With just weeks until the 2010 ARIA Awards take place at the iconic Sydney Opera House (Sunday, 7 November on Network Ten) the nominees across a record 31 categories were announced today at the ARIA Nominations event at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Also announced were the winners in the four ARIA Artisan Award categories,…
Ah, that time has come once again. Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you the 2011 Big Day Out 1st Announcement! With Tool headlining, we must admit it’s not the headliner we were hoping for (e.g. someone who HASN’T headlined BDO in the last 4 years), but the lineup is pretty damn amazing nonetheless. Motherfucking…
Electrofringe is an Australian festival dedicated to (and obsessed with) electronic, experimental and emerging arts and culture. Now in its thirteenth year, the 2010 festival has attracted standout local and international artists to its line-up, as well as exclusive performances. Over a stimulating five days, visitors will experience a convergence of art and technology, ideas…
Developing their own sound and twist on modern hip hop, psychedelic and soul, New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle has forged a fresh sound that challenges genre boundaries and preconceptions. The music of EWH reaches forward while referencing key points of music’s past. Thick drums and percussion layered with synth lines, hints of the Fender Rhodes…
UK dance music legends Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have announced that their forthcoming Parklife tour will be the last time Aussies can check out the band live in action, as they bring their GA LIVE show to an end. Parklife 2010 will showcase the electrifying Groove Armada ‘Black Light’ LIVE Show for the final…
So, the answer to that burning question has been answered: who will be lighting up New Years Eve on Bondi Beach this year? We have the answer! David Guetta, Armand Van Helden and Aston Shuffle (LIVE). Personally, I was hoping Justice would be doing a live set exclusively for Shore Thing… Oh well. I’m sure the following…
It is with great regret that Chugg Entertainment, in conjunction with Nettwerk Music Group, today announces that sadly the Court Yard Hounds will be unable to participate as part of A Taste of Lilith this October. Due to re-routing of the tour, the Court Yard Hounds regrettably have had to postpone all scheduled appearances in…
Elliott BROOD are an explosive live trio out of Toronto Canada with a worldwide reputation from winning over legions of fans with their raw and energetic live shows and their atmospheric, richly crafted records. Having recently supported Wilco, Broken Social Scene and the Black Crowes in Canada and Europe, Elliott BROOD will be saddling up…
Melbourne’s Little Red have taken the ARIA charts by storm with an incredible Top 5 debut for their acclaimed new album Midnight Remember. The band’s sophomore album has received widespread critical acclaim in recent weeks and punters have similarly given the album a massive thumps up. Midnight Remember also holds the coveted #1 position on…
Ready for yet another exciting announcement? the church have announced they’ll return to Australia in November – December 2010 for “An Intimate Space” 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour. The band will be performing one song from each album over the last 30 years in reverse chronological order. Starting with a track from their critically acclaimed most recent album…
DIGITALISM [DJ SET], SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, DENNIS FERRER, RIVA STARR & GOODWILL PLAY HARBOUR PARTY 2010 Days are getting longer, sleeves are getting shorter and the signs of spring are all around with summer hot on its heels. Summer means treadmill queues longer than a nightclub toilet, and frantic planning for NYE. NYE means the…
As tickets fly out the door for the Parklife tour, which kicks off this weekend in Brisbane, Fuzzy have finally given us the thing we’ve been waiting for most: the set times and maps! Now… start planning your days, and hopefully you don’t have too many clashes! Parklife Brisbane Parklife Perth Parklife Melbourne Parklife Sydney…
FOZZY, the band featuring WWE Wrestling Superstar CHRIS JERICHO and Stuck Mojo mastermind RICH ‘The Duke’ WARD have announced that due to overwhelming public demand they will return to Australia for the first time since 2005 in the “Let The Madness Begin Tour 2010”. FOZZY,who also feature SEAN DELSON and FRANK FONTSERE (Stuck Mojo) and…
The Bohemian Masquerade Ball is the flamboyant vanguard for a whole sub-culture of junkyard hero’s, gentleman punks, flaneur’s and neo-vaudeville performers. For the first time ever, the Boho Ball has left the warm bosom of Melbourne, where it has become a must attend date on the social calendar, and gone on tour – a tour which…
Exploding into the continent this October, the Montreal-based psy-folksters will be treating the good folk at Perth’s One Movement Festival and indoctrinating the salivating masses with a string of special guest appearances alongside Jeff Martin, Elliott Brood and The Trews. Already ingrained into psyche of key Canadian tastemakers Final Flash can mark among their achievements…
