Snowman honoured by Pitchfork

Snowman have capped off a busy year by getting an honourable mention for their sophomore album The Horse, The Rat and The Swan in Pitchfork's Albums of the Year list. Here's a bit of what they said about the album:

"The record is a proud enigma, technologically advanced and primal, referential but utterly unique, a terrifying vision of our Stone Age future."

Snowman released the album in May and following a national tour relocated to London. If you've been wondering what they've been up to, here's a message from Joe:

To those of you who give a damn,

We are sorry for the long silence, our communication methods were disabled. We have been busy building new lives in London. Slowly the empire is growing. We have found a home of some description, in Walthamstow, E17 (where the group East 17 once hailed from, though I doubt we will be channeling any of their magic). Our home is above an Italian cafe on a high street. On our doorstep there are markets. Most mornings I am woken by the sound of a cockney shouting "two for a pound" or "money back guarantee". I fall asleep at night to the sound of a domestic disturbance or a stabbing. There are seven of us living in the flat. We have one toilet. I am sleeping under a stairwell...in a passage way. Today I am locked inside the house as I have not been allocated a key yet. In time these minor issues will be resolved.

We all appear to have jobs now. None of which are worth mentioning other than Ross'. He is a garbage man.

We have played a few shows here in the UK. We played Leeds, Bristol and London with fellow Australian noisemakers PIVOT. They are fine gentlemen and a wonderful band. Dear chum and label sibling Ned Collette played a show with us the other night too.

We are working on some new things. Bits and pieces. Something will rear it's ugly head at some stage.

We hope you are safe and warm.

Love always,

The SNOWMAN Empire

Snowman will be playing at Madame JoJo's (White Heat) in Soho on January 6th with HTRK.

Ned Collette adds more international tour dates

Throughout December and January Ned Collette Band will be continuing their three month tour across Europe having already played dates in France, Switzerland, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and the UK. Late January will see the band touring New Zealand before returning to Australia for the Melbourne Summer Tones Festival happening in late February.

Tour Dates:
2008

UK:
Thurs 17th Dec - Captain’s Rest - Glasgow, Scotland

2009

Europe:
Wed 7th Jan - Ecurie de L’Ilot 13 - Geneva, Switzerland
Sat 10th Jan - Lego Cafe - Cesena, Italy
Thurs 15th Jan - Schokoladen - Berlin, Germany
Fri 16th Jan - Pimo Bar - Leipzig, Germany
Sat 17th Jan - Beatpol - Dresden, Germany
Sun 18th Jan - Valentin Stueberl - Berlin, Germany
Tues 20th Jan - Cafe Glocksee - Hannover, Germany
Wed 21st Jan - Groningen, Netherlands venue TBC
Thurs 22nd Jan - Biz’Art Bar - Paris, France

New Zealand:
Fri 30th Jan - Whammy Bar - w. Actor/Model & Trees Climbing Trees, Auckland
Sat 31st Jan - Charlie Farleys - w. Actor/Model & Trees Climbing Trees, Waiheke Island
Thurs 5th Feb - Good Luck Bar - w. Actor/Model & Pikelet, Wellington
Fri 6th Feb - Camp A Low Hum - Homedale
Sat 7th Feb - Camp A Low Hum - Homedale

Australia:
Sat 28 Feb - SUMMER TONES @ The Espy - w. Dan Deacon, Lawrence Arabia, High Places, Ruby Suns & more... Melbourne

Ned's latest album Future Suture is available through Dot Dash.
Ned Collette band have a new album due out early 2009.

Belles Will Ring 'Broader Than Broadway' tour

Blue Mountains psychedelic rockers, Belles Will Ring will be touring through out February and March 2009. Their mission: promote the band's new mini album Broader Than Broadway.

Following on from their critically acclaimed debut record Mood Patterns (2007), the mini album has been praised as an accomplished release, once again recorded and produced by the band in a lounge room in the Blue Mountains.

Following an extensive touring schedule through out most of 2007 and early 2008, Belles Will Ring are seasoned players and offer an exciting live show of jangly guitar jams, beautiful harmonies and one of the best rhythm sections you'll ever see.

Joining them for the tour is Sydney based garage-soul band Philadelphia Grand Jury and Brisbane based indie-folk-pop act Little Scout. Both bands were announced Triple J Next Crop Artists in November and will be promoting new singles on the tour.

