Al Newstead

Premier Extends Olive Branch After Attempting To Suffocate Adelaide’s Music Scene

Adelaide’s live music scene is currently in a state of stifling flux following the South Australian government’s introduction of hefty new liquor licensing fees that sees...

Simple Minds, DEVO And The Church Team Up To Announce Australian Tour 2012

They defined a generation, are revered by critics and adored by fans. In an epic career spanning 30 years and more than 60 million albums...

One More Aussie Music Festival Confirmed As Another One Bites The Dust

It’s a state of some good news, some bad news for the state of Australian music festivals today. So let’s start with the good shall we?...

Here

It’s a shame this album was released in June. Why? The coldest of Australia’s months and a wavering flu do little to complement the summer-encompassing...

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Announce Australian Tour 2012

Get your dancing shoes on and your hips shaking for when Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, the original kings of jumpin’ swing, return to Australia for yet...

BIGSOUND Live 2012 Expands With The Addition Of 50 Artists

BIGSOUND, the annual music conference for and by musicians, international industry leaders and hundreds of decision-makers around Australasia, is the perhaps the biggest and most...

Father John Misty Announces Support For Splendour Sideshows 2012

Having departed Fleet Foxes in 2011 after three years on the drum stool, Joshua Tillman celebrates the release of his debut album Fear Fun under the...

2

Entitled 2, not just because this is the band’s sophomore release but because the record was crafted by just Collette and Joe Talia after bandmate...

Australian Music Prize 2012 Open For Entries, Allows Digital Submissions

As reported last week, the Australian Music Prize had undergone changes to its entry guidelines – including scrapping the $95 entry fee – with further “tweaks” to...

The Black Seeds

It’s not hard to like The Metro Theatre. True the corporate sponsorship sometimes drowns out the rough and tumble rock venue atmosphere, but what the...

The Bravest Man In The Universe

Whether you’re familiar with his origins with The Valentinos in the sixties, or simply a casual fan; there’s every reason to investigate Bobby Womacks’ first...

Adele’s Singing Awakens 7-yr-old Girl Out Of Coma

Whether you love or loathe the British songstress, whose sales of sophomore album 21 now outsell Michael Jackson’s Thriller, she’s always good for a story. She might have...

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