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Archive for July 2008

July 26th, 2008

Delta Goodrem Plans Intimate Shows

Delta Goodrem may be wowing them over in the United States, but it won’t be too long before her Aussie fans get to see her back on home soil.
Delta’s just announced a national tour, and it promises to be her most special yet. She’ll play some intimate theatre shows, allowing fans to get closer to [...]

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July 25th, 2008

Beats Working Announces Aussie Tour

When I spoke to James from Beats Working earlier this month he said the band would soon get out on the road. Well he’s made good on his promise, announcing a bunch of shows for later this year.
If you haven’t gotten into Beats Working yet, now’s the perfect time. This exciting urban band blends hip [...]

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July 25th, 2008

Lisa Origliasso and Dean Geyer Call it Quits

Say it isn’t so! My favourite musical lovebirds Lisa Origliasso and Dean Geyer have split up!
Sadly this isn’t a case of the rumor mill dishing up half truths. The celebrity glamour couple, who became engaged in April, issued a statement to confirm the news. It reads:
“Our careers demand we be in different parts of the [...]

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July 24th, 2008

Q & A With Adin from Front Counter

Melbourne’s pop-punk outfit Front Counter are poised to become Australia’s next big thing. Haven’t heard of them? Trust me, you will. With their debut EP A Toast to You and Me slated for released next month and a trip to Ramsey Street set to coincide, this Aussie five-piece are destined for greatness. Today I had [...]

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July 24th, 2008

Crowded House Headline Homebake

We might all be freezing our extremities off, but summer can’t be too far away. How do I know? Well, those summer festival announcements are filtering in.
Today the bill for Homebake was announced. That’s always particularly exciting because it’s a celebration of homegrown talents. And who needs to import bands when you can assemble a [...]

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July 23rd, 2008

New Song Obsession: “I Can’t Break it to My Heart” by Delta Goodrem

I have a confession to make: I love a good torch song. Give me some sappy lyrics and a strong melody and I’m a happy girl. So Delta Goodrem’s latest single “I Can’t Break it to My Heart” is right up my alley.
Just quietly, I found “Believe Again” boring and “You Will Only Break My [...]

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July 23rd, 2008

Australian Music Heaven at Mudgee

A Day on the Green is heading back to Mudgee with a massive Aussie lineup.
Fresh from their comeback tour, The Angels will join the Hoodoo Gurus as co-headliners for the October 18 show at Oatley Wines.
But the classic Aussie artists don’t stop there, with The Models and Dragon (well, they’re adopted Australians, right?) also on [...]

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July 22nd, 2008

Listen to Little Red Live

Things are definitely on the up for Melbourne’s Little Red. They were virtual unknowns when they won a slot at the V Festival through the V2 garage-band comp.
Now the retro rockers have released their debut album Listen to Little Red which recently debuted at number 29 on the ARIA Charts. It seems plenty of Aussies [...]

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July 22nd, 2008

Telstra Does Something Right

I am loathe to praise anything related to Telstra. But I can’t help feeling all patriotic about their new ads featuring that unofficial anthem “I Am, You Are, We Are Australian.”
Thankfully there’s not a children’s choir in sight. Instead the song’s been given a modern makeover thanks to Sydney urban outfit The Botanics.
I’d love to [...]

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July 21st, 2008

Frank Black Takes Black Francis to Oz

Frank Black must have gotten a taste for Australia when he toured with The Pixies last year. He’s just announced a local tour for his other musical outlet, Black Francis.
Black Francis will showcase tracks from Bluefinger and the recently released mini-album, Svn Fngrs.
He’ll play Sydney’s Great Escape Festival, and solo shows in a handful of [...]

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