THE ETTES have finished Wicked Will, the first local release from the rowdy and relentless Nashville garage rock on their own imprint Fond Object, a joint venture with Krian Music Group. It reunites the band with analogue guru/producer Liam Watson (THE KILLS, WHITE STRIPES, FABIENNE DELSOL), who recorded their 2006 debut Shake the Dust at…
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It is with great excitement that we announce the signing of West Coast dub-pop duo Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis, AKA Peaking Lights, to Domino label Weird World. The husband-wife duo’s first release for the label will arrive on November 18th 2011 with this year’s highly acclaimed “936” album, hitherto only available as a much…
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Two very special guests have been announced to join Oh Mercy at their last headline shows of 2011. The Sydney show happening at the Oxford Art Factory on October 14 will see Oh Mercy joined by Brous, while in Melbourne at The Hi-Fi on November 25, Owl Eyes will grace the stage. Having taken acts…
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Independent music artists from New South Wales have until 9 October to enter the Telstra Road to Discovery talent development program for a chance to showcase their music to the nation and make serious connections in the Australian music industry. Up to six local musicians will be chosen to perform at the Windsor heat of…
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The Australian premiere of British playwright Howard Barker’s powerful story of the Israelite heroine, Judith, opens at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre on 18 October. On the eve of an attack on her home town – her people due to be annihilated – Judith, a beautiful Jewish widow, sets off to seduce then slay the General…
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If you thought our bumper birthday line up was already massive, well think again! We are very excited to announce some new recruits to the party. Joining the bill for Saturday October 1st will be: GOOD HEAVENS: Finally the wait is over, the new project from Sarah Kelly has arrived! You might know her from…
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New Orleans’ rock innovators MUTEMATH have announced that they will release their third album for Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records, entitled, Odd Soul, on September 30th, 2011. The album, which was produced by the band, is the follow-up to 2009’s Armistice, which debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Digital Albums and Alternative Albums chart, No. 4 on…
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On October 14, The Vasco Era will release a brand new, independent, self-titled album. Recorded live at Melbourne’s Sound Park Studios with producer Steven Schram, The Vasco Era is bursting with nearly freeform metal lashings of noise that whip around the bands blues. To celebrate the new album, The Vasco Era and Sydney’s Papa vs…
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The Hoodoo Emporium (Mojo Juju, Taryn van Kan & co.) welcome you, to yet another time and another place. After entirely SOLD OUT seasons in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they have given their Jitterbug Club a little revamp. Last time they surfaced, they journeyed deep into 1930’s Harlem, a world full of hot…
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After announcing release plans for their ‘Get Loved’ project last week, Faker is delighted to today reveal details of their first national tour in three years. Kicking off in Byron Bay on 20th October, the Faker: Live! national headline tour will take in fourteen dates through five States & Territories this October and November, wrapping…
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Following on from the 2010 Indent Tour featuring Urthboy, Indent is pleased to announce Australia’s most exciting pop-punk outfit, Tonight Alive as this year’s headline act. Tonight Alive have been quick to forge a name for themselves as one of the best up and coming bands. In their short time together they have been named…
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We said that ‘Black Tooth’ was music to rob banks to, well, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s next single, ‘Dead Beat’ is the soundtrack to the pre-heist party. ‘Dead Beat’ encapsulates King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s unique and celebratory brand of menace. The second single to be taken from the band’s forthcoming EP,…
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Songwriter and story-teller Lachlan Bryan will visit six of our eight states and territories this October, November and December for a series of intimate live shows. The tour will follow a short visit to Nashville for the 2011 American Music Association (AMA) Festival. Lachlan (best known as front man of Melbourne alt-country darlings The Wildes)…
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Domino is to release Mount Wittenberg Orca, the collaborative album from Dirty Projectors and Björk, on physical formats for the first time on October 21st. Mount Wittenberg Orca was written by David Longstreth and performed by Nat Baldwin, Björk, Amber Coffman, Haley Dekle, Angel Deradoorian, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber. The album was recorded at…
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You’ve heard the rumours and now we can confirm our brand new stage whereby Homebake Music, Film & Arts Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival are teaming up to present an exciting new initiative in 2011. The inaugural Homebake Comedy Stage, presented by Sydney Comedy Festival, will feature some of Australia’s best beloved comedians as well…