There is also a free tour sampler featuring 3 tracks from each band available to download - HERE! Included in the sampler is the Broader Than Broadway track Renegades .


"Belles Will Ring have crafted one of the best psychedelic pop albums, mini-albums — fuck it — releases of the year." Mess and Noise

"The whole CD resonates with crystalline harmonies and luscious sonics." Rave Magazine

BROADER THAN BROADWAY TOUR

Thu 26 Feb – Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Fri 27 Feb – Melbourne, Northcote Social Club
Sat 28 Feb – Adelaide, Jive
Thu 5 Mar – Byron Bay, Great Northern
Fri 6 Mar – Toowoomba, Bon Amici
Sat 7 Mar – Brisbane, The Troubadour
Fri 13 Mar – Katoomba, Baroque
Sat 14 Mar – Canberra, Transit Bar
Fri 20 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
Sat 21 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
+ more dates TBC

A SMAC for Cloud Control

Congratulations to Cloud Control who took the award for 'Best Newcomer' at the inaugural Sydney Music Arts & Culture [SMAC] Awards. The prize tops off a perfect year for the band, who have recently released the Death Cloud EP through Remote Control and via iTunes.

The band – originally formed in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales – have been announced as the national support for Josh Pyke's 'Chimney's Afire' tour, which kicks off in February 2009 and sees the band perform in cities and regional centres around the country.

Cloud Control have promised that before they head out on the road with Mr Pyke, they will be spending some time holed up in a dark studio to record their debut album, due for release in the first half of 2009.

TOUR DATES
* Supporting Josh Pyke
Tue 30 Dec – Peates Ridge, Peates Ridge Festival
Fri 13 Feb – Fremantle, Fly By Night *
Fri 20 Feb – Coolangatta, Coolangatta Hotel *
Sat 21 Feb – Brisbane, The Tivoli *
Thu 26 Feb – Newcastle, Newcastle Uni *
Fri 27 Feb – Wollongong, Wollongong Uni *
Sat 28 Feb – Canberra, ANU Bar *
Thu 5 Mar – Adelaide, Governor Hindmarsh *
Fri 6 Mar – Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar *
Sat 7 Mar – Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar *
Fri 13 Mar – Sydney, Metro *
Sat 14 Mar – Sydney, Metro *

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds added to Laneway Festival

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds have been added to the Laneway Festival lineups in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively.

Having won triple j's unearthed competition, F!SR,F! recently wowed Sydney's Homebake crowd with their unique angular pop. They've also been busy completing their new album, the first single from which is War Coward. The digital EP also features a remix by electro-mashup outfit and fellow Adelaide Laneway guests The Waterslides.
War Coward (Waterslides Remix) [mp3]


Melbourne audiences should be no strangers to the hypnotic and enthralling sounds produced by Jarrod Zlatic and Nisa Venerosa of Fabulous Diamonds. The duo will play the Melbourne Laneway having completed a 30 date tour with Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit earlier in the year. During that time they also released their debut album 7 songs in the US through Siltbreeze, receiving a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork who described their songs as "smooth enough to run your fingers over".
Track 7 [mp3]


Laneway Festival 2009 Dates
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fabulous Diamonds)
Fri 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!)
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)

Meredith sideshows next week

The Meredith Music Festival is less than 2 weeks away, which of course means that it's sideshow time again.

Harbingers of lo-fi noise Holy Fuck will kick off their debut Australian performance with a bang as they play at Melbourne's Corner Hotel, with supports from Love Of Diagrams and Mountains In The Sky, on Wednesday 10th. They'll also be playing in Sydney and Brisbane.

Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (No Age Remix) [mp3]


The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green will be playing his first sideshow mere hours after his MMF performance at Melbourne's East Brunswick Club on Sunday 14th, followed by shows in Sydney and Brisbane.

Adam Green - Morning After Midnight [mp3]


The Mountain Goats take it a step further by going on a full blown national tour (yes, that includes you, Tasmania!), having had to postpone their tour earlier this year.

