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More Gotye shows announced

August 10th 2011 02:59
More Gotye shows announced; full album playback on triple j.

Gotye has added several shows to his Making Mirrors album tour in response to overwhelming demand.

Third shows have been added to Brisbane and Melbourne, as has a second show to Adelaide. Tickets for these shows go on sale at 9am on Friday, 12th August .

'Somebody That I Used To Know (Feat. Kimbra)' continues its steady ascendancy to the good end of the charts. After climbing to number three on the ARIA Singles Chart last week, it is currently sitting atop the iTunes and cracked the 1 million online views mark a few days ago.


In a special radio event, Making Mirrors (out 19th August via Eleven: a music company) will be premiered in full on triple j radio this Sunday, 14th August.

Tune into ‘ 2011 ’ with Richard Kingsmill from 6pm to hear the entire album for the first time.



Early Praise for Making Mirrors

9/10 - ‘ Masterful songwriting … an album to return to over and over ’
- Zan Rowe, triple j magazine

A lyrically rich and musically broad experience - Another triumph
- Mess Noise



'MAKING MIRRORS' ALBUM LAUNCHES

Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth shows presented by thevine.com.au, Beat and dB Magazine.


Saturday 20th August - Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House - An Animated Album Preview (SOLD OUT )

Sunday 21st August - Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House - An Animated Album Preview (SOLD OUT )

Friday 30th September – The Forum, Melbourne (SOLD OUT )

Saturday 1st October - – The Forum, Melbourne (3rd Show – ON SALE FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST, 9AM )

Sunday 2nd October - The Forum , Melbourne (SOLD OUT )

Wednesday 5th October - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide ( 2nd Show - ON SALE FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST, 9AM )

Thursday 6th October – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide (SOLD OUT )

Saturday 8th October (Matinee) - Valley Fiesta presents: Gotye at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane (SOLD OUT )


Saturday 8th October – Valley Fiesta presents: Gotye at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane (SOLD OUT )

Sunday 9th October - Valley Fiesta presents: Gotye at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane ( 3rd SHOW - ON SALE FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST, 9AM )

Saturday 26th November – Foreshore Festival Canberra (Tickets onsale now)

Saturday, 3rd December – Homebake Festival, The Domain, Sydney (Tickets onsale 15th August)


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FREE MIXTAPE KATALYST

August 10th 2011 02:29
KATALYST
FREE MIXTAPE

‘BACK TO BASICS’

vol 1

"As I prepare to release my third album Deep Impressions, I put together this mix to share some of the music that had made an impression on me over my 20 years of collecting. I have drawn extensively from this resource in the creating of my own music, as have many that have gone before me. This is a collection of tunes that have been used in the creative process to make what we know as hip hop. Many of the songs are themselves classics that have a beautiful and still poignant message and vibe. Others contain fleeting moments of beauty that have been captured and reinterpreted to make modern day classics.

Apart form a few sneaky edits (to highlight the moments used by some of the best producers to have turned on a sampler) the tunes are as they appear on the original wax.

This series is dedicated to one of my music inspirations and heroes The Left Rev Eugene McDaniel's who passed away 29th July 2011. If your reading this and don’t know who the great man was, do yourself a favour and get familiar! This is Part 1.... more in the series to follow so stay tuned."

Peace,

KATALYST


DOWNLOAD IT NOW and SPREAD THE WORD

BACK TO BASICS vol 1

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DEEP IMPRESSIONS
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OFFICIAL RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 ALBUM

August 10th 2011 02:00
New Zealand singing sensation HAYLEY WESTENRA launches

THE OFFICIAL RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 ALBUM

‘World In Union’
Rugby Union
The world's biggest-selling soprano, Hayley Westenra, launches The Rugby World Cup 2011 Official Album, entitled World In Union, to be released on Decca (a Division of Universal Music Operations Limited) in September.