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To celebrate this year’s upcoming JÄGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS (JIMA’s) being held in Melbourne on Wednesday 12 October, Jägermeister is giving music fans the chance to get up close and personal with some of the nominees with a series of free music events at the Jägermeister Hunting Lodge from October 7 – 11. After the…
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More great news for discerning music fans! The upcoming ‘Harvest’ music and arts festival (taking place in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in November), today unveils new artists joining the already stellar line-up of in Portishead, The National, The Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Holy Fuck, The Family Stone, Mercury Rev, Death In Vegas,…
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As we move into the tail end of the year, things aren’t letting up for the extremely talented songstress, emma louise. Shortly after her notable wins at the Queensland Music Awards, the announcement has come for her first national tour starting this November. emma is no stranger to the touring circuit. Her first time on…
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In 1977, the dawn of punk, the Misfits were born. This year, over three decades later, they descend on Australia, with a legacy of musical history that has withstood the test of time. The Misfits hit up Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide in November / December. From inception, the Misfits were primal. Their music was…
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Sweden, Mexico, Canada, France, Brazil, Norway, these are just a handful of the 24 countries that will be represented during FILTER’s Culture Collide music festival coming up this October 6-9 in Los Angeles. To celebrate the colliding of the many cultures involved in the festival, FILTER is partnering with the Busy Beaver Button Co. to…
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In addition to their already announced performance at Meredith Music Festival, lovers of garage rock will rejoice at the news that Mudhoney will tour Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart this December. This will be their 6th journey to Australia throughout their triumphant 23 year career. It’s no question that Mudhoney were the band that…
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FBi today announced Oliver Tank and Rainbow Chan as the two winners of the 2011 Northern Lights Competition. These two solo artists will be heading to Reykjavik in October to check out (and play at!) the Iceland Airwaves Festival, meet and collaborate with other musicians, and experience the magic of the aurora borealis. FBi is…
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After a little bit of arm twisting and encouragement we’ve been able to convince Tensnake to bring his live show to two super sneeky intimate clubs with us. The first at one of our favourite Melbourne venues the Mercat Basement, home to Animals Dancing and C Grade, and our night Adult Disco in Sydney. Tensnake…
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With a new album to be released on September 23, Confession will be hitting the road on “The Long Way Home” Tour this October. Following the success of their debut album Cancer (2009) and sold-out national tours throughout 2010, Australian hardcore band Confession prepares to push forward. With members living in Adelaide, Byron Bay and…
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After the recent success of Rewind – 80s Festival in England and Scotland, Australia is getting ready for some of the best loved music icons of the 80s to descend upon thebeautiful BlueScope Field in Kembla Grange from 28 to 30 October, 2011 for the inaugural Rewind Festival Australia, boasting the biggest live outdoor line-up…
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Gotye achieves a fourth consecutive week at the ARIA Singles Chart summit, with his stunning track “Somebody That I Used To Know” featuring Kimbra. The single maintains extraordinary sales, rating as the third-highest individual sales week of the year so far, and achieving Gold status two weeks running. Adele’s “21” returns to the top of…
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We’re pleased to announce today that hip hop icon EMINEM will perform at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Thursday 1 December, and Sydney Football Stadium on Friday 2 December, with special international guest LIL WAYNE plus multi ARIA Award winning HILLTOP HOODS and much more to be announced soon. As seen recently at V-Festival (UK) and…
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Illusive and Totem Onelove are extremely excited to announce the birth of a brand new under 18s music festival – BREAKOUT – and its inaugural events in Melbourne at Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Fri 25 Nov) and Sydney at Hordern Pavilion and Byron Kennedy Hall (Fri 2 Dec). The first two acts to be announced…
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As the night started off with a devilish Oporto ‘Feisty’ burger and ended with angelic Feist-like vocals, somehow in a parallel universe the evening also transitioned like a time machine in reverse, with supporting act Swimwear delivering synth-tastic sounds from the ’80s, and featuring act Melodie Nelson sending us back to the swinging ’60s. The…
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The hottest tour of the US summer is heading for Australia this December. Timeless and enduring, Sade will perform their first Australian shows in more than 20 years when they make a long overdue and much-awaited return this December for a series of indoor arena and open-air ‘A Day on the Green’ shows. The band…
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