Tag: "2011"

Antiskeptic
0 Comments. 905 Views. Posted 9 Feb 2012 @ 10:01am.
  When the punk rock institution that was the Arthouse closed its doors for the last time in 2011, anyone that had ever seen a show there, played there in a band or just got really drunk in the beer garden knew that Melbourne was losing an iconic live music venue that would never be able to be replaced. But as it is with life, more often than not as one thing ends, another thing begins. For... Read More
Karavan! Gypsy Festival 2011
0 Comments. 2,622 Views. Posted 11 Feb 2011 @ 10:02am.
The second Karavan! is on the way to Melbourne bringing with it some the greatest gypsy music from Australia and the world.   Headlined by two amazing international acts - GIPSY.CZ (Prauge) and HAREM'de (Istanbul), Karavan! will bring to Melbourne mesmarizing gypsy music that has taken the world by storm from Glastonbury to Ulsan in Korea.   From Australia the festival brings together... Read More
Royal Crown Revue
0 Comments. 1,713 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
If you like your ladies in seamed stockings and rolled hair, your men with pomade and snarls, your brass big and juicy and your dance moved all swinging and swung, Royal Crown Revue are probably on your radar. Most popularly known as the band who soundtracked that terrifying/great movie The Mask , Royal Crown Revue are back and ready to rock ‘n’ roll again.  ... Read More
The Antlers
0 Comments. 1,572 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:10am.
Brooklyn-based trio The Antlers are renowned for their finesse in the aural exploration of human emotion. Celebrated worldwide for their stunning sophomore release Hospice , the record, the result of two years of self-imposed isolation, told the hauntingly beautiful story of a man losing a loved one to bone cancer and explores the powerful notions of his memories, regret... Read More
New Found Glory
0 Comments. 1,590 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Tell vocalist Jordan Pundik that his band New Found Glory are considered the best pop-punk band in history, and he’ll giggle and tell you it makes him feel funny. Because as far as the frontman of the Florida five-piece is concerned, he’s just a regular dude who you wouldn’t even look at twice in a crowd, and yet it’s Pundik’s band that are responsible for... Read More
Golden Era Mixtape 2011 Exclusive Preview
12 Comments. 4,299 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:15am.
Golden Era Records with Hilltop Hoods present the Mixtape 2011, hosted by Trials and Mixed by DJ Madcap. Mixtape 2011 will feature all of the Golden Era crew with a few special guests including, Vents, DJ ADFU, Ash Grunwald and Briggs.   The mixtape will be availble early 2011. Check out the track listing below, exclusive to Beat.com.au and check the You tube Snippet below that. We will... Read More
Soulwax
0 Comments. 3,044 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:12am.
When they’re on stage, Belgium electro/dance music act-cum-rock band Soulwax look like a future-retro version of The Rat Pack. Why? Well, that’d be because they’re always wearing dishevelled and party-tired tuxedos. The band’s singer, Stephen Dewaele, is candid when talking about his band’s clothing choice when performing.   “We really like wearing the... Read More
Soundwave Unleashes 2nd Wave of Acts
0 Comments. 2,252 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
As if the 2011 instalment of Soundwave wasn’t big enough already, they’ve just released a monstrous 2nd announcement.   Joining the headliners Iron Maiden and Queens Of The Stone Age will be One Day As A Lion, the collaboration between the front man of Rage Against The Machine Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore, the former drummer for The Mars Volta.   For the metal and... Read More
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