LIVE REVIEW: Prince @ Allphones Arena, Sydney (11/05/12)
by Chris Familton Artists get hyped beyond belief in this day and age so when a true legend whose discography spans thirty two years announces a rare Australian tour, his diehard fans and the wider public quite rightly get excited. Prince’s aversion to the media and interviews has given him an aura of mystique, much … Read more
NEWS: First round of Splendour in the Grass sideshows announced
The wealth of talent appearing at this year’s already sold out Splendour in the Grass festival has now begun spilling over into sideshows. The first round features the long awaited return of The Afghan Whigs as well as headline gigs from Youth Lagoon and Django Django. Check the details below for all the shows. THE … Read more
NEWS: The Walkmen release trailer for new album Heaven
On the 4th/5th of June 2012, New Yorkers The Walkmen will release their new LP Heaven via Fat Possum Records and Bella Union. Recordings took place in a studio outside Seattle with Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes) producing a reportedly full and lush sound for the band. PREORDER
NEWS: Opossum (ex-Mint Chicks) release single and visit Australia.
Kody Nielson has a new project of glorious psych pop called Opossum and he has released the first single Getaway Tonight ahead of a run of Australian dates. This will be the first chance for Australia to see the new trio which also features another Mint Chick Michael Logie and Bic Runga who also collaborated … Read more
NEWS: New label, album and single for The Laurels
We’ve been hanging for this one for a while now but finally Sydney’s The Laurels have announced their album will be released via Rice Is Nice Records in the second half of 2012. Featuring Luke O’Farrell (vocals/guitar/loop sampler), Piers Cornelius (vocals/guitar), Conor Hannan (bass) and Kate Wilson (drums) they released to much acclaim the Wandering Star … Read more
NEWS: The Rolling Stones officially release 1975 live bootleg
Last year The Rolling Stones released the 1973 bootleg The Brussels Affair with vastly improved sound compared to the bootlegs that have been floating around for the last 35 years. Now they have announced the digital release of L.A. Friday (Live 1975). The concert was part of the Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, and celebrated the … Read more
NEWS: Talk Talk tribute album and book due in May
UK label Fierce Panda are set to release a double album celebrating the work of UK band Talk Talk this May. The compilation will be comprised of covers by a huge list of artists such as King Creosote, Alan Wilder, Jason Lytle, Zero 7, Crispin Hunt, Linton Kwesi Johnson, White Belt Yellow Tag, Electric Soft Parade, … Read more
NEWS: 2012 Vivid LIVE Festival Program Announced…
This year the Sydney Opera House based festival Vivid LIVE has done away with a guest curator, in the past using Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno and others. From 2012 onward the festival will be overseen by the Sydney Opera House’s programming team, led by Head of Contemporary Music, Fergus Linehan as Festival Director. … Read more
NEWS: The Jezabels Win the 2012 Australian Music Prize
This year’s The AMP has had a whiff of controversy around it with the withdrawal of judge and Group Managing Editor of Street Press Australia Andrew Mast who said that he would not partake in the judging process this year as the shortlist did not reflect the breadth or quality of Australian music released in 2011. There was also … Read more
NEWS: New Zealand’s Taite Music Prize 2012 Finalists Announced…
The Taite Music Prize is the equivalent of the UK’s Mercury Prize or the Australian Music Prize and recognises outstanding creativity for an album release. The award is $10,000 in cash to be used however the artist wants. This year’s finalists are: Andrew Keoghan – Arctic Tales Divide (Brave Beluga Records) Beastwars – Beastwars (Destroy … Read more
NEWS: Radiohead return to Australia & New Zealand in November…
Radiohead have today announced a series of Australian shows this November plus one show in Auckland in New Zealand. The band last played NZ in 1998 and Australia in 2004. TOUR DATES Tuesday 6 November – Vector Arena, Auckland Friday 9 November – Brisbane Entertainment Centre Monday 12 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Tuesday 13 … Read more
NEWS: SLAM Day tomorrow across Australia!
Thursday Feb 23rd is SLAM (Save Live Australian Music) Day across 100 live venues nationwide. Celebrating the small venue scene in Australia this is one hell of an important event to get behind as pretty much every band you love or hate has started playing corner bars, local pubs and bowling clubs. The day aims … Read more
