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FOUR NEW ACTS FOR PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER
Four bands have been added to the Playground Weekender line-up on community radio station FBi’s stage.
Sydney outfits Sleepyhands, V E E N, Winter People and The Fabergettes have won the opportunity through the station’s Shack competition, which the station claims they received “hundreds” of entries for.
Also billed on the FBi stage at the festival are the previously announced Cameras, The Paper Scissors, Fait Accompli, Tin Sparrow, Pluto Jonze and Loon Lake.
The festival as a whole also boasts CHIC, Boy & Bear, Black Lips, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and more.
Pictured: Winter People
BALL PARK MUSIC JOIN GTM AFTER INTERNATIONAL CANCELLATION
Groovin The Moo organisers have made an amendment to their line-up this morning, with internationals Chiddy Bang pulling out and Brisbane’s Ball Park Music added to the bill.
A press release read, “Unfortunately they have chosen to cancel their Australian commitments preferring to focus on new TV and radio promotional opportunities for their upcoming album in the USA.”
The festival’s promoter Stephen Halpin commented this morning, “To replace an act on the festival at this late stage is very difficult, so we are extremely grateful to have an act of the calibre of Ball Park Music join the tour at such short notice.
“Yes it’s annoying that Chiddy Bang have chosen to cancel but Ball Park Music are a fantastic live act and deserve all their current success.”
In a virtually unprecedented move for a festival, they ‘appreciate’, “that there may be people who have purchased tickets especially to see Chiddy Bang.”
They are offering refunds for those people from 9am Monday 27 February until 5pm Friday 2 March through Moshtix.
Last year, and on the back of their debut album Happiness & Surrounding Suburbs, Ball Park Music were dubbed triple j’s Unearthed Artist Of The Year.
Pictured: Ball Park Music
MUTEMATH ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
They’ve been coined one of the number one bands to see before you die and now Aussie fans will get that chance, with New Orleans natives Mutemath announcing a tour here this May.
The three-piece band are known for breaking boundaries when it comes to genres and their latest album Odd Soul was no different. The record was featured as one of triple J’s album’s of the week during 2011.
Fusing gospel, electronica, and blues, Mutemath will surely transfix fans when they hit our shores.
Tickets go on sale February 28.
Tour Dates:
May 10 – Zoo, Brisbane
May 16 -Hifi, Sydney
May 17 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
May 20 – Amplifier, Perth
BLUEJUICE ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR
Crafty rockers Bluejuice have announced their first National tour on the back of their third album Company.
The band has had a stellar year, with the album adding to their canon of fun-loving pop-rock. They also performed at this year’s Big Day Out, with capacity crowds to each of their sets.
The “Company” tour kicks off on April 12 and they will be supported by local bands Loon Lake and The Cairos.
Tickets go on sale February 24 and will be available from Ticketek and Moshtix.
Tour Dates:
Thursday 12 April – Waves, Wollongong
Friday 13 April – The Metro Theatre, Sydney [AA]
Saturday 14 April – The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Thursday 19 April – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Friday 20 April – The Capitol, Perth
Saturday 21 April – The Gov, Adelaide [AA]
Thursday 26 April – Eureka Hotel, Geelong
Friday 27 April – Pelly Bar at Pier Live, Frankston
Saturday 28 April – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne [under 18s, 2pm – 6pm]
Saturday 28 April – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne [over 18s, 8pm – late]
PUSH OVER FESTIVAL SET TIMES
The set times have been released for the eclectic Push Over Festival in Melbourne on March 12.
The festival boasts an impressive mix of local hip-hop, dance and metal acts, with rapper 360 and The Yacht Club DJs leading the charge.
To get the full timetable, go to www.thepush.asn.au
Pictured: 360
HEADLINERS DROP OUT OF PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER
Dub & reggae band Fat Freddy’s Drop and electronic outfit Modeselektor have canceled their upcoming appearances at the Playground Weekender festival.
Both were due to headline the popular boutique festival, which takes place in Wisemans Ferry on March 2-4.
