A NOTE FROM MY DISCO. It’s with great regret that we have to announce some cancellations for our upcoming Australian tour. Last week Liam was involved in a traffic accident and was rushed to hospital for surgery. He is now in recovery, which is slow and painful. Unfortunately our Sydney, Geelong and Canberra shows will…
FOO FIGHTERS COMPETITION WINNERS – GIANTS OF SCIENCE – ANNOUNCED AS FINAL SUPPORT BAND FOR BRISBANE CHARITY SHOW + FINAL 200 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY Following an overwhelming number of fantastic submissions in response to the ‘Brisbane – Foo Fighters Submission’ competition, Foo Fighters are pleased to announce local band Giants Of Science will be…
WHITE LIES SHOWS CANCELLED The Frontier Touring Company regretfully announce the cancellation of White Lies’ Melbourne and Sydney shows originally scheduled for April. The band were very much looking forward to visiting Melbourne and Sydney after their Japan dates but with those shows now cancelled following recent disasters, it is unfortunately no longer financially viable…
WASHINGTON ANNOUNCES SECOND SHOWS SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & BRISBANE – NOW SOLD OUT Washington has sold out a further two shows in Melbourne (The Forum) and Brisbane (The Tivoli) on her only headline tour of 2011. In light of this news, we are pleased to announce brand new all ages shows will be added in…
iTunes Live: SXSW EP’s Now Available Exclusively on the iTunes Store Features Live Recordings from Dozens of Showcasing Artists at 2011 South By Southwest Music Festival Austin, TX – March 22, 2011 – South by Southwest (SXSW) announced today that iTunes Live: SXSW EP’s are now available on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com/sxsw). These exclusive live…
MIAMI HORROR ANNOUNCE THE SUMMERSUN TOUR! Through Australian in June and July – with guests Gold Fields In the midst of a highly successful world tour, MIAMI HORROR have announced their last Australian shows for 2011. Come August, the indie-electronic adventurers will re-locate to L.A for a busy Northern hemisphere summer spent performing and writing…
ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘PALA’ Mercury Prize nominated trio Friendly Fires are delighted to announce the release of their second album Pala. Named after the island in Aldous Huxley’s 1962 novel ‘Island’, Pala has been produced by Friendly Fires themselves and Paul Epworth (award winning producer with credits including Bloc Party, Cee-Lo Green, Florence and the…
TIM AND JEAN Debut Album Like What premieres on Facebook Tim & Jean’s debut album Like What has premiered on Facebook this week. Beginning Tuesday 22 March, each day a new track is available to stream, every day for 10 days, with the entire album available to stream on the eve of their album release…
Fresh off the road from a national tour throughout March supporting US roots legend Justin Townes Earle, Sydney’s very own songbird, Lanie Lane returns to Shady Pines Saloon in Darlinghurst on Sunday 3rd of April for a very special solo show. Having traversed the nation with Townes Earle to serious acclaim, Lanie returns again to…
GTM Maitland Sells Out and Dr Don Don is added to the National Line Up Music fans across Eastern Australia now have the perfect excuse to pack the car and take a Groovin the Moo road trip to either Canberra (ACT) or Townsville (QLD) as both the Bendigo and Maitland shows have officially SOLD OUT!…
PACT centre for emerging artists presents the fourth annual Tiny Stadiums Festival in Erskineville, Sydney, curated by resident artist run initiative Quarterbred. Featuring two weeks of free and ticketed events, the public is invited to experience stirring contemporary art by some of Australia’s finest emerging artists, culminating in a free weekend of live art from…
Grab your sweetheart, your fedora, and a great zoot suit because it’s time to hit the dance floor when the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies return to Australia in 2011! Cherry Poppin’ Daddies formed in the subversive arts scene of Eugene, Oregon. Their neo-swing sound, that included blaring horns, primal drums, sliding saxophone, and feverish piano –…
Dynamic Brisbane indie-dance/art-rock five-piece, Tin Can Radio, are celebrating the release of their debut Long-Player Chase the Sun, Hold the Night with a massive 20 date tour around metropolitan and regional Australia. The tour begins its west-cost leg on March 15, and spans over April and May of 2011. The album will be available for…
JEBEDIAH ANNOUNCE DYNAMITE SUPPORTS Violent Soho join the Kosciuszko Album Tour Jebediah bring the noise with their upcoming Kosciuszko national tour. The volume just got turned up to 11 with Brisbane’s grunge revival Violent Soho joining them on stage. Violent Soho is known for bringing amped up aggression and getting the crowd heaving. Their singles…
Next month GOOD CHARLOTTE embark their first Australian tour in more than three years, bounding to the stage for all-ages arena shows around the country. Joining Good Charlotte will be Australia’s-own Short Stack, and New Empire, replacing Boys Like Girls. Boys Like Girls have reluctantly withdrawn from touring with Good Charlotte due to a change…
