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ROCKETSMITHS TO PLAY FINAL SHOW. EVER. SERIOUSLY.

February 25th, 2011

After four years, countless flights and van trips, three EPs and one full length album, Rocketsmiths are playing one final show before calling it quits and moving onto new artistic challenges.
Rocketsmiths were always the kind of band that just wanted to play, as loud as they could , and they loved it when the audience just surrendered and went along for the ride. They took a great deal of pleasure in being a part of some very special days and nights. (more…)

The Boat People US Tour News + ‘Under The Ocean’ Single

February 25th, 2011

With three critically acclaimed albums The Boat People have gradually gathered together a chorus of emphatic praise from around the world.

One such person is long time supporter KCRW’s Nic Harcourt who has called them “my favourite Aussie band” and invited them to play a live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic. (more…)

My Own Pet Radio Officially Release ~ Unidentified Flying Collection of Songs

February 10th, 2011


My Own Pet Radio is the name given to the bedroom recording project of Sam Cromack, frontman, singer and songwriter for the rapidly emerging indie rock/pop collective Ball Park Music. Having released two EPs and a pair of stand-alone singles with his band in a little over a year, the controlled release of music is still not enough to curb Cromack’s relentless need to make music, so he tinkers away in his bedroom, remixing other’s material and, of course, assembling full length albums of his own. (more…)

BALL PARK MUSIC, EAGLE & THE WORM AND WE SAY BAMBOULEE TRIPLE J UNEARTHED CO-HEADLINE TOUR

January 24th, 2011

This March, three of the nation’s hottest young bands – BALL PARK MUSIC, EAGLE & THE WORM and WE SAY BAMBOULEE – will traverse the east coast, joining forces for THE TRIPLE RAINBOW TOUR, a co-headline tour that came into fruition following the triple j Unearthed competition that snared each a slot at the Big Day Out festival in their territory. (more…)

THE HI-FI AND MUCHO-BRAVADO PRESENTS… FLOAT ON… NIGHT TWO

January 21st, 2011

Following the incredible demand for tickets for Float On… A Brisbane Flood Benefit featuring a stellar lineup of Brisbane bands old and new, The Hi-Fi and Mucho-Bravado have organised round two. Unfortunately Custard couldn’t make it two nights running due to prior commitments but Regurgitator lead an additional round of local heroes, once again, with all proceeds going to the Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal, a Queensland Government initiative to help fellow Queenslanders who have been struck down by the recent disaster. (more…)

TIMOTHY CARROLL RETURNS FOR LIMITED RUN OF AUSTRALIAN SHOWS

January 21st, 2011

Having been over six months since he graced an Australian stage after departing for Swedish shores in July, songman Timothy Carroll is finally back, albeit of a brief visit and a handful of intimate and much anticipated headline shows.
While things have been quiet on the local front, anyone who has kept track of Carroll’s distant movements knows they have been anything but for the former Brisbane based artist. Following his relocation to Stockholm, Carroll embraced his remote location and unknown surrounds, playing shows in Berlin, Paris and Stockholm and recording a collection of demos which he has released online under the title The Swedish Tapes.