The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 [mp3]


TOUR DATES

ADAM GREEN
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Melbourne, East Brunswick Club
Tue 16 Dec - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Wed 17 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

HOLY FUCK
Wed 10 Dec – Melbourne, The Corner w/ Love Of Diagrams + Mountains In The Sky
Thu 11 Dec – Sydney, Annandale Hotel w/ Mountains In The Sky + Wow
Fri 12 Dec – Meredith, Meredith Music Festival
Sat 13 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo w/ Taste Of Teeth + Toy Balloon

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Fri 5 Dec - Sydney, Manning Bar
Sat 6 Dec - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Sun 7 Dec - Adelaide, Fowlers Live
Tue 9 Dec - Perth, The Rosemount
Wed 10 Dec - Melbourne, Billboard
Fri 12 Dec - Hobart, Republic Bar
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

TV On The Radio sideshows SOLD OUT

On sale for just one day, TV On The Radio's sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne, both supported by Wolf & Cub, have already sold out! You snooze, you lose. If you didn't manage to get yourself a ticket, you can console yourself by seeing them at Big Day Out.

Cloud Control to support Josh Pyke on National Tour

Alt folk blue mountains band, Cloud Control will join troubadour Josh Pyke for his national tour through out February/March 2009.

It's been a big year for Cloud Control, picking up nominations for the SOYA and SMAC awards and touring across the country with the likes of Supergrass, John Steel Singers and Youth Group all in the lead up to their debut record due out Autumn next year.

Their latest single Death Cloud features 2 other tracks including a remix of Into The Line by Sulo (producer for Sydney Hip Hop outfit The Herd). [mp3]



Josh Pyke Chimney’s Afire Tour Dates

Fri 13 Feb – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA (w/ Steve Parkin)
www.heatseeker.com.au, Star Surf Perth, Planet Mt Lawley & Mills Fremantle

Fri 20 Feb – Coolangatta Hotel, QLD
www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

Sat 21 Feb – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 26 Feb – Newcastle Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Newcastle University + The Rockshop + Billy Hyde

Fri 27 Feb – Wollongong Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Venue + Redback Music

Sat 28 Feb – ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 5 Mar – Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
The Gov Phone Sales (08 8340 0744) + www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX + www.venuetix.com.au or 08 8232 8363

Fri 6 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Sat 7 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Fri 13 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

Sat 14 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

myspace.com/cloudcontrol

Basement Jaxx to play Future Music Festival

Basement Jaxx will be playing at the 2009 Future Music Festivals, joined by N*E*R*D feat. Pharrell Williams, CSS, Paul Oakenfold, Etienne De Crecy and Yacht, along with many others plus more yet to be announced.

Over the past few months Basement Jaxx have released two coloured vinyl 12" EPs entitled Planet 1 and Planet 2. Featured on Planet 1 is Devonte Hynes of Lightspeed Champion while Santogold makes an appearance on Planet 2. You can hear tracks from the EPs at their myspace, along with a remix of Adele track Cold Shoulder.

Future Music Festival Dates
Sat 28 Feb - Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
Sun 1 Mar - Perth, Wellington Square
Sat 7 Mar - Brisbane, Doomben Racecourse
Sun 8 Mar - Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Mon 9 Mar - Adelaide, Rundle Park

Tickets on sale December 8.

Take Me Back To Your House

Dead Meadow sideshows announced

Psych rockers Dead Meadow have announced three sideshows alongside their performances at the inaugural Australian ATP Festival. Joining them for these indie extravaganzas will be UK electro duo Fuck Buttons and Japan's Afrirampo.

Combining a love of 70s rock and boogie with a strong 60s psychedelic and eastern influence has earned US band Dead Meadow a cult following the world over, more so with their latest album Old Growth and which is arguably their best and most accessible to date. On the album, chocolate thick overdubs of tamburas, Mellotrons and Hammonds flesh out barnyard stomp skeletons. Dead Meadow are renowned for their fierce live shows and will force you to go forward with them, to climb that mountain, leave your earthly problems behind and most importantly grow up.

Fri 9-Sat 10 Jan – Mt Buller, ATP Festival
Wed 14 Jan – Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Thu 15 Jan – Sydney, Oxford Arts Factory
Fri 16 Jan – Brisbane, Powerhouse Theatre

What Needs Must Be


myspace.com/deadmeadow

Devastations return to Melbourne for one show only

Taking a brief hiatus from their hiatus, Melbourne's Devastations will be returning to their home town to perform at the East Brunswick Club on Friday 6th February. This will be their one and only Australian show in the foreseeable future so you'll be a fool to miss it.

