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Alexisonfire – Aussie Tour 7inch [Album Review]

Review: Ben Hosking

  We all like to feel special sometimes. You know, when your loved one showers you with praise for looking more dapper than usual or those ever-rarer moments when the boss makes an example of you for a job well done. The art of releasing tour-specific singles, EPs or albums with bonus discs is certainly nothing new and there’s little better way to celebrate an impending tour of your favourite band than with a disc full of new or previously unreleased songs. Alexisonfire decided their recent Australian tour was just the kind of event that deserved such a release.

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Oh Mercy ‘Great Barrier Grief’ Tour – March-May 2011 [Tour News]

  Oh Mercy head back out on the road for the Great Barrier Grief album launch tour through March, April and into May. Recently the band have been joined on stage in Brisbane by Michael from Yves Klein Blue, had Brian Nankervis read poetry & dance at Pyramid Rock Festival and had Kieran from Kid Sam perform with Alexander at a tiny secret show in Melbourne – this tour is sure to hold some surprises up it’s sleeve.

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Playground Weekender 2011 // Site Map + Set Times

Set Times, Site Map and final artist announcement!

Playground Weekender   Playground Weekender today release set times and the 2011 site map as well as a whole stack of local DJ’s for the Big Top, River Stage, Club Tropicana Pool and the brand new area – The Village Green. The Village Green, located on the lush grass facing the ferry wharf, is our new wine bar filled with soul and rare grooves. The perfect spot to watch the sun go down on Del Rio.

* Download the Site Map Here
* Download Set Times here

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Take Five with Kate Nash – February 2011 [Q&A]

  The young Miss Nash has transformed into a powerful and enigmatic pop musician.

The upcoming performances at Playground Weekender and the east coast of Australia are going to be unmissable. A clever musician with a compelling persona – shes not afraid to show them how its done.

Take Five with Kate Nash… Touring in February 2011 (Show dates and tickets below)!

LMM – If it’s not your first visit is there anything you’re looking forward to seeing or doing in Australia?

  KN – I’m looking forward to the weather and going to see the animal sanctuary parks. Australia is a lot more relaxing than london.

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The Haunted: Australian Tour May 2011 [Tour News & Tickets]

Presented By Red Ant Touring

“The single greatest exponents of balls-out metal in the world” – Kerrang!
“They belong in the throne room of metal” – Metal Hammer

No Compromise. The one track title says all that you need to know about The Haunted, so get yourself ready for the Swedish Grammy winners as the bring ­their enviable live reputation to Australia.

Ever since their 1998 self­titled debut album, The Haunted have been gathering more and more awards, outshining all others in their field. Being crowned with such titles as “one of metal’s 25 Most Important Bands” and winning awards such as “Album of the Year” and “Best Hard Rock Album”, The Haunted have definitely proved their worth consistently and show no signs of slowing down.
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Laneway Festival 2011 – Brisbane [Photo Gallery]

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FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EVEN MORE ACTS!!!

THREE OF A KIND … FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL WINS!
TAME IMPALA, GYPSY & THE CAT and FLIGHT FACILITIES ADDED TO THE BILL

Brisbane – March 5, 2011 – Buy Tickets Here
Sydney – March 12, 2011 – Buy Tickets Here
Melbourne – March 13, 2011 – Buy Tickets Here
Adelaide – March 14, 2011 – Buy Tickets Here

Future Entertainment has announced that the already epic line-up of stellar artists, DJs and bands just got even bigger …

Already boasting a blinding neon bill comprising the lofty likes of the Chemical Brothers, Dizzee Rascal, MGMT, Mark Ronson, Pendulum, The Presets, Steve Aoki, Richie Hawtin and Steve Angello, a prodigious trio of heavy-hitting homegrown stars – Tame Impala, Flight Facilities and Gypsy & The Cat – are now joining the party!
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Daniel Lee Kendall joins One For the Road Tour, February 2011

  The sweet and stirring sounds of promising singer-songwriter Daniel Lee Kendall have been busy wiling their way into listener’s heads throughout the latter part of 2010. Now, with the birth of a new year, Daniel Lee Kendall will embark on his debut tour of Australia, as he continues to work on bringing listeners more of his distinctive tunes.

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Flood Bank – QLD Flood Relief Gig at The Old Museum, Brisbane – 3rd February 2011 [Photo Gallery]

Photographer: Stuart Blythe
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[Photos: Stuart Blythe]
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Burst City :: The Final Bloodbath @ Burst City, Brisbane – January 29, 2011 [Photo Gallery]

Photographer: Stephen Goodwin
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Photographer: Stephen Goodwin
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Grinderman @ The Tivoli, Brisbane on January 24, 2011 [Photo Gallery]

Photographer: Matt Palmer
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[Photos: Matt Palmer]
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Women in Music Lineup Gets Bigger!

  Emerging and aspiring female musicians and music industry practitioners will have the chance to engage with some of Australia’s most inspiring artists and industry professionals at the very first Women in Music (WiM) forum to be held in Brisbane on the 8th March, 2011.

Charismatic frontwoman, Patience Hodgson of Brisbane darlings The Grates joins the already stellar line up of speakers. She will hit the forum direct from the studio in New York where she has been writing and

recording The Grates highly anticipated third album due out later in the year.
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ESCAPE THE FATE – Australian tour announced! April 2011 [Tour News]

  ESCAPE THE FATE is running straight for rock stardom, exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief, reminiscent of the riotous Motley Crue, which they capture brilliantly in their electrifying live shows. Hailing from the world’s most outlandish city, Las Vegas, ESCAPE THE FATE are conquering crowds and packing venues throughout the world, enslaving a legion of faithful fans at each stop with their brand of boisterously addictive rock.

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L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2011

L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival is the largest and most successful consumer fashion event in Australia. LMFF has established a vital resource to the fashion industry within the realms of marketing, promotion and exchanging of ideas. The Festival is an exceptional event that has as its core objective to engage and excite the public about fashion and all things fashionable while stimulating ideas and showcasing trends in design, business and innovation.

The Festival is a unique annual fashion event of the highest standard, with a constant focus on innovation and excellence. LMFF strives to foster extensive local, national and international partnerships to achieve targeted promotional exposure, for its participants and stakeholders.

Unlike most fashion events, LMFF provides public access to the exciting and magical world of fashion.

LMFF is an annual celebration of fashion, design, business and creative endeavour

Date: 14-20 March 2011
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ROYAL CHANT ‘Raise Your Glass & Collapse’ Tour Dates – February 2011

  What doesn’t kill us takes a long time to make us stronger. It’s a statement that the four individuals from the mid-north coast of New South Wales who comprise ROYAL CHANT bid you consider well, through the ten tracks of their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE.

‘Ghosts’ is the first track from the their debut album RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE – Listen to the first track ‘GHOSTS’ here

The album has been a labour of love for Royal Chant. Like a fine wine, the songs (and sometimes the band) required a lot of beating, stomping-on and being kept in the dark to mature, but the result is an impressive collection of tracks, indicative of the human condition – barbaric, sometimes chaotic, but mostly beautiful. Though framed in intelligent and skillful sounds, the songs are subtle and simple in substance. They are an invitation to be vulnerable; to share love, doubt, anger, loss, resignation, being human, and being less-than human – as complicated or straightforward as you want them to be.
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