2016 is shaping up to be RÜFÜS’ biggest year yet; with BLOOM topping the ARIA charts with a #1 debut in Jan, booting Adele from the top spot that she’d held for months. The album’s two lead singles landed in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown (You Were Right #12 and Like An Animal #28) and the fellas are currently in the middle of their mostly sold out European/UK/US/CAN tour, which is set to see them play on the coveted Coachella line up later this month..
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Q&A with Tom Bloomfield – WAAX
With a reputation for delivering blistering live performances and their latest EP ‘Holy Sick’ in tow, WAAX will be hitting the stage at the 2016 ‘The Blurst Of Times” Festival. We caught up with WAAX drummer Tom Bloomfield for a chat.
First of all, congratulations on the release of your 2015 EP ‘Holy Sick’.
Thankyaaaa
‘Holy Sick’ has been extremely well received. Do you enjoy the writing/recording process or prefer touring and playing live shows?
That’s a toughy, I think we love them both for different reasons, playing live probably has our collective heart though.
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Black Stone Cherry joins STEEL PANTHER Australian Tour – June 2016
Black Stone Cherry has some sweet (as cherry pie) news – their tour dates in June 2016 have been rescheduled. While that doesn’t SOUND like awesome news… it most definitely is, as they have been shifted to main support slot on the Steel Panther tour. Double your dose of US rock in one night!.
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Album Review : Black Stone Cherry – ‘Kentucky’
Photos & Review : Peter Coates
From the grungy opening chords of The Way of the Future all the way to the heartfelt soulful close of The Rambler, this is an album that wears its heart right on its Southern Frock-coat sleeve. The fifth full-length release from Kentucky born and bred rockers Black Stone Cherry sees them continue to stay loyal to their deep southern roots, while delivering probably their heaviest riffs, and most soulful ballad on the same record.
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MAYDAY PARADE (With special guest The Early November) Announce 2016 Australian Tour
Pop punk phenomenon MAYDAY PARADE are heading Down Under in October on their most extensive Australian headline tour to date to support their fifth album, ‘Black Lines’.
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Joe Bonamassa – 2016 Australian Tour
Hot off the heels of his blistering performance at Blues Fest in Byron Bay over Easter, blues-rock guitarist extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa is happy to announce he will be returning to Australian shores for a national headline tour this September, including a very special evening that will see Joe play his debut performance at the Sydney Opera House.
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Art Exhibition: “In the garden of Alex” – Richard Randall Studio, Mt Coot-tha – 16/17 April 2016
Alex Crombie-Van Ewyk is a young Brisbane artist with a strong interest in Japanese culture and tradition, and passion for colour and design. In the garden of Alex is an art exhibition of artwork is based on nature and the gardens.
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Trivium Announce Australian Tour – April 2016 *Supports Announced*
*** TOUR UPDATE ***
LOCAL TOUR SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED
The much anticipated return of US metal monoliths TRIVIUM is but one week away now, and promoters have revealed a series of quality local openers for the tour, complementing already announced main support ORPHEUS OMEGA.
Primed and eager to tread the boards alongside one of the most significant and exciting names in modern metal will be a selection of curated local acts. Melbourne scores prog-metal up’n’comers Orsome Welles and the popular Envenomed. Sydney gets energetic melodic hardcore act Polaris. Brisbane will include death metal maestros Eternal Rest, whilst Fremantle and Adelaide will catch Make Way For Man and Dyssidia respectively. All awesome ambassadors for our thriving local metal scene.
There’s no doubt this tour will yield will be one of the most thrill inducing live metal experiences to be had on Australian shores this year. More shows are on the cusp of selling out, so be decisive and head to tickets.destroyalllines.com immediately to secure tickets.
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VIOLENT SOHO national WACO Tour completely sold out!
