After revealing it to the industry live on stage at the Helpmann Awards last week, this morning Baz Luhrmann, alongside the creative team from Global Creatures (responsible for the recent Melbourne premiere of King Kong, his wife Catherine Martin, Premier Barry O’Farrell and some sequined dancers, held the official media announcement for the April 2014…
So? Did we get it right? Well, we were pretty convinced on The Cure playing, so were a bit off the ball there. In fact the band who was booked as a headliner who had previously played a festival in Australia before was the band who played Big Day Out back in 2008, Arcade Fire!…
Ego played the UNSW Roundhouse on Thursday night. Gwendolyn was there and brings us these photos.
Country rockers The Wild Feathers are topping off a massive year in 2013 with the release of their debut self-titled album in Australia today. Since signing to Warner Bros Records, the band have toured with Paul Simon and are set to begin another tour with Willie Nelson – not to mention the festivals they have…
“Thanks for having me back.” Oh, James. You are so welcome. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from a James Blake show. I’d mistakenly relegated his second album Overgrown to my personal list of atmospheric background music. That’s not to say I didn’t think he was a stunning vocalist and his hypnotic, electronic soul…
Alt-J played the Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday night with support from Snakadaktal and City Calm Down. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
There’s a deep dark secret I like to keep from most of my new acquaintances. I am hopelessly fascinated by economics. Economics books take up an embarrassingly large portion of my bookshelves and the majority of my podcasts library is, you guessed it, economics-related. Why the need for secrecy? Well, if I’m completely honest dear…
There has been so much speculation, Twittering, ‘leaking’ and guesswork surrounding the Big Day Out lineup for 2014, but tonight, at a special announcement party in Sydney, Adam Zammit and co dropped the official details, which are sure to impress many. The artists set to feature on the national festival tour next year are: Pearl…
Winter festivals are far from an easy exercise to put yourself through, especially ones that run multi-days. When you think about it, it’s quite remarkable Splendour in the Grass has become the popular event it has, line-ups irrespective. I guess people are just gluttons for punishment. I feel this way after every Splendour. So what…
I’ve been stalking World’s End Press since I saw them open for The Night Terrors at the John Curtin many moons ago. They were dressed in sports attire and put on one of the funnest live shows I’ve ever seen. Fast forward three years to the hipster party Plus One in the City of Churches,…
Aibourne played the Hi-Fi on Saturday night with support from Palace of the King. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
The sun was out as more than 17,500 punters descended on North Byron Parklands, the permanent Splendour in the Grass site for the first time, for a day headlined by past festival favourites Mumford and Sons. Situated about 20 minutes north of Byron Bay, this is the site the Splendour organisers bought to be the…
Daughter played the Metro Theatre on Wednesday night with support from Little Green Cars. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
In this issue: Ed Kuepper adds extra dates to national tour, Rudimental announce support for Australian tour, Tonight Alive changes Adelaide venue, Fat Freddy’s Drop adds third Melbourne show to tour, Xavier Rudd adds extra Melbourne date to tour; City and Colour sell out Hobart and Sydney, What About Tonight announced as R5’s Sydney support…
Adelaide-based band Bad//Dreems have had a stellar year following the release of singles like “Chills” and “Caroline.” They are set to release their debut EP Badlands. Sosefina Fuamoli had a chat with guitarist Alex Cameron about working in the studio and living in Adelaide. Things seem to be going well with the band. What’s your…
Nick Van Breda, previously known from his work with the bands Staying At Home and Animal Shapes, is now releasing music as a solo artist. Nick has teamed up with emerging Sydney actor and director James Mackay, who recently won the The Heath Ledger Scholarship Award, to produce the video for his new single “The…
Larry Heath sits down with LA-based artist Robert DeLong, who is in Australia to play at the Splendour in the Grass Festival in Byron Bay, as well as a couple of sideshows. We talk about his hectic touring schedule, how the live show is shaping up, the response of his album Just Movement and much…
Larry Heath talked to the Splendour in the Grass-bound Little Green Cars just before they headed off to the Metro Theatre in Sydney to support Daughter!
Winter is a harsh beauty. She leaves the world stripped bare; naked, vulnerable and cold. Fortunately Melbourne based artist Dan Parsons has a remedy to keep the seasonal blues at bay with the release of his self-titled second album which boasts 10 tracks that are as warm and comforting as a lovers embrace. The sound…
For the entire month of July, Brothers Hand Mirror have been bringing their notoriously wild live exploits to upstairs at The Tote – and tomorrow night, their residency comes to an end – launching their new EP Picture Tape simultaneously. We caught up briefly with Brothers Hands Mirror‘s Grant Jonathon Gronewold to talk about their…
Hot off the heels of the release of her fourth record, Once I Was An Eagle, Laura Marling has returned to Australia to play Splendour in the Grass and a series of sold out concerts around the country as part of the Heavenly Sounds “tour of churches and cathedrals”. Tonight was her second performance of…
mmm… Jaffles. This is where the party began last week when The Eastern opened its doors to showcase the three redesigned levels inhabiting Bondi Junction’s hottest destination. First up was “The Publican” with craft beer served in wine glasses, accompanied by a variation of gourmet jaffles – such as the pork belly and spiced apple…
Larry Heath sits down with Adelaide duo Atlas Genius to find out what they’ve been up to since we last spoke at SXSW in March. Sydney! They also look ahead to the festivals Lollapalooza and Outside Lands in the USA. This was filmed while the band were back in Australia to support Stereophonics, filmed at…
Melbourne trio Damn Terran – comprised of guitarist/ vocalist Lachlan Ewbank, bassist/vocalist Ali Edmonds (Heavy Beach, Little Athletics), and drummer Leigh Ewbank – are finally releasing their debut self-titled LP this September. The latest single from the release is called “Lost” and shows the influence of touring around Australia with bands like DZ Deathrays and…
On Friday and Saturday afternoons, as part of the King Street Wharf Festival in Sydney, the restaurants that live on the wharf took part in a two day event called “On The Wharf”. It was a chance to enjoy tasting plates from restaurants like The Malaya (soon to celebrate their fiftieth birthday!), Kobe Jones, Georges…
It’s always a pleasure to go out for a night of soulful, (mostly) acoustic music when it seems that many are swamped by the electronic. Never mind the knowledge that attending a sideshow (this one for Splendour In The Grass) means that you get up close and personal to the act with the time and…
Stereophonics played the Enmore Theatre on Thursday night. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
UK DJ ‘Pangaea’ aka Kevin Mcauley, has announced that he will playing select cities from across the country. Hailing from North London via Leeds, Pangaea will be bringing his banging dubstep sets to Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney. Australian Tour Dates Friday 9th August: Melbourne, Brown Alley Sat 10th August: Adelaide, Sugar Fri 16th August:…
The Grates have added two sideshow dates in conjunction with their performance at Brisbane’s ‘Red Deer Festival.’ The band will be playing with The Bleeding Knees Club’s Alex Wall. Tour Dates Thursday, September 5: Spotted Cow, Toowoomba $22 +BF pre / $25 door Friday, September 6: Elsewhere, Gold Coast Price: $22 +BF pre / $25…
Sydney pop-punk band, Tonight Alive, have announced a national tour in September with special guests Hands Like Houses and D At Sea. Tonight Alive are also set to play the The Vans Warped Australian Tour in September. Australian Tour Dates The Hi-Fi, Sydney – Thursday Sept 5 Alhambra, Brisbane – Saturday Sept 7 The Zoo,…