Fat Freddy’s Drop’s management released a statement saying there were “urgent changes in the band’s personal schedule” leading to some of the members being unavailable to tour at the time of the event.
It has also been confirmed that Modeselektor will not be touring the country until later in the year.
While these announcements did come as a blow to the festival’s organisers, many more acts have been added to the already impressive lineup. Artists added to the bill are:
Shapeshifter
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Steve Bug,
LTJ Bukem
Amirali
Cameras
Pluto Jonze
Paper Scissors
Guerre
Lunars
Fait Accompli
March of the Real Fly
The Smith Street Band
Bomb the Music Industry!
The Walking Who
Bitrok
The Bennie
Catcall
Milhouse
The Fighting League
Wordlife
Morgda
Brenton Catz
Nic Scali
Brahn
Mia Lucci
Le Brond
Sam Roberts
Murat Kilic
Tickets are still available at www.playgroundweekender.com.au
Pictured: Fat Freddy’s Drop
THE PRETTY RECKLESS SIDEWAVES
Tickets are still available for the sidewave shows for the much hyped band The Pretty Reckless this month.
Fronted by Taylor Momsen, whose angst-ridden yet vulnerable vocals have impressed on their debut album Light Me Up, the band mark their first tour down under at the upcoming Soundwave festival.
They will be joined at their sidewave shows by Aussie pop punk band Heroes For Hire.
The Pretty Reckless will play at the Live At The Wall, Leichardt, on February 27 and then in Victoria at the Thornbury Theatre.
Tickets are available through Oztix
SOUNDWAVE SET TIMES RELEASED
Soundwave have now released the full National set time lists with the rock fest only days away from kicking off.
Fans who flock to the Stage 1 and 2 arena at the event will be in for a headlining extravaganza, with Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot and System of A Down rounding out the day in what shapes as the biggest Soundwave festival ever.
To plan out how you’re going to fit all your must-see bands into one epic day, go to www.soundwavefestival.com for all the timetables.
Pictured: Marilyn Manson
SKRILLEX FUTURE SIDESHOW
Dubstep whiz Skrillex has amped up his forthcoming Australian tour with an added appearance at the Enmore Theatre on March 7.
The gig comes just before he kicks off his appearances at Future Music Festival, where he is one of the major drawcards.
The California native is riding a high wave of recent success with his three award winning effort at this month’s Grammy Awards.
Skrillex will be supported at the one-off show by Porter Robinson, a nineteen year-old producer who is one of the freshest faces on the dubstep scene.
Tickets are available through ticketek
SVEN VATH FUTURE SIDESHOW ANNOUNCED
Future Music Festival have announced legendary DJ Sven Vath, along with artists Dubfire and Jamie Jones, will play at the Metro Theatre, Sydney on March 9.
The gig marks the third consecutive year that Vath has played at the Metro the night before the much hyped festival.
Tickets go on sale February 24 through ticketek
SECOND APOLLO LINEUP ANNOUNCED
Organisers of the annual Apollo Bay Music Festival have revealed the second round of bands to be added to the April event.
The latest additions includes live local favourites The Vasco Era and The Snowdroppers plus buzz hip hop artist Grey Ghost.
Also added to the bill are: Bearded Gypsy Band, The Beards, The Crooked Fiddle Band, DJ Eddy, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Lee Rosser, Mal Webb, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Miserable Little Bastards, Nat Col & The Kings, Nutsack, Rambunctious and The Truth.
These acts join those already advertised for the bill, including Lior, Nick Barker & The Reptiles and Sietta.
Tickets for the event, taking place April 20 to 22, are available here.
Pictured: The Vasco Era
GENEVA JACUZZI TO SUPPORT ARIEL PINK
Adelaide Festival this week announced, they were “super stoked” that Geneva Jacuzzi is to support Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti.
LA-based songwriter, musician and visual artist Geneva Jacuzzi is known for her unique style of synth driven bedroom pop recordings, theatrical stage personas and retro style video art.
Jacuzzi will support Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti on Sunday 11 March 11 at Barrio.
