Review by: Lauren Sherritt
I headed to Sparkadia’s show on Friday April 8 at the Hi Fi in Brisbane with much the same feeling of trepidation that I had on hearing that the band was releasing a new album in March this year. Technically, I knew that the songs on the record were superb, just as I knew that the hype building about the The Great Impression tour and Sparkadia’s new live show had to mean something. I was troubled, though, by clear memories of a gig on the eighteenth of September in 2008 that had changed the way I viewed live music and made me worried that there was only disappointment to come by way of comparison.
Continue reading Sparkadia @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – April 08, 2011 [Live Review]
My Own Pet Radio – Unidentified Flying Collection of Songs [Album Review]
Review by: Lauren Sherritt
Unidentified Flying Collection of Songs is the first album released by My Own Pet Radio, the name under which Brisbane artist Sam Cromack works solo. The bedroom recorded, experimental album is a solid example of decent, hard worked music created by a passionate and hard working musician.
Cromack, also known as the front man for indie rock/pop band Ball Park Music, really goes to town on the album cutting samples, employing effects and layering instruments, all played by himself, with intricate and distinct lyrics. The songs collectively move through various styles, bluesy influences sitting alongside poppy rock and folksy, lilting acoustic pieces. Carefully crafted to fit together as a whole album, the spectrum of styles in the songs speaks of the years of work gone into developing Cromack’s skill, and the album transcends the hyped world of sale figures and radio play stats to sit as a thought provoking piece of artwork.
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Zombie Guy Of The Week – April 10 2011
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Zombie Girl Of The Week – April 10 2011
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Destroy Music feat. The Amity Affliction and I Killed The Prom Queen – May 2011 [Tour News]
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Heavy music fans in Australia are set for yet another treat this year with Destroy Music – a festival headlined by The Amity Affliction and a recently reformed I Killed the Prom Queen. The undercard is just as unrelenting, featuring Deez Nuts and US band Of Mice and Men. |
For The Amity Affliction, Destroy Music marks the band’s first Australian capital cities headline tour since hitting the road last July on the back of their sophomore release “Youngbloods”. Since then they have notched up two UK tours, a mainland European run and returned home to play to tens of thousands of people on the recently completed Soundwave Festival, where they turned heads as the Australian heroes on a 70 band bill. They’ve scored a #6 ARIA debut, multiple magazine covers, topped almost every heavy music poll, had Triple J singles and garnered ARIA and AIR nominations for “Youngbloods”. The Amity Affliction juggernaut is showing no sign of slowing down either. In March and April they will embark on their first ever US tour, taking in close to 40 dates, including SXSW, before returning to Australian shores for Destroy Music.
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GOOD CHARLOTTE @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre – 8 April 2011 [Photo Gallery]
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Artists: GOOD CHARLOTTE
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Date: 8 April 2011
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* Slayer, Rob Zombie, Primus, One Day As A Lion @ Soundwave Brisbane 2011 – 26 February 2011 [Photo Gallery]
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* Woodford Folk Festival – December 27th, 2010 – Photo Gallery
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* U2 @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 8 December 2010 – Photo Gallery
* Linkin Park @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre – December 3, 2010 – Photo Gallery
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Tim Barry @ Rosies, Brisbane – 02 April 2011 w/ Wollard and Burns, Jud Campbell [Photo Gallery]
Tim Barry @ Rosies, Brisbane – 02 April 2011 w/ Wollard and Burns, Jud Campbell [Live Review]
Review by: Stephen Goodwin
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Some invisible barrier seems to prevent punters from encroaching closer than five metres from where local Jud Campbell is punching out a solid set of folk-punk. Maybe he has cooties, because a little later everyone is crowding the stage’s edge as if to hear every muted note and whispered vocal in Wollard and Burns’ back-porch set. |
Stage’s edge is still too distant for Tim Barry. Early on, the American drops the lead from his acoustic and plays unplugged amidst the crowd, harnessing their enthusiasm for a sing-along full of roaring voices and grinning faces.
