Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photos from Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – Day 3
Artists: Irma Thomas, Washington, The Snowdroppers, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Jackson Firebird, Gurrumul,
Continue reading Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – Day 4 – Photo Gallery
R.I.P. Phoebe Snow – Phoebe passed away today, 27th April 2011, at age 58 from a brain hemorrhage.
Phoebe Ann Laub was born on July 17, 1952.
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Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011 – Day 2
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Artists: ZZ Top, Ben Harper, Xavier Rudd
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Budding roots rock outfit BENJALU win over fans with a new approach on their new ‘Shadows in the Sun’ EP and tour.
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Four musician mates from Newcastle, collectively known as BENJALU, will release their third EP ‘Shadows In The Sun’ on April 15 via MGM’s Green label, and this week they’ll set off on another lengthy tour returning to fans in venues across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT.
With new media changing the way musicians approach releasing their music, speculation has been growing about the status of the long player release and BENJALU believe offering music lovers a slice of solid new sounds on a regular basis is the best approach. As a young independent self funded band, by releasing EP’s it allows them to tour more often and share their music with their fans more regularly which in turn helps them build a solid fan base. |
Continue reading BENJALU ‘Shadows In The Sun’ Tour – April/May 2011 [Tour News]
What started as an annual gathering of local blues fans has now turned into one of our River City’s most eagerly awaited musical events. Each year hard-core fans as well as a surprising number of people new to the blues attend the festival. They all come along to enjoy a day of music that can touch your soul as well as make your body move.
Continue reading 19th Annual Brisbane Blues Festival @ Tempo Hotel – May 14, 2011 [Event News]
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After seven years of providing a distinctly domestic soundtrack to June long weekend, Come Together keeps its focus on showcasing the best of homegrown talent with an exciting new twist for its eighth incarnation. Come Together returns in 2011, for one day only on Saturday June 11th. |
We’ve revamped, refreshed, recharged, renovated and are ready to roll out the musical movers and shakers with an all Australian hip hop line-up set to have the Big Top jumping.
Lining up front and center & fresh from nailing down the highest ranked hip hop single at number 12 on the Triple J Hottest 100, is hip-hop artist on the rise Drapht. Hailing from Perth, Drapht emerged onto the scene alongside fellow WA heavy hitters Downsyde and Fdel and has since established himself as an MC on the up having polished his on-stage antics alongside the likes of the Hilltop Hoods, Dilated Peoples and Koolism amongst others.
Continue reading Come Together 2011 – Luna Park Big Top, Sydney – 11 June 2011 [Festival News]
There We Stand – Winter Street by showoffservices
Great things and monumental disasters often begin with words that run along lines like this, “I can’t promise that this will turn out well, but we’ll see”… Such words were spoken by Tom Iansek, guitarist/vocalist for Big Scary and erstwhile producer for Melbourne agents of devastatingly concise indie rock, Winter Street.
Continue reading WINTER STREET – THERE WE STAND [MP3 Stream]
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Sampology mixes YouTube clips, exerts from films, TV shows and vintage VHS finds, turning your ordinary club night into a crazy AVDJ mashup.
The technical aspect to Sampology’s Super Visual AVDJ shows is pretty darned impressive. He’s madly manipulating video via two turntables and a mixer and triggering animations from his drum machine, all projected live onto a big-ass widescreen. But it’s Sampology’s cheeky sense of humour, sprinkled across the exerts from film and TV shows, filmclips, YouTube clips and vintage VHS finds that takes your ordinary club night and turns it into a stupidly exciting and crazy fun visual mashup. |
Its like dancing your butt off at your favourite movie of all time, and laughing the whole way through.
Continue reading Sampology’s Super Visual Monster Mash – April/May 2011 [Tour News]
Australian singer/songwriter Danielle Spencer will join Sir Bob Geldof & Jon Stevens for the Rock & Rebuild one-off charity concert at Lyric Theatre Sydney on May 1. Spencer and band will open the evening performing songs from her debut album ‘White Monkey’ and her current album ‘Calling All Magicians’.
In an effort to provide hope and inspiration to communities affected by recent natural disasters in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, all monies raised through ticket sales and donations will support; the Australian Red Cross for their Victoria Floods Appeal, New Zealand Earthquake Appeal and Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal as well as to the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Fund.
Continue reading DANIELLE SPENCER TO JOIN SIR BOB GELDOF & JON STEVENS FOR ROCK AND REBUILD CHARITY CONCERT IN SYDNEY! May 2011
The Sydney leg of the all conquering Future Music Festival was held at Royal Randwick Racecourse on 12th March 2011 and encompassed 9 stages, 2 big-tops, 2 inflatable tents all set up over 5 days.
Music: Chemical Brothers – Escape Velocity
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Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Continue reading The Holidays @ The Zoo, Brisbane – April 15, 2011 w/ Gold Fields & Young Men Dead [Photo Gallery]
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“New Orleans… 1951… a bar full of genius players – double dealing, sweet talking players with more on their mind than numbers – converge where the hustlers lay on the sugar thicker than the cheap wine that flows in the back rooms of the gambling halls. Eyes shift to the white girl who is obviously lost, or from out of town. And as soon as the timpani plays and she grabs the microphone, her voice moves from pariah to Princess of the Pleasure Dome. A coincidence? No, not really…” |
‘Back It Up’ is the sound of swapped glances across a crowded dancefloor. It’s the sound of a party that begins late and carries on until the sun rises. It’s a song about dancing, flirting and a declaration of independence. With her debut single, Caro Emerald announces herself with the sort of sassy, whipsmart pop that will have the likes of Lily Allen and Mark Ronson pricking up their ears. Her smouldering vocals update the classic Americano sound with a contemporary sheen and suggestive lyrics over a melting pot of sounds and influences – yet the sound is entirely, inimitably that of an exciting new artist.
Continue reading CARO EMERALD debut single ‘BACK IT UP’ [Video]
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Continue reading British India @ The Zoo, Brisbane – April 14, 2011 with Boy In A Box and City Riots [Photo Gallery]
