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The Bombay Royale album launch national tour
The magic and mayhem of vintage Bollywood collide in spectacular fashion with The Bombay Royale's dizzying blend of haunting Hindi vocals, Tarantino-esque surf guitars, wild disco rhythms, shimmering sitars, flamboyant theatrics, kaleidoscopic col...15 May 2012
Music News
Start the week with The Bombay Royale
The Bombay Royale are a Melbourne band dedicated to honoring and reviving the funky, bizarre and mysterious music of vintage Indian cinema. Dusting off near-unheard relics, smashing out Bollywood classics and putting down surfadelic Hindi original...4 December 2011
Festival Reviews
Australasian World Music Expo 2011
The 4th Australasian World Music Expo took place over the 17-20th of November this year and was a feast of musical delights for all. With revered international artists such as; Ethio-Jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, reggae starsThe...4 December 2011
Music News
Melbourne receives a double dose of Kurt Vile
Mistletone, 3RRR, The Thousands and Inpress proudly present by popular demand, an extra show by Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Northcote Social Club on Monday 5 December.23 November 2011
Music News
WOMAD Earth Station Festival 2011 Program
Womad EARTH STATION, an exciting new arts and sustainability event to be held in October, today released its first announcement of speakers and performers. Womad EARTH STATION, a unique companion event to the WOMADelaide festival, will be held at...22 September 2011
Music News
AWME bringing a world of music to Melbourne
The fourth annual Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) is set to infuse the city with the sounds and rhythms of the world, offering an exotic feast for the ears with over 50 of the finest local and international artists to Melbourne on 17th &ndash...31 August 2011
Music News
Explosions In The Sky - Australian Tour December 2011
Instrumental Texan quartet Explosions In The Sky return to Australia this December with their powerfully intense live show. Equal parts romance and tragedy, their beautiful melodies have the tendency to ignite into head-spinning walls of noise.31 August 2011
Music News
Island Vibe 2011 Second Line-up Announcement
Island Vibe number 6 is less than three short months away! This year’s program showcases another staggering line up of amazing world and roots music. Joining Chali 2na and Blue King Brown on the bill will be New Zealand’s soul phenomen...27 August 2011
Music News
Mistletone proudly presents for the first time in Australia, Kurt Vile & The Violators.
Kurt Vile has been on a slow burn ascent since 2008, steadily rising from the American underground through relentless touring and the release of four smashing albums. The culmination of this groundwork was this year’s epic Smoke Ring For My ...27 August 2011
Music News
Melbourne Festival 2011 Music Line-up
In 2011, Melbourne Festival’s contemporary music program features a truly international line-up reflecting the culturally diverse nature of the entire Festival program. The iconic Forum Theatre and the immersive Toff in Town will transform i...24 August 2011
Music News
Joanna Newsom returns to Australia this March
With the release of another incredible album Have One on Me hugely talented singer – songwriter Joanna Newsom returns to Australia this March, to present her latest selection of song suites with her band.28 February 2011
Live Reviews
Deerhunter @ Billboard, 9th Feb 2011
Deerhunter are polarising, some people find their brand of psychedelic rock dynamic, inventive and amazing, with others finding it a little bland and devoid of anything original. For the near capacity crowd at Billboard to witness their Laneway Fe...25 February 2011
Live Reviews
Holy Fuck
The last time Holy Fuck were here in Australia they played the “wettest ever Meredith Music Festival” in 2008, even though their set was at 3am in the driving rain it did not scare punters away as they tore through a blistering set off...8 February 2011
Music News
Martha Wainwright added to WOMAD & Perth International Arts Festival
Martha Wainwright has been added to WOMADelaide and also adds a second show to her first visit to the Melbourne Recital Centre. Her performance is bound to dazzle audiences around Australia in February/March 2011.31 January 2011
Live Reviews
Australasian World Music Expo 2010
Over its three year lifespan the Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) has grown from a smallish music expo to become the Australia-Pacific region's premier music industry conference and showcase of Indigenous, roots and world music. It is a unique...31 December 2010
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