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ED KUEPPER (WITH MARK DAWSON) PLAY THE CLASSICS

January 14th 2011 23:11

ED KUEPPER (WITH MARK DAWSON)
PLAY THE CLASSICS

With a recent run of sold-out solo shows under his belt, Ed Kuepper is pleased to announce a March tour this time featuring his former sparring-partner Mark Dawson (on drums) as they re-imagine the Kuepper classics: Electrical Storm and Today Wonder.

Electrical Storm was Kuepper’s first solo album recorded in early 1985 shortly after the dissolution of Laughing Clowns. Musically a departure from his earlier bands (the original Saints and Laughing Clowns), Electrical Storm proved to be the most raw and stripped back recording of Kuepper’s long career and featured some of his most enduring songs including the title track, 'Car Headlights’ and ‘Rainy Night’. Lyrically it was more straight forward, yet with the songs seemingly interconnected, its foreboding atmosphere is lightened up with glimpses of Kuepper’s trademark humour such as the musical quote from the Spiderman cartoon show in ‘When the sweet turns sour’.

Today Wonder was the album that began Kuepper’s wrecking ball-like prolific recording stretch in the 1990s. Recorded and mixed live in the studio over two days in early 1990, it features only Kuepper on effects-laden acoustic guitar and vocals, with Mark Dawson on drums and cardboard box. Kuepper described the sound at the time as “ambient rockabilly” and stated more recently that it was the album that enabled everything after it. Today Wonder draws on a host of Kuepper’s earliest influences and incorporates them into something new and adventurous. Several covers become originals and originals become covers in a seamless blend which still sounds unique to this day.

Tickets for the Kuepper/Dawson shows are on-sale now.

Before all that, though, Kuepper will appear in solo mode as special guest to Grinderman at their Sydney & Melbourne legs of their Australian Big Day Out tour. You can never have enough Kuepper.

January 24th: Brisbane, Tivoli Theatre - Ed Kuepper solo (with Grinderman)
SOLD OUT!

January 28th: Sydney, Enmore Theatre - Ed Kuepper solo (with Grinderman)
SOLD OUT!
March 18th: Melbourne, The Fabulous Spiegeltent (in association with the Arts Centre, Melbourne) - performing Electrical Storm
Tickets from www.theartscentre.com.au*, 1300 182 183* or the Arts Centre Box Office (*transaction fee applies)

March 19th: Melbourne, The Fabulous Spiegeltent (in association with the Arts Centre, Melbourne) - performing Today Wonder
Tickets from www.theartscentre.com.au*, 1300 182 183* or the Arts Centre Box Office (*transaction fee applies)

March 20th; Adelaide, The Gov - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets from www.feelpresents.com, www.moshtix.com.au or phone: 1 300 GET TIX & all moshtix outlets.

March 24th: Kincumber, Live @ Lizottes - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets available from www.lizottes.com.au or phone 02 4368 2017

March 25th: Sydney, The Basement - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets www.feelpresents.com, in person at the venue or phone: (02) 9251 2797

March 26th: Newcastle, Live @ Lizottes - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets available from www.lizottes.com.au or phone 02 4956 2066

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Summadayze

January 2nd 2011 11:16

Summadayze 2010

Sumadayze kick started the new year in Adelaide in ways I couldn’t even begin to predict. As I arrived at Rymill Park on the East end of Adelaide I was feeling quite flushed as I’d done the right thing and used my bicycle to get there. A stinking hot day on New Years Eve had left the streets pretty quiet for new years morning around my place so I set off from home, arrived in good time, locked up the bike and collected my ticket. My plus one was unable to attend, so I was collecting my ticket and doing the whole gig solo. Easy enough, I thought, to wander quietly and soak in the atmosphere. Listen up for the music that drew me towards it.

No sooner had I stepped into line, when a beautiful black police dog came and wedged its nose into my butt cheeks. For a moment there I thought I was being greeted in that way doggies say ‘hello’, and I was in a way, but this doggie was saying ‘you smell like pot’. So the police took me aside and went through all the proceedings in a polite and not overly dramatic or threatening way. I was completely astonished. I did not have any drugs on me, and was not there to score any or hook any up, ‘I’m reviewing the music, it’s not really a day off, I’m here with the purpose to remain sober so I can observe and reflect,’ I explained.

