PVT have been working on their new fourth album and have just released the first song and opening track from it, the slow build, kosmiche vibe of Shivers. Check out the video below and if you are in USA, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia you can also catch them live as they play a ton of dates with Menomena, Bloc Party and Gotye. PVT TOUR DATES … Continue reading NEWS: PVT release new song and announce international tour dates
Fans of left of centre hip hop, funk, soul and jazz will be excited about the return to Australia of Madlib this October. He will also be bringing along J Rocc (World Famous Beat Junkies) and Egon (Stones Throw/Now-Again) as part of his Madlib Medicine Show. 25th October – Coniston Lane – Brisbane – tix via Moshtix 26th October – The Metro Theatre – Sydney … Continue reading AUSTRALIA TOUR NEWS: Madlib Medicine Show to tour in October
Lords of all things loud and doom, Sunn O))) return to Australia in October for a couple of shows and they are bringing along post rock metal outfit Pelican to sweeten the deal. Wednesday 24th October – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD Thursday 25th October – The Hi Fi, Sydney NSW Friday 26th October – The Hi Fi, Melbourne VIC Saturday 27th October – The Corner … Continue reading NEWS: Sunn O))) and Pelican announce Australian tour
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 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Friday 16 November – Rod … Continue reading NEWS: Radiohead return to Australia & New Zealand in November…
Adelaide’s Bad//Dreems are making moves of the dark, twisting, post pop and jangling nostalgic kind. They’ve hooked up with the sympathetic production ears of Johnny Mackay and Jack Farley (Twerps, Beaches, Love of Diagrams, Bitch Prefect, Scott and Charlene’s Wedding etc) for their debut single Chills which is due out March 1st. They’re also venturing interstate for a few shows, catch em if you can. Tour Dates … Continue reading ds recommends: Bad//Dreems
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…
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
Tour Dates Sept 3 – Mixed Grill’d at Arthouse, Cairns Sept 6 – The Bakery, Perth Sept 7 – Emma Soup Gallery, Newcastle Sept 8 – GoodGod, Sydney Sept 9 – The Workers Club, Melbourne Sept 10 – FRANKLY!, Brisbane Continue reading TOUR: LA Vampires to tour Australia…
Jack Ladder is heading out on a national Australian tour in September to promote his recently released album Hurtsville, of which we said… Ladder has found a form for his songs that matches the weight of his impressive voice and though the album has inconsistencies it confidently grows Ladder’s status as one of this countries more talented sons. Tour Dates Thursday 22nd September – The … Continue reading TOUR: Jack Ladder announces tour dates…
Shihad’s Jon Toogood is set to release his solo album of sorts on June 22nd via Warners. I say ‘of sorts’ as it is comprised of a bunch of collaborations with the likes of Shayne Carter, Julia Deans, Ladi 6, Anika Moa, Tiki Taane, Shapeshifter’s Redford Grenell, Little Bushman’s Warren Maxwell, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks. Carter and Deans will make up … Continue reading NEWS: The Adults announce NZ tour…
Mike Noga is back in the country after playing a string of dates supporting Band Of Horses in the US. To celebrate the release on April 1st (tomorrow!) of his new album The Balladeer Hunter he will be playing the following dates. I’ve been playing the new album a fair bit over the last week and it is shaping up as a great record… SATURDAY … Continue reading NEWS: New Mike Noga album and Australian Tour…
Deep Sea Arcade and New Zealand’s fabulous Surf City are heading out on the road together next month for a run of shows. Catch them if you can for some buzzed out guitar pop and psych psounds… Continue reading ON TOUR: Deep Sea Arcade & Surf City…
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