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THE WIGGLES | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING

October 21st 2008 13:40

THE WIGGLES
MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW
BREAKING THEIR OWN ARIA RECORD

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING BEST AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S RELEASE

The Wiggles won their 7th ARIA Award in the category BEST AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S RELEASE with their album YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING.

The Wiggles have won more ARIA Awards in the same category than any other artist in the 22nd history of ARIA Awards. The Wiggles also won an Outstanding Achievement Award IN 2004 for their international success .

While the awards were being held in Sydney, The Wiggles, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook and Sam Moran were on their way to America for a 5 week tour of the East Coast. They will return to Australia in December starting their national YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Big Show in Perth on December 3 and finishing with 6 shows at the Sydney Entertainment Centre from December 20.

The Wiggles are one of Australia’s hardest working groups – this year they have toured Australia twice, the USA three times and the UK once. By the end of December they will have performed to over 1 million fans this year alone!

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Daz Chandler - Daniel Kitson

August 25th 2008 05:47

Quite a good deal of out and out fun from hostess with the mostess; I like to call her Dazzle, but really it's Daz Chandler doing her usual wonderful best interviewing a comedian notorious for being difficult to interview.

Notice he (Daniel Kitson) is delightedly streaming out all sorts of insightful insights into himself as a natural chap rather than living up to the oft uber serious reports that suggest he hates being interviewed.

Great work!!

More of Daz Chandler's work can be heard by going to the podcasts at Sydney's 2SER FM, one of the greater sized and resourced community radio stations in New South Wales, Australia.

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Posted By: David Jobling - Category: Sydney Scene, Adelaide Scene, Melbourne Scene, Brisbane Scene, Perth Scene, Australia National , News, Qstage

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Revealed for the first time is the cover for Monkey: Journey To The West.

August 22nd 2008 05:34

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have got you covered. The Gorillaz masterminds will release the soundtrack to Monkey: Journey to the West - Albarn's circus opera collaboration with visual artist Jamie Hewlett - via XL in September.

If you’ve been looking for an opera album to wedge next to your dad's Andrea Bocelli collection on the family CD shelf, then Gorillaz masterminds Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have got you covered.

The album, which is produced by Damon Albarn, was recorded in London and Beijing over the last twelve months and features European and Chinese musicians and singers. It draws upon the music Albarn composed and visuals Jamie Hewlett produced for the Chinese opera production of the same name.

The lyrics are based on ancient Chinese texts and performed in Mandarin. Many Australians will be familiar with the story line as it formed the basis of the legendary TV series Monkey Magic.

With Jamie Hewlett on board (the man responsible for the Gorillaz visuals), the project is sure to be both a visual and aural feast.

Monkey: Journey to the West is out August 23 through XL / Remote Control.

The group were also commissioned by the BBC to create a video animation and accompanying music which will air throughout the station’s coverage of the Beijing Olympics.

If it doesn't read here check it out at You Tube.

Journey to the West is out in September through XL/ Remote Control.

And here is a direct link to the site of the-opera/

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Bob Brozman Tour

August 17th 2008 02:36

Bob Brozman

The American world music legend Bob Brozman, one of the most prolific and respected musicians on the planet, returns to Australia to introduce live audiences, to not one, but two of his latest releases; Lumière and Post Industrial Blues. Brozman, who may just be the music industry’s answer to the United Nations, is a must-see, his show is a true delight.

A remarkable musician whose wit, energy, and musical technique combine to create an unforgettable live performance, Brozman’s exhilarating shows spans the global and musical spectrum, keeping audiences enthralled; eager for more of his endearing, infectious energy. Brozman is indeed a master performer and showman.

Lumière is the culmination of guitar virtuoso Brozman’s musical memories formed over a lifetime of travelling and playing music with other musicians around the globe. His years of absorbing influences from cultures worldwide is expressed through the establishment of the Bob Brozman Orchestra - a unique concept where Bob intricately plays each instrumental part, building layer upon layer to formulate the tremendous sound of an extensive orchestra.

He revisits the influences drawn from his many previous collaborations with artists such as Debashish Bhattacharya, René Lacaille, Djeli Moussa Diawara and Takashi Hirayasu to reflect on the profound imprint travel has had on his life. The album reflects the vast range of Brozman’s influences, adopting various instruments along the way – the kantele (ten-stringed Finnish harp), the chaturangui (twenty-two-stringed Hindustani slide guitar), the tiny Greek baglama, the ten-stringed Bolivian charango, and of course the National Guitar.

