Photographer: KristaBella Photography
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Charles Walker and The Dynamites @ The Zoo, Brisbane | November 24th, 2011 | Live Review
Review by Lauren Sherritt
 Photo Credit: Pete Coorey |
On possibly the most humid Brisbane night in 2011 so far, a small crowd gathered at The Zoo in hopes of witnessing something special. Clutching cold beverages and gathering close to fans and windows, last Thursday night proved to be the time for these fans of funk and soul to have their wishes come true and be transported back to a time when their music, played with passion and skill, was at it’s very height. |
THE DYNAMITES featuring Charles Walker @ The Zoo, Brisbane | November 24th, 2011 | Photo Gallery
Interview: Regular John – Catching The Wild Beast
Interview by Stuart Blythe
2011 has been a big year for Regular John. The psychedelic rockers played The Big Day Out, supported Motörhead, have toured relentlessly and more recently entered the studio to record the follow up to their debut album The Peaceful Atom Is a Bomb.
We caught up with Regular John in the studio!
[Photo Credit: Monica Pronk]
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Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute to Nick Cave @ The Tivoli, Brisbane – November 20th, 2011 | Live Review
Review by Lauren Sherritt
On the night, Lindsay McDougall (aka Triple J’s ‘The Doctor’) introduced the concept well: “a show celebrating one of Australia’s music legends by the showcasing of new, young Australian talent”. Triple J’s tribute to Nick Cave, a series of concerts played around the country entitled Straight To You, remarkably achieved both of these objectives.
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Interview with Charles Walker and Leo Black of The Dynamites
by Lauren Sherritt
US funk masters The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker are in Australia delivering their unrelenting barrage of stripped-down, rhythmic R&B, funk and swinging soul!
Lauren Sherritt chats with singer Charles Walker and guitarist Leo Black and delves deeper into the soul of the band.
LS: You’ve been to Australia before, you played here last year?
Charles: Yeah we were there last year. This will be our third time.
Leo: Our first time was last April, then we came over for New Year and here we come again.
LS: And is Australia a country you like to tour in?
Charles: Oh yeah, very much so. We have a great time there and people really enjoy the music. It makes for a great tour.
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Take Five With… Jai Sparks | The Strums
Interview by Life Music Media
The Strums launch their debut EP @ The Beetle Bar, Brisbane on November 25th and they’ve lined up some of their oldest friends who coincidentally play in a few of the coolest rock n roll bands in Brisbane – The Mercy Beat, Bang Bang Boss Kelly, Get William – to help them celebrate… There might even be some sneaky DJ sets between the bands.
Take Five With… The Strums vocals/guitarist Jai Sparks
Take Five With… Christian Tryhorn | Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
Its been an amazing year for Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS)… inclusion in Australia’s premier Blues and Roots Festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011, completion of their ‘Sins of the Blessed – East Coast Tour’ – some 35 dates over 2 months which sees the band travel from Cairns all the way down to Sydney, pretty much stopping at every city in between – as well as a number of confirmed festival dates and key support slots.
Life Music Media invites you to take five with… Christian Tryhorn | Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
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Ball Park Music @ East Brunswick Club, Melbourne | Live Review
Review by Ben Connolly
There’s a buzz in the air tonight – a full house and the Ball Park Music headlining debut album launch tour tends to give out a special vibe. And it’s been a long, well-worn track to get to this point: singles and free downloads leading to early Triple J recognition, signing to a supportive management company and releasing one of them most anticipated EPs of recent memory, seemingly tour after tour as the perpetual bridesmaids before finally knuckling down to carve out the first full-length offering.
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Only The Sea Slugs @ Yah Yahs, Fitzroy – October 27, 2011 | Live Review
Review by Ben Connolly
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Rock can be such a bitch of a game. One day you’re the toast of the town, an EP in the shops, a film clip on Rage and some choice words thrown your way from the national youth music broadcaster. Then you decide to cram all your gear into a van and tumble a thousand kilometres south only to be greeted by a mid-week pub, almost empty apart the other bands on the bill and a few uneager passers-by; shitty sound only adds to the drama. And that’s where it all goes pear-shaped for Sydney-siders Only The Sea Slugs with its recent gig at Melbourne’s Yah Yah’s. |
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Interview with Danielle Spencer – Hopeful, Excited and Ready
Interview by Stuart Blythe
Australian singer/songwriter Danielle Spencer, currently on her “The Alone & Together” tour with Steve Balbi, is set to release her 6 track acoustic EP on November 18th (2011).
Danielle Spencer chats with Life Music Media.
When I got back out on the road and starting playing some shows last year there were a lot of requests for tracks from my debut album ‘White Monkey’ and so we started playing them live and then people starting asking where they could buy them. The album was released in 2001 through EMI and is now deleted and largely unavailable, so I decided to record a 6 track acoustic EP which is available for sale at all the shows and online from November 18.
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Photo Gallery : Cold Chisel at Brisbane Entertainment Centre – 01 November 2011
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer : Stuart Blythe
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Elton John – 2011 Australian Tour Announced! [Tour News & Tickets]
“Singing in an unfaltering voice, and projecting an exuberant air, Mr. John behaved more like a master of ceremonies than a guest of honor. His patter between songs was affable enough to defy the dimensions of the arena.” New York Times
“Elton played and sang awesomely, with gale-force gusto. Lord knows how many times he’s performed these songs, but somehow he still manages to sound as if he means every word of them.” The Telegraph UK
Chugg Entertainment is proud to present the much-lauded return of the one and only Elton John to Australia this summer.
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KINGS OF LEON TOUR POSTPONED DUE TO INJURY OF BAND MEMBER
The Frontier Touring Company regret to advise that the Kings Of Leon tour has been postponed from March 2011 to November 2011 to allow drummer Nathan Followill to recover from surgery for a torn right labrum and bicep.
Doctors have advised that at least three months will be required for Nathan to recover post surgery to ensure the injury doesn’t reoccur.
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Who What Where with Josh Berry of LACEY
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“When you listen to ‘ROPES’, the debut EP from Perth natives LACEY, one of the first things you’ll notice is the band’s incredible penchant for writing sobering, incisive lyrics, phrased perfectly in the sweetest pop melodies. Their rhythms are tight and infections and their tones, soothing. The end result is a sound that unintentionally seductive, but defiantly addictive…” LACEY |
Who, What or Where is your favourite…
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