], GRAFTON PRIMARY, ANDY MURPHY, THE NOVACAINES, NAYSAYER & GILSUN, SOFTWAR, plus local acts to be announced
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Continue reading MISSION TO LAUNCH Full Line Up Announcement, NYE 2011, Canberra
Future Entertainment, Austereo, Take 40, Channel [V], Street Press Australia, Student Edge present…
International pop sensation, Jessie J is about to send her devoted Australian fans into a Cha-Ching Cha-Ching and Ba-Bling Ba-Bling frenzy as she announces her first headline tour of Australia in March 2012!
Jessie J’s latest single, ‘Domino’, produced by Dr Luke, has taken the Australian airwaves by storm and was the #1 Most Added Track At Radio a week before its official service date!
Continue reading JESSIE J Australian Tour – March 2012
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Melbourne septet, The Bon Scotts release the second single from their forthcoming album ‘WE WILL ALL DIE AT THE HANDS OF CGI’, titled, ‘Kids In Counterfeit’. Fueled with fever and charm, the song once again sees the band skillfully defying notions of plain and normal. To support the release, The Bon Scotts hit the road for a series of shows around the country in September, October and November. |
Continue reading The Bon Scotts New Single ‘Kids In Counterfeit’ + Upcoming Shows
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With their new track “Breaking to Breathe” about to hit the airwaves, FLOATINGME have announced a national tour in support of the track. One of the standout tracks on their self titled debut album and is also available for free download through the bands website.
Download “Breaking To Breathe” from http://www.floatingme.com |
Continue reading FLOATINGME ‘Breaking To Breathe’ Tour – October 2011
Get excited for Stereosonic next Monday 26th September 2011 at LMFAO’s Stereosonic Warm Up party at the Oxford Arts Factory. A tonne of fun and DJ sets by Party Rockers themselves, Redfoo and Skyblu of LMFAO. An ultra limited amount of tickets are available here via Moshtix. For the full live show experience you’ll just have to wait until November/December for the Stereosonic 2011 tour.