Anthrax gave a face-melting performance of their classic song “Indians” during the Heavy T.O. festival on July 23 at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario. This show marked the return of Jackson signature guitarist Scott Ian, who recently took some time off to be with his wife and newborn child.
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Review by Helen Brown

– Whatever’s On Your Mind – Gomez

Quite often, to reach an international level of success means the artist becomes complacent and mass-produces haphazard regurgitations of work from their glory days. Thankfully, Gomez’s seventh release Whatever’s On Your Mind does not fall into this category. Fronted by Ian Ball, the London lads have produced a sunnier sound with a slightly more pleasant, less brooding disposition compared to their earlier albums. With the central theme of letting go and moving forward, Whatever’s On Your Mind speaks to many people.

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– Life Music Media

Life Music Media invites you to Take Five With… Scott McLaughlin | City Lights Fade Since forming in late 2007 and playing to a sold out Trash Nightclub in Sydney alongside Heroes For Hire, City Lights Fade have worked hard and come a long way. City Lights Fade lead guitarist Scott McLaughlin take time to share some insight with Life Music Media.

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Jimmy Barnes was taken ill around lunchtime today and visited doctors. Initial concerns that his problems may relate to his heart and may require hospitalisation thankfully proved unfounded.

However, doctors have advised that he must have four weeks of total rest and recuperation.
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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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