In 2015, a new era of Festival of the Sun (FOTSUN) peeks its sunburnt head over the horizon, as the boutique summer festival commences its second decade! FOTSUN, one of Australia’s longest-running music festivals, introduces a plethora of exciting new elements this year, adding to the experience and excitement without sacrificing the relaxed, backyard vibe punters have come to know and love.
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100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N’ Roll)
Alex Chadwick plays 100 famous guitar riffs in one take giving you a chronological history of rock n’ roll.
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Photo Gallery : The Grates with Straight Arrows + Pleasure Symbols at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne – August 15, 2015
Live Review : Olly Murs at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – August 11, 2015
Words and photos by David Jackson – sbj.rocks
At only 31-years old, Olly Murs sure has done a lot. Albums, tours and even an autobiography. Olly arrived in Sydney on Tuesday night to play the final show of his 2015 Australian tour.
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Photo Gallery : Olly Murs at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – August 11, 2015
Photos by David Jackson – sbj.rocks
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BEYOND THE VALLEY FESTIVAL 2015 Lineup!
BEYOND THE VALLEY FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A MIND MELTING 2015 LINE-UP !
Prepare yourself for a soul-defining expansion of the senses.
With a stunning new location, expanded show dates and a fucking insane line-up, BEYOND THE VALLEY 2015 is THE News Years Eve event not to be missed!
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The 25th Meredith Music Festival line up announced
THE 25TH MEREDITH
Happens on December 11, 12 & 13 December 2015.
The Ticket Ballot is Open Now until 10:25pm on Tuesday 18 August – Enter via www.mmf.com.au.
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Photo Gallery : Orpheus Omega with Immorium, Daemon Pyre, The Seer and Hadal Maw at Newtown Social Club, Sydney – August 8, 2015
REEL BIG FISH + LESS THAN JAKE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR!!
Having just completed a massive sold out tour of the USA, REEL BIG FISH and LESS THAN JAKE will be bringing their kickass co-headline tour to Australia this October!
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The Darkness “Blast Of Our Kind” Australian Tour – November 2015 ** BRISBANE DATE CHANGE **
#### TOUR UPDATE ####
‘’BLAST OF OUR KIND Tour ’’
BRISBANE 2015 – DATE CHANGE:
SHOW MOVED TO SUNDAY 8th NOVEMBER
UK rock heroes The Darkness are distraught to announce that they have been banned from performing on the same day as AC/DC in Brisbane. City Health and Safety executives have decreed that the sheer power released into the atmosphere if the two bands were permitted to play at the same time would create TOO MUCH ROCK, threatening the city’s foundations and causing buildings to crumble like dog biscuits in the rain.
Furthermore, military law will be implemented, and security services will patrol the suburbs and schools confiscating riffs and power chords from the kids, in case rock readings go into the red.
The Darkness IN NO WAY condones this State-led anti-rockism. Buildings were made to crumble like dog biscuits in the rain. Riffs and power chords were born to rock free. This is our electric destiny!
But The Man has won this time. We sadly proclaim that our Brisbane show at the glorious Tivoli will be brought forward from Thursday 12th November to Sunday 8th November. All tickets will be valid for the new date, and refunds available if you are busy singing in the church choir that day. It goes without saying that AC/DC’s representatives were keen to move their show, but The Darkness are Gentlemen of Rock and would not hear of it.
Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining. Rock fans who accidentally pressed the wrong button and bought AC/DC tickets instead of The Darkness tickets will now be able to witness both mighty events! IN YOUR FACE, The Man….
Rock On Brisbane!
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THE DARKNESS, multi award winning, multi-million selling megaband formed in 2000 by The Brothers Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and (now departed) Ed Graham have had good years and bad. And some years where they didn’t actually do anything. This year is a good’un, because THE DARKNESS are back with their brand new fourth album Last of Our Kind, released in June 2015 and a new drummer Rufus Taylor (son of Queen drummer Roger Taylor), now they are back for an Australian Tour!
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THE FALL – AUSTRALIA TOUR 2015
Handsome Tours is proud to announce that seminal English group THE FALL will return to Australia this October to perform shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
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Clutch Announce New Single ‘X-Ray Vision’
It’s the parabolic motion of projectiles. Or, as Isaac Newton stated, what goes up must come down, that is everything… except Clutch.
Psychic Warfare is Clutch’s eleventh studio LP, and it goes straight for the throat with the first single X-Ray Visions, and never lets go.
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ZAKK WYLDE’S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces Australian Tour 2015
Since their late 90’s inception, Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, formed by guitar legend Zakk Wylde, have been at the forefront of their genre. Their taste for hard riffs and blazing solos has resulted in a slew of hugely successful albums and a reputation as one of the most powerful live bands of their generation. Fuelled by fiercely loyal fans and signature merchandise Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society have stamped themselves as an established brand in today’s music culture and one that continues to grow.
Zakk Wylde is without doubt one of the most decorated guitar heroes in modern history. As Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist for over 20 years (in addition to his work with Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society), this long term partnership led to a string of multi-platinum albums, including Osbourne’s biggest selling “No More Tears,” for which Wylde wrote all the music.
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Live Review : Mark Ronson at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne – July 29, 2015
Having built a career on collaborating with the best up and coming artists it was only fitting that Ronson bring along some big supports and cameos to help him deliver his Splendour sideshows to an enthusiastic Australian audience.
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Photo Gallery : Mark Ronson at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne – July 29, 2015
Photographer: Geoffrey D’Unienville
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