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Tame Impala | May Tour

March 29th 2010 02:45
TAME IMPALA
INNERSPEAKER

DEBUT ALBUM OUT MAY 21 & NATIONAL TOUR

Modular announces that West Coast sonic wanderers Tame Impala will unveil their debut album InnerSpeaker on May 21, and are taking to the road in May for a National Tour.

It will be the first time much of the record is played live to an unsuspecting public and will showcase the gloriously dazzling results of one of planet earth’s most exciting bands absolutely going to town on their debut long player.

Following on from their debut, self-titled EP, InnerSpeaker is Tame Impala's chance to paint a far more extensive picture than before, and sure enough it redrafts the entire Tame Impala world as we knew it, into an explosive cosmic wonderland of ecstatic harmony and perfectly accessible journeys into inner space.


Recorded and produced by the band's own Kevin Parker with Death In Vegas’s Tim Holmes on the engineer duties, in an enormous mansion with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean in the middle of buttfuck nowhere a few hours south of Perth, InnerSpeaker is ensconced with a kind of inspired vastness not dislike the place it was made.

It was then mixed in a completely different kind of nowhere, a log cabin surrounded by snow and deer in upstate New York, by renowned sonic maverick Dave Fridmann (MGMT / Flaming Lips).


Click HERE for your first glimpse inside the debut album, where magic and music abounds. with plenty more where that came from.

The resultant record will first be revealed with the single, Solitude Is Bliss, a joyous summertime romp through fields of honeyed harmony and crispy good times and is just the very tip of the amorphous cosmos that is InnerSpeaker.

InnerSpeaker is available for pre-order now from the Modular Shop (for local & international orders) and from Get Music in digital & physical formats (for Australians only).

Or as a special offer to live show fans, you will have an opportunity to pre-order the album with tickets purchased to the May National Tour.

Be the first to hear InnerSpeaker live at the dates below….

TAME IMPALA ‘INNERSPEAKER’ ALBUM TOUR
Presented by Modular Touring, Triple J & Video Hits



May 13 – Surfers Beer Garden / GOLD COAST
www.moshtix.com.au & 1300 438 849

May 14 – The Tivoli / BRISBANE
www.ticketek.com.au & www.thetivoli.net.au

May 15 – The Metro / SYDNEY
www.metrotheatre.com.au & 02 9550 3666

May 20 – The Gov / ADELAIDE
www.moshtix.com.au & 1300 438 849
May 21 – The Forum / MELBOURNE
www.ticketek.com.au & www.theforummelbourne.com.au

May 27 – The Metropolis Fremantle / FREMANTLE
www.heatseeker.com.au

* All shows with special guests The Silents


TAME IMPALA DEBUT ALBUM ‘INNERSPEAKER’ OUT MAY 21




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BATRIDER are back!

March 28th 2010 07:50
Batrider are back in Australia following 2 years of gigs, new friends, wild times and happy accidents in foreign lands. After splitting time between London sublets and European adventures, and losing their USA touring virginity the equivalent of behind a bush at a party when you’re 16, Batrider have now decided to settle in... Adelaide. YES ADELAIDE! And with barely enough time to wash the lint-of-a-thousand-couches from their tired bodies, Batrider are hitting the road again embarking on their first Australian tour in years.

The Batrider Beaks Tour takes the band’s fourth release Why We Cant Be Together (2009) around their adopted home of Australia, and also sees the release of a limited run of live recordings made while in the USA.

The new live record reflects the band’s current 3-piece incarnation and is the most direct, dynamic, melodic, and unique to date. Those familiar with Batrider’s sound will find its most compelling qualities more than intact, with the guitar and vocals of Sarah Mary Chadwick marking themselves as more clamourous and emotive than ever, with Steph Crase (Birth Glow, No Through Road) on drums and summery melancholic harmonies, and Sam Featherstone holding the whole mess together on bass.

Nonetheless, it wouldn’t really be fair to let you assume that Batrider aren’t still really really loud, and quite possibly one of the most viscerally confronting bands you’ll ever experience live. Would it?

2010 is another big year for Batrider with a new release to add to their now extensive back catalogue, reconnecting with both Australian and New Zealand watering holes, not to
mention enjoying the plethora of exciting tourist locations Adelaide has to offer. Wink.

