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December 17th 2011 03:00

HEATWAVE FESTIVAL
Kid Cudi, Tech N9ne, D12, Obie Trice, CrazyTown, Chamillionaire plus Local Acts and many more TBC

Australia’s hottest new national hip hop festival is here - Australia, meet HeatWave. Originating in South Australia where they burst upon the scene last year with Xzibit headlining their debut event, 2012 see’s Heatwave Festival go national. Exclusive to Heatwave, organisers have just made the announcement that headlining this year’s festival will be chart smashing US rapper Kid Cudi, known for his hit’s Memories with David Guetta, Pursuit of Happiness with MGMT, Erase Me with Kanye West as well as his own Day n’ Nite. Kid Cudi joins the already announced Tech N9ne, D12, Obie Trice and CrazyTown. Heatwave are also proud to announce, that in his first ever trip to Australia, Chamillionaire will be playing all Heatwave shows nationally. He won a grammy for Ridin Dirty with Krazie Bone, has charted in Australia, had Weird Al parody him and sold millions of records. But now he’s on his way to Australia, and once again - it’s exclusively for Heatwave!

National Festival Dates are below and starting from $49, the prices are outrageous. So for the best value for your hip hop dollar this summer, hit up Heatwave:

Thursday – Sunday 12-15th January @ Airport Rd, Middleton, SA (Licensed All Ages, Camping)

Tix: From $59 / ON SALE NOW

Tue 17th January @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD (Licensed All Ages)

Tix: From $59 / ON SALE TUE DEC 20th

Wed 18th January @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (Licensed All Ages)

Tech N9ne, Obie Trice, D12

Tix: from $55 / ON SALE MON DEC 19th

Thu 19th January @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (Licensed All Ages)

Kid Cudi, Chamillionaire, CrazyTown

Tix: from $69/ ON SALE MON DEC 19th

Friday 20th January @ TBA, WA*

Saturday 21st January @ Epic Arena, Canberra, ACT (18 , camping)*

Tix: from $110 / ON SALE NOW

Sunday 22nd January @ The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC (Licensed All Ages)

Tix: From $49 / ON SALE TUE DEC 20th

* Kid Cudi not appearing @ Perth & Canberra

For all ticketing information hit: www.heatwavefestival.com

The Line Up
As aforementioned, Kid Cudi will be joined @ Heatwave by Detroit superstars D12 and Obie Trice, whom fans are eager to see after the recent historical Australian EMINEM shows. D12 will be smashing the stage with hits like “My Band”, “Purple Pills”, “Fight Music” and “40 Oz”.

Obie Trice will also be bringing his wild Detroit bred style to the HeatWave Festival, as the former Shady Records artist looks to both bring down the stage with hits like “Got Some Teeth”, “Snitch with Akon” – and showcase his new record “Bottoms Up”.

Adding more heat to the wave is Kansas City king Tech N9ne, famous for his mind blowing live show, selling 1.8 million records independently and his electric fast rapping. Fan favorite Tech N9ne broke into the mainstream with a twist in 2011 and has spent a year topping the charts, collaborating with the likes of Snoop Dogg as well as featuring on Lil Wayne’s multi-platinum “Carter 3” record. And get ready Australia cause Tech N9ne is bringing some surprise guests with him too.

Switching it up a little is CrazyTown. Since shooting to international fame with their smash track ‘Butterfly’, still receiving heavy airplay all across the world today and sitting at nearly 7 million views on youtube (click here to view) and its accompanying 2001 #1 album in 2001 - Shifty’s band is back and set to rock something special for everybody as they embark on one of their first international tours in years.

The Festival
A festival just wouldn’t be something to remember without a bit extra for the fans and one of HeatWave’s main point of difference’s is thier VIP packages, packages like you’ve never seen before. Proper meet n’ greets with your favorite acts, autographs and much more. Check it all out at www.heatwavefestival.com

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DAS RACIST

November 21st 2011 06:02

DAS RACIST
... just relax!

Brooklyn's finest weed edge/hare krishna hard core/art rap/freak folk music trio take on the fake patois boldly baking their Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life, and new civilizations where Michael Jackson has gone before. A million dollars. You feel me?

After their recent 30 date US tour to “impregnate America with pop-art rap stylings/next-level street literature” and launch new album Relax with friends Danny Brown and Despot... they cruise the cobblestones of Europe for the coming month before taking a plunge into the great southern cultural cornucopia that is Australia. Having beamed up for the 2012 Big Day Out Das Racist venture into deeper quarters as this white guilt art project/science experiment/ponzi scheme piloted by @heems, KOOL A.D. and The Honorable Prophet Dapwell up the spice and down the strip with some extra cool club shows.