Following the release of their acclaimed third album Yes, U in late 2007, Devastations went on a massive five month tour of Europe before heading back to Australia to play a sprinkling of shows earlier this year, followed by a tour of Europe and the UK supporting Blonde Redhead. Early in 2008 the band played a number of festivals including the esteemed Primavera Festival.

The band have also collaborated with Blonde Redhead for the Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National) curated AIDs benefit compilation Dark Was the Night, which will be released in February through 4AD. The collaboration sees Blonde Redhead's Kazu adding vocals to the instrumental track Misericordia from Yes, U. Conrad has also provided a song for Alan Vega's (Suicide) 70th Birthday EP series which also sees contributions from Grinderman, Primal Scream, Sunn O))) and Peaches.

DEVASTATIONS ONE AND ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW
Fri 6 Feb – Melbourne, East Brunswick Club
Tickets from The East Box Office or 03 9388 9794


Rosa [mp3] from Yes, U

Wolf & Cub - Seven Sevens

So many things happen in 49 days…

Wolf & Cub return with Seven Sevens - the new single from their forthcoming album, which will be released in February 2009.

Recorded with Bumblebeez genius Chris Colonna in his hometown of Braidwood, the song is awash with the psyched out vocals and intergalactic guitar of front man Joel Byrne, combined with the driving bass playing of Thomas Mayhew and the highly combustible percussion courtesy of Joel Carey and newcomer Marvin Hammond.

Taking the raw elements of the early demos and coupling them with the studio wizardry of Colonna, Wolf & Cub have created a memorable cocktail, one part lysergic… one part darkly danceable.

Between now and the release of the new album Wolf & Cub will be performing at the Falls and Southbound Festivals and will support New Yorkers TV On The Radio on their Australian side shows in January.

Seven Sevens [mp3]


TOUR DATES

Friday December 12
Festival of the Sun
Port Macquarie, NSW

Tuesday Dec 30
Falls Festival
Marion Bay, TAS

Wed Dec 31
Falls Festival
Lorne, VIC

Thurs Jan 1
Shores on A New Year's Day
Adelaide, SA

Fri Jan 2
Southbound Festival
Perth, WA

Sat Jan 24
The Metro, w/ TV On The Radio
Sydney NSW

Thurs Jan 29
The Hi Fi Bar, w/ TV On The Radio
Melbourne, VIC

myspace.com/wolfandcub

Future Of The Left cancel tour

Welsh trio Future Of The Left have reluctantly pulled out of all their upcoming tour dates, including shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as dates in the UK and China.

The band released a statement attributing the decision to building pressure to release their second album in the first half of 2009.
“We have been unable to write the second record and we are increasingly aware of the need to do so. We want to get it out before summer so we can spend next year playing it to people.

"It is against everything the band stands for to pull shows, or anything that we have already committed to doing, and we apologise to everyone who had bought a ticket or was going to come along.

"We will be back as soon as we can next year and we promise to make it worth the wait."

Future Of The Left were scheduled to play in Australia in early January.

Prior to the release of their official second album, the band will be releasing new live album Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires in the coming months.

myspace.com/futureoftheleft

Jay Reatard and No Age double bill

Jay Reatard will be teaming up with fellow Laneway Festivaler No Age to put on a couple of double headline shows in January. Tickets on sales this Friday. Dates after the vid.

Jay Reatard blew away audiences during his first Australian tour earlier this year, which pre-empted his debut releases for US indie label Matador. Over the year, Jay released 6 limited edition 7"s that were then put together on the recently released album Matador Singles '08.

The first single released in the series was critically acclaimed album was See/Saw. He has now made his first ever music video for the single:


The 29 Jan – Sydney, Gaelic Theatre w/ No Age
Fri 30 Jan – Melbourne, Corner Hotel w/ No Age
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne, Laneway Festival
Fri 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Laneway Festival

myspace.com/jayreatard

Stereolab sideshows announced

Already announced as playing the 2009 Laneway Festivals, UK's Stereolab have announced sideshows in Melbourne in Sydney.

Over fifteen prolific years of, Stereolab have accrued a vast, peerless cache of work, hallmarked by a unique, carefully evolving but instantly recognisable sonic signature, as evident on their 11th and most recent album, Chemical Chords.