Violent Soho’s hugely anticipated fourth studio album WACO (released on 18 March via I OH YOU) has debuted at #1 on ARIA album charts. It’s been a long time coming for Mansfield’s (4122) favourite sons who after four full length LPs (including Gold-certified Hungry Ghost which enjoyed a #6 ARIA debut) and extensive touring throughout Australia and overseas, have managed to snag the hotly sort after top spot.
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The Cat Empire Australian – ‘Rising With The Sun’ Tour Announcement
The Cat Empire announce the ‘Rising With The Sun Global Tour’ with shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Far North Qld, and of course their home town of Melbourne. These shows (many of them suitable for all ages) join the already announced Western Australian dates in March and performances at Womadelaide and BluesFest in Byron Bay, with more shows in QLD and NSW to be announced soon.
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A Wilhelm Scream – Australian Tour – May 2016 – Supports Announced
Massachusetts rifflords A WILHELM SCREAM are primed to destroy small venues on their May Australian tour, and stoked to add popular Perth punkers THE DECLINE as main tour support, with the cream of local punk talent to open all shows.
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Ivan Ooze Announces National Tour 2016
To coincide with the launch of his brand new mix tape ’93 KFC Rotisserie GOLD, Ivan Ooze has announced a national headline tour that will take the young rapper across the country to showcase the tracks featured on his long-awaited 2nd release.
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Live Review + Photo Gallery : Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016 – Day Five
Review By Wanda Hill
Photos by Stuart Blythe
It was an emotional end to Bluesfest last night witnessing Brian Wilson perform Pet Sounds with original Beach Boys member Al Jardine and long term member Blondie Chaplin accompanied by a mini orchestra including string, woodwind and brass sections as well as drums, percussion, guitars, bass and support singer. This was part of a world tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rolling Stone’s declared second greatest album of all time and will most likely be Brian Wilson’s last trip to Australia. Hearing the historically important songs of the Beach Boys, live from the creators mouth was a surprisingly special experience considering that I have never particularly been a Beach Boys fan. Realising the place in history of these songs and the way they continue to influence several generations was deeply moving. The world the Beach Boys were singing about in the 60’s seems so innocent compared to the world we live in today. Brian Wilson was not looking his best but still managed to sing songs including Fun Fun Fun, Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda and Wouldn’t it be Nice with a bit of support from Matt Jardine for the sections that were no longer in his vocal range. They created a joyous atmosphere that was so infectious… maybe I’m a Beach Boys fan now just in time before this era sadly comes to and end.
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Live Review + Photo Gallery : Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016 – Day Four
Review By Wanda Hill
Photos by Stuart Blythe
Shooglenifty were a great fresh way to start Bluesfest 2016 Day 4. Their celtic flavours are not often heard at Bluesfest. A great contrast and way to refresh the ears, kind of like sniffing a coffee bean in between wine tasting. With a fiddle, banjo, mandolin, drums, guitar and bass these guys from Scotland had the audience experimenting with their best River Dance impersonations and moving in energetic ways that are not your usual Bluesfest hip swinging standard. With beautiful tunes, jigs and reels that branched out to sound almost middle eastern and esoteric at times, this band can really get you dancing. Violinist Angus Grant kept the focus sharply on the music declaring ‘we only have an hour, so we are going to dispense with the hysterical banter that goes on between songs’. See Shooglenifty perform today at the Juke Joint 4:15pm.
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Live Review + Photo Gallery : Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016 – Day Three
Review By Wanda Hill
Photos by Stuart Blythe
Day three was all about soaking up epic saxophonist Kamasi Washington with his band from Los Angeles during their last Australian show for 2016. To see a jazz/funk band of this quality and diversity in Australia is a real treat and must be embraced if you like this genre. Each incredible musician on tour with Kamasi was given plenty of stage time to showcase their unique contribution and own original material with respectful introductions from Kamasi explaining how they met. It was a real neighbourhood affair with childhood friends and Kamasi’s father all on stage. Some have been friends before they had even picked up an instrument. The arrangements were intricate, full of detail, embracing difficult time signatures, highlighting the fine pedigree of these musicians who mix with jazz royalty back in their homeland.
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