In 1990, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released a song that within 11 years was voted one of the Top 30 Best Australian Songs of the previous 75 years. That song was The Ship Song. Now, Sydney Opera House has married this iconic song with the world’s most famous building to celebrate the artists, architecture and interiors that together make Sydney Opera House intrinsic to Australia’s cultural fabric. The Ship Song can be viewed here www.theshipsongproject.com

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Once again comes that time of the year, where HOMEBAKE HQ frantically places the finishing touches to our annual announcement reminding one & all that summer is looming, and that it will also be the official start to the great Australian Summer festival period. And thus, with all the fuss, excitement, and usual glamour, Australia’s most famous antipodean all star event can possibly muster, we are beyond elation and incredibly relieved to finally announce our very special 16th anniversary version being –

HOMEBAKE Music, Film, Arts Festival 2011- The Classic edition!
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Review – Billy Geary

SleepMakesWaves are one of Australia’s best up and coming bands, of any genre. Thus, when the band’s debut LP …and so we destroyed everything was announced for release, along with an accompanying tour, there was a suitable amount of excitement around Melbourne town for what would be the band’s first headline show in the city. Punters at the East Brunswick Club were treated to a great showcase of post rock from some of Australia’s most promising talent.

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With forty years of chart-topping singles and albums under his belt, The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce that Rod Stewart will be rocking his incredible ‘The Hits’ tour on stages in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne as well as two special concerts at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley and Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges. Having a phenomenal 62 hit singles in the UK, of which 31 reached the top 10, concert goers

can expect to be treated to the likes of Tonight’s the Night, Maggie May, You Wear It Well, Stay With Me, The First Cut Is the Deepest, Sailing, Hot Legs, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy…the list of Rod Stewart’s chart-toppers goes on and on. And if past tours are anything to go by Rod will smash out hit after hit live with his trademark style and panache, treating fans to a massive trip down memory lane and one hell of a night out.
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CITY RIOTS have kicked many musical goals since their inception in late 2008. Triple J play? Check. SXSW? Check. CMJ Music Marathon? Check. For this indie-pop band, this is only the beginning. It seems things arenʼt letting up for the Adelaide four-piece with this year in full swing, with CITY RIOTS set to show off their wares supporting THE GET UP KIDS nationwide.

Way too many quiet parts mixed with way too many loud bits and you have the basic recipe to all things WE SET SAIL. With a 3rd and 4th release due out before the end of 2011, the Brisbane four-piece will be gracing the stage as opening support for THE GET UP KIDS. In Sydney, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP are currently gearing up to release their highly anticipated debut full-length album and bringing their live set to The Metro.
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Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Artists: Thousand Needles In Red
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Date: 23 July 2011

– Thousand Needles In Red

READ OUR REVIEW – A Thousand Reasons Tour @ The Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne – 16 July 2011 | Live Review

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APRA Award winning Ash Grunwald is making a documentary about life on the road and he wants you to be in it! One of Australia’s most dedicated road dogs, Ash spends his life driving along the white line delivering packages of aural delight to towns and cities around the world. If he is not at the end of his guitar bashing out a tune, you will most likely find him out the back of the closest surf break. In August, Ash will be merging his two great loves, bringing a festival of music and art to a town near you!

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If you’ve spent any time at all in the Australian Alpine Resorts over the last decade it’s likely that you’ve stumbled across the ‘Back To The Top’ tour at one point. Now in its thirteenth year ‘Back To The Top’ has firmly established itself as the major calendar event in alpine entertainment, touching an incredibly diverse audience in rural, metro, urban and alpine regions of Victoria and New South Wales.

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If you’ve spent any time at all in the Australian Alpine Resorts over the last decade it’s likely that you’ve stumbled across the ‘Back To The Top’ tour at one point. Now in its thirteenth year ‘Back To The Top’ has firmly established itself as the major calendar event in alpine entertainment, touching an incredibly diverse audience in rural, metro, urban and alpine regions of Victoria and New South Wales.

Continue reading BACK TO THE TOP 2011 – Featuring Polar Nation →

Check out the trailer and share your thoughts below.

Paranormal Activity 3 arrives in Australian cinemas October 20, 2011.
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My friends, here is the third blog from Peter Jackson through the making of The Hobbit, the best so far, look at the Dwarfs!!

* THE HOBBIT Start of Production Video #2 (blog 2) [HQ] | [YouTube Video]
* THE HOBBIT Start of Production [YouTube Video]
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