"Why We Can't Be Together" out now on Low Transit Industries via Shock

Hobart
The Brisbane Hotel - Fri 30th April
Ivy St more

Melbourne
The Lithuanian Club - Fri 7th May
Pets With Pets Woollen Kits

Adelaide
Urtext Studios - Sat 8th May
The Twerps Bitch Prefect Pets
With Pets Banham

Brisbane
The Cubbyhole - Thur 20th May
Kitchen’s Floor more

Newcastle
The Croatian Club - Fri 21st May
Pets With Pets more

Sydney
Red Rattler - Sat 22nd May
Pets With Pets more

Canberra
The Phoenix - Sun 23rd May
Pets With Pets more

Fremantle
South Street Ale House
Saturday 29th May

Geelong
The Nash - Thur 3rd June
Supports TBA
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John Cale's Keynote Online

February 18th 2010 09:14

Watch and Listen to John Cale's Keynote Online

On February 15 underground rock royalty and founding member of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, cut the red ribbon for Modular and Sydney Festival's Circa 1979: Signal to Noise with a Keynote speech at the Seymour Centre.

Hipsters rubbed shoulders with electronic pioneers in a packed out York Theatre as Cale showed off a few snaps and described working with the likes of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Happy Mondays, The Stooges and LCD Soundsystem before capping things off with a mind blowing rendition of "Heart Break Hotel."

If you missed the speech or want to listen/watch it again, ABC's Big Ideas are streaming it online.
John Cale
January 28, 2010 at 10:23am in circa 1979: signal to noise
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JONATHAN BOULET - NEW SINGLE TOUR RICE SHAKER

February 18th 2010 08:59
With Jonathan Boulet’s first ever Australian headline tour kicking off this week MODULAR are celebrating in charitable style. After wooing every man and his dog with his debut single "A Community Announcement", Jono is set to release single number two, the stirring "North To South East To You" on March 15.

Not being one to muck around, Jono re-recorded a ’stripped back’ version of the tune over the weekend in his garage, and sent to us to share with you all. This version will be included on the single release, alongside the music video.

Head HERE to download it.



There's a brand new interview and part one in a series of video tour diaries for you to enjoy, posted up on the ol’ Mod Peeps for your enjoyment. Also make sure you tune into triple j this coming Friday morning around 7.50 AM to hear Jono re-work a classic on Like A Version.

Not being one to rest, Jono has set his fans some homework. At his request, the young man would like you all to bring along your own homemade rice shaker to help get the festivities going. Don’t know how to make one? No problem - download Boulet’s simple how-to guide.



Those dates are:

Thursday February 18
Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Friday February 19
Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Wednesday February 24
The Harp, Wollongong NSW
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Thursday February 25
ANU, Canberra ACT

Friday February 26
Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Tickets from moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

Wednesday March 3
Beach Road Hotel, Bondi NSW

Friday March 5
Rocket Bar, Adelaide SA
Tickets from venuetix.com.au

Saturday Mar 6
Fly By Night, Fremantle WA
Tickets from flybynight.org and the Box Office - 08 9430 5976

Thursday March 11
Great Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Friday March 12
Elsewhere, Gold Coast QLD
Tickets from oztix.com.au - 1300 762 545

Saturday March 13
Fans, Brisbane QLD
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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


Released last May, the independently-released 5-track EP contains radio favourites Parlez-Vous Francais?, Hollywood, Flippers and Friend in the Field. Its performance in the charts was no doubt augmented by the three piece's scene-stealing live show, which has seen the band play at countless festivals and sold-out gigs around the country over the past 12 months.


ART vs SCIENCE have again teamed up with producer/engineer Berkfinger and are currently in the studio writing and recording their anticipated debut long-player. The album - to be released independently through Green/MGM, with label services assistance from Parallel Management - is due out in June 2010. Keep an ear out for the first single in April.


