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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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FOO FIGHTERS and TENACIOUS D

July 7th 2011 00:05

FOO FIGHTERS

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

TENACIOUS D

SET TO ROCK STADIUMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA & NZ!

The Frontier Touring Company are not just delighted, they’re damn well besides themselves with giddy excitement, to announce what is arguably THE biggest rock concerts of the summer.

#1 chart-toppers the Foo Fighters are returning to Australia and New Zealand for stadium shows and they’re bringing some pretty awesome friends in tow: none other than Tenacious D!

With over 15 years of experience, as documented in the band’s recently released DVD Back And Forth (Sony) and as headliners of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, Foo Fighters have become arguably the premiere live American rock act the world over. Their upcoming stadium tour will surely remind their Australian and New Zealand fans just how the band has achieved its mastery of the live element as Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear lead these colossal crowds in singalongs of such classics from their multi-platinum, 6 time Grammy Award winning catalogue as ‘Everlong’, ‘The Pretender’, ‘Learn To Fly’, ‘All My Life’, ‘Best Of You’, new staples ‘Rope’ and ‘Walk’ and more.

For their recently released seventh album, Wasting Light (Roswell Records through Sony), Foo Fighters returned to basics, recording in frontman Grohl’s garage with producer Butch Vig and churning out 11 prime examples of the trademark mix of melody and brawn that has made them one of the most beloved bands on the planet. The press were quick to stamp their approval, including a 4 star lead review from Rolling Stone who praised the albums 'fuzz-box brawn, mosh-pit hurrah choruses and iron-horse momentum' and hailed it as 'the best Foos album since the first two’. The sentiment was echoed by the public as Wasting Light debuted at #1 in 12 countries, including the RIANZ and ARIA album charts, where it occupied a place in the Australian Top 10 for over 2 months.

It’s no secret that Australia and New Zealand love the Foo Fighters and the sentiment is 100% reciprocated. Upon hearing of the natural disasters that affected Queensland and Christchurch earlier this year, the Foos were quick to donate their time and raise over $1 million for the relief funds:

“The Foo Fighters blitzed Brisbane’s Riverstage last night and no one at the venue will ever forget it…when 10,000 people punch the air and sing along with a song like ‘Generator’ that’s a lot of joy in the air when 10 weeks ago there was misery.” Courier Mail

“Gigs like this don’t come around very often…This was one of those heart-pumping special shows that you know you’re lucky to be at.” NZ Herald

If the Foo Fighters tour wasn’t already exciting enough, no event can legitimately lay claim to the biggest rock concert of the year without including the band behind the “best song in the world”. Oh yes, we’re talking about the one and only Tenacious D aka. Jack Black and Kyle Gass who last blew fans away with their 2007 tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Jack Black’s theatrical vocals and lyrical narrative coupled with Kyle Gass’ manic guitar skills will shred stadium crowds to pieces and take them on a sonic voyage to rock heaven and back, delivering an audience primed for the Foo Fighters to take the stage.

Though it seems this line-up could not possibly get any better, Frontier Touring are not done yet. Stay tuned for further announcements to hear who else will be rounding out this spectacular bill!

Australia and New Zealand make yourself word perfect for every Foos and D tune out there and you just may be worthy of what is set to be one of the biggest – and best – rock concerts of the year!

FOO FIGHTERS

with special guest TENACIOUS D

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011

Pre-sale tickets available via www.frontiertouring.com from Thursday 14 July to Friday 15 July (24hrs commencing from times below)

Auckland 12noon AEST (2pm local time)

Melbourne 12noon AEST (12noon local time)

Adelaide 12:30pm AEST (12noon local time)

Gold Coast 1pm AEST (1pm local time)

Sydney 2pm AEST (2pm local time)

Perth 3pm AEST (1pm local time)

General public on sale from 12NOON local time Monday 18 July

MONDAY 28 NOV PERTH - nib STADIUM
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

FRIDAY 2 DEC MELBOURNE - AAMI PARK
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

MONDAY 5 DEC ADELAIDE – OVAL
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

THURSDAY 8 DEC SYDNEY - FOOTBALL STADIUM
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

SATURDAY 10 DEC GOLD COAST - METRICON STADIUM
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

TUESDAY 13 DEC AUCKLAND - WESTERN SPRINGS STADIUM
Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

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'SNOWTOWN' LAUNCHES OFFICIAL TRAILER

April 6th 2011 06:43

SNOWTOWN

The debut feature film of director Justin Kurzel and producers Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw for WARP FILMS AUSTRALIA, launches its full-length trailer and key art work today.

The film was the hot topic of conversation at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature.

