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TOM JONES

March 10th 2010 06:53
THE FRONTIER TOURING COMPANY
PROUDLY ANNOUNCE TOM JONES AS THEIR 500TH TOUR

It’s no secret that over the years, The Frontier Touring Company has brought some of music’s greatest names to fans in Australia and New Zealand. Now 30 years on from our first tour in 1980, Frontier continues to bring audiences the best in musical entertainment and reach another grand milestone. It gives us great pleasure to announce that our 500th tour is the illustrious Tom Jones.

“I am delighted that Tom Jones is Frontier’s 500th tour” says Michael Gudinski, Managing Director of The Frontier Touring Company. “In our 30 years in the business Frontier has always had a focus on career artists and there’s no doubt that Tom has one of the most legendary careers on record. It’s very appropriate that of all of the tours in our gleaming history, no less than a knight has claimed the 500th spot.”
Tom Jones has toured with Frontier three times since 1995, and last night completed the New Zealand leg of his Australasian tour. His Australian shows kick off tomorrow in the Hunter Valley.

The reviews from New Zealand are overflowing with praise for the phenomenal star and critics seem to have had no reservations about the high quality of his shows, charismatic showmanship and enduring vocal capabilities:

“Sublime. From the moment he walked on to the stage, the personality of Jones filled the auditorium. It would be surprising if anyone in the nearly packed Town Hall felt he was not singing directly to them; such was the strength of his presence.” - Otago Daily Times

“Jones is a born showman… He moves through his versions of country, pop, dance and soul, very much making every song his own.” - The Dominion Post

“Looking as nimble as his fresh-faced ten-piece band, Jones shimmied about the stage, throwing in some cheeky pelvic thrusts and Welsh quips along the way…his famously resonant voice shook the vines.” – NZ Herald

The gifted Welsh performer, aptly also known in his homeland as ‘Jones The Voice’, is now ready to romance audiences across Australia and will sing at a series of arena venues in Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne alongside his A Day On The Green appearances.
With an adoring fan-base that spans all ages and multiple genres, tickets to Tom Jones’ performances have been in high demand. The remaining tickets to all shows are on sale now, buy yours without delay to avoid disappointment.

Every ticket purchased includes a copy of Tom Jones’ Australian platinum selling album 24 Hours, also on sale through Liberator.

TOM JONES TOUR – AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2010

Saturday 27 February Hunter Valley – A Day On The Green, Bimbadgen Estate
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 28 February Brisbane – A Day On The Green, Sirromet Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Wednesday 3 March Sydney – Sydney Entertainment Centre
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Thursday 4 March Wollongong – WIN Entertainment Centre
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday 6 March Clare Valley – A Day On The Green, Annies Lane
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 7 March Yarra Valley – A Day On The Green, Rochford Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Monday 8 March Launceston – A Day On The Green, Josef Chromy Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Thursday 11 March Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday 13 March Rutherglen – A Day On The Green, All Saints Estate
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 14 March Swan Valley – A Day On The Green, Sandalford Wines
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
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BLAKE | Classical Boyband

March 9th 2010 12:44
INTRODUCING THE HAUNTING NEW ALBUM
‘TOGETHER’
FROM “THE CLASSICAL FAB FOUR”

BLAKE

Including the single ‘Beautiful Earth’ - the Earth Hour and World Wildlife Fund anthem

Just three years ago, four young men with a passion for music, found each other on Facebook and decided to form a classical Boyband. After capturing the imagination of the music industry and public alike, the boys signed a multimillion dollar record deal, toured the world, performed for royalty, and defined the genre that became classical crossover. BLAKE-mania had begun.

BLAKE | Classical Boyband

Produced by industry veteran, Nick Patrick, who has worked with Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra, ‘TOGETHER’ is a mixture of classical standards and new arrangements of popular repertoire of the past forty years.

The title perfectly describes the album’s themes of peace, harmony and togetherness including Paul Simon’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, Elvis Costello’s ‘She’, the respectfully haunting ‘Abide With Me’, ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables as well as the Denise Rich track ‘Unsung Hero’, written for the boys.

The song ‘Beautiful Earth’ was written by BLAKE specifically for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the upcoming Earth Hour celebrations (March 27). At 8.30pm on 27th March 2010, millions of people will show they care about climate change, by turning off their lights for ‘Earth Hour’. Earth Hour 2009 was the world’s largest mass participation event on climate change, with around a billion people in 88 countries, switching off their lights for one hour. In total 1,059 iconic landmarks around the world switched off their lights, including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro, The Strip in Las Vegas and the Pyramids in Egypt. Click here for the ‘Beautiful Earth’ filmclip.

Blake recently unveiled their highly anticipated third album, ‘TOGETHER’ in the UK late 2009 which has now gone on to be nominated for the 2010 Classical BRIT ‘Album Of The Year’ award.

The past year that has seen Blake triumph at Wimbledon (at the grand opening of the historic new roof), tour the UK with soprano Natasha Marsh and saw the boys take their svelte look and four of the most exceptional voices to the rest of the World. When in Australia in late 2009, their album ‘And So It Goes’ went straight to #1 on the ARIA Classical chart, beating the legendary Andre Rieu. They also performed at The Melbourne Cup and Spring Racing Carnival and the media dubbed them as “The Classical Fab Four”. Blake will also launch their assault in America later this year, at a very special gala show in New York.


