Tag: "Coming out"

James Zabiela
0 Comments. 1,026 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:17am.
  Austria’s Snowbombing Festival has been described as the coolest in the world – apt as the annual week-long music event takes place on the ski slopes of Mayrhofen. UK DJ James Zabiela is a Snowbombing devotee, and when we speak he’s just returned from the festival, stiff and sore from extreme sporting but exhilarated nonetheless. “I got back on Sunday night,” he explains. “I have a couple... Read More
Georgia Fields
0 Comments. 950 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2012 @ 10:02am.
  Playing one final show before she disappears into hibernation to work on her highly-anticipated second album, Georgia Fields will be visiting The Famous Spiegeltent, along with her band and string quartet, to present the lush string arrangements of her first record, along with a preview of what can be expected from her completely new artistic incarnation.   It has been a busy couple... Read More
New Found Glory
0 Comments. 717 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2012 @ 7:21am.
  Upon doing research for my upcoming interview with Florida pop punk veterans New Found Glory, the thing that struck me the most was discovering that the band has the same lineup now as when they first burst onto the scene way back in 1997. Considering the number of personnel changes that most bands have to endure during their existence, it certainly is an incredible feat and its one of... Read More
Charles Bradley
2 Comments. 2,852 Views. Posted 14 Mar 2012 @ 6:25am.
  The hyperbolic notion of the 'miraculous', the 'remarkable' or the plain 'unbelievable' rise to prominence of an artist within the contemporary music industry is a more clichéd and often fallacious concept than the fable of penning an album in an isolated woodland cabin. This ideology, however, is perhaps the only way to describe the astonishingly uplifting yet undeniably heartbreaking... Read More
Lucinda Williams
0 Comments. 1,262 Views. Posted 13 Mar 2012 @ 11:18am.
  It’s always a slightly strange experience when you realise that the person you’re chatting to on the other end of the phone line is in a whole different time zone. When I reach folk/country singer-songwriter and three time Grammy award winner Lucinda Williams, it’s Friday morning in Melbourne but still only Thursday afternoon in the USA. Williams will be experiencing the time zone... Read More
The Wombats
0 Comments. 2,619 Views. Posted 8 Mar 2012 @ 8:57am.
  Tord Øverland-Knudsen was a young man in the Norwegian town of Elverum who was in possession of a dream. That dream was to become the best musician he could possibly be, and where else would a young Beatles fan go, than to Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts? He applied and was accepted; in 2003 he packed up his bass guitar and traveled to The Beatles’ hometown. On the... Read More
Dubfire
0 Comments. 691 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2012 @ 9:48am.
  Ali Shirazinia is a name that is written in EDM folklore. Initially as a part of the supergroup Deep Dish with partner in crime Sharam Tayebi – but now as a bona fide solo superstar – the Dubfire name is now associated with deep, meaningful production talent as well as a superb ability to read a crowd from behind the mixer. From the beginning, Deep Dish always did their own thing – as... Read More
Dead Letter Circus
0 Comments. 2,015 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 11:23am.
  It’s certainly an interesting time to be a human being on planet Earth, according to Dead Letter Circus frontman Kim Benzie. There’s a revolution coming – a changing of the guard – the singer warns, and the old, grey men currently in power had better watch their backs. “Our last album [This Is The Warning, 2010] was like the wake-up call. Opening your eyes and realising that as humans we... Read More
Steve Hill
0 Comments. 691 Views. Posted 26 Jan 2012 @ 7:15am.
Often dubbed Australia’s ‘King Of Euphoric Hard Dance’, Steve Hill reckons it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time. For him, the place was London and the time was the mid-‘90s when he first got his big break thanks to a very happy accident. Currently celebrating the new release of the Hard Dance Alliance’s Wild Energy compilation, Hill claims that despite what... Read More
The Vasco Era
0 Comments. 1,450 Views. Posted 16 Nov 2011 @ 8:34am.
It's taken awhile, but on the heels of the release of The Vasco Era, Ted O'Neil has figured out how to keep his band effective: just have fun. "I think there are two different appreciations of the new songs: there's the lyrical side of it. There's a lot of wit in the lyrics and often they're quite funny. And the musical side: I think this album is a lot more fun than some of... Read More
