Pretty damn excited to wake up on this friday morning to the news that Earth have a new record in the can and will be releasing it in February via Southern Lord. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light: I was produced and recorded at Avast Studios in Seattle,Washington by Stuart Hallerman (notable engineer behind Earth 2), featuring the following line-up. Adrienne Davies – trap kit and percussives … Continue reading NEWS: Earth have a new album coming…
Those Purple Sneakers scenesters are about to release a followup to their first mix cd and have imaginatively called it We Mix You Dance Vol. 2. This time round they’ve thrown in the likes of Sleigh Bells, Deerhunter, Soft Pack and LCD Soundsystem. Check out the the promo mix below with 13 tracks in 9 mins for a taste of the full 46 track comp… We … Continue reading NEWS: Purple Sneakers release volume 2 of We Mix You Dance…
The Sydney Festival program was anounced today and we’ve gone straight to the musical line-up to see what they’ve got planned for 2011. Opening Night will be headlined in the Domain by Emmylou Harris while Arrested Development, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis and others will perform across the city. The rest of the festival is packed as usual with great acts with Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, The … Continue reading NEWS: Sydney Festival 2011 program launched…
Wellington folks who can’t make the trip up to Auckland for the 2011 Laneway Festival will be mighty stoked this morning to wake to the announcement that a selection of the bands will play a show at the Wellington Town Hall on Tuesday Feb 1st. Line Up LADYHAWKE YEASAYER DEERHUNTER BEACH HOUSE BLONDE REDHEAD ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFITTI Tickets on sale 8th Nov via Ticketek. … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway selection to play Wellington show…
The flood of stellar summer shows continues with the announcement this morning that Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti will play Laneway sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney (so far)… Tour Dates SYDNEY: Mistletone + 2SER + The Brag present Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti @ Manning Bar, Wednesday Feb 9 MELBOURNE: Mistletone, Triple R + Beat present Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti @ The Hi Fi, Thursday Feb 10 Tickets on … Continue reading ON TOUR: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti lock in Australian dates….
Deerhunter have announced two sideshows while they are ot in Australia touring for the hipster nation… These will sellout for sure with al the salivating press over their latest Halcyon Digest – including our glowing review Tour Dates Tuesday, February 8th | Metro Theatre Sydney – All Ages – Tix via metrotheatre.com.au February 9th | Billboard Melbourne – Tix via moshtix.com.au TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 … Continue reading ON TOUR: Deerhunter announce Laneway sideshows…
The gruff grungsters Pissed Jeans are following up last year’s magnificent with a Sub Pop 7″ on October 26th. Check out the a-side Sam Kinison Woman… Continue reading NEWS: Stream Pissed Jeans’ Sam Kinison Woman…
Fresh on the heels of their inclusion on the 2011 Laneway bill, Yeasayer have announced sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. They produced one of our favourite albums of the year and one that is gonna be a surefire summer album on repeat… Tour Dates Sydney – 7th February @ Metro Theatre Melbourne – 10th February @ Billboard (early show 7-10pm) Continue reading ON TOUR: Yeasayer Sydney & Melbourne shows for 2011…
A bunch of old ladies rolling around the cliff tops of New Zealand and rolling a giant glowing egg down the beach is the order of the day for the new video from The Phoenix Foundation. Flock of Hearts is the third single to come from their recent album Buffalo. NZ tour dates after the vid… Friday 5th November – San Francisco Bath House, WELLINGTON … Continue reading VIDEO: The Phoenix Foundation | Flock of Hearts
In our books Laneway is always the most interesting and anticipated Austalia/New Zealand festival of the year and 2011 looks as great as ever with today’s announcement… Deerhunter Yeasayer Les Savy Fav Beach House Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Blonde Redhead Holy Fuck !! (Chk Chk Chk) The Antlers Bear In Heaven Cloud Control Cut Copy Violent Soho Foals Gotye The Holidays Jenny & Johnny Warpaint … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway Festival 2011 line-up revealed…
Brisbane’s Drawn From Bees have had a busy year with visits to London and LA for showcase gigs plus the release of their impressive album Fear Not The Footsteps Of The Departed. Now they are doing a run of dates to promote the new digital single The East Wood Fox which hits iTunes today. Tour Dates Fri Nov 5 | Melt Bar, Kings Cross w/ … Continue reading NEWS: Drawn From Bees release new single & tour…
Evan Dando is returning to Australia again, this time to join the rock n roll masses playing classic albums in full. Of course the definitive Lemonheads album is It’s A Shame About Ray – closely followed by Lovey in our opinion. Tour Dates 30th Nov – The Zoo – QLD 1st Dec – Metro Theatre – NSW 2nd Dec – The Corner Hotel – VIC … Continue reading ON TOUR: The Lemonheads play It’s A Shame About Ray in full…
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