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Oz Music Scene

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 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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July 18th, 2008

Joe Walsh’s Eagles Tour Gaffe

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Yesterday I got a little bit excited when The Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh told fans in a webchat that the band would return to Australia in January 2009.
But what I didn’t consider is the number of brain cells Joe’s killed in his […]

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July 16th, 2008

Mary J Blige Tour Off, Timbaland in Doubt

We’re not really having the best of luck with hip hop artists! Today news broke that Mary J Blige’s tour has been cancelled and Timbaland’s tour is in doubt.
Mary J was originally supposed to play here last month, but the dates were rescheduled until November. Now they’re off all together, with the official reason being […]

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July 14th, 2008

Flo Rida Announces Aussie Tour

It seemed like “Low” had the number one spot in Australia for an eternity, so I’m sure there are plenty of folks excited about the news that Flo Rida is bringing his show Down Under.
Sadly for some urban music fans, he’ll only visit Sydney and Melbourne. He’ll hit the Queensbridge Hotel in South Melbourne on […]

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July 12th, 2008

Xavier Rudd Releases “Dark” New Album

Gee that Xavier Rudd is a busy boy isn’t he? He’s been touring virtually nonstop for years, yet somehow he’s managed to release four studio albums since 2002 and a swag of live discs. And soon he’ll add album number five to the list: Dark Shades of Blue.
The album, which is scheduled for an August […]

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July 10th, 2008

The Whitlams Hit the Road

If you can’t make it to The Whitlams’ Good Music Month show at the State Theatre you needn’t stress. The band has just announced a full run of dates to support their soon-to-be-released best of.
The lads will play shows in some of the major capitals and a few regional towns as well. But if you […]

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July 9th, 2008

Timbaland Reschedules Aussie Dates

Timbaland was scheduled to kick off his Australian tour next week, but fans are going to have to wait a little longer to see the world’s hottest producer.
The shows have been pushed back until August, so we needn’t get too disappointed. No official reason has been given, but it’s believed to be so Timbaland can […]

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July 9th, 2008

More 80s Legends Head Down Under

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Is it just me, or does it feel kind of like it’s 1985? We’ve just had the announcements that The Bangles and Def Leppard are coming and now we can add a couple more 80s icons to the list.
The lead singer of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Stevie Wonder Announces Aussie Visit

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Soul music legend Stevie Wonder is heading to Australia for the first time since the 1980s!
The Grammy-award winning megastar will bring his acclaimed band to capital cities around the country for some very special shows in October.
They’re set to be jam packed with hits, thanks […]

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