After giving my details, being searched, having my pockets examined, all of that, I was set free to wander inside; I had an apology and an explanation about the process. Evidently I could have sat somewhere and been exposed to marijuana, and I wondered how long it had been since I’d sat in any number of places where there may have been residue of bong water or pot. It’s difficult to really know under the circumstances, but because they were polite about it and I was quite clearly innocent – sure I look like an old hippy, but I also look like a wizard and a monk, a rock star, and the serial killer ‘Bob’ from ‘Twin Peaks’ but that doesn’t make me any of those things. I went and settled on the lawn by the Almost Famous stage and chilled for a while. Ajax, Miguel Migs and Lisa Shaw kept the spirits up. Singing live at these gigs must be a challenge. Dust, grass seed, dry breeze, humid, all sorts of reasons why singing could be awkward. Lisa Shaw came out with her magically smooth vocal styling and hit the nail on the head. Lisa presented with her beautiful personality, warm smiling face and a truly great strength in her voice. After a few songs from her and some dubious rain starting to drop I moved around for a little walk. The rain didn’t develop as the clouds moved over and sun shone.

On the Mainstage as the crowds gathered Riva Starr was really thumping things along. I find one needs the crowd in the main area to absorb the sound. The bass was a little heavy for me while there were so few people. Later in the day it would be so packed around the area I would only observe from the bleachers. I was ultimately attracted to some of the fine rapping and the groove end of the scale. There was so much room to dance under the trippy HQ tower, I couldn’t help myself, and that’s where things started to spin out a little.

I’ve done Future Music Festival, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Big Day Out, Blues Fest, Parklife and plenty of live gigs. I guess I don’t think too much about what part of the country I’m in when I start to actually enjoy the music and dance. Here in Adelaide I guess I also stick out in a crowd like this given I’m 50 this year, and the main age of other punters seems to be around 20-something. I have long grey hair – so plenty of the youngsters get a laugh or a shock when I pass them in the crowd. I hear comments like ‘it’s my grand-dad’ (seriously). This year, 2011, it seems the hi5 has really come home to roost in Adelaide. I was meeting them all over. And once, in Sydney, we used to laugh at the Japanese tourists who jumped off a bus to photograph a tourist attraction without seeming to actually experience it beyond the potential postcard it was being captured in. As my day progressed I discovered that young folk are really keen to jump up next to you and grab a photograph of themselves with you. It’s the phone camera thing. All of a sudden I’m surrounded by some crew – didn’t even see them coming, they’ve all grouped around me, some young woman is taking a shot. They move on... what a great new friendship that was... not. The first few times it happened I thought it was a bit odd, but by the time I had danced my little old hundred year old feet off I (each foot is fifty this year) had been captured in more shots than I could possibly count, and I didn’t meet most of them – however I did meet a few, and had a dance with actual people not just my shadow.

The overall groove was wild as the day moved into night. The late sunset here due to daylight saving paid off, and dusk in Rymill Park is a magical time. Sumadayze is probably the most amazing place for any music enthusiast to be on New Years Day inside the South Australian borders.
The type of music enthusiast you would be is one who enjoys a beat and a bit of space to dance. A touch of rock and funk jazzed up with very groovy dance beats and some trippy dub. I didn’t notice any big trouble, no fights, not bad vibes.

Horrorshow, Urthboy, Madcap, Tinnie Tempah were all as feisty as get up with slick rhymes busting out. The giant purple mushrooms on either side of the stage were fun to glimpse every so often under the leafy shade. Food stalls and body art market area didn’t really pull me, but others seemed involved. I didn’t drink but for the free water fountain in the park. There were a great deal of people drinking, but I didn’t notice any growling at bars or line-up’s out of control.

What I did notice was a fresh and fun respectful group of people who mingled and enjoyed some ground-shakingly-good music presented by some of the most hip acts you could hope for. Quite the triumph on behalf of the team who put it all together.

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National Tour Dates

Summanights - Sydney - Thursday December 31st New Years Eve

Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Adelaide - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Perth - Sunday 3rd

Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th

*Artist line up will vary in each state. See website for line up information in your city.

United by the spirit of summer and a universal love of dance, for the last 11 years tens of thousands have made the pilgrimage to this sacred festival's sites around the nation to share in this one, very special day.

Now, for the first time ever, Australia's premier dance music experience Summadayze is coming to Adelaide's Rymill Park on January 1, 2010 for an historic News Years' Day celebration - the likes of which the city of churches has never seen before

Adelaide, prepare to revel in the glory, colour and sheer excitement of this world-famous party and get ready to start 2010 in the biggest and best way possible.

Featuring a truly epic selection of the world's biggest DJs, including headliners Carl Cox, Infected Mushroom, and Deep Dish's Sharam, this will be a Summadayze like no other.

For House lovers, Tom Novy, Klaas, The Ian Carey Project, The Shapeshifters and Mark Knight are all on board, while Eddie Haliwell is guaranteed to take Trance fans above and beyond. Tech-House, Techno and Progressive fans can ride the hypnotic sounds of Sebastian Leger. Last but not least : Don Diablo will reach deep into his bag of Electro tricks and keep mash up and Indie Disco fans screaming for more! Fans of hip hop won't be left out with the Groove stage providing the sounds of seminal west coast outfit Dilated Peoples and festival favourites Ugly Duckling.

