Last night, in front of a packed industry crowd at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory, the 2011 J Awards winners were announced, and Gotye was crowned the big winner of the night - winning the J Award for Australian album of the year after Art Vs Science belted out their hit single "A.I.M Fire!", which was coincidentally nominated for best Australian music video of the year.

The Frontier Touring Company today announced that singer/songwriter Adam Cohen - son of legendary poet-balladeer Leonard Cohen - will head to Australian shores for a series of intimate shows next March. It's his first tour of Australia and he'll be showcasing the unique and distinctive voice that has made him a success in his own right.

Organisers of Canberra’s Mission To Launch Festival regretfully announce that the festival has suspended ticket sales and is officially cancelled.

The decision has been a very difficult one for organisers who, as Canberra locals themselves, envisaged bringing a world-class party to the nation’s capital for New Year’s Eve.

Let's get those diaries open... it's time for the Big Day Out sideshow announcements! While this is the vast majority of sideshows we'll be getting for BDO in 2012, we're sure there's more dates to come and more artists to be announced so stay tuned... but for now... away we go!

Tickets to all shows are on sale next Monday, the 28th at 12noon, with presales on the 25th.

KASABIAN
with special guests THE VACCINES

SYDNEY: THE HORDERN PAVILION - TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2012

They concluded one of the longest Australian tours by any international act in 2010, now Guttermouth are returning to their second home to do an extended tour of the East Coast of Australia.

Triple J is drip feeding the BDO 2012 announcement ... Here we go!

Kanye West, Soundgarden, Kasabian

ROYKSOPP!!!, Girl Talk, Best Boast, Cage The Elephant, The Getaway plan, Foster The People, Frenzal Rhomb, OFWGKTA, The Jezabels, Battles, Mariachi El Bronx, Parkway Drive, Architecture in Helsinki, Boy and Bear, Hilltop Hoods, The Living End, My Chemical Romance

Changing Lanes Festival is back on the 17th of September for its second consecutive year, this time taking over the lower end of Devonshire St and its surrounding laneways and venues, all in the name of raising funds for FBi Radio.

MAPS Entertainment and FBi Radio are transforming Devonshire St into a cultural wonderland featuring a melting pot of music, street art, fashion, photography and food.

The Tallest Man On Earth, aka songwriter Kristian Matsson (Sweden), returns to Australian shores this October for The Tallest Man On Earth Australian Tour. Joining Matsson, is Australian troubadour, Old Man River.

The Frontier Touring Company are not just delighted, they’re damn well besides themselves with giddy excitement, to announce what is arguably THE biggest rock concerts of the summer.

#1 chart-toppers the Foo Fighters are returning to Australia and New Zealand for stadium shows and they’re bringing some pretty awesome friends in tow: none other than Tenacious D!

Short-listed in 2010 in the Live Category for the NME Music Photography Awards, The English Gentleman bestows Mart Gallery with some of his favourites...

A rising star in capturing the spirit of fine rock and roll moments in Sydney, the English Gentleman came onto the music scene 3 years ago. Originally from London, he moved to Sydney to pursue his flowering career as a graphic designer at Landor Associates. Photography only recently became a passion.

Finally! The EP by Sydney group The Laurels is almost here! Mesozoic will be released on July 8th.... and they've got a few shows to support the launch (scroll down to view). In the meantime, here is one of our favourite tracks from the band "Black Cathedral". Enjoy!

GB3 – the collaborative musical project from Underground Lovers’ Glenn Bennie – announce a new single ‘How Do You Glow?’ on June 4 from the acclaimed album Damaged/Controlled, and will launch the single at an exclusive June 10 live show at The East Brunswick Club in Melbourne.

The digital single will also feature an alternate mix of ‘How Do You Glow?’ and a remix of the album title track ‘Damaged/Controlled’.