The Jungle Giants 2015 Australian Tour
Out on Friday August 7, the new full-length from The Jungle Giants and the follow up to 2013’s ‘Learn To Exist’, is titled ‘Speakerzoid’.
“What’s a Speakerzoid?” I hear you ask.
It’s the result of misheard song lyrics courtesy of a friend of the band while they were enjoying the opening strains of Sonic Youth’s ‘Teenage Riot’. The band loved the made up word; it summed up the listening experience of the album so much it became the album title.
Recorded ...
Queensland Poetry Festival 2015
50+ sessions featuring interstellar guests Les Murray, Quan (Regurgitator), Mayda Del Valle (US), Angela Meyer, MacGillivray (Scotland), Michael Farrell, Ivy Alvarez (NZ), Omar Musa, C.R. Avery (Canada), David Brooks, Krissy Kneen, Ryan Van Winkle (Scotland), Hope One (NZ), Justin Stephenson (Canada), Damian Cowell (TISM), and the 2015 Arts Queensland Poet in Residence Kate Durbin (pictured).
Plus special in-flight features the 2015 Poetry Awards, Australian Poetry Slam – QLD Final, ...
GreazeFest Kustom Kulture Festival 2015
Advance tickets are being snapped up quickly with two artist announcements revealing a long and jampacked program of over 30 national and international performers set to get the joint jiving over three days and nights.
Presented by Robot Productions, over 15,000 rock’n’roll fans are destined to flock to the event, which will take place over two consecutive weekends, bringing with it all things rockabilly, vintage and retro. For its 16th year, Brisbane’s Rocklea Showground will ...
Gurrumul 2015 National Tour
To mark the release of The Gospel Album, Gurrumul will embark on a six-date national tour, The Gospel Songs, a rare opportunity to see this mesmerising performer live in concert. Accompanied by an orchestra and local choirs, he will commence the tour at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on 29 July, taking in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, and concluding in Perth on 12 August. Tickets for The Gospel Songs live event go on sale next Friday 12 June (with Adelaide & Melbourne on sale ...
Let’s Get It On – The Life and Music of Marvin Gaye
Marvin’s rise to stardom, political activism, romances and family troubles are explored using his brilliant songs in this special concert which also features the illustrious Funk City Band. You’ll hear classics “Sexual Healing”, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” , “What’s Going On”, “It Takes Two, “Let’s Get it On”, “Dancing in the Street” and more.
His music was the soundtrack to both romance and politics in the 60s, ...
Passion Pit 2105 Australian Tour
Just last month Passion Pit released album #3, Kindred (Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment Australia). Kindred is the perfect example of Passion Pit’s uplifting blend of indie pop, bursting with twists and turns that leave listeners dizzy with rapture.
Hidden in this euphoria is the contrasting darkness of Angelakos’ lyrics, which touch on themes such as depression and familial strife, proving there is more to Passion Pit’s music than its shiny, upbeat pop exterior suggest...
Scandinavian Film Festival 2015
The second Scandinavian Film Festival will open with the uproarious HERE IS HAROLD (Her er Harold), a Norwegian road movie, about a man who sets out to kidnap the founder of Ikea. For over 40 years, Harold has been running a successful business, "Lunde Furniture". But this comes to an end when IKEA decides to open a new superstore right next door to his small furniture shop. In mounting anger and desperation, Harold wants revenge. He arms himself with a pistol and sets off for Älmhult, ...
Slammed at Brisbane Powerhouse
Set in a fictitious but familiar high school setting amidst some troubled teens, Slammed follows the story of Jake Ryan – a downtrodden 15 year old with a tough life. Neglected by his father and abandoned by his mother, Jake is left to battle his way through Year 10 and find his place in the world… and he needs all the help he can get.
We soon learn, however, that Jake is not the only one getting ‘slammed.’ As the lives and hardships of those around him continue to collide, it ...
The Drones Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Float By National Tour
In May this year, to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of it’s release, the band played a special one off show at the Sydney Opera House, for Vivid Live, showcasing tracks from Wait Long, as well as a few new tunes thrown in for good measure. The show was met with a vigorous response, two standing ovations, and a feeling that more people might want to experience it, so the band are taking it to fans around Australia this August and September. Tickets go on sale on Friday 26th of ...
Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Australian Tour
In 2014 the band returned to the studio for some writing sessions at Aaron Dessner's (The National) garage studio in Brooklyn, New York, before laying down tracks with producer James Ford (Arctic Monkey's, HAIM, Florence & The Machine) in London. They released their third studio LP ‘Wilder Mind’ earlier this year. Marcus Mumford has described Wilder Mind as 'a development, not a departure' as the band expand their musical horizons whilst retaining key elements of their sound.
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