BLAKE’s album ‘TOGETHER’ available April 2

The single ‘BEAUTIFUL EARTH’,the theme song for Earth Hour, available March 19

EARTH HOUR 2010 – March 27, 8.30pm






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AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

March 8th 2010 23:26
‘TAPAS’
AN UNEXPECTED (AND TASTY) ALBUM FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
Released March 5


“What happens when you take 17th century music into a smoky dance hall?” says Paul Dyer artistic director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. “You get something a little daring, sexy, and delicious. You get Tapas!”

“It’s our 21st, so we thought we’d take the Baroque out for a spin. We took baroque dance beats and love songs, and then we improvised till we found a new sound to stir up new emotions.

“Its old music on old instruments, made new. It’s all those gorgeous Brandenburg flavours in a spicy mix – dueling violins, a haunting lirone, spanish guitar, a divine soprano, bells, castanets, harpsichord, there’s even an old school wind machine. It’s ecstatic and highly intoxicating!”

ABC Classics releases the Tapas CD on 5 March and special Tapas performances will take place in Sydney and Melbourne later this month in a rare live concert performance of a Brandenburg recording.

“Our last disc won our 4th ARIA Award and has received rave reviews internationally, including an Editor’s Choice in the prestigious Gramophone magazine. But Tapas is going to take audiences on a whole new journey.”

“Tapas is also a tribute to the music-making of my parents – Mum, a pianist with a gift for improvisation, and Dad, who played the drums. Their influences of classical, swing, jazz and pop have led us to the rhythms of Tapas.”

“We’ve taken 21 years of historically informed performance practice and thrown it into the 21st century. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tapas is served!”
TAPAS concerts (featuring vocalist Mina Kanaridis)



SYDNEY - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Wednesday 17 March @ 7pm
BOOKINGS:
City Recital Hall Box Office (02) 8256 2222
Brandenburg Box Office (02) 9328 7581



MELBOURNE - Melbourne Recital Centre
Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 March @ 7.30pm
BOOKINGS:
Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333
Brandenburg Box Office 1300 782 856


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MGMT’s One Night in Sydney

March 7th 2010 23:11
MGMT
ANNOUNCE ONE SHOW ONLY IN AUSTRALIA

On the heels of announcing the release of their sophomore record Congratulations, MGMT will embark on a world tour, reaching our shores for one show only on April 6 in Sydney at Metro Theatre. MGMT will be playing selections from Congratulations, the follow up to their 2008, critically acclaimed debut Oracular Spectacular.

MGMT’s music has been heralded worldwide for its fresh and unique style. With Congratulations, MGMT unlock a new musical world whirling in its own space/time grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades.

Soulful and complex, Congratulations is a surprising and delightful quantum step forward in MGMT's ongoing pop revolution.


Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, E.A.R., Spectrum), Congratulations was recorded throughout 2009 in upstate New York, Malibu, and Brooklyn and features Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, MGMT's core duo, performing with Matt Asti (bass, backing vocals), Will Berman (drums, backing vocals), and James Richardson (guitar, backing vocals), the band's live line-up.

Due to the forecasted popularity of this show, a ticket limit of two per person will be enforced to ensure fans have maximum opportunity to secure tickets.

General on-sale tickets will be released on Thursday 11 March at 9am local time.

Congratulations is available for pre-order at www.whoismgmt.com


MGMT TOUR DATES
Metro Theatre, Sydney – 6 April 2010
General tickets on sale from Thursday 11 March, 9am local time



Tuesday April 6 Metro Theatre, Sydney Over 18 ONLY
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Metro Theatre 02 9550 3666 or www.metrotheatre.com.au
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PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL

February 26th 2010 11:56
CARRIAGEWORKS PRESENTS

PLATFORM 3 HIP HOP FESTIVAL
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John Cale's Keynote Online

February 18th 2010 09:14

Watch and Listen to John Cale's Keynote Online


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ART vs SCIENCE go GOLD

February 18th 2010 08:10
Fresh from loping in at #2 and #74 on triple j's Hottest 100, Sydney's ART vs SCIENCE have recently achieved Gold status in the ARIA Charts for their the eponymous debut EP (out through Green/MGM). The Hottest 100 result also effected the re-entry of the EP into the Top 5 on iTunes and back into the ARIA Top 40. It is currently sitting at no. 1 on the physical singles chart.

Falls Lorne 2009

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NINE the Movie Soundtrack

February 5th 2010 23:30
NINE – THE MOVIE
BASED ON 7-TIME TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL

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ALMOST ALICE

February 3rd 2010 14:09
WALT DISNEY RECORDS PRESENTS ALMOST ALICE

FEATURING OTHER VOICES FROM WONDERLAND


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New Zealand’s The Black Seeds

February 3rd 2010 14:06
AUSTRALIAN TOUR : MARCH 2010

New Zealand’s The Black Seeds have been well and truly spreading their unique brand of reggae around the globe in recentyears with numerous European festival tours, and the successful North American release of Solid Ground last year with top U.Slabel Easy Star Records, supported by a twelve-show tour.Catch this energetic eight-piece as they return to Australian shores during their first full Australian tour since 2008, when theyperformed at Golden Plains Festival and a string of other dates. Joining them as support for this tour will be Melbourne’s finestexponents of dub/reggae The Red Eyes (all dates except Byron Bay
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