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The Black Keys Announce Australian Tour ON SALE TODAY
After selling out arenas all through the USA, Canada, UK and Europe and headlining Coachella and Lollapalooza and many other festivals they are very pleased to announce their long awaited return to Australia this October. Their latest (and seventh) album 'El Camino' is selling truckloads everywhere and its infectious opening track 'Lonely Boy' is a certified global smash hit single and they'll be bringing all these tracks and more to Australian audiences with their electrifying new live show.
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Creamfields 2012 Update - Set Times and Figure Added to Lineup
David Guetta Globally, 'Nothing But The Beat' has already surpassed 1.4 million album sales and a staggering 6 million plus single track sales. The album was only released 16 weeks ago! Locally, 'Nothing But The Beat' has fired past platinum sales, 'Where Them Girls At' single is double platinum, 'Little Bad Girl' (feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris) single is platinum, top five smash hit 'Titanium' (feat. Sia) is triple platinum and current single 'Without You' (Feat.Usher) is now double platinum. Keep an eye out for 'Titanium Feat. Sia' remixes soon by Alesso, Nicki
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Hip Hop Festival Sprung will be on 31 digital Brisbane APRIL 22nd
31 Digital TV will air a doco covering Australia's biggest hip-hop names at October's Sprung Festival on Sunday 22 April at 9:00PM. Presented by Matilda Award nominee Lauren Jackson, the episode includes a combination of interviews and performances by ARIA Award winning 'M Phazes', ARIA Award nominee 'Illy', 'Mantra', 'Joelistics', '360' and 'Pez' from Brisbane's Riverstage. The film's Producer and Director Cieron Cody said that the event's strong turnout pushing almost 6000 crazed Hip Hop devotees marked a new threshold in the
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Review - KRS-One Rocks Brisbane
KRS-One landed on our shores over the weekend marking the start of his Australian Tour. KRS-One also known as "the teach" is a legend of hip hop culture, pioneering the history and original arts of the genre as well as writing the most rhymes in hip hop history.
KRS made his name in 1986 appearing on the rap scene as part of Boogie Down productions with the late DJ Scott La Rock. He is the face behind the Stop the Violence Movement (a response to violence in the hip hop
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Creamfields to Launch on the Sunshine Coast with GC DJ Luke Electrik
The Official Creamfields Launch Party is preparing to plant it's speakers on the Sunshine Coast and plug it's cords into The Office Bar. For what will vibrate into a loud-powered opening to one of the most accomplished festivals this year, the Sunshine Coast and the untamed Squid Brothers welcome you to 'get up' this Friday, March 16. Who better to lay vulnerable too, than our own Gold Coast local, DJ Luke Electrik, who will obstruct the night with energetic, people-pleasing sound waves, as the
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The almighty Funkoars ANNOUNCE select dates accross Aus !!
Back on the scene with the force of a freight train, The Funkoars hit back last year after a 12 month hiatus to deliver their new album The Quickening to critical acclaim and their album launch tour saw them leave a trail of hangovers in 18 cities across the country! With standout shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Fat As Butter & Sprung Festival, it was always expected that the almighty Funkoars crew would swing back around to do it all over again! But this time, they are channeling the spirit of Law & Order's Vincent D'Onofrio and bringing him along for the ride!
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Back by punter demand: V Energy Green Room returns to Future Music Festival
V Energy Drink is thrilled to announce the return of the V Energy Green Room to Future Music Festival. Back by punter demand, the stage is an established festival favourite with the promise of cracking new DJ lineups and a unique, interactive photo wall. The brand new V Energy Club in a Can experience will also tour the March festival. The highly anticipated V Energy Green Room and V Energy Club in a Can are set to draw big crowds following rave reviews during their tours of Summadayze and Big Day Out.
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KRS1 Comming to Australia - Yes, you read correct. The "Teacha"
Yes, you read correct. The "Teacha" is embarking on a month long boat cruise from the United States to school Aussie's on the true origins of the urban-street culture known in the world today as "Hip Hop". It was KRS-One who first argued that "rap is something we do; Hip Hop is something we live". Appearing on the rap scene in 1986 as part of Boogie Down Productions, with the late DJ Scott La Rock,
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Making their Aus debut last year Wavves is back for a national tour
Penny Drop is pleased to announce the much anticipated return of U.S wunderkinds Wavves,back in Australia for a national tour this coming May 2012. Making their Australian debut last year with a small club tour and a blistering set at Golden Plains, Wavves left quite a mark on audiences across the country with their signature lo-fi punk rock.
