Tag: "music"

You Am I
1 Comments. 5,689 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
“ I can’t speak for the other lads, but I think it’s the best one I’ve been involved with.” You could be forgiven for thinking that this bold statement from guitarist Davey Daniel Lane is merely typical publicity hype for his band’s new album. But many longtime You Am I followers (and critics, it seems) are in... Read More
Smokescreen Music Festival Revealed
0 Comments. 1,730 Views. Posted 7 Apr 2013 @ 10:45am.
Billed as "the most dangerous music festival on earth", the mysterious Smokescreen Music Festival has finally revealed its lineup.   The reveal follows months of rumours and speculation on both the lineup and premise of the festival, with Smokescreen today announcing its 'headliners'.     While many already assumed that the festival was tied in with an anti-smoking message... Read More
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton To Guest Program Rage
0 Comments. 3,021 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2013 @ 3:25pm.
Next week Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton will be joining rage for a very special auteur edition. Over the course of the night you’ll see music videos from some of the most highly acclaimed Directors in the world including David Fincher, Kriv Stenders, Martin Scorsese, Michel Gondry, Anton Corbjin, James Cameron, Lasse Hallström, Lars Von Trier, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Brian De... Read More
Garry Hyde's Huge Day Out
0 Comments. 589 Views. Posted 7 Feb 2013 @ 4:21pm.
Garry Hyde, the son of Billy Hyde, has re-opened a musical instrument store named GH Music on the original Billy Hyde Music site in Flemington, which was where it all began in 1962 for his fathers’ music retail institution. To celebrate, they are holding their inaugural free Huge Day Out featuring a lineup of free entertainment all day on an outdoor stage, free clinics and... Read More
2013 Brunswick Music Festival Revealed
0 Comments. 1,283 Views. Posted 4 Feb 2013 @ 12:21pm.
The Brunswick Music Festival is returning for it's 25 year. The 12-day Brunswick Music Festival captures the area’s eclectic, dynamic flavour through a vibrant twenty-eight concert program spread across five venues, with its own famous street party on Sydney Rd.   The 2013 festival will feature the likes of Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Apodimi Compania, Judy Small, Purple Dentists, Archie... Read More
St Kilda To Get New Live Music Venue
0 Comments. 1,826 Views. Posted 1 Feb 2013 @ 3:26pm.
The historical St Kilda Memorial Hall is being reopened to house live music. Opened in 1924 and funded from money raised in the community following the First World War as a dance hall, the St Kilda Memorial Hall closed as holiday mansion houses were sold as Melbourne's rich lost huge amounts of money during the depression.  Since 1958 the hall became delapidated and although ran some... Read More
White Night Melbourne Unveiled
0 Comments. 728 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2013 @ 8:10am.
The Yarra is set to shine with the inaugural White Night Melbourne releasing their full program. The Yarra River will play host to the largest laser, water and light show ever seen in Melbourne. The laser and light show titled, From the Deep would feature a 40 metre high water fountain, lasers tracing the lines of the Princes Bridge and surrounding buildings, all set to an evocative soundtrack... Read More
Barry Oakley Explores Melody In His New Play Music
0 Comments. 1,549 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2012 @ 12:53pm.
For many people who were on their death bed, they would consider wallowing in whiskey, drugs while dancing to music. In acclaimed author and playwright Barry Oakley's new play entitled Music, Jack does exactly that. Richard Piper (City Homicide, Blue Heelers) stars as Jack as he destroys relationships, deals with the depression associated with imminent death, and clowns around much to the dismay... Read More
Cosmo Jarvis Announces Pure Pop Performance
0 Comments. 1,313 Views. Posted 19 Jul 2012 @ 3:45pm.
British singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis has announced that he will “pop up” for a show in Melbourne, to celebrate the release of his third album Think Bigger. Think Bigger was just released two days ago, however Cosmo Jarvis has garnered himself much attention through his YouTube “observational comedy skits about small town life” and triple j Hottest 100-reaching single Gay Pirates. Read More
Kaiser Chiefs
0 Comments. 1,000 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 9:35am.
  For all their catchy hooks and festival-friendly choruses, there has always been something a bit dark and misanthropic about the Kaiser Chiefs. Take songs like Never Miss A Beat or I Predict A Riot – superficially bouncy though the music might be, both have lyrics that tap into a deep dissatisfaction with the state of the world. Singer Ricky Wilson agrees that the band’s attitude to life... Read More
Michael Rother @ The Corner
0 Comments. 671 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 12:20pm.
So much can be said of Krautrock’s influence on modern music. Although many of the musicians affiliated with the scene don’t identify themselves as Krautrock; (a term coined by English listeners) the German experimental music scene of the '70s facilitated the growth of future electronic, ambient, post rock and noise movements. It’s stimulus on music and sound art is undeniable. Having seen... Read More
Q&A: El Moth
0 Comments. 650 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:16am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? El Moth – a lot of inexplicable extra-curricular activities with a healthy dose of music on the side. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Better than nails down a chalkboard, these guys are actually alright for a bunch of drunks (minus Leon, he's a good boy!) What do you love about making music? Music is incredibly... Read More
60 Seconds With... Earl
0 Comments. 471 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:14am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?The band is called earl and you've got all of us. Troy – guitars and all things tech. Tom – drums. Jackson – slappin' the bass, and myself, Mark – vocals and guitar. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?Pop-rock. No one has told us we sound like any particular band so... Read More
60 Seconds With... Michael McQuaid’s Red Hot Rhythmakers
0 Comments. 593 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 11:11am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We’re called Michael McQuaid’s Red Hot Rhythmakers. I’m the bandleader, and I play trumpet and write music for the group.   What do you think people will say you sound like?We play really old-school big band jazz, the sort of stuff you would have heard in a Chicago speakeasy in the '20s or a Harlem ballroom in the '30s. We’ve... Read More