TOUR DATES


16 Feb 2010 ENMORE THEATRE supporting GOSSIP, Sydney - onstage 8.35pm

19 Feb 2010 ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT Adelaide

20 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ PARKLANDS SHOWGROUNDS Gold Coast

21 Feb 2010 GOOD VIBRATIONS @ FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE Melbourne

11 Mar 2010 OFF THE RAILS @ PADDINGTON ALE HOUSE Perth

12 Mar 2010 OFF THE RAILS @ LIVE Adelaide

13 Mar 2010 OFF THE RAILS @ PADDY'S Albury

25 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ TIVOLI Queensland

26 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ CLUB COFFS Coffs Harbour

27 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ NEWCASTLE PANTHERS Newcastle

27 Mar 2010 BACARDI EXPRESS TOUR @ LUNA PARK Sydney




www.myspace.com/artvsscience

www.facebook.com/artvsscience

www.artvsscience.net






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AC/DC: Black Ice Tour

February 8th 2010 01:18
AC/DC: Black Ice Tour

When tickets went on sale in Australia recently, they smashed all previous records. It became the fast selling tour in Australian history. Across Australia, AC/DC hit fever pitch where fans queued overnight then snapped up 520,000 tickets in 3 hours!!

AC/DC will blast their way through Australia with one of the largest stage productions ever seen. The production will be moved around the country by 48 semi-trailers.



“AC/DC remain the gold standard for arena spectacle rock’n’roll.” - The Times (UK)

“Rock ‘n’ roll that outlasts time.” - Chicago Tribune

“It's been way too long since someone tore the roof off the place like this.” - Orange County Register (LA)

Don’t miss the rock event of the summer!!


Presented by: Garry Van Egmond and Chugg Entertainment

With Special Guest: Wolfmother
WOLFMOTHER

AC/DC the greatest rock and roll band on the planet, who have sold over 200 million records worldwide, return home to Australia in February 2010 as part of the Black Ice World Tour.

It will be the band's first Australian tour since January 2001 and will - without any question - be the most spectacular rock show ever staged in this country.

AC/DC will blast their way through each of the five major capital cities where they will appear at outdoor stadiums with one of the largest stage productions ever seen. The production will be moved around the country by 48 semi-trailers during February and March 2010.

TOUR DATES:*
Thu 18, Sat 20 & Mon 22 Feb - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Thu 25 & Sat 27 Feb - QSAC, Brisbane
Tue 2 Mar - Adelaide Oval
*Ticketek is selling for the above venues only.
Running times:

Sydney*
GA Gates Open From: 5.30pm
Seated Gates Open: 5.45pm
Calling All Cars: 6.45pm
Wolfmother: 7.45pm
AC/DC: 8.55pm
Approx Finish: 11pm
* Times approximate and subject to change

Adelaide & Brisbane*
GA Gates Open From: 5.30pm
Seated Gates Open: 5.45pm
Calling All Cars: 6.15pm
Wolfmother: 7.15pm
AC/DC: 8.25pm
Approx Finish: 10.30pm
* Times approximate and subject to change

WOLFMOTHER
Supporting AC/DC
11/02/2010 Etihad Stadium Melbourne VIC
13/02/2010 Etihad Stadium Melbourne VIC
15/02/2010 Etihad Stadium Melbourne VIC
18/02/2010 ANZ Stadium Sydney NSW
20/02/2010 ANZ Stadium Sydney NSW
22/02/2010 ANZ Stadium Sydney NSW
25/02/2010 QSAC Brisbane QLD
27/02/2010 QSAC Brisbane QLD
02/03/2010 Adelaide Oval Adelaide SA
06/03/2010 Subiaco Oval Perth WA
08/02/2010 Subiaco Oval Perth WA
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The Slew

February 3rd 2010 14:31
In one of the most exciting collaborations to grace the stage in years, Canadian turntable masters Kid Koala and Dynomite D team up with former Wolfmother crew Chris Ross and Myles Heskett to create a psych/heavy-rock-drenched project The Slew.

The Slew’s album ‘100%’ is out now through Ninja Tune/Inertia.

Kid Koala proudly presents The Slew Live featuring a hefty six turntables with Chris and Myles from Wolfmother on bass and drums. Hitting up major capital cities across Australia in May, it’s rock turntablism like you’ve never seen it before.

Four and a half years ago, Eric San (aka Kid Koala) and Dylan J. Frombach (aka Dynomite D) started working on a rock record. The pair, who met on the Beastie Boys tour in 1998, had been approached to soundtrack a documentary feature film. The film was eventually abandoned, but with Mario Caldato (longtime producer for Beastie Boys) on board for mixing, San and Frombach were already deep into the psych rock-influenced score and there was no turning back.

