Pictured: Bloc Party Or should it be called Splendour in the Mud? Well, everyone on Twitter seems to think so, with the #splendourinthemud hash tag proving quite popular indeed. For those who are attending the festival, it would be hard to argue to sentiment. With the brief but powerful downpour on Day 1, the Belongil…
Fresh off the road from a tour with Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells, Little Scout have announced a run of headline shows in support of new single “Go Quietly” in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Mixed by Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta), “Go Quietly” signals an exciting new direction for the band, and its recent release…
If the promise of seeing bands like Eiffel 65 and Hanson later this year wasn’t enough to whet your whistle, we have another band from the late 90s to get you excited. Remember “All Star,” “Walkin’ On The Sun” and “Then the Morning Comes”? How can you not!? Yep, Smash Mouth have just announced an…
Pictured: Busby Marou, Jessica Mauboy, Shellie Morris, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Troy Cassar-Daley. From the Top End to Tasmania, the nation’s most outstanding Indigenous artists have been selected as the finalists in the 2012 National Indigenous Music Awards with the winners announced on August 11. Country music superstar Troy Cassar-Daley and folk/roots act Busby Marou have both…
Great news or greatest news? Last seen in Australia 16 years ago, the iconic Californian group Weezer will finally be returning to our shores for one hell of a special performance. As though to say “we’re sorry for our absence”, they will be performing everyone’s favourite* Weezer record in FULL: The Blue Album. They also…
The 2012/13 Falls Festival continues drip-feeding us their lineup, with 7 new bands announced today. These are: Bombay Bicycle Club, First Aid Kit, Hilltop Hoods, Maximo Park, Millions and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. This year’s event will be the 20th year of the Lorne, Victoria (18+) event, and the 10th year of the Marion Bay,…
Adding a new voice to the next generation of Indigenous music, Thelma Plum from Brisbane has been announced as the winner of the NIMAs triple j Unearthed competition. Judges had a strong field to choose from right across Australia and Thelma blew judges away with her haunting, spiritual sound, showing a level of experience than…
Ahead of a small media crowd today at the Capitol, Dame Edna Everage talked at length about her career and her farewell tour (her “Diamonte Jubilee”) “EAT PRAY LAUGH!”, which kicks off tonight at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney and runs until July 14th. The show stars Dame Edna Everage, with Barry Humphries, Sandy Stone…
To celebrate 20 years of dedicated Pharcyde delivery, and following their successful performances at Good Vibrations Festival in 2009, California’s Imani and Bootie Brown of The Pharcyde are bringing their original, idiosyncratic style of hip hop back to Australia this August with a special audio/visual show. It’s hard to believe it’s been two decades since…
Mildura garage rockers Jackson Firebird are launching their high-octane debut album Cock Rockin’ on June 8, 2012. They’re going to mark the occasion with the Paper Scissors Rock tour in Victoria and NSW. Previously, the band has earned their touring stripes alongside You Am I, King Cannons, Snowdroppers, Little Birdy and the Fumes. Two killer…
This June and July, the eastward states of Australia will be treated to an epic triple bill, dubbed the “This Epic Tour”. Making up the bill are three Melbourne rock bands celebrating their latest single releases: Kingswood, Money For Rope and Damn Terran. The tour will kick off at Melbourne’s Workers Club on June 28…
JOE BONAMASSA Award-winning blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his world-class touring band are returning to Australia for a series of concerts. The tour is in support of Bonamassa’s brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight as well as the recently released DVD/Blu-ray Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York,…
From high atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge, we had the unique opportunity last night to join some 120 climbers as they helped (literally) light up celebrations for launch of Sydney’s fourth annual VIVID Festival. Battling cold and blustery conditions, the climbers, covered in lights, were just one of the many ways the city was celebrating…
Echoing the sentiments of many who attended the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, the San Francisco Chronicle said this year’s event affirmed its position as “the best damn time on the face of the earth.” The 2012 Jazz Fest was attended by an estimated 450,000 people over the course of…
Come June 7th (through June 10th), tens of thousands will once again flock to Tennessee’s ultimate makeshift arena to bask in Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’s eleventh annual outing. Leading the extravaganza is Radiohead, The Beach Boys (reformed, featuring Brian Wilson), Bon Iver, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Australia’s own The Temper Trap (pictured) and Bonnaroo…
