Tag: "Greatest hits"

Mystery Jets : Greatest Hits
0 Comments. 542 Views. Posted 29 Aug 2012 @ 7:06am.
Lifted from their fourth LP, Radlands, the latest Mystery Jets single is a Brit pop and Mersey-beat influenced ode to the day your relationship ends and you find yourself divvying up the joint record collection. From Band On The Run to The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Mark E Smith to It’s A Shame About Ray, who gets what and what did that album say about ‘us’ is ruminated over a catchy sha-la-la-la... Read More
David O'Doherty: Looking Up
0 Comments. 857 Views. Posted 1 Apr 2012 @ 5:45pm.
I don’t know about all of you, but there’s just something about an Irish accent that I can’t resist – especially when they’re cracking a wise-ass joke or two. Hailing from one of the “most depressing parts of the world” (his words, not mine), Irishman, David O’Doherty, returned to Melbourne to present a new series of sung life stories and rants. And believe me, there were plenty. The majority of... Read More
Sister Sledge Tour
0 Comments. 1,129 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2012 @ 8:53am.
Still need your '70s disco kick following Nile Rodgers visit last week? Well, you're in luck! One of the world's most successful all-girl disco groups, Sister Sledge, are heading to Melbourne. Expect to hear some of the greatest hits from Studio 54 including We Are Family, He’s The Greatest Dancer, Lost In Music, Got To Love Somebody and more. Read More
Bruce Springsteen : We Take Care Of Our Own
0 Comments. 982 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 9:53am.
  Bruce is about to release his 17th studio album and he’s still awesome, and let me tell you why. Like many of his greatest hits, We Take Care Of Our Own appears on the surface to be this bombastic Red State Yay America anthem, but it isn’t. It is the exact opposite. If you listen to the lyrics in the verse he’s all like, “From Chicago to New Orleans / From the muscle to the bone / From... Read More
60 Second With... The Deep End
0 Comments. 934 Views. Posted 3 Feb 2012 @ 6:22am.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? The Deep End, I’m Dale the lead singer.   What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Over the years we’ve heard all sorts of names, but the ones that pop up most are The Poor, Airbourne, AC/DC and Rose Tattoo.   What do you love about making music? The best part about making music is when you get to show it... Read More
Cass McCombs Comes Down Under
0 Comments. 879 Views. Posted 17 Jan 2012 @ 9:02am.
California-based singer/songwriter and child of the '70s Cass McCombs musc is moody but often surprisingly humorous, and has won the hearts of many Melburnians. Fans will be thrilled to know that he is finally visiting our shores after releasing six acclaimed and much loved albums, most recently the gently optimistic Humor Risk and one the stars of last year's best-of lists, the... Read More
Ghetto Blaster Picnic At Birrarung Marr
2 Comments. 1,362 Views. Posted 8 Nov 2011 @ 8:55am.
Now this is a novel idea – how does an afternoon spent in the warm sunshine of December in Melbourne, lolling about in the grass with a radio blasting nothing but heavy-hitting tunes from the likes of Heavy Innit, Too Much, Chant Down Sound and The Operatives sound?  Yeah, we thought it was brilliant, too. Hijacking the upper terraces of Birrarung Marr for their first... Read More
Powderfinger : Empty Space
0 Comments. 2,509 Views. Posted 26 Oct 2011 @ 2:17pm.
Despite being formally retired, Powderfinger continue to pump out the hits. Or rather, they continue to pump out secondary album filler which pales in comparison to the hits. But whatever, at least they're still pumping stuff out, right? AM I RIGHT, 'FINGER FANS? Empty Space is a previously unreleased track that sweetens the offer on the second Powderfinger 'Best of' collection (Footprints -... Read More
Randy Travis : Anniversary 25 Celebration
0 Comments. 2,289 Views. Posted 4 Aug 2011 @ 9:56am.
When Randy Traywick hit Nashville in 1976, he chopped the wick off his surname and recorded as Randy Ray, going on to win seven Grammy awards as Randy Travis.   Travis, now 52, has cut eight new tunes - such as entrée Everything And All -T.I.M.E., Someone You Never Knew and Too Much with Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, Eamonn McCrystal and James Otto.   Randy's duet with fellow baritone... Read More
Hear
0 Comments. 1,924 Views. Posted 27 May 2011 @ 2:30pm.
F irst things first, the event name: how did you come up with it and what's it about? "Well, the event name is called HEAR and we came up with the name by opening the dictionary and pointing at a word. Worked out pretty well, 'cos we all love the name and it just rolls off the tongue."   And what's the damn show all about? "The show is all about getting people together listen to good music... Read More
ArpLine : Make It Rain
0 Comments. 960 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2011 @ 2:21pm.
ArpLine are an excellent second generation synth rock outfit from Brooklyn, complete with psychedelic glitch and heart-swelling melodies. Make It Rain combines the best of Arcade Fire and Animal Collective and peaks in an aching-but-bombastic chorus. Nice. Read More
Fiona O’Loughlin performs Greatest Hits
0 Comments. 1,457 Views. Posted 31 Mar 2011 @ 3:01pm.
  What better way to celebrate your last yen years in comedy than to put together your greatest hits? For this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Fiona O’Loughlin has chosen a story from every show she’s done for the last ten years and she’s also giving fans the chance to vote for their favourites as well. On her Facebook fan page, you can leave suggestions for what stories you... Read More
BOGAN BINGO: BINGO LOST ITS INNOCENCE
0 Comments. 2,234 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2011 @ 8:12am.
Darren Hilsey grew up in the Gippsland region east of Melbourne, so he feels qualified to muse on bogan culture and its musical associations. “I’ve done my time, so I can reach for the inner bogan,” Hilsey says. Hilsey doesn’t have a definition of bogan, although he does muse being a bogan does involve a preference for comfort over fashion.   About six years ago Hilsey and a group of like-... Read More
She's Still A Bachelor Girl
0 Comments. 2,205 Views. Posted 23 Mar 2011 @ 12:59pm.
More than ten years have passed since Bachelor Girl released Buses And Trains and the Australian popsters are heading back home to celebrate their best of album Loved And Lost: The Best Of Bachelor Girl.   Most fans of 90's music will remember Bachelor Girl for their late 90's hits Buses And Trains, I'm Just A Girl and Permission To Shine which... Read More
President Roots : Spider Fingers and Hearts
0 Comments. 2,093 Views. Posted 15 Mar 2011 @ 10:48am.
President Roots are the kind of act that wins ABC Songwriting competitions, because aging inner city liberals think they're a bit hip and soulful, when in fact their best attribute is presenting absolutely no risk to hearing aids or pacemakers. This inoffensive adult contemporary blues act makes me pine for Graveyard Train, the best of the best Sunday morning start up bands of all my... Read More
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