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Bag Raiders Raid Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,457 Views. Posted 20 Dec 2011 @ 10:26pm.
Australian dance music artists are some pretty special people. Whether it’s their spectacular remixes of Cut Copy, the Midnight Juggernauts and the Ting Tings you’ve been dancing furiously to in clubs across Australia, or their own warm, sun-spashed jams on radio and in your headphones, you’d be likely to agree that the Sydney-based house duo that is the Bag Raiders are doing some pretty... Read More
Pyramid Rock Final Lineup Announcement
0 Comments. 2,392 Views. Posted 23 Nov 2011 @ 3:52pm.
Following on from ripper first and second lineup announcements, this year's Pyramid Rock has put the cherry on the cake with a third and final batch of lineup additions. Leading the charge will be recent Beat cover stars Blue King Brown. Also ringing in the new year will be The Delta Riggs, Nick Thayer, Light Year, DJ Cecille, Westernsynthetics, and to make you lol irl we have funnymen ... Read More
Falls Adds More Acts For Lorne
0 Comments. 1,839 Views. Posted 25 Oct 2011 @ 9:14am.
Ok, this is getting ridiculous! Just when you think the Falls Music And Arts Festival couldn't get any bigger, they go and announce yet another batch A slew of red-hot indie dance, rap, and electro acts have been added to the already amazing Lorne instalment of the festival.   Joining the bill will be recent Beat TV star 360, Bass Kleph, Dr Don Don, Hook N Sling, Lotek, Mic Newman &... Read More
Even More For Falls Festival
0 Comments. 1,958 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 8:43am.
Remember the ridiculously drawn out but undeniably awesome drip-feed of Falls Festival acts? Wasn't that fun? Well guess what, the acts just keep on coming!  Leading the charge of the presumably final announcement is Cali rockers Grouplove, who will be making a quick return after a stellar slot at this year's Splendour In The Grass.   Also gracing the Lorne and Tassie stages... Read More
The Espy's New Years Eve Party
0 Comments. 3,718 Views. Posted 6 Oct 2011 @ 6:08pm.
One of the cornerstones of the Melbourne live music scene, The Espy, has announced the shenanigans for their infamous New Years Eve party. Through previous years, the likes of The Drones, The Grates, Lisa Mitchell, Spiderbait, Mess Hall, Architecture In Helsinki, Magic Dirt, Children Collide, Wolf & Cub, Airbourne, You Am I and Wagon have brought in the New Year, and have earned the annual... Read More
Pyramid Rock 2011 Line Up
0 Comments. 4,156 Views. Posted 23 Aug 2011 @ 3:05pm.
Pyramid 2010, I’m happy for you and I’mma let you finish, but Pyramid Rock 2011 has one of the best lineups of all time. ALL TIME.  The festival has announced its huge lineup that will bring in the new year in Phillip Island. The 2011 Pyramid Rock Festival will include the Scissor Sisters, The Living End, Gotye, Grandmaster Flash, Boy & Bear, Drapht, Spiderbait, Cloud Control,... Read More
Six More For Falls Lineup
0 Comments. 2,469 Views. Posted 17 Aug 2011 @ 5:24pm.
The tantalising/excrutiating drip-feed of Falls Festival continues once again, with six big name acts rounding out the massive bill. Joining the really, really, really, really drawn out stream of announcements will be Brisbane duo An Horse, surefire party-starters CSS, the mighty JBT - also known as John Butler Trio, superstar in the making Kimbra, DJ extraordanaires Scratch... Read More
Cloud Control Win The AMP
0 Comments. 2,219 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2011 @ 9:10am.
 It's been a great year for Cloud Control, and now they've gone and won themselves the Australian Music Prize, $30,000 and some very, very well-earned praise.   Beating The Holidays, Dan Kelly, Sally Seltmann, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Gareth Liddiard, Tame Impala, Pikelet and Richard In Your Mind (although The Holidays snagged The Red Bull Prize for $15,000) they'll now... Read More
Ruby Rose And Fast Cars
0 Comments. 2,990 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2011 @ 12:30pm.
Somehow the Melbourne F1 seems to grow each year and the idea of adding a miniature music festival to the whole motor racing carnival has cropped up. Will there be music and cars at the same time? Could get a bit difficult.   Apparent “It” girl Ruby Rose has been added to the Grand Prix cum music festival known as Sidetracked this year. Rose, who broke onto the... Read More
Bendigo Groovin' The Moo Bounces Back
0 Comments. 2,893 Views. Posted 24 Feb 2011 @ 12:17pm.
Despite an array of complaints after last year's event, Groovin' the Moo Bendigo 2011 has sold out in record time.   Last year's Groovin' the Moo resulted in reports of three hour lines and poorly designed layouts leaving many festival-goers disappointed. However, as GTM enters its third year at Bendigo's Prince of Wales Showgrounds it seems fans are willing to return, snapping up... Read More
Indigenous Arts Flourish In West
0 Comments. 1,643 Views. Posted 14 Feb 2011 @ 11:46am.
For the last year, Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC) has been shining the light on the talent of Indigenous artists of Melbourne's West and will continue to do so in 2011. Challenging the stereotypes of what it means to be Indigenous in a contemporary urban context, and celebrating the unique culture of the area, FCAC's Indigenous Cultural Program has featured workshops, exhibitions, talks... Read More
Big Day Out
1 Comments. 2,104 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2011 @ 7:00pm.
The annual Big Day Out circus rolls into town again this weekend… and my lordy what a lineup.  Wet your whistle on Tool, Iggy & The Stooges, Grinderman, Rammstein, LCD Soundsystem, MIA, Plan B, Die Antwoord, CSS, John Butler Trio, Sia, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Wolfmother, Lupe Fiasco, Deftones, Birds Of Tokyo, Primal Scream, LCD Soundsystem, Edward Sharpe & The... Read More
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