Tuesday 3 February
Billboard The Venue, Melbourne
billboardthevenue.com.au (03) 9639 4000

Thursday 5 February
The Metro Theatre, Sydney
metrotheatre.com.au (02) 9550 3666

Laneway Festival 2009 Dates
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne
Fri 6 Feb - Perth
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney

TV On The Radio sideshows announced

The sideshows for TV On The Radio have just been announced. They will be supported at both shows by Wolf & Cub.

TV ON THE RADIO
plus WOLF & CUB

SYDNEY l Saturday 24 January l THE METRO
Presented by triple j l Tickets Metro Box Office Ph 02 9550 3666 & www.metrotheatre.com.au +Ticketek Ph: 132 849 & www.ticketek.com.au

MELBOURNE l Thursday 29 January l THE HI FI BAR
Presented by triple j l Tickets: The Hi Fi www.thehifi.com.au + Ph: 9654 7617, Polyester, Missing Link & Greville Records

St Vincent announced for Sydney Festival

The inimitable Annie Clarke will be returning to our shores for a run of three shows at Sydney Festival in January 2009.

A touring member of Sufjan Steven's band, Annie performed a one off show with My Brightest Diamond for a lucky Melbourne audience but the rest of the country missed out. Not this time, fingers crossed. She will be performing three shows in at The Famous Spiegeltent for Sydney Festival. No news yet on other side shows just yet but fingers and toes are crossed.

ST VINCENT
Fri 16 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent
Sat 17 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent
Sun 18 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent

If you haven't picked up a copy of St Vincent's debut album 'Marry Me', now would be a great time to seek it out.

St Vincent "Now, Now" [6MB]
mp3 (from Marry Me)

And the fantastic Dumbo Sessions videos including a stunning performance of the Jackson Browne penned 'These Days' (originally recorded by Nico)



And if you just can't get enough of the gorgeous Annie Clarke here are some great polaroids that the peeps at Gorilla vs Bear recently took at Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Emiliana Torrini charges up and makes the big jump to Australia

Just a quick reminder than Emiliana Torrini returns to Australia this weekend, with full band in tow.

Sun 16 Nov – Brisbane, Powerhouse Theatre w/ Charge Group
Mon 17 Nov – Sydney, Metro Theatre w/ Charge Group
Tue 18 Nov – Melbourne, Forum w/ Charge Group
Thu 20 Nov – Perth, Fly By Night w/ Abbe May

Here's some live footage of Emiliana and the band performing "Jungle Drum" just last month. Turn it up!



And just announced, Charge Group will be supporting at all shows except Perth (where she will be supported by Abbe May)

Jane Badler brings her devilish show to Sydney and Melbourne

Sat 15 Nov – Sydney, Vanguard
Thu 11 Dec – Melbourne, Spiegeltent

This weekend, Sat November 15th ‘The Devil has my Double’ an album by Hollywood glamour icon Jane Badler has its Sydney launch at the Vanguard. The album is a compulsive mix of fame, sex and solitude set to a soundtrack of sweeping cold soul and synthetics. ‘The Devil has my Double’ a tale of too much for too long. How a charmed life has its price and eventually it must be paid.

The album lyrically and musically reflects Jane’s remarkable life and career from her initial public notoriety as Miss New Hampshire, competing in the Miss America pageant, to her long and varied career in Hollywood B films and television.

Jane appeared weekly on American television from 1976 to 1989 including roles in the classic daytime soap One life to live, Fantasy Island, the kidnapping seductress of Alex Baldwin’s baby in The Doctors and the on-air adversary of Kim Novak in Falcon’s Crest. Jane is best remembered for her portrayal of sexually charged villain Diana in the cult classic V, (Jane’s was voted one of Science Fictions 25 greatest legends in American TV Guide, August 2004).

Jane Badler began her professional singing career singing at the Playboy Club in Manhattan in the mid seventies, and finally after years of performing releases an album of originals informed by the twists and turns of her curious story.

Praise for the album

“An American Marianne Faithfull…a lurid snapshot of Hollyweird (sic) that is “The Devil has My Double” Australian Vogue Sep 08
“The female psyche hasn't been put on display this artfully since EURYTHMICS’ 1987 album 'SAVAGE'. Rockwired July 08
“21st Century torch songs, a chanteuse surveying her tattered past” Sydney Morning Herald July 4th 08
“The Devil Has My Double is a sultry love story of a woman
scorned, both understated and intense at the same time.” SX News July 08

“This assured recording will appeal to chic sorts who live a deadly lifestyle, lingering in cheap motels rooms, negligee torn, lipstick smeared.”
Melbourne Community Voice July 08

Next month will see Jane Badler and Sir perform at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne. Stay tuned for more details.