The new Rugby World Cup 2011 album opens and closes with the title track ‘World In Union’ (based on Jupiter from Holst’s Planets Suite) – which has, over the years, been adopted as the global anthem for all Rugby World Cups. This rousing theme has become the only enduring official song for a major international sports event that is recorded anew for each Tournament, this year’s choice being the hosting nation’s own Hayley Westenra. This coincides with Hayley celebrating 10 years in the music industry.



The 24-year-old singer follows in the footsteps of another of the country’s most celebrated singers, fellow New Zealander Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who topped the charts with her version for Rugby World Cup 1991.



Hayley has not only recorded the song in English and Maori, as heard on this album, but also in Italian, French and Japanese – each version is expected to be heard played in the relevant countries.



The album continues with 20 more stirring tracks from around the globe, featuring some of the world’s most successful singers, that will both unite and inspire.



Representing ENGLAND is “the Nation’s Favourite Tenor” Alfie Boe with The Band of the Coldstream Guards performing the rousing Jerusalem, and rising star Laura Wright with her tender, acoustic version of Swing Low, a great rugby anthem that is also contrastingly performed by Russell Watson. For SCOTLAND the song Now’s The Time, based on the tune of Loch Lomond, is here sung by Scottish Tenor Luigi Corvi. The traditional Flower of Scotland is also featured, performed by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. From WALES we have none other than The Fron Male Voice Choir with Land Of My Fathers, as well as music from Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins. And IRELAND brings its official song Ireland’s Call featuring Brian Kennedy representing the North and Paul Byrom the South, and introduces new Irish songstress, Mairead, with her rendition of The Fields Of Athenry.



Also included is a recording from International superstar violinist André Rieu from HOLLAND, with singer Mirusia Louwerse from AUSTRALIA. From AFRICA comes The Kenyan Boys’ Choir, and Roberto Alagna represents FRANCE with his version of the French National Anthem.



Rugby World Cup 2011 will be the largest sporting event ever to be held in New Zealand, with over 85,000 visitors expected to flock from overseas – but wherever you are in the world, this album will provide the perfect soundtrack.



About Rugby World Cup 2011:

Rugby World Cup is the crown jewel of the sport and a prominent global property – with television coverage of Rugby World Cup 2007 spanning more than 200 territories, reaching a cumulative audience of 4 billion viewers. Rugby World Cup 2011 is being held in New Zealand for the first time since the inaugural event in 1987. Teams representing 20 nations will compete in 48 matches across 12 Host Cities between 9 September and 23 October 2011.

See Rugby World Cup.com



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Ru.CL

August 5th 2011 01:15
Ru CL

NEW ALBUM

BRIMSTONE & FIRE

It's got horns coming out the ying yang, a bass line that commands respect and, without a shadow of a doubt, some of the tightest rhymes I’ve heard in a while
Beat100


Ru CL is the catalyst in the peak of Australia’s reggae, dancehall and hip-hop world
The AU Review

Ru CL will release his eagerly anticipated sophomore album Brimstone & Fire next Tuesday 12 August 2011 via Invada Records / Remote Control.

Hailing from Melbourne with Jamaican / Australian heritage, Ru CL (aka Rueben Campbell) is one of the most exciting artists to emerge from Australia's thriving hip-hop scene.

Brimstone & Fire is a skilled, exciting, unique and lyrically clever hip-hop album, featuring top quality production from Lance Wilson, Katalyst, Adventure Starters (Katalyst, Peakhour and Sandro), Lance Wilson, 7stu7 and upcoming Perth producer Luke Pierre.

The album has a classic hip-hop sound, with a similarity in vocal delivery to the likes of Nas and Mos Def. Brimstone and Fire further demonstrates that Ru CL is able to effortlessly cross between many genres, be it hip hop, reggae, dancehall, sing jay, soul or R&B.

Over the years Ru CL has built a reputation within the hip hop community making his presence felt in the underground scene. His experiences are wide and varied, with projects such as Guerrilla Style Tactics (his self-funded EP), the Dancehall Heavy mix tape, and ‘It’s Attractive’ (the theme track for Puma Clyde fashion series), to live performances at festivals such as the Jakarta Jazz Festival, Dreaming Festival, Big Day Out, Good Vibes, Groovin The Moo, Days Like This, Golden Plains, Homebake, Vibes on a Summers Day, Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Reggae Town and Kowanyama Baby Festival. In addition, Ru CL was the official MC at the Raggamuffin Festival 2010.

