Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival – Vivonne Bay, SA | 3-5 November 2011


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  Eskimo Joe will headline the Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival as the first music line up is announced, in what will be their exclusive South Australian show in 2011.

The music component of the Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival will be held on a beautiful private property in Vivonne Bay on the nights of November 3, 4 and 5, with tickets on sale August 17 through Moshtix for only $50 + bf.

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Take Five With… Julian Schweitzer | Greenthief

  Greenthief are embarking on their third east coast tour of 2011 in support of their new film clip for Vultures.

Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Brisbane and only 3 years young, the band have not wasted any time spreading their word and music up and down the East coast of Australia crashing the indie scene with a unique blend of psychedelic rock.

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Double Pass Giveaway: HOLE lotta GARBAGE: 90s Girl-Rock Party @ The Basement, Brisbane – 10 September 2011

HOLE lotta GARBAGE: 90s Girl-Rock Party @ The Basement, 243 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley on Saturday 10 September 2011 – Double Pass Giveaway!
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  The voices of Shirley Manson and Courtney Love meet head on for…

HOLE lotta GARBAGE: 90s Girl-Rock Party

Rock the night away to the best music of Hole and Garbage…

plus L7 / Veruca Salt / Bikini Kill / Cranberries / PJ Harvey & many more 90s chicks who rock!

Come along in your babydoll dresses, faded denim… or even a Nirvana shirt!

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The Amity Affliction ‘Fuck The Reaper’ Australian Tour – September/October 2011

  The Amity Affliction return to the stage this September/October on the Fuck The Reaper Tour, with the UK’s Asking Alexandria and the Gold Coast’s Skyway.

The tour will celebrate the release of the Deluxe Edition of The Amity Afflictions hit 2010 release Youngbloods. The new edition includes a DVD feature edited by vocalist Joel Birch, as well as bonus tracks, film clips, liner notes and extended art

within the package. It will see a release via UNFD on September 30. Continue reading The Amity Affliction ‘Fuck The Reaper’ Australian Tour – September/October 2011

Greenthief – ‘Vultures Tour’ – September/October 2011

  Greenthief are embarking on their third east coast tour of 2011 in support of their new film clip for Vultures.

Greenthief is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Brisbane and only 3 years young, the band have not wasted any time spreading their word and music up and down the East coast of Australia crashing the indie scene with a unique blend of psychedelic rock. Through constantly playing live shows, the band has broken sound barriers and state lines while enchanting audiences with a sound akin to a lovechild of Jeff Buckley and Trent Reznor.

In early 2011, Greenthief went into world renowned Rockinghorse Studio (Byron Bay) and recorded their brand spanking new EP with aria winning British producer Steve James (Sex Pistols, The Jam). The EP was mastered by Tim Young of the Metropolis Mastering Group (Bjork, Placebo).

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Redcoats – Redcoats | EP Review

Review by Helen Brown


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  Picture yourself wandering through the forest at night, hearing everything go bump and constantly looking over your shoulder. Now, imagine this feeling in the form of an EP.

Melbourne progressive metal artists Redcoats’ self-titled first release epitomises that dark and frantic sense of desperation, as you glance backwards while walking alone after midnight. If you are familiar with their first single ‘Dreamshaker,’ the Redcoats’ four additional tracks emulate this one song, with the same warnings to remain cautious and afraid. A frenzied voice advises us to be careful of the Dreamshaker, that he is not all he seems. The moral

of the story could very well be that things are rarely as they first appear, and to beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Continue reading Redcoats – Redcoats | EP Review

Bluesfest wins North Coast Tourism Award!

Byron Bay’s Bluesfest was named winner in the Major Festival and Events Category at the 2011 North Coast Tourism Awards gala event held in Grafton on the weekend.

The award recognizes overall Business Excellence and Bluesfest director Peter Noble says:

We are very proud to be bringing the North Coast Tourism Award home to the Byron shire. It recognizes that Bluesfest creates a substantial economic impact, attracts visitors from interstate and overseas and positively promotes Byron Bay as a destination.
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Triple J Unearthed High Winners to Play Kingdom of Little Empires @ Brisbane Powerhouse – 17 September 2011

  For the second year running, triple j Unearthed brings you a kick-ass lineup of triple j’s Unearthed High finalists and winners for the all-ages Kingdom of Little Empires gig at Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 17 September.

Headlining the event are 2010 Unearthed High winners, Stonefield; four rocking sisters from Victoria who head back to Brisbane fresh from blowing away crowds at

UK’s Glastonbury Festival; and the 2011 Unearthed High winners, Snakadaktal, from Melbourne’s Rudolph Steiner School. Continue reading Triple J Unearthed High Winners to Play Kingdom of Little Empires @ Brisbane Powerhouse – 17 September 2011

Album Review | Unwritten Law – Blue Room

Review – Sibel Kutlucan
I have to admit, I had kind of forgotten about Unwritten Law for awhile now but when I heard they were remastering Blue Room, their debut released in 1994, I was pretty stoked (no offence but the original sound quality-wise was a tad shocking), it was a great album! For those who haven’t listened to Blue Room, and are familiar with Unwritten Law’s newer stuff, post-2002, then listen to this! It is completely different, but Blue Room showcases the band at their best and in their early days with their 90s punk rock sound.
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Double Pass Giveaway: Bev Killick at Sit Down Comedy Club 15th- 17th September 2011

Check below for your chance to win a double pass to see Bev Killick @ The Sit Down Comedy Club, Paddington QLD this September*

Bev Killick at Sit Down Comedy Club | 15th- 17th September 2011

  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 touring with Wild Women of Comedy, alongside Amanda Grey and Sarah Levitt, and doing solo stand up shows around the nation.

Bev started making people laugh from the age of ten at family gatherings. Invariably these gatherings would end up with Bev putting on a show. Always the class clown and lunch time entertainer, Bev’s ability to remember a joke (handed down from her Dad at the meat works) and tell it well, saw her doing Stand Up Comedy in the school quadrangle long before she knew that it would be her calling.

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Festival Of The Sun – Port Macquarie, NSW | 9-10 December 2011

  Check one, two… Festival of the Sun is back to fine-tune your summer, with 3,000 mates, a surfside location and a rocking homegrown line-up. As always, FOTSUN is hosted at Port Macquarie’s Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park, December 9th and 10th. Wickedly outrageous BYO policy aside (yeah it’s still here!), 2011 will quench your musical thirst over a rollicking two days of live music encompassing roots, indie, rock, blues, acoustic and everything in between.

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