Teaming up with Chris Ross and Myles Heskett – the former rhythm section of Grammy Award-winning band Wolfmother – The Slew set out to put together a full-blown rock band experience to do justice to the material in a live setting. And justice was served: The truly excessive six turntables, drum, bass, keyboard and wall of amps that made their way across North America this October made for a full-on raw, pummeling rock experience. The Slew bring attitude back to the turntable unlike anything you’ve ever heard.



Presented by Handsome Tours, triple j, inthemix.com.au, 3D World, Beat and Scene Magazine

Kid Koala Presents The Slew: Live
Six turntables meets the Ex-Wolfmother Rhythm Section

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2010


Wednesday 5 May 2010
The Zoo, Brisbane
Tickets online from the venue and Oztix. In stores at Rockinghorse Records (City), Kill The Music (City), Butterbeats (City & Valley), Bombay Rock (Townsville), Cooly Hotel (Coolangatta), Disasterpiece (Southport), Gooble Warming
Presented by triple j, inthemix.com.au and Scene Magazine

Thursday 6 May 2010
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tickets from Metro Theatre Box Office; 02 9550 2990 or Online, and Ticketek
Presented by triple j, inthemix.com.au and 3D World

Wednesday 12 May 2010
Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets from Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), ph. 9427 9198 or online www.cornerhotel.com. Also available at Polyester Records (City & Fitzroy store)
Presented by triple j, inthemix.com.au and Beat

Friday 14 May 2010
The Rosemount, Perth
Tickets from Heatseeker, Moshtix and 78 Records
The Slew are also appearing at Groovin The Moo Festival nationally.
Check www.groovinthemoo.com for more details


The Slew’s album ‘100%’ is out now through Ninja Tune/Inertia.




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The Spanish Film Festival

February 2nd 2010 04:24
Sydney: 5 - 16 May Melbourne: 12 - 23 May Brisbane: 20 - 30 May Adelaide: 13 – 16 May Canberra: 6 - 16 May

Honoured by the Spanish Government in 2009 as the most important Spanish cultural event in Australia, The Spanish Film Festival is back for its 13th year with a programme that will show you why! Over 50 films of the best in contemporary Spanish language films from Spain and Latin America will be winging their way to Australia to work their Spanish storytelling magic for a wide variety of audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide in May 2010 in the form of features, shorts and documentaries.



In 2010 the Spanish Film Festival builds on the diverse program of screenings and events that has become its strong trademark.

The programme includes:

All About Women. A programming first for any Spanish Film Festival, the special All About Women section will screen a selection of films directed by Spanish and Latin American women who have had a significant impact on Spanish cinema AND will look at the various and diverse portrayals of women in Spanish cinema from the 50’s to the present, expanding upon the iconic image of the strong, determined, sexy Spanish woman.

Contemporary Spanish cinema. Selection of the best current Spanish cinema. A highlight of this section will be THE DANCER AND THE THIEF (El Baile de la Victoria), Spain’s entry to the 2010 Academy Awards and nominated for 10 Goya (Spanish Academy) Awards, this is the new film from Fernado Trueba Academy Award Winner Best Foreign Language Film for BELLE EPOQUE; based on the celebrated novel by Antonio Skármeta, writer of IL POSTINO.

Tribute to Colombia. Each year the festival pays tribute to a Latino America country in order to celebrate the culture diversity and richness among the Spanish speaking countries in the world, presenting the most current films of that country combined with a live music event. This year we look to the land of the snowy Andes Mountains, sunny Caribbean beaches and luscious Amazon rainforest for a cinema programme that is just as rich and varied!

The 13th Spanish Film Festival produced with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs in Spain, the Spanish Consulate in Sydney and Melbourne, The Spanish Embassy, the Argentinean Government through INCAA (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Argentina), Victorian Multicultural Commission, The Embassies and Consulates of Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, The Australian National University and many prestigious Spanish and Australian companies.