Das Racist follow the "top-shelf wiseassery and sneaky political incisiveness" of last year's mixtapes Sit Down, Man and Shut up, Dude and raise the roof of your mouths with Relax lead track Michael Jackson and its whacked out video. Relax was produced with a mixed bag of collaborators including Diplo, El-P, Yeasayer's Anand Wilder and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij... and is out on Hima's own Greedhead label.

Consume presents
DAS RACIST - just Relax Australia 2012
Tickets on sale NOV 28

TUES 24 JAN - Brisbane THE ZOO
Plus special guests... Doors 7.30pm
Tickets from: www.bigdayout.com, www.thezoo.com.au , consume.oztix.com.au and Oztix outlets

WED 25 JAN - Sydney OXFORD ARTS FACTORY
Plus special guests... Doors 8.00pm
Tickets from www.bigdayout.com, www.thezoo.com.au , consume.oztix.com.au and Oztix outlets

MON 30 JAN - Melbourne THE CORNER
Plus special guests... Doors 7.30pm
Tickets from: Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone 9427 9198, online www.cornerhotel.com and Oztix outlets.

WED 1 FEB - Melbourne THE GOV
Plus special guests... Doors 7.30pm
Tickets from venue, www.bigdayout.com, www.thezoo.com.au , consume.oztix.com.au and Oztix outlets

Also performing at the BIG DAY OUT 2012
FRI 20 JAN -Auckland BIG DAY OUT, Mt Smart Stadium
SUN 22 JAN - Gold Coast BIG DAY OUT, Parklands
THUR 26 JAN - Sydney BIG DAY OUT, Showground
SUN 29 JAN - Melbourne BIG DAY OUT, Flemington Racecourse
Tickets available from www.bigdayout.com.

RELAX album out now on Greedhead.
WEB: FACEBOOK: DAS Racist
TWITTER: twitter.com/dasracist

DAS RACIST
With an origin going back to their time spent living in a “Students of Color for Social Justice”-themed dorm, Das Racist’s meeting seems like destiny. While MCs Victor Vazquez and Himanshu Suri met years earlier, 2008 would be the year that they would come to the attention of the music world after their strangely catchy song “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” became a YouTube hit. Teamed up with their hype man, Dap (aka Ashok Kondabolu), the Brooklyn group has a style that both satirizes and reveres hip-hop, combining druggy nonsense, social commentary, and obscure pop culture references into one boldly self-aware package. In 2010, the group self-released two mixtapes, Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man, with the latter issued in association with the Mad Decent label and featuring a song with production by tastemaker and label head Diplo. Soon after, Das Racist announced they would release their debut full-length, Relax, on Greedhead Music, a label imprint run by Himanshu Suri. Relax arrived in September of 2011.

MICHAEL JACKSON video

ALBUM REVIEWS of Relax

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Adelaide Cinematheque

July 29th 2011 01:49

Adelaide 2011 Cinematheque (Season 2)

A must for all cinephiles, launches on Monday 8 August, 7.30pm at the Mercury Cinema with an unmissable screening of 1945 romantic classic Les Enfants Du Paradis (Children of Paradise).

The Cinematheque is dedicated to screening significant films from the history of cinema and this year's program includes a diverse range of classic and contemporary films showcasing directors, actors and thematic series.

Set among the Parisian theatre scene, Marcel Carne's Les Enfants Du Paradis is a tragic tale of the beautiful courtesan Garance and the four men who love her.

Other Season 2 highlights include Terrence Malick: The Restless Search for Epiphany. In the wake of Terrence Malick's recent release, Tree of Life, this season will feature a selection of his haunting and abstract films, including his 1973 debut Badlands and the 2006 retelling of Pocahontas, The New World, starring Christian Bale and Colin Farrell.

Lovers of Australian film were saddened by news of the demise earlier this year of iconic Australian actor Bill Hunter. The Australian Everyman: Bill Hunter pays tribute to the celebrated actor who appeared in more than 60 films. The season features Peter Weir's emblematic Gallipoli (1981), Philip Noyce's Newsfront (1978), Craig Lahiff's Fever (1988) and the unforgettable 1994 comedy Muriel's Wedding (PJ Hogan).