Dragonforce
0 Comments. 937 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:32am.
It's always tough on fans when a singer leaves a band. Sure, Van Halen did fine with Sammy Hagar, and AC/DC didn't exactly flounder when Brian Johnson joined, but there's always that moment of "Oh jeez, will this work?" Post-Lane Warrant, heck, even post-Hagar Van Halen - there's lots of scope for a misstep. Well the new Dragonforce album, The Power Within, will immediately shut up anyone who... Read More
The Tea Party Announce Australian Tour
0 Comments. 1,356 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:56am.
After reforming in 2011, Canadian rock band The Tea Party have announced that they will be touring Australia in July. Though the trio disbanded temporarily in 2005, they had managed to tour Australia twelve times between 1994 and 2004 and release eight albums within their 15 years together. When the band reformed in April last year, they performed a string of Canadian shows and festivals, where... Read More
Joe Bonamassa Announces Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 1,008 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:55am.
With a growing reputation as one of the world's greatest guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is coming to Melbourne to play the Palais Theatre in October. The charismatic blues-rock musician continues to create more and more of a virtuoso mix of roots-influenced Delta sounds and lively 1960s British blues-rock enthusiasm, heard through his work on his last two albums, Dust Bowl, and Black Rock, which... Read More
Hype Williams Tour
2 Comments. 1,429 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:29pm.
The enigmatic duo will be visiting Australian shores for their debut tour this June.   Taking the name from a notorious hip hop music video creator, Hype Williams create music engrained with early dubstep and grime, peppered with elements of pop and R&B. Hype Williams captivatingly transcend the line between music and performance art often playing with mountains of smoke, dazzling... Read More
Castle Music Festival Lineup
0 Comments. 2,333 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:20pm.
Returning for it's sophomore year, the boutique Castle Music Festival is back bigger than, uhh, last year.   Featuring a slew of local talent, the 2012 lineup includes the likes of Northeast Party House, Oliver Tank, Flume, Playwrite, Tehachapi, Love Connection, The Smith Street Band, I’lls’, Drunk Mums, Animaux, Sleep Decade, The Murlocs, Electric Sea Spider, A Colourful Storm,... Read More
Alma Mater
0 Comments. 996 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:31am.
  The realm of childhood is a liminal zone. Unable to fend for ourselves, we are beholden to adults to teach us about the world. Our character, our worldview and our values are already beginning to take shape, many aspects of which will stay with us through our maturity. And yet once we are fully grown, our memories of these formative years remain largely out of reach. UK performance duo... Read More
James Zabiela
0 Comments. 1,017 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
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
0 Comments. 1,910 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 10:02pm.
  A follow-up of sorts to Danny Boyle's cult-cinema classic Trainspotting from '96, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy as directed by Rob Heydon and featuring stellar performances from Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk and Billy Boyd is a superb take on the original short story and is a remarkable demonstration of potential from a director who understands the wisdom in playing to your strengths.... Read More
60 Seconds With... Big Words
0 Comments. 520 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 9:47pm.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? BIG WORDS: K-Lee – MC/guitar, Will – MC, Cam – bass, Lawrence – drums.   What do you think people will say you sound like?  We don't really care what people say our music sounds like, we just do what we do.   What do you love about making music?  That music is a universal language that brings everyone together.... Read More
Missy Higgins : Unashamed Desire
0 Comments. 1,373 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 7:10pm.
  Hey, did anyone notice that Missy Higgins quit music for a few years? Sneaky little pianist. She’s been living in a share house, apparently, throwing off her identity as Australia’s most popular songstress in pursuit of greater meaning and happiness. It didn’t work out though, so she’s back to singing. Unashamed Desire is a big old plonker of a piano tune with some dark muttering in the... Read More
Roger Gangi
0 Comments. 929 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:18pm.
  Hailing from New Jersey, Roger Gangi has spent much of his life surrounded by music. Hitting the strip in Las Vegas early on in his career, he ended up on the payroll of some of the worlds biggest companies: MGM Corporation, Hard-Rock and Harrah’s Entertainment for starters. Gangi’s now heading Down Under to launch a new venue at Crown Casino, which he discusses with 100%. "I was a... Read More
60 Seconds With... Store Bought Cool
0 Comments. 990 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 12:15pm.
Five words that describe your genre:Rock’n’roll garage pop.   When and why did you start writing and playing music?Like a lot of people reading this, I can’t imagine not writing or playing music. To write is obviously to express, and rock music is one of the greatest methods of self-expression ever. Store Bought Cool have all been performers and players of music since teenage years, to stop... Read More
Missy Higgins Splendour Sideshow
0 Comments. 1,180 Views. Posted 23 Apr 2012 @ 10:22am.
One of the nation's most loved singer-songwriters has announced a massive tour alongside her Splendour In The Grass appearance.   The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle Tour will see Missy Higgins hit the road in the lead-up to Splendour. New single Unashamed Desire marks the first release from Missy in over five years, a period of time which included a self-imposed hiatus from music.   Missy capped... Read More
Clark
0 Comments. 679 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2012 @ 7:49am.
  If there is one thing we expect from Clark, after ten years of releases on the seminal UK label Warp Records, it's change and experimentation in his music.   His latest album, Iradelphic, starts out with acoustic guitar, moves through arpeggiated synths, crunched out drums and organic sounds. There are even some wonderful collaborations with famed Massive Attack vocalist Martina... Read More
Ed Sheeran 2012 Tour
0 Comments. 1,246 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. 808 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
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