CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH (USA) Headline Shows – November 2011

  Along with performing on Harvest Festival, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH has announced headline shows across the country.

Brooklyn and Philadelphia based, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH look set to burst back on to the scene with the release of their third – and finest – album “Hysterical” in September. Produced by studio veteran John Congelton (Modest Mouse & The Walkmen) The first single, Same Mistake, provides a taster of what to expect at their shows with undulating strings, and singer Alex Ounsworth’s angsty drawl.

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The Grates ‘Summer’s Breath’ Australian Tour – Oct/Nov 2011

As Winter begins to wane and Spring starts to blossom on the horizon, The Grates have their sights firmly on the hot winds blowing Summer our way as they hit the hot bitumen again in late October/November for their biggest national tour yet.

  Having ignited the main stage as the sun set over Splendour In The Grass, The Grates are at the peak of their game. Helmed by the enigmatic, sassy frontwoman Patience Hodgson, their sophisticated live show has as many twists and turns as the singer’s dance moves, unparalleled by any band in the country right now. From her stage diving antics to provocative banter, you just never know what you’re going to get up close and personal.

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Take Five With… Bev Killick

Bev’s life has become all about boobs since she landed a role in the much-aired Berlei Ad for the Uplifting Tour of Australia and was asked to perform as a Bosum Buddy of Busting Out! Of course she accepted the Busting Out! offer and has now toured for the last 4 years in Australia, New Zealand and the UK and Edinburgh Festival. Bev is also doing solo stand up shows around the nation.

Take Five With… Bev Killick

Tell us a bit about your current show ::
I am currently back into Stand Up after touring extensively with Busting Out! I’m enjoying the freedom of expression.

:: Who is your favourite comedian? ::
Joan Rivers,she doesn’t censor herself and is my hero for that reason. I adore her!!!

:: Where do you find inspiration? ::
Life around me. You never know when a good bit or routine pops out of the blue. On a tram,on holiday,taking kids to school,talking with mates.

:: What is your favourite type of heckler? ::
The one that shuts up after you’ve made the perfect comeback.

:: What is the most memorable production or performance you have seen – something that really inspired you? ::
In the early days of my career I would sit and watch Live Stand Up around Melbourne and Sydney. I love a good live stand up show. Inspirational people to me back then were Vince Sorrenti, Judith Lucy, Rachel Berger, Pommy Johnson, Fred Lang, Darren Sanders.. to name a few.

:: Name a comic that you’d really love to support / tour with ::
Wayne Brady I have supported before,and would love to again. Joan Rivers would be a dream come true.

:: When you were younger you wanted to be ::
A Clown…….nothing else. I even told my Careers advisor that at highschool. I was called to the Principal’s office. They thought I was being a smart alec.

:: The best boredom buster is ::
Gardening. I love it. And I’ve been playing Words with Friends lately. It’s good when you’re on the road.

:: Biggest influence ::
Live Stand Up

:: Favourite website ::
Facebook…..an anything where you book a good holiday.

:: Favourite band? ::
The Jacksons

:: Favourite album? ::
Trini Lopez

:: Favourite food? ::
Homemade comfort cooking eaten with family and friends. Slow food.

:: Favourite drink? ::
At present a Sauvignon Blanc.

:: Favourite place? ::
Ghent, Belgium. Broome comes a close second.

:: Favourite season? ::
Late Spring.

:: Favourite book ::
Shantaram

:: Favourite film ::
The Color Purple

:: Your biggest aspirations ::
To be recognised as an actor as well as a comedian. To be cast in a Film or series.

:: Best piece of advice you’ve received ::
Be friends with everyone. You never know who you’re shaking hands with.

What’s next for Bev Killick?
Off on a working holiday on a P and O Cruise with my son. LA in November 2011 with Busting Out!

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Album Review | Define My Addiction – Systemic

Review by Billy Geary
Forming in 2009 after the demise of two well known Perth bands Saturation Point and Fractured, Perth’s Define My Addiction released their debut album Systemic in early 2011. The four piece play a brand of modern metal that comes across as an equal mix of Dillinger Escape Plan, albeit less frantic and a more polished Mudvayne.

On first impressions, Systemic is a little inconsistent, featuring some outstanding songs like the heavy as hell ‘Alignment’ and the more progressive ‘Nameless,’ but is also home to a couple of filler tracks. The main sticking point for Systemic is its somewhat lack of originality.
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…And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of the Dead @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane w/ Nikko, To The North – 9 September 2011 | Photo Review

Photographer: Stephen Goodwin

Photographer: Stephen Goodwin
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…And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of the Dead @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – 9 September 2011 | Review

Review and Photos by Stephen Goodwin


Click Here To View Photos		   Trail of the Dead may have shed almost half their members since their last visit, but an evening at the Hi-Fi with this leaner line-up remains a punishingly loud experience.

Five back-to-back cuts from latest release Tao of the Dead give the feeling that the band is rushing to get the new material out of the way. Still Ebb Away and The Fairlight Pendant, in particular, are anything but second-rate.

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THE JUMP OFF – Australia’s Largest, Multi-City Underage Festival – Birrarung Marr, Victoria | 10 December 2011

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Buy Tickets to THE JUMP OFF here.		   THE JUMP OFF is back for a bigger and better 2011! Join us and be part of Australia’s largest and first ever multi-city underage festival tour.

Featuring international stars and chart topping local talent, the Jump Off is about quality and taking it to the next level. There’s no better way to end the school year than to party up at Australia’s premier underage music festival.
Line Up: New Boyz & Iyaz Stan Walker Justice Crew Miracle Dumbfounded tydi and heaps more Full line up at http://www.thejumpoffu18.com/.

This event is strictly Under 18. Those who appear to be overage who can not produce ID showing otherwise will be refused entry into the event.

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Photo Gallery | BIGSOUND Live 2011, Brisbane – 8 September 2011

Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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THE NATIONAL 2011 AUSTRALIAN SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED!

A debonair sense of grace and poise. Richly resonant, profound and somehow understated music that affects head and heart in equal measure. Yep, it sounds like The National are on their way to Australia.

Brooklyn’s favourite smouldering, slow burn indie-rock sons, The National are here for the dream lineup defining the Harvest music and art festivals taking place in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in November. These sideshows from The National now take the band beyond the east coast for exciting appearances in Perth and Adelaide.
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Pajama Club Self Title Album – Track by Track | Neil and Sharon Finn

The surprise musical twist has been a recurring motif in Neil Finn’s long career. But not even his wife suspected this latest one was going to start ramping up after he got his pajamas on. Nor that she would share equal responsibility for its irresistibly strange and propulsive grooves.

Pajama Club began as a private after-dinner racket to fill an empty nest. With their two sons, musicians in their own right, off and away into the big old world, Neil and Sharon found themselves home alone with time, a sensible supply of red wine, copious musical instruments and a 16-track tape recorder on their hands.

Watch this track-by-track documentary by Neil Finn and Sharon Finn, about their album “Pajama Club”

Pajama Club – Track By Track

Track Listing:
1. Tell Me What You Want
2. Can’t Put It Down Until It Ends
3. These Are Conditions
4. From A Friend To A Friend
5. Golden Child
6. Daylight
7. Go Kart
8. Dead Leg
9. TNT For Two
10. The Game We Love To Play
11. Diamonds In Her Eyes

Pajama Club Australian Album Launch
with guests Ernest Ellis & The Panamas

Thu Sept 15
The Prince Bandroom
Melbourne VIC
29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Tix: $25 + bf – Buy Tickets – Moshtix
Doors 8.00pm

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