So join us for the party of your lifetime. The one, the only Summadayze 2010 is coming, Adelaide

Summadayze First Artist Line Up Announcement

Carl Cox, Sharam (Deep Dish), Roger Sanchez

Eddie Halliwell, Infected Mushroom (Live)

Tom Novy, Mark Knight, Sebastien Leger

Dilated Peoples (live), The Shapeshifters,

The Ian Carey Project, Don Diablo,

Ugly Duckling, Klaas

And more to be announced!

Tickets On Now!!

Stay tuned to www.summadayze.com or www.futureentertainment.com.au for further announcements.

Summadayze 2010 - First Announcement Artist Bios

Carl Cox - UK

Arguably the most recognised name in EDM, legendary UK DJ/Producer, Carl Cox, is an artist who requires little introduction. A pioneer of the early rave sound, since the 1980s he's been at the forefront of underground dance music culture and has blown hundreds of thousands of party-goers around the globe away with his inimitable sounds and infamous multi-deck wizardry. From his seminal 'F.A.C.T' Techno compilations and stunning artist albums to his top-shelf 'Intec Records' imprint, and from the success of his ongoing legendary 'Carl Cox & Friends' residency at Space in Ibiza to his universally acclaimed 'Global' radio show (which boasts 4 million listeners and is syndicated to over 20 nations); it's little wonder Carl Cox is widely acknowledged as one of dance music's true and undisputed legends.

Sharam (Deep Dish) - USA

As one half of the all-conquering Deep Dish duo alongside Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia, Sharam Tayebi has reached heights that few DJ/Producers can only dream of. An artist of rare and exceptional talent, his DJ sets are famed for captivating club crowds from Miami to Ibiza, while his solo productions (including 2006's monster hit 'P.A.T.T (Party Al The Time) continue to break new ground and consistently find their way into the CD wallets and record crates of the world's DJing elite. From his acclaimed Global Underground compilation 'Duba' and his highly anticipated forthcoming artist album 'Get Wild', to his daily duties looking after a trio of coveted co-owned labels with Ali (Yoshitoshi Recordings, Deep Dish Records and Shinichi Recordings); Sharam is a revered electronic music trendsetter that has stood the test of time and forges the future with every studio session he completes and every upfront tune he drops.

Roger Sanchez - USA

Where you know him as 'the S-Man' or 'Roger S', Grammy Award-winning producer and iconic DJ, Roger Sanchez, is without question one of the biggest and most influential names in the history of House music. In a groundbreaking career that spans nearly 30 years, the native New Yorker has wowed crowds in every corner of the globe with his trademark thumping, sexy and soulful brand of House, and, in turn, has helped define the tag of superstar DJ for generations to come. From his legendary performances at the world's most exclusive events to his chart-topping hits (including 'Turn On The Music' and 'Another Chance'), and from his seminal label 'Stealth' to his award-winning radio show and acclaimed compilation and party series 'Release Yourself'; Roger Sanchez is a true master, pioneer and innovator of the global EDM domain.

The Ian Carey Project - USA

Having sold over one million records worldwide and having toured the planet a number of times over playing DJ gigs and live PA sets, in 2009 American-born electronic musician Ian Carey is a global House music phenomenon. An established and highly successful Producer since the late 1990s, his catalogue of hits include summertime anthems like 'Lose Control', 'Say What You Want' and last year's chart-destroying 'Get Shaky' (under his current guise 'The Ian Carey Project'), while his self-run record label 'GFAB Records' is regarded as one of the best in the business and has peddled the musical wares of key industry icons and House music heavyweights including Mark Knight, Paul Rincon and Soul Avengerz. Always funky, always fresh and always up for raising and rocking a party, The Ian Carey Project is an explosion of 100% pure House music that moves the body, ignites the mind and soothes the soul. It's time to get shaky with it.

Don Diablo - NED

As a prolific and successful producer, insanely popular globetrotting DJ, intrepid label boss and the most Googled man in Holland in 2008; four-deck wizard and all-around dude, Don Diablo, is a gifted musician who's clearly on the path to greatness. Renowned for writing tunes that top charts and get snaffled up by TV shows like 'CSI: NY' (and ad campaigns for films like 'Snakes On A Plane'), and lauded for remixing enormous artists like Public Enemy, Kraak & Smaak and Laidback Luke; this flying Dutchman is currently producing part of UK rapper Example's new album in between rocking gigs all over the planet and concentrating on his next album for Sony/BMG worldwide. Fresh, bold and spontaneous, Don Diablo's DJ sets are famed for comprising a barrage of exclusive edits and bootlegs, and further championed for their frenetic energy, technical mastery and spur of the moment insanity.