Our live coverage from last year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington State, USA, unveiled it as one of the must-do festivals on the global circuit and with this years line-up sharing several key performers with this year’s Splendour In The Grass line-up (including Jack White, The Shins and Explosions In The Sky), all eyes will…
Let’s cut to the chase, as let’s face it, you’ve been waiting long enough! Hitting Belongil Fields in Byron Bay this July 27, 28 and 29 for the 2012 Splendour in the Grass festival will be… Jack White, Bloc Party (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Smashing Pumpkins, At The Drive-In (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Lana Del Rey, Azealia…
With the sun shining and the crowd numbers strong (though a decline from the heavyweights that comprised the 2011 lineup, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones et al), Bluesfest reminded the crowd what it’s all about: the music, the good vibes and the experience. The Doley brothers – favourites of Bluesfest – kicked the day…
To help launch the release of their third album Notorious (via UNFD on June 1st, 2012), Buried In Verona will be touring nationally on The Notorious Tour this June with support from The Plot In You [USA], In Hearts Wake and Silent Screams [UK]. The dates take on all major Australian cites, with an extensive…
When Bruce Springsteen was announced as the keynote speaker for the 2012 SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas, the addition of a one off, intimate show was inevitable. Not only was this added, but tonight, in front of two thousand or so lucky fans at ACL Live, he brought his sixteen piece E-Street Band along…
Some unfortunate news to those who had planned a weekend away to the sixth Playground Weekender. Following the advice of NSW State Emergency Service, the festival has been asked to cancel its event with the following: “New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSWES) directs the Playground Weekender boutique music festival be cancelled under the State…
As the rain poured and the lightning could be seen in the distance, the winners of the 20th Anniversary of Tropfest were announced by an impressive group of judges that included Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Toni Collette. Winning the competition was “Lemonade Stand”, by Director Alethea Jones of Melbourne. Coming in second…
Aussie rockers Faker have been added to Movie Extra Tropfest’s line-up of free entertainment, which also includes an afternoon performance by 2009 Tropscore winner Pluto Jonze, a giant bungee trampoline, photo booths, bucket loads of free things to take home, and of course world class short films on Sunday 19 February in Sydney’s Domain. Bring…
Following the release of her latest record Queen of the Minor Key, Alt Country Chanteuse Eilen Jewell has announced tour dates in Australia to accompany her previously announced appearance at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in April. Eilen will be accompanied by her regular touring band of guitarist Jerry Miller, drummer Jason Beek, and upright bassist…
Last in Australia performing spellbinding shows with Isobel Campbell for Splendour, Mark Lanegan will be bringing his Band to Australia for the first time in 8 years, celebrating the release of their new record Blues Funeral, released just last week. Produced by Alain Johannes, Blues Funeral (out now through Remote Control) is Mark Lanegan Band’s…
It was revealed today that Splendour in the Grass will be returning to its home in Byron, after two years at Woodfordia. But given the public forums over the application to have the festival at North Byron Parklands, they have decided to return to where it all began: Belongil Fields. According to the press release,…
Sleepmakeswaves, the Sydney-based instrumental rockers, kick off an extensive Australian tour tomorrow, celebrating their debut album …and so we destroyed everything. The band’s “(hello) Australia” tour stretches across 6 states in February and March, before heading to the USA showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas and then embarking on a headlining European tour, including co-headlining…
And so here we have it. Another day, another festival announcement. But there are few we get quite as excited about as Groovin’ The Moo. Touring five region cities every May, the festival is a unique way to connect with festival goers outside of the capital cities, while creating a lineup and atmosphere that competes…
Speaking at a press conference in Sydney a short time ago, the Hon. George Souris (NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts) alongside the President of Disney Theatrical Group, Thomas Schumacher, on satellite from New York (along with a few performers from the Broadway production), announced the return of The Lion King to…