Jacuzzi’s live shows reference everything from classic French literature to dada, kabuki and Italian futurism.
Tickets are available here.
SLEW OF RELEASES FROM SOUNDWAVE ACTS
The Menzingers, The Smoking Hearts and Biohazard have new releases available in Australia from this weekend.
Soundwave-bound The Menzingers will release their album On The Impossible Past through Epitaph/Warner. If you want a taste before purchasing, the album’s streaming here.
Also on the same festival are newcomers The Smoking Hearts who, with a new vocalist after the previous one fled, will release Victory! through Soundwave’s own 3Wise label, distributed by Sony. It’s streaming here.
And amongst the swathe of new releases from Riot there’s upcoming Soundwave guests Biohazard, with their ninth studio album Reborn In Defiance.
Pictured: The Menzingers
SOUNDWAVE ADD LOCAL BANDS
The winners of the Soundwave triple j Unearthed competition have been announced.
Local acts will be added to the Soundwave bill in each state, giving bands the opportunity to play alongside the likes of Marilyn Manson, System Of A Down and Slipknot.
State winners are:
Queensland – Milestones
NSW – The Sweet Apes
Victoria – Aitches
South Australia – Admella
Western Australia – Sensory Amusia
Pictured: The Sweet Apes
ROGER DALTREY CANCELS BLUESFEST & TOUR
The Who’s Roger Daltrey has cancelled his upcoming Australian tour, including his headline slot at Bluesfest.
Daltrey topped the festival’s first announcement last year and had been slated to perform at the festival Monday 9 April.
In a statement today organisers said that the cancellation was due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts”.
The festival is offering refunds on single day tickets purchased for the Monday, but urge, “Before you pick up the phone, please take into consideration that the Monday artist line up, still features 30+ standout performances with approx 6 new artists yet to be added to the Monday bill.”
But, “If you do wish to refund your single day Festival ticket for Monday 9 April, we are happy to arrange this for you and please call the Bluesfest office on 02 6685 8310.”
The refunds are available until Friday 24 February.
Get details on the full line-up and ticket info here.
OUR SOUNDWAVE PLAYLIST
Warm up in your bedroom with our Soundwave playlist, with everyone from System Of A Down to The Used to Circa Survive.
Created courtesy of Rdio, we went with our favourite Norweigan party-starters Kvelertak to kick things off. Soundwave’s chucked in a few new locals this year, so Tonight Alive and Dream On, Dreamer feature as well. (We wanted to put Heroes For Hire in for lols, but it wouldn’t let us).
How could we forget the song that soundtracked the romatic experiences of hundreds of thousands of 14-year-old boys and girls – The Used’s Blue & Yellow? Thursday’s Counting 5-4-3-2-1 may have even been used as a break-up consolation a few years later.
We really hope System Of A Down play P.L.U.C.K and if Dredg don’t play Catch Without Arms, we’re walking home.
Pictured: System Of A Down
OUR WOMAD PLAYLIST
We prep you for this year’s annual WOMADeliade with our musical picks of this year’s line-up.
So you think WOMADelaide is the festival for the older music punter – think again.
Since 1992 the Australian leg of the global WOMAD festival has not only featured the best in world music and local talent but also featured the cutting edge of a variety of burgeoning musical genres.
WOMADelaide has featured artists such as Peter Gabriel, Galliano, Gil Scot Heron, Ozomatli, Jimmy Cliff, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Sheila Chandra and Leningrad Cowboys.
So have a listen to some of the acts that we think are worth checking out this year, including Chic, The Dirty Three, First Aid Kit, Pajama Club, Mo’ Horizons, Mad Professor and Jinja Safari:
Pictured: Nile Rodgers of Chic
VOTE FOR FAVE BAND AT ST KILDA FEST
The band voted the favourite on the New Music stage at St Kilda Festival today, Sunday 12 February, will win $5,000.
The best band on the New Music Stage – as voted by punters will not only win $5,000 in cash but will also gain the honour of opening the Main Stage in 2013.