The feedback from the screenings has been glowing:

‘One of the greatest and most extraordinary Australian films ever made.’ Peter Goers, ADELAIDE SUNDAY MAIL

‘5 stars’, Rhys Howlett, ABC 891
‘The entire large cast – many of them local first-timers — are superbly believable’ Frank Hatherley, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

‘One of the most powerful and fascinating Australian films of the year’ Andrew Fenton, ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

‘an absolutely mesmerising, uncompromising crime-movie masterpiece’ Jim Schembri, THE AGE

SNOWTOWN is a powerful psychological drama set in Adelaide’s northern suburbs and based on the real crimes of Australia’s worst serial killer, John Bunting. It explores the relationship between 16-year-old Jamie Vlassakis, who found his father figure and mentor in John Bunting. It is the examination of a community and questions how and why events such as Snowtown occur.

The eagerly anticipated film opens at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas on May 19 and stars an exciting new Australian cast including Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall and Louise Harris.

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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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COLLARBONES

February 15th 2011 03:23

COLLARBONES
Release new single
Don Juan

Electronica duo Collarbones are back with ‘Don Juan’, the first single taken from their debut album Iconography.

Set for release on 18 March 2011 via Two Bright Lakes / Remote Control, Iconography is an assured debut, full of confidence and brimming with ideas that pull in diverse influences from the experimental to the mainstream.

Travis Cook (Cyst Impaled) and Marcus Whale (Scissor Lock) formed Collarbones over the internet in late 2007, and within a few short weeks they had committed to a long-term music-making relationship. Since then they’ve divided time between Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, playing shows with the likes of Samiyam, making mix tapes, covering Justin Bieber with great fondness and releasing the Pitchfork adored single ‘Beaman Park’ in 2010.

Iconography is an artefact of its mode of production, pieced together over the Internet. The pair shared files until instrumentals were at a point where Whale could lay down elegant RnB laden hooks over the chopped samples and digital soundscapes.

Stay tuned for album launch details!

DON JUAN [mp3 download]
First single taken from debut album Iconography

"A smooth stuttering jam..." Pitchfork

"Collarbones sure have a knack for making beautiful little monuments out of the otherwise transient noises that crisscross the ether" Mess & Noise

"Collarbones' minimalistic approach fits somewhere in sound between Yeasayer and Fuck Buttons, being two-man project covered in laptops and sample decks" Drum Media Sydney

"Warm beats, chiming effects and soulful vocal harmonies" Inpress, Time Off, Drum Media Sydney

"Collarbones is an Aussie electronic-experimental duo that understands how to sprinkle sunshine and good summer vibes through the use of chopped up and sampled vocals that would make Dam-Funk proud” Asian Man Dan

Collarbones - Iconography will be released on 18 March 2011 via Two Bright Lakes / Remote Control

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ED KUEPPER (WITH MARK DAWSON) PLAY THE CLASSICS

January 14th 2011 23:11

ED KUEPPER (WITH MARK DAWSON)
PLAY THE CLASSICS

With a recent run of sold-out solo shows under his belt, Ed Kuepper is pleased to announce a March tour this time featuring his former sparring-partner Mark Dawson (on drums) as they re-imagine the Kuepper classics: Electrical Storm and Today Wonder.

Electrical Storm was Kuepper’s first solo album recorded in early 1985 shortly after the dissolution of Laughing Clowns. Musically a departure from his earlier bands (the original Saints and Laughing Clowns), Electrical Storm proved to be the most raw and stripped back recording of Kuepper’s long career and featured some of his most enduring songs including the title track, 'Car Headlights’ and ‘Rainy Night’. Lyrically it was more straight forward, yet with the songs seemingly interconnected, its foreboding atmosphere is lightened up with glimpses of Kuepper’s trademark humour such as the musical quote from the Spiderman cartoon show in ‘When the sweet turns sour’.

Today Wonder was the album that began Kuepper’s wrecking ball-like prolific recording stretch in the 1990s. Recorded and mixed live in the studio over two days in early 1990, it features only Kuepper on effects-laden acoustic guitar and vocals, with Mark Dawson on drums and cardboard box. Kuepper described the sound at the time as “ambient rockabilly” and stated more recently that it was the album that enabled everything after it. Today Wonder draws on a host of Kuepper’s earliest influences and incorporates them into something new and adventurous. Several covers become originals and originals become covers in a seamless blend which still sounds unique to this day.

Tickets for the Kuepper/Dawson shows are on-sale now.

Before all that, though, Kuepper will appear in solo mode as special guest to Grinderman at their Sydney & Melbourne legs of their Australian Big Day Out tour. You can never have enough Kuepper.

January 24th: Brisbane, Tivoli Theatre - Ed Kuepper solo (with Grinderman)
SOLD OUT!