A celebration of one of the most recognisable and irresistible cinematic genres, Dark Seduction: Film Noir's Bad Girls looks at the sultry temptresses whose charms would seduce a man into committing unheard of crimes. Don't miss Robert Siodmak's murderous and beautiful love story The Killers (1946), based on a Ernest Hemingway story and starring Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster or Orson Wells' enthralling 1947 mystery, Lady From Shanghai.

The 80s Brat Pack, a program of 80s cult classics includes John Hughes widely loved 1985 comedy The Breakfast Club and Joel Schumacher's St Elmo's Fire (1985).

The 2011 Cinematheque season finishes with a special Christmas Screening of Joe Dante's 1984 comic horror cult classic Gremlins.

At the end of selected sessions, members are invited to join Mercury staff and volunteers for a complimentary drink after the movie, thanks to Barossa Valley Brewing. Stay and chat about your favourite actors, auteurs, scenes and themes, talk about what you loved and didn't love and what you want to see more of on the big screen at Cinematheque.

The full Season 2 program is available at: mercurycinema.org.au Screenings are only available to society members, but anyone can join and becoming a member is easy and great value. Sign up on the spot at any Ten News Adelaide Cinematheque session or phone 8410 0979.

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QUEEN: FINAL FIVE ALBUMS RE-ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 2

July 25th 2011 23:29

Global event September 5

Freddie For A Day celebrations on September 5 to commemorate Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday

QUEEN: FINAL FIVE ALBUMS RE-ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 2
1984-1995: THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Between 1984 and 1995 Queen released their last five studio albums and consolidated their reputation as the biggest, brashest and boldest band in the world. They achieved legendary status as they delivered THE defining performance of the century at Live Aid as well as headlining massive stadium concerts all over the world. Queen also released some of their best loved and most anthemic work in this period, before and after the passing of Freddie Mercury in 1991.

Now in 2011 Island Records reissue the five Queen albums from this period on September 2nd (to coincide with what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday – on 5th Sept) as part of the band’s 40th Anniversary celebrations – ‘The Works’, ‘A Kind Of Magic’, ‘The Miracle’, ‘Innuendo’ and ‘Made In Heaven’. The reissues will be accompanied by the third in the ‘Queen: Deep Cuts’ series, which looks at some of the lesser known tracks from these albums.

Many Queen favourites were released during this period including ‘Radio Gaga’ (the track from which Lady Gaga took her name), ‘I Want To Break Free’ (complete with the infamous cross-dressing Coronation Street parody video that MTV banned in the US), ‘One Vision’, ‘A Kind of Magic’, ‘I Want It All’, ‘The Miracle’ and ‘These Are The Days of Our Lives’ (featuring Freddie’s final haunting video appearance).

These five albums cover the era when Queen were elevated to truly legendary status as they stole the show at Live Aid in front of a global TV audience of 1.9 billion people, and wowed audiences with subsequent headline shows at Knebworth and Wembley in 1986, the latter recently voted by the public as one of the most iconic events ever seen at the stadium. This was also Queen’s most consistent period of commercial success with each of the five albums going platinum in the UK and ‘A Kind of Magic’ and ‘Made in Heaven’ each selling over 1 million copies, the latter doing so four years after Freddie’s death showing that the Queen legacy reigns eternal.

As well as their huge UK gigs they continued the global domination of the late 70’s playing Rock in Rio twice to crowds of over 300,000 each time. On their subsequent Magic tour they sold over 1 million tickets around the world playing the first ever stadium gig in Eastern Europe at the Nepstadium in Budapest with fans hitchhiking from all over the Eastern Bloc to attend.

After Freddie’s death The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert saw a packed Wembley set alight again to the music of Queen once again in April 1992, with stars from all over the world joining Queen surviving members John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor on stage. Subsequently The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded to help distribute money raised from this concert for AIDS awareness. Since then, the Trust has raised and distributed over $15 million to help in the fight against AIDS.

The charity has just created a truly unique initiative with the launch of the 'Freddie For A Day' Global Charity Network. Freddie For A Day will be held on September 5th 2011. It’s an annual, worldwide event which falls around Mercury’s birthday date and is a fun way to remember one of the greatest artists of our time. But behind it is the earnest purpose of raising funds to support the continued work in fighting HIV AIDS worldwide.

Those wanting to be involved should dress up as Freddie on September 5 and get their friends, family, school friends or work colleagues to sponsor them – see FreddieForADay.com.au.