Holy Fark! - What A Line Up!!

Toronto’s masters of robotic synth tribalism rock hit Australia in December for some spellbinding all-out rave pandemonium. The band will play a run of dates down the east coast, including the Meredith Music Festival

Support spots have just been announced as follows:

Wed 10 Dec – Melbourne, The Corner w/ Love Of Diagrams + Mountains In The Sky
Thu 11 Dec – Sydney, Annandale Hotel w/ Mountains In The Sky + Wow
Fri 12 Dec – Meredith, Meredith Music Festival
Sat 13 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo w/ Taste Of Teeth + Toy Balloon

Dead Meadow and Dirty Three for ATP

Matador outfit Dead Meadow are bringing their love of 70s rock, 60s psych and eastern drones to Australia for the first time when they play the Nick Cave All Tomorrow’s Parties. Originally out of Washington DC but now based in LA, Dead Meadow unleash one hell of a sonic boom, as best evidenced on their new album Old Growth.

Also just announced for ATP are the Dirty Three, who will return to Australia for one exclusive show at Mt Buller, where they will perform their classic album Ocean Songs in its entirety.



Dead Meadow I'm Gone mp3 (from Old Growth)



Dirty Three Doris mp3 (from Cinder)

Jaguar Love touring in Feb/Mar 09

Jaguar Love are guitarist Cody Votolato and singer Johnny Whitney from the Blood Brothers, along with Jay Clark from Pretty Girls Make Graves (guitarist then, now drummer, multi-instrumentalist and producer).

These ferociously creative and once-noisy musicians have now added incredibly catchy melody to their songwriting, as heard on their debut album Take Me To The Sea.

They're set to bring their heavy-duty glam moves and crunchy, addictive hooks to Australia for the first time in February/March touring with the Soundwave Festival.

Soundwave Festival 09 Dates
Sat 21 Feb - Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds
Sun 22 Feb - Sydney, venue TBC
Fri 27 Feb – Melbourne, Melbourne Showgrounds
Sat 28 Feb - Adelaide, Bonython Park
Mon 2 Mar - Perth, Steel Blue Oval

Highways of Gold


myspace.com/jaguarloveband

Magic Dirt Announce Freakscene Festival... and it's FREE!!!

MAGIC DIRT have teamed up with Victoria Rocks – Arts Victoria and the Lakes Entrance Summer Music Festival to create their own Freakscene Festival. Freakscene runs over the weekend of December 20 – 21.

The great news is that it’s all free. That’s right, no charge to get in. All you have to do is pack the car, head down the coast and fly your freak flag high!

Everything happens at the Lakes Entrance Recreation Reserve, right in the heart of the pretty Gippsland seaside town, just 3.5 – 4 hours drive from Melbourne.

Freakscene is a music festival… a short film festival… and a series of workshops for musicians.

The music festival takes place for the whole of Saturday with Magic Dirt headlining and curating the event, assembling their dream line-up on stage. It’s a sonic love-in for bands and fans alike, featuring some of Australia's finest artists, handpicked by Magic Dirt. Acts revealed so far are:

MAGIC DIRT
GARETH LIDDIARD (of THE DRONES)
THEREDSUNBAND | NATION BLUE
CRYSTAL THOMAS & THE FLOWERS OF EVIL | AMAYA LAUCIRICA
MIDNIGHT WOOLF | MODULAR LOUNGE | DANE CERTIFICATE
With more artists to be announced

For more details about the festival click here.

lakesmusicfest.com
myspace.com/magicdirt

Gary Numan touring Australia in March

Numanoids, the wait is finally over. The godfather of electro, Gary Numan, will be bringing his full UK light show and electrifying live performance to Australia playing songs from his entire career from Replicas, The Pleasure Principle and Telekon through to Pure and Jagged.

It will be only his second ever tour of Australia, his first being way back in May 1980, but as anyone who has seen him live recently will attest, it may be 30 years on but he's got more energy than bands half his age and he is still at his elemental and exploratory best, revitalised and recaptured, and importantly, rewriting his reborn future.