January 28th: Sydney, Enmore Theatre - Ed Kuepper solo (with Grinderman)
SOLD OUT!
March 18th: Melbourne, The Fabulous Spiegeltent (in association with the Arts Centre, Melbourne) - performing Electrical Storm
Tickets from www.theartscentre.com.au*, 1300 182 183* or the Arts Centre Box Office (*transaction fee applies)

March 19th: Melbourne, The Fabulous Spiegeltent (in association with the Arts Centre, Melbourne) - performing Today Wonder
Tickets from www.theartscentre.com.au*, 1300 182 183* or the Arts Centre Box Office (*transaction fee applies)

March 20th; Adelaide, The Gov - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets from www.feelpresents.com, www.moshtix.com.au or phone: 1 300 GET TIX & all moshtix outlets.

March 24th: Kincumber, Live @ Lizottes - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets available from www.lizottes.com.au or phone 02 4368 2017

March 25th: Sydney, The Basement - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets www.feelpresents.com, in person at the venue or phone: (02) 9251 2797

March 26th: Newcastle, Live @ Lizottes - performing Electrical Storm & Today Wonder over two sets.
Tickets available from www.lizottes.com.au or phone 02 4956 2066

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Bliss'nEso

December 3rd 2010 06:29

BLISS N ESO
LAUNCH INNOVATIVE TOUR CAMPAIGN

Sydney’s Bliss N Eso, a group that has long been at the forefront of the digital media game, have launched a campaign which enables their fans to decide the route of their next national tour.

It’s an unusual move for a band of their size, who last year completed the highest ever selling tour by an Australian hip-hop act, headlined some of the biggest festivals in the country and their latest album, Running on Air debuted at #1 in August this year.

Before becoming an all-conquering juggernaut, they built their fanbase through a combination of online promotion (in the ‘MySpace era’) and a never-ending touring schedule. In more recent years, they’ve focused touring internationally and in capital cities, but they’ve decided that it’s time to pay homage to the smaller towns once again.

The band have utilised a Facebook sharing application which enables entrants to gather the troops on their own personal page, amplifying the reach of their 200,000 fans to an infinite number of Australian Facebook users. Within 48 hours of launching, the competition had drawn tens of thousands of votes from across the country, and around the world.

As of Thursday 2pm AEST, the top five poll voters consisted of Wagga Wagga, the Sunshine Coast, Mount Gambier, the Blue Mountains and Sydney – making only one of them a capital city. Seemingly the more rural areas are seizing their opportunity to bring an act of Bliss N Eso’s size to their doorstep. The competition ends at 10pm AEST on Wednesday 8th December, with the winners announced on that Friday.

Competition link: www.blissneso.com/vote

Bliss N Eso have just released Reflections, the new single off their latest album – Running on Air. The upcoming festival season sees them play at the sold-out Southbound Festival on NYE before they take to the main stage at the (also sold-out) national Big Day Out tour.

Running on Air out now through Illusive

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Belles Will Ring

November 21st 2010 21:37

BELLES WILL RINGANNOUNCE TOUR SUPPORTS

Blue Mountains-based rock-and-rollers Belles Will Ring are gearing up to launch their new single Come North With Me Baby, Wow across the East Coast. The band will be supported by dreamy acousmatics Guineafowl and exciting new-wavers Magnetic Heads.

Available as a digital EP via iTunes now, Come North With Me Baby, Wow is a catchy and timely spring soundtrack, ready for a road trip along any strip of coast. Recorded in the band’s familiar setting of the Blue Mountains with front-man Liam Judson once again at the production helm, Come North With Me Baby, Wow features Belles Will Ring’s distinct textures of jangling guitars and harmonies, and the introduction of a dusty mariachi brass section.

The single is accompanied by beautiful B-side Old Man Tomorrow, which features, for the first time, Lauren Crew on lead vocals, and a remix of Come To My Village by Cloud Control’s Alister Wright – a reciprocated collaboration following Liam Judson’s production role of Cloud Control’s ARIA nominated debut record.

Lyrically, Come North With Me Baby, Wow connects to the predominate themes on the bands second LP (set for release in early Autumn 2011 via Remote Control), exploring the concepts of escape in various forms.
Catch Belles Will Ring launch Come North With Me Baby, Wow this November and December:

BELLES WILL RING
Come North With Me Baby, Wow Launch Tour
Supported by Guineafowl and Magnetic Heads

Thurs 25 Nov – The Grand Hotel, Wollongong NSW
Fri 26 Nov – The Gaelic Theatre, Sydney NSW
Sat 27 Nov – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW
Fri 3 Dec – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne VIC
Sat 4 Dec – Jive, Adelaide SA (Guineafowl not appearing)
Thurs 9 Dec – Transit Bar, Canberra ACT
Fri 10 Dec – Gearin Hotel, Katoomba NSW
Sat 11 Dec – Clubhouse, Brisbane QLD
Thurs 30 Dec – Peats Ridge Festival, Glenworth Valley NSW