Queens 40th Anniversary year has kicked off in spectacular style so far with their first ever major exhibition 'Stormtroopers in Stilettos' in London’s East End which drew an incredible crowd of over 20,000 visitors in two weeks, and kicked off with a star studded launch party attended by the likes of Foo Fighters and Jessie J.

A recent two part BBC TV documentary drew widespread rave reviews as Brian May and Roger Taylor looked back over their first 40 years in detail for the first time. The Guardian described it as ‘fantastic and moving’.

Meanwhile the bands first ten albums have been reissued to considerable acclaim. The Telegraph said of their early work, 'Queen's greatest music was extravagantly innovative, technically brilliant and created with a jeweller's care.’

These last five studio albums highlight the diverse talent, musical ambition and global success of a band made up of some of the best songwriters, musicians and performers of all time.

ALBUMS OUT SEPTEMBER 2

‘The Works’, ‘A Kind Of Magic’, ‘The Miracle’, ‘Innuendo’ and ‘Made In Heaven’

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DAMNDOGS Run Wild

July 10th 2011 04:18

DAMNDOGS
First Australian shows just days away!

Sydney and Melbourne, get ready to go to the Dogs.

It's not long now until DAMNDOGS are unleashed for the first time on Australian audiences. The primed new project from Chris Cester and Mark Wilson, teaming up with longtime friends Mitch McIvor and Louis Macklin will play two very special shows in Melbourne and Sydney in July.

Full of the energy that a fresh start brings, DAMNDOGS are a swaggering bundleof sleazy rhythms 'n' punkish doom disco. Their debut single 'Very First Century' was recorded with producer Scott Horscroft (The Presets, Little Red) at BJB Studios in Sydney, and can be heard at the band's just-launched website www.damndogsmusic.com right now.

Fans can grab it for free from Filter magazine, as well as another song 'Love' for free from Nylon magazine.

DAMNDOGS' debut Australian performances are now just days away! Seebelow for details and as a primer, clock the band's recent rehearsal footage here.

'DAMNDOGS are a dance band. Think Gorillaz procreating with PiL and you havesome idea what they sound like.' - Minimism (LA)

DAMNDOGS

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Chris Cester (Vocals)
Mark Wilson (Bass)
Mitch McIvor (Guitar and Vocals)
Louis Macklin (Drums)

damndogsmusic.com | facebook.com/damndogstheband | twitter.com/damndogs

DEBUT AUSTRALIAN SHOWS
Presented by IMC Music and Low Records

Thursday 14th July MELBOURNE - Toff In Town
with Strange Talk and Myth & Tropics Tickets via Moshtix

Thursday 21st July SYDNEY - Oxford Art Factory
with Wolf & Cub and Millions Tickets via Moshtix

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THE CRUISE | REGURGITATOR

July 10th 2011 03:50

REGURGITATOR ANNOUNCE GUESTS FOR THE CRUISE

Stay toned for new music and enter the eye of the wind for the...

REGURGITATOR Annual Sail tour 2011

Plus guests DISASTERADIO (from New Zealand)*
*not appearing Townsville and Cairns.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

AUG 5 Townsville THE CLUB James Cook Uni
Plus guests DNA and Popli Kids
Tickets from Revolver Music, SkinSki & Surf, Creative Skate, oztix outlets and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 6 Cairns TANKS ARTS CENTRE
Plus guests...
Tickets from TicketLINK 1300 855 835, and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 10 - Armidale 'THE STRO' UNE
Plus guests Disasteradio and Manic Sleeper Cell.
Tickets from 'The Stro' UNE, Campus Essentials, regurgitator.oztix.com.au (ph 1300 762 545)

AUG 11 - Newcastle CBD HOTEL
Plus guests Disasteradio and Alps
Tickets from the venue, Rock Shop, Catfight Collections,
regurgitator.oztix.com.au (ph 1300 762 545)

AUG 12 - Wollongong UNIBAR
Plus guests Disasteradio and Sydney Girls Choir
Tickets from the venue, Redback Music, bigtix.com.au,
regurgitator.oztix.com.au (ph 1300 762 545)

AUG 13 - Sydney MANNING BAR
Plus guests Disasteradio and Step Panther
Tickets from www.manningbar.com (ph 1300 762 545) & regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 14 - Canberra ANU BAR
Plus guests Disasteradio and Super Best Friends.
Tickets from www.ticketek.com.au (ph 132 849) &
regurgitator.oztix.com.au (ph 1300 762 545)