I Am The Avalanche
0 Comments. 1,333 Views. Posted 28 Oct 2011 @ 8:24am.
Sitting in amongst such luminaries of the world of heavy music such as Slipknot, System of a Down, Devin Townsend and Machine Head, I Am the Avalanche may not be the absolute biggest name on the Soundwave Festival bill, but according to the band's drummer and producer Brett Romnes, they are still a band you should avail yourself of a look at. They are a melodic punk band that project a raw and... Read More
Matthias Tanzmann
0 Comments. 922 Views. Posted 26 Oct 2011 @ 10:46am.
It's been a massive 12 months for Matthias Tanzmann: releasing mix CDs for two of the world's most respected club labels Circoloco DC10 and Cavo Paradiso; and celebrating ten and five years respectively for his labels Moon Harbour and Cargo Edition, both with parties and anniversary releases. He is now about to embark on an Australian tour, joining Dyed Soundorom to wave the flag for Circoloco... Read More
The Bats : Free All The Monsters
0 Comments. 3,190 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 9:30am.
The pre-match entertainment in last weekend's footy final illustrated one of the great dictums of modern rock music. When Meat Loaf fired t-shirts out of a giant phallus before launching into the most aurally torturing melody of a back catalogue since Angry Anderson rode onto Waverley Park in the Batmobile, the lesson for the kids watching at home was that anyone who's been making music for that... Read More
The Screaming Tribesman
0 Comments. 2,107 Views. Posted 13 Sep 2011 @ 11:20am.
As one of the most powerfully melodic Australian bands to emerge from the 1980s, The Screaming Tribesmen topped the indie charts with their single Igloo and earned a mass fan-base both at home and overseas thanks to record like Date With A Vampyre and Top Of The Town. Some three decades later, vocalist/guitarist and founding member Mick Medew says the upcoming tour will be a special one indeed,... Read More
Weddings, Parties, Anything
0 Comments. 1,952 Views. Posted 9 Sep 2011 @ 1:02pm.
Weddings, Parties, Anything have proudly worn a guernsey for their home city for almost 30 years. Their energetic live shows and passion for Melbourne's suburban and cultural identity have engaged two generations of patriotic Victorians. After playing a handful of shows since their 1998 break-up, it's appropriate that the Weddoes' semi-retirement has involved a yearly Grand Final Eve Spectacular... Read More
Anberlin
0 Comments. 2,066 Views. Posted 24 Aug 2011 @ 10:55am.
Some bands claim Australia is their 'favourite place to tour', and while it's almost become a cliché phrase, Florida pop-punkers Anberlin actually mean it - and they've been consistently proving it by making their way halfway across the world at least once a year. It's a special connection, alright, and that's why drummer Nathan Young claims their Aussie fans deserve "a special show." "It's... Read More
Of The Causes of Wonderful Things
0 Comments. 1,884 Views. Posted 12 Aug 2011 @ 9:16am.
Solo theatre pieces have always tended to be intimate in nature, as they explore the depths of emotion the individual actor is both capable of experiencing and of conveying to the audience. Much more so, contemporary solo productions continue to incorporate an even deeper level of psychological involvement, forcing the actor not only to perform, but to compose the work on the most elusive levels... Read More
Valentiine
0 Comments. 4,032 Views. Posted 27 May 2011 @ 10:40am.
When Valentiine's frontwoman Vanessa was younger, she'd crank Jebediah's classic single Leaving Home every time she'd have a fight with her mum… Little did she suspect though, years down the track, Vanessa and her all-girl band Valentiine would get to support the 'Jebs at The Corner Hotel. It's funny how fate works, sometimes. Not that Valentiine aren't used to hanging out with rock's big names... Read More
