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Interview with Helen Croome of Gossling

April 6, 2011 admin

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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Grinspoon Six To Midnight Easter Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]

April 4, 2011 admin

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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OH MERCY w/ Gossling & Montpelier @ Alhambra Bar, Brisbane – 01 April 2011 [Photo Gallery]

April 4, 2011 admin

Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography

Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY IN THE AMERICAN CMJ CHART AND TOURING AUSTRALIA – April/May 2011

April 2, 2011 admin

Brisbane’s HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY are back in the country following a recent jaunt to the USA and Canada where they took part and played stellar sets at South By South West and Canadian Music Week, turning heads and pricking the ears of punters and the industry heads that crossed their path.The likes of tastemaker stations such as KCRW touted the band as one of the best international acts to play the Texan conference/festival while,

currently, the band is sitting at #101 on the American College Music Charts with their Mega Mountain EP, a small taste of things to come when their album is released worldwide in the coming months.
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The Waifs – Falling [MP3 Stream]

April 1, 2011 admin

The Waifs – Falling

Temptation – The Waifs

“Where do we take it from here?”
It’s a question the much-loved Australian band has asked itself several times in the 19 years since Thorn, her sister Donna Simpson and guitarist Josh Cunningham set off on their incredible journey.

A trip that began in a van in 1992, with the three troubadours playing gigs anywhere in Australia that would have them, has led The Waifs to multiple ARIA awards, platinum albums and successful tours across the world. The hard yards in those early days paid off in terms of their career, but also bound the three of them together as friends.

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Myles Mayo – Myles Mayo [Album Review]

March 31, 2011 admin

Review by: Ben Connolly

Buy the CD here

First albums can be tricky beasts to get right. For some they’re cringe-worthy telegraphs of earnest naivety best left uncovered, for others they signpost a highpoint never again attained. For most, however, they are a hotch-potch of eagerness and ideas, often with so much crammed into short hard-won studio time or crazy experiments trying to find their way around a myriad of home recording equipment.

Myles Mayo’s self-titled debut release falls into the latter “trying to cram everything in” category which, while certainly interesting and intriguing, often comes across as a curious iPod playlist at times, rather than a cohesive narrative.

Mayo is the front-man of Adelaide pop-rock band Special Patrol who’s found just enough internal artistic drive to branch out on his own.
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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate – Devil on My Shoulder [Single and Tour News]

March 30, 2011 admin

Brisbane blues-rock/foot-stomp band Transvaal Diamond Syndicate have a Devil on their shoulder. That whisper in their ear that guides their musical career, telling them to work harder, play harder and show the world what they have. It’s come up aces for the fiery, foot-stompin’ crew, scoring two shows at Byron Bay Bluesfest (Thursday and Friday – April 21/22), alongside national and international acts, such as Xavier Rudd, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Bob Dylan and ZZ Top.

They have listened to that little devil and he has told them to put out their new single, “Devil on My Shoulder” – it’s all about those dirty little secrets, those things that you can’t speak about in “polite” company. It’s out April 1 on iTunes and they are playing gigs in Queensland and New South Wales all through April to celebrate.
Devil On My Shoulder by Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
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Photo Gallery | LMFF Offsite Runway #2 @ L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2011

March 29, 2011 admin

Photographer: Naomi Rahim

Photographer: Naomi Rahim
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The Belligerents @ Woodland Bar, Brisbane – 26 March 2011 w/ Young Men Dead, Millions [Photo Gallery]

March 28, 2011 admin

Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography

Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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Dead Letter Circus @ The Tivoli, Brisbane – 25 March 2011 [Photo Gallery]

March 27, 2011 admin

Photographer: Markus Ravik

Photographer: Markus Ravik
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Radio Star – A Common Tale [Video Clip]

March 25, 2011 admin

Check out RADIO STAR at http://www.myspace.com/theradiostarband

April 2011 Tour Dates:
Sounds Loud Festival Sat, 9 Apr Moonee Ponds, VIC, AUSTRALIA
Producers Bar Sat, 16 Apr Adelaide, SA, AUSTRALIA
The Evelyn Thu, 21 Apr Fitzroy, Victoria, AU

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The Go! Team – Rolling Blackouts [Album Review]

March 25, 2011 admin

Review By Helen Brown

The Go! Team 'Rolling Blackouts' album cover c

– Rolling Blackouts (Bonus Track Version)

Rolling Blackouts, the third release from British band The Go! Team, can be best described as a breath of fresh, salty sea air. The tracks are energetic and empowering, the kind of album you would take with you on a short road trip adventure. The Go! Team exhibit undertones of Regurgitator’s electronica phase, circa 1997 to 1999.

Their first song, ‘T.O.R.N.A.D.O.,’ is a hip hop-laced number about moving your body to the beat. It is punchy right from the start with no soft introduction to ease you in. The tracks ‘Secretary Song’ and ‘Bust-Out-Brigade’, sound very much like theme songs from sitcoms and crime shows with the use of cheerful clap-along beats and synthesised siren sounds respectively.

The vibe throughout the album is generally to be happy within yourself, enjoy life and have fun with the people around you.
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Drawcard, Heroes For Hire @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – 19 March 2011 [Photo Gallery]

March 23, 2011 admin

Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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L’ORÉAL PARIS RUNWAY 6 @ L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2011 – 18 March 2011 [Photo Gallery]

March 23, 2011 admin

Photographer: Naomi Rahim

Event: L’ORÉAL PARIS RUNWAY 6 @ L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2011
Designers: Alice McCall
Alpha60
Dhini
Gorman
Karen Walker
Kate Sylvester
Limedrop
Nevenka
Presented By: Frankie Magazine
Date: March 18th, 2011

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DISTURBED return to annihilate stages in Australian – April 2011 w/ Trivium & As I Lay Dying

March 22, 2011 admin

THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS
DISTURBED
MUSIC AS A WEAPON 2011 TOUR!
With Special Guests
TRIVIUM
AS I LAY DYING
Highly acclaimed heavy metal icons Disturbed will be returning for their massive ‘Music As A Weapon 2011’ tour and are ready to annihilate arena stages in Australia and New Zealand this April, much to the satisfaction of their legions of fans.

Arguably one of the most successful heavy metal bands around today, Disturbed have sold over 11 million albums globally and are one of only three bands in music history to have four consecutive releases debut at #1 on the US Billboard Top 200 album chart.

Since the band’s formation fifteen years ago, Disturbed have had three Platinum albums in Australia and a strong fourth contender in their latest offering Asylum which debuted at #2 on the ARIA Album Chart and #1 on New Zealand’s RIANZ Album Chart upon its release in August.
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