Klaas - GER

Cologne-based DJ/Producer Klaas is a bonafide powerhouse of the global Electro House scene. In just a few short years his distinctively energetic style has seen him remix the likes of Eddie Thoneick, Aston Martinez, Michael Mind and Global Deejays - while his original productions (including the hugely successful floor-filled 'The Way') have earned him legions of new fans and stormed dance charts around the world. Nominated by Beatport as one of the Top 10 Best Electro House Artists in the world in 2008, Klaas has recently rocked DJ tours in North America, Australia and beyond, and is well on his way to being one of EDM's brightest shining lights.

Ugly Duckling - USA

Blurring the boundaries of Hip Hop and Funk to create a sound that's all their own, this trio of fiercely independent musical ideologists have taken the planet by storm. Comprising the prodigious talents of Andy, Dizzy and Young Einstein, Ugly Duckling have been delivering knock-out blows with their humorous style and piping hot live show since 1997. Leaving a trail of revered releases in their wake (including the infamous 'Fresh Mode' and 'The Leftovers' EPs, and the truly audacious 'Taste The Secret', 'Bang For The Buck' and 'Audacity' LPs), this triply talented team's motto of 'no management companies, no major labels, no media powers and no marketing budgets' has proven to be an intoxicating and refreshing recipe for global music industry success. Big, bold and full of soul, Ugly Duckling's beats and rhymes are truly the sound of now.

Dilated Peoples - USA

Dilated Peoples energized the rap underground in similar fashion to fellow West Coast crew Jurassic 5. The duo of Evidence and Rakaa came together in the mid-'90s, when they met at many of the same hip-hop shows; after deciding to start making tracks together, they formed Dilated Peoples. Once they added to the fold an excellent turntablist, DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples recorded the singles "Third Degree" and "Work the Angles" for ABB Records. The latter became an underground hit via hip-hop radio and club play, prompting Dilated Peoples' signing to Capitol. The Platform followed in May 2000. The group's follow-up for Capitol, The Expansion Team, was released with rave reviews as well as a Top 40 placing, and the group hit the road touring with the film Scratch, a documentary about hip-hop DJs and turntablists. Now are set for their first ever tour down under.

National Tour Dates

Summanights - Sydney - Thursday December 31st New Years Eve

Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Adelaide - Friday January 1st New Years Day

Summadayze - Perth - Sunday 3rd

Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th

*Artist line up will vary in each state. See website for line up information in your city.

Tickets

On Sale 9am Wednesday September 16 2009

FIRST RELEASE $99 BF and service charges

SECOND RELEASE $115 BF and service charges

www.ticketmaster.com.au

Fully Licensed Event - ID required

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Platform Event line-up

December 7th 2010 06:50

PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL

PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY CARRIAGEWORKS
DATES Saturday 12 March – Saturday 2 April 2011. Specific event dates and times vary.
VENUE CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015 (Nearest Train: Redfern or Macdonaldtown)
MORE INFO www.platformhiphop.com.au
TICKETS www.platformhiphop.com.au.

EVENT LINE UP
PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL takes place over four massive weeks, with ten key components.

FUNK IT UP ABOUT NOTHIN’
International theatre show16 – 26 Mar. Times vary. Tix $25/19.50

FROM CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER | 16 – 26 Mar | $25/19.50
Funk It Up About Nothin’ is an audacious, hilarious, outrageous hip-hoptation based on the Bard’s classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing; a feisty, urban take on a story as old skool as love itself.

PLATFORM PRESENTS: RAHZEL, JS1, SUPERNATURAL
Live Gig feat. international stars Sat 2 April 7pm Tix fr $29

PLATFORM PRESENTS ‘THE MAGNIFICENTS’: RAHZEL, JS1, SUPERNATURAL & MORE! | MASSIVE LIVE GIG | Sat 2 April Doors 7pm | Tix fr $29

RAHZEL, JS1 and SUPERNATURAL: The world’s greatest beat boxer and the world’s greatest freestyle MC, accompanied by the legendary Rock Steady Crew DJ meet live on one stage. Expect a full bag of tricks from this powerhouse of international talent, plus top shelf local supports. A massive 4 hour concert. Full line up announced soon.