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Little Mind Jumps Aboard Bleach* Surfing The Fringe Travelling Music Truck
The Gold Coast's inaugural surf culture festival, Bleach* Surfing the Fringe, has announced local underground band Little Mind as the second act to grace its Travelling Music Truck series on Sunday the 19th February, 2012. The Travelling Music Truck guerilla-style concerts feature different underground local live music acts each Sunday of the festival's tenure, and aims to deliver a surprise element to Bleach* with bands announced during the week prior each event. Each band will play several separate
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The Ting Tings new album 'SOUNDS FROM NOWHERESVILLE' out Feb 24
Platinum selling British electro-pop duo The Ting Tings are returning with the release of their long awaited new album 'Sounds From Nowheresville' which will be released February 24 in Australia. The Ting Tings trademark which inspired the album title for band mates Katie White and Jules De Martino is simple; to make tracks that sound different to the one before; to have musical freedom and to be held by no boundaries.
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Coldplay announce Australian Visit
Coldplay announce a two day Australian promotional visit to Sydney on Thursday 16th February and Friday 17th February. Direct from performing live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 12th February, Coldplay will play two intimate performances in Sydney. Fans will have the opportunity to see Coldplay like never before at these two exclusive, "money-can't-buy" events. The first is a 2Day FM & Huawei Mobile Live Set With Coldplay on Thursday 16th February, where an audience of 30 competition winners will get up close and personal with the band while they play live on 2Day FM. Selected winners will also receive a Huawei mobile to record their experience and share with their friends via social networking on the day. For those who miss out, Huawei Mobile will be live streaming the performance on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/huaweimobile, or you can head to 2Day FM's website at www.2dayfm.com.au to watch.
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D12 Roll into Town for intimate show at the Coolangatta Hotel Tomorrow
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American pop/hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan, USA. D12 success with album releases in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia has been well documented within pop culture. D12 were formed in 1996, and achieved mainstream success after one of its members, Eminem, rose to international fame.
They will be rocking the Cooly Hotel on the 25th of Jan
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360 SOARS! 'Falling and Flying ' & 'Boys Like You' GO GOLD! & New Dates Announced
Your mate 360 is at it again! Currently preparing to hit the road for the 'Boys Like You Tour', his album 'Falling & Flying' has cracked GOLD sales status and jumped from #45 to #11 on the ARIA charts in the space of a month! Current single 'Boys Like You Feat. Gossling' has also well surpassed GOLD sales and is hitting up the ARIA singles chart shooting up from #68 and currently siting at #35. However, it seems Six is making the biggest impact online (as usual) with '..
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Angels & Airwaves sideshows announced for Syd and Melb
Tom DeLonge needs no introduction. Forming ANGELS & AIRWAVES during Blink 182's hiatus, they have gone on to reach critical success leading an army of die-hard fans. Combining epic melodies and monstrous arena rock choruses ANGELS & AIRWAVES debut album 'We Don't Need to Whisper' had Kerrang! calling it "bold and brilliant…with some stunning moments of perfection…euphoric". ANGELS & AIRWAVES take the listener on a musical ..
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Green Room Acess - V Energy Green Room Returns in 2012
Our friends at V Energy Drink are thrilled to announce the return of the V Energy Green Room to the 2012 festival circuit. Back by punter demand, the stage is an established festival favourite with the promise of cracking new DJ lineups and a unique, interactive photo wall. The highly anticipated V Energy Green Room is set to draw big crowds and will make appearances at Big Day Out Gold Coast and Future Music Festival Brisbane.
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Australia is Pumped for Foster The People ,Sold Out Show's , #1's and Big Day Out
Pumped Up Kicks, thedebut single from Foster The People has hit the #1 spot on the ARIA's singles chart 39 weeks after entering the ARIA chart! And it couldn't be more perfect timing - the band are heading back to Australia for their 3rd visit within a year, and are looking forward to performing to their biggest Australian audiences ever on the Big Day Out, which kicks off on the Gold Coast on Sunday January 22nd, and their sold out shows in Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
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Soundwave - Dragonforce Out ... Switchfoot and Paradise Lost In!
It is with great disappointment that we announce DragonForce has been forced to cancel their scheduled appearance due to the delay in completing their new album. DragonForce guitarist Sam Totman comments: "It's bitterly disappointing for us not to be able to play our debut Soundwave in 2012 because we were so looking forward to it and were going to kick off the World Tour there.
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Returning with their 6th studio album 'Swan', UNWRITTEN LAW to rock the Hi-Fi
UNWRITTEN LAW inhabits the upper echelon of successful punk bands, bands whose substance and longevity overshadow the countless hordes of imitation, fly-by-night pop-punk operations riding a one-way train to anonymity. UNWRITTEN LAW have reached unprecedented heights amassing a passionately loyal fan base and releasing 6 critically acclaimed albums including their genre defying breakthrough self titled album which spawned the hits 'Teenage Suicide' and 'Lonesome' which went on to define an entire generation....
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