AUG 18 - Byron Bay HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN
Plus guests Disasteradio and Oh Ye Denver Birds Tickets from The Northern ph 02 6685 6454, Oztix ph 1300 763 545
oztix outlets and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 19 - Gold Coast COOLANGATTA HOTEL
Plus guests Disasteradio and
Oh Ye Denver Birds
Tickets from OzTix Outlets (Coolangatta Hotel, Sunflower, Rockinghorse, Atlantis Music, Kill The Music, Rockaway Records, Gooble Warming, The Tempo Hotel, Butterbeats)
and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 20 - Brisbane THE HIFI
Plus guests Disasteradio,
Oh Ye Denver Birds and Ponyloaf
Tickets phone 1300THEHIFI (1300 843 4434), Rocking Horse, Butter Beats, Kill the Music, Gooble Warming, and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 21 - Caloundra KINGS BEACH TAVERN
Plus guests Disasteradio and Vagrant City Scandal
Tickets from venue, Mosh Pit Music, Oztix outlets and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 25 - Ballarat BENDED ELBOW
Plus guests Disasteradio and The Dark Arts
Tickets from venue, Oztix outlets
and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 26 - Melbourne THE HIFI
Plus guests Disasteradio, Boys Boys Boys and 8Bit Love
Tickets from regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 27 - Geelong BENDED ELBOW
Plus guests Disasteradio, The Universal and Boys Boys Boys
Tickets from venue, Oztix outlets and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

AUG 28 - Hobart THE BRISBANE HOTEL
Plus guests Disasteradio and Tiger Choir
Tickets from venue, Ruffcut Records, Tommygun and www.oztix.com.au

AUG 31 - Adelaide THE GOV
Plus guests Disasteradio, Boys Boys Boys and The Bottlerockets
Tickets from venue, regurgitator.oztix.com.au

SEPT 1 - Bunbury THE PRINCE
Plus guests Disasteradio
and Boys Boys Boys
Tickets from venue, www.bocsticketing.com.au and regurgitator.oztix.com.au

SEPT 2 - Albany STUDIO 146
Plus guests Disasteradio
and Boys Boys Boys
Tickets from venue, regurgitator.oztix.com.au

SEPT 3 - Perth AMPLIFIER BAR
Plus guests Disasteradio and Boys Boys Boys

Tickets regurgitator.oztix.com.au

SEPT 4 - Fremantle NEWPORT HOTEL
Plus guests Disasteradio and Boys Boys Boys
Tickets from
regurgitator.oztix.com.au

In addition to New Zealands crazy electroid DISASTERADIO come the following inclusions: Townsville locals DNA and POPLI KIDS; Armidale local MANIC SLEEPER CELL; Newcastle's ALPS; Wollongong locals SYDNEY GIRLS CHOIR; Sydney we have STEP PANTHER; Canberra is SUPER BEST FRIENDS; for Byron, Coolangatta & Brisbane we have OH YE DENVER BIRDS plus in Brisbane the re-emergence of PONYLOAF (with Shane Rudken ala Unit era Regurgitator); Sunshine Coast locals VAGRANT CITY SCANDAL at Caloundra; THE DARK ARTS in Ballarat and THE UNIVERSAL in Geelong; Quan's Push mentor band 8 BIT LOVE in Melbourne; Tasmania's TIGERCHOIR in Hobart; Adelaide locals THE BOTTLEROCKET at The Gov; plus BOYS BOYS BOYS from Perth as well as doing all the WA shows will be coming along for Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide. Fun time friends!

In regard to the AUGUST tour and the SUPER HAPPY VIDEO CONTENT... we want to engage a more collaborative involvement with anyone interested who wants to submit video material for the live visuals. We are looking for video of any substance... short or not too long... incidental, accidental, generated, handmade, prefabricated, collaborated, specifically created... then submitted to a funtimes-crazed-chopped-up-sp licing frenzy by Quan and Ben for their tour visual collage. Upload your video pieces either via VIMEO or YOUTUBE or via SENDSPACE or MAIL in on DVD... if possible per the suggested specs noted below. Please include your details about submission as all used will receive entry to shows and music. Please be careful regarding usage of any copyrighted material and provide an email address so we can confirm copyright clearance for the bands usage. Shoot us with your visual mayhem!