THE ALL STARS - FLEXING SKILLZ VS SKETCH THE RHYME
Live gig & party Fri 18 Mar 7.30pm All tix $15

FLEXING SKILLZ ALL STARS VS SKETCH THE RHYME | WHERE HIP HOP MEETS IMPROV | Fri 18 Mar | All tix $15
The very best of Sydney’s simmering underground culture of hip hop performance hit the stage - this is where hip hop meets spoken word, theatre sports and sketch art. An all star cast from previous Platform Hip Hop Festivals will meet everyone’s favourite artists from Sketch the Rhyme. All elements of hip hop will be mixed up and shouted out in a one-off improv competition, judged by the crowd. Hosted by Morganics, with live music and much more.

FREAK THE TECHNIQUE
Free hip hop events all daySat 19 Mar 12pm – 11pm Free

FREAK THE TECHNIQUE | FULL DAY OF FREE EVENTS PLATFORM’S COLOSSAL BREAKING BATTLE | Sat 19 Mar fr 12pm | Free
A massive day of free hip hop entertainment - welcome to Freak the Technique. From 12pm until late, Sydney’s best graffiti artists painting live, breaking battles for kids and up & comers, MC’s rocking the mic, Beatboxers battle it out, DJ’s playing all day on the music stage, all forms and styles of dance will be on show – popping, locking, power moves and more… Last but not least, the shakedown and finals of PLATFORM’s Freak the Technique Breaking Battle – expect massive moves and death defying tricks as the best crews from all over Australia battle it out for a heaving crowd and international judges: B*Boy Blond (Korea), B*Boy Storm (Germany), and POE 1 (USA).

PLATFORM FILMS
Films & talksFri 1 Apr from 7.30pm Free

PLATFORM FILMS | Fri 1 Apr from 7.30pm | Free
A night of classic and new films created by hip hop filmmakers, including films by B*Boy Storm (Germany), Luke Mercado, and LC Beats. Alongside the screenings, you can hear it from the artists themselves at panel discussions and Q&As.

FREE HIP HOP CLASSES
Free workshops12, 19, 26 Mar, 2 Apr 11am Free

FREE HIP HOP CLASSES | FOR ADULTS AND KIDS | Sat 12 Mar, 19 Mar, 26 Mar & 2 Apr 11am | FREE
Always wished you could do a headspin? Haven’t tried popping since the 80’s? This year, PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL will bring hip hop dance skills to the masses with free classes on Saturday mornings. Styles will include Popping, Locking, Krumping, Breaking and Beat Boxing and will be taught by friendly local hip hop experts. Designed for adults and kids of all levels of ability.

STREET ART WALKING TOUR
Best street art in the Inner West12, 26 Mar, 2 Apr. Times vary All tix $10

GRAFFITI AND STREET ART WALKING TOUR | Sat 12 Mar, 26 Mar & 2 Apr | $10
Join veteran local street artist Mistery for a walking tour of the cultural canvas of Sydney’s inner west.

PLATFORM ROCKS THE BLOCK
Street party at Redfern26 Mar 10am Free

PLATFORM ROCKS THE BLOCK | STREET PARTY FEAT. INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AT THE BLOCK IN REDFERN | Sat 26 Mar 10am to 6pm | Free
Co-presented by CarriageWorks, Redfern Community Centre, part of Family Culture day

Before the block comes down, Redfern Community Centre and CarriageWorks have put together a monumental program of local and interstate indigenous artists for a full day festival of music, dance and celebration of hip hop culture, family and community.

PLATFORM EXHIBITION
Art & photography17 Mar – 9 Apr Free

PLATFORM EXHIBITION | 17 Mar – 9 Apr | Free
PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL will premiere a newly commissioned body of work by exciting Sydney photographer Nick Bassett.

HIP HOP MASTERCLASSES
B*Boy Storm workshops16 – 17 MarAll tix $20

HIP HOP MASTERCLASSES | WITH B*BOY STORM (GERMANY) | 16 – 17 Mar | $20
A unique opportunity to do professional Masterclasses with worldwide phenomenon and industry veteran B*Boy Storm (GERMANY). Storm will be teaching popping, hip hop choreography and breaking for intermediate/advanced/profess ional level.

PLATFORM HIP HOP FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY CARRIAGEWORKS
DATES Saturday 12 March – Saturday 2 April 2011. Specific event dates and times vary.
VENUE CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015 (Nearest Train: Redfern or Macdonaldtown)
MORE INFO www.platformhiphop.com.au
TICKETS www.platformhiphop.com.au.

On sale soon through Ticketmaster 1300 723 038

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ADELE on ELLEN

December 7th 2010 02:37

DOUBLE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST

ADELE

WORLD PREMIERE

PERFORMANCE ON

ELLEN

Don't want to get over excited, but, this is big news for Remote Control really, it's not every day you get one of your finest onto such a vastly popular show, and it's a good balance in Australia right now where Oprah is more or less dominating the charts as far as media goes.

