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QLD's longest running heavy music and arts festival Dead of Winter has this week dropped it's biggest fest timetable yet, naming 65 acts across six stages in what will be a massive day for fans of the harder edge.
Celebrating ten years since its inception, every aspect of the much-loved and independent annual has been upgraded in 2019, bringing punters the largest DOW bill ever assembled with an additional major stage added in The Tivoli's carpark along with partial street...
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After announcing their upcoming Chemical Hearts tour only a couple of weeks ago, legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have already sold out The Forum in Melbourne and Waves in Wollongong, with a bunch of other shows on the run not far off selling out. Due to this high demand for tickets, second shows have been announced at The Forum on October 15, and Waves on October 19 and will go on sale to the public on Thursday June 27 from www.grinspoon.com.au....
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Brissy’s endearing pop trio Bugs are today returning with their new single ‘Something’s Bound To Go Bad’. The release is the third taste of their highly anticipated upcoming record ‘Self Help’ due out September 20.
The release comes with the news that Bugs will support Grinspoon on their national ‘Chemical Hearts’ tour, joined by The Hard Aches and The Gooch Palms in October and November, plus an appearance at Yours & Owls in early October.
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Today jade imagine release their new single 'Remote Control' which was premiered via Gold Flake Paint. It's the second track lifted from their debut album Basic Love which is set for release on Friday 2nd August via Milk! Records/Remote Control Records.Of the single & video Jade McInally, jade imagine’s front-person and key songwriter says, "Remote control is a song about the conflict between reality & escape and the two worlds we live in; dreaming and denial in...
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WA-based Arno Faraji today announces his debut Australian FARAJI SZN headline tour. Stopping off in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane, the 18-year old rapper will play Cats at Rocket Bar, The Workers Club, The Sewing Room, The Lansdowne Hotel and the Black Bear Lodge this August. See full dates and details below.
The tour comes off the back of a busy year for Arno Faraji who shared a winning run of singles including ‘...
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Allday brought some surprise guests to the triple j Like A Version studios this morning in The Veronicas, Japanese Wallpaper and Simon Lam (Kllo). Australia’s most famous twins jumped up for their feature on new track ‘Restless’ (out today) and all guests stayed on for the goosebumps-inducing cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.The Like A Version performances come along with the announcement of the release date for Allday’s upcoming third albumStarry...
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Brisbane sweethearts Sweater Curse are thrilled to share the charming and quirky DIY video for their track ‘Take Some Time’, lifted from the band’s debut EP ‘See You’ which was released earlier this year. The video comes ahead of Sweater Curse’s headline east coast tour in support of the record, which kicks off this Friday 7th June in Adelaide followed by Melbourne, Sydney, and a sold out hometown show in Brisbane.
The single, plucked from ‘See You’, plays...
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After announcing an interstate expansion last week, the hotly anticipated line up for SCENE & HEARD has landed. Hitting three locations including Cairns, Brisbane and Newcastle this October and November, festival organisers have locked in three unique line ups worthy of an early noughties wet dream. Wolfmother lead the charge. Fresh from an international tour and a performance at this years Splendour in the Grass, the band will headline all three SCENE & HEARD locations. From the moment the
Celebrating...
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Legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have today announced their epic Chemical Hearts national tour, set to make its way around the country in October and November, supported by The Hard Aches, Gooch Palms and Bugs. In celebration of the tour, the band will be releasing a Chemical Hearts vinyl record on the day the tour kicks off (October 11) with a tracklist that will offer fans a nostalgic taste of what’s to come at the shows.
In 1997, the...
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Sneaky Sound System, Slumberjack, Ceres, Bugs & The Lazy Susans announced yesterday that they'll joining this years massive Yours & Owls line up. Come October they'll be joining some of the biggest names in the country and abroad for two huge days at the festivals 6th instalment.
From a backyard gathering to a local institution, Yours & Owls Festival has escalated into a must-attend event on the national festival calendar. An event that showcases Wollongong at its...
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Clea returns today with a candid and charming video accompaniment to ‘Insecurity’; a track about embracing vulnerability, lifted from Clea’s debut album ‘Vermillion’. The video comes hot on the heels of Clea’s single, ‘Dreaming’, being named the Song of the Year at the 2019 Queensland Music Awards.
From a lyrical perspective, Clea explains that the track is about “the realisation that honesty and vulnerability are crucial to any relationship. Self-defense is rendered unnecessary, all that’s needed is an acknowledgement...
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Jade Imagine release their first new material in 2 years today: a single called 'Big Old House'!
Front person Jade McInally says, "We are so excited to finally share some new music with the world! The band and I had so much fun shooting the video with James Thomson, and can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks of it. We are also really stoked to be releasing this worldwide with the most amazing teams at Milk Records and Marathon...
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