In this Issue: Elizaband and Delaney Davidson play the Spotted Mallard, The Workers Club hosts Velma Grove, The Growl, DAN AND AMY and Lorde. Joy Division & New Order battle it out for Ding Dong Lounge’s WEEKENDER, Neon Trees also play at Ding Dong, The Northcote Social Club have The Cambodian Space Project, Lightning Tape Wolf play two shows in Geelong and Collingwood, Tex Perkins new band The Ape are at Cherry bar, Dj Butcher graces CANT SAY and Zoophyte have residency at The Espy.

The Gum Ball Festival is known for its penchant of assembling quite the eclectic line-up of musicians from Australia and abroad, and 2013 is no different. Following on from the festival's initial announcement of bands, The Gum Ball has revealed that the alt-country 'supergroup' The Hillbilly Killers are set to headline this year's installment.

The full line up of artists announced so far reads as follows:

The Hillbilly Killers
Tumbleweed
The Medics
The Eastern (NZ)
Money For Rope
Benjalu

Mojo Juju, the Novocastrian dark cabaret/swamp rock crooner and former founding member of The Snake Oil Merchants, has set out on her own with this sinister first single from her debut solo album.

Mojo Juju is one of those acts that you’ll find extremely difficult to pin into a genre. You’re guaranteed one thing though, the self-titled album from this unique songstress is quite the raunchy seduction for your ears.

Drawing inspiration from the Jazz age, early blues and Latin America ‘Pachuco’ culture of the 1930’s and 40’s, Mojo Juju produces mesmerising and memorable live performances. The November tour will feature tracks from her debut and self-titled album to be released this Friday the 14th September. Mojo Juju’s dark, dirty and seductive presence and music of her live show will corrupt your soul.

MOJO JUJU – NOVEMBER TOUR DATES

There were a whole bunch of announcements this week, coming from both established artists like Peter Gabriel and Coheed and Cambria, and up-and-coming acts like Sleep Decade and The Invincible Summer. Take a look at them all below!

Mojo Juju livened up Sunday night at The Old Bar in Melbourne - Michael Christian was there to take some photos.

In this weeks issue: We see the finalists for the Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship, a chart for powerful musical figures, as well as action on the good ol’ ARIA charts. Plus Rave Magazine closes down, and a whole heap of record label signings for a bunch of Australian artists.

When Laurie Anderson sang ‘Paradise is exactly like where you are right now, only much, much better’ she could have been describing the Mullum Music Festival - four days of international and national profile artists mixing with locals and visitors in the beautiful and vibrant little town of Mullumbimby on the NSW north coast.

Hollywood if you could? This New Year’s Eve you can.

Forget the ugly crowds, endless cues, and obscene costs of a regular NYE in Sydney. Dress-up in your fine wears and enjoy the music, style and indulgence of The Vanguard.

What better way to enjoy the debauched fun that is the silly season than with the music and style of The Vanguard.