For the world premiere performance of her brand new single ‘ROLLING IN THE DEEP’, UK chanteuse Adele graced the ever-popular ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW to deliver an amazing performance of what promises to be a massive hit song this summer. The award-winning artist staged an incredible, effortlessly flawless and stunning performance of her new single to millions of viewers, studio audience and fellow guests Hilary Swank and Mila Kunis.

‘ROLLING IN THE DEEP’ is the first single lifted off Adele’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award winning, double Grammy earning debut album ‘19’. The new album aptly titled ‘21’ was written and produced by Adele alongside the legendary RICK RUBIN, one of the most infamous and highly influential producers in modern music (credits include Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Jay Z) and award winning producer PAUL EPWORTH (Florence and The Machine, Cee-Lo Green, Bloc Party). ‘21’ is set for release on the 21st of January 2011 via XL Recordings / Remote Control.

WATCH THE EXLCUSIVE TV PERFORMANCE ON ELLEN NOW

‘Rolling In The Deep’ is released on 14 January 2011 via XL Recordings / Remote Control

21 is released on 21 January 2011 via XL Recordings / Remote Control

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The Dynamites

December 5th 2010 00:50

The Dynamites Feat Charles Walker
Touring Australia Dec-Jan

“KABOOM!” In Stores Jan 7th via Top Shelf/MGM

If the first attention-grabbing horn lines of The Dynamites album Kaboom! evoke a dramatic curtain call from a late ‘60’s soul concert at the Apollo Theater, it’s no accident. After all, that’s exactly where Charles Walker, the band’s singer and front man, first cut his teeth as a performer. When the revolutionary ‘new bag’ now known as funk first made the scene, Walker was right there in the thick of it, opening for the likes of James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, and Wilson Pickett, and imbibing himself in a cultural movement’s genesis. Walker recorded on many of the most reputed soul labels of that era, including Champion, Chess and Decca.

The Dynamites and Charles have been touring the U.S. and Europe extensively since their formation in 2007 and this will be their 2nd trip to Australia after first hitting our shores in April of this year for Byron Bay Bluesfest. Their 2nd album “Burn It Down” was released at the same time and received strong alternative radio support including being named a Feature Album on both 2SER (Sydney) and PBS (Melbourne).

“12 cuts of rambunctious virtuosity… Exceptional stuff” – Scene Magazine

Freshly partnered with Top Shelf Productions, The Dynamites Feat Charles Walker return to Australia THIS MONTH, for what promises to be a mind-blowing string of summer festivals shows. To celebrate, they will be making their debut album “Kaboom!” available in stores Jan 7th via Top Shelf/MGM. Catch the band:

Tue Dec 27th / Wed Dec 28th / Thu Dec 29th @ The Woodford Folk Festival, QLD

Fri Dec 30th @ Peats Ridge Festival, NSW
www.peatsridgefestival.com.au

Thu Jan 6th / Fri Jan 7th @ The Order Of Melbourne, VIC
www.theorder.com.au

Sat Jan 8th @ Sydney Festival (First Night)
www.sydneyfestival.org.au

Sun Jan 9th @ Sydney Festival (Becks Bar)
www.sydneyfestival.org.au

In the early ‘60’s, Charles Walker’s group ‘Little Charles and the Sidewinders’ became one of the hottest acts on the New York club scene, residing for many years as the house band at the legendary Harlem jazz and soul/R&B venue, Small’s Paradise. All this, combined with his Tennessee background, made Walker a natural to be included in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s ‘Night Train to Nashville’ exhibit. As Doyle Davis, now owner of Outta Sight Records (the U.S. label that releases The Dynamites’ records) milled through the exhibit, curator Michael Gray raved about Walker’s recent performance at an event promoting the exhibit’s Night Train to Nashville release on Lost Highway Records. Davis knew then and there that he’d found the singer that Bill Elder (a.k.a. Leo Black), The Dynamites’ founder, had been searching for.

The result is The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker, a full and heavy, explosive, “rawthentic” super soul outfit fronted by a dynamic, tried and true soul veteran in top form.

The Dynamites are far from being alone in their second millennium pursuit of rekindling soul-funk’s original flames. Spearheaded by The Dynamites good friends and frequent touring partners ‘Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings’, a renaissance of funk and soul is snatching up listeners all around the globe. As a New York Times article titled ‘What’s Going On? Everything Soul is New Again,’ says loud and clear: soul music is making a formidable comeback. “More than at any time in recent memory soul music’s pressing syncopation and stirring hollers are churning within the popular mainstream.”

Walker is relaxed and at the top of his game and any discerning listener can feel it. The fuse has been lit. “Kaboom!” is readymade for detonation. And as comeback albums for soul artists like Charles Walker hit the charts more and more, it seems the public is ready too.