You can either upload on your own VIMEO or YOUTUBE site or share to the regurgitator YOU TUBE or VIMEO tour site

VimoRVW or upload via your own sites or SENDSPACE etc and send us an email with detailsregurgitatorband or mail a DVD to PO BOX 12700 George St Brisbane Qld 4003

As ONE DAY surfs up the radio and net waves further new tracks will rise with the coming tide of new album SUPERHAPPYFUNTIMESFRIENDS

Out of the great wide blue the guys have now dropped an album's worth of dynamic material all forthcoming over the next month or so on digital, vinyl, cassette, CD and even Playbutton. Shacked up in their Melbourne dwellings and put together in the midst of a enforced creative blizzard... it seems the concept of the album was not without value still as it afforded the more focused structure and disciplined approach they seem to require. Ahhh... the frenzy of an an artistic tempest whipped up by the wild seas of a deadline - all comes now pieced together under the title SUPERHAPPYFUNTIMEFRIENDS.

Also of note... Regurgitator's "UNIT" was not only recently voted #13 on the industry voted Triple J TOP 100 Australian albums... but has now come in at #10 on the public voted campaign... with Tu Plang at #44.

Regurgitator's live soundtrack performance of Akira at the Sydney Opera House Graphic event last year has been nominated for two Helpmann awards - Best Australian Contemporary Concert and Best Original Score.

ONE DAY available online now.

Get for free from Regurgitator's facebook bandpage:

Or for free or donation from Regurgitator's bandcamp page:

new album SUPERHAPPYFUNTIMESFRIENDS out AUG 5!

We love dissemination!

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LIONEL RICHIE & GUY SEBASTIAN - ‘ALL NIGHT LONG’

March 18th 2011 05:37

LIONEL RICHIE GUY SEBASTIAN

DUET OF ALL NIGHT LONG FOR CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE &
QUEENSLAND FLOOD APPEALS

A new collaboration between music legend Lionel Richie and Australia's Guy Sebastian of Lionel’s hit single All Night Long is now available for purchase and download from the iTunes store to raise funds for those affected by the Christchurch earthquakes and Queensland floods.

Grammy Award nominated producer RedOne - known as ‘the man behind Lady Gaga’ - also donated his time to the track, contributing irresistible club beats and smooth synthesizer effects to give the classic hit a modern twist and fresh new sound.

Plus, in what is set to be an unforgettable concert highlight, the two chart-topping stars will also perform the song live at all shows on their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand starting in New Zealand on March 18.

Lionel jumped at the chance to help those in Australia and New Zealand affected by these multiple natural disasters.

“The floods and earthquakes have caused damage on a scale not seen in our lifetime. I can think of no better use for one of my most successful copyrights than to help raise needed funds for the people of Australia and New Zealand. The people of these countries have been very good to me over the course of my career and I welcome the opportunity to return the kindness.”

“Music is meant to lift the spirit of mankind. There will always be the appropriate avenue for sombre reflection on what was lost in these disasters, however, I chose All Night Long because it will give people a reason to donate and celebrate the good times ahead instead of just dwelling on the past.”

Guy Sebastian said “Being offered the tour with Lionel is a real honour but getting to record with him is truly humbling. He is a legend and ‘All Night Long’ is one of his greatest songs and biggest hits so I'm still pinching myself. I hope people get behind it and support the appeals that the money is going to.”

Lionel Richie’s original composition ‘All Night Long (All Night)’ from his second solo album Can’t Slow Down was a smash hit in the 80s. The single peaked at #1 on Billboard Pop, R&B and Adult Contemporary charts as well as #1 on the ARIA Singles chart.

100% of proceeds from the sale of the single in Australia will be donated to the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the single in New Zealand will be donated to the New Zealand Government Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

The single is available now to purchase and download from the iTunes stores in Australia and New Zealand.

Lionel Richie and Guy Sebastian tour Australia and New Zealand from March 18 to April 6 with tickets on sale now.

LIONEL RICHIE
with special guest GUY SEBASTIAN

MARCH/APRIL 2011

Friday 18 March Vector Arena, Auckland
Ticketmaster 09 970 9700 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Saturday 19 March A Day On The Green – Church Rd Winery, Hawkes Bay
Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Sunday 20 March TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Ticketek 0800 4TICKET www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Tuesday 22 March Sydney Acer Arena
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Friday 25 March Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday 26 March A Day On The Green – Bimbadgen Estate, Hunter Valley, NSW
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 27 March A Day On The Green – Centennial Vineyards, Bowral, NSW
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Tuesday 29 March Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Wednesday 30 March Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday 02 April A Day On The Green, Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley, VIC
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 03 April A Day On The Green, Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale, SA
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

Wednesday 06 April nib Stadium, Perth
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

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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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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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