2011 had mixed outcomes for Australian music festivals with many favourites reporting their best attendance yet, while others cancelled or had poor turnouts. Soundwave, Spendour, Groovin’ The Moo, Laneway, Peats Ridge, Future Music, Tamworth Country Music Festival and Meredith Music all reported positive growth.
Melbourne’s iconic East Brunswick Pub will close its doors for the final time in March, after a statement was released by the venue just last month.The statement read: Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The East Brunswick Club will officially close its doors at the end of this summer.
Melbourne’s Federation Square will return this year with yet another free live music festival, offering a killer line up of independent acts and emerging talent on the Aussie scene. The program sets itself around Australia Day, showcasing home grown talent in genres of indie, blues, dance and rock, from across the country side.
Australia’s favourite music festival, ‘The Big Day Out’, this week announced partnership with C3 Presents, a US based promotions agency renowned for Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Sydney based Calvin Harris fans, get on your marks, get set and go because the man himself is appearing exclusively at Sydney nightclub, FAKEclub for a one off side-show this weekend.
Coldplay have taken out the UK’s first number one single for 2012 with ‘Paradise’ on January 1. Coldplay took over the Christmas number one, ‘Wherever You Are’ by Military Wives, which dropped to number four.‘Paradise’ was released 10 weeks ago and since then has risen to take out the top spot.
Just the mere mention of this 90′s group brings a shudder of contempt from most lovers of pop/dance/whatever the hell these guys are and chances are many have already decided to leave this website never to return… BUT you probably still after all these years can hum the tune to Barbiegirl!!!
Up and coming Aussie rapper Kerser is set to make his debut tour this February to coincide with the launch of his new album Nebuliser. With a steadfast army of followers on Youtube, the in your face Campbelltown (Syd) local is making being a lad cool all over again!
1/4 of the LA Hip Hop sensation and The Black Eyed Peas, Taboo makes his way across the Pacific to put on an epic show at one of the Gold Coast’s favourite venues, East Nightclub. Witness live the skill that has helped make the BEP’s one of the premiere Hip Hop groups of the 2000′s.
One of the very few artists who can genuinely lay claim to being an AVDJ (Audio Visual DJ), Sampology’s uncanny ability to combine audio and visual element simultaneously and harmoniously into a set is an experience for the senses that words on a screen are unable to do justice.