He explores the rhythms of tango, the slide-guitar sounds of Hawaii, the maloya and sega rhythms of Réunion Island, and the African rhythms learnt from his work with Malian master kora player, Djeli Moussa Diawara. In several of his compositions he pays tribute to friends and heroes, including his Hawaiian musical hero, Tau Moe. Lumière is a musical journey; an exploration which Bob himself describes as ‘living muscle-memories that convey emotions and places; burning curiosities pursued with vigour’.

Post Industrial Blues features a passionate Brozman playing and singing at his improvisational best. Brozman brings a multitude of influences to Post Industrial Blues from India, Africa, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean, but anchors it all with the rootsy sound of blues and Americana.

His choice of additional percussion – including an array of non-traditional instruments such as a knife blade, grass clippers, disassembled marimba pipes and a broken toy piano – give the music an almost otherworldly feel at times, but Brozman brings it all back home in his own inimitable style. The album also reunites him with bassist Stan Poplin and drummer Jim Norris, both mainstays of his earliest albums from the 1980s.

Throughout Post Industrial Blues, Bob Brozman enhances the stunning instrumental performances with many original and contemporary lyrics, including songs about American geo-politics (“Follow the Money” and “Crooked Blues”), Hurricane Katrina (“Look at New Orleans”), modern travel (“Airport Blues”), immigration and war (“Three Families Blues”), and the world’s orphans (“Lonely Children”).

All demonstrate the universality of the blues as interpreted by Brozman. He also delivers his own unique take of The Doors classic, “People Are Strange,” creating a renewed spirit of the song that pays homage to its roots while redefining it through experimental instrumentation and intonation.

Australian Tour Dates

Thursday 4 Sept
Brass Monkey
115A Cronulla St, Cronulla NSW
Ph: 02 9544 3844
Tickets $25 presale $30 @ presale available from venue
Doors open 7.30pm

Friday 5 & Saturday 6 Sept
The Vanguard
42 King St, Newtown NSW
$30 presale, $35 @ door available thru moshtix.com.au
Doors open at 7pm

Sunday 7 Sept
Republic Bar
299 Elizabeth St, Nth Hobart TAS
Ph: 03 6234 6954
Ticket: $25 Doors open at 8pm available thru www.moshtix.com.au

Thursday 11 Sept
Northcote Social Club
Guest: Skip Sail
301 High St, Northcote VIC
Ph: 03 9486 1677
Tickets: $30 presale, $35 @ door available thru venue
Doors at 8pm

Sunday 14 Sept
Heritage Hotel
240 Princes Hwy, Bulli NSW
Ph: 02 4284 5884
Tickets: $28 presale, $30 @ door – presale available from venue
Doors tbc – early show

Thursday 18 Sept
The Governor Hindmarsh
Guest: Skip Sail
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh SA
Ph: 08 8340 0744
Tickets: $25 presale, $30 @ door available thru venuetix.com.au
Doors open 7.30pm

Saturday 20 Sept
Fly By Night
flybynight.org
Parry St, Fremantle WA
Ph: 08 9403 5976
Tickets: $25, doors open 7pm available thru moshtix.com.au

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DAVID BRIDIE

August 17th 2008 00:23

DAVID BRIDIE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC
AND RELEASES FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 5 YEARS

"This is the David Bridie you know but with a bigger sound of edgy guitar, whirling keyboards and anthemic vocals alongside his trademark textures, Pacific percussion beats and lyrics of wry social observation." David Sly

"No wonder Bridie is feeling better this year. He's made what might be the best record of his career, 24 years after making his debut with Not Drowning Waving." Noel Mengel

At first inspection, Succumb is a startling departure from David's previous solo recordings. It's more lean and direct, almost abrasive for its confronting guitars and urgent rhythms. But listen closely and familiar signatures abound; lush, textural beds of intricately layered and densely overdubbed sound tapestries.

Not surprisingly, given David's deep social justice concerns, many poignant songs were written in the wake of the 2007 federal election, and some earlier lyrics were adjusted after the election result. "After 12 years under the social conservatives, I see this as a time of possibility, an opportunity to move forward rather than be overwhelmed by despair," says David. "A lot of the questions remain the same, but the beam of light shone upon them is brighter."

While deliberately political, David resists being overtly dogmatic. Rather than chanting slogans or being polemic, he voices concerns that we should all be sharing, though it’s not only political intent that piques the album. Narratives embrace themes that are inherently Australian, in both character and geography, understanding our place in the Pacific, reaching across cultures, seeking ways to stretch across the divide. And always there’s a faint reminiscing of an older Australia, of more simplistic times that shaped the country we grew up in. He says we need to look at where we’ve been to figure out where we’re going, that the old stories and images are important stuff. “It’s too easy to get wrapped up in the here and now,” he warns. “There are so many other good stories to tell.”

