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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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/
[more]
Direct from Nashville, Tennessee, deep soul 10-piece
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker are preparing to make their first trip to Australia this April.
In support of their first Australian release
Burn It Down (out April 2nd t... [more]
Releasing their debut album ‘War In My Kitchen’ on 2 April,
Direct Influence have announced the official ‘War In My Kitchen’ Australian/New Zealand album tour to celebrate, kicking off in their hometown of Melbourne on 1 April.
Don’t mi... [more]
The lead singer of American alternative rock band
Sparklehorse, Mark Linkous, has committed suicide.
The 47 year old singer reportedly shot himself in a back alley near a friends home in Knoxville, Tennessee.
He is survived by his wif... [more]
Ivy St have a new 7" single featuring two brand new tracks out on 3 April. The tracks will only be available on vinyl, and it will come with a free download. To celebrate they're touring up the east coast.
IVY ST FACES AN... [more]
Modular is proud to announce 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.
TAME IMPALA
INNERSPEAKER... [more]
The New Pornographers have a new album coming out in May.
It's called
Together and the supergroup have enlisted the help of even more fabulous guests including Beirut's Zach Condon, St. Vincent's Annie Clark, Okkerv... [more]