Earlier this year Numan celebrated his 30th year in music, marking the occassion by releasing a re-issue of pioneering electronic album Replicas, which features for the first time a complete earlier version of the Replicas album recorded in late 1978 and January 1979, along with the original B-sides and further out-takes, adding up to 27 tracks across the two CDs.

His pioneering sounds are still felt today inspiring Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, as well as being sampled by artists as diverse as Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden and even the Sugababes. Fans of The Mighty Boosh may even have seen a few of his cameo appearances on the show.

Australian Tour
March 2009

Monday 2nd
BRISBANE - The Tivoli. 52 Costin Street, Fortitude Valley
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or ticketek.com.au
Proudly supported by Time Off

Thursday 5th
SYDNEY - Enmore Theatre, 118-132 Enmore Road, Enmore
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or ticketek.com.au
Proudly supported by Drum Media

Saturday 7th
MELBOURNE - The Forum, cnr Russell and Flinders Streets, Melbourne
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or ticketek.com.au
Proudly supported by Inpress

Tickets for all shows on sale now, presented by Civil Society.

Cars


myspace.com/garynuman

Future Of The Left announce East Coast tour

Fiery, brash and irreverent, Welsh trio, Future Of The Left have already torn up Australian stages once before in March 2008 off the back of their magnificent Curses album. Never ones to shy away from a rematch, Future Of The Left (the band are comprised of ex-Mclusky and Jarcrew members) are heading back to Australia for a lightning 3 shows in 3 nights to promote the release of their forthcoming live album, Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires. The album was recorded in August at two live shows - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach and London Water Rats. It not only features tracks from feted debut album Curses but also four new ones - Drink Nike, Distant Jabs At A Soul, V.D.F.A and Cloak The Dagger. Click here for a full tracklisting.

Manchasm (LNISHFV live version) [mp3]


FOTL will also be releasing their sophomore studio album in 2009 which will include The Hope That House Built [mp3]


AUSTRALIA 2009 TOUR DATES
Tickets on sale Friday October 31

Melbourne
Friday January 9, 2009
The Corner Hotel
Tickets from cornerhotel.com or Ph: 9427 9198)
Presented by Beat & RRR

Sydney
Saturday January 10, 2009
The Annandale Hotel
Tickets from annandalehotel.com, Ph: (02) 9550 1078 or in person over the bar)
Presented by Drum Media

Brisbane
Sunday January 11, 2009
The Zoo
Tickets from thezoo.com.au, ph 1300 762 545, Rockinghorse, Skinnys, Butterbeats, Moshpit Music, Sunflower, Music Mania, Cosmic Music, Central Station Music, Cooly Hotel, Bombay Rock, Gooble, Warming, Kill The Music
Presented by Time Off

myspace.com/futureoftheleft

Charge Group 'Escaping Mankind' tour

"A gorgeous, unequivocal piece of musical excellence." The Brag

Sydney quartet Charge Group take to the road through late October and November in support of their highly praised debut album Escaping Mankind.

Recorded by the band and producer Wayne Connolly over numerous session and in various locations, the album is distinctive for its lush instrumentation of strings, flutes and percussion. This - coupled with the unique vocals of singer Matt Blackman (ex-Purplene) - carries this brave and beautiful collection of tunes out of the traditional rock/pop arena and into an untouched, often desolate yet distinctly Australian sonic territory.

TOUR DATES

Thu Oct 30 - Brisbane, The Troubadour w/ Tragic/Athletic + Chalk and Cheese
Fri Oct 31 - Fremantle, Mojo's w/ Felicity Groom and the Black Black Smoke + Benedict Moleta Band + Apricot Rail
Sat Nov 1 - Perth, Hyde Park w/ The Tigers + The Leap Year
Thu Nov 6 - Melbourne, Northcote Social Club w/ Kes Band + Aleks & The Ramps
Fri Nov 7 - Sydney, Hopetoun w/ Pikelet (Melb) + The Dead Sea
Sat Nov 15 - Newcastle, Northern Star w/ The Understudy

Lunar Module (live @ Super-8 Diaries launch - Melbourne)


Vice'd [mp3]


Escaping Mankind is out now. The iTunes version of the album features a bonus instrumental version of Vice'd.

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