The upbeat, positive sound of Succumb is a consequence of the people David worked with and the energy they brought; friends he trusts and respects, none more than guitarist Phil Wales, who has been among David’s closest musical allies over many years. Many other mates dropped in and contributed: Bart Willoughby, Alan and Stephen Pigram, MFTTC cellist Helen Mountfort, Rob Craw. “I loved going to work each day. It was like this long, continuous dinner party."

And there is This Year Is Better Than Last Year – co-written with the Oils' Jim Moginie – which Bridie says reflects his personal frame of mind as well as his response to the change of federal government.

Ultimately, Succumb is the album of a working band, with dynamic contributions from PNG drummer Airi Ingram, Adelaide bass player Paul Cartwright and producer Chris Scallan adding keyboards. David is now looking forward to taking this vibrant song set on the road. “This sound straddles anything else that’s currently happening in music. And to me, that’s important.”

David Bridie will be touring Australia from October 4 including performances at the Australasian World Music Expo in November, which will showcase the region's finest indigenous, folk, roots and world music artists.

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UNFORGETTABLE Dean Geyer

August 11th 2008 05:20

NEIGHBOURS FAVOURITES RELEASE “UNFORGETTABLE” TRACK

Unforgettable is performed by Neighbours's favourite Rachel Kinski, played by actress Caitlin Stasey. This original song was written by Dean Geyer exclusively for an episode featuring his character Ty Harper, a singer/song writer. With Ty on guitar, Rachel performs Unforgettable at the Erinsborough High School formal.

When Unforgettable first aired on Neighbours in May this year, the reaction from viewers was overwhelming resulting in the song being released on Friday (August 8) on iTunes and downloaded here.

HEAR Unforgettable is on radio from Friday August 8 2008 via D-Star MPE & Musicpoint

‘Unforgettable’ is available digitally from iTunes from Friday August 8 2008

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My Disco national tour

August 9th 2008 06:41

My Disco head out once again on a national tour in support of their second album 'Paradise', released earlier this year. The October dates will be the band's last shows before touring Japan to promote the release of 'Paradise' in special Japanese format.

The band plan to spend the rest of the year writing new material for album number three, while devising an extensive tour of the world starting in New Zealand February 2009.

My Disco is a Melbourne based collaboration between long time friends Liam Andrews, Rohan Rebeiro and Benjamin Andrews. Their second album 'Paradise' was recorded in late 2007 by Steve Albini, at his studio, Electrical Audio in Chicago. It is the bands most refined and minimal work to date. Structurally unique and recorded entirely in the analogue domain, it represents the bands visceral live sound more than any other record.

Catch My Disco at one of the following shows around the country.

Thursday 2 October
Sound Summit Festival, This Is Not Art Festival Club, Newcastle
Free entry

Friday 3 October
Music Farmers Show, Wollongong
Tickets $8 on the door

Saturday 4 October
The National, Geelong
Tickets $10 bf online greentix.com.au or at venue

Friday 10 October
The Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Tickets $10 bf online annandalehotel.com, over the phone on 9550 1078, or over the bar at the hotel.

Saturday 11 October
The Valley Studios, Brisbane
Tickets $10 bf online at oztix.com.au

Friday 17 October
The Edinburgh Castle, Adelaide
Tickets $10 bf online at moshtix.com, over phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849) and all Moshtix outlets

Saturday 18 October and Sunday 19 October
The Tote, Melbourne
Tickets $10 bf from The Tote Front Bar , Missing Link and Polyester

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Wolfmother split.

August 9th 2008 03:24

Grammy Award winning rock band Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately.

Singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale now plans to find other musicians over coming months and to then begin making a new Wolfmother album.

Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album. Longstanding frictions within the group then lead them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future.

In early 2008 they regrouped and worked on new material. Initially encouraged by those sessions, they committed to a handful of live shows to ‘road test’ the new songs and to try to find a way forward.

Those dates concluded with a headlining slot last Sunday at the Splendour In The Grass Festival in Australia’s Byron Bay where rumours circulated about possible lineup changes.

Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences. Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future.

Wolfmother's self titled debut album is one of the most successful Australian rock releases this century. It has sold over 1.3 million copies and received multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy making them the first Aussie band to receive such an award in 25 years. Other highlights for the group have included appearances at just about every major music festival in the world, sharing stages with Pearl Jam, The Who and The Strokes, and a special performance inducting the legendary Led Zeppelin into the UK’s Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.

Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett and Chris Ross will make no public statements at this time except to say that they are each really looking forward to making their new music over the years ahead.

In the meantime they simply ask all Wolfmother fans to please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together and that has lead to the decisions announced today.

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MISSION:METALLICA

August 7th 2008 05:54

METALLICA’S INTERACTIVE WEBSITE LAUNCHES LIVE IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK

MISSION:METALLICA.COM ENABLES FANS TO EXPERIENCE THE BAND’S UPCOMING ALBUM BEFORE IT’S DONE VIA EXCLUSIVE CONTENT UP UNTIL THE RELEASE DATE

Mission:Metallica is a unique new commercial business model designed to enable fans to access exclusive content from Metallica, leading up to the release of the band’s forthcoming new album, Death Magnetic in September.

The platform, developed by Metallica in tandem with Universal Music and Warner Brothers, also gives fans the opportunity to pre-order Death Magnetic.

Fans will be able to pre-order the album in digital and/or physical formats (including a unique special deluxe Coffin shaped box with a T shirt, digipack, dvd , CD of demos and other exclusive items) and access the exclusive content via a selection of bundles though www.missionmetallica.com via each territory’s retail partner(s).

Originally launched in the U.S, Canada and the UK in late may, the rest of the world is now ready to join in the full experience with 31 countries launching live bespoke local versions this week

Territories live this week include: Australia, Austria, Czech Republic , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Romania, Turkey, Belgium and Eire

www.missionmetallica.com offers users a unique, ground-breaking look-in on the making of Metallica’s upcoming ninth studio album, which the band began recording last year with producer Rick Rubin.

Rather than wait until the album’s September release date, Metallica fans are able to access 'making of footage' before the release of the album by joining www.missionmetallica.com

The website features a treasure trove of exclusive content, including the low-down from the band members themselves about their progress in the studio via fly-on-the-wall video footage, audio of riffs and excerpts of new songs, exclusive new and never-before-seen archival photos from the studio, plus the chance to win tickets and meet-and-greet passes to Metallica’s live concert events this summer. All of this content is absolutely free.

And if that free content isn’t enough, fans can also join Mission:Metallica Platinum, which gains users access, high-quality digital album downloads delivered at midnight on release date, the physical album CD, plus complete downloads of classic live shows, more fly-on-the-wall studio footage, loads of additional photos, and ringtones of riffs from the new album. In addition, Platinum members will be able to enter exclusive contests with the chance to win airfare, hotel, concert tickets, and meet-and-greet passes to Metallica’s headlining performances at this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Ozzfest, and the U.K.’s Reading Festival, as well as a special album listening party at the band’s Northern California headquarters.

The album, Death Magnetic will be released in September. It is Metallica’s first studio album since 2003’s multi-platinum St. Anger, which hit No. 1 in 30 countries and has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. Formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold nearly 100 million albums worldwide and playing to millions of fans the world over. They have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards. In addition, their 1991 album, Metallica has been awarded the prestigious "Diamond Award" from the Recording Industry Association of America, given to those albums with U.S. sales of 10 million or more.

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BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS WINNER IS…

August 4th 2008 06:23

The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir
Debut album Battle Cry out now

Available exclusively through participating Australia Post outlets from today

It was state vs state, classic vs contemporary in last night's Battle of the Choirs grand final on Channel Seven. The classic ensemble The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir went head to head with contemporary youth groups Harambee and VoxSynergy, both from Melbourne.

The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir was victorious and took home $100,000 in prize money along with an album deal from Universal Music. University of Newcastle Conductor, Philip Matthias, said the Choir's journey throughout the competition was exhilarating and intense, and a great learning experience for all:

"We obviously transformed from a 'classical' choir to 'rock' choir, but there was no pretence here - it was a real transformation. Interestingly this has fed back into the Choir's classical style. They are certainly freer in approach and embody the music more - a great result.”

"With the prize money we hope to establish and sustain a complete range of choral activities through the Conservatorium for people of all ages and walks of life, including the disadvantaged. We hope to increase awareness of the enormous benefits of being in a choir, not only for the singing of course, but for social and health reasons as well.”

Their debut album Battle Cry is released today exclusively through participating Australia Post outlets. It features a collection of songs that The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir performed throughout the show. Classic tracks including Bohemian Rhapsody, Great Southern Land, Bat Out Of Hell, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Angel, Purple Haze plus many more.

Click HERE to watch The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir in studio and the making of Battle Cry.

Battle Cry is full of the songs that made you cry, the ones that made you dance and the songs that made you sing at the top of your lungs.