Ru CL'Good Life'
[mp3 download]



Ru CL UPCOMING SHOWS
THURSDAY 18 AUG - MT HOTHAM, VIC
SATURDAY 20 AUG - MT BAW BAW, VIC
SUN 21 AUG & WED 24 AUG - STYLEWARS - FALLS CREEK, VIC



BRIMSTONE & FIRE
TRIPLE R ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Some of the tightest rhymes I’ve heard in a while ... funky and rebellious
Beat


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BOY & BEAR

July 31st 2011 00:00
BOY & BEAR

iTunes Live from Sydney - Wednesday 3rd August

On the eve of the release of their first full-length effort, the freshly minted Moonfire, Boy & Bear will hold a free performance as part of the iTunes Live from Sydney series.



On Wednesday 3rd August, Sydney fans will have an opportunity to attend a live, acoustic and intimate performance by Boy & Bear as part of the iTunes Live from Sydney series. Fans are advised to head to the Boy & Bear's Facebook page for further information on how to attain tickets to this exclusive event.

Limited tickets will also be available at the door on the night a first come first served basis. Doors open at 8.30pm.


The performance will commence at 9.00pm and a recording of the performance will be made available exclusively on iTunes later this year. The session will include songs from Moonfire, including first single and triple j favourite 'Feeding Line' and the brand new single 'Milk & Sticks'.

Already armed with a swag of accolades including the 2010 triple j Unearthed award, Rolling Stone's 2011 'Artist to Watch' award and a top 5 inclusion in the triple j Hottest 100, the band locked themselves away in Nashville with producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, White Stripes, The Shins), to record Moonfire. The album is a beautiful evolution from their highly acclaimed debut EP, With Emperor Antarctica.

Boy & Bear will return to the stage at the end of this month, performing once again at Splendour in the Grass. The band will depart Australia on the release of their album for a coveted performance at Chicago's Lollapalooza.





BOY & BEAR

New single - MILK & STICKS- available now

New album - MOONFIRE - available Friday 5th August



iTunes Live from Sydney - Wednesday 3rd August @ 9.00pm

Apple Store Sydney - 367 George Street, Sydney
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STRANGE MERCY

July 30th 2011 02:35
ST. VINCENT
TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM STRANGE MERCY



Strange Mercy is the beguiling new album from St. Vincent, set for release on 9 September 2011 via 4AD / Remote Control.

Strange Mercy is an unsparing examination of personal catharsis cloaked in some of the most sublime music of Annie Clark's career, conjuring her impeccably vivid sound-scapes with brilliant producer/engineer John Congleton (Okkervil River, Wye Oak, Explosions in the Sky).

“Many of the songs are about wanting relief from pain, and searching high and low for release,” attests Clark. Such powerful emotions prompted -demanded, really — not just a bracingly candid lyrical style but a new musical approach.



Strange Mercy features very little of the baroque strings, woodwinds, and reeds that marked previous album Actor, and the grooves are sturdy, deep and beguiling. "I tried to keep the arrangements pretty simple and use just enough instrumentation to get the point across”. Consequently, Strange Mercy is a much more guitar-oriented album, filigreed with indelible hook-lines and ingenious rhythm parts.

Strange Mercy is what happens when the very picture of elegance and poise confronts turmoil and grief: You can either gaze in mute despair at those pieces lying on the floor, or you can make something beautiful, even transcendent out of them, but only by confronting yourself.

ST. VINCENT 'Surgeon'
First track taken from the forthcoming album Strange Mercy
[mp3 download]
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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).

Breakfast Club
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.
Damndogs

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

are

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



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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Kate Alexa - X Rated

July 10th 2011 04:03


Make up your own mind I guess, I think it's a pretty cool clip but not really too over the top.

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