Day: 8 August 2011

The Black Bear Lodge officially opens its doors in Brisbane, replacing The Troubadour

Black Bear Lodge is holding it’s official opening event and live music launch on the 12th, 13th and 14th of August and have called on a little help from their friends to celebrate the event. You can see intimate live sets this weekend from Kellie Lloyd and Tim Steward (Screamfeeder), Ben Salter (Gin Club), Dominic…

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Dead Letter Chorus announce a national tour

To mark the release of their long-awaited sophomore effort, Yearlings, this August 26th, Dead Letter Chorus announce select dates across the country in celebration. Kicking off this September 16th at Perth’s Speakeasy @ The Villa, the band will pay a visit to Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club on September 30th before a sure to be happy…

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The Drones announce national tour with Adalita

Update: a new date has been announced for the 20th Oct 2011: Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle WA. Article has been amended; full details for this show are below in the tour dates. The Drones are without a doubt one of the most acclaimed and revered bands of modern Australian music. Famous for their exhaustingly brutal live…

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Nominees announced for 2011 National Indigenous Music Awards

As the excitement builds for the inaugural National Indigenous Music Awards [NIMAs], MusicNT is pleased to announce the finalists in each category. The highly anticipated finalist announcement signifies an important juncture in indigenous music history. By representing the breadth of the growing music scene the NIMAs recognise traditional and emerging musicians. The shortlisted nominees have…

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Lanu’s Lance Ferguson to run 42km Melbourne Marathon for Cerebral Palsy

Lance Ferguson, widely known under his musical moniker Lanu, has put his name towards an almighty cause, embarking on a 42km run for the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday October 9th. The event is aimed at creating awareness and raising funds for the James Macready-Bryan (JMB) Foundation and the Cerebral Palsy Education Centre (CPEC), with Ferguson…

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Adele’s ride at the top of the ARIA Charts hits twenty weeks

This week sees Adele chalk up an incredible twenty weeks total in number one position on the ARIA Charts, including seven weeks straight at the pinnacle of both the ARIA Singles & Album Charts. The smash hit “Someone Like You” achieves its seventh consecutive week at the ARIA Singles Chart summit, as “Rolling In The…

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Salt N Pepa 2011 Australian Tour Announced

Legends, icons, innovators, sexy, pioneers, sassy & independent – there are many different ways we could describe this phenomenal history-changing group. From Grammys to MTV Awards, these ladies have won them all and paved the way forwomen in hip-hop. They gave females across the globe a voice within their communities and the music industry as…

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Beirut, CANT, Alpine, Peter Combe and more added to the Falls Festival lineup

The Falls Music & Arts Festival is delivering even more line-up delights coming from both near and far. Join the ticket ballot before it closes this Friday at 5pm, as en route to Lorne and Marion Bay this summer are… Melbournites Alpine (AUS) tread a curious line that lands somewhere between Fleetwood Mac and The…

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Leader Cheetah – Lotus Skies (2011 LP)

Adelaide natives Leader Cheetah have played it safe on their sophomore release Lotus Skies, applying their songwriting craft to a tried and true formula that offers an aural delight to the ears but leaves an underwhelming impression with the overall lack of originality and personality in the music. Lotus Skies features gorgeous arrangements and soothing…

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Music Video Monday feat. Boy & Bear, John Butler, Reckless Vagina, Dead Letter Circus, Beastie Boys, Little Barrie, Gay Paris, The Death Set and more!

Since we missed last Monday due to our slow return from Splendour in the Grass, we’re making up for it this week with a MASSIVE Music Video Monday. Plenty of Australian love alongside artists from around the world. So who’s got the coveted music video of the week spot? Well it’s none other than Boy…

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Laugh it up! Getting to know the Just For Laughs 2011 Sydney lineup…

One event we’re quite excited about at the AU review is the upcoming world famous Just for Laughs comedy festival, taking place in Australia this September – for the first time ever at the Sydney Opera House! Over the course of four days, two international comedy galas will take place alongside six solo shows from…

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Changing Lanes moves to Surry Hills and announces a MASSIVE 2011 lineup.

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…

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the AU [audio] interview: Art Vs Science (Sydney)

A couple of hours before they played their sold out show at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Larry Heath caught up with Art Vs Science and got them to answer some questions from their fans… They went on to discuss their best experiences as a band, stealing a stool (and giving it back), hedgehogs, fruits,…

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