Category: News

Audio Stream, Indie Rock, Pop, Tour/Live

NEWS: Real Estate announce Australian and New Zealand shows…

Real Estate came through with the jangly and sparkly, indie guitar pop goods on their second album Days that they released a few months back. They are already on the line-up for Golden Plains 2012 and now they’ve announced additional AU dates and a couple of shows in NZ as well… Friday 9th March – The Standard, Sydney Monday 12th March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne … Continue reading NEWS: Real Estate announce Australian and New Zealand shows…

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Folk, Indie Rock, News, Pop, Post-Punk, Psych, Soul

NEWS: Paul Weller announces details of new album Sonik Kicks…

Paul Weller is set to release his 11th solo record on March 26th next year. According to Weller’s website: Sonik Kicks reveals Paul Weller once again shaking up his palate and stirring his influences anew, mixing pop art punch with soulful communication, jazzy explorations into psychedelia and dub with razor-sharp melodies, abstract soundscapes with clear-eyed forest-folk. The first taste of the album is the track Around … Continue reading NEWS: Paul Weller announces details of new album Sonik Kicks…

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Indie Rock, News, Tour/Live

NEWS: Laneway Festival sideshows announced…

They’ve been coming thick and fast all morning so here is a summary of the Laneway sideshows. As per usual there are the horrible clashes like The Horrors and Girls playing the same night as well as Yuck/EMA, M83 and Austra all on the same night in Sydney… GIRLS Thursday, 2nd February 2012 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney Wednesday, 8th February 2012 – Corner Hotel, … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway Festival sideshows announced…

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Metal/Hard Rock, News

NEWS: Black Sabbath & Ozzy reunite for album and tour…

Black Sabbath made the announcement during a press conference today at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, where Sabbath played its first show in the city exactly 41 years ago. At this stage they will be headlining the  Download Festival June 8-10 in Donington Park, England as well as touring extensively next year. The other great news is that Rick Rubin will produce the group’s … Continue reading NEWS: Black Sabbath & Ozzy reunite for album and tour…

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Indie Rock, Pop, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Tour/Live, Video

WATCH: Made In Japan | Sights and Sounds

Sydney’s Made In Japan create clean and sparkling indie pop with a strong thread of post rock and shoegaze influences running through it. They have a debut album Sights and Sounds due out in the new year but in the meantime check out the clip for the title track directed by Angelo Kehagias. You can catch them live over the next few week: Nov 12 … Continue reading WATCH: Made In Japan | Sights and Sounds

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Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, News, Psych, Tour/Live, Video

NEWS: The Jim Jones Revue 2012 Australian Tour…

The Jim Jones Revue were one of the highlights of this year’s Big Day Out (alongside Grinderman) and the good news is they are back to welcome in the new year with some shows. They’ve had a massive year touring their album Burning Your House Down and have recently been in the studio working on the next record as well as recently being nominated for … Continue reading NEWS: The Jim Jones Revue 2012 Australian Tour…

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Americana / Alt-Country, Electronica, Experimental, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Pop, Post-Punk, Soul, Tour/Live

NEWS: Sydney Festival 2012 program unveiled…

The Sydney Festival has announced its official program for 2012 with an excellent music line-up as has become the norm over the last few years… Amiina AA Bondy Andrew Weatherall & Neville Watson Animagica Assembly Asa & Fefe Beth Orton CANT Clairy Brown and the Bangin’ Rackettes Dan Deacon Ensemble & John Maus Dan Sultan & Busby Marou with Kasey Chambers Deerhoof and DJ Yamantaka … Continue reading NEWS: Sydney Festival 2012 program unveiled…

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Interviews, Metal/Hard Rock, Psych, Tour/Live

Questions & Answers: Beastwars

Beastwars have their debut album out polluting young minds and are touring New Zealand to rabid audiences at the moment. The record stands as one of the great metal albums to come out of the shaky isles in quite a long time and we managed to catch frontman Matt Hyde for a few minutes between gigs for the inaugural interview in our new section Questions … Continue reading Questions & Answers: Beastwars

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Indie Rock, News, Psych

NEWS: The Stone Roses reunite for world tour and new album…

Amazingly the news is true that The Stone Roses have announced their reunion at a cheeky and light hearted press conference. They have committed to a world tour starting at Heaton Park, Manchester June 29-30th 2012. Watch the full press conference below… “We’ll ride this until the wheels come off, like we did last time.” Continue reading NEWS: The Stone Roses reunite for world tour and new album…

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News

2011 ARIA Awards nominees announced…

This morning the full list of nominees for this year’s ARIA Awards (Australian Recording Industry) were announced. For what it is worth our picks (if we have to choose) are in red… Album Of The Year Boy & Bear – Moonfire (Island Australia/Universal Music Australia) Cut Copy – Zonoscope (Modular Recordings) Eskimo Joe – Ghosts of the Past (Warner Music Australia) Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – … Continue reading 2011 ARIA Awards nominees announced…

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