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Photo Gallery | Clutch + Heavy Roller + Blackwater Fever @ The Zoo, Brisbane | February 21, 2014
Photo Gallery | Clutch + Don Fernando @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 20, 2014
Photographer: Ben Hosking – www.hoskingindustries.com.au
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Live Review | Clutch + Don Fernando @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 20, 2014
Words and Pics: Ben Hosking – www.hoskingindustries.com.au
It begins… The first Soundwave Sidewave shows hit Sydney’s venues in earnest, with Maryland, USA nitro-charged rockers Clutch getting into the swing of things early at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. Supported by Melbourne four-piece Don Fernando, it’s the first time the rock royalty have visited our shores since 2010 and as vocalist/preacher Neil Fallon and his beard proclaim, “Let’s make up for lost time!”
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THE FRATELLIS – Australian Tour – April 2014
We need excitement. We need rip-roaring tunes. We need THE FRATELLIS.
THE FRATELLIS have been creating heart-swelling, lung-bursting anthems since 2006. With a short hiatus in 2009, the lads are now back and in career best form with their new album ‘We Need Medicine’. Three cheers for what’s likely to be the best comeback of the year. “Once you’ve picked your ears off the floor, you’ll agree.” – Take 40
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Phil Smith Releases New Video Ahead Of Album Launch
Folk artist PHIL SMITH releases ‘YEAR OF THE DOG’ – an album that pays tribute to the melancholy and mad moments of his life.
Music with stripped-back soul, songs that speak to the inner stillness and sadness, an album that echoes after you stop playing it. This is how you could describe folk-country artist Phil Smith’s latest offering ‘Year Of The Dog’ — his 3rd full-length album, following 2008’s ‘Goldmine’, and 2010’s live studio album ‘Second Hand Heart’ which was produced by Scott Horscroft (Birds of Tokyo/ The Sleepy Jackson/The Panics/ Silverchair).
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Yacht Club DJs Oddity Number 5 East Coast Tour Announcement
Too long have our dance floors lay dormant. Too long has ‘mash’ been of the potato variety. Australia’s favourite mash up maestros Yacht Club DJs will settle the score this April with their Oddity Number 5 Tour – an East Coast run of oddball proportions and the namesake of their fifth infamous mixtape.
It follows the duo’s stint through the UK and US last year; personally invited by Grammy Award winners Mumford & Sons to join them on their Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers, alongside Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, HAIM, The Walkmen and The Vaccines.
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GRAVEYARD – Soundwave Sidewaves show announced
Steppin’ out of the woods of Gothenburg, Sweden and right into your head is Nordic metal longhairs GRAVEYARD. A group that clearly enjoys dropping acid rock in its black-light burrow, stands for no boundaries, no limits at all. GRAVEYARD stand’s out from the crowd. Be it classic rock, blues, jazz, folk – you name it – the authentic quintet makes it sound real at any time. GRAVEYARD deliver it all along with stunning tunes that take you on a journey to a long lost decade of true musicianship… Smell the denim!
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Killswitch Engage announce Australian tour – April 2014
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’S ‘Alive Or Just Breathing’ album was a watershed moment in metal in 2002 as it heralded the birth of ‘Metalcore’. Now, more than a decade later, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have reunited with original singer Jesse Leach. “This change is very exciting,” the band said upon announcing Leach’s triumphant return. “We know you’re going to love it. This is truly a new era in KsE history and it is ready to shred your face off.”
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Calling All Cars single ‘Standing in the Ocean’ (Official Music Video)
‘Standing In The Ocean’ is the new single from Calling All Cars, the second from their forthcoming new album Raise The People. Already added to triple j rotation and destined to become a fist-pumping summer anthem, the single now boasts an equally seasonal video, a narrative of sorts from the mind of Melbourne director Timothy Melville.
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Lady Gaga’s artRAVE, The ARTPOP Ball announces Australia Tour Leg August 2014
August 20 Perth Arena; August 23 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena; August 26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre & August 30 Sydney Allphones Arena
Tickets Go On Sale Starting Feb. 25 in Support of No. 1 Bestselling Album ARTPOP February 20, 2014 – Melbourne, AU – For release 8:00AM AEDT.
Lady Gaga – one of the top global touring acts of our time having sold nearly 4 million concert tickets on her previous tours – is selling out dates all over North America and Europe making Lady Gaga’s artRAVE, The ARTPOP Ball one of the biggest tours this year.
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Northlane Presents “Free Your Mind 2014”
Northlane will launch and headline the 2014 version of their own curated mini-fest this coming May around Australia. Free Your Mind 2014 will include five touring acts on it’s Australian leg, including international and domestic artists, with local slots to be chosen via a competition launching on March 6 on TheMusic.com.au
Each week a different touring act for Free Your Mind will be announced on Channel V’s “LOUD” program on Monday evenings. The schedule for each announcement is listed below alongside the dates.
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The Ninjas – ‘Kill Em All’ (Music Stream)
Seemingly appearing from no where late last year with a debut single called ‘Yeah, Yeah’, THE NINJAS have swiftly begun to pile up their accolades. The single was quickly snapped up by Ford Ranger for an advertising campaign while the band played a plethora of shows with everyone from Velociraptor to The Cribs (UK).
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Brisbane five-piece Settling – “Drop the Game” (Music Stream)
Settling are an indie-pop five-piece from Brisbane, Australia. Settling started in 2012 as the solo project of Brisbane singer-songwriter, Tim Swanston. After collaborating with local vocalist/guitarist Kurtis Tupangaia, they duo made their debut into the Brisbane live music scene, backed by their trusty laptop. Deciding that they needed to flesh out their sound, they added local musicians Andrew Markwell (lead guitar) and Becky Meimaris (drums). This addition led to a change in musical direction, taking their acoustic-led folk songs into a heavier, poppier sound.
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Drawn From Bees return from 2013 hiatus with a Free Digital Release and Residency
2013 was a year of change for Drawn from Bees, with iconic lead guitarist, Raven Danger Jones, retiring from the band. Followed by a period of unrest, discontent and failed attempts to work on recording new material, the band went into hiding.
Towards the end of the year, DFB rediscovered their mojo and began to work on material that will be in a forthcoming EP, due for release in May. During the songwriting process on a rainy Brisbane summer afternoon, Dan, Stew and Matt wrote and recorded Song for Mary Lou.
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