Festival Information will be available from late February HERE

Sydney: Wed 5 - Sun 16 May at Palace Norton Street, Academy Twin & The Chauvel

Melbourne: Wed 12 - Sun 23 May at Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas

Brisbane: Thu 20 - Sun 30 May at Palace Centro Cinemas

Adelaide: Thu 13 - Sun 16 May at Palace Nova Eastend

Canberra: Thu 6 – Sun 16 May at GU Manuka
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Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia

January 10th 2010 03:56
Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia
Touring Australia & New Zealand
from March 2010

Legendary guitarist, Al Di Meola is bringing his 6-piece Latin Jazz Fusion band World Sinfonia to our shores in March 2010. One of the most prominent virtuosos in the contemporary instrumental jazz field, Al Di Meola’s dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars is unmatched, extending to fluid arpeggios flying at breakneck speed and beautiful, slow vibrato-laden melodies.



The tour commences in Perth and extends through NSW, Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmania, South Australia and ACT. Provocative and enchanting, Al Di Meola’s intriguing union of complex rhythms, lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmonies ensures an unforgettable aural sensation.

Known for his guitar mastery, Al Di Meola has twenty one recordings, three gold albums and has recorded and played with a number of illustrious names including Paul Simon, Phil Collins, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jaco Pastorius, Les Paul, Jean Luc Ponty, Steve Vai, Milton Naciemento, Egberto Gismonti, and many more.

Early in his career Al Di Meola was bestowed a Grammy, as part of Chick Corea’s Return To Forever. He has been voted World’s Best Guitarist several times by Guitar Player Magazine and has had sold out concerts across the world including Bulgaria and the United States.

Al Di Meola’s finds inspiration in music cultures across the world including sounds from Argentina, Brazil, Israel and the Mediterranean and in acoustic genres such as flamenco and the tango. The depth of his writing along with the soulfulness of his guitar expression have won this guitar virtuoso legions of fans worldwide, having played over many years to sell out shows across Europe, Canada and his native USA.
Of Di Meola, Guitar historian Robert Lynch said: “In the history of the electric guitar, no one figure has done more to advance the instrument in a purely technical manner than Al Di Meola. His total command of the various styles and scales is simply mind-boggling.”

Al Di Meola
with World Sinfonia
Australian & New Zealand Tour
MARCH & APRIL 2009

Perth Concert Hall
March 5
08 9231 9900

Sydney City Recital Hall Angel PlaceMarch 7
02 8256 2222
Bellingen Memorial Hall
March 9
02 6655 1522

Byron Bay High SchoolMarch 10

Enmore Theatre Sydney
March 12
02 9550 3666

The Basement, Sydney
March 13
02 9251 2797

Christchurch James Hay
BrisbaneMarch 15
136 246
Kuranda Amphitheatre
New ZealandMarch 16
1300 762 545

Auckland The Great Hall
March 18
0800 289 842

James Hay Theatre Christchurch
March 19
03366 8899

Wellington Opera House
March 22
04384 3840

Hobart City HallMarch 24
1300 762 545
Melbourne Hamer Hall
March 25
1300 182 183
Adelaide Her Majesty’s Theatre
March 26
08 8216 8600

Canberra Royal Theatre March 27
02 6243 5711

Newcastle Civic Theatre
March 29
02 4929 1977
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
March 30
02 8839 3399
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The Basics | With This Ship

February 21st 2009 06:12
Melbourne band THE BASICS have got a very well made video clip spruiking their latest - check it out - it's great!


Music video for the band The Basics. Director: Matt Arnold. Producer: Josh Butt. Production Company: Scarab Studio. THE BASICS upcoming new recordings.





The Basics





Before a larger national tour later in the year THE BASICS will be celebrating the reissue by dusting off their jackets, polishing their boots and embarking on an East Coast tour throughout August to reacquaint those fans with their stomping sound.

The band, which played their first gigs under the name The Big Nothing and then The Big Something, officially became known as THE BASICS in early 2002. Wally De Backer (now also doubling as the human face of Gotye), Kris Schroeder
and Michael Hubbard recorded the cheekily titled GET BACK, an album of all original songs with heart and influence worn proudly on the sleeve (Hubbard, now of Downhills Home, left the group in mid 2004 and was replaced by Tim Heath).

GET BACK was knocked over from go to whoa in six days; four recording, two mixing, and a quick three hour mastering session. And now, six years after the fact, that prospect is now a reality. The original 1000 CDs sold out long ago, and before the release of new material that will see THE BASICS finally progress into territory they can shamelessly call their own, the time seems right to stop and take a look back at their humble beginnings.

GET BACK will be released on August 2nd through MGM Distribution and available at all good record stores and of course, iTunes.
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