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Sally Seltmann, the girl formerly known as New Buffalo and 'the girl who wrote that cute 1234 song by Feist,' has announced the release of her third album (or should it be her debut under her real name?)
Heart That's P... [more]
Better pack your bags if you're not from Melbourne or Sydney as
Pivot only have two stops on their new album preview tour in April.
It's their first performances in 18 months since touring
O Soundtrack My Heart and they&a... [more]
Fresh from a totally vulgar and downright amazing set at Golden Plains Music Festival the other week,
Nashville Pussy are finally getting their music sold through our retailers.
Get Some and
From Hell to Texas are out this wee... [more]
Australian hardcore heavyweights
Parkway Drive has announced plans to return to the studio to record their third studio album, scheduled for a release this winter via Resist Records.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s breakout album... [more]
Adelaide-born pop sensation,
Sia Furler, will return with her highly-anticipated fifth album,
We Are Born, this 4th June 2010 on Monkey Puzzle through Inertia.
To satisfy the appetite of fans, Sia has uploaded an exclusive stream... [more]
Regina Spektor fans in Sydney and Melbourne have snapped up tickets to her shows, with both selling out in just minutes. Second shows in both cities have been added to meet the high demand at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on April 28 an... [more]
Horsell Common's final shows are upon us with Adelaide already been and gone. The Sydney show is down to its last few tickets and Melbourne on the 27th March is sold out. A second show has been added with good friends in Away From No... [more]
Following a whirlwind tour of Australia including the Playground Weekender festival, James Lavelle will return with
UNKLE’s new album
Where Did The Night Fall this 7th May on Pod/Surrender All.
Boasting guests including Mark Lanega... [more]
Local lads
Airbourne have landed a dream support slot tagging
Bullet For My Valentine across the US of A over May (plus one April date).
The band already zipped through Canada with Mötley Crüe earlier this year and are about to dro... [more]
Thought it was just senior citizens that enjoy a game of bowls? Think again. Bowls is the sport of the future, a sport of skill and patience. Let's face it, any sport you can drink beer and play at the same time is alright with us.
PBS... [more]
Triple R Autumn Alamanac presents -
Ned Colette & Wirewalker live from the Triple R Performance Space on Tuesday March 16th from 6.25pm.
The band will be playing tracks from their latest album
Over the Stones, Under the Stars a... [more]
The Winner of the 5th Australian Music Prize, 'The Amp 2009' is
Lisa Mitchell for her album
Wonder.
Prize Director, Scott Murphy said: "From over 200 entries and more specifically, a brilliant shortlist of 9, The Amp... [more]
The Frontier Touring Company is pleased to announce the first solo tour of Australia by The Strokes’ lead singer,
Julian Casablancas, in May of this year.
With a world tour that has thus far taken him to England, Europe, North America a... [more]
Dillinger Escape Plan fans can start salivating over their new album
Option Paralysis, due later this month. Produced by Steve Evetts (The Cure, Sepultura), the album features their trademark ferocity, asymmetrical beatdowns and haunting... [more]
Two Bright Lakes are delighted to announce the launch tour for
Pip, the debut record from Melbourne’s
Otouto.
Otouto are an art pop band, who make songs with stop-start arrangements of tin pan drums, warped key sounds, minimal jang... [more]
Ginger Pooley (formerly Ginger Reyes), who has toured with the
The Smashing Pumpkins since 2007 has announced that she will leave the band for family commitments as she and her husband raise their daughter.
Billy Corgan respects Ginger&... [more]
The Cult, will be heading to Australia as part of their “Love” Live Tour, with confirmed dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth this May.
This will be the first time The Cult has toured Australia in 15 years, last perf... [more]
For those of you who are down for a listen, head to http://www.whoismgmt.com to download the new
MGMT track ‘Flash Delirium’ from their forthcoming album
Congratulations due on the 9th of April.
Also, details on how to be the first... [more]
The finalists for the 2010
Musicoz Awards have been announced.
You can checkout the top independent artists at their website below.
http://www.musicoz.org/about/MUSICOZ_AWARDS/Winners/2010_Winners/
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Radiant City are putting the finishing touches to their debut album, due out this winter.
In the meantime, catch them at Pony (Melbourne), Saturday 20 March. The first single from their album 'Two Against Eight' is available... [more]