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Usher Concert number 4 announced.

December 5th 2010 00:36

3 USHER SHOWS SELL OUT
FOURTH & FINAL CONCERT ADDED!

There’s no stopping Usher (or his fans!) with his third Melbourne Rod Laver Arena OMG! concert selling out in just minutes today.

A fourth concert for Friday 1 April has been added to meet the unflagging demand!

Tickets to the fourth and final concert are on-sale from 10.30am today (Friday 3 December) at Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

If you’ve been struggling to think of the perfect Christmas gift for someone special, then Usher OMG concert tickets are the hottest thing you could put under a Christmas tree this year! Don’t miss out!

USHER OMG
AUSTRALIAN TOUR - MARCH 2011

Tuesday 15 March PERTH - BURSWOOD DOME SELLING FAST!
Friday 18 March ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE LIMITED TIX
Saturday 19 March MELBOURNE - ROD LAVER ARENA SOLD OUT
Sunday 20 March MELBOURNE – ROD LAVER ARENA SOLD OUT
Tuesday 22 March NEWCASTLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SOLD OUT
Wednesday 23 March SYDNEY - ACER ARENA SOLD OUT
Thursday 24 March SYDNEY – ACER ARENA SOLD OUT
Saturday 26 March BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SOLD OUT
Monday 28 March ACER ARENA ON SALE NOW! SELLING FAST!
Thursday 31 March ROD LAVER ARENA SOLD OUT
FRIDAY 01 APRIL ROD LAVER ARENA ON SALE 10.30AM TODAY
All tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

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EMINEM 10 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

December 3rd 2010 04:21

EMINEM TOPS ALL ARTISTS WITH AN AMAZING
10 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com) were announced today by The Recording Academy® and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy.

Eminem tops the nominations with 10 including the coveted Record and Album Of The Year.

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," February 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Click HERE to watch Eminem’s video for “No Love” feat Lil Wayne.

Record Of The Year
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem featuring Rihanna
Album Of The Year
RECOVERY - Eminem
Song Of The Year
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
Best Electronic/Dance Album
LA ROUX - La Roux
Best Rap Solo Performance
NOT AFRAID - Eminem
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem & Rihanna
Best Rap Song
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M.Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
Best Rap Album
RECOVERY - Eminem
Best Short Form Music Video
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (EXPLICIT VERSION) - Eminem
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

NEW ALBUM – RECOVERY – OUT NOW

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KLAXONS Video that creeped out YouTube

November 30th 2010 02:05

KLAXONS UNLEASH NEW
‘TWIN FLAMES’ VIDEO

Klaxons have been the talk of the internet last week after their controversial video for recent single Twin Flames leaked online. Dubbed “an epically disgusting body horror fantasia” by Pitchfork, the video has already notched up a tonne of plays on various YouTube accounts before each being suspended for breaching their rules. See the new NSFW video officially HERE:

Twin Flames is the second single to be lifted from Klaxons acclaimed sophomore album Surfing The Void. Marked with its undeniable hands-in-the-air chorus, Twin Flames is nonsense out of context but gains power as a shared experience.

The new video was directed by long time creative collaborator Saam Farahmand, famed for his groundbreaking creations, explained; “The song is synonymous with the 1989 Brian Yuzna film 'Society', which inspired me as a child and is uncredited as informing some of the art and films we know today. The video is a homage to 'Society.'"

Farahmand was also responsible for the celestial video to ‘Echoes’, the first single from Klaxons’ new album ‘Surfing The Void’, which was released to worldwide acclaim in August.

On working with him again, Klaxons’ Jamie Reynolds said “As ever our director Saam Farahmand has taken what stems from an innocent discussion in regards to the meaning of the song and turned it into a visual playground - his finest work to date.”

Following their whirlwind stint down under earlier this year for a series of east coast showcase gigs, those four horsemen of 2012, Klaxons will return down under this summer for a National run of festival performances over New Years.

KLAXONS – 2010 / 2011 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL TOUR

Thu Dec 30 – Falls Festival, Marion Bay TAS

Fri Dec 31 - Falls Festival, Lorne VIC
Sat Jan 01 - Field Day, Sydney NSW

Sun Jan 03 - Southbound, Busselton WA
Jan 06 - Sunset Sounds, Brisbane QLD

KLAXONS NEW SINGLE ‘TWIN FLAMES’ AVAILALABLE ON MPE
SOPHOMORE ALBUM ‘SURFING THE VOID’ OUT NOW

www.klaxons.net

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SANTANA RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

November 30th 2010 01:20

GUITAR LEGEND SANTANA
RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

In Concert with his Guitar Heaven Tour

Tuesday 30th November, 2010
Chugg Entertainment today announces that come March, one of the greatest musicians and legendary guitarists of our generation is set to ignite Australian & New Zealand shores. Toting a style that defies definition, immediately recognizable yet unlike any other, Santana's fusion of Latin rock, blues, soul and jazz comes in full swing on stage in a way that transcends time and the limits of genre typecasting.

