The legendary Cohen and his 9 piece band will play dates in AU+NZ early next year, 24 years since he last played these shores. 3 hour shows earlier this year in Europe received rave reviews and this could well be the last Antipodean tour for the 74 year old. The shows are in surprisingly large venues like Vector Arena and the Syd Ent Centre. More … Continue reading NEWS: LEONARD COHEN to play Australia + NZ…
HERE you can find a massive resource of Jamaican music from classic dub to reggae, roots, dancehall etc… There are a bunch of lesser known gems amongst the collection… acquire, listen and enjoy… big ups! Continue reading NEWS: Great source of Jamaican music…
For all you Sydney Americana fans, don’t forget that the great Howe Gelb of Giant Sand is playing at the Factory Theatre in Enmore this Friday 31st October. It promises to be a great show with Wifey in support… Tickets here. Continue reading NEWS: HOWE GELB this friday…
On November 25th EMI will release Magazine: The Complete John Peel Sessions which features 15 tracks taken from four different John Peel sessions recorded between February 1978 and January 1980. The tracklisting is: 1. Touch and Go # 2. The Lights Pour Out of Me # 3. Real Life (Definitive Gave) # 4. My Mind Ain’t So Open # 5. Give Me Everything $ 6. … Continue reading NEWS: MAGAZINE release Peel Sessions…
Don’t forget that tickets for the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival went on sale yesterday. You can pick them up here The only further additions to the lineup so far are: HARMONIC 313 is the latest moniker for cult electronic pioneer Mark Pritchard. Following on from the seductive 60’s easy listening vibe of Harmonic 33, Pritchard switches from being past to future focussed. 33 has become … Continue reading NEWS: LANEWAY TIX on sale now…
UPDATE 19th Nov: Filter Magazine are reporting that Jane’s are playing another small club gig this Thursday: LA’s own Jane’s Addiction will be playing in their original form this Thursday at the relatively tiny venue, El Cid, in Silverlake. The show serves as an apology to fans and family who were unable to attend their packed gig at La Cita in downtown LA last month. … Continue reading NEWS: Original JANE’S ADDICTION lineup reform…
Depeche Mode announced earlier this month that they will be releasing a new (as yet untitled) record in April next year and embarking on what they are calling the “Tour of the Universe 2009“. At this stage dates have been announced for Europe with Sth and Nth America to follow. There will be alot of hardcore fans hoping they finally make it back down here … Continue reading NEWS: DEPECHE MODE – New record and huge tour…
Christian Fennesz will release his new record, entitled Black Sea, on November 25th via Touch. UPDATE: TOUCH’S ONLINE STORE IS NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR THE BLACK SEA LP AND LP/CD… CLICK HERE. It will be released on both CD and LP and each will feature different album art and 2 extra tracks on the vinyl version. The album features Fennesz’s trademark combination of acoustic and … Continue reading NEWS: FENNESZ immerses himself in the BLACK SEA…
The uber talented M Ward has announced that his new record, entitled Hold Time, will be out on February 17th on Merge. It is the followup to Post War and this time round he is joined by a few guests including Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman (DeVotchKa), and, of course, Zooey Deschanel who he collaborated with on the She & Him album recently. … Continue reading NEWS: M Ward new album in the new year…
Jamie Hutchings of Bluebottle Kiss fame is releasing a new e.p today. This comes ahead of the release of his new solo record ‘His Imaginary Choir’ which is due out early in 2009. The ‘After the Flood’ e.p is available from http://www.trashthestage.com for only $10, through itunes and on the shelves at Red Eye Records as well. It’s a six track e.p with five tracks … Continue reading NEWS: JAMIE HUTCHINGS NEW E.P
As per the official Domino press release below, there is a new Animal Collective record on it’s way to us in a few months. It should be compulsory wonky summer listening! DOMINO: And… it’s official! We are proud to announce the release of Animal Collective’s new studio album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, out January 20th, 2009. This marks the band’s 9th studio album, following last year’s … Continue reading NEWS: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – NEW ALBUM…
A nice little treat arrived in the inblx this morning in the shape of the first batch of acts coming for the Laneway Festival. The lineup is as follows: GIRL TALK, STEREOLAB, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, THE HOLD STEADY, THE DRONES, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, FOUR TET, TAME IMPALA, EL GUINCHO, JAY REATARD, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA DJ/MC SET, THE TEMPER TRAP, NO AGE, JOHN STEEL SINGERS, … Continue reading NEWS: ST JEROMES LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2009 – LINEUP
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