Tickets for all shows available via Moshtix

"A beautiful intertwining pop band of style and substance. A just-restrained enough mariachi brass band pops its head around the corner at times underscoring counterpoint vocals - between those added elements, what was great becomes glorious. This album, which seems an inordinately long time in coming, should be the making of them." Drum Media Sydney

COME NORTH WITH ME BABY, WOW -STREAM-

Belles Will Ring’s Come North With Me Baby, Wow is available as a digital EP via iTunes now, through Remote Control

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DOOBIE BROTHERS in OZ

November 15th 2010 07:35

US ROCK LEGENDS THE DOOBIE BROTHERS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA

There's no disputing the unparalleled legacy of The Doobie Brothers, in March 2011, Australian audiences will have the chance to see them take the stage in a string of live and intimate theatre shows.

Their tour begins on Friday 18th March in Melbourne at the Palais Theatre, before heading west to Perth on Tuesday 22nd March at Burswood Theatre. From there it's up to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibiton Centre on Thursday 24th March before wrapping things up at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Friday 25th March.

The Doobie Brothers will also be headlining the closing night of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on Sunday 20th March.

TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS GO ON SALE FRIDAY 26TH NOVEMBER, 9AM

DOOBIE BROTHERS TOUR DATES

Friday 18th March Palais Theatre, Melbourne

www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100

Sunday 20th March Clipsal 500, Adelaide 132 849

Tuesday 22nd March Burswood Theatre, Perth
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Thursday 24th March Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

Friday 25th March Enmore Theatre, Sydney
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849

As one of the most popular California pop/rock bands of the 70's, The Doobie Brothers evolved from a mellow, post-hippie boogie band to a slick, soul-inflected pop outfit by the end of the decade. Along the way, the group racked up a string of gold and platinum albums, along with a number of radio hits like Listen to the Music, Black Water and China Grove lacing their country-rock stylings with an enjoyable dash of funk.

Today, the band's already extensive palette of sounds comes full circle with their latest release World Gone Crazy (Shock Records). In a sense, World Gone Crazy is an analogy for the Doobie Brothers as a whole, of which the BBC has said 'The first Doobie Brothers album for ten years is a time capsule from the Nixon/Ford era.' With founding members Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons, and 30 year-plus veterans John McFee and Michael Hossack, the Doobies have perfectly honoured the band's legacy with an offering that grows in unexpected new directions.

The Doobie Brothers are one of those enduring worldwide favourites. Unofficially celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, there doesn't seem to be any sign of slowing down for a group that produced, and still continues to play one of the most diverse and celebrated catalogues of rock music.

Don't miss your chance to see this unforgettable show.

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PEARL JAM LIVE COMPILATION

November 5th 2010 02:54

PEARL JAM KICK-START THEIR 20th YEAR WITH LIVE COMPILATION ALBUM

Live on Ten Legs Available January 21, 2011

Pearl Jam release Live on Ten Legs, a classic-packed new live compilation album on January 21. Kicking off the band’s twentieth anniversary year and ensuing celebrations in style, the album features 18 captivating versions of Pearl Jam’s landmark tracks. Live on Ten Legs was recorded over the course of the band’s 2003-2010 world tours by engineer John Burton.

Newly remixed by long-time Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason and remastered, the material on the record spans Pearl Jam’s 60 million selling career. The release follows Pearl Jam's victorious Hyde Park show this summer, which cemented the band’s status as one of the best live acts in the world. Included on the album are live versions of classic songs ‘Jeremy’, ‘Alive’ and ‘Spin The Black Circle’ as well as ‘Just Breathe’ and ‘The Fixer’ from their most recent album, the acclaimed Backspacer.

Live on Ten Legs will be available in CD, digital and deluxe versions. The deluxe box set version will include a CD, double LP package, four mini poster reprints, five live photos and a tour laminate. Pearl Jam’s Live on Ten Legs is a follow up to their 1998 live release, Live on Two Legs, which consisted of performances recorded during the band’s summer 1998 North American tour. Live on Two Legs was certified platinum in the United States.

Live on Ten Legs Tracklisting:
1. Arms Aloft
2. World Wide Suicide
3. Animal
4. Got Some
5. State of Love And Trust
6. I Am Mine
7. Unthought Known
8. Rearview Mirror
9. The Fixer
10. Nothing As It Seems
11. In Hiding
12. Just Breathe
13. Jeremy
14. Public Image
15. Spin the Black Circle
16. Porch
17. Alive
18. Yellow Ledbetter