The 31st of March will see Event Cinema’s George St host the ‘Not Quite Sound’ Relief Show at their cinema complex in an effort to raise funds for the QLD Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal. This independently run show will see a unique use of the cinematic environment as it collaborates with the music industry to…
MOBY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, SINGLE & PHOTO BOOK DETAILS FREE DIGITAL EP ‘BE THE ONE’ AVAILABLE NOW Destroyed, Moby’s new album and book of photography, is set for release on May 13th. Self-released on his own label Little Idiot through EMI Music Australia. Destroyed will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The album…
EMI ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF A BRAND NEW COLLECTION FROM IRON MAIDEN ‘FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY: THE BEST OF 1990-2010’ ON MAY 20th 2011 EMI are proud to announce the release of ‘From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010’. A double-CD set spanning twenty years this follows the huge success of 2010’s studio album…
Sugar Mountain Festival – Saturday 30th April 2011 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne FIRST LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT The Sugar Mountain Festival will provide a welcome boost to Melbourne’s thriving arts scene on Sunday 30 April 2011. Taking place over multiple locations in Melbourne’s city centre, including The Forum Theatre, No Vacancy Gallery at Federation Square, and…
Emmylou Harris releases new album ‘Hard Bargain’ April 29 2011 ‘There are legendary country singers, and then there’s Emmylou: a breathtaking pinnacle of poise and elegance, and an artist who continues to innovate with every new release.’ -Time Out New York Hard Bargain, the new album from musical icon Emmylou Harris, will be released April…
YELLOWFEVER Infecting Australia YELLOWFEVER, the captivating minimalist art-pop duo are poised and ready to pounce as they prepare for their inaugural visit to Australia throughout April and May. Following on from a string of US dates the pair will be invading Australia like an infectious disease. Hailing from Austin Texas, the band has released a…
WIN A PRIVATE JEBEDIAH SHOW FOR YOU & 100 OF YOUR FRIENDS! How does a private Jebediah show for you and 100 of your closest mates? Jebediah are giving you the chance to do just that! If you’re counting the sleeps until the release of Jebediah’s new album “Kosciuszko”, this competition will keep you occupied…
MIND OVER MATTER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘JUST LIKE FIREWORKS’ Sydney’s Mind Over Matter – comprised of MCs Willow and Smiles – are set to explode with their fittingly titled sophomore album ‘Just Like Fireworks’. The vaunted duo are best known for their recent collaboration with Bliss N Eso on their #1, Platinum-selling album ‘Running…
Don’t miss one of the latest exhibitions to take Sydney by storm: Phantasma at the Plump Gallery on Enmore Road. Only two more days left! Phantasma showcases the work of five Inner West artists whose practice reflects the eclectic diversity of this urban wonderland. From twisted time-warping sculptures to abandoned melancholic spaces, fairytale fantasies and…
Here’s the word from the horses mouth: We are pleased to officially confirm that this year’s festival will again be held in the wonderful surrounds of Woodfordia, near Woodford, south-east Queensland. Australia’s number one mid-winter music celebration will be held across three big days from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July. Set those dates aside…
With just 48 hours to go until the planet’s reining pop-star princess with attitude, Ke$ha, touches down for her inaugural Antipodean tour, Future Entertainment has announced that fans in Brisbane have won the ultimate jackpot: not only will the young American superstar be kicking things off LIVE at the legendary Riverstage on Thursday night, but…
Soundwave Touring have cancelled the Sydney headline appearance by Murderdolls scheduled for Tuesday 1 March at the Big Top, Luna Park. The Soundwave performance and travel schedule is quite intense if you are in 1 participating band. However, Joey Jordison is pulling a mighty double shift with 2 of the festival’s most dynamic bands. As…
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SOUNDWAVE SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED New album Renegades is out March 4 through Big Teeth Music / Shock On the eve of their arrival in Australia to open the main stage across the country at the 2011 Soundwave Festival, Feeder are proud to announce the addition of two sideshows. Feeder will be playing with…
Yes folks, get set for the galactic party of a lifetime to begin as Bluesfest today unveils YET ANOTHER amazing, star-studded line up of musical madness! And watch this space for yet more artists… you may be thinking Bluesfest 2011 is at capacity, but people, we still ain’t finished yet! Festival director Peter Noble said,…
Bluefest today unveiled SOME MORE SUPER SIDESHOWS! Catch these full length concerts packed full of extreme musical and global talent , once again we know these shows will be highly sought after – so “buy now and save the date!” GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC There Ain’t No Funk Like P-Funk! Come see George Clinton…
