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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.
January 28, 2010 at 10:23am in circa 1979: signal to noise
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
Want to guarantee your spot at Wolfmother’s exclusive iTunes Live Show this Friday February 19 at the Sydney Apple Store at 9 pm? Well start getting excited immediately, because we’re giving away 5 double passes to make sure you don’t miss out on what’s sure to be a rocking and rollicking good time.
So, how do you get your paws on a double pass? Are you Twitter savvy? If your answer to the question was "yes", then fire a tweet our way (@modularpeople) telling us why you deserve the ticket. Use the hashtag #wmitunes so your pleas aren’t lost in the 140 character ether. Winners will have to make their own way there, so let’s hear it for carpooling and/or public transport!
For more info on the gig and how you can be a part of it, get the complete lowdown HERE..
In other WM news, single number three from Cosmic Egg, "Far Away" has just started hitting radio waves. To get your hands on it for the cost of a single text mesagge, all you need to do is SMS your email address and it’ll be in your hot little inbox in no time along with their seminal track "Joker & The Thief". For more details, head HERE.
Finally, the Mothers recently rocked three solid nights in Melbourne as support to the legendary AC/DC. The Black Ice Tour continues around the country throughout the following dates:
18 Feb - ANZ Stadium, Sydney (tonight!)
20 Feb - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
22 Feb - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
25 Feb - QSAC, Brisbane
27 Feb - QSAC, Brisbane
2 Mar - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
6 Mar - Subiaco Oval, Perth
8 Mar - Subiaco Oval, Perth
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.
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
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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!!
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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
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