Continue reading Tim Barry @ Rosies, Brisbane – 02 April 2011 w/ Wollard and Burns, Jud Campbell [Live Review]
The Belligerents – ‘Such A Crime’ [Video Clip]
Artist applications open for Woodford Folk Festival 2011/12
Expressions of interest are now open to Artists and Presenters for the 26th Woodford Folk Festival. Held annually between the 27th December and 1st January, the Woodford Folk Festival is one of Australia’s largest outdoor music events.
The festival invites interest from musicians, as well as artists, presenters and speakers for specialist programmes such as circus, vaudeville, the high profile environmental and health programmes, comedy, traditional folkloric, spoken word, workshops and visual arts.
Having endured their wettest year on record and sustained significant damage due to the Queensland floods, event producers the Queensland Folk Federation earlier announced that this year’s Woodford Folk Festival will feature a precinct dedicated to the prestigious International Indigenous festival, The Dreaming. Artists wishing to be a part of the Dreaming precinct can apply via the Woodford Folk Festival process.
All artists and presenters wishing to be a part of the Festival must complete an online Expression of Interest, now open online via the Woodford Folk Festival website: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com and will close at 5pm on Friday 20th May 2011. Applicants cannot be considered without a complete online application.
LMMtv presents: ALLJOOK performing Jessie J’s – Price Tag [Video Clip]
This week we’ve selected to showcase ALLJOOK’s acoustic cover of Jessie J’s “Price Tag”
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LifeMusicMedia.com is creating a new feature portal, namely LMMtv, which will be launched mid 2011.
LMMtv group [at Vimeo] is a place for bands/artists to submit a video of themselves performing a song of their choice, recorded on video as a raw live take.
We will choose a selection of uploaded video clips each week to be featured on LifeMusicMedia.com and LMMtv sites.
A great way to showcase yourself.
Head over to http://www.vimeo.com/groups/lmmtv to submit your video clip today.
Interview with Helen Croome of Gossling
Interview: Bianca Martin
Following successful appearances at Woodford Folk Festival, Peats Ridge and NYE presented by the City of Melbourne over Summer, as well as sold out launch shows in Melbourne and Sydney for her current EP ‘Until Then, songstress Gossling has again hit the road and currently playing a string of shows throughout Australia – Bianca Martin (BM) caught up with Gossling vocalist Helen Croome (HC) for a chat.
BM – You’ve toured the country quite extensively in your short musical career – what have you been looking forward to most about this tour with Oh Mercy?
HC – I have been very lucky to support some amazing australian acts on their tours. I really enjoy getting to experience a different crowd in every town/city and it’s a joy to be able to watch Oh Mercy play their set every night.
BM – How has the tour been treating you so far?
HC – The crowds on this tour have been great and really supportive of my set. I’ve been playing solo for the majority of the shows on this tour and the guys from Oh Mercy have been very kind letting me tag along with them on the road.
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RISE AGAINST Australian Tour – July 2011 – Tour Info & Tickets
AUSTRALASIAN TOUR CONFIRMED FOR JULY 2011!
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With merely a fortnight to go until the release of their highly anticipated new album Endgame, Rise Against have a massive announcement for Australasian fans to tide them over; a tour of Australia and New Zealand this July!
The Chicago quartet comprised of Tim McIlrath, Zach Blair, Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes will return this year for their first headlining tour since their completely sold out national tour of March 2009. Expect to hear old and new songs alike (new album Endgame out 11 March from Universal). The band’s massive 2009 tour and 2010 Big Day Out performances were highly lauded for their relentless energy and imprinted on all in attendance: |
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Grinspoon Six To Midnight Easter Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]
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After touring Australia extensively in 2010, aussie rockers Grinspoon are back on the road continuing their Six to Midnight tour, on a 5 day run through NSW over the easter long weekend.
Their sixth studio album Six To Midnight has recently been released in Japan and also the United Kingdom where they will be touring in March. This tour will kick off at Rooty Hill on the 21st of April and will finish in Newcastle on Anzac Day. |
Video Hits presents….
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