If you’ve been living under a rock, you probably haven’t heard about the amazing festival hitting Gosford this Saturday. Limited tickets remain, and this is the lineup: CYPRESS HILL – BIRDS OF TOKYO – ART VS SCIENCE – BLUEJUICE – BASEMENT BIRDS – SILVERSUN PICKUPS – CLOUD CONTROL – HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY – BOY &…
‘‘Swimming Pool’’ is the latest offering from Sydney’s Catherine Kelleher aka Catcall. It’s the 1st slice to be delivered since her critically lauded ‘Anniversary EP’ dropped in 2008. The now 23 year old Popstress first cut her musical teeth in DIY Punk out-fit Kiosk before morphing into Catcall where she quickly gained the attention from…
Harbourlife has quickly become one of the must have tickets of the year, and so it should come as little surprise that Fuzzy is extending the brand. And their first port of call? The Gold Coast. Headliner The Temper Trap had already been announced, with Metronomy, Knightlife and Yacht Club DJs now revealed to be…
Summer 2011 is about to get even hotter for music loving Sydneysiders with Future Entertainment, today proudly announcing a one-off show that’s sure to be the talk of the town … Boasting a mouth-watering line-up of heavyweight international superstars – N*E*R*D, Chromeo, Boys Noize and Tinie Tempah – this sizzling all-star gig is set to…
This is quite possibly the coolest image I’ve ever seen. I hope the guitar made it to the ground OK. But it’s here to promote one of the most interesting festival I’ve heard about in recent years. On Saturday 16th October, 2010, at the Ramblers Drop Zone on Brisbane Valley Highway in Toogoolawah (near Esk, an hour and…
Just like a bus in peak hour traffic, Sidetrack Theatre’s Stories from the 428 has had audience members asking to fill the aisles so they catch the show! Due to popular demand, the show has had its Sydney Fringe season extended – with Saturday 25 September, 2:00pm the very last chance to jump on board. …
Since 2005, instrumental alchemists AKANAME have been distilling their sound, dissolving genres, coagulating rhythms and unifying frequencies to crystallize the musical Philosphers Stone. This October the band unveils the culminative 5 year labour of their art: ‘Akaname’ – their debut self-titled full-length album. An explosive delivery of fractal rhythms, angular riffery, labyrinthine textures and cosmic…
Holy Shit! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Soundwave have brought the awesome in their 2nd and final artist announcement for the 2011 series. And this is before Big Day Out have even announced their first round! Are you excited? We certainly are. Joining Iron Maiden and Queens of the Stone Age…
Due to overwhelming demand, Cloud Control are pleased to announce a third additional Melbourne show at the East Brunswick Club on Monday, 4th of October. This new show will give Cloud Control fans the chance to see the band in a more intimate setting. Joining them are Seekae and Ivy League’s latest signing, buzz band…
It has been a spectacular year for WA soulstress Mama Kin. What with the release of her debut album Beat and Holler, international dates with Gurrumul and the John Butler Trio, not to mention a rollicking nationwide tour with The Cat Empire, the femme fatale of foot-stomping, swampy soul, Mama Kin, is capping off 2010…
In a scene flooded with bands that choose to focus on anger and apathy, BREAK EVEN separate themselves from the pack by encouraging the listener to find the bright side in everything, whether it be in life, in dreams, or in loss. With an impressive touring history including several successful headline tours and supporting…
What Field Day is to Sydney, Summadayze is to Melbourne – a kick arse way to open the new year! This New Years Day already will see the likes of David Guetta, N*E*R*D and Justice ringing in the day. How Justice are playing both Sydney and Melbourne on New Years Day I’m not sure… maybe one…
Australian euphoric pop quartet, Crayon Fields, have a busy busy October ahead of them. They’re heading off to the US on their ever proper American tour, after a brief trip to SXSW, LA and New York in March. This time the band are really hitting the road, playing up and down both coasts and stopping…
Dress in your best ghoulish costume and get into the ‘spirit’ because Sydney’s premiere Halloween event, Halloween Monster Mash is back this October! This is not a trick, it’s a treat! (yes, we seriously just said that) Following on from the successfully sold-out event last year, this exciting live music event will bring Sydney’s ghosts…
Is December usually this amazing for international tours? Gorillaz, U2 and now… Linkin Park. Under the heat of the summer sun Linkin Park will reign over Australia this December, playing major arena shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets for these blisteringly hot shows go on sale on Friday, September 24. The tour…