Megastick Fanfare
0 Comments. 2,633 Views. Posted 17 May 2011 @ 5:17pm.
In Sydney, where venues seem to be closing their doors on every corner, a group of bands are all on the same “scratchy pop” page – featuring Seekae, Djanimals, Kyu and Ghoul – Megastick Fanfare are another one of the founding groups of bands trying to overcome the problems with Sydney’s live scene to make a name for themselves. Set to hit Melbourne this Friday May 20 for the release of their... Read More
Trial Kennedy
0 Comments. 2,491 Views. Posted 12 May 2011 @ 10:10am.
Sophomore albums are always a difficult proposition. They say you have your entire life to write your debut album, then you often have a matter of a few months or a year at most – usually squeezed in between touring and shows – to write and record the follow up. That’s why sophomore albums often don’t measure up to the debut: it’s a simple matter of time. There was no such issue for Melbourne... Read More
Papa vs Pretty Getting United In Isolation
0 Comments. 2,525 Views. Posted 11 May 2011 @ 4:41pm.
Those Sydney merchants of undeniably amazing indie rock, Papa vs Pretty are finally putting out that debut album we've all been waiting patiently for. With the first single from the album, United In Isolation, coming out nearly a month ago it's good to finally have a release date to look forward to. Through two EP's and now a single, the three boys of Papa vs Pretty have finally let it... Read More
Jeff Martin 777
0 Comments. 3,594 Views. Posted 6 May 2011 @ 10:03am.
Canadian rocker Jeff Martin has lived a somewhat nomadic existence since leaving The Tea Party in 2005. A solo career with extensive touring was his first port of call, before a move to Ireland saw the formation of power-trio The Armada, co-founded with Wayne Sheehy, with J. Cortez on bass. Martin moved on to Western Australia in 2008, retaining the services of Cortez and recruiting Malcolm Clark... Read More
Muscles
0 Comments. 1,195 Views. Posted 6 Apr 2011 @ 10:33am.
At a Muscles show, it’s common to hear the entire crowd, male and female, chanting “Hey Muscles. I love you. I want to have your babies.” Those lyrics, from a track on 2007’s Guns, Babes, Lemonade, are certainly nifty, but it’s last year’s single, Girls Crazy Go, that has been whipping up a frenzy on Australian airwaves all summer. His first single, Ice Cream (back in 2007), was picked up by... Read More
Doom Struck Down
0 Comments. 1,643 Views. Posted 25 Mar 2011 @ 2:52pm.
In the worst news to come out of Latveria the March 24 show by Doom at the Espy was postponed. The masked MC has had to reschedule two shows due to poor health.     The other night's Auckland show and the Melbourne March 24 show at the Espy Hotel were both postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.   And yes, Doom is benevolent and tickets purchased for the Espy show... Read More
Digital Mystikz
0 Comments. 2,282 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2011 @ 11:45pm.
When people talk about dubstep they often refer to DMZ as one of the scene's pillars. Founded by Mala, Coki, Loefah and Sgt. Pokes the label and night have reached a legendary status. Coki and Mala also make up the group Digital Mystikz and they are on their way to Australia this month. After a massive 2010 that saw them release a triple pack of their tunes on vinyl, Return II Space, and... Read More
Sonny & The Sunsets
0 Comments. 1,838 Views. Posted 1 Mar 2011 @ 11:45pm.
With the music world often falling to the whims of a perpetual bombardment of ephemeral trends, it's goddamn refreshing to see an act like Sonny & The Sunsets generate a fair share of organic buzz without aligning themselves to any bankable movement. Tomorrow Is Alright , the outfit's debut record, possesses a deceptive simplicity, recalling a long-gone era while... Read More
(HED) p.e.
0 Comments. 4,760 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2011 @ 4:09pm.
Scenes change. Bands can either change with them to stay on the radar of the majority as it changes, or they can stay true to what birthed them to be adored by the minority left championing an original movement; we’ve seen it happen countless times. Throughout the late ‘90s music was going through some rather difficult changes, much like the prepubescent kids that latched... Read More
February Craft Hatch Market
0 Comments. 2,122 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 2:06pm.
Craft Victoria, in collaboration with the City Library, is holding a carnival for the summer season - the Craft Hatch Market.   On the second Saturday of every month, the Craft Hatch Market will showcase the work of local students and emerging designers.  So if you're a lover of hand-made products, head down to Flinders Lane and browse or purchase homewares, jewellery, clothing,... Read More
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