The GUITAR HEAVEN TOUR begins on Sunday 13th March at Sandalford Estate Swan Valley in Perth, followed by Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 16th March, and then the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday 17th March before heading to New Zealand for shows at Vector Arena in Auckland on Sunday 20th March and Christchurch's CBS Canterbury Arena on Tuesday 22nd March.

The tour then heads back to Australia for a performance at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 24th March, then Sydney's Acer Arena on Friday 25th March.

The tour then concludes with a very special performance at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley on Saturday 26th March, where Santana will be joined by very special guests The Doobie Brothers.

For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 90 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten Grammy® Awards, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999's Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Smooth"). In 1998, the group was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whose web page on their induction notes, "Guitarist Carlos Santana is one of rock's true virtuosos and guiding lights." Among many other honours, Carlos Santana has also been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." His newest CD, GUITAR HEAVEN…THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIMES (ARISTA) (featuring "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"), was released in late September 2010. Celebrating this chart debut, Santana joins the ranks of the Rolling Stones as the only musical act in chart history to score at least one Top 10 album in every decade beginning with the 1960s. GUITAR HEAVEN…is Santana's 29th Billboard Top 200 charting release, 12th Top 10 album debut and third Top 10 debut in the past 5 years.

Since its #5 debut on the Australian charts GUITAR HEAVEN has achieved gold status. It was produced by Howard Benson, Matt Serletic, Clive Davis and Carlos Santana who devised a list of guitar-centric titles – and then invited a who's who of guest vocalists to perform on every track. Singers range from Chris Cornell (on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"), India.Arie and Yo Yo Ma (on the album's first single "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"), Pat Monahan (on Van Halen's "Dance the Night Away"), Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (on The Doors' "Riders on the Storm"), Rob Thomas (on Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love), Scott Weiland (on the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'"), Chris Daughtry (on the album's current single Def Leppard's "Photograph"), Gavin Rossdale (on T. Rex's "Bang A Gong"), rapper Nas (on AC/DC's "Back In Black"), veteran Joe Cocker (on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"), and more.

There are few artists of this caliber, and fewer opportunities to see them live. Do not miss the chance to see one of the most enduring guitar legends in March 2011.

TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS GO ON SALE THURSDAY 9TH DECEMBER, 9AM

SANTANA TOUR DATES

Sunday 13th March
Sandalford Estate Swan Valley, Perth
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Wednesday 16th March
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
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Thursday 17th March
Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Sunday 20th MarchVector Arena, Auckland
www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Tuesday 22nd MarchCBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
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Thursday 24th March
Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Friday 25th March
Acer Arena, Sydney
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Saturday 26th March
Hope Estate, Hunter Valley
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THE 2010 J AWARD

November 30th 2010 01:08

TAME IMPALA
WINS THE 2010 J AWARD

- AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR -

Tame Impala capped off an exceptional year of international acclaim by taking out the 2010 J Award for album of the year for their debut album, Innerspeaker.

The award acts as a signpost for a destination the quartet has been headed towards since the release of their debut EP in 2008, and no doubt a brief rest stop before the band continues onwards and upwards, to infinity and beyond.

Innerspeaker succeeded in capturing the energy and intention of Tame Impala, from searing psych to blissed out dream pop, and acted as an exciting first chapter for a band that clearly has plenty of music left in them.

Innerspeaker was conceived mostly inside the head of principal songwriter and bedroom boffin Kevin Parker, and was recorded when the band decamped to a house overlooking the Indian Ocean in Injidup. Since it's inception in this isolated outpost in Western Australia the record has found it's way onto the stereos and into the hearts of fans, critics and their musician peers all over the world, with the universal reception overwhelmingly warm.

Although released in May, Innerspeaker is continuing to connect with fans across Australia and otherwise, and will see the band on the road until mid-2011, by which time, if the talk is to be believed, album 2 will already be well underway.

Tame Impala and Modular graciously thanked the Triple J staff and their listeners for their ongoing support of fresh Australian talent.

TAME IMPALA - 2010 / 2011 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL TOUR

Thu Dec 30 – Falls Festival, Marion Bay TAS

Fri Dec 31 - Falls Festival, Lorne VIC

Sat Jan 01 - Field Day, Sydney NSW

Sun Jan 03 - Southbound, Busselton WA

Jan 05 - Sunset Sounds, Brisbane QLD