To make your choice and boost your favourite band’s position at next year’s festival, head to the festival site and vote.
The acts in the running for the prize are:
The McQueens
Sal Kimber & The Rollin Wheel
The Pretty Littles
The Cactus Channel
Rainy Day Women
You & Your Music
Quarry Mountain Dead Rats
Drawn From Bees
Voting closes 5pm, Monday 20 February 2012.
Pictured: Quarry Mountain Dead Rats
FUTURE'S DIE ANTWOORD REVEAL TRUTH BEHIND LABEL CHANGE
The unnerving Uncle Jimmy skit on Die Antwoord’s new album Ten$ion is based on their old label boss, the band told Your Daily SPA.
The controversial South African ‘rap rave’ outfit drop their second album Ten$ion in Australia this weekend, before arriving for the Future Music Festival in March.
The record comes after they split with their label last year claiming that Interscope were too involved in their new direction.
Vocalist Ninja said that the mid-album satirical skit Uncle Jimmy, where ‘Uncle Jimmy’ entices band member Yo-Landi Vi$$er to sit on his lap and stay in his office so he can ‘keep her as a pet’, is based on a real person – Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine.
“Yeah Jimmy Iovine, from Interscope, the boss of Interscope,” he said. “I can do Jimmy real good, that was actually me, I know it sounds like Jimmy but it’s actually me.
“Jimmy always used to like ask us in for herbal tea and stuff and ask Yo-Landi to sit on his knee and stuff and make little cute jokes at us all the time. So we thought it was quite funny to put in a skit.”
He continued, “And then he didn’t want to put the skit on the album, and that’s why we left Interscope. We were like, ‘That’s lame. We’re leaving your label now. Bye.’ That’s why we left Interscope, because they wouldn’t put Uncle Jimmy on the album.”
Ninja said that he doesn’t know what Iovine thinks of the track since it made the album, “He doesn’t speak to us anymore, I don’t take his calls”.
“[The skit] was funky, it was fresh. As I said for us it was like the greatest skit in the history of hip hop music. When we made it it was like, ‘Fuck this is funny’ and like cool and shit, memorable.
“People would be talking about it, we knew if we put it on it would be popular with the kids when they were like, ‘Oh, we’re not putting that on’, we were like, ‘OK, you’re not our label, bye’.
You can hear the Uncle Jimmy sketch at theMusic.com.au’s stream of the album here
The record will be released tomorrow (Friday 10 February) through Co-Operative.
Details on their shows are here.
Pictured: Album cover of Die Antwoord’s Ten$ion
SPLENDOUR RETURNS TO OLD BYRON BAY LOCATION
Splendour In The Grass have announced this morning that they’re moving back to Byron Bay – but not the new Parkland’s they’ve been pushing for.
The festival – which didn’t sell out last year – has been held in Queensland’s Woodfordia for the last two years but organisers announced today it would return to Byron’s Belongil Fields, where it was held previous to the Queensland move.
Splendour In The Grass producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco are part owners in North Byron Parklands’ Yelgun site and have been pushing for a festival development proposal on that site for more than two years. The final decision is“being deliberated now”:http://themusic.com.au/newsletter/4117/cries-of-shame-at-splendour-hearing and may be an option for the 2013 event.
Today the festival also announced that it will be held Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July this year.
Ducrou said today that “Despite great efforts to have the festival at North Byron Parklands this year, we are yet to have a determination on the application.
“In the meantime and after much consideration we are excited at the prospect of returning to the birth place of Splendour… Taking the event back to Byron Bay allows us to give our audience the true Splendour experience, a quality music and arts festival combined with that distinctive Byron culture.”
The financial injection that the festival will provide to Byron Bay’s community may even sway some of the locals, who have recently shown opposition to the Yelgun development.
Byron Shire Mayor Jan Barham said today, “Splendour’s home is Byron Bay and there is defined benefit that the festival delivers to the area, especially in winter, so it is a welcome return.”
Ducrou also thanked Woodfordia and the Moreton Bay Regional Council for the past two years.
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